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Gregg Montgomery / WISH-TV:
Watch Live: Multiple people shot, gunman fatally shoots self at FedEx facility — INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Multiple people were shot late Thursday night at a FedEx facility on the southwest side near Indianapolis International Airport, police said. — APP USERS: Go online to see a live video feed from the scene
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CNN:
8 people killed in shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, police say — (CNN)A gunman opened fire outside and inside a FedEx facility near Indianapolis' main airport Thursday night, killing eight people, wounding several others and sending witnesses running before taking his own life, police said.
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Casey Smith / Associated Press:
Police: 8 dead in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis
Police: 8 dead in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis
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Associated Press, Insider, Digby's Hullabaloo, PBS NewsHour and The Week
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
US police and public officials donated to Kyle Rittenhouse, data breach reveals — Officers and officials also donated to fundraisers for far-right activists and fellow officers accused of shooting black Americans — A data breach at a Christian crowdfunding website has revealed …
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The Hill, Insider, HillReporter.com, REVOLT and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Founding member of Oath Keepers set to enter first guilty plea in Jan. 6 Capitol breach — A founding member of the Oath Keepers arrested in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol has agreed to plead guilty and cooperate against others in the case — the first defendant to potentially flip …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A striking new poll on the GOP's nascent push for transgender youth restrictions — Republican-controlled state legislatures are proceeding apace with efforts to restrict transgender children from getting transition-related medical care and participating in girls' sports.
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The American Independent
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Matt Loffman / PBS NewsHour:
New poll shows Americans overwhelmingly oppose anti-transgender laws — The rights of transgender Americans has been a growing topic of debate on sports fields, in state capitols and in Congress. The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy organization, says more than 30 state legislatures …
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HuffPost, The Daily Caller, Mock Paper Scissors, NPR, CNN and Political Wire
Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
Alabama lawmakers vote to ban trans girls from female teams
Alabama lawmakers vote to ban trans girls from female teams
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RedState, Grand Forks Herald, LGBTQ Nation, National Review, Alabama Political Reporter and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Biden Administration Says Russian Intelligence Obtained Trump Campaign Data — A Treasury Department document shed more light on links between the campaign and Russian spies. — WASHINGTON — The Biden administration revealed on Thursday that a business associate of Trump campaign officials …
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Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Russia to expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response to Biden administration sanctions
Russia to expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response to Biden administration sanctions
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Associated Press, Axios and Just Security
Jordan Davidson / The Federalist:
SURPRISE! THE ‘RUSSIAN BOUNTY’ STORY HYPED UP BY CORRUPT MEDIA TO HURT TRUMP TURNED OUT TO BE FAKE NEWS
SURPRISE! THE ‘RUSSIAN BOUNTY’ STORY HYPED UP BY CORRUPT MEDIA TO HURT TRUMP TURNED OUT TO BE FAKE NEWS
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The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo and Washington Examiner
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Rachel Maddow Explains Trump's Russia Collusion Crime
Rachel Maddow Explains Trump's Russia Collusion Crime
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MSNBC
Chicago Tribune:
In several fateful seconds, video appears to show 13-year-old Adam Toledo toss gun, turn with empty hands raised before Chicago cop fires fatal shot (warning: graphic content) — By CHRIS SWEDA / CHICAGO TRIBUNE “,sourceId: “119823990”,shareUrl: “https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2 Fnews% …
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Stephanie K. Baer / BuzzFeed News:
Video Shows A 13-Year-Old Boy Had His Hands Up When A Police Officer Fatally Shot Him
Video Shows A 13-Year-Old Boy Had His Hands Up When A Police Officer Fatally Shot Him
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Frank Thorp V / NBC News:
After the Riot — It's been 100 days since the attack on the Capitol, and those who were inside still struggle with their memories. — When a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the world watched as the rioters entered the building, breaking windows and pushing through barriers.
