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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump Vows ‘Big Price’ for Syria Attack, Raising Prospect of Missile Strike — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday promised a “big price” to be paid for what he said was a chemical weapons attack that choked dozens of Syrians to death the day before, and a top White House official …
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Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Dozens Suffocate in Syria as Government Is Accused of Chemical Attack — BEIRUT, Lebanon — Dozens of Syrians choked to death after a suspected chemical attack struck the rebel-held suburb of Douma, sending a stream of patients with burning eyes and breathing problems to medical clinics, aid groups said on Sunday.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump calls out Putin by name for “backing Animal Assad” — President Trump responded on Twitter to the alleged chemical attack by Syrian government forces that left dozens dead, calling out Russian President Vladimir Putin by name for his backing of the Assad regime. … This tweet is important.
Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
Russia warns of ‘most serious consequences’ if US strikes Syria over alleged chemical attack on its citizens
Russia warns of ‘most serious consequences’ if US strikes Syria over alleged chemical attack on its citizens
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US Department of State, Sputnik International, CBS Chicago and The Guardian
Eli Okun / Politico:
All options on table after Syria chemical attack, White House says
All options on table after Syria chemical attack, White House says
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Trump bragged that his tower withstood a fire — but has been silent about the man who died in it … Depending on who you followed more closely, there were two accounts of the fire Saturday night that tore through a 50th-floor apartment in Trump Tower, President Trump's namesake building on Fifth Avenue in New York.
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Caroline Linton / CBS News:
Trump Tower fire is second 2018 blaze in sprinkler-free residential tower — The fire on the 50th floor New York City's Trump Tower that left 67-year-old Todd Brassner dead and six firefighters injured was the second fire in the building in 2018. President Trump's centerpiece Manhattan skyscraper opened …
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Peter Mellado / Washington Press:
Reporters just uncovered a scandal that places Trump Tower fire death at Trump's feet
Reporters just uncovered a scandal that places Trump Tower fire death at Trump's feet
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump fought fire legislation and refused to install sprinklers on residential floors of Trump Tower
Trump fought fire legislation and refused to install sprinklers on residential floors of Trump Tower
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Nicole Hensley / New York Daily News:
Trump once fought legislation requiring sprinklers in NYC buildings
Trump once fought legislation requiring sprinklers in NYC buildings
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Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Facebook suspends another data analytics firm after CNBC discovers it was using tactics like Cambridge Analytica — Data analytics firm CubeYou used personality quizzes clearly labeled for “non-profit academic research” to help marketers find customers. — One of its quizzes …
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New York Times:
Zuckerberg Gets a Crash Course in Charm. Will Congress Care? — For Facebook, Tuesday is being seen as a kind of dreaded final exam. — That's when Mark Zuckerberg, the company's chief executive, will swap out his trademark gray T-shirts for a suit and tie, and embark on a two-day marathon of testimony on Capitol Hill.
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Eli Okun / Politico:
Kennedy on Facebook: ‘We can do it the easy way, or the hard way’
Kennedy on Facebook: ‘We can do it the easy way, or the hard way’
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Republicans Seize on Impeachment for Edge in 2018 Midterms — WASHINGTON — As Republican leaders scramble to stave off a Democratic wave or at least mitigate their party's losses in November, a strategy is emerging on the right for how to energize conservatives and drive a wedge between …
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Adam Bagni / providencejournal.com:
My Turn: Adam Bagni: Sinclair messes with R.I. landmark — If there's one thing I've learned after more than a decade in journalism, it's that the facts are rarely black and white. Newsworthy stories are often complicated. And the truth is seldom easily explained.
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Jonathan Beaton / HuffPost:
I Quit Working For Sinclair And They Sued Me. Here's Why I'm Fighting Back.
I Quit Working For Sinclair And They Sued Me. Here's Why I'm Fighting Back.
