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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.
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New York Times:
Police Shrugged Off the Proud Boys, Until They Attacked the Capitol — Two Proud Boys accused of leading a mob to Congress followed a bloody path to get there. Law enforcement did little to stop them. — A protester was burning an American flag outside the 2016 Republican convention in Cleveland when Joseph Biggs rushed to attack.
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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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Florida Politics, NBC 6 South Florida, The Daily Beast and Political Wire
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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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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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New York Times:
Can Andrew Cuomo Continue to Lead? — The governor has lost his political allies and the public's confidence. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom.
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Scripting News
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.
Politico:
Trump was supposed to be a political Godzilla in exile. Instead, he's adrift. — He backed away from creating a third party and has soured on the costly prospect of launching his own TV empire or social media startup. — His vow to target disloyal Republicans with personally-recruited primary challengers …
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Raw Story 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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Raw Story
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Online harassment of female journalists is real, and it's increasingly hard to endure — Julia Carrie Wong remembers a time, years ago, when she felt that being a part of digital culture was fun. — “I used to really enjoy online spaces, having a personality and a voice,” …
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The Guardian
Washington Post:
Biden's push for equity faces critical test amid shifting strategies to open schools — It was one of the first proposals by the new White House to tackle what President Biden has said is a central goal of his administration: promoting racial equity through federal policy.
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 3-14-21: Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. John Barrasso, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen — This is a rush transcript of “This Week” airing Sunday, March 14. — Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. — Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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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.
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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Michael J. Totten / Quillette:
Leaving Portland — Portland, Oregon, has been the most politically violent city in the United States since Donald Trump was elected in 2016. Just a few days after the result, a peaceful protest against the incoming president turned into a riot when anarchists broke off from the main group …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Distinguished pol of the week: No progress was possible without Biden — Many public officials can claim credit for the passage of the extraordinary rescue plan, the eye-popping progress in vaccinations, the falling infection rates and the prospect of a normal-ish summer.
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
House Democrats draw the line: No bipartisan cooperation with Republicans who questioned the election — WASHINGTON - Freshman Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a Democrat, has begun turning to an unusual source when trying to decide whether he wants to work with a Republican he thinks makes a good point during committee hearings: Google.
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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 …
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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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New York Times, The Sun, Wall Street Journal and Raw Story
New York Times:
U.S. Has 1,000 More Troops in Afghanistan Than It Disclosed — The undercount complicates President Biden's decision on carrying out a complete withdrawal by May 1, as his administration tries to jump-start peace talks. — KABUL, Afghanistan — Facing a high-stakes choice and running …
Haley Messenger / NBC News:
Blind Americans face roadblocks booking online vaccine appointments — Chris Reighard, a 62-year-old retired employee of the Arkansas Division of Services for the Blind who lives in Altoona, Pennsylvania, considers herself and her husband, Dave, to be pretty tech savvy.
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
Roger Kimball / spectator.us:
Amazon's book bullying is just the latest act of woke intolerance — The house of the Lord, we are told, has many mansions. So does the house of wokeness. If you are Coca-Cola, you address flagging sales by embarking on an ad campaign (and internal training regimen for employees) …
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Power Line