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1:55 AM ET, August 25, 2016

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Kristinn Taylor / The Gateway Pundit:
GOP FAIL: Donald Trump Not Listed on Minnesota Ballot  —  Just days after his supporters and motorcade were attacked by protesters in Minneapolis at a GOP fundraiser, the Minnesota Republican party has not submitted the names of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and his vice presidential nominee Mike Pence …
Discussion: Capitol View
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Allan Smith / Business Insider:
‘Never Trump’ presidential candidate: Sources have told me Trump ‘hides in his apartment’ and they're ‘frustrated’  —  Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin told Business Insider in a Wednesday interview that members of Republican nominee Donald Trump's campaign have told …
Jorge Ramos / TIME:
Judgment Day Is Coming For Those Who Stay Silent on Donald Trump  —  Jorge Ramos, a TIME 100 honoree, is the author of the upcoming book Take A Stand and a news anchor for Univision and Fusion.  —  It doesn't matter who you are—a journalist, a politician or a voter—we'll all be judged by how we responded to Donald Trump.
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Trump Campaign Manager: We're Actually Winning Right Now, Because of ‘Undercover Trump Voters’
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Donald Trump Hanging on to Slim Lead in Arizona, New Poll Shows
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The AP's big exposé on Hillary meeting with Clinton Foundation donors is a mess  —  Tuesday afternoon, Stephen Braun and Eileen Sullivan of the Associated Press released the results of a review of State Department appointment data that they used to make some striking claims about Hillary Clinton's schedule as secretary of state.
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Yes, Politics Is Sort of a Grubby Business  —  I've been genuinely confused about the whole Foundationgate thing.  Did big donors to the Clinton Foundation get extra special access to Hillary Clinton when she was Secretary of State?  By all the evidence, no. They may have tried to get access, but for the most part they didn't.
Fox News:
Watchdog: Clinton finance director was ‘middle’ man between foundation, State
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Team Cruz on Trump's immigration shift: Told you so  —  As Donald Trump soft-pedals his once-hard-line immigration rhetoric, supporters of his vanquished primary foe Ted Cruz have one message for Republican voters: We told you so.  —  Cruz spent the final months of his unsuccessful presidential …
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Ann Coulter Is Not Happy With Trump's Softening on Immigration  —  Author Ann Coulter, who is out promoting her new book In Trump We Trust, isn't happy about Trump's ever softening illegal immigration stance and is blaming consultants for the change.  —  “I think this is a mistake.
Discussion: RedState
Media Matters for America:
Sean Hannity Has Given Donald Trump $31 Million In Free Publicity  —  Fox News host Sean Hannity, who has been informally advising Donald Trump's presidential campaign while serving as its primary media cheerleader, has effectively turned his nightly prime-time show into Trump's second campaign headquarters.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump shifts on immigration: 'There's no amnesty, but we work with them'
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Carlo Allegri / National Review:
Trump Is Losing Pennsylvania and Closing His Path to the White House  —  The chance was there, but he has squandered it.  —  Donald Trump's presidential campaign slogs on, but he has effectively blown his chances at getting into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.  By failing to pivot through his convention …
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump gnaws at shorter leash  —  Donald Trump, after several straight days delivering a more scripted message, loosened the rhetorical shackles tightened by his new campaign manager and went off-script several times Wednesday afternoon, offering a more passionate but at times self-contradicting case for his candidacy.
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Brexit leader stumps for Trump: I wouldn't vote Clinton if she paid me … Nigel Farage, the politician behind Britain's vote to leave the European Union, bashed Hillary Clinton  —  and President Obama while speaking at a Donald Trump  —  rally Wednesday, drawing parallels between the historic vote and the upcoming U.S. election.
Discussion: ABC News
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Idrees Ali / Reuters:
Iran vessels make ‘high speed intercept’ of U.S. ship: U.S. official  —  Four of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vessels “harassed” a U.S. warship on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. defense official said, amid Washington's concerns about Iran's posture in the Gulf and in the Syrian civil war.
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Associated Press:
Navy Says Iranian Boats Harassed US Ship in Strait of Hormuz
Fox News:
Four Iranian vessels ‘harass’ US Navy ship in Strait of Hormuz, official says
Discussion: Mediaite
TMZ.com:
Nude Photos Released  —  Leslie Jones has been horribly violated by a hacker who got into her website and posted all of her identification, including driver's license and passport ... and naked photos.  —  Jones has been dogged by haters since “Ghostbusters” was released and she was the target of a slew of racist comments.
Discussion: Mashable and Guardian
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Elle Hunt / Guardian:
Fisherman hands in giant pearl he kept under the bed for 10 years  —  Enormous pearl thought to have come from a giant clam could be the biggest in the world and, if authenticated, is estimated to be worth more than $100m  —  A fisherman in the Philippines has kept what might …
Discussion: NPR, WGN-TV, The Week and Mashable
Nicola Davis / Guardian:
Discovery of potentially Earth-like planet Proxima b raises hopes for life  —  Thought to be at least 1.3 times mass of Earth, planet lies within ‘habitable’ zone of Proxima Centauri, raising hopes for life outside our solar system … The search for life outside our solar system has been brought …
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Trump Supporter Issues Threatening Message to GOP Nominee Live on the Air  —  A self-described Donald Trump supporter called into Glenn Beck's radio program on Wednesday and issued a threatening message to the Republican nominee.  —  The radio call turned “spooky” after “Nate” …
Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
U.N. report: Assad again used chemical weapons, defying Obama  —  Even after he supposedly turned over his entire stockpile of chemical weapons three years ago, Bashar Assad is still crossing Barack Obama's “red line,” a U.N. investigation has found.  —  U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Foreign Policy:
U.S. and Europe Say Assad May Have Kept Some Chemical Weapons
S.P. / The Economist explains:
Why the French keep trying to ban Islamic body wear  —  LIFEGUARDS in Australia wear them.  A mainstream British retailer sells a fashion version of them on the high street.  But the “burkini”, a body-covering swimsuit (named with the portmanteau of “burqa” and “bikini") …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Ben Quinn / Guardian:
French police make woman remove clothing on Nice beach following burkini ban
KTLA:
Touching Video of WWII Veteran Being Honored at L.A.-Area Home Goes Viral … Emotional video of a World War II veteran “having one of the best days of his life” after being honored by chief selects in front of his Gardena home recently has touched many people after being widely viewed and shared online.
WISH-TV:
Tornadoes strike Howard County, Red Cross opens shelter for victims  —  HOWARD COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) - A state of emergency was issued for Howard County Wednesday evening following eight tornado touchdowns.  —  The National Weather Service has stated the preliminary rating was an EF-3 in Kokomo and an EF-1 east of Crawfordsville.
 
 
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Michael Boren / Philly.com:
A fight over food, then fatal blows to a crying 2-year-old
Discussion: FOX31 Denver and KFOR-TV
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Trump's Lawyers Had a Very Good Summer
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Kate Klonick / Slate:
You'll Never Guess This One Crazy Thing Governs Online Speech
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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Description of Black America Is Offending Those Living in It
Discussion: Politicus USA and Eschaton
FOX40:
Local Bakery Facing Backlash Over Ken Doll Birthday Cake
Discussion: Raw Story and WGN-TV
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McCain rips major Trump donor, warns of future campaign finance scandals
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