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3:15 PM ET, January 13, 2018

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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Trump Accuser Jessica Drake Has an NDA Preventing Her from Talking About Donald Trump … The Daily Beast was informed late Friday that porn star Jessica Drake is not allowed to discuss President Donald J. Trump on account of a non-disclosure agreement she signed barring her from any such talk.
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The Daily Beast:
Porn Star: Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels Invited Me to Their Hotel Room
New York Times:
Porn Star Was Reportedly Paid to Stay Quiet About Trump
Johanna Barr / New York Times:
Alert About Missile Bound for Hawaii Was Sent in Error, Officials Say  —  The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency confirmed on Saturday that there was no ballistic missile headed toward the state, minutes after an emergency alert was sent to cellphones urging people to seek immediate shelter.
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
False ballistic missile alert spreads panic in Hawaii  —  While it was a false alarm, the episode raises some interesting questions.  —  Panic ensued for a few brief moments on Saturday after a false emergency alert notice was issued of an impending missile threat to Hawaii.
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Missile threat alert for Hawaii a false alarm
Washington Post:
Chelsea Manning files to run for U.S. Senate in Maryland … Chelsea Manning, the transgender former Army private who was convicted of passing sensitive government documents to Wikileaks, has filed to run for the U.S. Senate in Maryland, according to federal election filings.
Discussion: Political Wire and thecut
New York Times:
Donald Trump Flushes Away America's Reputation  —  For a fleeting moment Tuesday, President Trump seemed to signal he would do the right thing on immigration.  At a 90-minute meeting with congressional Republicans and Democrats, much of it televised, he said he'd be willing to “take the heat” …
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Andrey Ostroukh / Reuters:
U.S. ultimatum on nuclear deal, new sanctions draw Iran threat
Discussion: The Week
Donald Trump / Sky News:
Trump supporters demand arrest of London Mayor Sadiq Khan  —  Supporters of US President Donald Trump have disrupted a speech by Sadiq Khan, calling for the London Mayor to be arrested.  —  Mr Khan was about to start speaking to the Fabian Society in London when he was disrupted by protesters …
Eliza Dushku:
When I was 12 years old, while filming “True Lies”, I was sexually molested by Joel Kramer, one of Hollywood's leading stunt coordinators.  —  Ever since, I have struggled with how and when to disclose this, if ever.  At the time, I shared what happened to me with my parents, two adult friends and one of my older brothers.
Discussion: IndieWire and Refinery29
Noah Yoo / Pitchfork:
Moby Says CIA Agents Asked Him to Spread the Word About Trump and Russia  —  “They said, like, ‘Look, you have more of a social media following than any of us do, can you please post some of these things just in a way that... sort of put it out there.’”  —  Last February, following …
Brian Flood / Fox News:
Obama rips Fox News viewers: ‘You are living on a different planet’  —  Former President Barack Obama resurfaced on Friday and took a shot at Fox News viewers, saying they're “living on a different planet” than people who consume mainstream media.  —  Obama made the remarks on the premiere …
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Anti-birth control official who led Title X departs HHS  —  Teresa Manning, the controversial official in charge of the Title X federal family planning program, was escorted from HHS premises on Friday.  —  Two sources with knowledge of Manning's departure tell POLITICO that she was fired by HHS.
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Antiabortion activist abruptly steps down as head of HHS's family planning division
Discussion: Raw Story
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Mark Wahlberg Donates $1.5M In Michelle Williams' Name To #TimesUp Legal Fund  —  BREAKING: Mark Wahlberg has announced that he will donate in Michelle Williams' name the $1.5 million in money he received for All The Money In The World reshoots.  The donation is being made to #TimesUp …
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Refinery29 and thecut
Shelby Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Black Protest Has Lost Its Power  —  Have whites finally found the courage to judge African-Americans fairly by universal standards?  —  The recent protests by black players in the National Football League were rather sad for their fruitlessness.  They may point to the end of an era for black America …
Wall Street Journal:
World Bank Unfairly Influenced Its Own Competitiveness Rankings  —  The World Bank's chief economist said he would recalculate national rankings of business competitiveness going back at least four years  —  The World Bank repeatedly changed the methodology of one of its flagship economic reports …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Washington Post:
Trump's vulgarity: Overt racism or a president who says what many think? … One barnyard epithet and the leader of the free world was now definitively a racist or, alternatively, was back in the good graces of those who had worried he'd been wavering in his nationalism.
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William Saletan / Slate:
No, Not Everything Is Racist
New York Times:
Las Vegas Gunman Took Elaborate Steps to Hide His Tracks, New Documents Show  —  As he meticulously planned the Las Vegas attack, the man responsible for the worst mass shooting in modern American history took elaborate steps to stymie the inevitable law enforcement investigation, according to federal court documents unsealed on Friday.
Discussion: Axios
Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:
CNN panel devolves into screaming match when televangelist offers biblical defense for Trump's ‘sh*thole’ comment  —  When a member of Donald Trump's evangelical board tried to offer a biblical defense for the president's comments about brown and black nations being “sh*thole countries,” …
Discussion: Friendly Atheist
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Moore forces seek retribution against Shelby  —  Alabama GOP Sen. Richard Shelby is confronting a fierce backlash from conservatives over his refusal to support Roy Moore in last month's special election — with Moore backers pushing a censure resolution and robocall campaign targeting the powerful lawmaker.
Discussion: Raw Story
Noah Weiland / New York Times:
He Nearly Died in a Mass Shooting.  Please Don't Call Him a Victim.  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Exactly a month after Matt Mika was shot while practicing for a baseball game, he drove with his father to the field here where he once lay dying, his face yellowing, then graying, his eyes lifeless.
David Rogers / Politico:
GOP tax law a one-two punch to charities — and American giving  —  Back in 2011, when Republicans still talked about deficits, a bipartisan budget commission proposed to save tens of billions a year by revamping the charitable deduction for federal income taxes.
 
 
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Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
ISIS Affiliate Claims October Attack on U.S. Troops in Niger
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
RYAN CHALLENGER pulled in 1.2M last quarter …
John Bowden / The Hill:
Liam Neeson: Sexual harassment scandal has sparked ‘a bit of a witch hunt’
Discussion: The Week and RedState
Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Edgar Ray Killen, Convicted in '64 Killings of Rights Workers, Dies at 92
Discussion: The Root
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
As Labor Pool Shrinks, Prison Time Is Less of a Hiring Hurdle
Tanveer Mann / Metro.co.uk:
Waitrose removes coffee tins showing slaves working on plantations
Discussion: New York Post and The Daily Caller
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Smoking penalties, ER fees, premiums on the poor: How states want to shrink Medicaid
Discussion: Rewire and Bangor Daily News
 Earlier Items: 
Lauren Dezenski / Politico:
How Charlie Baker ditched Trump to become the most popular governor in America
The Hill:
Dems fear ‘Stephen Miller ambush’ on immigration
Los Angeles Times:
L.A. ‘swatting’ suspect charged with manslaughter in Kansas over hoax call that led to fatal police shooting
Discussion: Gizmodo and RedState
Benny Johnson / The Daily Caller:
FLASHBACK: That Time Obama Called Libya A ‘S**t Show’
Discussion: Power Line
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Proud to Live in a Nation of Holers
Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
Kentucky to now require LITERACY TESTS for “certain populations” to receive medical care.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and KY Policy