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CNN:
Exclusive: Mueller's team questioning Russian oligarchs — Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has taken the unusual step of questioning Russian oligarchs who traveled into the US, stopping at least one and searching his electronic devices when his private jet landed …
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The Department of Justice Thinks That Collusion Is a Crime — Is collusion a crime? That is one of the central questions of the investigation into Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. elections. Even if it could be proved that Donald Trump and his supporters worked with the Russian government …
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Paul Manafort's Lawyers Are Trying To Block Mueller's Office From Indicting Him Again
Paul Manafort's Lawyers Are Trying To Block Mueller's Office From Indicting Him Again
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emptywheel and Law & Crime
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
When will the media accept that Trump is not a criminal target?
When will the media accept that Trump is not a criminal target?
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Popehat, emptywheel, Washington Post, Vox, Salon, USA Today and The Rush Limbaugh Show
Mike Schroepfer / Facebook:
An Update on Our Plans to Restrict Data Access on Facebook — Two weeks ago we promised to take a hard look at the information apps can use when you connect them to Facebook as well as other data practices. Today, we want to update you on the changes we're making to better protect your Facebook information.
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Washington Post:
Facebook said the personal data of most its 2 billion users has been collected and shared with outsiders
Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
Facebook Scans What You Send Other People on Messenger App
Facebook Scans What You Send Other People on Messenger App
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Facebook Says Cambridge Analytica Harvested Data of Up to 87 Million Users
Todd Haselton / CNBC:
Zuckerberg says most Facebook users should assume they have had their public info scraped
Zuckerberg says most Facebook users should assume they have had their public info scraped
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BuzzFeed, New York Magazine, Engadget and GeekWire
Barnini Chakraborty / Fox News:
EPA's Scott Pruitt pushes back on pay raise, condo controversy in Fox exclusive — Embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt fired back at critics Wednesday, defending his decision to take a $50 a day condo rental from the wife of a lobbyist and claiming he just found …
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Washington Post:
After leaving $50-a-night rental, EPA's Scott Pruitt had no fixed D.C. address for a month … This post has been updated. — After moving out of the Capitol Hill condo apartment he rented for $50 a night last summer, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appears …
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Ethan Baron / Mercury News:
YouTube shooter's father says she was angry at company — The night before Nasim Aghdam opened fire in a courtyard at YouTube's headquarters Tuesday afternoon, Mountain View police found the San Diego woman sleeping in her car. — She had been reported missing by her family in Southern California …
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KGTV-TV:
Shooter's family warned police about YouTube grudge
Shooter's family warned police about YouTube grudge
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NBC Bay Area:
Suspect in YouTube Shooting Posted Rants About the Company Online
Suspect in YouTube Shooting Posted Rants About the Company Online
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Townhall, New York Times, Mediaite, NPR, Boing Boing and Polygon
Michelle Broder Van Dyke / BuzzFeed:
This Is What We Know About YouTube Shooter Nasim Aghdam
This Is What We Know About YouTube Shooter Nasim Aghdam
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Emily Rauhala / Washington Post:
China fires back at Trump with the threat of tariffs on 106 U.S. products, including soybeans … BEIJING — China responded to President Trump's new tariffs by threatening tariffs of its own on 106 U.S. products, including on soybeans, cars and some airplanes, in the latest escalation …
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Wall Street Journal:
China Tariffs Threaten U.S. Cars, Planes and Soy in Response to Trump
China Tariffs Threaten U.S. Cars, Planes and Soy in Response to Trump
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Axios, CNBC, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Investor's Business Daily, One America News Network, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, NPR and Breitbart
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
China Tariffs Could Wreck Republicans in November
China Tariffs Could Wreck Republicans in November
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The Diplomat and Breitbart
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trade Wars, Stranded Assets, and the Stock Market (Wonkish)
Trade Wars, Stranded Assets, and the Stock Market (Wonkish)
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The Mahablog
Ali Rogin / ABC News:
Farm state lawmakers, including Republicans, blame Trump for new China tariffs
Farm state lawmakers, including Republicans, blame Trump for new China tariffs
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Politico
CNN:
Stone, on day he sent Assange dinner email, also said ‘devastating’ WikiLeaks were forthcoming — (CNN)Roger Stone appeared on the InfoWars radio show the same day he sent an email claiming he dined with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange — and he predicted “devastating” upcoming disclosures about the Clinton Foundation.
