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8:25 PM ET, August 18, 2016

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Peter Holley / Washington Post:
These protesters wanted to humiliate ‘Emperor’ Trump.  So they took off his clothes.  —  For much of the past year, Donald Trump proved uniquely untouchable, a political force of such mind-boggling invulnerability that he even bragged about attracting voters after hypothetically shooting someone on Fifth Avenue.
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TheDustyRebel / Gothamist:
Here's How NYers React To A Life-Size Naked Donald Trump Statue In Union Square  —  Someone has erected a statue of a naked Donald Trump in Union Square.  You can see it RIGHT NOW in real life.  [Update below, but it's gone now]  —  Anarchist collective INDECLINE appears to be behind the stunt …
Claire Voon / Hyperallergic:
Street Artists Erect Nude Sculpture of Donald Trump in New York's Union Square [UPDATED]  —  Today, Donald Trump stood nude in the center of Union Square.  Well, a life-size, clay sculpture of him — and wow, is it unforgiving.  Like Illma Gore's infamous portrait of the Republican presidential nominee come …
Simon Romero / New York Times:
Police Say Security Guard, Not Robber, Pointed Gun at Ryan Lochte  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — A security guard brandished a gun after American swimmers vandalized a gas station bathroom, Brazilian police officials said Thursday, illuminating many aspects of an incident that has spiraled …
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Matt Gutman / ABC News:
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Gawker.com to End Operations Next Week  —  After nearly fourteen years of operation, Gawker.com will be shutting down next week.  The decision to close Gawker comes days after Univision successfully bid $135 million for Gawker Media's six other websites, and four months after the Silicon …
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Peter Sterne / Politico:
Gawker.com to shut down next week
Discussion: RedState and New York Times
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons  —  The Justice Department plans to end its use of private prisons after officials concluded the facilities are both less safe and less effective at providing correctional services than those run by the government.
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump adviser accused of making anti-Semitic remarks  —  WASHINGTON  —  Allegations of anti-Semitism have surfaced against one of Donald Trump's foreign policy advisers, raising further questions about the guidance the Republican presidential nominee is receiving.
Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Breitbart editor planned secret anti-Trump campaign to take down reporter  —  After former Breitbart News reporter Michelle Fields turned against the right-wing news site in May, the site's Washington Political Editor Matt Boyle had an idea.  —  Breitbart has been a major booster …
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Clinton / Pew Research Center:
1. Voters' general election preferences  —  Currently, 41% of registered voters say they would vote for Hillary Clinton if the general election were held today, while 37% say they would vote for Donald Trump, 10% say they would vote for Gary Johnson and 4% say they would vote for Jill Stein.
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Clinton / Pew Research Center:
3. Views of the country and feelings about growing diversity
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
The Advocate:
Our Views: Vacation or not, a hurting Louisiana needs you now, President Obama … Homes are surrounded by water in the Manchac Harbor subdivision off LA-42.  Aerials of severe weather flooding in Ascension Parish on Monday August 15, 2016.  —  President Barack Obama speaks during the third …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
State Dept. confirms $400 million Iran payment conditioned on hostage release  —  Republicans are claiming vindication after the State Department confirmed on Thursday that the United States conditioned the release of a $400 million cash payment to Iran on the departure of American prisoners from Tehran.
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Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
US SAYS $400M PAYMENT WAS CONTINGENT ON RELEASE OF PRISONERS
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The Twitter Blog:
An update on our efforts to combat violent extremism  —  Earlier this year, we announced we had suspended more than 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 for violating our longtime prohibition on violent threats and the promotion of terrorism and shared the steps we are taking as a company to combat this content.
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Twitter Suspends 235,000 More Accounts Over Extremism
Emil Leong / The Twitter Blog:
New Ways to Control Your Experience on Twitter  —  We're introducing some new features that will give you more control over what you see and who you interact with on Twitter, rolling out to everyone in the coming days.  Here's what's new: … Notifications Settings  —  Don't want to see notifications from everyone?
Dana Hertneky / Oklahoma's Own:
Oklahoma Native American Says He Was Attacked Over Redskins Shirt  —  OKLAHOMA CITY -  —  An Oklahoma college student visiting Washington D.C. on a school trip, says he was beat up for wearing a Redskins Jersey.  And the person he got into a fight with was a White House official in charge of American Indian education.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and BizPac Review
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James Wilkinson / Daily Mail:
Obama policy adviser 'called autistic Native American man a “weetard” …
Discussion: The Federalist and Daily Wire
Dave Levinthal / NBC News:
How Bernie Sanders Avoided Disclosing His Personal Finances  —  Hillary Clinton Thanks Bernie Sanders 1:37  —  This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization in Washington, D.C.
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NBC News:   First Read: The One Way Trump's Shake-Up Makes Sense
Erin Kelly / USA Today:
House panel to probe FBI about whether Clinton perjured herself to Congress  —  WASHINGTON — A House panel will probe FBI officials next month over whether Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton perjured herself in testimony to Congress last year about her use of private email servers while she was secretary of state.
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
House to hold Clinton perjury hearing
Discussion: RedState and The PolitiStick
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Koch network cancels Rubio ads  —  The powerful donor network helmed by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch is canceling more than half a million dollars in Florida advertising designed to help Republican Marco Rubio  —  in his Senate race, according to Koch network spokesman James Davis.
Elle Hunt / Guardian:
Boy in the ambulance: shocking image emerges of Syrian child pulled from Aleppo rubble  —  Boy shown covered head to toe with dust was injured in airstrike on rebel-held district on Wednesday  —  Warning: this article contains images that readers may find distressing
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Joel Stein / TIME:
How Trolls Are Ruining the Internet  —  They're turning the web into a cesspool of aggression and violence.  What watching them is doing to the rest of us may be even worse  —  This story is not a good idea.  Not for society and certainly not for me.  Because what trolls feed on is attention.
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Sen. Sessions: Central Park Five Ad Shows Trump Has Always Believed In Law And Order  —  Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, a prominent surrogate for Republican nominee Donald Trump, says Trump's 1989 newspaper ads advocating the death penalty for five men of color accused of raping a jogger …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Crucial Pillar of Support, White Men, Shows Weakness  —  Donald J. Trump's support among white men, the linchpin of his presidential campaign, is showing surprising signs of weakness that could foreclose his only remaining path to victory in November.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Cruz's Image Among Republicans Tanks After GOP Convention  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Republicans' views of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz have gotten significantly worse since he refused to endorse Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention, with his favorable rating falling from 59% to 43%.
Discussion: Politico
Bloomberg:
Uber's First Self-Driving Fleet Arrives in Pittsburgh This Month  —  Near the end of 2014, Uber co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick flew to Pittsburgh on a mission: to hire dozens of the world's experts in autonomous vehicles.  The city is home to Carnegie Mellon University's …
Heidi Beirich / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Neo-Nazi Lawyer Represents Baltimore in Suit Over Wrongful Arrest and 19-Year Imprisonment of Black Man  —  Baltimore is at the epicenter of the national debate over police violence, particularly after last week's release of a Justice Department report documenting deep racial disparities in policing in the city.
 
