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Emily Heil / Washington Post:
ABC has canceled ‘Roseanne’ after its star, Roseanne Barr, went on a vitriolic and racist Twitter rampage. — This post has been updated. — ABC announced Tuesday that it has canceled “Roseanne” after the show's star, Roseanne Barr, went on a vitriolic Twitter rampage Monday.
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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
‘Roseanne’ Reruns Pulled From Paramount Network, TV Land, CMT and Laff — Viacom is pulling “Roseanne” reruns from its Paramount Network, TV Land and CMT channels, a person with knowledge of the decision told TheWrap on Tuesday. … Additionally, Laff, a digital network that programs reruns …
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Roseanne’ Canceled at ABC — ABC has pulled the plug on the revival “Roseanne.” — The move comes after series star Roseanne Barr made a comment on Twitter Tuesday morning referring to former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett as the offspring of the “Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes.”
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Roseanne Rips Ex-Obama Aide Valerie Jarrett: ‘Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes Had a Child’ — Comedian uses racially charged joke about African American Obama adviser — Roseanne Barr waded into racial waters on Monday, suggesting that former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett …
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Roseanne Barr Goes on Wild (And Racist) Tweetstorm About Clintons, George Soros, Chris Cillizza — UPDATE 1:45 p.m. EST: ABC has cancelled Roseanne. — ABC cancels Roseanne. ABC President Channing Dungey: “Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values …
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CNNMoney:
Wanda Sykes quits ‘Roseanne’ after Barr's Twitter rant — Roseanne apologizes for Valerie Jarrett tweet — Roseanne Barr, one of ABC's biggest stars, apologized after a bizarre, racist Twitter rant Tuesday morning, and then announced she's “now leaving Twitter.” — ABC had no immediate comment.
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
‘Roseanne’ canceled after star's racist tweet — ABC canceled the relaunched “Roseanne” program on Tuesday amid an uproar over a racist tweet by Roseanne Barr, the show's lead actor, about Valerie Jarrett, a longtime adviser and close friend of former President Barack Obama's.
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Daniella Silva / NBC News:
Valerie Jarrett says ABC made the right call in canceling ‘Roseanne’ after racist comment
Valerie Jarrett says ABC made the right call in canceling ‘Roseanne’ after racist comment
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Roseanne Barr Incites Fury With Racist Tweet, and Her Show Is Canceled by ABC
Roseanne Barr Incites Fury With Racist Tweet, and Her Show Is Canceled by ABC
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Rebecca Sun / Hollywood Reporter:
Roseanne Barr Dropped By ICM Partners After Racist Tweet
Roseanne Barr Dropped By ICM Partners After Racist Tweet
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Trey Williams / The Wrap:
Disney Shares Drop 2.4 Percent Following Poor ‘Solo’ Box Office, ‘Roseanne’ Cancellation
Disney Shares Drop 2.4 Percent Following Poor ‘Solo’ Box Office, ‘Roseanne’ Cancellation
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Jane Coaston / Vox:
Roseanne goes full conspiracy theorist on Chelsea Clinton
Roseanne goes full conspiracy theorist on Chelsea Clinton
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Courtney Kube / NBC News:
CIA report says North Korea won't denuclearize, but might open a burger joint — WASHINGTON — A new U.S. intelligence assessment has concluded that North Korea does not intend to give up its nuclear weapons any time soon, three U.S. officials told NBC News — a finding that conflicts …
Kansas City Star:
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigns, ending political career once aimed at presidency — Eric Greitens stormed into the governor's office in January 2017 vowing to clean up a state government he said was corrupt. — He resigned Tuesday — effective at 5 p.m. Friday …
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Elizabeth Zwirz / Fox News:
Missouri Gov. Greitens expected to resign today amid sexual misconduct scandal, sources say — Embattled Republican Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is expected to resign Tuesday amid a sexual misconduct scandal and allegations of misuse of a charity donor list, sources told Fox News.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday announced he is stepping …
JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday announced he is stepping …
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Peter Martinez / CBS News:
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigns amid extramarital affair
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigns amid extramarital affair
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Judge sides with Mueller team in Manafort case — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the special counsel's Russia investigation (all times local): — A judge says special counsel Robert Mueller is correct to withhold certain information being demanded by lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Giuliani says Trump won't sit for Mueller interview unless all FBI source documents can be reviewed
Giuliani says Trump won't sit for Mueller interview unless all FBI source documents can be reviewed
