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Major Trump administration climate report says damages are ‘intensifying across the country’ — Scientists are more certain than ever that climate change is already impacting the United States — and that it is going to be very expensive. — The federal government on Friday released …
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U.S. Climate Report Warns of Damaged Environment and Shrinking Economy — WASHINGTON — A major scientific report issued by 13 federal agencies on Friday presents the starkest warnings to date of the consequences of climate change for the United States, predicting that if significant steps …
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CNN:
Climate change will shrink US economy and kill thousands, government report warns — (CNN)A new US government report delivers a dire warning about climate change and its devastating impacts, saying the economy could lose hundreds of billions of dollars — or, in the worst-case scenario …
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Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
Government climate report warns of worsening US disasters
CNBC:
New York state judge rejects Trump claim that he can't be sued because he's president — A New York Supreme Court judge on Friday denied a request from President Donald Trump and his family members to dismiss a lawsuit against them and the Trump Foundation.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed News:
The Trump Administration Just Asked The Supreme Court To Let It Enforce Its Transgender Military Ban — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to take up three cases challenging the administration's repeated efforts to bar transgender people from serving in the military.
Erica Orden / CNN:
NY AG's lawsuit against Trump foundation can proceed, judge says
NY AG's lawsuit against Trump foundation can proceed, judge says
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to immediately take up transgender military ban
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to immediately take up transgender military ban
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Washington Post:
Stone associate Jerome Corsi is in plea negotiations with special counsel, according to a person with knowledge of the talks — Conservative writer and conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi is in plea negotiations with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, according to a person with knowledge of the talks.
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Chad Day / Associated Press:
Associate of Roger Stone in plea talks with Mueller — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A conservative writer and associate of Trump confidant Roger Stone said Friday that he is in plea talks with special counsel Robert Mueller's team. — Jerome Corsi told The Associated Press he has been negotiating …
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Randall Eliason / Sidebars:
Judge in Mueller Case Upholds Legal Theory that Makes Collusion a Crime
Judge in Mueller Case Upholds Legal Theory that Makes Collusion a Crime
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John Solomon / The Hill:
The greatest threat to American journalism: the loss of neutral reporting — Over the past several months, I've watched, read and heard much about the potential Armageddon facing the profession of journalism. — I've watched colleagues proclaim that “fake news” attacks by President Trump …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democrats must hold Trump accountable on Saudi Arabia. Adam Schiff explains how. — President Trump has again brushed off the horrifying murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, blithely claiming that the Saudi crown prince “vehemently denied” any role in the killing.
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Washington Post:
We are Jamal Khashoggi's daughters. We promise his light will never fade. — Noha Khashoggi and Razan Jamal Khashoggi are the daughters of Jamal Khashoggi. — Jamal Khashoggi was a complex man, but to us, his daughters, he was simply “Dad.” Our family has always been proud of his work …
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Ex-CIA, NSA chief Hayden suffers stroke — (CNN)Michael Hayden, a former director of the CIA and National Security Agency, suffered a stroke earlier this week, his family said Friday. — In a statement, the family said Hayden, 73, suffered the stroke at his home and was hospitalized …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Expresses Dissatisfaction With Treasury Secretary — President faults Steven Mnuchin for backing Jerome Powell as Fed chief and for stock-market volatility — President Trump is expressing dissatisfaction with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, blaming him for the appointment …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
How Early Voting Could Turn the Democratic 2020 Race on Its Head — Don't be shocked when presidential hopefuls' usual Des Moines-to-Manchester route adds a few stops in Los Angeles, Austin, and Chicago this time around. — That's because when next year's Democratic primary process gets started …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Bill Shine's Massive Fox News Severance Package Revealed — The White House communications chief got an $8.4 million package and will receive $3.5 million from 21st Century Fox this year and next. — Bill Shine received an $8.4 million severance package upon leaving his post as co-president …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Pastor who railed against ‘gun-free zones’ shot woman in the head after she refused sex with him: police — A one-time pastor in Missouri known for going on social media rants against “gun-free zones” this week was arrested after he allegedly tried forcing three women to have sex with him …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
When Mike Pence met Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping — Vice President Pence was not planning to meet with the leaders of Russia or China during his Asia trip last week, but they sought him out anyway. In several conversations with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Romney's first duty in Washington? Fundraising — Senator-elect Mitt Romney is already collecting chits, hosting a donor event Tuesday evening in Washington for his Believe in America PAC. — Utah Republican Mitt Romney hasn't yet been sworn in to the Senate, but he's already flexing his fundraising muscle.
Clay Travis / Outkick the Coverage:
ESPN Loses Two Million More Subscribers In Fiscal 2018 — Yesterday Disney announced in its yearly 10K filing that ESPN lost another two million subscribers in fiscal year 2018. — ESPN now has 86 million subscribers, down from over 100 million subscribers in 2011.
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CNN:
Young, rich and loyal: Nick Ayers could be Trump's next chief of staff — Washington (CNN)As President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence prepared to gather for their weekly lunch in August 2017, the President told his staff to add two more plates. — Both men had just welcomed …
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Ashley May / USA Today:
Humans didn't cause mass animal extinctions in Africa, like previously thought, study says — A new study disagrees with a longstanding view that humans wiped out large animals that previously occupied Africa. — In research published in the journal Science on Friday …