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Haaretz:
Report: Saudi Journalist Khashoggi's Remains Found — Sky News reports that his body had been cut up and his face ‘disfigured’ — The remains of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, Sky News reported on Tuesday, with one source saying remains were found in the garden of the Saudi consul general's home.
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twitchy.com and Axios
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Saudi Crown Prince Gets Standing Ovation Despite Inquiries Into Khashoggi — RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, received a standing ovation as he made an unannounced appearance at a global investment conference here on Tuesday, further clouding an event that has been thrown …
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Politico, The Guardian and Shakesville
Alex Crawford / Sky News:
Sky sources: Jamal Khashoggi's body parts found — Body parts belonging to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, according to Sky sources. — Sources have told Sky News the writer had been “cut up” and his face “disfigured”. — One source also suggested Mr Khashoggi's remains …
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Politico, Associated Press, New Republic, Hot Air, Raw Story, Political Wire and Middle East Eye, more at Mediagazer »
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Erdogan Says Saudis Planned Khashoggi's Killing, and Demands Answers
Erdogan Says Saudis Planned Khashoggi's Killing, and Demands Answers
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Washington Post, Reuters, Breitbart, Financial Times, HuffPost Canada, The Week, The Federalist, Daily Kos, Common Dreams, Lawfare, Just Security and ABC News, more at Mediagazer »
Megan Keller / The Hill:
Graham on Saudi Arabia: ‘I feel completely betrayed’
Graham on Saudi Arabia: ‘I feel completely betrayed’
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Politico, One America News Network, Breitbart, New Republic, Political Wire, The Week and Associated Press
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Having Escaped Scrutiny in the Wake of Jamal Khashoggi's Murder, It's Business as Usual for the UAE
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Khashoggi met with crown prince's brother amid efforts to return him to Saudi Arabia
Khashoggi met with crown prince's brother amid efforts to return him to Saudi Arabia
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Talking Points Memo, The Week, Washington Post and Reuters
Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: In Leaked Audio, Brian Kemp Expresses Concern Over Georgians Exercising Their Right to Vote — The Republican gubernatorial candidate spoke to donors about the growing threat of the Stacey Abrams campaign as the midterm elections approach — Brian Kemp, Georgia Secretary of State …
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Vox, Washington Monthly, Political Wire, New York Times, WALB-TV, POLITICUSUSA, Joe.My.God., Law & Crime, Splinter, twitchy.com, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Washington Post
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Disgustingly Racist Robocall Goes Out Against Andrew Gillum In Florida — A neo-Nazi group in Idaho is behind the calls, and it's gone after the Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate before. — A white supremacist website in Idaho is sending out an extremely racist robocall …
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Daily Kos, The Root and Raw Story
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NBC News:
Gillum targeted by new racist robocall in Florida governor race
Gillum targeted by new racist robocall in Florida governor race
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Joe.My.God. and POLITICUSUSA
Lawrence Mower / Tampa Bay Times:
Records show FBI agents gave Andrew Gillum tickets to ‘Hamilton’ in 2016
Records show FBI agents gave Andrew Gillum tickets to ‘Hamilton’ in 2016
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Vox and twitchy.com
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ten Rating Changes as Democrats' Enthusiasm Edge Narrows and Fundraising Advantage Widens — Two weeks out, district-level polls reflect a House battleground gradually polarizing along the lines of the 2016 presidential race. Democrats are maintaining leads over GOP opponents in upscale …
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Bloomberg, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Talking Points Memo and Florida Politics
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Cook shifts 8 House races toward Dems
Cook shifts 8 House races toward Dems
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Breitbart and The Rush Limbaugh Show
New York Times:
At George Soros's Home in N.Y. Suburb, Explosive Device Is Found in Mailbox — The explosive device found in a mailbox at the home of George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist, on Monday afternoon was relatively small, a senior law enforcement official said on Tuesday.
