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Bevan Shields / Sydney Morning Herald:
Morrison government bans Milo Yiannopoulos in wake of Christchurch massacre — The Morrison government has banned Milo Yiannopoulos from entering Australia after the controversial right-wing commentator responded to the New Zealand mosque massacre by describing Islam as a “barbaric” and “alien” religious culture.
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Egg cracked on head of Australian senator Fraser Anning who blamed New Zealand attack on Muslim immigration — An Australian senator who sparked outrage for blaming the New Zealand mosque shootings on Muslim immigration has been hit on the head with a raw egg.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump again punts on white supremacy after New Zealand attacks — (CNN)Once again, President Donald Trump is having a tough time calling out far right-wing white nationalism. — His response to the carnage in New Zealand, where 49 people died in an attack on two mosques …
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Calla Wahlquist / The Guardian:
Australia cancels Milo Yiannopoulos's visa after Christchurch comments — Immigration minister says remarks by far-right figure were ‘appalling and foment hatred and division’ — The Australian government has cancelled the visa of far-right commentator Milo Yianopoulos just a week …
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Wajahat Ali / New York Times:
The Roots of the Christchurch Massacre
The Roots of the Christchurch Massacre
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David C. Atkinson / New Republic:
The Longer History of the Christchurch Attacks
The Longer History of the Christchurch Attacks
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New York Times:
Beto O'Rourke is 46. Bernie Sanders is 77. Does Age Matter Anymore for Democrats? — KEOKUK, Iowa — Diana Martinez, 70, looked at Beto O'Rourke, 46, and made her choice: It was time for Generation X to fix this country. — “Doesn't he remind you of Kennedy?”
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Beto O'Rourke apologizes for jokes about wife, says he has benefited from ‘white privilege’
Beto O'Rourke apologizes for jokes about wife, says he has benefited from ‘white privilege’
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Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
O'Rourke apologizes for teen writings, rhetoric toward wife
O'Rourke apologizes for teen writings, rhetoric toward wife
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Axios and POLITICUSUSA
Scott Bland / Politico:
O'Rourke ‘not ... proud’ of teenage murder fantasy writing
O'Rourke ‘not ... proud’ of teenage murder fantasy writing
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Seth Richardson / Plain Dealer:
Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke will visit Northeast Ohio Monday, sources say
Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke will visit Northeast Ohio Monday, sources say
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Michigan Advance
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Trump's Phone Friends May Be More Important Than His Staff. So Who's He Calling? — Shortly after news broke this month that Bill Shine would resign as the White House communications director and deputy chief of staff, a person knowledgeable about his decision told me the former Fox News …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The House voted 420 to 0 to release the Mueller report. So why is Lindsey Graham blocking the bill? — On Thursday, the House passed a bill urging the public disclosure of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report. It did so nearly unanimously — the vote was 420-0.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mueller's busy week offers new signs his report is coming soon — The Mueller probe appears to be in the home stretch. — Some Trump aides and advisers have been making that claim for more than a year, with little basis. But the signs are mounting that it's finally happening.
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump says he told House GOP to ‘play along’ on Mueller report vote
Trump says he told House GOP to ‘play along’ on Mueller report vote
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New York Times:
She Extols Trump, Guns and the Chinese Communist Party Line — JUPITER, Fla. — The Republican National Committee promised an “evening reception with Donald J. Trump” last March at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. — A contribution of $2,700 toward the president's re-election would get you in the door.
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ZB:
Attorney General: NZ will ban semi-automatic weapons — The crowd in attendance at a vigil at Auckland's Aotea Square cheered loudly when Attorney-General David Parker said the Government would ban semi-automatic rifles. — He warned of a global rise of extremism.
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Phil Smith / Radio New Zealand New Zealand Headlines:
Attorney-General David Parker back-tracks on comments about gun control — Attorney-General David Parker has clarified comments made at a vigil in Auckland's Aotea Square this afternoon, saying the government has not yet committed to banning some or all semi-automatic weapons.
Calla Wahlquist / The Guardian:
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern urged to act quickly to ban semi-automatic weapons
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern urged to act quickly to ban semi-automatic weapons
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Christopher Steele admitted using posts by ‘random individuals’ on CNN website to back up Trump dossier — Former British spy Christopher Steele admitted that he relied on an unverified report on a CNN website for part of the “Trump dossier,” which was used as a basis for the FBI's investigation into Trump.
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Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Old CNN website was source of unvetted ‘random’ info used by author of anti-Trump dossier, docs reveal
Old CNN website was source of unvetted ‘random’ info used by author of anti-Trump dossier, docs reveal
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The Daily Caller
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Judge Unseals Portions Of Christopher Steele's Deposition In Dossier Lawsuit
Judge Unseals Portions Of Christopher Steele's Deposition In Dossier Lawsuit
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Power Line
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Court files reveal role of McCain, associate in spreading anti-Trump dossier
Court files reveal role of McCain, associate in spreading anti-Trump dossier
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Power Line, The Gateway Pundit and RedState
Washington Post:
Pete Buttigieg, the young and openly gay Midwest mayor, finds a voice in crowded Democratic presidential field — WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Pete Buttigieg — the mayor of South Bend, Ind., who is likely to become a presidential candidate — won't wear his dress jacket, not when he appears …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Exclusive: Washington Autopsy Files Reveal Lesin Sustained Broken Bone In Neck — WASHINGTON — Mikhail Lesin, the former Russian press minister who turned up dead in a Washington hotel room in 2015, sustained a fracture to a neck bone just below the jaw line “at or near the time” of his death …
Washington Post:
Colorado signs on to popular vote bill that could one day change presidential elections — Colorado has joined a list of states that plan to allocate their electoral votes to whichever candidate wins the nationwide popular vote. — Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed the measure into law Friday …
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Supreme Court expands scope of census citizenship question case — The move comes after a federal judge in California ruled that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, whose agency oversees the census, violated the Constitution's Enumeration Clause. — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday …
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Why social media and terrorism make a perfect fit — The livestreamed slaughter of 49 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has shined a spotlight on how terrorists employ social media. As The Post noted on Friday: “The New Zealand massacre video, which appeared to have been recorded …
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Travis Fain / WRAL-TV:
No voter ID approval for 12 UNC campuses, including Chapel Hill — RALEIGH, N.C. — Student IDs from a dozen University of North Carolina schools, including UNC-Chapel Hill, didn't get the signoff they needed Friday for students to use them at the polls during the 2020 elections.
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
At New Zealand vigil, Chelsea Clinton confronted over her criticism of Rep. Ilhan Omar — When Chelsea Clinton showed up at a vigil Friday night in New York for victims of the New Zealand mosque massacre, she was confronted by a small group of college students who blamed her for inciting the violence.
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Twelve Righteous Republicans (and 41 Cowards) — Today's G.O.P. is burying Reagan's legacy faster than Elizabeth Warren ever could. — And Abraham said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.”