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10:00 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  —  Donald Trump Jr. had just posted a batch of private messages he exchanged with WikiLeaks during last year's campaign, confirming reports that he communicated with the website that published stolen Democratic emails obtained …
Washington Post:
Flynn's lawyer shuts down communications with Trump's team, a sign he may be cooperating with Mueller probe  —  Michael Flynn speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Feb. 1.  A lawyer for the former national security adviser told President Trump's legal team this week …
Discussion: ABC News, Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
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.
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?
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.
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.
Discussion: Power Line, Political Wire, AOL and Mediaite
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Brandon Conradis / The Hill:
Franken pledges to regain trust in Thanksgiving apology  —  (D-Minn.), who is facing a growing number of allegations of sexual misconduct, issued a new statement on Thursday promising to regain the trust of Minnesotans and apologizing for past behavior.  —  “I feel terribly that I've …
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.
Discussion: The Daily Beast, The Hill, IJR and Raw Story
Henry Grabar / Slate:
Black Friday Ain't What It Used to Be  —  On Broadway in Lower Manhattan, stores are advertising their Black Friday deals: 35 percent off at Club Monaco.  Fifty percent off at Banana Republic.  Steve Madden, inexplicably, will open at 6 a.m.  —  It's the start of a crucial 30-day period …
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.
Sarah Jaffe / New Republic:
There Are No Safe Spaces  —  If we have learned anything from the ongoing, seemingly endless tide of sexual harassment allegations against famous, powerful men, it is that there is no space that is truly safe.  —  Progressive magazines have not been safe.  Film sets and posh parties …
Tom Namako / BuzzFeed:
Here's What Trump Told The Coast Guard When He Visited Them On Thanksgiving  —  “I said, how good is this plane?  They said, well, sir, you can't see it.  I said but in a fight.  You know, in a fight, like I watch on the movies.”  —  President Trump visited and addressed the Coast Guard in Riviera Beach …
Discussion: IJR and Raw Story
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Ret. Lieutenant General calls Trump Thanksgiving remarks ‘insulting’
Miranda Green / CNN:
Trump touts his leadership during Thanksgiving teleconference with troops
Discussion: NPR, IJR and FOX59
 
 
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Ben Shapiro, a Provocative ‘Gladiator,’ Battles to Win Young Conservatives
Politico:
Trump to speak with Erdogan about ‘bringing peace to the mess I inherited’ in Middle East
Discussion: Washington Post
Weekly Standard:
North Korea, Re-Listed
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
 Earlier Items: 
Richard Morgan / New York Post:
The NFL ratings slump is getting worse
Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Beverly Hills police are investigating 12 Hollywood sexual assault allegations
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Thankfully Recommitting to Resistance
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
A Conservative Plan to Weaponize the Federal Courts
Discussion: Balkinization
Grabien News:
Exclusive: In '99, Franken Copped to Copping a Feel of Kathie Lee Gifford
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
KHOU-TV:
Woman accused of mailing explosives to Gov. Abbott, Pres. Obama
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and RedState
 

 
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Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram from its App Store in China, after orders from the country's regulators citing national security concerns

Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide:
Microsoft researchers introduce VASA-1, an AI model that can create a realistic talking face video from a portrait photo and an audio file, in research preview

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines

 
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