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New Jeffrey Epstein accuser: He raped me when I was 15  —  Jennifer Araoz says she was recruited outside her New York City high school to provide sexual massages to the wealthy financier.  —  Jennifer Araoz says she was 14 years old when a young woman approached her outside her New York City high school in the fall of 2001.
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Trump labor secretary who cut Epstein deal plans to slash funds for sex trafficking victims  —  Democrats condemn as ‘amoral’ Alex Acosta's proposed 80% funding cut for US agency that combats child sex trafficking  —  Alexander Acosta, the US labor secretary under fire for having granted …
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Jeffrey Epstein Shipped Himself a 53-Pound Shredder and a Carpet and Tile Extractor, Maritime Records Show  —  Jeffrey Epstein shipped a shredder from the U.S. Virgin Islands to his Palm Beach home in July 2008, shortly after reaching a non-prosecution agreement with then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, maritime records show.
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
The Jeffrey Epstein Case Was Cold, Until a Miami Herald Reporter Got Accusers to Talk  —  Julie K. Brown, an investigative journalist for The Miami Herald, expected to spend the week on the same emotionally brutal endeavor she has pursued for more than two years: interviewing women who say that …
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
The Jeffrey Epstein charges are revolting, but let's be careful about implicating others
Discussion: VICE and The American Conservative
Kyle Smith / National Review:   Jeffrey Epstein Should Cancel the Culture's Humbert Humberts
NBC News:
Migrant kids in overcrowded Arizona border station allege sex assault, retaliation from U.S. agents  —  Migrant children held in Yuma, Arizona, report sex assault and retaliation for protests in addition to unsanitary conditions and overcrowding.  —  WASHINGTON — The poor treatment …
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MSNBC:   Two ‘significant incident reports’ obtained exclusively by NBC News
BBC:
Sir Kim Darroch resigns as UK ambassador to US  —  Sir Kim Darroch has resigned as UK ambassador to the US, amid a row over leaked emails critical of President Trump's administration.  —  The ambassador was branded “a very stupid guy” by Mr Trump, after emails emerged calling the Trump administration “clumsy and inept”.
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Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Kim Darroch, U.K. Ambassador, Resigns After Leak of Trump Memos  —  LONDON — Kim Darroch submitted his resignation on Wednesday as Britain's ambassador to the United States, following the leak of his candid observations about the Trump administration and the subsequent fierce criticism …
Daily Mail:   Damage: British ambassador Sir Kim Darroch (seen here shaking hands with the president in March …
Washington Post:
British ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch resigns after Trump criticism
Discussion: The Guardian, TheBlaze and The Week
Alberto Nardelli / BuzzFeed News:
An Explosive Secret Recording Reveals How Russia Tried To Funnel Millions To The “European Trump”  —  A close aide to Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini held covert talks to pump Russian oil money to his far-right party.  BuzzFeed News has the tape.
Discussion: Washington Post
Tim Alberta / Politico:
‘Mother Is Not Going to Like This’: The 48 Hours That Almost Brought Down Trump  —  One by one, they had trickled out of the conference room on the 25th floor of Trump Tower.  It was Friday, October 7, 2016, two days before the second presidential debate, and the Republican nominee's brain trust …
Discussion: Washington Post, The Week and Althouse
Kasie Hunt / NBC News:
McGrath raises a record $2.5 million on first day of Senate campaign  —  WASHINGTON — Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath raised more than $2.5 million in the first 24 hours of her campaign against Mitch McConnell — over $1 million of it coming in just the first five and a half hours …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Democrats cast McConnell as villain in bid to win Senate and energize liberals
Discussion: Politico and Mediaite
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
McConnell likens himself to Obama: ‘We both are the descendants of slave owners’
Larrison Campbell / Mississippi Today:
Robert Foster, GOP governor candidate, denies woman reporter access because of her gender  —  In recent weeks, in an attempt to better inform readers about candidates in the upcoming Republican gubernatorial primary, Mississippi Today has asked to shadow each contender seeking the GOP nomination.
