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1:15 AM ET, April 24, 2016

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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump's ‘System Is Rigged’ Argument Is Working  —  Donald Trump has had a good run of numbers lately.  While his victory in New York this week was expected, he got 60 percent of the vote, more than the roughly 55 percent projected by the polls.  He appears headed for victories in Maryland and Pennsylvania, which vote on Tuesday.
Discussion: New York Times and Hullabaloo
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Associated Press:
Trumps tells Connecticut voters he's “not toning it down”  —  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A confident Donald Trump told supporters on Saturday that he's not changing his pitch to voters, a day after his chief adviser assured Republican officials their party's front-runner would show more restraint while campaigning.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
‘Never Trump’ groups collide with Kasich, Cruz  —  The anti-Trump movement is at odds with Ted Cruz  —  and John Kasich over how to stop Donald Trump  —  In interviews and strategy memos, operatives aligned with the anti-Trump movement have outlined a roadmap for how to block Trump …
Lesley Clark / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Rigged process?  Wait till Trump sees how Pennsylvania picks delegates  —  Voters admit they don't understand the way the Keystone State GOP chooses delegates  —  The campaigns seem adrift also in trying to explain a convoluted process  —  Which candidate do the people on the ballot favor?
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:   Ann Coulter Said She Hates The ‘New’ Donald Trump
Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:   Trump asks Kasich to change spelling of his name
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
New Trump or Old Trump, GOP leaders remain conflicted ahead of Cleveland
Discussion: ABC News
Philip Elliott / TIME:
Donald Trump Tones Down the Bombast on the Campaign Trail
Discussion: Gothamist and Washington Times
Susan Haigh / Associated Press:   Trump Tells Connecticut Voters He's ‘Not Toning It Down’
T.A. Frank / Vanity Fair:   Has Hillary Clinton Outstayed Her Welcome?
Kristen East / Politico:
Charles Koch: 'It's possible' Clinton is preferable to a Republican for president  —  Billionaire businessman Charles Koch said in an interview airing Sunday that “it's possible” another Clinton in the White House could be better than having a Republican president.
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:   Charles Koch: 'It's possible' Clinton would be better president than a Republican
Kimberly Richardson Updated / WSB-TV:
Police in riot gear as hundreds clash at Stone Mountain  —  Stone Mountain State Park has closed due to hundreds of protesters currently clashing for competing rallies.  —  We'll take you LIVE inside the rallies and protests on Channel 2 Action News at 6.  —  The park released the following statement:
Discussion: Tools of Renewal and Infowars
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Reactionary Mind  —  OVER the last year, America's professional intelligentsia has been placed under the microscope in several interesting ways.  —  First, a group of prominent social psychologists released a paper quantifying and criticizing their field's overwhelming left-wing tilt.
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Prince's former drug dealer tells how the legend spent $40,000 at a time on six-month supplies of Dilaudid pills and Fentanyl patches - highly addictive opioid pain killers - for 25 years  — Prince's former drug dealer, who asked to be named only as Doctor D …
Discussion: AOL
Harris Wofford / New York Times:
Finding Love Again, This Time With a Man  —  AT age 70, I did not imagine that I would fall in love again and remarry.  But the past 20 years have made my life a story of two great loves.  —  On Jan. 3, 1996, the telephone rang just before midnight, interrupting the silence of the hospital room.
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
In College Roommate David Panton, Ted Cruz Finds Unwavering Support  —  On a break during a business trip to Washington last year, David Panton hailed a cab to take him to the Capitol.  He told the driver he was going to see the Texas senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz.
The Huffington Post:
Female Ted Cruz Lookalike Agrees To Do Porn For $10,000  —  Her boyfriend — and future costar — is proud: “She's more famous than Madonna!”  —  Last Sunday, Searcy Hayes was an unknown 21-year-old from Natchez, Mississippi.  —  By Monday night, she was a viral sensation after viewers …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump aide accused of bullying Delaware GOP for delegates  —  When Donald Trump's campaign dispatched Joe Uddo, a former Ben Carson aide, to Delaware last week, he had a mission: twist a few arms to get Trump supporters into the state's delegation to the national convention.
CBS News:
Heavy teen marijuana use may cut life short by 60  —  Heavy marijuana use in the late teen years puts men at a higher risk for death by age 60, a new long-term study suggests.  —  Swedish researchers analyzed the records of more than 45,000 men beginning in 1969 and 1970.
Discussion: National Review
USA Today:
Ohio killings: 8 bodies, 4 crime scenes, 1 mystery  —  8 people are dead in what police are calling ‘execution-style’ shootings in 4 separate rural Ohio homes.  Three young children survived the shootings.  —  The search continues for the person who killed eight members of one family …
Tina Sfondeles / Chicago Sun Times:
Tom DeLay, ex-CIA chief, pols write judge praising Dennis Hastert  —  Federal prosecutors portray former House Speaker Dennis Hastert as a serial child molester who agreed to pay millions to cover up his shameful secrets — but former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay describes him as a man of …
Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Obama tells young activists: Be willing to compromise  —  President Obama on Saturday told a London town hall that young activists should be realistic and willing to look for common ground with the other side.  —  “You can't just keep on yelling at them,” Obama said, according to the Associated Press.
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Obama tackles a question on rights for those who claim no gender
Discussion: Washington Blade and Politico
 
 
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Aya Takada / Bloomberg:
Japan's Next Generation of Farmers Could Be Robots
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Marylanders Want Legislature to Go Further on Minimum Wage; Baltimore Voters Back Proposed $15/Hour Law
Discussion: ProFootballTalk
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump leads in California, Clinton-Sanders in close race
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Vox
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Scientific silencers on the left are trying to shut down climate skepticism
Discussion: Cafe HayekCafe Hayek
Agence France-Presse:
Bangladesh professor hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Friendly Atheist
Ryan Felton / Guardian:
Prince cremated as death baffles those who witnessed a clean life
Discussion: theGrio
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Julie Makinen / Los Angeles Times:
Apple's iBooks, iTunes Movies mysteriously suspended in China; customers want refunds
Mjmontone / CBS New York:
Study: ‘Toxic Friendships’ Can Lead To Serious Health Problems
Discussion: Infowars
Don Melvin / CNN:
North Korea launches missile from submarine, South Korea says
The Hill:
Five internet powerbrokers who could shape the election
Tampa Bay Times:
Supreme Court blocks 24-hour abortion waiting period
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

 
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