memeorandum: U.S. Officials Defend Integrity of Vote, Despite Hacking Fears (David E. Sanger/New York Times)

9:25 AM ET, November 26, 2016

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Anthony DePalma / New York Times:

Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90 — Mr. Castro brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere, bedeviled 11 American presidents and briefly pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war. — Fidel Castro, the fiery apostle of revolution who brought the Cold War …

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BBC:

Cuba's Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90 — Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, state TV has announced. — It provided no further details. — Fidel Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century …

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Glenn Garvin / miamiherald:

Fidel Castro is dead — Fidel Castro, who towered over his Caribbean island for nearly five decades, a shaggy-bearded figure in combat fatigues whose long shadow spread across Latin America and the world, is dead at age 90. His brother Raul announcedthe death late Friday night.

New York Times:
In Havana, Castro's Death Lays Bare a Generation Gap

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Talking Points Memo:
Fidel Castro Dead at 90

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Washington Post:
Fidel Castro, Cuban dictator, dies at 90

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Amie Parnes / The Hill:

Obama urged Clinton to concede on election night — to persuade her to concede the White House on election night, according to a forthcoming book on Clinton's defeat. — Authors Amie Parnes, The Hill's senior White House correspondent, and Jonathan Allen cite three Clintonworld sources familiar …

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Rmagney / The Wisconsin Elections Commission:

Wisconsin Elections Commission Receives Two Presidential Election Recount Petitions — MADISON, WI - The Wisconsin Elections Commission today received two recount petitions from the Jill Stein for President Campaign and from Rocky Roque De La Fuente, Administrator Michael Haas announced.

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:

U.S. Officials Defend Integrity of Vote, Despite Hacking Fears — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said on Friday that despite Russian attempts to undermine the presidential election, it has concluded that the results “accurately reflect the will of the American people.”

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Michael Gerstein / Detroit News:

Mich. readies for presidential recount as cutoff looms — Lansing — Elections officials are preparing for a possible presidential election recount in Michigan that could begin as soon as next week, state Director of Elections Chris Thomas said Friday. — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein …

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Rachel Stockman / Law News:

Jill Stein Can't ‘Guarantee’ Money Will Go to Recount, Changes $$$ Goal — Before you donate to Green Party candidate Jill Stein's effort to demand a recount in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, you may want to read the fine print on her website. So far, she has raised $4.8 million …

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Historic recount will have to move quickly

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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Green Party files for Wisconsin recount, audit

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The Independent:

CNN denies airing 30 minutes of hardcore porn — CNN denied airing 30 minutes of inappropriate content on Thursday night after initially blaming local cable television provider RCN for the mishap, the network clarified on Friday. “The RCN cable operator in Boston aired inappropriate content …

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Variety:
CORRECTED: CNN, RCN Deny Reports of Porn Airing on Channel in Boston

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Mary-Ann Russon / International Business Times:
Oops! CNN's Boston TV channel accidentally broadcasts 30 minutes of hardcore porn

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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:

Trump supporter calls passengers ‘Hillary b— es’ during rant on plane — supporter yelled at fellow passengers on a Delta flight on Tuesday night, calling some people “Hillary bitches.” — “Didn't take long to notice that I'm back in 'Merica...,” a Facebook user captioned the 45-second video.

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Daily Mail:
‘We got some Hillary b****es on here?’ …

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Madeline Schmitt / KRQE-TV:

Picture captures person accosting woman wearing hijab at Smith's — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - It was an unpleasant experience for Smith's shoppers in Albuquerque Wednesday morning, particularly for a woman wearing a hijab, when another customer accosted her.

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Eric Chenoweth / Washington Post:

Americans keep looking away from the election's most alarming story — Eric Chenoweth is co-director of the Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe. — In assessing Donald Trump's presidential victory, Americans continue to look away from this election's most alarming story …

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Harold Pollack / The Reality-Based Community:

The Democrats' biggest mistakes — Over Twitter, Kevin Drum asked me to identify the Democrats' three biggest mistakes. … I have mixed feelings about answering that question. When a comprehensively dishonorable and unfit demagogue ascends to the presidency, all the traditional gatekeepers …

Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:

Trump's presidency, overseas business deals and relations with foreign governments could all become intertwined — Days after Donald Trump's election victory, a news agency in the former Soviet republic of Georgia reported that a long-stalled plan for a Trump-branded tower in a seaside Georgian resort town was now back on track.

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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Can the Democratic Party rise again? Yes — and here's the first big thing to watch. — If you care about whether the Democratic Party can rebuild itself anytime soon out of the smoking wreckage left behind by the disastrous 2016 elections, something very important is happening a lot sooner than you think.

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Dan Evon / New Urban Legends:

Ivanka Trump Said If Donald Trump Wasn't Her Father, She Would ‘Mace’ Him? — A quote purportedly from Donald Trump's daughter actually seems to have originated in a comedy bit. — CLAIM: Ivanka Trump said that she would “mace” her “father” during an appearance on a talk show. — FALSE

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Washington Times:

Author dies after diagnosing himself with ‘Post-Trump Stress Disorder’ — Acclaimed author Jeff Gillenkirk died of a heart attack this week, two days after publication of his final article, “The New PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder.” — Gillenkirk, 67, suffered the heart attack Tuesday …

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