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8:05 PM ET, May 16, 2015

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ISIS Official Killed in U.S. Raid in Syria, Pentagon Says — WASHINGTON — American Special Operations forces mounted a rare raid into eastern Syria early Saturday, killing a leader of the Islamic State and about a dozen militant fighters, as well as capturing his wife and freeing …

Discussion: The Atlantic, Slate, Reuters, Right Wing Watch and The Moderate Voice

CNN:

Story highlights — (CNN)U.S. Special Operations forces killed a senior ISIS commander during a daring raid intended to capture him in eastern Syria overnight Friday to Saturday, U.S. government officials said. — The ISIS commander, Abu Sayyaf, was killed after he fought capture in the raid at al-Omar …

Discussion: Guardian, National Journal, Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, CANNONFIRE, Mediaite, NBC News, Liberaland and Scared Monkeys

Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press:

US COMMANDOS KILL SENIOR IS COMMANDER IN SYRIA RAID — BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. commandos mounted a rare raid into eastern Syria overnight, killing a senior Islamic State commander in a firefight, capturing his wife and rescuing a Yazidi woman held as a slave, the Pentagon said Saturday.

Discussion: Infowars, Weasel Zippers and BizPac Review

The White House:
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on Counter-ISIL Operation in Syria

Discussion: Associated Press, Zero Hedge, Lawfare and BarbWire.com

Washington Post:
Senior ISIS leader killed in U.S. raid in Syria

Discussion: NO QUARTER USA NET and Business Insider

DoD:
Carter: Special Operations Troops Conduct Raid in Syria

Discussion: The Long War Journal

Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:

Peter Schweizer: ABC Should Redo Our Interview After Stephanopolous Admitted to Clinton Donations — In case you missed it yesterday, ABC News chief anchor and former Clinton White House communication advisor George Stephanopoulos admitted to donating $75,000 dollars to the Clinton Foundation …

Discussion: Ed Driscoll

Washington Post:
Clinton Foundation donors include dozens of media organizations, individuals

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Jonathan Allen / Vox:

Hillary Clinton personally took money from companies that sought to influence her — Almost a decade ago, as Hillary Clinton ran for re-election to the Senate on her way to seeking the presidency for the first time, the New York Times reported on her unusually close relationship with Corning, Inc., an upstate glass titan.

Discussion: Power Line, Liberal Values and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

New York Times:

Clintons Earned $30 Million in 16 Months, Report Shows — Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband made at least $30 million over the last 16 months, mainly from giving paid speeches to corporations, banks and other organizations, according to financial disclosure forms filed with federal elections officials on Friday.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, The PJ Tatler and Balloon Juice

Politico:
Bill and Hillary Clinton made roughly $25 million in speeches since 2014

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Benjamin Elgin / Bloomberg Business:

Oil CEO Wanted University Quake Scientists Dismissed: Dean's E-Mail — The billionaire CEO of Continental Resources told a dean at the University of Oklahoma that he wanted earthquake researchers dismissed — Oil tycoon Harold Hamm told a University of Oklahoma dean last year …

Discussion: Addicting Info, Raw Story, ThinkProgress and Fuel Fix

CNN:

Story highlights — (CNN)One of three conductors aboard the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia this week told investigators she heard the locomotive's engineer say the train had been struck by an object, National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt said Friday.

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New York Times:
Amtrak Train Possibly Hit Before Wreck

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Jorge Barrera / APTN National News:

Hacker told F.B.I. he made plane fly sideways after cracking entertainment system — (Screen grab from One World Labs founder and prominent hacker Chris Roberts during an appearance on Fox News) — APTN National News — A well-known U.S. hacker told F.B.I. agents he took momentary control …

Discussion: Business Insider, The Verge and Engadget

BBC:

Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's ex-leader, sentenced to death — Morsi has rejected the authority of the courts — An Egyptian court has pronounced death sentences on ousted president Mohammed Morsi and more than 100 other people over a mass prison break in 2011.

Discussion: Washington Post and 89.3 KPCC

Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:

Food industry braces for Obama trans fat ban — The FDA is expected to move toward eliminating an ingredient seen as a health risk. — The Obama administration is expected to all but ban trans fat in a final ruling that could drop as soon as next week, killing most uses of an ingredient …

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Hullabaloo

New York Times:

President Obama and the Gulf Arabs — Saudi Arabia is so angry at the emerging nuclear agreement between Iran and the major powers that it is threatening to develop its own nuclear capability — one more indication of the deep differences between the United States and the Persian Gulf Arab states …

Discussion: JustOneMinute, The White House, The Week and Guardian

Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:

POPE CALLS PALESTINIAN LEADER “ANGEL OF PEACE” DURING VISIT — VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis praised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as an “angel of peace” during a meeting Saturday at the Vatican that underscored the Holy See's warm relations with the Palestinians as it prepares …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Washington Times