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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Michael Cohen case shines light on Sean Hannity's property empire — Fox News host who said Trump's fixer ‘knows real estate’ has a portfolio that includes support from Department of Housing and Urban Development, a fact he did not mention when interviewing secretary Ben Carson last year
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Sean Hannity linked to shell companies that spent $90M on property: report — Fox News host Sean Hannity is linked to a group of shell companies that have spent $90 million buying hundreds of homes across the U.S through the help of foreclosures and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Guardian reported Sunday.
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Tennessean.com:
Four dead in Antioch Waffle House shooting … A 29-year-old man credited with saving numerous lives Sunday morning after he disarmed a man who opened fire on an Antioch Waffle House said he was just trying to stay alive. — James Shaw Jr., 29, said after feeling cornered he saw an opportunity …
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Tennessean.com:
Waffle House shooting: Suspect Travis Reinking previously arrested outside White House — At least four people are dead and four others wounded after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday morning — The 29-year-old Illinois man accused of carrying …
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CNN:
Hero customer ambushes Waffle House killer and wrests away his assault-style rifle — (CNN)As soon as he heard the gunshots, James Shaw Jr. bolted and hid in a restroom. But he didn't lose sight of the gunman. — And the moment the shooter paused, police said, Shaw decided to ambush him.
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Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
Waffle House shooting: Authorities seized suspect's AR-15 after arrest at White House last year … Months before Travis Reinking became the target of a manhunt in Tennessee for a shooting rampage that killed four people, he tried to go to the White House to meet with President Trump.
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CNN:
4 killed at Tennessee Waffle House as police search for seminude suspect
4 killed at Tennessee Waffle House as police search for seminude suspect
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New York Times:
Man Sought in Waffle House Shooting Had Been Arrested Near White House
Man Sought in Waffle House Shooting Had Been Arrested Near White House
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Bill Hutchinson / ABC News:
Gunman on the run after killing 4 people at a Waffle House near Nashville
Gunman on the run after killing 4 people at a Waffle House near Nashville
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Simon Hattenstone / The Guardian:
Shania Twain on abuse, betrayal and finding her voice: ‘I wanted a break - but not for 15 years’ — As she begins her first album tour since 2002, she talks about the violent childhood and devastating divorce that make her pop's great survivor — Shania Twain was at the peak of her powers when she lost her voice.
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Tyler McCarthy / Fox News:
Shania Twain says she would have voted for Trump despite his offensive comments
Shania Twain says she would have voted for Trump despite his offensive comments
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Kellyanne Conway rises — again — Kellyanne Conway has never actually wanted the job of White House communications director, according to sources who've discussed it with her, but Axios has learned that she left many in the White House communications team this week with the impression that she'd be leading the team in some capacity.
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Kellyanne Conway lashes out on CNN over question about her husband's anti-Trump Twitter habit
Kellyanne Conway lashes out on CNN over question about her husband's anti-Trump Twitter habit
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Kellyanne Conway Goes Off on CNN's Dana Bash for Asking About Her Husband's Trump-Critical Tweets
Kellyanne Conway Goes Off on CNN's Dana Bash for Asking About Her Husband's Trump-Critical Tweets
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Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Kellyanne Conway says asking about her husband's anti-Trump tweets is a ‘double standard’
Kellyanne Conway says asking about her husband's anti-Trump tweets is a ‘double standard’
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Will Tell Kim Jong Un That Dismantling Nukes Must Precede Economic Benefits — North Korea will have to ‘earn’ lifting of sanctions, senior Trump administration official says — President Donald Trump will urge North Korea to act quickly to dismantle its nuclear arsenal …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders Is Quietly Building a Digital Media Empire — For a brief moment in late October 2016, when Hillary Clinton was surfing on a six-point national lead over Donald Trump and James Comey had yet to dive-bomb the presidential race, the talk of the political class was a set …
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Aleksandr Kogan: The link between Cambridge Analytica and Facebook — Mark Zuckerberg has been the one testifying before Congress, but the scientist at the heart of the biggest privacy scandal on Earth has largely stayed out of the spotlight, until now — Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg …
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Martin Cizmar / Raw Story:
‘Nazi scum get out!’: Watch entire New York bar chant at Milo Yiannopoulos until he leaves — You can't tell from Twitter, but rightwing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos is in New York today. — He wanted to go out for a drink, and ended up picking the wrong bar—one where members …
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Morris GOP nearly broke — Morris County Republicans lost money on their winter fundraiser at Trump National Golf Club and have a paltry $13,956 in their warchest, according to a report filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. — The money-losing event and the low cash …
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Aurelien Breeden / New York Times:
No Handshake, No Citizenship, French Court Tells Algerian Woman — PARIS — An Algerian woman's refusal to shake hands with male officials at a French naturalization ceremony is sufficient grounds for denying her citizenship, France's top administrative court has ruled.
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Frank Miles / Fox News:
Hillary Clinton, not on ballot, is star of GOP midterm plan — Hillary Clinton won't go away. — So conservatives are giving her a seat at the table. — Clinton is starring in the Republican Party's 2018 midterm strategy. With no Democrat to attack in the White House for the first time in nearly …
Steve Cuozzo / New York Post:
Kushner Companies offers $250M for Park Ave. co-op — Kushner Companies, reeling from a cash hemorrhage at 666 Fifth Ave. and vexed by multiple governmental investigations, is audaciously trying to stake a claim on Park Avenue, The Post has learned. — The real estate giant previously run …
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Democrats are getting desperate as Mueller stalls — It's not just Hillary Clinton who can't quit Russia. The whole Democratic Party keeps going back to 2016. — In a move that reeks of desperation, the DNC filed a civil suit Friday against President Trump's campaign, Russia and WikiLeaks …
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New York Times:
Inside One of America's Ugliest Political Feuds: Cuomo vs. de Blasio — It was, almost without question, the low point of Andrew M. Cuomo's political career. — The year was 2002 and Mr. Cuomo was badly trailing in the Democratic primary for governor and desperately seeking a graceful exit.
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Haaretz:
Natalie Portman's Boycott of Netanyahu Borders on anti-Semitism, Israeli Minister Says — Among widespread criticism from Israeli political sector includes Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan, who wrote Natalie Portman a letter with references to Star Wars imploring her ‘not to let the dark side win’
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Yousef Munayyer / The Forward:
Actually, Natalie Portman, You ARE Practicing BDS
Actually, Natalie Portman, You ARE Practicing BDS
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Lenore Skenazy / Hit & Run:
Penn State's 98-Year-Old Outing Club Is No Longer Allowed to Go Outside — “Student safety in any activity is our primary focus.” — What's more dangerous: rugby, or a walk in the woods? At Pennsylvania State University, the administrators apparently think it's the latter.
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
She Tried To Report On Climate Change. Sinclair Told Her To Be More “Balanced.” — Sinclair Broadcast Group executives reprimanded and ultimately ousted a local news reporter who refused to seed doubt about man-made climate change and “balance” her stories in a more conservative direction.