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Tracy Quan / Los Angeles Times:
Don't forget — the Atlanta shooting is a hate crime against sex workers — Eight people were killed in Atlanta last Tuesday. We have no shortage of explanations, including the perpetrator's version, which many refuse to accept. Eros, rebranded and vilified as sex addiction, inspired a homicidal atrocity.
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Washington Post, Instapundit and NBC 6 South Florida
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May Jeong / New York Times:
The Deep American Roots of the Atlanta Shootings — The victims lived at the nexus of race, gender and class. — May Jeong is a writer at Vanity Fair and an Alicia Patterson fellow. She is at work on a book about sex work. — Among the first things I did upon learning about the shootings …
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Wall Street Journal and Jezebel
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
When The Narrative Replaces The News — How the media grotesquely distorted the Atlanta massacres — The massacres at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area this week, leaving eight human beings dead, others injured, and their families scarred, were horrifying.
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Instapundit, New York Times, American Thinker, The New Neo, The University News and Washington Post
Jill Tucker / San Francisco Chronicle:
San Francisco school board member criticized for racist tweets in 2016 aimed at Asian Americans
San Francisco school board member criticized for racist tweets in 2016 aimed at Asian Americans
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HotAir, Fox News, TheBlaze and National Review
Melissa Jeltsen / New York Magazine:
The Flattening of the Atlanta Shootings
The Flattening of the Atlanta Shootings
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New York Times, Vanity Fair and The Daily Beast
Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
A reckoning on anti-Asian rhetoric? Not for these Republicans
A reckoning on anti-Asian rhetoric? Not for these Republicans
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ABC News, The Moderate Voice and San Antonio Current
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Cuomo Faces New Claims of Sexual Harassment From Current Aide — The aide, Alyssa McGrath, accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of ogling her body, remarking on her looks, and making suggestive comments to her and another woman in his office. — ALBANY, N.Y. — He called her and her co-worker “mingle mamas.”
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Associated Press:
Trump's Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, has been partially closed after staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. — That's according to several people …
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Raw Story, PIX11, POLITICUSUSA and The Intellectualist
CNN:
Glory days of Trump's gold-plated 757 seem far away as plane sits idle at a sleepy airport — Washington (CNN)Trump's personal Boeing 757 was always the crown jewel of his wealth — the ultimate sign that he had made it. He's used it as a backdrop for sleek photo shoots, campaign rallies …
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The Hill and The Intellectualist
Robby Soave / Reason:
The Media Got It Wrong: Police Captain Didn't Say the Atlanta Spa Killer Was Having a ‘Bad Day’ — A moment from the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office press conference on Wednesday quickly went viral: Jay Baker, a spokesperson for the police department handling the investigation …
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Snopes.com, HotAir, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Twitchy, BuzzFeed News and The Nation
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Washington Post:
Surveillance video shows Atlanta suspect entered first spa more than an hour before shooting — The suspect in the shootings at three Atlanta-area spas entered Young's Asian Massage more than an hour before gunfire was reported at the business, the beginning of a rampage that left eight people dead …
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The Hill, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Bannon battling prosecutors who won't dismiss his case after Trump's pardon — NEW YORK — Stephen K. Bannon, the firebrand political strategist and ex-confidant to former president Donald Trump, is fighting to get his federal fraud case formally dismissed over the strong objection of prosecutors …
Sonny Bunch / Bulwark+:
Zack Snyder's Justice League, Reviewed — Are the four hours worth your time? — 12 hr ago — For the easiest way to understand the difference between Joss Whedon's version of Justice League and Zack Snyder's version of Justice League, consider the following.
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The Root, TheGrio, The Atlantic, New Republic, Indian Country Today and Slate
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Exclusive: Pro-Biden group won't disclose donors — A Pro-Biden group, operating with the White House's blessing, plans to raise unlimited funds — and grant donors anonymity — as it prepares to promote and protect the president's agenda from the outside. — Why it matters …
Erik Maulbetsch / Colorado Times Recorder:
Promoting QAnon-linked Conspiracy, Boebert Says Resignations Will Soon Allow GOP to Control Congress — Congresswoman Lauren Boebert put a Q-flavored cherry atop an already controversial town hall last Monday night, when she claimed to have insider knowledge of a QAnon-linked conspiracy theory promoted …
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Mediaite, No More Mister Nice Blog, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Intellectualist
National Review:
National Review Prevails against Michael Mann — The D.C. superior court granted National Review's motion to dismiss climate scientist Michael Mann's long-running defamation suit. — More than 8 years ago, Mann launched the suit against NR, writing privately that he saw it as an opportunity to “ruin” this “filthy organization.”