 
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Salvador Rizzo / NorthJersey.com:
Judge in Newark blasts U.S. attorney for seeking light sentences in corruption cases
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
ABC News:
Clinton Calls on Trump to Release Tax Returns in New TV Ad
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
We Found Another One: Trump In '08 Said “Fantastic” Hillary Should've Been Obama's VP
Jon Reid / Morning Consult:
Most Immigrants Back Trump on Ideological Test, Poll Shows
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Court: Hobby Lobby ruling OKs some employment discrimination
Discussion: Human Rights Campaign
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
The Wild Beliefs of Ajamu Baraka, Jill Stein's Green Party Running Mate
Wall Street Journal:
‘Mystery Shoppers’ for Home Loans: CFPB Uses Undercover Techniques on Bank
Discussion: New York Times
 Earlier Items: 
Alexis Levinson / National Review:
Is Richard Burr Sailing into the Perfect Storm?
Discussion: Daily Wire
Ken Moritsugu / Associated Press:
BIDEN'S REMARK ON JAPAN CONSTITUTION RAISES EYEBROWS
Discussion: Hot Air
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Feingold says campaign infiltrated
Scott Dadich / Wired:
WIRED Endorses Optimism
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Clinton Rises to 348 Electoral Votes, Trump Drops to 190
Discussion: Politicus USA
Kevin Cole / Omaha World-Herald:
Omaha dad finds pot brownies, eats 4 of them, says mean things to cat
Discussion: Vox and Eater
 

 
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