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lohud.com, Townhall, HuffPost, IJR, Daily Kos, twitchy.com, Vox, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Gothamist, ThinkProgress, Daily Wire, Shakesville, CNBC, JustOneMinute, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Joe.My.God., Washington Free Beacon, NPR, TheBlaze, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mother Jones, The Guardian, Politico, The Week, Axios, Tablet Magazine, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Common Dreams and Washington Times
Talal Ansari / BuzzFeed News:
White Nationalist Richard Spencer's Wife Says In Divorce Filings That He Physically and Emotionally Abused Her — “The only language women understand is violence,” Nina Kroupiianova said Spencer told her. Spencer said, “I dispute many of her assertions.” — The wife of Richard Spencer …
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Raw Story
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
The Ripple Effect of a Trump Tweetstorm — When President Trump began tweeting warnings and threats about a caravan of migrants headed for the border, his own government could not explain what he meant. — President Trump, the first president to rely on social media as a primary means …
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The Daily Beast and Fox News
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Ted Hesson / Politico:
Why Trump is talking nonstop about the migrant caravan
Why Trump is talking nonstop about the migrant caravan
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Conservative Review, The Hill, ThinkProgress, Townhall, Washington Post, Daily Kos and Breitbart
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Caravan Is a Challenge to the Integrity of U.S. Borders
The Caravan Is a Challenge to the Integrity of U.S. Borders
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The hack gap: how and why conservative nonsense dominates American politics — Republicans have a huge strategic advantage in shaping the news. — In the fall of 2016, Hillary Clinton, asked at a fundraiser how she explained the political appeal of Donald Trump, said that …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and National Review
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Ebola was incredibly important to TV news until Republicans decided it shouldn't be — The hack gap in action. — The large, ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not attracting much coverage on American television news because TV news producers believe …
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Mother Jones
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Begins First Cyberoperation Against Russia Aimed at Protecting Elections — WASHINGTON — The United States Cyber Command is targeting individual Russian operatives to try to deter them from spreading disinformation to interfere in elections, telling them that American operatives …
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RT, CNBC, Reuters, Washington Post, Defense One, Engadget, Task & Purpose, Axios and Meduza.io, more at Techmeme »
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Associated Press:
Putin pokes fun at U.S. seal amid arms pact dispute — MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin poked fun at the official seal of the United States while hosting U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser Tuesday, saying he wondered if the American eagle had plucked all the olives from the branch in its talon.
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
President Trump and Russia's Putin to meet next month in Paris
President Trump and Russia's Putin to meet next month in Paris
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Politico
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Rand Paul's Campaign to Appease Russia Comes to Congress
Rand Paul's Campaign to Appease Russia Comes to Congress
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USA Today and Test Feed Using Fields
Terry Gross / NPR:
Republican Voter Suppression Efforts Are Targeting Minorities, Journalist Says — Since the 2010 election, 24 states have implemented new restrictions on voting. Alabama now requires a photo ID to cast a ballot. Other states, like Ohio and Georgia, have enacted “use-it-or-lose” laws …
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Is the Assault on Voting Rights Getting Worse, or Are We Just Noticing It More?
Is the Assault on Voting Rights Getting Worse, or Are We Just Noticing It More?
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Talking Points Memo, Roll Call and The Daily Caller
Jessica Gresko / Associated Press:
Sandra Day O'Connor announces likely Alzheimer's diagnosis — WASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, “probably Alzheimer's disease.” — The 88-year-old said in a public letter …
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CNN, New York Times, BuzzFeed News and Wall Street Journal
Justin Doom / ABC News:
Man accused of groping woman on flight: Trump 'says it's OK to grab women by their private parts' — A man arrested for allegedly touching a woman's breast on an airplane, according to court documents, told authorities “the president of the United States says it's OK to grab women by their private parts.”
