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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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The Daily Beast and Political Wire
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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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CBS News, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze and Washington Examiner
Department of Homeland Security:
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Directs FEMA to Support Response for Unaccompanied Children — WASHINGTON - Homeland Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas has directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support a government-wide effort over the next 90 days to safely receive …
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Insider, Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit and Associated Press
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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Raw Story
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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The Guardian, HillReporter.com, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, Joe.My.God. and Crooks and Liars
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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.
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.
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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Washington Monthly, MSNBC and Grabien News
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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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
BBC:
Russia opposition: Moscow police raid election forum — Russian police have broken up an opposition conference and detained 200 people including high-profile opposition figures. — The weekend forum had just begun in a Moscow hotel when police burst in and said they were detaining everyone.
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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Russia detains 200 at opposition gathering
Russia detains 200 at opposition gathering
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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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Raw Story
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
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
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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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Mediaite and Boston Herald
John McWhorter / It Bears Mentioning:
So there was a law professor at Georgetown who was a racist. — And now she's gone, but wait — what do we mean by “racist” these days? And why am I a heretic to even ask the question and want real answers? — 11 hr ago — A law professor at Georgetown Law School, Sandra Sellers, has been fired because she is racist.
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Althouse
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 …
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Joe.My.God.
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.
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 …
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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CNN, Political Wire and Responsible Statecraft
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 …
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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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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Reuters:
Vice-president of Myanmar civilian government vows resistance to junta rule — (Reuters) - The acting leader of Myanmar's parallel civilian government, appointed by ousted lawmakers in the wake of a Feb. 1 military coup, addressed the public for the first time on Saturday from hiding and vowed to pursue a …
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Al Jazeera and Vox
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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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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RedState, Instapundit and Breitbart
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 …
Lisa Bonos / Washington Post:
Chris Harrison won't host the next season of ‘The Bachelorette’ — After nearly 20 years of hosting ABC's Bachelor reality dating shows, Chris Harrison will sit out the 2021 season of “The Bachelorette.” — In his absence, Warner Horizon and ABC Entertainment announced Friday night …
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