Daily Mail:
I have NO relationship with Nancy Pelosi: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accuses Speaker of trying to sideline her with loaded-up work schedule after top Democrat dismissed her ‘squad’ as just having Twitter following  — She also claimed Democratic leadership gave her prominent committee assignments in an attempt to keep her busy
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Fox News and Mediaite
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Embattled Biden ditches Rose Garden strategy
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
CNN:   Kamala Harris, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez team up on bill to help those with criminal records get housing
Washington Post:
In the aftermath of Khashoggi's murder, Saudi influence machine whirs on in Washington  —  After the killing in October of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, a handful of lobbying firms and think tanks made a move rare in Washington: They publicly severed ties with Saudi Arabia …
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Rip Torn, Artie the Producer on ‘The Larry Sanders Show,’ Dies at 88  —  The respected Emmy winner and Oscar and Tony nominee always aimed for authenticity but had a reputation as a trouble-maker.  —  Rip Torn, the tenacious, temperamental Texan whose much-admired career was highlighted …
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Washington Post:
Federal judge rejects Trump administration's bid to swap out lawyers for census case on citizenship question
Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Sen. Collins rejected Republican senator's offer to ditch Kavanaugh after Ford testimony, new book claims  —  Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, refused to take part in a Senate Judiciary Committee Republican's proposal for the White House to abandon Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's nomination …
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Trump attacks ‘Radical Left’ for boycotting, a tactic he has repeatedly advocated  —  President Trump on Tuesday night came to the defense of Home Depot, calling those who choose not to shop at the home improvement retailer because of financial ties between its billionaire co-founder …
Scott Schroeder / The Federalist:
If Women's Soccer Players Want Higher Pay, They'd Better Ditch The Politics  —  If higher pay was of such importance to the team, why alienate half of the country by protesting the flag and picking Twitter fights with the president?  —  The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team won their record fourth World Cup this past Sunday.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
The U.S. women's soccer team may finally get equal pay if this bill passes
Cass R. Sunstein / Washington Post:
Impeachment isn't optional.  If facts point in that direction, Congress must act.  —  The Constitution's framers didn't want the process to be a political calculation.  —  Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School.
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Strip club to host golf tournament at Trump resort in South Florida  —  President Trump's golf resort in Doral, Fla., is scheduled to host a golf tournament Saturday put on by a Miami-area strip club, which will allow golfers to pay for a dancer to serve as their “caddy girl” while they play at the president's club.
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
CNN Tells Digital Staff: Take Some Cues From Fox News  —  CNN fears being eclipsed on the web by Fox News, and the network apparently wants digital staffers to occasionally emulate their rival's coverage decisions.  —  Fox News is already beating CNN on TV.
Dylan Scott / Vox:
The 25 Democrats running for president, debate lineups, and everything else you should know about 2020  —  The biggest questions about the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, answered.  —  Graphics: Javier Zarracina/Vox, Photos: Getty Images, Creative Commons  —  The 2020 presidential campaign is well underway.
Discussion: Axios
Noah Lanard / Mother Jones:
ICE Just Quietly Opened Three New Detention Centers, Flouting Congress' Limits  —  When members of Congress reached a bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown in February, they gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement a simple instruction: Stop detaining so many people.
Discussion: Washington Press and Balloon Juice
Associated Press:
Ivory Coast passes legislation encouraged by Ivanka Trump  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump is applauding the recent passage of legislation in Ivory Coast related to changes she pushed during her April trip to Africa.  —  The country is in the process of updating its family code …
CBS News:
Democratic donor Ed Buck accused of human trafficking and revenge porn after man dies in his home  —  Prominent political activist Ed Buck is facing new legal troubles as the mother of a man who died in his home has filed an amended civil suit accusing Buck of human trafficking and engaging in revenge porn, CBS Los Angeles reports.
Conrad Black / American Greatness:
Tired, Irrelevant Democratic Candidates Point To Trump Reelection  —  It is easier to notice the drift of American political public opinion after being away from it in England for six weeks.  It is obvious that President Trump is steadily gaining ground.  The human wave of kooks …
Financial Times:
Trump softened stance on Hong Kong protests to revive trade talks  —  Donald Trump told Chinese president Xi Jinping last month that the US would tone down criticism of Beijing's approach to Hong Kong following massive protests in the territory in order to revive trade talks with China.
Jennifer Szalai / New York Times:
‘American Carnage’ Shows How War Between Republicans Led to Their Peace With Trump  —  Over the weekend we learned that President Trump — who has taken credit for an economic turnaround that began under Barack Obama and a hot streak by the Boston Red Sox — insists that he predicted …
 
 
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