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Michael Silverman Globe / The Boston Globe:
Union president says MLB players ready to discuss moving All-Star Game from Georgia in wake of voter-restriction laws — The 91st MLB All-Star Game is scheduled to be played in Atlanta this July. — But on Thursday, in the wake of voting-restriction legislation signed into law by the Georgia governor …
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Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, HuffPost, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Breitbart, Washington Examiner and Bloomberg
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Georgia governor signed a voter suppression law under a painting of a slave plantation — Sometimes America's legacy of white supremacy is hiding in plain sight, literally. When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a hastily passed voter suppression law that many are calling the new …
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Salon, The Hill, Mother Jones, Common Dreams, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Daily Kos, Slate and Fox News
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Commentary: Why MLB should consider moving the 2021 All-Star game from Atlanta
Commentary: Why MLB should consider moving the 2021 All-Star game from Atlanta
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The Hill and The Intellectualist
Nina Matti / HarperCollins:
HARPERCOLLINS MOURNS THE LOSS OF BELOVED CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR BEVERLY CLEARY — NEW YORK, NY: Beloved Children's book author Beverly Cleary died on March 25, 2021, in Carmel, California, where she'd lived since the 1960s. She was 104 years old. — Beverly Cleary's first book …
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New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, NBC News, CBS San Francisco, Big Bad Bald Bastard, Deadline, KRDO, Vox, New York Post, Variety and WKBN-TV
Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
What Does Georgia's New Voting Law SB 202 Do? — A line of voters snakes around the outside of Park Tavern in Atlanta on June 9, 2020. — Georgia has a new slate of voting laws after Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 202, a 98-page omnibus bill, on Thursday. — The “Election Integrity Act of 2021” …
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Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Joe Biden Botches the Georgia Voting Law
Joe Biden Botches the Georgia Voting Law
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IJR and Associated Press
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Georgia's restrictive new voting law, explained
Georgia's restrictive new voting law, explained
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The Guardian, Raw Story, Washington Monthly, CNN, Chicago Sun-Times, ABC News, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Rolling Stone and HotAir
Manu Raju / CNN:
GOP senator flashes congressional pin after car was pulled over by Capitol Police, sources say — (CNN)It was Thursday afternoon before a Senate recess was about to begin, and senators were in a hurry — especially Marsha Blackburn. — As senators bolted from the chamber after the week's final vote …
Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Aides Receive Subpoenas in Sexual-Harassment Investigation — Melissa DeRosa, a top official, is among those requested to produce documents as part of probe — The New York state attorney general's office has subpoenaed dozens of officials in the Cuomo administration …
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The Daily Beast, New York Post and RochesterFirst
Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Georgia's New Voting Law Is Such A Big Deal — From November 2020 to January 2021, the story of the state of Georgia was pro-Democratic: Democratic candidates for president and the U.S. Senate all won. But more importantly, it was pro-democratic. Joe Biden, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock won …
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Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, Raw Story, Reuters, POLITICUSUSA, Breitbart, The Moderate Voice, ABC News and UPI
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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
John Roberts Said “Things Have Changed Dramatically” in the South. Georgia Shows Why He's Wrong. — Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters. — “Things have changed dramatically” in the South …
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The Guardian, The Daily Caller, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Georgia Public Broadcasting and IJR
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Michigan GOP chair quips on video about assassination, ‘three witches’ — Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser labeled the state's top Democratic officeholders “witches” and referenced “assassination” Thursday when pressed for answers about how to remove two sitting GOP congressmen.
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Suez Canal: Satellite Clues on a Stricken Cargo Ship — On 23 March, facing strong winds and a sandstorm, the container ship MV Ever Given lost control, ran aground and is currently blocking the Suez Canal. The race is on to unblock the canal — whose obstruction reportedly holds up US $9.6 billion per day.
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Bloomberg, CNN, Forbes and The Independent
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Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
In Suez Canal, Stuck Ship Is a Warning About Excessive Globalization
In Suez Canal, Stuck Ship Is a Warning About Excessive Globalization
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The Atlantic, Washington Post and The Drive
Andrew Solender / Forbes:
Biden Nominates Wife Of Powerful Sen. Joe Manchin To ‘Key’ Post — President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Gayle Conelly Manchin, wife of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), as a “key member” of the Appalachian Regional Commission, the White House announced Friday. — KEY FACTS
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The White House, HotAir, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Post and The Intellectualist
Keith Coffman / Reuters:
Colorado mass shooting suspect moved to another jail over ‘safety concerns’ — BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) -The suspect jailed on 10 counts of murder in this week's mass shooting in Colorado has been moved to another detention center because of “safety concerns and threats,” …
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Breitbart, The Daily Caller, New York Post, Daily Camera and UPI
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Defense Department Linguist Pleads Guilty to Transmitting Highly Sensitive Classified National Defense Information to Aid a Foreign Government — Note: Thompson's final plea, statement of facts and indictment are attached. — WASHINGTON - A Minnesota woman pleaded guilty today to one count …
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The Daily Caller and Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Leon Black to Step Down as MoMA Chairman — In the wake of protests from artists and activists over his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the investor agreed not to stand for re-election in June. — In the face of mounting pressure from prominent artists and activists …
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New York Post, The Daily Beast and The Intellectualist
David Bernstein / Jewish Journal:
My Cheshbon HaNefesh for Cowardice in the Face of Wokeness — The first time I remember hearing the term “woke” was at a gathering of Black and Jewish activists in New York City in the fall of 2016. It was also the first time I encountered Black Lives Matter activists in person.
