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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Will Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Agreement — WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Thursday that he will withdraw the United States from participation in the Paris climate accord, weakening global efforts to combat climate change and siding with conservatives who argued …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
After climate loss, Ivanka moves on — During her father's presidential transition, Ivanka Trump hauled Al Gore into Trump Tower to discuss climate change with Donald Trump. She sat down with actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio, who gave her a copy of his climate-change documentary, “Before the Flood.”
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Washington Post:
Inside Trump's climate decision: After fiery debate, he 'stayed where he's always been' — The pressure on President Trump to remain in the Paris climate accord came from all sides. — Silicon Valley titans, such as Apple chief executive Tim Cook and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk …
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Why Trump Actually Pulled Out Of Paris — Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement was not really about the climate. And despite his overheated rhetoric about the “tremendous” and “draconian” burdens the deal would impose on the U.S. economy, Trump's decision wasn't really about that, either.
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Rebecca Leber / Mother Jones:
Trump Has No Idea What He Just Did or the Backlash That Awaits — The negotiations leading up to the Paris climate accord involved years of delicate diplomacy and thousands of voices offering guidance. President Donald Trump's handling of the decision to leave was the polar opposite.
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Washington Post:
Fact-checking President Trump's claims on the Paris climate change deal — In his speech announcing his decision to withdraw from the Paris Accord on climate change, President Trump frequently relied on dubious facts and unbalanced claims to make his case that the agreement would hurt the U.S. economy.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump announces U.S. will exit Paris climate deal, sparking criticism at home and abroad — President Trump announced Thursday afternoon that he is withdrawing the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement, an extraordinary move that dismayed America's allies and set back the global effort to address the warming planet.
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New York Times:
Trump Hands the Chinese a Gift: The Chance for Global Leadership — WASHINGTON — President Trump has managed to turn America First into America Isolated. — In pulling out of the Paris climate accord, Mr. Trump has created a vacuum of global leadership that presents ripe opportunities …
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Alissa Walker / Curbed:
68 mayors adopt Paris climate accord after U.S. pulls out
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Politico:
France, Germany and Italy: Paris deal ‘cannot be renegotiated’
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John Siciliano / Washington Examiner:
Tom Steyer: Trump's Paris exit a ‘traitorous act of war’
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
These titans of industry just broke with Trump's decision to exit the Paris accords
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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Kerry blasts Trump's ‘willful ignorance’ on Paris deal
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CNN:
Trump on Paris accord: 'We're getting out'
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Brian Resnick / Vox:
Trump is pulling the US out of the Paris climate agreement. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Everything Conservatives Said About the Paris Climate Agreement Is Already Wrong
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Al Gore:
Statement by Former Vice President Al Gore on Today's Decision by the Trump Administration …
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Climate Mayors / Medium:
ClimateMayors adopt, honor and uphold #ParisAgreement goals
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Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
New GOP TV ad features Kathy Griffin — WASHINGTON — A Republican Super PAC has found a new way to target Democratic candidates: Kathy Griffin. — A new ad uses the controversial comedian to criticize Democrat Jon Ossoff, saying her recent controversial actions are part of a pattern of behavior from …
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Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Jim Carrey on Kathy Griffin Controversy: Comedians Are ‘Last Line of Defense’ Against Trump — Jim Carrey has some very strong opinions about whether comedians should speak up about American politics — and he's sharing a provocative “dream” he had about President Trump with ET.
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Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
WSB poll: Ossoff and Handel locked in a Georgia 6th nail-biter
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Ex-DNC aide hits back hard at Clinton, says her campaign ignored data on Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin — Hillary Clinton has found plenty of non-Hillary Clinton things to blame for her 2016 loss, including Russia, James B. Comey, debate moderators and misogyny.
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Brandon Cockerham / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: New Clinton Emails Show Classified Information Sent to Clinton Foundation Employees
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
In election blame game, it's time for Hillary Clinton to take her share
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CNN:
Trump admin appeals travel ban case to Supreme Court — Washington (CNN)The Trump administration Thursday night asked the Supreme Court to reinstate its travel ban blocking entry from six Muslim-majority countries. — In its filings, the administration asked the nine justices to consider …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Trump turns to Supreme Court to move forward on travel ban
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Lisa Pemberton / The Olympian:
Evergreen evacuates due to ‘direct threat to campus safety’ — Officials at The Evergreen State College in Olympia evacuated the campus late Thursday morning due to a threat. — “In response to a direct threat to campus safety, the college is closing immediately for the day,” college officials posted on Evergreen's website.
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Bari Weiss / New York Times:
When the Left Turns on Its Own
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Holly Yan / CNN:
Resorts World Manila: Explosions, gunfire reported in Philippines — (CNN)The popular Filipino tourist site Resorts World Manila is on lockdown after reports of gunfire and explosions. — A masked gunman was on the second floor of one hotel, firing at guests, hotel employees fleeing the scene told CNN Philippines.
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
A Pro-Trump Writer Just Sued A Fusion Reporter For Accusing Her Of Making A “White Supremacist” Gesture — A pro-Trump journalist and political activist sued a Fusion reporter in federal court in Washington, D.C. Thursday, the most serious action yet in the emerging conflict between mainstream news outlets …
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Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Tom Price Bought Drug Stocks. Then He Pushed Pharma's Agenda in Australia. — In the spring before the 2016 presidential election, the Obama administration's 12-nation trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, was still alive. Negotiators worked on details as Congress considered whether to ratify the pact.
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Washington Post:
Explanations for Kushner's meeting with head of Kremlin-linked bank don't match up — ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — The White House and a Russian state-owned bank have very different explanations for why the bank's chief executive and Jared Kushner held a secret meeting during the presidential transition in December.
New York Times:
White House Waivers May Have Violated Ethics Rules — The Trump administration may have skirted federal ethics rules by retroactively granting a blanket exemption that allows Stephen K. Bannon, the senior White House strategist, to communicate with editors at Breitbart News, where he was recently an executive.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Russia probe puts witness interviews on hold — The embattled House investigation into Russia's election meddling is once again beset by sniping and strategy disagreements, with Democrats now blocking key witness interviews, according to two sources familiar with the probe.
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Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
Why ‘Wonder Woman’ is less American than ever — MORE FROM: … The long-awaited “Wonder Woman” has generated more buzz than any movie this year, and rightly so. She's the most beloved and iconic female superhero ever, yet it's taken decades — the film's been in development since 1996 — for a Wonder Woman movie.
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Maybe Private Russian Hackers Meddled in Election, Putin Says — MOSCOW — Shifting from his previous blanket denials, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia suggested on Thursday that “patriotically minded” private Russian hackers could have been involved in cyberattacks last year that meddled …
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Christina Farr / CNBC:
This start-up is offering $8,000 blood transfusions from teens to people who want to fight aging — A company called Ambrosia has about 100 customers who are paying $8,000 for a transfusion of young blood. — It might sound like science fiction, or a recent episode of “Silicon Valley …
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