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Mohamed Ibrahim / Associated Press:
Police: Minnesota officer meant to draw Taser, not handgun — BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Police in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop say the officer who fired intended to use a Taser, not a handgun. — Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting as “an accidental discharge.”
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Star Tribune:
Brooklyn Center police fatally shoot man, 20, inflaming tensions during the Derek Chauvin trial — Man, 20, killed after being pulled over for traffic violation in Brooklyn Center — A Brooklyn Center police officer fatally shot a man during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon …
CNN:
Minnesota officer shouted ‘Taser!’ but fired a gun instead, fatally shooting a man at a traffic stop, police say — (CNN)[Breaking news update at 1:16 p.m. ET] — A 20-year-old man was fatally shot during a traffic stop after a Minnesota police officer shouted “Taser!” …
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Evie Fordham / Fox News:
Minnesota Republicans slam Gov. Tim Walz for Daunte Wright police shooting reaction — Minneapolis erupted in looting and riots late Sunday after Wright was shot — Fox News Flash top headlines for April 12 — Minnesota Republicans slammed Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat …
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CNN:
Biden keeping Trump's pick for Moscow ambassador in place — Washington (CNN)The Biden administration recently decided to keep the Trump-appointed US ambassador on the job in Moscow for the foreseeable future, two senior administration officials told CNN, demonstrating a willingness …
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Eugene Daniels / Politico:
The Biden White House media doctrine: Less can be more — Three months in, Joe Biden's White House has settled on a firm press strategy: First, do no self-harm. — The president is not doing cable news interviews. Tweets from his account are limited and, when they come, unimaginably conventional.
Politico:
Biden to nominate Wormuth to be first female Army secretary — President Joe Biden plans to nominate Pentagon veteran Christine Wormuth to be the first female Army secretary, the White House announced on Monday. — Wormuth, a former top policy official at the Defense Department during …
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NRSC:
President Donald J. Trump Receives First NRSC Champion for Freedom Award — Washington, D.C. - This weekend, NRSC Chairman Rick Scott presented President Donald J. Trump with the NRSC's inaugural Champion for Freedom Award. This award is presented to conservative leaders who have worked tirelessly …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Senate Republicans Create New ‘Annual’ Award, Give It to Trump
Senate Republicans Create New ‘Annual’ Award, Give It to Trump
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Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Will Smith's production pulls out of Georgia, citing the state's voting law. — Will Smith and the director Antoine Fuqua said on Monday that they were pulling their upcoming film production “Emancipation” out of Georgia because of the state's new voting law, which has been denounced …
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Will Smith & Antoine Fuqua Confirm Georgia Exit Of ‘Emancipation’: “We Cannot In Good Conscience Provide Economic Support” After Recent Election Law - Update
Will Smith & Antoine Fuqua Confirm Georgia Exit Of ‘Emancipation’: “We Cannot In Good Conscience Provide Economic Support” After Recent Election Law - Update
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NBC News:
Will Smith movie ‘Emancipation’ abandons Georgia over voting restrictions
Will Smith movie ‘Emancipation’ abandons Georgia over voting restrictions
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Washington Post:
The rise of domestic extremism in America — Data shows a surge in homegrown attacks not seen in a quarter-century — Domestic terror incidents by year — Domestic terrorism incidents have soared to new highs in the United States, driven chiefly by white-supremacist …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Lachlan Murdoch dismisses ADL complaint, says Fox sees no problem with Tucker Carlson's ‘replacement theory’ remarks — New York (CNN Business)Fox Corporation chief executive Lachlan Murdoch dismissed the Anti-Defamation League's demand that the company f ire host Tucker Carlson …
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
How Tucker Carlson's racist rhetoric gives new life to Trumpism
How Tucker Carlson's racist rhetoric gives new life to Trumpism
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Politico:
‘Felt like a setup’: WhatsApp chat shows Gaetz ally scrambling to contain fallout — MIAMI — The feds were closing in. And Rep. Matt Gaetz's friend, Joel Greenberg, was in a panic. — The Florida county tax collector was five days away from a federal indictment for sex trafficking involving …
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Graham Vyse / Washington Post:
D.C.'s rising libertarian star, with her ‘healthy skepticism of state power,’ secures an influential podcast — Jane Coaston hates the phrase “the Black community.” The 33-year-old journalist always jokes about her next “Black community meeting,” mocking the idea that she and millions …
Kara Voght / Mother Jones:
Democrats' Next Plan to Get Biden's Agenda Over the Finish Line: Fire the Scorekeeper — 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. — President Joe Biden unveiled a $2.25 trillion jobs …
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Adam Jentleson / The Atlantic:
How to Stop the Minority-Rule Doom Loop
How to Stop the Minority-Rule Doom Loop
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Matthew Chance / CNN:
Ukraine's President heads to the trenches as Russia masses its troops — On the front lines in eastern Ukraine (CNN)Ankle-deep in thick black sludge, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky moves stealthily with his troops in single file through the warren of trenches and tunnels that form …
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Cole Carnick / Washington Free Beacon:
Harry Reid Warns Dems Against Packing Supreme Court — Former Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) on Saturday cautioned Democrats against expanding the size of the Supreme Court. — “I think we better be very, very careful in saying that we need to expand the Supreme Court,” Reid told CNN.
