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Vince Lattanzio / NBC 10 Philadelphia:
Woman Partially Sucked Out of Jet When Window Breaks Mid-Flight; Plane Lands Safely in Philadelphia — Southwest Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Philly — A Southwest Airlines flight landed safely in Philadelphia Tuesday after the jet violently depressurized when a piece …
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Washington Post:
One person killed when engine fails on Southwest flight, forcing emergency landing … One person was killed after an engine failed and forced a Southwest Airlines flight to make an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday, federal investigators said.
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Bloomberg:
Southwest Jet Engine Blows Out in Flight, Killing One Passenger
Southwest Jet Engine Blows Out in Flight, Killing One Passenger
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
1 dead after Southwest engine apparently explodes midair, forcing emergency landing
1 dead after Southwest engine apparently explodes midair, forcing emergency landing
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Marty Martinez / CBS News:
Southwest Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Philadelphia - live updates
Southwest Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Philadelphia - live updates
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Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
Sean Hannity's Ties to Two More Trump-Connected Lawyers — Sean Hannity has had no shortage of lawyers. In court on Monday, his name was disclosed as the third “mystery client” of Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen. Though Hannity says he was never actually Cohen's client …
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Fox News says Hannity has ‘full support’ amid backlash over Cohen
Fox News says Hannity has ‘full support’ amid backlash over Cohen
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court strikes down part of immigration law as too vague — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that part of a federal law that makes it easier to deport immigrants who have been convicted of crimes is too vague to be enforced. — The court's 5-4 decision — an unusual alignment …
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
SCOTUS nixes part of law requiring deportation of immigrants convicted of some crimes — (CNN)The Supreme Court on Tuesday invalidated a provision of federal law that requires the mandatory deportation of immigrants who have been convicted of some “crimes of violence,” holding that the law is unconstitutionally vague.
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Neil Gorsuch sides with liberals to tip decision to immigrant in Supreme Court deportation case
Neil Gorsuch sides with liberals to tip decision to immigrant in Supreme Court deportation case
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Sam Meredith / CNBC:
North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official end to war — Ahead of a summit next week between North Korean premier Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-In, lawmakers from the neighboring states were thought to be negotiating the details of a joint statement that could outline an end to the confrontation.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says U.S. Has Had High-Level Talks With North Korea
Trump Says U.S. Has Had High-Level Talks With North Korea
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Kim Jong-un Plans Formal Nod to Denuclearization, South Korea Says
Kim Jong-un Plans Formal Nod to Denuclearization, South Korea Says
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Jiyeun Lee / Bloomberg:
Two Koreas Discuss Official End to 68-Year War, Report Says
Two Koreas Discuss Official End to 68-Year War, Report Says
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Privilege is real. But being a white man shouldn't disqualify me. … I am the child of privilege — or so I am being told. I am white, I am male. Put them together and you would think I've been sitting on a trust fund — unearned, unappreciated and unjustified.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Richard Cohen's privilege, explained — The Washington Post columnist and alleged sexual harasser is bitter about having lost a job to a woman more than 40 years ago. — Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen wants you to know that he believes in better treatment for women, African Americans …
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Starbucks Newsroom:
Starbucks to Close All Stores Nationwide for Racial-Bias Education on May 29 — Training will occur at all Starbucks company-owned stores and will apply to nearly 175,000 U.S. partners (employees) — Curriculum to be designed by nationally recognized experts and will be available for other companies to use
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Washington Post:
‘I will fix this,’ Starbucks CEO vows after ‘reprehensible’ arrest of two black men at store
‘I will fix this,’ Starbucks CEO vows after ‘reprehensible’ arrest of two black men at store
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CBS News:
Who is Kimba Wood, the judge presiding over the Michael Cohen case? — Kimba Wood, the judge currently presiding over the Michael Cohen case, is one of the foremost jurists in the country. — She also briefly trained as a Playboy bunny, nearly became President Bill Clinton's attorney general …
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Jim Newell / Slate:
Please Stop Predicting the End of Trump's Presidency
Please Stop Predicting the End of Trump's Presidency
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's make-it-go-away guy
Trump's make-it-go-away guy
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Sara Ganim / CNN:
Ryan Zinke refers to himself as a geologist. That's a job he's never held. — Washington (CNN)Defending his decision to shrink the Bears Ears national monument to lawmakers last week, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke fell back one of his favorite credentials. — “I'm a geologist,” he said.