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Associated Press, KHOU-TV, The Hill and WTVR-TV
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
GOP Sen. Jeff Flake: 'I Don't Know if I Believed' Brett Kavanuagh — The senator admitted to ‘The View’ that Christine Blasey Ford's testimony was ‘very compelling’ and that he's not sure he believed Kavanaugh's denials. — Several weeks after delaying the confirmation …
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Boing Boing
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
White House anti-socialism report inadvertently makes a case for single-payer — The Trump administration says this chart is a case against single-payer. Actually, it's a case for it. — Earlier today, the White House released a paper titled “The Opportunity Costs of Socialism.”
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The White House, New Republic, Mother Jones, Common Dreams, The Nation and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Harvey Weinstein, Accusers, Insurers in Early Talks to Settle Civil Claims — Mediation is scheduled, but parties are as much as $100 million apart — Lawyers for Harvey Weinstein and women who have accused him of sexual misconduct are working with insurance companies …
Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
Confederate pride and prejudice — Some white Northerners see a flag rooted in racism as a symbol of patriotism — The property belongs to former mayor Greg Cler, who runs a car repair shop in this central Illinois village of 3,500 people. Cler isn't from the South.
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Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump takes an old Republican lie and makes it even worse — “You know what I am? I'm a nationalist, okay? I'm a nationalist,” President Trump shouted at a rally in Texas on Monday night. Just before saying this, Trump claimed that “we're not supposed to use that word,” …
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CNN, The Week, New York Times and Right Wing Watch
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Democrats find new ways to talk about entitlement cuts in campaign's closing days — A new report shows that GOP tax cuts cost the same as proposed entitlement cuts. — WASHINGTON — Democrats are seizing on a report detailing a nearly dollar-for-dollar balance between two decades …
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POLITICUSUSA
Michael Wilson / New York Times:
His Body Was Behind the Wheel for a Week Before It Was Discovered. This Was His Life. — A software designer ended his life in his parked car in the East Village. His family asked the police for help finding him, but met resistance. — A neighbor walking his dog in the East Village saw …
Craig Giammona / Bloomberg:
Campbell Disavows Tweet From Executive That Knocked Soros Group — Campbell Soup Co. is distancing itself from a tweet sent by one of its executives that knocked Open Society, a group backed by investor George Soros. — Kelly Johnston, Campbell's vice president of government affairs since 2002 …
Daily Mail:
PIERS MORGAN: The media hates him, Hollywood hates him but every hysterical piece of abuse they throw at him just makes Trump stronger and now the Democrats are heading for a midterms disaster — President Trump is winning. — There is simply no other way to fairly interpret the fact …
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TheBlaze, The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Pence leaves open the possibility of nuclear weapons in space: ‘Peace comes through strength’ — Vice President Pence on Tuesday declined to rule out the idea of deploying nuclear weapons in space, saying the current ban on their use is “in the interest of every nation” but the issue should be decided on …
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Hullabaloo and Conservative Review
Kashmir Hill / The Root:
The Wildly Unregulated Practice of Undercover Cops Friending People on Facebook — Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag.Click here to view original GIF — Terrance Everett has been on the wrong side of the law for most of his adult life. When he was 18, he had to register …
Elizabeth Hewitt / Columbia Journalism Review:
Sarah Kliff brings transparency to ER prices, one hospital bill at a time — It started with a Band-Aid. A $629 Band-Aid. — A medical bill emailed to Vox senior policy correspondent Sarah Kliff got her interested in emergency room facility fees—a widely applied, highly variable …
Dana Afana / MLive.com:
Brothers face $450,000 in penalties for removing trees from their property — Gallery: Aerial images show tree removal in Canton Township — CANTON TWP., MI — Brothers Gary and Matt Percy could face nearly half a million dollars in penalties for removing more than 1,400 trees …
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Hit & Run, TheBlaze and The Daily Caller
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Majority Leader's Office Vandalized — We see these stories in every election cycle, and it is pretty much always Republican offices that are attacked. This time, it was Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's California office, which is in Bakersfield. Two young men through a large chunk of concrete …