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Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Ready to Discuss Denuclearization, U.S. Officials Say — Assurance clears the way for a summit meeting between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump — North Korea has told the U.S. that Kim Jong Un is prepared to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula …
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Tina Nguyen / Vanity Fair:
Running Out of Punching Bags, Trump Turns on Mattis — The president has wasted no time turning Mattis into his next McMaster. — Until recently, Donald Trump's campaign to purge naysayers had spared the Pentagon. In the absence of more proximate targets, however, it appears the president …
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
A Dissent Concerning Kevin Williamson — Last month, The Atlantic hired Kevin Williamson, the longtime National Review staffer. Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, announced the move, declaring him a writer “whose force of intellect and acuity of insight reflect our ambition.”
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's budget “undo” button — President Trump may try to hit “undo” on a slice of the $1.3 trillion spending bill that he signed last month after threatening a veto, and now regrets. — The big picture: Republican aides in the House and Senate tell me they're working with the White House …
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Stan Collender / Forbes:
Trump Trillion Dollar Budget Deficits Officially Begin This Week
Washington Post:
Is Trump lying about the hush money? — REGARDING THE tawdry story of President Trump's involvement with Stephanie Clifford, a.k.a. Stormy Daniels, it's important to distinguish the aspects that present legitimate matters of public interest from those that do not.
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Trump suggesting China will ‘take down’ its trade barriers — WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid rising concerns about a possible trade war between the U.S. and China, President Donald Trump suggested that Beijing will ease “because it is the right thing to do” and that the economic superpowers can settle …
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
There's no good reason to stop felons from voting … The bumpy path of Desmond Meade's life meandered to its current interesting point. He is a graduate of Florida International University law school but cannot vote in his home state because his path went through prison …
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Jimmy Kimmel Tries to End Feud With Sean Hannity; Apologizes For Joke — Calling his impression of the First Lady a “silly aside,” Kimmel said he was wrong to target her. — Jimmy Kimmel on Sunday said he wanted the feud between himself and Sean Hannity to end.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Facebook's Sandberg backs out of ABC News interview — Sheryl Sandberg seems to be “leaning out” of her press push to hush the hysteria over Facebook privacy and user-data leaks. — After many significant days of silence, the Facebook COO was quizzed by “Today's” Savannah Guthrie on Friday …
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New York Post, The Gateway Pundit and BPR
Margaret Wente / Globe and Mail:
The brave new age of gender-neutral kids — When Storm was born seven years ago in Toronto, he or she became the most famous baby in the city. That's because Storm's parents announced that they were going to raise the baby as gender neutral. “If you really want to get to know someone …
Associated Press:
Senator's son to seek new civil trial against Joe Arpaio — The adult son of outgoing U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake will seek a new civil trial against a candidate seeking to replace Flake — Joe Arpaio — based on allegations that the then-sheriff brought a trumped-up criminal case against him in the deaths of 21 dogs at an Arizona kennel.
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Bill Pascrell / USA Today:
Amazon didn't kill Toys R Us, greedy Wall Street profiteers did it — Private equity obscures its role in the ruin of retail by hiding behind e-commerce. But Amazon didn't kill Toys R Us. Greedy Wall Street profiteers did it. — CONNECT — The brilliant New Jersey entrepreneur Charles Lazarus died March 22 at age 94.
Jon Herskovitz / Reuters:
Keystone pipeline leak in South Dakota about double previous estimate: paper — (Reuters) - The Keystone crude oil pipeline leak in November in rural South Dakota was nearly double the original estimate, making it one of the largest U.S. inland spills since 2010, a newspaper report on Saturday said.
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Denver Post Rebels Against Its Hedge-Fund Ownership — The Denver Post is in open revolt against its owner. — Angry and frustrated journalists at the 125-year-old newspaper took the extraordinary step this weekend of publicly blasting its New York-based hedge-fund owner and making the case …
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New York Daily News:
NYPD chief's son keeps job as cop despite getting busted for groping woman at Atlantic City casino — A rookie cop whose dad is an NYPD chief avoided getting fired after an off-duty arrest for groping a woman at an Atlantic City casino, police sources told the Daily News.
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Three Republican senators voice concern about EPA head Scott Pruitt's conduct — Three Republican senators expressed concern Sunday about embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, amid growing scrutiny over his spending and management practices.