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Emily Heil / Washington Post:
ABC has canceled ‘Roseanne’ after its star, Roseanne Barr, went on a vitriolic and racist Twitter rampage. — This post has been updated. — ABC announced Tuesday that it has canceled “Roseanne” after the show's star, Roseanne Barr, went on a vitriolic Twitter rampage Monday.
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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
‘Roseanne’ Reruns Pulled From Paramount Network, TV Land, CMT and Laff — Viacom is pulling “Roseanne” reruns from its Paramount Network, TV Land and CMT channels, a person with knowledge of the decision told TheWrap on Tuesday. … Additionally, Laff, a digital network that programs reruns …
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Roseanne’ Canceled at ABC — ABC has pulled the plug on the revival “Roseanne.” — The move comes after series star Roseanne Barr made a comment on Twitter Tuesday morning referring to former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett as the offspring of the “Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes.”
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Roseanne Barr Goes on Wild (And Racist) Tweetstorm About Clintons, George Soros, Chris Cillizza — UPDATE 1:45 p.m. EST: ABC has cancelled Roseanne. — ABC cancels Roseanne. ABC President Channing Dungey: “Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values …
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Roseanne Rips Ex-Obama Aide Valerie Jarrett: ‘Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes Had a Child’ — Comedian uses racially charged joke about African American Obama adviser — Roseanne Barr waded into racial waters on Monday, suggesting that former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Roseanne Barr Incites Fury With Racist Tweet, and Her Show Is Canceled by ABC — ABC canceled the hit sitcom “Roseanne” on Tuesday hours after the show's star and co-creator, Roseanne Barr, posted a racist tweet about a former top adviser to President Barack Obama.
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CNNMoney:
Wanda Sykes quits ‘Roseanne’ after Barr's Twitter rant
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
‘Roseanne’ canceled after star's racist tweet
‘Roseanne’ canceled after star's racist tweet
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Daniella Silva / NBC News:
Valerie Jarrett says ABC made the right call in canceling ‘Roseanne’ after racist comment
Valerie Jarrett says ABC made the right call in canceling ‘Roseanne’ after racist comment
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Roseanne’ Canceled at ABC Following Racist Tweet
‘Roseanne’ Canceled at ABC Following Racist Tweet
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Trey Williams / The Wrap:
Disney Shares Drop 2.4 Percent Following Poor ‘Solo’ Box Office, ‘Roseanne’ Cancellation
Disney Shares Drop 2.4 Percent Following Poor ‘Solo’ Box Office, ‘Roseanne’ Cancellation
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Rebecca Sun / Hollywood Reporter:
Roseanne Barr Dropped By ICM Partners After Racist Tweet
Roseanne Barr Dropped By ICM Partners After Racist Tweet
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Jane Coaston / Vox:
Roseanne goes full conspiracy theorist on Chelsea Clinton
Roseanne goes full conspiracy theorist on Chelsea Clinton
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Julia Arciga / The Daily Beast:
ABC Cancels Roseanne's Show Over Her ‘Repugnant’ Racist Tirade
ABC Cancels Roseanne's Show Over Her ‘Repugnant’ Racist Tirade
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Courtney Kube / NBC News:
CIA report says North Korea won't denuclearize, but might open a burger joint — WASHINGTON — A new U.S. intelligence assessment has concluded that North Korea does not intend to give up its nuclear weapons any time soon, three U.S. officials told NBC News — a finding that conflicts …
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Kansas City Star:
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigns, ending political career once aimed at presidency — Eric Greitens stormed into the governor's office in January 2017 vowing to clean up a state government he said was corrupt. — He resigned Tuesday — effective at 5 p.m. Friday …
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Elizabeth Zwirz / Fox News:
Missouri Gov. Greitens expected to resign today amid sexual misconduct scandal, sources say — Embattled Republican Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is expected to resign Tuesday amid a sexual misconduct scandal and allegations of misuse of a charity donor list, sources told Fox News.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday announced he is stepping …
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Peter Martinez / CBS News:
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigns amid extramarital affair
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigns amid extramarital affair
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New York Times:
