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New York Times:
Jersey City Shooting: Suspect Linked to Black Hebrew Israelite Group — The Black Hebrew Israelites have been labeled a hate group. The suspect wrote anti-Semitic and anti-police posts, an official said. — RIGHT NOW Investigators are examining links between the attackers and the Black Hebrew Israelite movement.
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Associated Press:
Jersey City's mayor says gunmen targeted kosher market — JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of a New Jersey city said Wednesday it's “clear” that gunmen targeted a kosher market during a furious shooting that killed six people and raised questions about whether anti-Semitism was involved.
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
No, the Trump Administration Is Not Redefining Judaism as a Nationality — Its executive order on anti-Semitism won't change much at all. — The New York Times published a bombshell report on Tuesday claiming that President Donald Trump planned to sign an executive order that interpreted Judaism …
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Jewish Insider
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Melissa Weiss / Jewish Insider:
A first look at the language of Trump's executive order on antisemitism — Jewish Insider has obtained a draft of the executive order that President Donald Trump will sign this afternoon at the White House. — As first reported by The New York Times on Tuesday, the order formally calls …
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Washington Free Beacon, The Independent and Breitbart
New York Times:
Trump Targets Anti-Semitism and Israeli Boycotts on College Campuses — The president's order would allow the government to withhold money from campuses deemed to be biased, but critics see it as an attack on free speech. — WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to sign an executive order …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
William Barr's deceptions are more dangerous than you think. Here's the latest. — President Trump is openly telegraphing that he fully expects his attorney general to validate one of his biggest lies: that the real crime in 2016 wasn't Russia's sabotaging of our election but rather the decision by law enforcement to investigate it.
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Biden signals to aides that he would serve only a single term — Former Vice President Joe Biden's top advisers and prominent Democrats outside the Biden campaign have recently revived a long-running debate whether Biden should publicly pledge to serve only one term, with Biden himself signaling …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Buttigieg Denies Youthful Indiscretion of Cutting Private Insurance Costs — Last night, Pete Buttigieg appeared on Rachel Maddow's program to deny what, incredibly, has become for the moment the most incendiary charge against his candidacy: As a young McKinsey employee …
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BuzzFeed News:
Pete Buttigieg's Campaign Said He Had Nothing To Do With A Canadian Bread Price-Fixing Scandal
Pete Buttigieg's Campaign Said He Had Nothing To Do With A Canadian Bread Price-Fixing Scandal
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Vox and The Guardian
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
What Pete Buttigieg Says He Did at McKinsey
What Pete Buttigieg Says He Did at McKinsey
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Buttigieg releases names of consulting clients
Buttigieg releases names of consulting clients
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Safia Samee Ali / NBC News:
Greta Thunberg is Time's 2019 Person of the Year — The 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden is Thunberg is the magazine's youngest choice ever to be named Person of the Year. — Greta Thunberg, the soft-spoken Swedish teen who became a global conscience for climate change and environmental activism …
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The Federalist, Raw Story, Mediaite, Common Dreams, Axios and American Greatness
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
TIME Set to Name Whistleblower, Impeachment Witnesses ‘Person of the Year’
TIME Set to Name Whistleblower, Impeachment Witnesses ‘Person of the Year’
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Redstate, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
The Guardian:
Boris Johnson ‘hides in a fridge’ to avoid Piers Morgan interview — Tory aide swears at Good Morning Britain producer who approached PM during pre-dawn visit to dairy — Play Video — Boris Johnson retreated into a fridge as he sought to avoid a TV interview, amid rattled nerves at CCHQ over a narrowing in the opinion polls.