The Daily Poster:
Fast Food Giant Claims Credit For Killing $15 Minimum Wage — In internal company documents, a private-equity owned conglomerate is bragging to its employees about successfully blocking a boost in pay for low-wage workers. — 2 hr ago — The parent company of some of America's largest fast food chains …
Financial Times:
US fears China is flirting with seizing control of Taiwan — Chinese warplanes fly through island's air defence zone in latest show of strength by Beijing — The US is concerned that China is flirting with the idea of seizing control of Taiwan as President Xi Jinping becomes more willing to take risks to boost his legacy.
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NBC News, The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire
Alexander Sammon / American Prospect:
Trump Appointees Are Sabotaging Biden's Stimulus Checks — Will he let them sabotage Social Security as well? — The Senate Finance Committee holds a hearing on the nomination of Andrew Saul to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration, October 2, 2018, on Capitol Hill.
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Insider and Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
Border Crossings by Migrant Children to Rise Sharply, U.S. Estimates Show — The number of unaccompanied minors is expected to at least double in April, when compared with February, amid a scramble for shelters — The Biden administration anticipates that the number of unaccompanied …
Hemal Jhaveri / Medium:
Hemal Jhaveri — I am no longer employed at USA TODAY, a company that was my work home for almost eight years. — Over eight years, I rose from a social media editor to a writer to a columnist and finally the Sports Media Group's Race and Inclusion editor.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Since 1994, the GOP is getting a lot more bang (House seats) for its buck (votes) — I think about this graph from the Economist's Elliott Morris every few days. — (This is a normal thing that people do, thinking about graphs, and this is one that I happen to think about.)
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
JAMA Editor Placed on Leave After Deputy's Comments on Racism — After a staff member dismissed racism as a problem in medicine on a podcast, a petition signed by thousands demanded a review of editorial processes at the journal. — Following controversial comments on racism in medicine …
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Associated Press, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Fox News, The Hill and New York Post
Jerry Lambe / Law & Crime:
New York Becomes First City to Eliminate Qualified Immunity Protections for Police Officers — The New York City Council on Thursday passed legislation that will effectively end qualified immunity for police officers there, removing one of the largest impediments to holding officers personally liable …
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TheGrio, CBS New York, Common Dreams, The Daily Caller and The Hill
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Devin Nunes' Mom F*cked Up His Campaign Finance Reports — After the Federal Elections Commission flagged errors in Rep. Devin Nunes's campaign filings, his mom's email has been removed as the point of contact. — Two political committees belonging to Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) …
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Raw Story
HuffPost:
The Hidden Hand Of Facial Recognition In The Capitol Insurrection Manhunt — The highly controversial tool isn't just for the feds anymore. Online sleuths are quietly using it to hunt for rioters — like the man they've dubbed #NaziGrayHat. — At 19, Matthew Jason Beddingfield was charged …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Elizabeth Warren's Push To Diversify Federal Judges Is Finally Catching On — The Democratic senator has spent years calling for more public defenders and fewer corporate attorneys getting federal judgeships. Now Joe Biden agrees. — For years, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) …
The White House:
President Biden Invites 40 World Leaders to Leaders Summit on Climate … Today, President Biden invited 40 world leaders to the Leaders Summit on Climate he will host on April 22 and 23. The virtual Leaders Summit will be live streamed for public viewing.
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Duvar English, Wall Street Journal and WKBN-TV
Karol Markowicz / Wall Street Journal:
The Cuomo Scandals: This Is CNN — The governor's brother hyped his Covid case last spring. Now it turns out he got special treatment. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a new scandal, and this one involves CNN. The Albany Times Union reports that, early in the Covid pandemic …
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Instapundit and Fox News
Laura Wagner / Defector:
Incoming TNR Editor Lays Out Boring Vision For Magazine In “Depressing” Meeting With Staff — In a meeting with staffers yesterday, the newly announced editor of The New Republic, current Daily Beast columnist Michael Tomasky, laid out his vision for the magazine. It is everything the formerly new TNR was not.
Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press:
Arkansas governor signs bill allowing medical workers to refuse treatment to LGBTQ people — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday signed into law legislation allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone because of religious or moral objections …
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The New Civil Rights Movement, Associated Press and The Intellectualist