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Ken Belson / New York Times:
Patriots' Julian Edelman May Have Thwarted a School Shooting — The New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman was in Texas visiting his former teammate Danny Amendola late last month when he received a direct message on his Instagram account: “Dude, there is a kid in your comment section …
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Why Big Business Isn't Defending Amazon Against Trump — In big, bold letters, the homepage of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's website describes the organization's mission: “Standing up for American Enterprise.” — But the huge business federation—like its counterparts …
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Trump Is Right. It Is the Amazon Washington Post.
Trump Is Right. It Is the Amazon Washington Post.
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Washington Post, Fox News, Spectator USA and GeekWire
Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times:
Trump's war with Amazon is phony, but the company is winning the real one
Trump's war with Amazon is phony, but the company is winning the real one
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The Daily Beast, Bloomberg and Vox
Washington Post:
Trump instructs military to begin planning for withdrawal from Syria … President Trump has instructed military leaders to prepare to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, but has not set a date for them to do so, according to a senior administration official. — In a meeting with top national …
Page Six:
Rudy and Judith Giuliani to divorce — Rudy Giuliani and his wife Judith are divorcing after 15 years of marriage, the former New York mayor has exclusively confirmed to Page Six. — Giuliani, who married Judith in 2003, said, “It is with great sadness I can confirm that Judith and I are divorcing.
Sam Gillette / People.com:
Planned Parenthood CEO Says Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Offered ‘Bribe’ to Stop Abortions — In a riveting passage from Cecile Richards' new memoir, the Planned Parenthood chief says Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were, during Donald Trump's 2016 transition as president-elect …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sinclair producer in Nebraska resigns to protest ‘obvious bias’ — Ex-Sinclair news director: We had must-run pieces — A morning TV producer at a Sinclair-owned station in Nebraska has resigned in protest of what he calls the company's “obvious bias.” — Justin Simmons gave notice at KHGI TV on March 26.
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Roger Alford / Kentucky Today:
McConnell on midterm elections: ‘The wind is going to be in our face’ — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was instrumental in marshaling forces to pass the largest tax overhaul in 30 years to spur an economic resurgence. — Yet, that doesn't top McConnell's list …
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Chip Reid / CBS News:
A giant crack in Kenya opens up, but what's causing it? — WASHINGTON — A giant crack in the Earth opened up almost overnight, 50 feet deep and at its widest 65 feet across, slicing through a highway and terrifying many who live in an area just west of Nairobi, Kenya. — So what caused it?
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
John Bolton runs into potential ethics issues before he becomes Trump's national security advisor — John Bolton is continuing to meet with White House attorneys over possible conflicts of interest. — Bolton resigned from his foundation in March. His two political action committees …
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Politico
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Judge denies Bill O'Reilly's motion to keep settlements under seal — Fox gave O'Reilly contract after $32 million settlement — A federal judge in New York has denied Bill O'Reilly's motion to seal settlement agreements he struck with multiple women who accused him of harassment …
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Axios:
Trump to deploy National Guard troops to border — Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen on Wednesday announced that President Trump will sign a proclamation that would send the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border. — Nielsen declined to disclose details of the plan and how much it would cost.
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Media Matters for America:
Kevin Williamson also said on his podcast that people who've had abortions should be hanged — The Atlantic recently sparked outrage after hiring former National Review writer Kevin Williamson — who notoriously argued that “the law should treat abortion like any other homicide” with punishment including hanging.
Alana Goodman / Daily Mail:
Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale, 42, is said to have hired Porter just days after he stepped down as a hush-hush favor to the president — Porter had been dating former White House communications director Hope Hicks when DailyMail.com revealed that Porter had been accused of abusing his two ex-wives.
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New York Post, Political Wire and Mediaite