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2:10 AM ET, August 26, 2016

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Jeet Heer / New Republic:
The University of Chicago is attacking academic freedom.  —  Jay Ellison, dean of students, has sent a letter to the incoming class of 2020 outlining the school's policy on academic freedom: … Ellison's letter is a perverse document.  It's very much like the French Burkini ban …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Rush Limbaugh Literally Can't Stop Laughing at the Plight Of Ann Coulter  —  Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh fell into a fit of laughter Thursday while telling his listeners about how Donald Trump had somehow managed to convince his loyal followers to support amnesty just before Ann Coulter's book came out.
Discussion: RedState
Dyno Rush / dailyrushbo.com:
Limbaugh CRACKS UP!  Who Knew It Would Be Trump That Converts GOP Base On Amnesty!  —  RUSH: Could you imagine what it's like to be Jeb Bush today?  Who knew — (laughing) I'm sorry, folks.  “She's a bigot!”  Who knew.  First they tried Marco Rubio.  They tried the Gang of Eight.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Coulter mocks Trump's immigration muddle
Breitbart:
Milo To Hillary: ‘You Did This’  —  Reacting to Hillary Clinton's speech today, Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, two of whose headlines were denounced by the pearl-clutching Democratic nominee during her speech in Reno today, said it was Clinton and her brand of politics who are responsible for the rise of the alt-right.
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Cassandra Fairbanks / We Are Change:
4Chan Poster Gloriously Interrupts Clinton Alt-Right Speech  —  As Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton gave a speech in Reno, attempting to smear the millions of people who support her opponent Donald Trump as racist monsters — 4chan was in the building to gloriously troll the low-energy event.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Keegan Hankes / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Whose Alt-Right Is It Anyway?  —  Hours before Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is scheduled to deliver a speech in Reno, Nev., slamming Donald Trump for his connections to the Alt-Right, the racist core leadership of the ideology is collectively tripping over itself trying to take credit for its unexpected success.
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Says ‘Radical Fringe’ Is Taking Over G.O.P. Under Donald Trump
Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Trump: ‘Hillary Clinton Is a Bigot’
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump hits back at Clinton: ‘Shame on you’
Discussion: ABC News
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Trump campaign CEO once charged in domestic violence case  —  Stephen K. Bannon, the new CEO of the Donald Trump campaign, was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, battery and dissuading a witness following an incident in early January 1996, though the case was ultimately dismissed …
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New York Post:
Trump campaign CEO accused in divorce papers of attacking wife  —  More On:  —  The man hired to remake Donald Trump's image roughed up and threatened his wife during their marriage, she claimed in court documents obtained by The Post.  —  Stephen K. Bannon, the new CEO of the Trump campaign …
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Trump: No legal status for undocumented immigrants  —  Donald Trump ruled out Thursday a pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants in the United States, walking back comments he made earlier this week in which he appeared open to the idea.
Discussion: The Week and National Review
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
CNN erupts in laughter as Katrina Pierson pushes a bizarre defense of Trump's immigration flip-flop
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
RNC Chair: Deporting 12 Million People Not Practical, Legalization “The Proper Route”
Discussion: Hot Air
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Donald Trump Openly Weighs a Massive Immigration Reversal
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Texas elector threatens not to vote Trump  —  Chris Suprun is a member of the Electoral College from Texas, a state the GOP can reliably count on to deliver votes every four years to the Republican presidential nominee.  —  But this year, with Donald Trump sitting atop the ticket …
Discussion: Mediaite and ballot-access.org
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Cory Zurowski / City Pages:
Republican Party of Minnesota forgot to put Donald Trump on Minnesota ballot, scrambling to fix it  —  The Republican Party of Minnesota finds itself in a pickle.  —  It's their fault.  —  Earlier this year at the state Republican convention in Duluth, the party picked its 10 electoral college voters.
