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Amanda Burke / The Berkshire Eagle:
After receiving second dose, Yo-Yo Ma transforms waiting period into performance at Pittsfield vax clinic — PITTSFIELD — After Yo-Yo Ma received his second jab of a COVID-19 vaccine at Berkshire Community College Saturday, he transformed his 15-minute observation period into a concert for the newly inoculated.
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Biden will deploy FEMA to care for teenagers and children crossing border in record numbers — The Biden administration is mobilizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help care for the overwhelming number of unaccompanied migrant teens and children filling detention cells …
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CNN:
Kids detained in overcrowded border facility are terrified, crying and worried, lawyers say — (CNN)Children detained in an overcrowded government-run tent facility at the US-Mexico border say they haven't been able to shower for days or contact their parents, according to lawyers who interviewed them this week.
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Department of Homeland Security:
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Directs FEMA to Support Response for Unaccompanied Children
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Directs FEMA to Support Response for Unaccompanied Children
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Insider, Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit and The Hill
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
DHS chief directs FEMA to assist in ‘government-wide effort’ to house child migrants, as number surge
DHS chief directs FEMA to assist in ‘government-wide effort’ to house child migrants, as number surge
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Daily Mail and Townhall
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
The Imperious Rise and Accelerating Fall of Andrew Cuomo — Even as he tries to plot a political survival strategy in the face of sexual misconduct allegations, Mr. Cuomo is an object lesson on the dangers of kicking people on the way up. — Last spring, when the coronavirus outbreak …
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Insider and Washington Examiner
Chris Quinn / Plain Dealer:
When candidates make reckless statements just to get attention, should they get attention? Letter from the Editor — We're having a challenging discussion of late about our responsibility in how we cover the candidacy of Republican Josh Mandel for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
‘A tremendous sea change’: Democrats see a path to remaking the Senate filibuster — WASHINGTON — When Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia opened the door this week to making it more “painful” for to block legislation, some Democrats saw a game-changing opportunity to remake the Senate and lift a key obstacle to a progressive agenda.
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
'I'd Much Rather Be in Florida' — Floridians are out and about and pandemic restrictions have been lifted. There's just one problem: The virus never went away. — MIAMI — Other than New York, no big city in the United States has been struggling with more coronavirus cases in recent weeks than Miami.
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Customers Angry Over Bank Delays On Stimulus Checks — Wells Fargo and Chase say they won't start processing federal stimulus direct deposits until March 17, no matter how early the money lands. — Americans waiting to get their stimulus checks were growing increasingly frustrated Saturday …
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Insider, Internal Revenue Service, USA Today and Raw Story
CNN:
London police officer charged with murder of Sarah Everard — London (CNN)A London Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with the kidnap and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, whose disappearance on a walk home has reignited a national debate in Britain on women's safety and sexual assault.
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Corey Robin / New Yorker:
Trump and the Trapped Country — For years, we debated whether Donald Trump would topple democracy. But the threat continues to come from the system itself. — Before the storming of the Capitol, it seemed as if Donald Trump might leave the White House the way he had come in …
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Crooked Timber
Washington Post:
Our four nations are committed to a free, open, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region — Opinion by Joe Biden, Narendra Modi, Scott Morrison and Yoshihide Suga … In December 2004, the continental shelf off the coast of Indonesia shifted two meters, creating one of the largest tidal waves …
salazar.house.gov:
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IMPLEMENTS REP. MARIA SALAZAR'S COVID RELIEF BILL — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden Administration has just implemented Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar's (FL-27) COVID relief bill as part of Small Business Administration (SBA) policy.
HuffPost:
Dog Rescue Charity Linked To Lara Trump Funneling Money Into Donald Trump's Pocket — The Big Dog Ranch Rescue has spent as much as $1.9 million at his properties in recent years and is spending $225,000 more at Mar-a-Lago this weekend. — A dog rescue charity with links to Lara Trump …
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T.A. Walker / WPTV:
Former President Donald Trump surprises philanthropists at Big Dog Ranch Rescue fundraiser
Former President Donald Trump surprises philanthropists at Big Dog Ranch Rescue fundraiser
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: A majority of Iowans want U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley to decide not to run in 2022; 28% hope he will — A majority of Iowans, including a third of Iowa Republicans, say they hope U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley decides not to seek reelection in 2022, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
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Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Exclusive: North Korea unresponsive to behind-the-scenes Biden administration outreach - U.S. official — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea has not responded to behind-the-scenes diplomatic outreach since mid-February by President Joe Biden's administration, including to Pyongyang's mission …
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Daily Mail:
Don't post Oprah memes if you are not black: White people are told that using interviewer's Meghan reaction clips for fun is ‘digital blackface’ — The Slow Factory Foundation recently issued a waning about digital blackface following Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey
Associated Press:
Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus — Los Angeles emergency room nurse Sandra Younan spent the last year juggling long hours as she watched many patients struggle with the coronavirus and some die. — Then there were the patients who claimed the virus was fake or coughed in her face, ignoring mask rules.
CNN:
One year later, Breonna Taylor's mother and advocates still want accountability for the police who killed her — Louisville, Kentucky (CNN)Tamika Palmer has been in the same battle for justice in Breonna Taylor's death for the last year. — Palmer said her daughter was killed senselessly …
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New York Times, WLKY-TV, Al Jazeera, KOIN-TV, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, NPR and The Root
Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
‘Covid is taking over’: Brazil plunges into deadliest chapter of its epidemic — Last year, Jair Bolsonaro declared Brazil had reached ‘the tail end’ of one of the world's worst outbreaks. Three months later the country has lost almost 100,000 more lives — t was midway through February …
Jenna McLaughlin / Yahoo News:
He helped Trump bring American hostages home. Now he's working for Biden. — WASHINGTON — Just days before Christmas last year, Roger Carstens, a former Green Beret turned diplomat, was thousands of miles away from home. He had flown to Saudi Arabia in a last-ditch attempt to attend …
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
For Biden, there's no place like a weekend home in Delaware — WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — As he stood in the Rose Garden celebrating his first big legislative win, President Joe Biden gestured to the White House and said it's a “magnificent building” to live in. — Except on weekends.
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
17 Reasons to Let the Economic Optimism Begin — A reporter who has tracked decades of gloomy trends sees things lining up for roaring growth. — The 21st-century economy has been a two-decade series of punches in the gut. — The century began in economic triumphalism in the United States …
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HotAir
Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times:
How a commune-like encampment in Echo Park became a flashpoint in L.A.'s homelessness crisis — It began with a few tents pitched on the grassy rise on the banks of an L.A. landmark, Echo Park Lake. — Then, last year, more homeless people set up camp. By latest count …
Paul Sacca / TheBlaze:
Jordan Peterson shares poll showing white liberals embrace using violence to pursue political goals more than conservatives — This breaks the narrative the corporate media is telling you — Like Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Alabama GOP to give Trump framed resolution calling him one of the ‘greatest’ presidents in history — The resolution also cites Trump's handling of COVID-19 vaccine distribution, and other accomplishments.
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