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Emily Atkin / New Republic:
Scott Pruitt's Scandal Clone — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is making headlines left and right, for all the wrong reasons. Over the past two days, the man in charge of managing the nation's public lands and resources has been accused of wasting taxpayer money on expensive travel …
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Trump campaign paid Trump bodyguard Keith Schiller's lawyers, records show — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's campaign paid more than $66,000 to the law firm that represents Keith Schiller, his former longtime bodyguard, newly filed campaign records show. — Schiller, who left a White House job …
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irs.gov:
Direct Pay With Bank Account — More In Pay … Use this secure service to pay your taxes for Form 1040 series, estimated taxes or other associated forms directly from your checking or savings account at no cost to you. — You can easily keep track of your payment by signing …
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Washington Post:
IRS electronic filing system breaks down hours before midnight deadline
IRS electronic filing system breaks down hours before midnight deadline
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Sarah Skidmore Sell / Associated Press:
IRS payment site fails on tax day, but you still have to pay
IRS payment site fails on tax day, but you still have to pay
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Donald Trump / USA Today:
America's economy is back and roaring and its people are winning — Paychecks are climbing. Tax rates are going down. Businesses are investing in our great country. And most important, Americans are winning. — 33 — Tuesday is a day hardworking Americans may dread more than any other.
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Paul Waldman / The Week:
Americans don't pay enough taxes
Americans don't pay enough taxes
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
President Trump isn't going to file his taxes to the IRS on time
President Trump isn't going to file his taxes to the IRS on time
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Here's Why Congressman Blake Farenthold Resigned So Abruptly — He was about to get some bad news. — WASHINGTON It's been a mystery why former Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) abruptly resigned earlier this month. — But HuffPost has new details on what happened.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
The GOP ‘Has Become the Caricature the Left Always Said It Was’ — Hours after Paul Ryan announced his retirement last week, President Donald Trump tweeted a photo of the House speaker and the rest of the GOP congressional leadership at dinner together at the White House.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Several House Republicans endorse bill to protect Mueller
Several House Republicans endorse bill to protect Mueller
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Neda Ulaby / NPR:
NPR Newscaster Carl Kasell Dies At 84, After A Lifelong Career On-Air — Every weekday for more than three decades, his baritone steadied our mornings. Even in moments of chaos and crisis, Carl Kasell brought unflappable authority to the news. But behind that hid a lively sense of humor …
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Marisa Schultz / New York Post:
Trump's trade rep spends $1M on new furniture, blames Obama — WASHINGTON - President Trump's Trade Representative is spending nearly $1 million on new furniture — and blaming the Obama Administration. — US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer spent more than $917,000 to furnish …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Marco Rubio, Darling of G.O.P. Establishment, Hires a Thorn in Its Side — WASHINGTON — As chief executive of the influential conservative think tank Heritage Action for America, Michael Needham waged years of unforgiving political warfare against the Republican Party establishment …
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Washington Post:
Pruitt upgraded to a larger, customized SUV with bullet-resistant seat covers … Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt upgraded his official car last year to a costlier, larger vehicle with bullet-resistant covers over bucket seats, according to federal records and interviews …
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Sandy Hook Parents Hit Alex Jones With Defamation Lawsuits — Suits against the Infowars host keep piling up. — Alex Jones has spent years claiming the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School where a shooter killed 20 small children and six adults was faked.
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Reveals Sketch of Man Who Allegedly Threatened Her … The mystery goon is handsome and fit with sandy brown, slicked-back hair. He's about 5-foot-9 to 6 feet tall, and in his 30s and 40s. — This is how Stormy Daniels described the man who threatened her to keep quiet …
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Transcript: James Comey's Full Interview With Steve Inskeep And Carrie Johnson — Nearly a year after President Trump fired James Comey, the former FBI director is out with a new memoir, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, And Leadership. … Steve Inskeep: You recount a number of instances …
Kansas City Star:
Hawley says probe into Greitens, charity indicates potential felony by governor — Attorney General Josh Hawley announced Tuesday morning that his office has uncovered potential criminal wrongdoing by Gov. Eric Greitens, a fellow Republican. — Hawley said that during the course …
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Paul Abowd / Al Jazeera English:
Neo-Nazi ‘Tyrone’ exposed as US marine — Michael Chesny appears to have posted 1,000 messages in white supremacist chat room in lead up to deadly Virginia rally. — Washington, DC - Just weeks before a white supremacist rally turned deadly last August after a neo-Nazi allegedly drove …
Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
Trump advised to stay out of House speaker race: Sources — President Donald Trump wanted to endorse House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to succeed outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan but is being advised not to back a candidate in the race, two White House officials and a source close to the administration tell ABC News.
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The Daily Beast:
For The Right Price, You Can Buy Glenn Beck's Private Jet … Glenn Beck, then enigmatic conservative media firebrand, appears to be selling off his assets as his media enterprise downsizes. — Earlier this year, Beck engaged in conversations with popular right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro …