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Stephanie K. Baer / BuzzFeed News:
The Cop Who Said The Spa Shooter Had “A Bad Day” Previously Posted A Racist Shirt Blaming China For The Pandemic — The Georgia sheriff's official who said the man accused of killing six Asian women and two others in shootings at spas in the Atlanta area had “a bad day” previously shared a photo of racist T-shirts on social media.
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Shaddi Abusaid / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Cops: Shooting suspect says he targeted spas because of sexual addiction — Cherokee sheriff says 21-year-old bought gun hours earlier — Cherokee County Sheriff Frank Reynolds said Wednesday the suspect in a metro Atlanta spa shooting spree that killed eight people bought the gun he used hours earlier.
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The Daily Beast:
Georgia Sheriff Spokesman Posted Racist COVID Shirts on Facebook — Jay Baker incited outrage on Wednesday when he said the 21-year-old who admitted to murdering eight people at Asian massage parlors was having “a really bad day.” … A Cherokee County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office spokesperson …
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WTTG-TV:
DC police say Texas man arrested at VP's mansion had rifle, large capacity clip — Police: Armed man arrested near VP residence — WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - D.C. police say a man they arrested outside of the Vice President's residence on Wednesday afternoon had a rifle and a large capacity clip.
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CNBC:
Man wanted by police arrested near residence of Vice President Kamala Harris, gun and ammo found in car — A Texas man wanted by the police was stopped by the U.S. Secret Service and arrested Wednesday afternoon near the residence of Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Capitol attacker arrested outside of vice presidential residence had car full of weapons to ‘take care of his problem’ — NBC 4 News reporter Scott MacFarlane reported Wednesday that another attacker of the U.S. Capitol was arrested, but the man appears to have been outside the residence …
Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
Biden talks Cuomo, Putin, migrants, vaccine in ABC News exclusive interview — He even gave an update on whether Major Biden is out of the dog house. — EXCLUSIVE: Biden says Cuomo should resign if investigation confirms women's claims — Biden stopped short of calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step down immediately.
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Associated Press:
A good boy again: Biden's dog will return to the White House
A good boy again: Biden's dog will return to the White House
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Molly McKew / Great Power:
In the 2020 elections, the Kremlin was still helping Trump — and Americans were helping the Kremlin
In the 2020 elections, the Kremlin was still helping Trump — and Americans were helping the Kremlin
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CNN, New York Times and Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Russia recalls ambassador to U.S. for “consultations” as tensions spiral
Russia recalls ambassador to U.S. for “consultations” as tensions spiral
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U.S. Department of Commerce, The Daily Caller, TASS, RedState and Washington Examiner
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans: End the Filibuster, and We'll Punish America By Enacting Our Agenda — A spectre is haunting the Republican party. And that spectre, oddly enough, is a future world in which Republicans control government and pass bills that they campaigned on.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Biden just fired a warning shot at Mitch McConnell and Republicans
Biden just fired a warning shot at Mitch McConnell and Republicans
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Democrats distance themselves from previous pro-filibuster stance, citing GOP obstruction
Democrats distance themselves from previous pro-filibuster stance, citing GOP obstruction
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Politico, National Journal and Washington Post
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Kentucky legislature limits governor's Senate appointment power
Kentucky legislature limits governor's Senate appointment power
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Political Wire
Bloomberg:
IRS Delays U.S. Tax Deadline to May 17 After Disruptive Year — Tax law changes, late start contributed to filing-season chaos — The IRS also delayed the due date last year amid pandemic — The Internal Revenue Service is delaying the April 15 tax-filing deadline to May 17 …
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
DHS Sec. Mayorkas, in tense exchange, calls GOP congresswoman's question ‘extraordinarily disrespectful’ — Mayorkas in hot seat as Biden admin faces migrant surge at US-Mexico border — Rep. McCaul grills DHS Sec Mayorkas about characterization of border situation
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CNN:
US intelligence report says election fraud claims ‘will almost certainly’ spur more violence by domestic extremists — He warned about right-wing extremism in 2009. Hear his analysis now — (CNN)US intelligence agencies believe that “narratives of fraud in the recent general election” …
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Politico:
‘Behave like grown-ups’: Conservative rebellion boils over in House — A leading Republican hard-liner clashed behind closed doors with House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday, exposing a rift in the Republican conference and suggesting that a chamber-rattling floor protest by the far right isn't fading anytime soon.
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Neil W. McCabe / Tennessee Star:
Exclusive: Maskless Climate Envoy Kerry Endangers Passengers on Boston to DC Flight — John Forbes Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, while sitting in first-class, took off his mask today as he settled into his book moments before his American Airlines flight from Boston to Washington took off.
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Financial Times:
Tanzania's president dies after mysterious illness — Covid-denier Magufuli had been out of public view for two weeks while his ministers insisted he was healthy — Tanzania's president John Magufuli, who long denied that Covid-19 posed a threat to his country, has died after a mysterious …
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Matt Schudel / Washington Post:
John Magufuli, Tanzanian president elected as an agent of reform, dies at 61
John Magufuli, Tanzanian president elected as an agent of reform, dies at 61
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Marcia Dunn / Associated Press:
Mars rover sends back grinding, squealing sounds of driving — CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's newest Mars rover has sent back the first-ever sounds of driving on the red planet — a grinding, clanking, banging affair that by Earth standards would be pretty worrisome.
New York Times:
Proud Boys Leaders in Four States Are Charged in Capitol Riot — Prosecutors accused prominent members of the far-right nationalist group of conspiring together in connection with the Jan. 6 attack. — WASHINGTON — F.B.I. agents have arrested two organizers for the Proud Boys in Philadelphia …
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Is the US at Risk of a Roman Republic-Style Collapse? This Historian Says Yes. — Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. — The January 6 Capitol insurrection was a tumultuous moment in American democracy—but how unusual was it, really, in the course of world events?
Politico:
Republicans on Biden's Covid bill: We bungled this one — As President Joe Biden embarks on an ambitious plan to sell his massive coronavirus relief package to the public, conservatives are starting to ask: Did we botch this? — The overwhelming sentiment within the Republican Party …
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HuffPost:
Florida Man Charged For Attacking Cops During Capitol Riot While Wearing ‘Trump’ Flag Jacket — Robert Scott Palmer, known to online sleuths as #FloridaFlagJacket, was arrested by the FBI following a HuffPost investigation revealing his identity. — Federal authorities have charged …
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Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
The Princeton Historian Mugged by Reality — On December 7, 2019, an American graduate student named Xiyue Wang was freed after 40 months in an Iranian prison. His captors roused him in his cell early that morning and put him on a plane to Zurich. The Swiss had offered to mediate a trade …
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David Lat / Original Jurisdiction:
Is Viet Dinh The Most Powerful Lawyer In America? — Reports of his power are greatly exaggerated, says Fox's top lawyer - but there's no denying that he's had a most interesting and impressive career. — 6 hr ago … Who is the most powerful lawyer in America?
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Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Rupert Murdoch Got His Shot but Fox News Wants You to Die to Own the Libs
Rupert Murdoch Got His Shot but Fox News Wants You to Die to Own the Libs
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Hen Mazzig / Newsweek:
The Grammys Proved You Can't Get Canceled for Anti-Semitism — , SENIOR FELLOW, THE TEL AVIV INSTITUTE — These days, one can get canceled for anything...except anti-Semitism. Food critic Allison Roman lost her job at The New York Times for saying she doesn't want a cookware line like Chrissy Teigen.
Kelly Bauer / Block Club Chicago:
Chicago Hospital Executive Bragged About Vaccinating Eric Trump On Day His Hospital Vaccinated Workers At Trump Tower — Hospital officials said their doctor's relationship with Trump and his owning a condo in Trump Tower had nothing to do with the improper vaccine event.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
How a new government report strongly implicates Giuliani in a Russian interference effort — By early May 2019, former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani must have looked like the international espionage equivalent of a wide-eyed tourist walking around with his wallet hanging out his back pocket.
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Fox News Says Washington Post Story Published After Georgia Runoffs Could Have Swayed Georgia Runoffs — Fox News hosts raised a disturbing prospect on Wednesday: The false Washington Post story on Donald Trump's call with a Georgia elections official, which was corrected this week …
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The Daily Beast
Stephen Gutowski / Washington Free Beacon:
Colorado Judge Strikes Down Boulder's AR-15 Ban — A judge struck down Boulder, Colorado's ban on the possession of AR-15s and magazines holding more than 10 rounds on Monday. — Colorado state judge Andrew Hartman ruled the city's gun ban violated the state's preemption law …
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Kurt Bardella / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: Trump and the GOP put a bull's-eye on the backs of Asian Americans — A new report released by Stop AAPI Hate revealed that since March 19, 2020, there have been 3,795 hate incidents targeting Asian Americans. That figure barely scratches the surface as most hate crimes go unreported.
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OpenSecrets.org:
‘Dark money’ topped $1 billion in 2020, largely boosting Democrats — March 15-21 is Sunshine Week, a national initiative celebrating open government and access to public records. Undisclosed spending by political actors undermines transparency and voters' ability to make informed decisions.
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Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Army denies medals, Special Forces insignia, to soldier Trump pardoned for alleged murder — WASHINGTON - The Army has rejected an appeal to return medals for valor to retired Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, a Special Forces soldier former President Trump pardoned for alleged murder in Afghanistan.
Politico:
Pelosi's push for 9/11-style Capitol riot commission stalls in political quicksand — Surrounded by broken glass in a defaced Capitol on the night of Jan. 6, Speaker Nancy Pelosi conferred with a senior House Republican about a bipartisan commission that would investigate the attack on Congress.
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