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Power Line, Fox News, HotAir and Watts Up With That?
Governor Kristi Noem / South Dakota State News:
Governor Noem Returns HB 1217 to Legislature, Suggests Style and Form Changes — PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Noem returned HB 1217 to the South Dakota Legislature with Style and Form suggestions. Specifically, the Governor suggests four Style and Form changes to address …
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Argus Leader, KCLO-TV, Townhall, The Western Journal, IJR, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller and The Daily Signal
CNN:
Inside why all lawmakers still aren't vaccinated after months of access to shots on the Hill — (CNN)As the political fight over vaccinations continues around the country, CNN has learned that several members of Congress still have not been vaccinated despite having had access to the vaccine on Capitol Hill since December.
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Neil Gorsuch Supports an Originalist Theory That Would Destroy Modern Governance — On Thursday, the Columbia Law Review published one of the most important and topical scholarly articles in recent memory, Delegation at the Founding. Its authors, Julian Davis Mortenson and Nicholas Bagley …
Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Wife of FBI task force member arrested in connection with Capitol riot — The wife of a detective attached to an FBI task force in Pittsburgh was charged for allegedly taking part in the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. — Jennifer Marie Heinl, 55, was charged in an FBI criminal complaint filed …
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HuffPost, Greensburg Tribune-Review, WPXI-TV and Raw Story
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Ron Johnson is a racist — It used to be that racists at least tried to hide their identities, lest they bring shame upon their friends, families and communities. — But thanks to Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), we've now seen what a racist looks like. — Undoubtedly, Johnson would swear he's nothing of the sort.
Ryan Lucas / NPR:
4 Proud Boys Charged With Conspiracy Over Jan. 6 Capitol Riot — Four alleged leaders of the Proud Boys have been indicted in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol over allegedly conspiring, including in discussions on encrypted messaging apps, to obstruct the certification …
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New York Times, BuzzFeed News, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Politico, Al Jazeera and Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
‘An all-hands moment’: GOP rallies behind voting limits — On an invitation-only call last week, Sen. Ted Cruz huddled with Republican state lawmakers to call them to battle on the issue of voting rights. — Democrats are trying to expand voting rights to “illegal aliens” and “child molesters …
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Insider and Political Wire
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Louisiana House Race Sets Up a Democratic Showdown in New Orleans — The first competitive special congressional election of 2021 will unfold on Saturday, with two rival Democrats poised for a runoff to succeed the Biden adviser Cedric Richmond. — DONALDSONVILLE, La. …
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Successfully Served with Lawsuit Filed by Jamal Khashoggi's Fiancée — Nearly five months after slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi's fiancée Hatice Cengiz filed a federal lawsuit against Mohammed bin Salman, the pro-democracy group …
Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
Platforms vs. PhDs: How tech giants court and crush the people who study them — Laura Edelson was in a state of panic, and I knew I was a little bit to blame for her freakout. — “If this is true,” Edelson told me this week during one of several frantic phone calls, “this is my nightmare.”
CNN:
White House shifts ad campaign strategy to reflect growing concern over conservatives' vaccination reluctance — (CNN)Reluctance among conservatives to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has caused growing concern inside the White House, according to people familiar with the matter …
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Forbes, Conservative News Daily, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Frank Jordans / Associated Press:
Scientist behind coronavirus shot says next target is cancer — BERLIN (AP) — The scientist who won the race to deliver the first widely used coronavirus vaccine says people can rest assured the shots are safe, and the technology behind it will soon be used to fight another global scourge — cancer.
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New York Post
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Biden administration considers flying migrants to states near the Canadian border for processing — A new spike in the number of families and children crossing the Rio Grande into South Texas over the past several hours is forcing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to request airplanes …
CNN:
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy found out he had Covid-19 and never knew it — (CNN)House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he learned he had Covid-19 antibodies after getting blood drawn in December, learning for the first time that he previously had the virus.
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The Hill