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10:20 AM ET, April 14, 2017

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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
If Trump Fired Bannon, Would He Seek Revenge?  —  When Steve Bannon vacated a home in Florida in 2015, his landlord complained that an entire Jacuzzi had apparently been coated in acid.  After conservative media star Dana Loesch left Bannon's employ at Breitbart News in 2012 …
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Raw Story and Vox
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's got a new favorite Steve  —  President Donald Trump once affectionately called them “my two Steves,” a reference not only to their ideological kinship but to their central role in his administration.  —  But while Steve Bannon is on the ropes in Trump's fractious White House …
Discussion: ABC News
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
'People's hopes are dashed': Ex-Breitbart writer says Trump's nationalist fanbase is in despair  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  President Donald Trump has gone through some major reversals over the past week, including his decision to attack the government of Bashar al-Assad …
Madeline Conway / Politico:
Trump's base turns on him
Discussion: CBS Boston and Power Line
NBC News:
U.S. May Launch Strike If North Korea Reaches For Nuclear Trigger  —  The U.S. is prepared to launch a preemptive strike with conventional weapons against North Korea should officials become convinced that North Korea is about to follow through with a nuclear weapons test, multiple senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News.
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John Pomfret / Washington Post:   China is suddenly leaning on North Korea — and it might be thanks to Trump
Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Vice President Pence heads to Seoul as North Korea tensions flare
Discussion: The Slot
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, a Steep Learning Curve Leads to Policy Reversals  —  WASHINGTON — For President Trump, the road to changing his mind on China included a discussion with corporate executives in the State Dining Room of the White House in February.  When the conversation turned to China's currency …
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Within Trump's inner circle, a moderate voice captures the president's ear  —  As power struggles and ideological battles engulfed the White House, an unlikely player is exercising new influence on the direction of President Trump's administration.  —  Gary Cohn, a former Goldman Sachs president …
Discussion: CNN and Progress Pond
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Stealth caucus gains ground in Trump White House  —  In President Trump's White House, it's better to not be seen or heard — at least in public.  —  A cadre of Trump's top aides from New York City — economic adviser Gary Cohn, deputy national security adviser Dina Powell and Trump family members Ivanka …
Discussion: RedState
CNN:
36 ISIS fighters killed by US ‘mother of all bombs’: Afghan official  —  (CNN)In its second major display of military might in one week, the US dropped its most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS positions in a remote part of Afghanistan.  —  Afghan officials said 36 militants were killed …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Bombs Away!  —  One of the liberal media's themes these days …
Jee Lee / The Wellesley News:
Free speech is not violated at Wellesley  —  Many members of our community, including students, alumnae and faculty, have criticized the Wellesley community for becoming an environment where free speech is not allowed or is a violated right.  Many outside sources have painted us as a bunch …
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Why Do Democrats Feel Sorry for Hillary Clinton?  —  Every day, the incoherence deepens: He's going to cover “everyone,” but he's going to push 24 million people off their health insurance.  He's going to wipe out the debt, but his tax cuts and spending spree will add trillions to it.
Discussion: Liberal Values
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Donald Rodham Clinton
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
Dan Nowicki / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Jeff Flake weathers brutal, 2 1/2-hour Mesa town hall  —  The Arizona senator was battered with questions about Trump's proposed border wall; internet privacy; taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood; and his opposition to ‘Obamacare.’  —  U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake endured a brutal face …
John Follain / Bloomberg:
Le Pen Criticizes Trump for Changing His Mind on NATO  —  French candidate says administration may have swayed Trump  —  U.S. president said military alliance was “no longer obsolete”  —  French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said Friday U.S. President Donald …
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Tracy McNicoll / France 24:
Mélenchon: Far-leftist surges in French polls, shocking the frontrunners
Discussion: Samizdata
David French / National Review:
Trump's MOAB Drop Triggered a Tweet You Need to Read  —  I want you to read this tweet, sent after today's MOAB drop and written by an American patriot and a man I'm privileged to know, Johnny (Joey) Jones: … In response to online argument, he further amplified his point: … And again:
