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11:20 AM ET, November 24, 2017

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New York Times:
A Split From Trump Indicates That Flynn Is Moving to Cooperate With Mueller  —  WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Michael T. Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, notified the president's legal team in recent days that they could no longer discuss the special counsel's investigation …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:   ‘Keep coming at me guys!!!’: Donald Trump Jr. meets Russia scrutiny with defiance
Washington Post:
Flynn's lawyer shuts down communications with Trump's team, a sign he may be cooperating with Mueller probe
Discussion: ABC News, Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
Associated Press:
The Latest: Egypt says death toll in mosque attack up to 200  —  EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — The Latest on mosque attack in Egypt (all times local):  —  Egyptian state news agency MENA reports that 200 people have been killed in a bombing and shooting attack on a mosque in the volatile northern Sinai Peninsula …
Discussion: Axios and NPR
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BBC:
Egypt attack: More than 230 killed in Sinai mosque  —  Militants have launched a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt's North Sinai province, killing 235 people, state media say.  —  Witnesses say the al-Rawda mosque in the town of Bir al-Abed, near al-Arish, was targeted during Friday prayers.
Declan Walsh / New York Times:
Militants Kill More Than 235 People at Sufi Mosque in Egypt
Discussion: Common Dreams
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Saudi Arabia's Arab Spring, at Last  —  The crown prince has big plans to bring back a level of tolerance to his society.  —  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — I never thought I'd live long enough to write this sentence: The most significant reform process underway anywhere in the Middle East today is in Saudi Arabia.
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Ben Shapiro, a Provocative ‘Gladiator,’ Battles to Win Young Conservatives  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Benjamin Shapiro strode down the aisle of a packed auditorium at the University of Utah like a prizefighter walking toward a ring.  He was dressed in a dark suit jacket and a gray shirt and was followed closely by a bodyguard.
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
How Dem insiders rank the 2020 contenders  —  Democrats predict that as many as 30 candidates will compete in their party's presidential primary in 2020.  —  And while it's still too early to say who might come out on top, buzz is building around some potential candidates, even as other hopefuls fade to the background.
Michelle Robertson / San Francisco Chronicle:
Colin Kaepernick makes surprise appearance at ‘Unthanksgiving Day’ on Alcatraz  —  Colin Kaepernick made a surprise appearance at the Alcatraz Indigenous People's Sunrise Gathering on Thursday.  —  A tradition since 1975, the annual dawn festivities, also known as Unthanksgiving Day …
Matthew Rozsa / Salon:
Here's your leftover turkey: The case for Hillary Clinton 2020  —  Are you sick of Republicans?  Or just right-wingers in general?  Do you want to send a message to Washington that you aren't going to buy into their racist, sexist, xenophobic, homophobic and classist nonsense for one second longer?
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
GOP deficit hawks fear tax plan is secret budget-buster  —  The GOP has yet to resolve an internal clash over whether expiring tax cuts will really expire, potentially threatening the party's push for a desperately-needed legislative achievement.  —  On one side are the White House …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jennifer Brooks / Star Tribune:
Sen. Al Franken vows to regain trust of Minnesota after harassment allegations  —  'Let me say again that I'm sorry,' the senator wrote.  He apologized for embraces that ‘crossed a line.’  —  WASHINGTON - Sen. Al Franken said Thursday that he plans to stay in the U.S. Senate and try to win back Minnesotans' trust.
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Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Why Putin's Foes Deplore U.S. Fixation on Election Meddling  —  MOSCOW — For months, President Vladimir V. Putin has predictably denied accusations of Russian interference in last year's American election, denouncing them as fake news fueled by Russophobic hysteria.
Shawn Cohen / New York Post:
Cops tried to intimidate rape accuser out of pressing charges: lawyer  —  A group of NYPD cops showed up at the hospital where an 18-year-old woman was seeking treatment after allegedly being raped by two Brooklyn detectives, in a bid to bully her out of bringing sex assault charges, her lawyer claims.
Discussion: RedState
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Actor Billy Baldwin says President Trump hit on his wife during party at upscale Manhattan hotel  —  Actor Billy Baldwin claims President Trump hit on his wife during a ritzy hotel party in Manhattan over two decades ago, blasting the commander-in-chief as a “black belt” sexual harasser.
Miranda Green / CNN:
Trump touts his leadership during Thanksgiving teleconference with troops  —  Washington (CNN)Speaking to five branches of the military serving overseas via satellite from Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump highlighted how the US military is “really winning” since he took office.
Discussion: IJR, NPR and FOX59
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Ret. Lieutenant General calls Trump Thanksgiving remarks ‘insulting’
Tom Namako / BuzzFeed:
Here's What Trump Told The Coast Guard When He Visited Them On Thanksgiving
Discussion: Hullabaloo, IJR and Raw Story
 
 
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Jerusalem Post:
NETANYAHU DISAVOWS DEPUTY FM OVER ‘OFFENSIVE REMARKS’ TOWARD US JEWS
Discussion: Washington Post and israpundit.org
Telegraph:
Church of Sweden to stop clergy calling God ‘he’ or ‘the Lord’ in bid to crack down on gendered language
Henry Grabar / Slate:
Black Friday Ain't What It Used to Be
Politico:
Trump speaks with Erdogan about crisis in Syria, AP reports
Sarah Jaffe / New Republic:
There Are No Safe Spaces
Weekly Standard:
North Korea, Re-Listed
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Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
New John Conyers accuser: He showed up to a meeting in his underwear
Discussion: IJR
Editorials / New York Daily News:
Trump has let down more than 50,000 Haitians in America
Bill Bowden / Arkansas Online:
14 sites in Arkansas, including Johnny Cash's boyhood home, get look for U.S. register
Discussion: WCMH-TV
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Rand Paul and wife release Thanksgiving video following senator's attack
Discussion: RedState
Richard Morgan / New York Post:
The NFL ratings slump is getting worse
KHOU-TV:
Woman accused of mailing explosives to Gov. Abbott, Pres. Obama
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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