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Aaron Wische / Click2Houston.com:
Sutherland Springs church shooter escaped mental health facility months after attack on wife, child  —  Police report shows Kelley made death threats against military superiors  —  HOUSTON - Channel 2 Investigates uncovered law enforcement documents showing Devin Kelley escaped …
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Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Texas Gunman Once Escaped From Mental Health Facility  —  The gunman who killed 26 people in a rural Texas church on Sunday escaped from a psychiatric hospital while he was in the Air Force, after making death threats against his superiors and trying to smuggle weapons onto the base where he was stationed, a 2012 police report shows.
Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Texas church shooter previously escaped mental health institution while facing military charges  —  Tuesday update on Texas church shooting … The gunman in the worst mass killing in Texas history escaped from a mental health institution in New Mexico, threatened his Air Force chain …
Discussion: Raw Story, Hit & Run, Bearing Arms, IJR and RT
Robert Burns / Stars & Stripes:
Pentagon has known of crime reporting lapses for 20 years
Discussion: New York Magazine
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Omarosa's West Wing bridal adventure highlights broader dysfunction  —  One Saturday in early April, Omarosa Manigault caused a stir in the White House.  —  The “Apprentice” villain turned senior White House official brought members of her 39-person bridal party to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue …
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Bloomberg:
Senator Menendez Juror Asks Trial Judge: ‘What Is a Senator?’  —  On their first full day of jury deliberations at the bribery trial of Senator Robert Menendez, a juror asked the judge a basic question: What is a senator?  —  U.S. District Judge William Walls declined to answer the question …
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Mike Ciandella / NewsBusters:
Study: CNN's Failure to Cover Democrat's Corruption Trial
Discussion: RedState
Jeremy Roebuck / Philly.com:   Menendez jury ends first day of deliberations with no verdict
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
The Case Of Wilbur Ross' Phantom $2 Billion  —  Fresh off a tour through Thailand, Laos and China, United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Jr. picked up the phone on a Sunday afternoon in October to discuss something deeply personal: how much money he has.
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
BUZZ: Expect more HOUSE GOP RETIREMENTS soon …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ryan Struyk / CNN:
Poll: Views of Democratic Party hit lowest mark in 25 years  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Favorable views of the Democratic Party have dropped to their lowest mark in more than a quarter century of polling, according to new numbers from a CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
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Sean McElwee / The Nation:
Pandering to Racists Won't Get Democrats Anywhere
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Brian Faler / Politico:
Republicans thrown on defensive after study shows tax hike  —  House Republicans are on the defensive after a new analysis shows some middle-income people would see tax increases under their plan to rewrite the tax code.  —  While most taxpayers — 61 percent — would see their taxes fall …
Discussion: bradford-delong.com
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
GOP Rep. LoBiondo to retire
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and IJR
NBC News:
Carter Page Coordinated Russia Trip With Top Trump Campaign Officials  —  WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page, who has come under scrutiny in the investigation of Russian election interference, told a House committee that he sought permission for a July 2016 trip to Moscow …
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The Intercept:
CIA Director Met Advocate of Disputed DNC Hack Theory — at Trump's Request  —  CIA Director Mike Pompeo met late last month with a former U.S. intelligence official who has become an advocate for a disputed theory that the theft of the Democratic National Committee's emails during …
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ Poll: In ‘Trump Counties,’ More Say U.S. Is Worse Off Than Better Off  —  WASHINGTON — One year after Donald Trump's shocking election upset, many Americans who live in the key counties that propelled him to victory remain unconvinced that the country is better off now that he's in the White House …
Discussion: Shareblue Media, The Hill and Daily Kos
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Jeff Sessions' DOJ Drops Prosecution Of Woman Who Laughed At Jeff Sessions  —  Desiree Fairooz was set to face her second trial in connection with her arrest for laughing during Sessions' confirmation hearing for attorney general.  —  WASHINGTON Justice Department prosecutors have dropped …
Page Six:
Manhattan DA to seek Weinstein indictment next week  —  SEE ALSO  —  The Manhattan district attorney will seek an indictment against Harvey Weinstein sometime next week — ignoring an NYPD plan to immediately slap the movie mogul in cuffs, sources told The Post.
