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Gerrard Kaonga / Daily Express:
WATCH Terrifying moment Iran unveils red flag at Mosque warning of severe battle to come — IRAN has issued a terrifying warning to the US as it raised a red flag over the Holy Dome Jamkarān Mosque as a symbol of a severe battle to come. — Iran and US tensions are at an all-time high following …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox's Tucker Carlson breaks with colleagues and criticizes Trump's strike on Iranian general — New York (CNN Business)On Friday afternoon President Trump praised Tucker Carlson along with other conservative Fox News stars. “We have great people,” Trump said.
Associated Press:
Iran general steps out of Soleimani's shadow to lead proxies — This undated photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, shows Maj. Gen. Esmail Ghaani. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei later on Friday appointed Qassem Soleimani's deputy …
Public Radio International:
Gen. Petraeus on Qasem Soleimani's killing: 'It's impossible to overstate the significance' — Listen to the story. — The United States is sending nearly 3,000 additional troops to the Middle East from the 82nd Airborne Division as a precaution amid rising threats to American forces in the region, the Pentagon said on Friday.
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
The White House has formally notified Congress of the Soleimani strike — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —The White House delivered to Capitol Hill on Saturday a formal notification of the drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani as required under the War Powers Act, according …
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Reuters:
Inside the plot by Iran's Soleimani to attack U.S. forces in Iraq — (Reuters) - In mid-October, Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani met with his Iraqi Shi'ite militia allies at a villa on the banks of the Tigris River, looking across at the U.S. embassy complex in Baghdad.
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CNN:
Trump administration warns Congress Iran could retaliate against US ‘within weeks’
Trump administration warns Congress Iran could retaliate against US ‘within weeks’
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Associated Press:
From resort amid palm trees, Trump settled on Iran strike
From resort amid palm trees, Trump settled on Iran strike
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Vanessa Allen / Daily Mail:
Tracked for years...wiped out by a drone: How Qassem Soleimani was targeted by 230mph laser …
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
On foreign policy, Trump flouts risks that gave others pause
On foreign policy, Trump flouts risks that gave others pause
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Grace Hauck / USA Today:
Protests planned across US to condemn Trump administration actions in Iraq, Iran
Protests planned across US to condemn Trump administration actions in Iraq, Iran
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
More than 70 protests planned across US against Soleimani strike
More than 70 protests planned across US against Soleimani strike
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Washington Post:
Trump plunges toward the kind of Middle Eastern conflict he pledged to avoid
Trump plunges toward the kind of Middle Eastern conflict he pledged to avoid
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Christopher Bedford / The Federalist:
Killing Soleimani Was The Right Move, And Shows Precisely Why It's Time To Leave Iraq
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump repeatedly claimed in 2011 and 2012 that Obama would start a war with Iran to win reelection
Trump repeatedly claimed in 2011 and 2012 that Obama would start a war with Iran to win reelection
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Trump Kills Iran's Most Overrated Warrior
Trump Kills Iran's Most Overrated Warrior
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Melissa Etehad / Los Angeles Times:
Pence falsely links Iranian general to 9/11 attacks — On Friday afternoon, Vice President Mike Pence took to Twitter to justify the targeted U.S. attack that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Suleimani. — But scholars say his tweets contain several inaccuracies, including an allegation …
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Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
The Dangers Posed by the Killing of Qassem Suleimani — The killing of Qassem Suleimani, the Iranian commander targeted by an American strike Thursday night, is the most consequential act taken against the regime in Tehran in thirty years—even if we don't know what those consequences will be.
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Pence Links Suleimani to 9/11. The Public Record Doesn't Back Him.
Pence Links Suleimani to 9/11. The Public Record Doesn't Back Him.
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Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
Fresh Cambridge Analytica leak ‘shows global manipulation is out of control’ — Company's work in 68 countries laid bare with release of more than 100,000 documents — An explosive leak of tens of thousands of documents from the defunct data firm Cambridge Analytica is set to expose …
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Trump children are 2 of the top 4 choices for Republicans in 2024 — Ready to skip 2020 and go straight to 2024? In a new SurveyMonkey poll, Republican voters chose children of President Trump — Don Jr. and Ivanka — as two of the top four picks for president in five years.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump among top Republican picks for 2024
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Terry Gilliam faces backlash after labeling #MeToo a ‘witch-hunt’ — Director told the Independent he was ‘tired, as a white male, of being blamed for everything that is wrong with the world’ — The director Terry Gilliam has invited renewed backlash after repeating his claim that he is a …
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Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
New York Dangled Extra Incentives in Initial Bid to Lure Amazon HQ2 — E-commerce retailer was offered $800 million more in tax credits and grants than previously known
Jacob Stolworthy / The Independent:
Meat Loaf says Greta Thunberg has been brainwashed into thinking climate change is real — The singer thinks the activist has ‘been forced’ into her beliefs — Rock musician Meat Loaf thinks Greta Thunberg has been brainwashed into thinking climate change is real.
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
QAnon Believer Teamed Up With Conspiracy Theorists to Plot Kidnapping, Police Say — Conspiracy theorist Cynthia Abcug allegedly predicted that “Satan worshipers” would be killed in a raid by QAnon believers. — Colorado mother Cynthia Abcug became an unlikely star on the fringe right …
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
China Replaces Its Top Representative in Hong Kong With an Enforcer — After months of protests and an electoral defeat for pro-Beijing political parties, an official with a record of difficult assignments is on the way. — BEIJING — The Chinese government abruptly replaced its top representative …
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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
The Other Reason Republicans Won't Cross Trump — If President Donald Trump is booted from office, the catalyst looks certain to be the November election, not impeachment. The Senate has yet to convene an impeachment trial, and the recent killing of an Iranian general could further complicate lawmakers' timing.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump briefed Graham on airstrike, but kept Dems in the dark
Trump briefed Graham on airstrike, but kept Dems in the dark
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Chloe Melas / CNN:
Harvey Weinstein addresses his pending criminal trial — Harvey Weinstein's attorney on his defense — (CNN)Days away from the start of a criminal trial at the center of the #MeToo movement and a potential conviction that could send him to prison for decades, Harvey Weinstein is addressing …