Phish fans get smashed, CNN releases "Cohen Tape" and morning headlines

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NEWS: Two men were smashed in the face with rocks last weekend while at a Phish concert at the Gorge. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help locating a suspect.


NATION: The White House announced on Tuesday it would provide farmers with $12 billion in government aid to help offset the damage of Trump’s trade wars.


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Same old hatred. Different narrative.

A Trump hat was snatched from a 17-year-old Illinois kid visiting Seattle last week. The hat was spit on and tossed in the street. The incident went viral on right-leaning websites. Days later, the mayor of nearby Burien was attacked in what might have been a hate crime. The difference: No sweeping generalizations, writes Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat. More of his analysis here. (Seattle Times)


Did you hear the tapes?
click to enlarge Phish fans get smashed (in a bad way), CNN releases "Cohen Tape" and other morning headlines
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Michael Cohen

Intrigue! Mystery! Trump! America got a dose of the shady "Cohen Tape" on Tuesday night. What does it mean? In it, the president can be heard talking about a "cash" payment... surely there's nothing to see there. Now, the president says the tape may have been doctored. (Politico)

Listen to the tape obtained by CNN here