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New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein Commits Suicide at Manhattan Jail — Mr. Epstein, the financier indicted on sex trafficking charges last month, hanged himself and his body was found this morning. — Jeffrey Epstein, the financier indicted on sex trafficking charges last month, committed suicide at a Manhattan jail, officials said on Saturday.
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Ella Torres / ABC News:
Jeffrey Epstein, accused sex trafficker, dies by suicide: Officials — Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced millionaire who was facing federal sex trafficking charges, died by suicide Friday night in his Lower Manhattan jail cell, three law enforcement officials told ABC News.
New York Post:
Jeffrey Epstein dead in apparent suicide — Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein died overnight in an apparent suicide, law enforcement sources told the Post Saturday. — A gurney carrying a man who looked like Epstein was wheeled out of the Manhattan Correctional Center around 7:30 a.m. and headed to New York Downtown Hospital.
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“SHE WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY”: POWERFUL MEN, DISTURBING NEW DETAILS IN UNSEALED JEFFREY EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS — Glenn Dubin, Bill Richardson, George Mitchell, and others are mentioned. “A lot of important people are going to have a really bad weekend,” said a source.
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Palm Beach Post, The Daily Caller and The Daily Beast
Bloomberg:
Jeffrey Epstein Sent Girl to Governor and Senator for Sex, She Testified
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Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
Huge record cache details how Jeffrey Epstein, madam lured girls into depraved world
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New York Times:
Trump's Trip to Dayton and El Paso: The Back Story — WASHINGTON — By the time President Trump arrived in El Paso on Wednesday, on the second leg of a trip to meet with people affected by mass shootings in two cities, he was frustrated that his attacks on his political adversaries had resulted …
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Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Trump's El Paso Photo Is Obscene — A really exceptional work of obscenity, like a really exceptional work of beauty, exceeds the ability of its viewers to fathom what they just saw. Did that just happen? But ... how? What sorcery created it? Words don't arrive, and the stammering gives way to silence.
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Trump's Photo-Op With the Orphaned El Paso Baby Was the Smallest Moment of His Presidency
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Associated Press:
Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans
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Jenna Amatulli / HuffPost:
Tucker Carlson's Commercial Breaks Tell The Real Story Of His Advertising Problems — Last year, Fox News' “Tucker Carlson Tonight” would feature more than 30 paid ads. In his Thursday show, there were only 13. Friday, there were just 11 ads. — Fox News and its board members …
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Jordan Uhl / Media Matters for America:
Tucker Carlson loses advertisers after remarks about “hoax” of white supremacy — This comes on the heels of a damning earnings report this week showing a decline in ad revenue for Fox — Tucker Carlson's nightly ad load has undergone a seismic shift just days after declaring white supremacy is …
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NBC News:
FBI arrests Las Vegas man who allegedly wanted to shoot Jews, LGBTQ bar patrons — Conor Climo, 23, communicated with organized white supremacists through encrypted messages, federal authorities said. — A 23-year-old Las Vegas man who allegedly wanted to attack Jews and patrons of an LGBTQ bar …
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Top intel official interrupted meeting to urge his deputy to resign — Washington (CNN)The country's No. 2 intelligence official, Sue Gordon, knew it was likely she would have to eventually step down from her post, but the timing of that decision became more urgent on Thursday after her boss …
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Associated Press:
Police Officer Placed on Leave After Confederate Flag, KKK Application Seen By Black House Hunter During Viewing — (MUSKEGON, Mich.) — A white police officer in western Michigan was placed on paid administrative leave after a house hunter who was viewing the officer's home said he saw …
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Exclusive: Feral Hog Man — Subscribe … Exclusive: Feral Hog Man Speaks Out — There are exclusives and then there are EXCLUSIVES. — I'm pleased to share with you that I am the first reporter to speak with Willie McNabb, the man whose tweet about feral hogs went viral and spawned a meme.
Siobhán O'Grady / Washington Post:
Pope Francis again warns against nationalism, says recent speeches sound like ‘Hitler in 1934’ — Pope Francis called for a united Europe in an interview published by Italian daily La Stampa on Friday, saying recent political rhetoric has echoed that of Nazi Germany.
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
George Conway Uses Power Of Predictive Text To Torch Donald Trump And His Racism — The Trump-trolling #DoYouHaveASmartPhone hashtag went viral on Twitter with the help of Kellyanne Conway's husband. — George Conway hammered President Donald Trump over his long history of racist behavior …
Politico:
Kamala Harris lands key Iowa endorsement — Sen. Kamala Harris on Saturday secured a key endorsement in the early caucus state of Iowa. — State political heavyweights Sue and Bob Dvorsky announced they would support the California Democratic senator for president in 2020 and would join …
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Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Ohio man charged with threatening to shoot Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, illegally stockpiling ammunition — An Ohio man was slammed with criminal charges Friday for threatening New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and stockpiling illegal ammunition in his home, according to prosecutors.
Josh Barro / New York Magazine:
The Trump Boycotts Pose a Grave Danger to the Equinox and SoulCycle Businesses — The Associated Press ran a story yesterday about outrage and boycott threats over a high-dollar fundraiser for Donald Trump hosted by Stephen Ross, chairman of the Related Companies, the parent of SoulCycle and Equinox Fitness.
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Rachel Dodes / Vanity Fair:
Ivanka Trump Is Uniquely Unqualified to Condemn Donald Trump's Racism — It must be tough to be Ivanka Trump. As the favored daughter of an openly racist president, and as a woman with a nebulous, nepotistic, and unpaid job as a senior adviser to that man, she is uniquely ill-equipped …
Nurith Aizenman / NPR:
American With No Medical Training Ran Center For Malnourished Ugandan Kids. 105 Died — Toggle more options — Ten years ago, Renee Bach left her home in Virginia to set up a charity to help children in Uganda. One of her first moves was to start a blog chronicling her experiences.
Associated Press:
Woman awarded $725k in suit against neo-Nazi website founder — WASHINGTON — The first black woman to serve as American University's student government president won a lawsuit Friday against a neo-Nazi website operator who orchestrated an online harassment campaign against her.
John Harwood / CNBC:
How an assault weapons ban and impeachment are confounding House Democrats — KEY POINTS — Is it worth it? — That's the question House Democrats keep asking themselves about two issues of growing relevance over the last few weeks. — One is pursuing a ban on assault weapons …
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