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The Daily Beast:
Cesar Sayoc Jr., Alleged Mail Bomber, Threatened Democrats on Twitter — The 56-year-old Florida man has a significant criminal history and appears to have frequently posted far-right conspiracy theories about Trump's opponents. — Cesar A. Sayoc, the Florida man reported to be the mail bombing suspect …
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NBC News:
Man in Florida to be charged over mail bombs; Booker, Clapper latest to be sent packages — The packages were discovered at postal facilities in Manhattan and Florida, according to officials. — Suspect arrested, will be charged in connection with pipe bombs
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CBS News:
Package bomb suspect arrested - live updates — An arrest has been made in the investigation of bombs sent to prominent Democrats and critics of President Trump. The Department of Justice confirmed that one person was in custody. — A law enforcement source identified the suspect as a 56-year-old male …
miamiherald:
Who is Cesar Sayoc, the Florida man arrested in the mail pipe bomb case? — The South Florida man arrested in connection with suspected explosive packages had a long criminal history, including a previous arrest in Miami-Dade for making a bomb threat. — Here is what's known about the suspect:
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Talking Points Memo and Splinter
Washington Post:
Who is Cesar Altieri Sayoc? What we know about the suspected mail bomber arrested in Florida. — Next to the pro-Trump stickers plastered all over the white van authorities believe belongs to Cesar Sayoc are the names and photos of dozens of prominent Democrats and media figures …
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Vox, Media Matters for America, Raw Story and LGBTQ Nation
Washington Post:
Man in Florida arrested in connection with mail bombs sent to public figures, official says — BREAKING: A man in Florida has been arrested in connection with the mail bombs, according to a law enforcement official. — Authorities on Friday recovered two more potential explosive devices sent …
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ThinkProgress, Outside the Beltway, The Guardian, Gizmodo, Vox, CBS News, HuffPost, Observer, ABC News, Sputnik International, TheBlaze, Axios, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, Daily Wire and The Mahablog
Kate Prengel / Heavy.com:
Cesar Sayoc: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know — Cesar Altieri Sayoc has been arrested in connection with the suspicious packages that were sent across the country to various liberal personalities and to CNN's headquarters in New York City. Sayoc was first named as the suspect by NY1's Myles Miller.
New York Times:
Who Is Cesar Sayoc, the Mail Bombing Suspect? — AVENTURA, Fla. — Cesar Altieri Sayoc Jr., a South Florida man charged in connection with a string of bombs mailed to prominent Democrats, appeared to have a lively social media presence, where he frequently posted in right-wing circles …
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The Atlantic, Vox, LifeZette, Splinter and IJR
NBC News:
Pipe bomb suspect: Cesar Sayoc, Jr. in custody for allegedly sending suspicious packages — DNA evidence played a role in the arrest, the officials said. — Arrested pipe bomb suspect named as Cesar Sayoc of Aventura, Florida — A Florida man with a troubled past was identified Friday …
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Townhall, HuffPost, Associated Press, The Week, Joe.My.God., Raw Story, RedState, The Rush Limbaugh Show and TheBlaze
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Crowd Chants “CNN Sucks” at White House Event as Pictures Emerge of “CNN Sucks” Sticker on Alleged Bomber's Van — A 56-year-old Florida man named Cesar Sayoc has reportedly been arrested in South Florida in connection with the string of bombs sent to prominent Democrats.
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CNN, The Daily Beast and The Gateway Pundit
Sun-Sentinel:
Man arrested in Plantation in plot to send bombs to Trump critics
Man arrested in Plantation in plot to send bombs to Trump critics
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Orlando Sentinel, Mother Jones, Raw Story and The New Neo
TMZ.com:
Chippendales Says Bombing Suspect Cesar A. Sayoc Worked for Knockoff Co.
Chippendales Says Bombing Suspect Cesar A. Sayoc Worked for Knockoff Co.
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The Root
Andrew Egger / Weekly Standard:
Flight of the “False Flag” Conservatives
Flight of the “False Flag” Conservatives
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Daily Kos, The Guardian and VICE News US
CBS New York:
‘These Are Not Hoax Devices’: Feds Charge Florida Man With Mailing 13 Bombs Targeting Top Dems, Trump Critics
‘These Are Not Hoax Devices’: Feds Charge Florida Man With Mailing 13 Bombs Targeting Top Dems, Trump Critics
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CNN, Weekly Standard, The Daily Beast, Vox, CBS Baltimore, The Week, KTVQ-TV and JustOneMinute
CNN:
Here's what the suspicious package sent to James Clapper and CNN looks like
Here's what the suspicious package sent to James Clapper and CNN looks like
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Los Angeles Times, KTLA and Talking Points Memo
Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Senate: 11 Days Out; NJ Moves to Toss Up — With November 6 just 11 days away, it seems that the overall Senate playing field won't change much, although it appears that some of the races in Toss Up are getting even tighter, if that's possible. — That said, it is getting more difficult to see a path to the majority for Democrats.
