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New York Times:
As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure — While senior officials argue the drone strike was warranted to prevent future attacks, some in the administration remain skeptical about the rationale for the attack. — WASHINGTON — In the chaotic days leading …
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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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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:
Trump says 52 targets already lined up if Iran retaliates — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit dozens of targets in the Islamic Republic “very fast and very hard” if it retaliates for the targeted killing of the head of Iran's elite Quds Force.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on White House's War Powers Act Notification of Hostilities Against Iran — San Francisco - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the White House notified the Congress of the initiation of hostilities against Iran, pursuant to the War Powers Act of 1973 …
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New York Times:
White House Notifies Congress of Suleimani Strike Under War Powers Act — The notification, required within 48 hours of introducing United States armed forces into hostilities, contained only classified information, a senior congressional aide said. — The White House sent Congress …
Associated Press:
From resort amid palm trees, Trump settled on Iran strike
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
On foreign policy, Trump flouts risks that gave others pause
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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’
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Public Radio International:
Gen. Petraeus on Qasem Soleimani's killing: 'It's impossible to overstate the significance'
Evan Semones / Politico:
Trump vows to target ‘52’ sites if Iran retaliates for Soleimani death
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Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
The Dangers Posed by the Killing of Qassem Suleimani
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Grace Hauck / USA Today:
Protests planned across US to condemn Trump administration actions in Iraq, Iran
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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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Kayla Epstein / Stamford Advocate:
Could the strike on an Iranian general trigger a draft? The Selective Service, explained. — In the hours since the Trump administration announced that the high-ranking Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani had been killed in a U.S. airstrike, Americans wondered: Does this mean war?
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Twitter slammed for letting Trump threaten to commit war crimes: 'He's using your network to start a war' — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was harshly criticized for allowing President Donald Trump to threaten to commit war crimes in Iran. — Conservative Charles Johnson, the founder …
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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 …
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iran's new Quds Force commander brings continuity to the post held by his slain predecessor — ISTANBUL — Just hours after a U.S. drone strike killed Iran's charismatic elite Quds Force commander in Baghdad early Friday, Tehran announced it had named a successor: the force's little-known deputy chief, Brig. Gen. Ismail Qaani.
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Rodney Jefferson / Yahoo Finance:
Fear Hits Tehran Over What Might Come Next
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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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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 …
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
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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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