The White House:
Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Announces $1.7 Billion Investment to Fight COVID-19 Variants … Funding from American Rescue Plan will help CDC and Governors monitor, track, and defeat emerging variants that are currently threatening pockets of the country
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The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
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David Lim / Politico:
Biden administration investing $1.7B to better track Covid-19 variants
Biden administration investing $1.7B to better track Covid-19 variants
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NBC News, CNN, NPR, Washington Post and Boston Herald
Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
In secret Facebook groups, America's best warriors share racist jabs, lies about 2020, even QAnon theories — WASHINGTON — They're the most elite, lethally trained members of the U.S. military, widely considered the best of the best. And yet in secret Facebook groups exclusively …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and Alternet.org
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
‘A nicer version of Trump’: GOP donors flock to DeSantis — One evening in February, Ron DeSantis quietly slipped into the luxurious Charleston Place Hotel in South Carolina. — Over dinner, the Florida governor addressed an audience of deep-pocketed donors convened by the influential Bradley Foundation …
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The Capitolist, HotAir and Raw Story
George W. Bush / Washington Post:
Immigration is a defining asset of the United States. Here's how to restore confidence in our system. — George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States. — Next week, I'm proud to publish a new collection of my paintings, entitled “Out of Many, One.”
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Politico, The Guardian and Breitbart
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Question Biden Won't Answer — It's not just generals who are always prepared to fight the last war. President Biden's April 14 announcement that U.S. forces will leave Afghanistan before the 20th anniversary of 9/11 has a long and complicated backstory.
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Foreign Policy, Washington Post, FDD's Long War Journal, ABC, Boston Herald, The Intercept and National Review
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden hits 59 percent approval rating in Pew poll — A majority of Americans — 59 percent — approve of President Biden's handling of his job nearly as he approaches 100 days in office, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Friday. — The poll found Biden's job approval …
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HotAir and New York Times
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Isabella Grullón Paz / New York Times:
How Democrats Who Lost in Deep-Red Places Might Have Helped Biden — A study by a liberal group found a reverse coattails effect in 2020: Down-ballot candidates may have helped elect President Biden, rather than the other way around. — Ebony Carter faced an uphill climb when she decided …
New York Post:
Social media again silences The Post for reporting the news — Once more unto the breach. — On Thursday, Facebook decided its users should not be able to share a New York Post article about the property buying habits of one of the founders of Black Lives Matter.
Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Defense Department confirms leaked video of unidentified aerial phenomena is real — Pentagon confirms UFO video is real, taken by Navy pilot — (CNN)The Defense Department has confirmed that leaked photos and video of “unidentified aerial phenomena” taken in 2019 are indeed legitimate images of unexplained objects.
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Talking Points Memo, Mystery Wire and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
The Ambassador of Blame America First — We've come a long way from Pat Moynihan and Jeane Kirkpatrick. — By The Editorial Board — The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations is supposed to speak for American values and interests. But judging by her recent remarks …
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Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:
America's Racial Self-Flagellation at the UN Only Helps Rogue States
America's Racial Self-Flagellation at the UN Only Helps Rogue States
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Townhall, spectator.us, RedState and The National Pulse
NBC News:
Republicans struggle to craft counteroffer to Biden's $2 trillion jobs plan … WASHINGTON — First, Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Wednesday that a price tag of $600 billion to $800 billion was the “sweet spot” for bipartisan agreement on infrastructure.
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Washington Post, Mock Paper Scissors, Transport Topics, IJR, Washington Monthly, Alternet.org, Politico and Insider
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
The Democrats' Giant Dilemma — John Fetterman is one of the most photographed rising stars in the Democratic Party. As gargantuan as Lurch Addams, with a bald head, goatee and closet full of Dickies shirts—and tattoos running down his arm marking every date a life was taken while he was mayor …
Orlando Sentinel:
Florida Senate passes ‘anti-riot’ bill, sends it to DeSantis to sign into law — TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Thursday approved an “anti-riot” bill championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, sending it to him for signature into law over the objections of Democrats and civil rights groups …
The Hill:
Omar leads letter calling on Biden to raise refugee cap — A group of House Democrats, led by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) wrote to President Biden on Friday calling for him to formally raise the refugee cap to 62,500 after he has delayed the increase for weeks.
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Victor Davis Hanson / Townhall:
How to Start a War — Wars often arise from uncertainty. When strong countries appear weak …
How to Start a War — Wars often arise from uncertainty. When strong countries appear weak …
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The Daily Caller
Alex Pareene / New Republic:
Andrew Yang, Celebrity Politician — Andrew Yang was, briefly, a corporate attorney, then an executive at a test preparation company, then the founder of a nonprofit that encourages entrepreneurship. (It has a mixed record.) He ran for president in 2020, more or less as the Reddit Candidate …