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Broke Its Own Rules to Radically Redefine Religious Liberty
The Supreme Court Broke Its Own Rules to Radically Redefine Religious Liberty
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Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Revealed: the Facebook loophole that lets world leaders deceive and harass their citizens — A Guardian investigation exposes the breadth of state-backed manipulation of the platform — Facebook has repeatedly allowed world leaders and politicians to use its platform to deceive the public …
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Washington Post:
How the corporate backlash to Georgia's new voting law is shaping other fights around the country over access to the polls — Behind closed doors, aides to Georgia's top Republicans and its leading business interests spent the final days of March hashing out new voting legislation in an effort …
New York Times:
A Clash of Wills Keeps a Leonardo Masterpiece Hidden — The Louvre inspected the “Salvator Mundi” and certified it as the work of Leonardo da Vinci. But it kept those findings secret after a squabble with the painting's owners. — French curators had worked for a decade to prepare …
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Tom Grundy / Hong Kong Free Press HKFP:
Photo restorer who added smiles to Cambodian genocide victims violated the law, gov't says — Anger grows as VICE deletes article and Cambodian heritage body demands apology. — Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has said that an Ireland-based photo restoration artist broke …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Cindy McCain set to land Biden ambassadorship — DRIVING THE DAY — President JOE BIDEN is preparing to name Republican CINDY MCCAIN to a coveted ambassador post in Western Europe in what would be his administration's first Republican appointee to a Senate-confirmed position.
Jim Mustian / Associated Press:
‘Skilled predator’ FBI boss harassed 8 women, watchdog finds — NEW YORK (AP) — One woman carried a ruler at FBI headquarters so she could smack James Hendricks' hands when he reached for her legs and breasts. Another went home shaken after he tugged on her ear and kissed her cheek during a closed-door meeting.
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- Raheem Kassam / The National Pulse:
EVIDENCE: How CNN Faked A Story About Matt Gaetz, Got Caught, But Still Won't Remove It. — In the early afternoon of April 11th, 2021, internal and external communications staffers for embattled Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-1) received a request for comment from newly minted CNN reporter Gabby Orr.
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Washington Post:
Biden picks former New Jersey attorney general to lead DEA — Anne Milgram, a critic of the criminal-justice system, would shape drug enforcement amid a worsening opioid crisis, if confirmed. — The Biden administration plans to tap Anne Milgram, a former state attorney general, prosecutor …
Wall Street Journal:
Taliban Backs Out of Turkey Talks, Dealing a Blow to Afghanistan Peace Efforts — Ahead of a May 1 deadline to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the Biden administration had hoped the talks would yield a cease-fire agreement — WASHINGTON—International efforts to broker a peace settlement …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Hawley hauls in $3M after attempt to block election results — Sen. Josh Hawley raised more than $3 million during the first three months of the year, underscoring how the Missouri Republican converted his high-profile opposition to the certification of the 2020 election into big fundraising support.
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Madison Dapcevich / Snopes.com:
Did Ted Nugent Ask Why There Were No Lockdowns for ‘COVID 1 Thru 18’? — Musician Ted Nugent questioned why there weren't lockdowns for “COVID one through 18” in a Facebok Live video posted on April 7, 2021. — Rating — True … In a nearly 12-minute video shared from the verified Facebook account …
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Kriston Capps / Bloomberg:
The High Cost of Clearing Tent Cities — Late in March, authorities in Los Angeles attempted to remove a large encampment of unhoused people who had settled in tents along Echo Park Lake. Such encampments are increasingly common sights on sidewalks and beneath overpasses in U.S. cities …
Naveena Sadasivam / Grist:
Leaked calls show ALEC's secret plan to fight Biden on climate — A new ALEC working group is promoting long-shot tactics like nullification and a constitutional convention. — Republican efforts to stall President Joe Biden's climate agenda are slowly beginning to take shape.
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Fiona Rutherford / Bloomberg:
Michigan's Plea for More Vaccines Is Rejected by Biden Team — CDC chief says state needs shutdowns to take on virus spike — Psaki says administration won't shift vaccines among states — The Biden administration on Monday put Michigan's Democratic governor on notice that her plea …
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James Arkin / Politico:
Former N.C. governor expected to launch Senate bid this week — Pat McCrory, the former Republican governor of North Carolina, is planning to launch his campaign for the state's open Senate seat this week, according to people familiar with his plans. — The former governor …