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11:55 AM ET, May 16, 2015

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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 …
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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.
The White House:
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on Counter-ISIL Operation in Syria  —  Last night, at the President's direction, U.S. personnel based out of Iraq conducted an operation in al-Amr in eastern Syria to capture an ISIL senior leader known as Abu Sayyaf and his wife Umm Sayyaf.
James Alan Fox / USA Today:
Tsarnaev death expensive justice: James Fox  —  We don't need to kill to make a point.  —  After 10 grueling weeks of testimony, with over 100 witnesses taking the stand and over 700 exhibits being entered into the record, the long-anticipated verdict is finally in: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev …
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Boston Herald:
Jury sentences Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for marathon attack  —  Photo by:  —  AP file photo  —  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a jury ruled today, should be put to death.  —  A jury's ruling today to sentence marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death is “justice” and a warning Boston …
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Boston Marathon bomber sentenced to death
Discussion: ABC News, WPRI-TV, abc11.com and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Amtrak Train Possibly Hit Before Wreck  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Amtrak train that derailed Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring more than 200, may have been struck by an object before it careened off the tracks, an assistant conductor on the train told investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board.
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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.
Doug Hughes / Washington Post:
I flew a gyrocopter onto the Capitol Lawn to save our democracy  —  When I return to Washington for my arraignment in federal court this week, it will be by car, not gyrocopter.  My flying days are over, perhaps forever.  Accepting responsibility for my actions means I accept their consequences, which I always took seriously.
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: The Verge and Engadget
Bobby Blanchard / The Texas Tribune:
In Gay Marriage Battle, the Clock Beats Cecil Bell … When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act in 2013, ruling it unconstitutional to deny federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples, Rep. Cecil Bell Jr., R-Magnolia, found himself agreeing with Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obamas worth millions, disclosure forms reveal  —  President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama's assets total somewhere between $1.9 million and $6.9 million, according to financial disclosure forms released Friday by the White House.  —  The bulk of the Obamas' wealth is invested …
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Richard Rubin / Bloomberg Business:
Obamas' Net Worth as Much as $6.9 Million, U.S. Filing Says
Discussion: Hinterland Gazette
Ursula Halligan / The Irish Times:
Referendum led me to tell truth about myself  —  ‘For me, there was no first kiss; no wedding.  And until a short time ago no hope of these’  —  “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” - Martin Luther King.  —  I was a good Catholic girl …
Adam Chandler / The Atlantic:
The Final Posts of a Murdered Blogger  —  Earlier this week, as he left for work, Ananta Bijoy Das was ambushed by four masked men outside his home in Sylhet, Bangladesh.  Armed with machetes, the men—suspected Islamist militants—hacked Das to death in broad daylight on a busy street in the country's fifth-largest city.
 
 
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Megan Brilley / fox4kc.com:
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Wall Street Journal:
Clintons Received More Than $25 Million From Speeches Since January 2014
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
How Your Hometown Affects Your Chances of Marriage
Discussion: The Week and Gothamist
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
GOP chairman: No ObamaCare extension if court cripples law
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Jeb Bush sees Apple Watch as part of anti-Obamacare plan
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Hillary Wants the Power to Ban Books and Movies that Criticize Her
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Judith Miller And James O'Keefe Discuss Ethics In Journalism (VIDEO)
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Richard Deitsch / SI.com:
Bill Simmons will not appear again on ESPN platforms, including Grantland
Prri / Public Religion Research Institute:
Only One-third of Millennials Say They're Millennials
Discussion: The Week and Washington Post