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William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Trump's Former Fixer, Michael Cohen, Reaches a Plea Agreement Over Payments to Women — Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, reached a plea agreement with prosecutors investigating payments he made to women for Mr. Trump, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen discussing plea deal with prosecutors — The deal could come as early as today, say sources familiar with the matter. — Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, is discussing a possible guilty plea with federal prosecutors in Manhattan …
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Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former longtime personal attorney, tentatively reaches a plea deal: Sources — ABC News has learned that Michael Cohen has entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Michael Cohen surrenders to FBI, plea deal expected soon — (CNN)Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, has surrendered to the FBI ahead of a 4 p.m. court proceeding, where the government is expected to disclose a plea deal, according to a law enforcement source.
Wall Street Journal:
Michael Cohen to Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges — Trump's longtime ‘fixer’ reaches plea deal with federal prosecutors — Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges Tuesday afternoon in Manhattan federal court, according to people familiar …
CNN:
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New York Times:
New Russian Hacking Targeted Republican Groups, Microsoft Says — BOSTON — The Russian military intelligence unit that sought to influence the 2016 election appears to have a new target: conservative American think tanks that have broken with President Trump and are seeking continued sanctions …
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Luke Harding / The Guardian:
Author of Trump-Russia dossier wins libel case in US court — Suit against Christopher Steele by three Russian oligarchs thrown out by judge — The former MI6 officer Christopher Steele has won a legal battle in the United States against three Russian oligarchs who sued him over allegations …
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Rand Paul, Russian Stooge — What does the kooky libertarian see in the authoritarian Putin regime? — Senator Rand Paul has been making the rounds in recent days touting deeper U.S. engagement with Vladimir Putin's Russia. It's often the case when Senator Paul talks about foreign policy …
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“They're Squeezing Don Jr. Right Now”: As the Mueller Siege Tightens, Trump's Twitter Rage Crests — White House counsel Don McGahn's interviews with Mueller have rattled Trump to his core. “Total meltdown,” one outside adviser said of his mood, while a Republican ally described him as “extremely frustrated.”
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump worries that Mueller interview could be a ‘perjury trap’
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
E.P.A.'s New Coal Pollution Rules Will Lead to More Deaths, Agency's Numbers Show — Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up for our Climate Fwd: newsletter. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday made public the details of its new pollution rules governing coal-burning power plants …
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Joe Romm / ThinkProgress:
EPA admits Trump would sacrifice thousands of U.S. lives to save a few coal plants
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Kate Mishkin / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Experts: Coal's decline imminent, with or without Trump's regulatory changes
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Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users on a scale from zero to one — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook has begun to assign its users a reputation score, predicting their trustworthiness on a scale from zero to one. — The previously unreported ratings system, which Facebook has developed …
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
How voting for Kavanaugh could hurt Susan Collins' re-election bid — Maine voters are less likely to support Republican Sen. Susan Collins for re-election if she votes to confirm President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, according to a new Public Policy Polling survey.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Collins: Kavanaugh sees Roe v. Wade as ‘settled law’
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Poll: Voters less likely to support Collins if she votes to confirm Kavanaugh
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Steven L. Hall / Washington Post:
CIA officers learn to keep quiet. Why are so many of us speaking out about Trump? — And why is the White House so eager to retaliate for it? — Former head of Russian operations for the CIA — Here's what is really going on when President Trump rescinds the security clearances …
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Katherine Lam / Fox News:
Mollie Tibbetts, missing Iowa student, found dead, her father says — Two sources tell Fox News that the body of the missing Iowa student has been found; Matt Finn reports. — The body of missing college student Mollie Tibbetts was found Tuesday, her father and two sources told Fox News …
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Amanda Macias / CNBC:
Russia is preparing to search for a nuclear-powered missile that was lost at sea months ago after a failed test — Moscow is preparing to recover a nuclear-powered missile lost at sea, according to sources with direct knowledge of a U.S. intelligence report.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's new reform bill would ban members of Congress from owning individual stocks — Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposes a new bill that would ban members of Congress and the White House staff from owning individual stocks. — As an apparent alternative, the legislation would create …
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Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Microsoft says it has found a Russian operation targeting U.S. political institutions — SAN FRANCISCO — A group affiliated with the Russian government created phony versions of six websites — including some related to public policy and to the U.S. Senate — with the apparent goal of hacking …
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Brad Smith / Microsoft on the Issues:
We are taking new steps against broadening threats to democracy
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The Guardian:
Arctic's strongest sea ice breaks up for first time on record — Usually frozen waters open up twice this year in phenomenon scientists described as scary — The oldest and thickest sea ice in the Arctic has started to break up, opening waters north of Greenland that are normally frozen, even in summer.
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Kelly Conaboy / The Cut:
Do Men Enter Bathtubs on Hands and Knees So Their Balls Hit the Water Last? — The bathroom is a mysterious place. What goes on inside varies for everyone, or maybe it doesn't; we simply do not know. The question has prompted some discussion in the past, and I suspect it will continue …
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New York Times:
Facebook Fueled Anti-Refugee Attacks in Germany, New Research Suggests — ALTENA, Germany — When you ask locals why Dirk Denkhaus, a young firefighter trainee who had been considered neither dangerous nor political, broke into the attic of a refugee group house and tried to set it on fire, they will list the familiar issues.
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Trump's September rally schedule ahead of the midterms — President Trump will campaign in Nevada, Kentucky, and Tennessee next month to support Republican candidates ahead of the 2018 midterm elections in November, according to a person familiar with his thinking — they did not specify which candidates.
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Robert Silverman / HuffPost:
How An Elite New York City Prep School Created A Safe Space For Angry Zionists — Influential parents accused Riverdale Country School of leftist “indoctrination,” and now two teachers are gone. A parable about the real political correctness. — On the morning of May 15 …
Megan Keller / The Hill:
Flynn sentencing hearing delayed — has again delayed scheduling a sentencing hearing for former national security adviser Michael Flynn. — “Due to the status of its investigation, the Special Counsel's Office does not believe that this matter is ready to be scheduled for a sentencing hearing …
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Kelly Marie Tran / New York Times:
I Won't Be Marginalized by Online Harassment — Editor's note: The actress deleted her Instagram posts this summer in response to online harassment. Here she speaks out for the first time. — It wasn't their words, it's that I started to believe them. — Their words seemed to confirm …
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Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Christopher Steele's Victory in a D.C. Court — A D.C. judge has dismissed a defamation suit filed by Russia's Alfa Bank against the former British intelligence officer and author of the dossier alleging ties between Russia and the Trump campaign. — The author of the explosive dossier outlining …
John Tibbetts / Washington Post:
Sea level rise is eroding home value, and owners might not even know it — CHARLESTON, S.C. — Elizabeth Boineau's 1939 Colonial sits a block and a half from the Ashley River in a sought-after neighborhood of ancient live oaks, charming gardens and historic homes.
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Hypocritical politically motivated feminism is killing #MeToo. Just ask Keith Ellison. — Feminism died in 1998 when Democrats attacked Bill Clinton's accusers, and the campaign against sexual harassment is again suffering the same fate. — CONNECT — Feminism, Maureen Dowd once explained, died in 1998.
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