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Angie Andresen / Minnesota Public Radio:
STATEMENT FROM MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO REGARDING GARRISON KEILLOR AND A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is terminating its contracts with Garrison Keillor and his private media companies after recently learning of allegations of his inappropriate behavior with an individual who worked with him.
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Garrison Keillor / Washington Post:
Al Franken should resign?  That's absurd.  —  My friend Pastor B.D. Christensen said something so good Sunday morning that I woke up and wrote it down: “[something something] . . . about making peace with the mistakes of the past [blah blah blah] and learning from them.
Jeff Baenen / Associated Press:
Garrison Keillor fired over alleged ‘improper behavior’  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Garrison Keillor, the former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” said Wednesday he has been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of improper behavior.  —  Keillor told The Associated Press of his firing in an email.
Camila Domonoske / NPR:
Garrison Keillor Accused Of ‘Inappropriate Behavior,’ Minnesota Public Radio Says
Associated Press:
Garrison Keillor says fired over alleged improper behavior
Editorials / New York Daily News:
Donald Trump is a madman: The President's Wednesday Twitter spasm confirms what many Americans have long suspected  —  After his latest spasm of deranged tweets, only those completely under his spell can deny what growing numbers of Americans have long suspected: The President of the United States is profoundly unstable.
Discussion: CNN and Mediaite
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Dan Merica / CNN:
White House defends anti-Muslim Trump tweets, says it doesn't matter if videos are real  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)White House press secretary Sarah Sanders defended President Donald Trump's decision to retweet a series of anti-Muslim videos from a British far-right account …
Discussion: Axios
Mikey Smith / Mirror.co.uk:
At least one of the Britain First videos shared by Donald Trump this morning is fake news
Business Insider:
Theresa May condemns Donald Trump for retweeting anti-Muslim hate videos from the British far-right
Brett Barrouquere / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Trump retweets videos from far-right British politician convicted of hate crime
CNN:
Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
NBC Fires Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations  —  NBC has fired its leading morning news anchor Matt Lauer over sexual harassment allegations, the network's president for news said in a memo to staff on Wednesday.  —  “On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague …
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Matt Lauer allegedly sexually assaulted staffer during Olympics  —  Matt Lauer allegedly sexually assaulted a female NBC staffer during the Rio Olympics, sources told Page Six.  —  The staffer, who has not been named and wishes to remain anonymous, complained to NBC News bosses yesterday, prompting them to move fast and fire him.
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
NBC News fires ‘Today’ anchor Matt Lauer after sexual misconduct review  —  Matt Lauer, the anchor of “Today” for two decades, was fired by NBC News after a detailed complaint about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.  —  “Today” co-anchors Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb announced …
TMZ.com:
Katie Couric in 2012 said Matt Lauer Pinched Me on the Ass a Lot  —  Katie Couric straight-up said Matt Lauer pinched her on the ass a lot during their 9-year run on the “Today” show.  —  Katie appeared on Andy Cohen's “Watch What Happens Live” back in 2012, and during a segment …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
NBC fires Matt Lauer after complaint about ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’
Toluse Olorunnipa / Bloomberg:
Trump's Tax Promises Undercut by CEO Plans to Reward Investors  —  Corporate leaders say tax cut proceeds will go to shareholders  —  President has said corporate tax cut will boost hiring, wages  —  Major companies including Cisco Systems Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. say they'll turn …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Two new reports suggest Trump has come unhinged.  The truth is worse.  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  This morning, after the news broke that NBC News has fired veteran anchor Matt Lauer for inappropriate sexual behavior, President Trump mused that NBC executives should be fired for putting out …
Discussion: The Week
Business Insider:
An open letter to Congress from over 100 economists: Pass tax reform and watch the economy roar
Discussion: AOL and bradford-delong.com
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New York Times:
Trump Once Said the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape Was Real.  Now He's Not Sure.  —  WASHINGTON — Shortly after his victory last year, Donald J. Trump began revisiting one of his deepest public humiliations: the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape of him making vulgar comments about women.