Discussion: CNBC
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
For Neil Gorsuch, Supreme Court job may seem subordinate  —  WASHINGTON — Newly minted Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will take his place Thursday inside the storied conference room where his eight colleagues have labored shorthanded for the past 14 months.  But he'll likely have one eye on the door.
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
WXYZ-TV:
Detroit emergency room doctor charged with child genital mutilation  —  (WXYZ) - A Henry Ford Hospital emergency room doctor has been arrested and charged in connection to performing female genital mutilation on young girls.  —  Jumana Nagarwala, 44, of Northville Michigan is accused …
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Detroit-area doctor charged with performing genital mutilation on girls
Discussion: Breitbart and The Root
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Shifts Back to Health Care  —  President says his plan to change the tax code will have to wait  —  WASHINGTON—After losing a fight to revamp the health-care system, President Donald Trump said last month he was prepared to put the setback behind him and move on to the next challenge, rewriting the tax code.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Trump's threat prompts Democrats to play hardball over Obamacare payments
Discussion: CNN and Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
Jeff Sessions, Unleashed at the Border  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions went to the border in Arizona on Tuesday and declared it a hellscape, a “ground zero” of death and violence where Americans must “take our stand” against a tide of evil flooding up from Mexico.
New York Post:
‘Proof’ Eli Manning was in on Giants memorabilia scheme … Giants quarterback Eli Manning was in on a scheme to sell phony game-worn gear — sending an email asking the team's equipment manager for “helmets that can pass as game used,” according to blockbuster court papers obtained by The Post.
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Sexual Abuse at Choate Went On for Decades, School Acknowledges  —  Choate Rosemary Hall, an elite boarding school in Wallingford, Conn., acknowledged decades of sexual abuse by former teachers against the students entrusted to their care in a report on Thursday.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Rick Gladstone / New York Times:
Assad Says Videos of Dead Children in Syria Chemical Attack Were Faked  —  Syria's president intensified on Thursday a propaganda counterattack against Western accusations that he had ordered a lethal chemical weapons bombing last week on civilians, asserting that videos of victims …
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Fox News:
Syrian First Lady Asma Assad's social media posts reflect ‘alternate reality,’ critics say
Discussion: Daily Mail
Wall Street Journal:
Labor Department Mutiny  —  Obama's holdovers refuse to follow Trump's directive.  —  Now we know one reason Democrats blocked President Trump's first nominee to be secretary of Labor: The bureaucracy is in open rebellion against the new President's directives.
Discussion: Hot Air
Shoko Oda / Bloomberg:
The Great Japan Potato-Chip Crisis: Panic Buying, $12 Bags  —  Companies halt sales of some chip brands after bad potato crop  —  Calbee says it doesn't know when chips supply will be restored  —  Demand for potato chips has surged in Japan this week, with products on offer for 6 times …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Brian Resnick / Vox:
How many American atheists are there really?  —  “There's a lot of atheists in the closet” — why most polls on religious belief are probably wrong.  —  Here's a simple question: How many Americans don't believe in God?  —  Pew and Gallup — two of the most reputable polling firms in America — both come to a similar figure.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Walter Russell Mead / The American Interest:
The Magic Disappearing $100 Billion Climate Fund  —  Shocking news—the magic $100 billion climate fund appears not to be taking shape!  Even optimistic estimates sat the fund is $40 billion short, and developing countries say that understates the problem.  The Financial Times:
 
 
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Pompeo mocks microwave surveillance claims
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Overseas Adoptions by Americans Continue to Decline
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Shamlet / RRH Elections:
RRH Elections/Decision Desk HQ GA-6 Poll: Ossoff (D) leads Handel (R) 39-15
Discussion: RedState
Ryan Browne / CNN:
US sending ‘dozens’ more troops to Somalia
Discussion: Just Security
Tommy Christopher / Shareblue:
Maxine Waters has called for Trump's impeachment 22 times — and she's just getting started
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
After record quarter of fundraising, Paul Ryan dips a toe into Georgia House race
Shaun Walker / The Guardian:
Chechens tell of prison beatings and electric shocks in anti-gay purge: ‘They called us animals’
 Earlier Items: 
Jon Schwarz / The Intercept:
Trump 90 Days Ago: “My People Will Have a Full Report on Hacking Within 90 Days!”
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Christina Wilkie / The Huffington Post:
Trump Nominates Salesman To Run Military Draft
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer

 
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