NBC reportedly “threatened” Ronan Farrow over his Weinstein reporting

Ex-producer claims order to stop the story came from the “very highest levels” No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Friday, August 31  FARROW ‘THREATENED’ OVER WEINSTEIN REPORTING NBC News reportedly threatened to “smear” journalist Ronan Farrow if he continued to work on what became his bombshell exposé on decades of sexual assault allegations against Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein. The threats allegedly came from the network’s general counsel Susan Weiner in a series of phone calls. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] TRUMP CONTINUES ANTI-PRESS TIRADE President Donald Trump railed against the press during a campaign rally in Indiana, falsely claiming that TV crews at the event turn off their cameras when he attacks the media. His singled out The New York Times, CNN and NBC specifically — a continuation of his earlier tweetstorm in which he claimed NBC anchor Lester Holt doctored the tape of him admitting he fired former FBI director James Comey because of the Russia probe. During the event, a Trump volunteer tried to physically block a photojournalist from taking a picture of a protester. [HuffPost] MAN ARRESTED OVER BOSTON GLOBE THREATS A California man was arrested after making more than a dozen calls to The Boston Globe newspaper threatening to kill its employees. The FBI detained Robert D. Chain, 68, in connection with calls he allegedly made earlier this month after the Globe announced it was spearheading a pushback against political attacks on the media. [HuffPost] ALEX JONES DEFAMATION CASE GOING TO TRIAL Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones failed to shut down a defamation lawsuit brought against him by the parents of a Sandy Hook victim. Leonard Pozner and Veronique De La Rosa are seeking more than $1 million in damages for his repeated lies about the 2012 massacre. The ruling came after Jones attempted to get his case dismissed earlier this month. [HuffPost] ‘FAPPENING’ SCAMMER SENTENCED George Garofano of Connecticut was sentenced to eight months in prison for a phishing scam that resulted in the 2014 celebrity nude photo hack known as “The Fappening.” [HuffPost] DOJ BACKS HARVARD DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT The Trump administration sided with Asian-American students suing Harvard University over the Ivy League school’s consideration of race in its admissions policy. The lawsuit, filed by Students For Fair Admission, argues that Harvard discriminates against Asian-American applicants. The Justice Department said in a court filing that the school has failed to demonstrate that it does not discriminate on the basis of race. [AP]         BANK BACKLASH OVER CITIZENSHIP QUESTIONS The Bank of America is facing a backlash over reports the company froze customer accounts over questions about their citizenship status. [HuffPost] TRUMP MAY FIRE HIS BEST MONSTER Attorney General Jeff Sessions is Trump’s most effective Cabinet member, but he may fire him anyway. [HuffPost] KAEPERNICK GOING TO TRIAL An arbitrator is sending Colin Kaepernick’s grievance with the NFL to trial, denying the league’s request to throw out the quarterback’s claims that owners conspired to keep him out of the league because of his protests of social injustice. [AP] ARRESTS AT UNC MONUMENT RALLY Neo-Confederates rallied at the site of toppled UNC monument Silent Sam — a protest that ended with three people arrested and the crowd doused in pepper spray. [HuffPost] TRUMP OFFICIAL QUITS OVER WHITE NATIONALISM TIES A policy analyst in the Department of Homeland Security has left his position after The Atlantic uncovered a trove of email communications to white nationalists. [HuffPost] DUTERTE BLAMES ATTRACTIVE WOMEN FOR RAPE FIGURES Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said the alarming rate of sexual assault in his hometown of Davao City was due to the high number of attractive women who live there. [HuffPost]       Here are 7 of the most heartbreaking moments from Joe Biden’s eulogy for John McCain. Los Angeles just named a road after Barack Obama. The new hunt for dark matter is taking place under a mountain. Here are 15 books to read if you can’t get enough of the British royal family. A bill on the governor’s desk would make California the first state in the country that requires women to serve on corporate boards. Eminem dropped a surprise new album called “Kamikaze” that includes an attack on “Agent Orange” Trump. As climate change ravages the Great Barrier Reef, tourists are flocking to the wonder to say goodbye. A serial cat killer has mutilated at least a dozen animals in Washington State. The release date for “Top Gun: Maverick” has been delayed by almost a year. Climate change could make California unlivable. People are calling for a boycott of In-N-Out after the burger chain donated to the California GOP. Ariana Grande revealed a brand-new tattoo dedicated to the character Chihiro, from the anime film “Spirited Away.” The movie based on the British TV hit “Downton Abbey” has added Imelda Staunton and Geraldine James to the cast. MSNBC’s Chuck Todd predicts a major move by special counsel Robert Mueller before Labor Day. 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