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New York Times:
Israeli Troops Kill Dozens of Palestinian Protesters as U.S. Embassy Opens in Jerusalem — Right Now: Palestinian officials say at least 52 people have been killed in the latest round of protests. — • At least 1,700 Palestinian demonstrators were also wounded on Monday along …
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Washington Post:
Israelis kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza protesting U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem … ZEITOUN, Gaza Strip — Israeli soldiers on Monday killed 37 Palestinians demonstrating along the border fence and wounded more than 1,600 in the bloodiest day in Gaza since the 2014 war with Israel, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
A look at Robert Jeffress, the controversial figure giving the prayer at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem today … One of President Trump's closest evangelical advisers will be giving the opening prayer at the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. But Robert Jeffress's past comments …
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CNN, NBC News, Religion News Service, VICE News, The Daily Caller and Friendly Atheist
The Times of Israel:
Palestinians say 45 killed, including terror operatives, as 50,000 rally in Gaza — Army shoots men planting bomb, strikes Hamas post after gunmen fire at troops; protesters hurl rocks, burn tires ahead of US embassy inauguration; IDF vows to prevent border breach
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Reuters:
Israeli forces kill dozens in Gaza as U.S. Embassy opens in Jerusalem
Israeli forces kill dozens in Gaza as U.S. Embassy opens in Jerusalem
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David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Israel Feels Pride but Senses Peril as U.S. Moves Embassy
Israel Feels Pride but Senses Peril as U.S. Moves Embassy
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The Guardian:
Israeli troops kill dozens of Palestinians in protests as US embassy opens in Jerusalem - live updates
Israeli troops kill dozens of Palestinians in protests as US embassy opens in Jerusalem - live updates
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Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Pastor set to address U.S. embassy event said Jews, others going to hell
Pastor set to address U.S. embassy event said Jews, others going to hell
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Yaniv Kubovich / Haaretz:
Jerusalem Embassy and Gaza Protests: 41 Palestinians Reported Killed by Israeli Gunfire at Border
Jerusalem Embassy and Gaza Protests: 41 Palestinians Reported Killed by Israeli Gunfire at Border
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Judah Ari Gross / The Times of Israel:
Iran is funding Hamas's violent campaign at Gaza border, Shin Bet says
Iran is funding Hamas's violent campaign at Gaza border, Shin Bet says
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
‘Trump Make Israel Great’ banners hung through Jerusalem
‘Trump Make Israel Great’ banners hung through Jerusalem
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Ted Cruz / Jerusalem Post:
THE U.S. EMBASSY MOVE: A POWERFUL MESSAGE, AMERICA WILL STAND BY OUR FRIENDS
THE U.S. EMBASSY MOVE: A POWERFUL MESSAGE, AMERICA WILL STAND BY OUR FRIENDS
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Gabriela Galindo / Politico:
Dozens killed during protests against US Embassy move to Jerusalem
Dozens killed during protests against US Embassy move to Jerusalem
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One America News Network and The Guardian
Matt Bradley / NBC News:
Jerusalem embassy opening: Dozens dead in Gaza-Israel fence protest
Jerusalem embassy opening: Dozens dead in Gaza-Israel fence protest
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump and Sean Hannity Like to Talk Before Bedtime — Life inside the bunker of Fox News' resident Trumplegänger. — Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Bloomberg/Getty Images (Trump head); Rob Kim/Getty Images (Hannity head); NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images (phone)
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
White House Aide's Plan to Stop Leaks: Spy on His Co-Workers … A former National Security Council official now working for Attorney General Jeff Sessions explored ways to surreptitiously monitor the communications of White House staff for leaks or perceived political disloyalty to Donald Trump …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump voters stay loyal because they feel disrespected
The Daily 202: Trump voters stay loyal because they feel disrespected
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Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Trump vs. the “Deep State” — How the Administration's loyalists are quietly reshaping American governance. — Two months after Donald Trump's Inauguration, the White House took a sudden interest in a civil servant named Sahar Nowrouzzadeh. At thirty-four, she was largely unknown outside …
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The Daily Caller:
With Avenatti In The Spotlight, His Own Questionable Past Emerges — Much of the developments surrounding Stormy Daniels' lawsuit again President Donald Trump have focused on the business dealings of attorney Michael Cohen, but an investigation by The Daily Caller News Foundation reveals …
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Raw Story
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Mueller's Probe Is Even More Expansive Than It Seems — FBI agents working for special counsel Robert Mueller allegedly detained a lawyer with ties to Russia who is closely associated with Joseph Mifsud, the shadowy professor who claimed during the election that Russia had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton.
