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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 …
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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.”
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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Washington Post:
Minn. police officer who shot Daunte Wright apparently meant to use Taser but accidentally fired gun, police chief says — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old unarmed Black man during a traffic stop Sunday apparently meant to fire a Taser but instead made an …
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New York Times:
Minnesota Officer Shoots Driver, and Protesters Clash With Police — A young Black man died after an officer shot him during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, near where Derek Chauvin is on trial in the death of George Floyd — BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — A 20-year-old Black man died …
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Associated Press:
Man Shot by Minnesota Police in Traffic Stop Dies
Man Shot by Minnesota Police in Traffic Stop Dies
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Wall Street Journal, East Bay Times and National Review
Evie Fordham / Fox News:
Minnesota Republicans slam Gov. Tim Walz for Daunte Wright police shooting reaction
Minnesota Republicans slam Gov. Tim Walz for Daunte Wright police shooting reaction
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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 — On Saturday night, Donald Trump embarrassed Republican donors by delivering a rambling, grievance-laden speech that attacked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as a “dumb son of a bitch.”
Mike Allen / Yahoo News:
“You're not a one-person show”: Pelosi unloads on “The Squad” in new biography
“You're not a one-person show”: Pelosi unloads on “The Squad” in new biography
Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Given Award By NRSC On Same Weekend He Hurled Insults At McConnell
Trump Given Award By NRSC On Same Weekend He Hurled Insults At McConnell
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Mitch McConnell tends his legacy 8,000 miles away
Mitch McConnell tends his legacy 8,000 miles away
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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 — Said star Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua: “At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Major Biden to get training after two biting incidents — First dog Major Biden bites second person in White House — (CNN)President Joe Biden's German shepherd, Major, will receive training after two biting incidents involving workers at the White House, according to first lady Jill Biden's spokesman.
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Eugene Daniels / Politico:
The Biden White House media doctrine: Less can be more
The Biden White House media doctrine: Less can be more
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Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
Biden White House puts its police oversight commission on ice
Biden White House puts its police oversight commission on ice
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CNN:
Embattled Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is denied a meeting with Trump — (CNN)Rep. Matt Gaetz, who's facing a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations, was recently denied a meeting with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate as the ex-President and his allies continue to distance themselves from the Florida congressman.
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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.
EVIDENCE: How CNN Faked A Story About Matt Gaetz, Got Caught, But Still Won't Remove It.
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed a Black Army Medic Is Fired — Joe Gutierrez, who is accused of using excessive force during a traffic stop in Windsor, Va., has been dismissed, the town said. — A police officer in Virginia who confronted a uniformed Black Army medic at gunpoint and doused …
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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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Raw Story
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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Politico:
Can Ukraine deploy U.S.-made weapons against the Russians? — As Russia amasses the highest number of troops on Ukraine's border since 2014, the question for Kyiv now becomes: Is it time to start putting U.S.-made weapons in the field? — Ukraine purchased 210 Javelin anti-tank missiles …
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Matthew Chance / CNN:
Ukraine's President heads to the trenches as Russia masses its troops
Ukraine's President heads to the trenches as Russia masses its troops
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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.
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 …
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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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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John Whitehouse / Media Matters for America:
ABC's Jonathan Karl takes Joe Biden's “bridge” comments wildly out of context — Karl's report on Biden's agenda is riddled with misinformation and Republican messaging — and the quotation of Biden's “bridge” remark is flat-out dishonest — ABC News' chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Biden faces pressure from Pelosi, Sanders over whether to double down on Obamacare or expand Medicare — House Democratic leadership and Sen. Bernie Sanders split as Biden administration sculpts next package — The White House is facing diverging pressure from two powerful allies …
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
How Hunter Biden's Memoir Played in the White House — Hunter Biden was careering above Highway 10 in the Sonoran desert. Eastbound behind the wheel of a rented Lincoln Town Car, exhausted and speeding 80 mph, he'd closed his eyes just long enough to zag off the road and into the air, twirling to land in the opposite lanes.
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Rebecca Alter / Vulture:
Adam McKay Calls Aaron Sorkin ‘the Right-Wing Version of Me’ — It's the Spidermen pointing the finger at each other meme, but for middle-aged, white, male, quippy, liberal Hollywood directors. In an interview on Monday, the New York Times asked The Big Short and Vice director Adam McKay …
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New York Times and Decider
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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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Democrats disrespecting Georgia Democrats — Are President Joe Biden's over-the-top attacks on Georgia's election laws ("Jim Crow on steroids") backfiring? That's a question I asked in my most recent Washington Examiner column, and it appears that the answer is yes.
Will Wilkinson / Model Citizen:
Codifying the Big Lie — The GOP's doubly dishonest “election integrity” playbook — I've been trying to keep my cool, but the right's defense of new Republican-authored laws regulating elections, such as the one recently established in Georgia, is so dishonest it's hard to stay on an even keel.
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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Adam Jentleson / The Atlantic:
How to Stop the Minority-Rule Doom Loop — President Joe Biden came into office facing four “converging crises”: COVID-19, climate change, racial justice, and the economy. But after a few weeks of fast action on a pandemic relief plan, a fifth crisis will determine the fate of the rest …
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