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Now You Can Send 280-Character Tweets  —  On Tuesday afternoon, Twitter — a social network born out of the conceit of 140-character brevity — announced it would expand its character limit to 280 characters for all users, in nearly all languages (except Chinese, Japanese, and Korean …
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Ali Breland / The Hill:
Twitter doubling character limit to 280 for users
Discussion: RedState
Patty Santos / KSAT-TV:
Singing and praise.  Then gunfire.  Couple shares story of surviving Texas church shooting  —  Joaquin Ramirez, Roseanne Solis survived mass shooting  —  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas - A couple who survived the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history shared their story of survival and the horror …
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Did Hillary commit any crimes in ‘rigging’ the Democratic primary?  —  BY JONATHAN TURLEY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 11/06/17 08:00 AM EST THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL  —  In “A Man for All Seasons,” Sir Thomas More was accused by his son …
Discussion: ABC News
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donna Brazile said the 2016 primary was rigged before she said it wasn't
New York Times:
Disney Ends Ban on Los Angeles Times Amid Fierce Backlash  —  Amid a growing backlash, the Walt Disney Company on Tuesday reversed its decision to bar The Los Angeles Times from press screenings of its movies following an investigation by the newspaper into the media giant's business dealings in Anaheim.
New York Times:
What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings?  International Comparisons Suggest an Answer  —  mass  —  shooters … mass  —  shooters … 100  —  mass  —  shooters … 80  —  60  —  40 … The New York Times |  Source: Adam Lankford, The University of Alabama (shooters); Small Arms Survey (guns).
James Bridle:
Something is wrong on the internet  —  I'm James Bridle.  I'm a writer and artist concerned with technology and culture.  I usually write on my own blog, but frankly I don't want what I'm talking about here anywhere near my own site.  Please be advised: this essay describes disturbing things …
Fox News:
Fusion GPS official met with Russian operative before and after Trump Jr. sit-down  —  The co-founder of Fusion GPS, the firm behind the unverified Trump dossier, met with a Russian lawyer before and after a key meeting she had last year with Trump's son, Fox News has learned.
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Congresswoman tolerated abusive behavior by top aide, female ex-staffers say  —  A lawmaker pushing for a more aggressive response to sexual harassment on Capitol Hill has kept her chief of staff on payroll despite receiving multiple complaints by women in her office about his behavior toward them, according to several former aides.
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Syria Joins Paris Climate Accord, Leaving Only U.S. Opposed  —  WASHINGTON — Then there was one.  —  Syria announced during United Nations climate talks on Tuesday that it would sign the Paris agreement on climate change.  The move, which comes on the heels of Nicaragua signing the accord last month …
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Exit poll analysis will explore President Trump's impact on Virginia, New Jersey races  —  Exit poll results in Virginia and New Jersey this evening will explore the prime motivators of voters' preferences in the two biggest-profile contests since the 2016 presidential election …
Discussion: Politico and Vox
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Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Women Expose The Secret Sexual Predators Inside Texas Politics
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Arizona Republic:
Our View: Tell Congress to stop stalling on DACA, pass the Dream Act
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Waymo is first to put fully self-driving cars on US roads without a safety driver
Daniel Bice / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Candidate Randy Bryce paid off delinquent child support after entering race against Paul Ryan
Bob Lutz / Automotive News Breaking:
Kiss the good times goodbye
Karen Elliott House / Wall Street Journal:
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Cruz: It's a mistake for House bill to raise taxes
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using its technology to power some features in iOS 18; talks with Google on using Gemini remain ongoing

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
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Karen Weise / New York Times:
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