Jerry Mitchell / The Clarion Ledger:
Two nuns fatally stabbed in Mississippi  —  Authorities are investigating the brutal killings of two nuns that were reportedly stabbed to death at their home in Holmes County.  —  Sister Paula Merrill, a nurse practitioner with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky, and Sister Margaret Held …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
This Princeton health economist thinks Obamacare's marketplaces are doomed  —  I've spent the past week talking to lots of health care experts and economists about the future of the Affordable Care Act.  Of all the people I spoke with, Princeton University health economist Uwe Reinhardt offered …
Discussion: Hot Air, Viking Pundit and Power Line
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Lisa Schencker / Chicago Tribune:
Illinois Obamacare rates could soar as state submits insurance premium increases to feds
Discussion: Hot Air
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
What we know about the charitable giving by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump  —  In recent weeks, the presidential campaign has been dominated by stories about the charitable efforts — or lack thereof — of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.  —  So what do we know about Trump and Clinton's approaches …
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Max J. Rosenthal / Mother Jones:
Trump Attacks Hillary's “Criminal” Foundation, Forgets He Donated $110,000 to It
Discussion: Breitbart
Arkansas Online:
Clinton Inc., at home and abroad
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
‘I lost.  The ni**er won’: Alabama GOP mayor gets racist on Facebook after losing to black candidate  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  The Republican mayor of Midland City, Alabama got nasty on Facebook after losing her seat to a black candidate in this week's mayoral election.
KRQE-TV:
Hundreds gather at vigils for Victoria Martens  —  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - The community is left shaken; meanwhile, parents are grappling with how to explain to their kids after the tragic death of one of their classmates and friend, Victoria Marten.  —  Victoria had just started the fourth grade at Petroglyph Elementary School.
Discussion: KTLA and WTVR-TV
Eleanor Ainge Roy / Guardian:
Woman survives month in New Zealand mountains after partner died on hike  —  Czech hiker tells police she stayed in a remote cabin after partner fell to his death on Routeburn track in the South Island  —  A Czech woman found alive in a remote mountain cabin in New Zealand has told police …
Discussion: WTVR-TV
Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
Apple Software Vulnerability Is Linked to Intrusions  —  SAN FRANCISCO — One of the world's most evasive digital arms dealers is believed to have been taking advantage of three security vulnerabilities in popular Apple products in its efforts to spy on dissidents and journalists.
Politico:
Transcript: Hillary Clinton's full remarks in Reno, Nevada  —  Hillary Clinton Remarks as Prepared for Delivery - Reno, Nevada  —  Thank you, Reno!  It's great to be back in Nevada...  My original plan for this visit was to focus on our agenda to help small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Exclusive: Ed Henry returning to Fox News  —  Ed Henry will be returning to Fox News after an almost a four-month absence from the airwaves.  —  The Hill hears that Henry will return to the network this Monday.  The 45-year-old will do general assignment reporting and will no longer be the network's chief White House correspondent.
Discussion: Mediaite, Politico and TVNewser
 
 
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
After Ailes, Fox News Has a New Crisis: Can It Keep Megyn Kelly?
Bloomberg:
Apple Plans iPhone for Japan With Tap-to-Pay for Subways
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Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Lawsuit alleging excessive force by LAPD at black USC student party settled for $450,000
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
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John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
Hillary's Secret Kremlin Connection Is Quickly Unraveling
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Chris Bundgaard / WKRN-TV:
Soldier arrested after 2 shots fired at Fort Campbell airfield
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Scott Thistle / The Portland Press Herald:
LePage stands by his racially charged statements about drug dealers coming to Maine
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Gold nugget weighing more than 4kg found in Central Victoria
James Wilkinson / Daily Mail:
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange claims he is about to release ‘significant’ …
James Rogers / Fox News:
Crusader-era hand grenade surprises archaeologists
Discussion: Bearing Arms
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Rachel Maddow's fascinating duel with Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, annotated
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