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Jennifer Hassan / Washington Post:
Boris Johnson accused of hiding in fridge in order to avoid interview with Piers Morgan
Boris Johnson accused of hiding in fridge in order to avoid interview with Piers Morgan
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Contemptor and Deseret News
Talia Shadwell / Mirror.co.uk:
Boris Johnson hides in fridge to avoid questions as aide swears at GMB reporter
Boris Johnson hides in fridge to avoid questions as aide swears at GMB reporter
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Bloomberg
Aaron Couch / Hollywood Reporter:
Thanos Creator Feels “Violated” After Trump Campaign's ‘Avengers’ Ad — “These are sad and strange times we are going through,” says Jim Starlin of the video that replaces the ‘Endgame’ villain with the president. — In the climax of Avengers: Endgame, the chief villain Thanos utters the now-famous line …
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Washington Post, The Guardian, Washington Free Beacon, io9, PJ Media Home, Twitchy and IJR
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New York Times:
Trump Pays $2 Million to 8 Charities for Misuse of Foundation — Under a settlement, the president admitted he had used his charity to bolster his campaign and settle business debts. — President Trump has paid $2 million to eight charities as part of a settlement in which the president admitted …
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Axios
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ProPublica:
Donald Trump Jr. Went to Mongolia, Got Special Treatment From the Government and Killed an Endangered Sheep — During a summer 2019 hunting trip, Donald Trump Jr. killed a rare argali sheep. The Mongolian government issued him a hunting permit retroactively and he met with the country's president.
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VICE and Political Wire
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Two Cheers for the Articles of Impeachment — There are notable virtues to the two articles impeachment rolled out by the Democrats yesterday. — They are concise and narrowly focused on Donald J. Trump's abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. As our friends at Lawfare note, “It uses no Latin terms.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Impeachment is a ‘pattern and practice’ case
Impeachment is a ‘pattern and practice’ case
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The Hill and Associated Press
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Why Democrats sidelined Mueller in impeachment articles
Why Democrats sidelined Mueller in impeachment articles
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Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Trump's speech in Hershey revealed a presidency off the rails — It was one of his ugliest rallies yet — and put the stakes of 2020 in sharp relief. — As House Democrats prepare to vote on articles of impeachment related to his alleged abuse of power and obstruction of Congress …
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IJR, Law & Crime and POLITICUSUSA
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Cory Turner / NPR:
Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Dept. Findings On Defrauded Student Borrowers — Audio will be available later today. — These borrowers — more than 200,000 of them — say some for-profit colleges lied to them about their job prospects and the transferability of credits.
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The American Independent, Raw Story and The Hill
Francis X. Rocca / Wall Street Journal:
Vatican Uses Donations for the Poor to Plug Its Budget Deficit — Only 10% of donations to the Peter's Pence collection go to charitable works — VATICAN CITY—Every year, Catholics around the world donate tens of millions of dollars to the pope. Bishops exhort the faithful to support …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator blocks bill aimed at preventing Russia election meddling — Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to pass legislation meant to prevent Russia and other countries from interfering in elections. — Crapo's move came after Sen. Chris Van Hollen …
Anthony Brooks / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Buttigieg, Biden Top N.H. Primary Race, While Warren's Support Slips — Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former Vice President Joe Biden are leading the crowded Democratic presidential primary race in New Hampshire, according to a new WBUR poll.
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Fox News, National Review, Washington Post and Washington Times
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Kelly leads McSally in Arizona Senate race: poll — Retired astronaut Mark Kelly (D) leads Sen. Martha McSally (R) by a narrow 3-point margin in Arizona, a state critical to Democratic chances of recapturing the Senate in the 2020 elections, according to a new poll.
The Week:
Mr X: mystery tycoon accused of rape and sexual assault — One of Britain's wealthiest men is being investigated by police over former employee's allegations — Police have launched an investigation into allegations of rape and sexual assault against a multimillionaire tycoon who can be referred to only as Mr X.
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
Fox News Is Now a Threat to National Security — The network's furthering of lies from foreign adversaries and flagrant disregard for the truth have gotten downright dangerous. — Monday's split-screen drama, as the House Judiciary Committee weighed impeachment charges against President Trump …
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Raw Story
Adam Carlson / People.com:
Michelle Obama Talks Bond with George W. Bush After Controversy Over Him Sitting with Ellen: ‘Our Values Are the Same’ — “We disagree on policy, but we don't disagree on humanity,” Obama said of Bush, to whom she's grown closer over the years — Twitter controversies aside …
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The Daily Caller, UPI and Page Six
Emily Flitter / New York Times:
This Is What Racism Sounds Like in the Banking Industry — A JPMorgan employee and a customer secretly recorded their conversations with bank employees. — Jimmy Kennedy earned $13 million during his nine-year career as a player in the National Football League.
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New York Post
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Bombshell Afghanistan Report Lands With Thud On Capitol Hill — Lawmakers said they remain unaware of the revelations on how the government misled the public about the prolonged conflict. — WASHINGTON ― A bombshell report detailing how successive U.S. administrations misled the public …
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