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Papadopoulos threatens to pull out of Mueller plea agreement — Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos said on Friday that he is considering withdrawing from a cooperation agreement he entered into with special counsel Robert Mueller, the investigator probing allegations …
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ABC News, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Washington Times and The Daily Caller
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Lee Smith / RealClearInvestigations:
DOJ Ties a Trump FISA Release to Obstruction
DOJ Ties a Trump FISA Release to Obstruction
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Real Clear Politics
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
George Papadopoulos Wants Immunity From the Senate
Wall Street Journal:
Tesla Faces Deepening Criminal Probe Over Whether It Misstated Production Figures — FBI investigation follows company's settlement of separate civil charges with SEC — Tesla Inc., TSLA 3.06% with a fresh civil fraud settlement now behind it, faces a new legal problem: a deepening criminal investigation.
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Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
‘This is the worst white privilege I have ever seen’: Black NBC staffers ‘deeply hurt’ that Megyn Kelly is playing the #MeToo card to collect her $69M payout after blackface remarks — Some black employees at NBC are ‘deeply hurt’ and others ‘appalled’ at the way Megyn Kelly is handling …
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Hollywood Reporter:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Megyn Kelly, Blackface and NBC's “Hate Crime-Adjacent” Problem
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Megyn Kelly, Blackface and NBC's “Hate Crime-Adjacent” Problem
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Jeffrey Schweers / Tallahassee Democrat:
FBI undercover agent paid food tab for Andrew Gillum fundraiser, documents reveal — Is Mike Miller a developer from Atlanta? Or someone else? — CONNECT — An undercover FBI agent posing as an Atlanta developer seeking to do business with the city of Tallahassee picked up the food tab …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Daily Wire and Breitbart
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Lawrence Mower / Tampa Bay Times:
New Andrew Gillum documents show FBI agent might have paid for fundraiser dinner
New Andrew Gillum documents show FBI agent might have paid for fundraiser dinner
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The Capitolist
David French / National Review:
Pipe-Bomb Suspect Arrested — Be Very Careful With the ‘Crazy’ Label — As my colleague Jack Crowe has noted, a bombing suspect is in custody. His name is Cesar Sayoc Jr., and as you can see the instant you log on to Twitter, he apparently drove a white van covered in pro-Trump stickers.
Maxwell Strachan / HuffPost:
All The Incendiary Garbage Fox News Has Broadcast About George Soros Since April — At Fox News, Soros is treated as the Moriarty of liberal America, the spider at the center of a vast web. — This week, similar suspicious packages were mailed to frequent ring-wing targets, including Bill Clinton …
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Hullabaloo and New York Times
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
For the first time: Vanessa Trump details powder experience — For the first time, Vanessa Trump is detailing her experience when she opened an envelope full of powder intended for her husband Donald Trump Jr. — Vanessa recounts she was “rushed to the hospital, evaluated and put on Cipro …
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Mediaite
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump fears Florida wipeout — The president is mounting an 11th-hour effort to head off high-profile losses for governor and Senate in his adopted home state. — The White House is planning a political rescue mission in Florida, fearing a wipeout in a key swing state next month …
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Hot Air, Florida Politics, POLITICUSUSA and Talking Points Memo
Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune:
Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke by 6 in Texas Senate race, UT/TT poll finds — Republican incumbents lead their Democratic challengers in the top four races on the general election ballot, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. … Republican Ted Cruz leads Democrat …
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Bloomberg, The Week, RedState, Joe.My.God., The Daily Caller and Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Robert Moore / KVIA-TV:
Record early voting in El Paso driven by young, irregular voters
Record early voting in El Paso driven by young, irregular voters
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Hullabaloo
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
At the White House As Trump Addresses the Bomber — I am in Washington to attend Turning Point USA's first-ever Young Black Leadership Summit. Today's highlight was a visit to the White House, where President Trump addressed the group in the East Room. We arrived at the East Entrance …
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Trump Seen As Important Factor In Americans' Vote, As Democrats Open Up Lead — This election really is about Donald Trump. — Roughly two-thirds of voters say President Trump is a factor (either major or minor) in their vote in this year's midterms, far more than said so in 2014 …
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NBC News, wabe.org and Political Wire
Declan Walsh / New York Times:
The Tragedy of Saudi Arabia's War … Declan Walsh and Tyler Hicks reported from Hajjah and other areas of northern Yemen this month. Our editors explain why The Times has decided to publish such unsettling images. — CHEST HEAVING AND EYES FLUTTERING, the 3-year-old boy lay silently …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money