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7:55 AM ET, April 17, 2017

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In Travis County custody case, jury will search for real Alex Jones  —  Highlights  —  Alex Jones and his ex-wife, Kelly, will be locked in a child custody trial the next two weeks in Austin.  —  Alex Jones' lawyers will make the case that their client should not be judged by his on-air persona.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Tegna / KHOU-TV:
Bride and groom booted off United flight in Houston  —  A bride and groom headed to Costa Rica for their wedding got kicked off their United flight out of Houston on Saturday afternoon. … A bride and groom headed to Costa Rica for their wedding got kicked off their United flight out of Houston on Saturday afternoon.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
United to stop staff from taking seats of boarded passengers
Discussion: RedState and New York Times
The Salt Lake / Associated Press:
China, Russia send ships after U.S. aircraft carrier  —  FILE - In this March 15, 2017 file photo, U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson approaches to participate in the annual joint military exercise called Foal Eagle between South Korea and the United States, at Busan port in Busan, South Korea.
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Cyra Master / The Hill:   China, Russia chasing US ship near Korean Peninsula
Cyra Master / The Hill:
Pence makes unannounced trip to Korean demilitarized zone  —  Vice President Pence, in the midst of a 10-day Asia trip, is making an unannounced visit to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, according to pool reports.  —  At 9:30 a.m. local time, a Blackhawk helicopter carrying Pence landed …
Discussion: Axios, ABC News and Mediaite
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Pence, in South Korea, Calls North Korea Missile Test ‘a Provocation’
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Hannah Furness / Telegraph:
Prince Harry: I sought counselling after death of mother led to two years of ‘total chaos’ in my twenties - exclusive Telegraph interview  —  Mad World: Prince Harry  —  Prince Harry has disclosed that he sought counselling after enduring two years of “total chaos” while still struggling …
Discussion: NBC News, Mashable and Daily Mail
Benjamin Freed / Washingtonian:
How a Tiny Florida Newspaper Became a Must-Read in the Trump Era  —  The Washington-based media doesn't fit in so naturally in Palm Beach.  That's why out-of-town reporters devour the Palm Beach Daily News.  —  The dinner services at Mar-a-Lago on a recent April weekend were a groaning table …
Discussion: New York Times
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Trump Voters in a Swing District Wonder When the ‘Winning’ Will Start  —  BENSALEM, Pa. — One after another, the gamblers totter along the twisting walkway, bathed in artificial purple light — burdened, at least occasionally, by the instinct that they should have known better.
Discussion: Raw Story
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
ICE immigration arrests of noncriminals double under Trump  —  Immigration arrests rose 32.6 percent in the first weeks of the Trump administration, with newly empowered federal agents intensifying their pursuit of not just undocumented immigrants with criminal records, but also thousands …
Discussion: Raw Story and ImmigrationProf Blog
Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
A picture perfect moment!  Barack and Michelle Obama pose on billionaire David Geffen's superyacht during day out with Oprah, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Hanks in French Polynesia  — Since leaving the White House, they have also visited Palm Springs, Hawaii and toured the Caribbean
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Instant recall  —  Facebook's Instant Articles promised to transform journalism — but now big publishers are fleeing  —  Inside Facebook's Menlo Park headquarters, the arrival of Instant Articles in the spring of 2015 was presented as a cause for celebration.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Why Gorsuch May Not Be So Genteel on the Bench  —  WASHINGTON — Justice Neil M. Gorsuch is by all accounts the soul of courtesy, and he may have a hard time elbowing his way into the judicial crossfire that is the modern Supreme Court argument.  —  Justices interrupt one another all the time …
Joel Kotkin / Orange County Register:
Trump's choice: populism or corporatism  —  The real division in American politics today is no longer right or left, but rather between populism and an increasingly dominant corporate ruling class.  This division is obvious within the Trump administration, elected on a nationalist …
Discussion: Instapundit
 
 
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
EPA emerges as major target after Trump solicits policy advice from industry
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James McAuley / Washington Post:
Against all odds, a communist soars in French election polls
Sam Levine / The Huffington Post:
Elizabeth Warren Says Mitch McConnell Won't Even Say Hello To Her
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Recalling Hillary's seance
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Renewed Focus on Health Bill Vexes GOP Tax Overhaul Strategy
Discussion: Axios
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The “candy option” for tax reform
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Bernie Sanders explains opposition to Syria strike
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