Trump Asked Sessions to Retain Control of Russia Inquiry After His Recusal — WASHINGTON — By the time Attorney General Jeff Sessions arrived at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort for dinner one Saturday evening in March 2017, he had been receiving the presidential silent treatment for two days.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Judge sides with Mueller team in Manafort case — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the special counsel's Russia investigation (all times local): — A judge says special counsel Robert Mueller is correct to withhold certain information being demanded by lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Giuliani says Trump won't sit for Mueller interview unless all FBI source documents can be reviewed
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Andrew M Harris / Bloomberg:
Manafort Loses Skirmish With Mueller Over Two Search Warrants
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller team moves another case toward sentencing
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Mueller moves toward sentencing for California man in Russia probe
Mueller moves toward sentencing for California man in Russia probe
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Meduza.io:
Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko is shot and killed in Kiev — Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko was reportedly shot and killed in Kiev on Tuesday, May 29. According to fellow journalist Ayder Muzhdabaev, he was shot in the back while at home. A source told the website Obozrevatel.com …
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Washington Post:
Harvard study estimates thousands died in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria — CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO — At least 4,645 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria and its devastation across Puerto Rico last year, according to a new Harvard study released Tuesday, an estimate that far exceeds …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Grassley: Fusion GPS Founder Gave ‘Extremely Misleading’ Testimony About Trump Work — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is accusing Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson of giving “extremely misleading” statements, if not telling “outright lies,” during Senate testimony in 2017.
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Fight Over Trump Jr.'s Testimony Simmers in the Senate
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Porn Leads To School Shootings, GOP Congresswoman Says — “I think that is a big part” of the spike in such attacks, Rep. Diane Black asserts. — WASHINGTON Does anyone know what kind of porn Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) is watching? — Whatever it is, the 67-year-old Black …
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Jessica Pressler / The Cut:
Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It Somebody had to foot the bill for Anna Delvey's fabulous new life. The city was full of marks. — Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It — It started with money, as it so often does in New York.
Bloomberg:
Inside the Pro-Trump Effort to Keep Black Voters From the Polls — Breitbart News landed an election scoop that went viral in August 2016: “Exclusive: ‘Black Men for Bernie’ Founder to End Democrat ‘Political Slavery’ of Minority Voters... by Campaigning for Trump.”
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Obama Says 'I Didn't Have Scandals.' So What Are All These? — Democrats and media revisionists try to make eight years of abuse disappear. — At a Las Vegas tech conference last week, former president Barack Obama told an audience that his presidency had been scandal-free.
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HuffPost:
We Built A Twitter Ratio Bot That Tracks All Your Terrible Tweets — No bad tweet left behind. — Whatever Twitter was originally intended to be, it certainly wasn't this. Nazis roam free, celebrities melt down daily, entire news cycles run their course in a matter of minutes …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Megyn Kelly attacks Starbucks for allowing anyone to use bathroom: ‘Do you really want to deal with homeless people?’ — NBC host Megyn Kelly on Tuesday lashed out at Starbucks over a policy that allows anyone to sit in the store or use the bathrooms — even if they are not paying customers.
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Sohrab Ahmari / Commentary Magazine:
A Silent Coup in Italy — A counterrevolution. — Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Sunday barred a coalition of euroskeptic parties from forming a government despite a clear mandate handed down by voters earlier this spring. The move amounted to nothing less than a bloodless coup d'état …
Jennifer Calfas / TIME:
Please Don't Roast Marshmallows Over the Erupting Hawaii Volcano, USGS Warns — The U.S. Geological Survey took a break from giving serious updates about Hawaii's Kilauea volcanic eruption to confirm that no, you should not roast marshmallows over the scorching hot volcanic vents.
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