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4:15 PM ET, May 14, 2018

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New York Times:
Israeli Troops Kill Dozens of Palestinian Protesters as U.S. Embassy Opens in Jerusalem  —  Right Now: Palestinian officials say at least 52 people have been killed in the latest round of protests.  —  • At least 1,700 Palestinian demonstrators were also wounded on Monday along …
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Washington Post:
Israelis kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza protesting U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem … ZEITOUN, Gaza Strip — Israeli soldiers on Monday killed 37 Palestinians demonstrating along the border fence and wounded more than 1,600 in the bloodiest day in Gaza since the 2014 war with Israel, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Iranian Group Offers $100,000 to Blow Up New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem  —  A hardline Iranian organization is reportedly offering a $100,000 reward to any person who bombs the newly opened U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, according to a translation of Farsi language reports.
Kate Bubacz / BuzzFeed:
These Photos Show The Stark Divide Between Shooting Deaths In Gaza And The Celebrations In Jerusalem
Discussion: Common Dreams
David Horovitz / The Times of Israel:
As America endorses Israel in Jerusalem, Hamas shows it never will
Discussion: Jerusalem Post and Breitbart
Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Pastor set to address U.S. embassy event said Jews, others going to hell
Brandon Conradis / The Hill:
Romney denounces pastor slated to speak at US Embassy in Jerusalem
Discussion: IJR, HuffPost and Friendly Atheist
Matt Bradley / NBC News:
Scores dead in Gaza fence protest as U.S. moves embassy to Jerusalem
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Corey Lewandowski joining Pence team, will focus on midterms and then 2020  —  EXCLUSIVE: Corey Lewandowski, who helped Donald Trump win the Republican nomination, is getting back in the campaign game.  —  He is joining Vice President Pence's political action committee …
The Daily Caller:
With Avenatti In The Spotlight, His Own Questionable Past Emerges  —  Much of the developments surrounding Stormy Daniels' lawsuit again President Donald Trump have focused on the business dealings of attorney Michael Cohen, but an investigation by The Daily Caller News Foundation reveals …
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Tasha Reign: I Was Assaulted on a Stormy Daniels Porn Set.  And She Did Nothing. … On the morning of April 17, Stormy Daniels made a hotly-anticipated appearance on The View.  —  Flanked by her omnipresent attorney, Michael Avenatti, the adult actress/director defended her decision …
USA Today:
Out of loopholes, Trump must disclose Stormy Daniels debt in next financial report  —  Stormy Daniels is an adult film star who says she had a sexual encounter with Donald Trump in 2006, while he was married to Melania.  Here's what you may not know about her. … President Trump has a big decision to make.
Discussion: Bustle
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump undergoes kidney surgery at Walter Reed medical center  —  (CNN)First lady Melania Trump underwent kidney surgery Monday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center near Washington, DC, according to a statement from her office.  —  Trump had been experiencing an issue …
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Anika Reed / USA Today:   Melania Trump undergoes kidney surgery; will remain hospitalized through the week
Politico:
White House: Melania Trump treated for kidney condition
Discussion: Axios, Washington Post and Breitbart
Michelle Rindels / The Nevada Independent:
Former Sen. Harry Reid undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer  —  Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer.  —  The operation, first reported on Twitter by KLAS-TV journalist George Knapp and confirmed by a source close to the powerful former lawmaker, took place Monday morning.
Discussion: The Hill, The Week, IJR and Roll Call
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Politico:
Harry Reid receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer  —  Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, a person close to Reid said.  —  Reid underwent surgery on Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, and his doctors caught the cancer early, the person said.
Discussion: Washington Post, Axios and Joe.My.God.
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Trump vs. the “Deep State”  —  How the Administration's loyalists are quietly reshaping American governance.  —  Two months after Donald Trump's Inauguration, the White House took a sudden interest in a civil servant named Sahar Nowrouzzadeh.  At thirty-four, she was largely unknown outside …
Discussion: Raw Story, Shareblue Media and Axios
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows sports betting across the country  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court acted Monday to bust Nevada's monopoly on legal sports betting, allowing more states to get in on the action and reap the tax benefits.  —  The court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down a federal law …
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump and Sean Hannity Like to Talk Before Bedtime  —  Life inside the bunker of Fox News' resident Trumplegänger.  —  Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Bloomberg/Getty Images (Trump head); Rob Kim/Getty Images (Hannity head); NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images (phone)
Kate Nocera / BuzzFeed:
The 9 Minutes That Almost Changed America  —  You don't know the whole story of how close we came to one of the deadliest political shootings in US history last year.  —  Bureau Chief, BuzzFeed DC  —  Lissandra Villa  —  Roger Williams cannot enjoy fireworks on the Fourth of July anymore.