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows sports betting across the country — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court acted Monday to bust Nevada's monopoly on legal sports betting, allowing more states to get in on the action and reap the tax benefits. — The court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down a federal law …
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Supreme Court strikes down ban on sports betting in victory for New Jersey
Supreme Court strikes down ban on sports betting in victory for New Jersey
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Washington Post:
Va. election officials assigned 26 voters to the wrong district. It might've cost Democrats a pivotal race. … Last year's race for state delegate in Newport News went down in Virginia history for its razor-thin margin. Republican David E. Yancey won on Election Day by 10 votes …
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Tasha Reign: I Was Assaulted on a Stormy Daniels Porn Set. And She Did Nothing. … On the morning of April 17, Stormy Daniels made a hotly-anticipated appearance on The View. — Flanked by her omnipresent attorney, Michael Avenatti, the adult actress/director defended her decision …
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Washington Post:
Trump's improved standing, energized GOP voters worry Democrats — After months of confidence that public discontent with President Trump would lift Democrats back to power in Congress, some party leaders are fretting that their advantages in this year's midterms are eroding amid a shifting political landscape.
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The Daily Caller and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Michael Cohen's D.C. Consulting Career: Scattershot, With Mixed Success — Pitching himself as the president's lawyer to companies expecting a Clinton win, Mr. Cohen won AT&T and Novartis but was spurned by Ford and Uber — When Michael Cohen came knocking after the 2016 election … SL
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Axios:
Trump's hardline supporters sound alarm on his China moves — President Trump's pivot on China has some of his most loyal supporters spooked. — Why it matters: Several people outside the White House who have Trump's ear — Fox News' Lou Dobbs and Laura Ingraham — are publicly dissenting.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Meryl Streep to Star in Panama Papers Thriller for Steven Soderbergh (Exclusive) — Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas are also in talks to star. — Meryl Streep will star in The Laundromat, a drama based on the Panama Papers that Steven Soderbergh will direct.
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump's drug price retreat adds to list of abandoned populist promises — President Trump's announcement that he would not force drug companies to lower prices for older Americans marked at least the fourth populist economic promise he has abandoned since taking office.
Kate Nocera / BuzzFeed:
How The Congressional Baseball Shooting Didn't Become The Deadliest Political Assassination In American History — You don't know the whole story of how close we came to one of the deadliest political shootings in US history last year. — Bureau Chief, BuzzFeed DC — Lissandra Villa
Ime Archibong / Facebook:
An Update on Our App Investigation and Audit — Here is an update on the app investigation and audit that Mark Zuckerberg promised on March 21. — As Mark explained, Facebook will investigate all the apps that had access to large amounts of information before we changed our platform policies in 2014 …
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Brian Faler / Politico:
GOP tax cut not why economy is booming — Economists are rolling their eyes at candidates' claims. — Republicans facing a tough midterm election season are pointing to the strong economy as proof their new tax law is working its magic. — But as campaign ads tout swelling payrolls …
Ted Pyne / CommonWealth Magazine:
Why new Green Line approach makes sense — FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS, the design of Green Line cars has been dictated by the Lechmere Inner Loop, a 42-foot radius curve that has required custom-designed vehicles ever since the T moved beyond World War II era trolleys.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Graham considers Jolly for running mate — MIAMI — Democrat Gwen Graham said she would consider Republican David Jolly as a Florida gubernatorial running mate, a move that opens her to criticism from a progressive rival, and that contradicts her own campaign and supporters who had said a bipartisan ticket isn't legal in the state.
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
It's A Good Time To Be A Reporter Covering Trump If You Like Money And Going On TV — And reporters in DC do. — A whirlwind Washington era has vaulted White House reporters into a charmed, somewhat awkward, but characteristically Trumpian reality: fame and fortune.
New York Times:
Sergei Skripal Was Retired, but Still in the Spy Game. Is That Why He Was Poisoned? — PRAGUE — The aging Russian spy had been a free man for only a few years when he turned up in Prague for a secret meeting with his former adversaries. He looked ill, but acted jovial …
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