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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Biden will keep Trump's historically low cap on refugee admissions. — The Biden administration will keep the target of refugee admissions for this year at the historically low level set by the Trump administration, walking back an earlier pledge to welcome more than 60,000 refugees into the United States.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Why Is Joe Biden Blocking Joe Biden from Raising the Refugee Cap? — President Joe Biden, speaking at the U.S. State Department, February 4: … Oddly, 72 days after that announcement, Biden has not signed that executive order. This is not a situation where Biden needs Congress to pass legislation.
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Associated Press:
Biden speeds refugee admissions, but doesn't lift Trump cap
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Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:
Biden to keep in place Trump's refugee cap
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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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Associated Press:
Police ID killer in FedEx shooting as 19-year-old man — INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police scoured a Fedex facility in Indianapolis and searched the suspected gunman's home Friday looking for a motive for the latest mass shooting to rock the U.S., as family members of the eight victims spent agonizing hours awaiting word on their loved ones.
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Wall Street Journal:
Indianapolis Mass Shooting: At Least Eight Dead at FedEx Facility
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New York Times:
Gunman Armed With Rifle Kills 8 at FedEx Warehouse in Indianapolis
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NBC News:
At least 8 people killed in shooting at Indianapolis FedEx facility; suspect also dead
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Casey Smith / Associated Press:
Police: 8 dead in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis
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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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Washington Post:
Founding member of Oath Keepers enters first guilty plea in Jan. 6 Capitol breach — A founding member of the Oath Keepers arrested in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol pleaded guilty Friday and agreed to cooperate against others in the case — the first defendant to publicly flip …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Capitol riot defendant will plead guilty, cooperate with government
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Ruth Graham / New York Times:
Liberty University Sues Jerry Falwell Jr. for $10 Million — The lawsuit claims that Mr. Falwell, the university's former president, withheld scandalous and potentially damaging information from Liberty's board of trustees. — Liberty University has sued Jerry Falwell Jr. for $10 million …
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Reuters:
Liberty University sues former president Jerry Falwell Jr. — U.S. parents begin to ask: Should my child get a COVID-19 shot? — United States — Gunman's motive still unclear in massacre of eight at Indianapolis FedEx site — United States — Chicago releases graphic video of police shooting 13-year-old
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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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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.
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
How Kash Patel rose from obscure Hill staffer to key operative in Trump's battle with the intelligence community — In the Trump administration's four-year battle with the intelligence community, a recurring character was a brash lawyer named Kashyap P. “Kash” Patel.
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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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.”
Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers Who Voted Against Certifying Biden's Victory Saw Drop in Business Contributions — PAC donations fell about 80% for objectors, compared with 35% drop for those who voted to approve results, latest campaign filings show — WASHINGTON—Republican members of Congress who voted …
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Glenn Greenwald:
Journalists, Learning They Spread a CIA Fraud About Russia, Instantly Embrace a New One — The most significant Trump-era alliance is between corporate outlets and security state agencies, whose evidence-free claims they unquestioningly disseminate. — 1 hr ago
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FiveThirtyEight:
It's Not Just Young White Liberals Who Are Leaving Religion — Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. — Poll(s) of the Week — Only 47 percent of American adults said they were members of a church, mosque or synagogue, according to recently released polling that was conducted by Gallup throughout last year.
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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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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 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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David Lim / Politico:
Biden administration investing $1.7B to better track Covid-19 variants
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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 …
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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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Chuck Schumer Has Changed Why is the former “angry centrist” pushing his party to go bigger, bolder, and more progressive? — Late one Wednesday last month, Chuck Schumer padded around his inner office in the Capitol in black socks decorated with palm trees, tended to his fireplace, and conceded a few seconds of self-reflection.
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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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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The Biden Boom Has Begun — Last week, fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits than at any time since March 2020. Last month, retail sales in the U.S. rose by 9.8 percent, the largest increase in nearly a year. Factory activity in the state of New York just hit its highest level since 2017 …
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Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
Millions of Americans think the election was stolen. How worried should we be about more violence? — A recent survey showed an estimated 50m Republicans believe the false claim, but experts say many Trump supporters appear to be cooling down — Three months after an insurrection at the US capitol …
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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.
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