James Ball / BuzzFeed:
The Far-Right Group Retweeted By Donald Trump Deleted A Bunch Of Pro-Putin Posts From Its Website  —  Deleted posts included “GO PUTIN!  Russian president's popularity on rise in Czech Republic!” and “VIDEO: Putin backs our Brexit”.  —  The far-right political party Britain First removed …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Donald Trump Jr. to talk to House Intelligence Committee behind closed doors  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Donald Trump Jr. has agreed to meet with the House Intelligence Committee as soon as next week, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question President Donald Trump's eldest son …
Alene Tchekmedyian / Los Angeles Times:
As a teen, he savagely beat a classmate.  The attack was forgotten, until he went into politics  —  Rupert Tarsey was elected secretary of the Broward County Republican Party in May, replacing Dolly Rump after she resigned.  The two were together at the party's March membership meeting.  (Sun Sentinel)
Mary Schlangenstein / Bloomberg:
American Air Accidentally Gave Too Many Pilots Christmas Off  —  Carrier is offering premium pay for pilots to work on days off  —  Union files grievance on airline's proposed staffing solution  —  American Airlines Group Inc. is rushing to resolve a scheduling fault that gave time off …
Discussion: CBS Denver, Gizmodo and WHNT-TV
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed Plans Job Cuts, Business Reorganization After Revenue Miss  —  CEO Jonah Peretti aims to diversify revenue sources beyond native advertising  —  Facing a significant revenue shortfall this year, BuzzFeed is laying off about 100 employees and reorganizing its advertising sales …
Steve LeVine / Axios:
McKinsey: automation may wipe out 1/3 of America's workforce by 2030  —  In a new study that is optimistic about automation yet stark in its appraisal of the challenge ahead, McKinsey says massive government intervention will be required to hold societies together against the ravages of labor disruption over the next 13 years.
Discussion: Shakesville and The Week
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
The Senate's tax bill is a sweeping change to every part of federal health care  —  It slashes Medicare by billions and will leave millions without insurance.  —  The Senate tax bill is really a health care bill with major implications for more than 100 million Americans who rely on the federal government for their health insurance.
Wall Street Journal:
House GOP to Propose Sweeping Changes to Higher Education  —  The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives this week will propose sweeping legislation that aims to change where Americans go to college, how they pay for it, what they study, and how their success—or failure—affects the institutions they attend.
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Axios and The Week
WCHS-TV:
Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship to run for U.S. Senate  —  Eyewitness News has learned that former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship plans to run for U.S. Senate.  (WCHS/WVAH)  —  AA  —  CHARLESTON, WV (WCHS/WVAH) —  Eyewitness News has learned that former Massey Energy …
Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
Crook Claims Rudy Giuliani and Michael Mukasey Tried to Broker U.S.-Turkey Prisoner Swap … Rudy Giuliani and Michael Mukasey tried to broker a prisoner exchange between the United States and Turkey to free their Turkish client, Reza Zarrab, he testified in Manhattan federal court Wednesday.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Atlantic
Howard Altman / Tampa Bay Times:
Seminole Heights slayings: Man, 24, faces four counts of murder  —  TAMPA One of the most intense dragnets in city history ended Tuesday with a tip to a police officer sitting in a McDonald's doing her paperwork.  —  The investigation raced from there.  A 24-year-old man was taken in for questioning.
Discussion: CNN, ABC News, bet.com and The Daily Caller
JTA Today / The Times of Israel:
Jewish groups demand Poland explain naked game of tag in Nazi gas chamber  —  After learning 2015 video was shot in the Stutthof death camp in Poland, groups representing Holocaust survivors pen letter to country's president asking who gave permission  —  Game of naked tag filmed in Nazi death camp of Stutthof.
Discussion: RedState
 
 
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Gutiérrez eyes 2020 presidential run
Discussion: Political Wire
Jim Dwyer / New York Times:
Pushing New Yorkers Beyond the End of the Line
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Judge allows DNC to depose Spicer on election night activities
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Slate
Taryn Asher / WJBK-TV:
Man tries to pay ticket with pennies, gets choked by guard and defecates self: attorney
Discussion: Hit & Run and Raw Story
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
The GOP Tax Cuts Are Even More Unpopular Than Past Tax Hikes
Alan M. Dershowitz / New York Times:
When Politics Is Criminalized
Toby Eckert / Politico:
GOP voter support drops for House tax plan, poll says
Discussion: Axios
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Owen Bowcott Legal affairs / The Guardian:
Bosnian Croat war criminal dies after taking poison in UN courtroom
Discussion: Althouse and Joe.My.God.
Sara Vilkomerson / EW.com:
Ridley Scott breaks silence on replacing Kevin Spacey in All the Money in the World
Discussion: The Guardian and IndieWire
NBC News:
Millennial poll: Strong majority want a third political party
Discussion: Hit & Run
New York Times:
Republicans Clear Major Hurdle as Tax Bill Advances
Discussion: New Republic and The Week
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korea's latest missile launch appears to put U.S. capital in range
 

 
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Tom Warren / The Verge:
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