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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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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 …
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.
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.”
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 …
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
‘Roseanne’ canceled after star's racist tweet  —  ABC canceled the relaunched “Roseanne” program on Tuesday amid an uproar over show lead Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about longtime Barack Obama adviser and close friend Valerie Jarrett.  —  “Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent …
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
‘Roseanne’ canceled after Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett
Jane Coaston / Vox:
Roseanne goes full conspiracy theorist on Chelsea Clinton
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 …
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Nidhi Prakash / BuzzFeed:
A New Study Says Nearly 6,000 Died In Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria.  The Government Still Says 64 People Died.  —  “Our results indicate that the official death count of 64 is a substantial underestimate of the true burden of mortality after Hurricane Maria.”
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Refinery29
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.”
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Obama Administration's Hypocritical Pretext for Spying on the Trump Campaign  —  Where was its concern about Russia during its eight years in power?  —  As I argued in my weekend column, it is hard to imagine a more idle question than whether the Obama administration spied on the Trump campaign.
Discussion: Instapundit
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:   Obama Says 'I Didn't Have Scandals.' So What Are All These?
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Plan for Political Survival: Blame Obama for Everything
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
CNN:
Supreme Court rejects challenge to controversial Arkansas abortion law  —  Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to a controversial Arkansas abortion law blocking medication-induced abortions.  —  The law, passed in 2015, says that any physician who “gives …
Discussion: Associated Press, Townhall and HuffPost
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Alveda King / Washington Examiner:
If Starbucks wants to end racism, it'll stop funding Planned Parenthood
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 …
Z. Byron Wolf / CNN:
Trump is winning his effort to demonize Mueller  —  Washington (CNN)Witch hunt!  Witch hunt, witch hunt!  Witch hunt witch hunt witch hunt WITCH HUNT!!!  Witch hunt.  No collusion.  Witch hunt.  —  It's Donald Trump's mantra about the Russia investigation, and it's working, for now.
Discussion: Raw Story
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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 …
Discussion: The Moscow Times
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.
Discussion: RedState, Mashable and twitchy.com
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.
Variety:
Morgan Freeman Lawyer Hits Back at CNN, Demands Retraction on Sexual Harassment Story  —  A lawyer for Morgan Freeman has issued a statement demanding CNN apologize and retract its May 24 story accusing the actor of multiple instances of sexual harassment.  —  In a letter to CNN president Jeff Zucker …
Discussion: The Root
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Emily Crane / Daily Mail:
The bulge is back!  Hillary Clinton wears another over-sized coat with a suspicious protrusion sticking out as she attends a Memorial Day parade with husband Bill  — Hillary Clinton attended a Memorial Day parade in Chappaqua, New York, on Monday with her husband Bill
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.
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Trump's Right-Hand Troll  —  t's late on a Friday afternoon in March, and I'm sitting across from Stephen Miller in his spacious, sunlit West Wing office, trying to figure out whether he's trolling me.  —  This is no easy task.  A provocateur as skilled as Miller doesn't just announce …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Splinter
Allen Murabayashi / PhotoShelter Blog:
He Said No, Fox News Used His Images Anyway  —  Over the weekend, Ellicott City, Maryland was pummeled by massive rainfall, which triggered devastating flash floods through the historic district of town.  Resident Max Robinson was trapped in an apartment building near Main St and Maryland Ave …
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 …
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Iran Plotting With U.S. Allies to Skirt Trump's New Sanctions  —  Global showdown looming as Trump administration cracks down on Tehran  —  Iranian officials are plotting with U.S. allies across the globe to develop a series a measures meant to counter new sanctions by the Trump administration following …
Discussion: Sean Hannity
Barry Meier / New York Times:
Origins of an Epidemic: Purdue Pharma Knew Its Opioids Were Widely Abused  —  A confidential Justice Department report found the company was aware early on that OxyContin was being crushed and snorted for its powerful narcotic, but continued to promote it as less addictive.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
When the President Testified: People in the Room Recall Clinton's 1998 Interrogation  —  The date was Aug. 17, 1998.  President Bill Clinton testified before a grand jury.  Twenty years later, people in the room and those waiting nearby share their memories.
Discussion: The Week
 
 
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Free speech doesn't give you the right to attack someone
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ERIC TALMADGE / Associated Press:
Analysis: North Korea sees US economic handouts as threat
Discussion: Instapundit
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Bob Mueller's White Hot Summer
Discussion: National Review
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Trump exposes the hypocrisy of Christian Republicans
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
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