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Andrew M Harris / Bloomberg:
Manafort Loses Skirmish With Mueller Over Two Search Warrants
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller team moves another case toward sentencing
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Mueller moves toward sentencing for California man in Russia probe
Mueller moves toward sentencing for California man in Russia probe
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Meduza.io:
Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko is shot and killed in Kiev — Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko was reportedly shot and killed in Kiev on Tuesday, May 29. According to fellow journalist Ayder Muzhdabaev, he was shot in the back while at home. A source told the website Obozrevatel.com …
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Russian journalist shot and killed in Ukrainian capital
Russian journalist shot and killed in Ukrainian capital
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The Guardian:
Russian journalist and Kremlin critic Arkady Babchenko shot dead in Kiev
Russian journalist and Kremlin critic Arkady Babchenko shot dead in Kiev
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Sergei Bobylev / The Moscow Times:
Russian Journalist Arkady Babchenko Shot Dead in Kiev
Washington Post:
Harvard study estimates thousands died in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria — CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO — At least 4,645 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria and its devastation across Puerto Rico last year, according to a new Harvard study released Tuesday, an estimate that far exceeds …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Porn Leads To School Shootings, GOP Congresswoman Says — “I think that is a big part” of the spike in such attacks, Rep. Diane Black asserts. — WASHINGTON Does anyone know what kind of porn Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) is watching? — Whatever it is, the 67-year-old Black …
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Jessica Pressler / The Cut:
Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It Somebody had to foot the bill for Anna Delvey's fabulous new life. The city was full of marks. — Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It — It started with money, as it so often does in New York.
Bloomberg:
Inside the Pro-Trump Effort to Keep Black Voters From the Polls — Breitbart News landed an election scoop that went viral in August 2016: “Exclusive: ‘Black Men for Bernie’ Founder to End Democrat ‘Political Slavery’ of Minority Voters... by Campaigning for Trump.”
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Fight Over Trump Jr.'s Testimony Simmers in the Senate — Grassley resists Democratic call for public Trump Jr. hearing — He says Democrats should worry about other inconsistencies — Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said Donald Trump Jr.'s lawyers should be asked …
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Obama Says 'I Didn't Have Scandals.' So What Are All These? — Democrats and media revisionists try to make eight years of abuse disappear. — At a Las Vegas tech conference last week, former president Barack Obama told an audience that his presidency had been scandal-free.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Obama Administration's Hypocritical Pretext for Spying on the Trump Campaign
The Obama Administration's Hypocritical Pretext for Spying on the Trump Campaign
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HuffPost:
We Built A Twitter Ratio Bot That Tracks All Your Terrible Tweets — No bad tweet left behind. — Whatever Twitter was originally intended to be, it certainly wasn't this. Nazis roam free, celebrities melt down daily, entire news cycles run their course in a matter of minutes …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Megyn Kelly attacks Starbucks for allowing anyone to use bathroom: ‘Do you really want to deal with homeless people?’ — NBC host Megyn Kelly on Tuesday lashed out at Starbucks over a policy that allows anyone to sit in the store or use the bathrooms — even if they are not paying customers.
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Sohrab Ahmari / Commentary Magazine:
A Silent Coup in Italy — A counterrevolution. — Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Sunday barred a coalition of euroskeptic parties from forming a government despite a clear mandate handed down by voters earlier this spring. The move amounted to nothing less than a bloodless coup d'état …
Jennifer Calfas / TIME:
Please Don't Roast Marshmallows Over the Erupting Hawaii Volcano, USGS Warns — The U.S. Geological Survey took a break from giving serious updates about Hawaii's Kilauea volcanic eruption to confirm that no, you should not roast marshmallows over the scorching hot volcanic vents.
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Ross goes from Trump ‘killer’ to ‘past his prime’ — Investor Wilbur Ross was brought into the administration as one of President Donald Trump's “killers” — but in recent months, the commerce secretary has been increasingly marginalized, with his agency widely seen in the White House as a mess.
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NPR:
Following Up On 1,500 Missing Immigrant Children In The U.S. — Steve Inskeep talks to former Obama administration official Cecilia Munoz, who untangles the backstory to the report, and offers her thoughts about the current policy of the Trump administration. — STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
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