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Is Mike Pompeo backing off Trump's demand that North Korea get rid of its nukes? … President Trump has assured us he'll drive a hard bargain with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and he set the goal posts firmly at Kim getting rid of his nuclear weapons.  Asked last month what he meant when he said …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:   Friends without benefits: how Europe was wrongfooted by Trump over Iran
Corpus Christi Caller-Times:
Embattled ex-congressman Blake Farenthold finds safe harbor at the Port of Port Lavaca  —  This is Congressman Blake Farenthold's full statement announcing his resignation on Friday, April 6.  Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, has resigned from Texas' 27th Congressional District following months …
New Scientist:
Huge new Facebook data leak exposed intimate details of 3m users  —  Data from millions of Facebook users who used a popular personality app, including their answers to intimate questionnaires, was left exposed online for anyone to access, a New Scientist investigation has found.
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Ime Archibong / Facebook:
An Update on Our App Investigation and Audit
Washington Post:
Scott Pruitt requested and received 24/7 security starting on his first day at EPA … Scott Pruitt began receiving round-the-clock security from the moment he stepped foot inside the Environmental Protection Agency in February 2017, the agency's inspector general revealed Monday.
Tony Semerad / Salt Lake Tribune:
Reacting to plunging revenues, Salt Lake Tribune lays off a third of its newsroom, cuts back print offerings  —  In a radical restructuring of Utah's largest newspaper, owner Paul Huntsman proceeded Monday with cutting 34 Salt Lake Tribune employees from a newsroom staff of 90 …
Washington Post:
Va. election officials assigned 26 voters to the wrong district.  It might've cost Democrats a pivotal race. … Last year's race for state delegate in Newport News went down in Virginia history for its razor-thin margin.  Republican David E. Yancey won on Election Day by 10 votes …
Discussion: WTKR-TV and Daily Kos
Kate Conger / Gizmodo:
Google Employees Resign in Protest Against Pentagon Contract  —  It's been nearly three months since many Google employees—and the public—learned about the company's decision to provide artificial intelligence to a controversial military pilot program known as Project Maven …
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Mueller's Probe Is Even More Expansive Than It Seems  —  FBI agents working for special counsel Robert Mueller allegedly detained a lawyer with ties to Russia who is closely associated with Joseph Mifsud, the shadowy professor who claimed during the election that Russia had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton.
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
An Evangelical Journalist Finds His Calling at the White House  —  David Brody has unusual access to the president.  In return, Mr. Trump gets a direct line to the evangelical audience he depends on.  —  WASHINGTON — It was the morning after another breathtaking revelation about President Trump …
Discussion: Washington Post
People.com:
Superman's Lois Lane, Margot Kidder, Dies at Age 69  —  The big screen's Lois Lane has died.  —  Margot Kidder passed away on Sunday at her home in Livingston, Montana, PEOPLE has confirmed.  She was 69.  Her cause of death is unknown.  —  Funeral arrangements for the Canadian-born actress are pending.
Discussion: Fox News and Daily Kos
 
 
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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Attorney General Brad Schimel concludes for the second time Project Veritas videos shows no voter fraud by Dem activist
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Annie Snider / Politico:
White House, EPA headed off chemical pollution study
Discussion: Splinter and US EPA
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Tom Price: Everyone should have health care coverage
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
NBC News swings, hits self
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Dwindling Merchant Marine fleet crimps U.S. ability to wage war
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Meryl Streep to Star in Panama Papers Thriller for Steven Soderbergh (Exclusive)
Discussion: The Guardian
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
It's A Good Time To Be A Reporter Covering Trump If You Like Money And Going On TV
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Discussion: Vox
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Brian Faler / Politico:
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Trump's improved standing, energized GOP voters worry Democrats
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