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7:40 PM ET, May 29, 2018

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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 …
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 …
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.”
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.
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 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.
Trey Williams / The Wrap:
Disney Shares Drop 2.4 Percent Following Poor ‘Solo’ Box Office, ‘Roseanne’ Cancellation
Discussion: IJR
Mike Allen / Axios:
How social media crushed Roseanne for her racist tweet
Discussion: Politico, Yahoo and Reuters
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 …
Discussion: Vox, Axios and MSNBC
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.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
JEFFERSON CITY  • Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday announced he is stepping …
Peter Martinez / CBS News:
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigns amid extramarital affair
Associated Press:
The Latest: Greitens resigns, alleging ‘legal harassment’
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Politico:
Scandal-plagued Missouri governor resigns
Discussion: Axios
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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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
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Z. Byron Wolf / CNN:
Trump is winning his effort to demonize Mueller
Discussion: Raw Story
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: Politico
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Associated Press:
Russian journalist shot and killed in Ukrainian capital
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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 …
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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 …
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.
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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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:   Grassley: Fusion GPS Founder Gave ‘Extremely Misleading’ Testimony About Trump Work
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.”
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
Discussion: Instapundit
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.
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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Fox News:
Justice Dept. IG, key FBI officials slated for Capitol Hill appearances as Clinton email report looms
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Kara Scannell / CNN:
‘Taxi King’ gets better plea deal after raid on Trump's lawyer
Laura Koran / CNN:
Haley calls on Russia to withdraw from Ukraine
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Shields / Reuters:
Zurich too pricey? Then try LA for affordability
NPR:
Following Up On 1,500 Missing Immigrant Children In The U.S.
Discussion: Sean Hannity and twitchy.com
Mirian G. / CNN:
At the border, my son was taken from me
CNBC:
Dow drops 200 points as Italy worries unsettle euro zone
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Week
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump campaign vet: Informant used me to get to Papadopoulos
Discussion: The Last Refuge
 Earlier Items: 
Haaretz:
Live Updates: Five Israelis Wounded by Gaza Rocket; U.S. Calls Security Council Session
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Tomi Lahren / USA Today:
Free speech doesn't give you the right to attack someone
Alveda King / Washington Examiner:
If Starbucks wants to end racism, it'll stop funding Planned Parenthood
Allen Murabayashi / PhotoShelter Blog:
He Said No, Fox News Used His Images Anyway
Emily Crane / Daily Mail:
The bulge is back! …