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Ronan Farrow’s Ex-Producer Says NBC Impeded Weinstein Reporting

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By JOHN KOBLIN from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2NFpVuk

Trump Seeks to Block Pay Raises for Federal Workers

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By NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2PSXoTA

Riz Ahmed Acts His Way Out of Every Cultural Pigeonhole

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By CARVELL WALLACE from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/2PbutZO

Trump Accuses China of Undermining Diplomacy With North Korea

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By MARK LANDLER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2C0EoQm

How McCain Got the Last Word Against Trump

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By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and KATIE ROGERS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MDnCvx

New U.S. Sexual Misconduct Rules Bolster Rights of Accused and Protect Colleges

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By ERICA L. GREEN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2oktivS

Louis C.K. and Men Who Think Justice Takes as Long as They Want It To

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By ROXANE GAY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Pjr9vJ

‘Can You Stop Interrupting?’ ‘Can You Stop Lying?’ Cuomo and Nixon Clash in Debate.

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By SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2LCNIJT

Trump Attacks CNN After Source Raises Doubts About Report on Russia Meeting

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By MATT STEVENS from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2BZF8Fm

Running While Female

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By TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Well https://ift.tt/2LzQ5gg

Dozens at Facebook Unite to Challenge Its ‘Intolerant’ Liberal Culture

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By KATE CONGER and SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2wmVhPR

Trump: Amazon, Google, Facebook may be in 'very antitrust situation'

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The president has criticized Google throughout the week, alleging the tech giant suppressed conservative news outlets in search results.

Apple should not buy Tesla, according to Warren Buffett

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The “Oracle of Omaha” doesn’t think buying Tesla is a good investment for Apple.

Warren Buffett on Apple investing in Tesla: It would be a poor idea

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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett discusses how he isn’t giving up on Wells Fargo and why it would be a poor idea for Apple to invest in Tesla.

Warren Buffett on eBay: I probably should have bought the stock

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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett discusses his support for Glide, an anti-poverty foundation, and how he should have invested in eBay.

Sheryl Sandberg will donate SurveyMonkey IPO proceeds to honor late husband

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The Facebook COO will honor her late husband with a poignant donation.

The case for Apple buying Tesla and kicking out Musk

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MarketWatch Technology Editor Jeremy Owens on the future of Tesla and Amazon.

Google, Twitter and Facebook should not be regulated: Ari Fleischer

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Trump trolled big tech this week threatening consequences for alleged bias.

Does US need to go on the cyber offensive?

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New America Cybersecurity Policy Fellow Dave Weinstein on how the U.S. can better deal with the cyber threats globally.

There is not bias against conservatives: Internet Association CEO

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Internet Association CEO Michael Beckerman on allegations of conservative censorship by social media companies.

Is Apple working on AR glasses?

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Point View Wealth Management's David Dietze on speculation Apple's acquisition of Akonia Holographics could mean the company is working on augmented reality glasses.

Chuck Todd Says Mueller May Drop Something Big: 'I Wouldn't Miss Work Tomorrow'

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MSNBC's Chuck Todd thinks all signs point to special counsel Robert Mueller from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2C3L3tb

Chile's Santiago Archbishop says regrets 'tension' in the Church

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Ricardo Ezzati, the Archbishop of Santiago, told colleagues at an internal church event on Tuesday that the Catholic church was facing a "completely unprecedented situation," according to the text of his speech posted on the archbishopric's website. "The terms to describe this situation are well-known: pain, shame, anger, indignation, tension," he said. "We are living in a tense time within the country and the Church. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MDgEGR

Gingrich: Primaries have set stage for red wave in November

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Fox News contributor reacts to wins by DeSantis in Florida and McSally in Arizona on 'Fox & Friends.' from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NxmCFL

UN Syria envoy floats idea of evacuating Idlib civilians

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GENEVA (AP) — Fearing a military offensive, the U.N. envoy for Syria proposed Thursday that civilians holed up in the rebel-held region of Idlib could evacuate to government areas — a move that would send many back into parts of Syria they once fled in its 7-1/2-year-old civil war. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MEuuJ6

Twitter Users Blast Hypocrisy Of Donald Trump's 'Anonymous Sources' Warning

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President Donald Trump's attempt at making a public service announcement about from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PN96PL

Here's Who Will Serve As Pallbearers At John McCain's Washington Memorial

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A former vice president, a Hollywood actor and politicians from both parties from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PjPOAt

Multiple Violent Attacks Against Believers Reveal Just How Dangerous it is For Pakistani Christians

Two recent attacks against Christians in Pakistan emphasize the worsening conditions for believers in the predominately Muslim country.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2N17qDI

Nigerian Schoolgirl Who Refuses to Denounce Jesus Begs for Freedom

A Nigerian Christian schoolgirl who remains in captivity because she refuses to denounce Christ is calling on her government to fight for her release. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2PRlOgn

Catholic bishops in Australia reject compulsory abuse reporting, defying new laws

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The Catholic church in Australia said on Friday it would oppose laws forcing priests to report child abuse when they learn about it in the confessional, setting the stage for a showdown between the country's biggest religion and the government. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MCG5bE

Ben Shapiro blasts media coverage of Catholic Church crisis

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Hailed for his progressive views on homosexuality and climate change, Pope Francis is facing growing scrutiny amid the sex abuse crisis in Catholic Church. Are the media devoting enough coverage? Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire, sees a double standard. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2LFJbWO

Trump unprepared for impeachment and Democrats taking the House in 2018, says report

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Donald Trump's impeachment could arrive sooner than the president seems to think, with aides worried that the president and his team are ill-prepared for a potential crisis. "We’ve talked a lot about impeachment at different times," Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal attorney, confirmed in the report. The paper spoke with 26 White House officials, presidential advisers and strategists close to Mr Trump’s White House throughout the week, to gain a better understanding of how the administration is preparing for a "potential crisis" in the months ahead. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2LJb28D

U.S. Coast Guard responding to oil spill near Corpus Christi, Texas

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The U.S. Coast Guard said about 1,176 gallons of oil was spilled from an overloaded barge moored at Flint Hills east dock near Corpus Christi, Texas Thursday evening. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2NCsVaT

Trump vows to fight censorship of conservatives by social media firms

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President Donald Trump told a campaign-style rally in Indiana on Thursday that his administration is standing up for free-speech rights, warning that large social media companies could not be allowed to "control what we can and cannot see." from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2wwcJ3P

Seven dead in New Mexico after bus collides with truck

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Seven people were killed in New Mexico on Thursday after a Greyhound passenger bus collided head-on with a semi-trailer truck that jumped a highway median strip, state police said. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2wvwnh9

California looks to adopt Obama-style net neutrality rules

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California lawmakers moved on Thursday toward imposing the nation's strictest net neutrality laws on internet providers, flying in the face of sweeping new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules seen as a win for the companies. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2PQoBGF

U.S. man charged in 'enemy of the people' threats to Boston Globe

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Federal authorities have charged a California man with threatening to kill Boston Globe employees for the newspaper's role leading this month's defense of press freedoms by hundreds of U.S. news organizations against attacks by President Donald Trump. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2NACNlt