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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Marjorie Taylor Greene scraps planned launch of controversial ‘America First’ caucus amid blowback from GOP — (CNN)Conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is scrapping the planned launch of her “America First” caucus after receiving blowback from leaders in her own party …
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Andrew Solender / Forbes:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Off America First Caucus Following Backlash — Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is abandoning her plan to launch a right-wing congressional group dubbed the America First Caucus after the publication of a seven-page platform vowing to protect “Anglo-Saxon political traditions” …
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Andrew Solender / Forbes:
America First Caucus Rejected By Right-Wing Freedom Caucus — Members of the right-wing Freedom Caucus are among a wide array of House Republicans rejecting a nascent group being organized by Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) whose platform reportedly aims to preserve “anglo-saxon political traditions.”
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Laurie Roberts / Arizona Republic:
Rep. Paul Gosar finally reveals himself with his 'America First Caucus nonsense — Opinion: The number of dog whistles in Reps. Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Green's America First Caucus policy brief should keep Bowser's ears ringing until Cinco de Mayo. — View Comments
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Fury over ‘Anglo-Saxon’ caucus
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Brian Lyman / The Montgomery Advertiser:
Barry Moore's office denies he's joined America First Caucus, which touts ‘Anglo-Saxon political traditions’
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New York Times:
Least Vaccinated U.S. Counties Have Something in Common: Trump Voters — About 31 percent of adults in the United States have now been fully vaccinated. Scientists have estimated that 70 to 90 percent of the total population must acquire resistance to the virus to reach herd immunity.
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Shannon Palus / Slate:
It's About Time for Us to Stop Wearing Masks Outside — One of the last times I stepped outside my Brooklyn apartment without a mask on was in early spring 2020, just before the state issued a mask mandate. I remember because as my dog peed on a tree, a neighbor asked me pointedly where my mask was.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Swiss Billionaire Is Said to End His Bid for Tribune Publishing — Hansjörg Wyss was part of a serious offer for the major newspaper chain that could have prevented it from being sold to the hedge fund Alden Global Capital. — The Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss …
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New York Times:
Throughout Trial Over George Floyd's Death, Killings by Police Mount — Since testimony in Derek Chauvin's trial began on March 29, more than three people a day have died at the hands of law enforcement. — MINNEAPOLIS — Just seven hours before prosecutors opened their case against Derek Chauvin …
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NBC 6 South Florida:
South Florida Nurse Arrested, Accused of Threatening to Kill VP Kamala Harris — Niviane Petit Phelps, of Miami Gardens, was arrested following an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service — A longtime South Florida nurse accused of making videos threatening Vice President Kamala Harris' life has been arrested on federal charges.
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Raja Razek / CNN:
Florida woman charged for allegedly threatening to kill Kamala Harris
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Ron DeSantis Is the Republican Autopsy — As their theory of how to move past Donald Trump, G.O.P. insiders have the governor of Florida. — After the Republican Party suffered a surprising (well, to Republicans) defeat in the 2012 election, the Republican National Committee famously commissioned …
Maggie Fox / CNN:
Doctors hone in on cause of blood clots potentially linked with Covid-19 vaccines — (CNN)Doctors say they are honing in on the cause of blood clots that may be linked with certain coronavirus vaccines, and add their findings have important implications for how to treat the condition, regardless of whether vaccines cause it.
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E. Jean Carroll / Ask E. Jean:
Carroll v Trump (the Latest) — We Filed Papers Today with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Here's the update: — First, a Little Refresher: — The Defendant: Representing Trump: — The Department of Justice — The Plaintiff: — Representing me:
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Biden Says First Golf as President Leaves Course Record Intact — President has been ranked among best political golfers in past — Most recent handicap posted for Biden was 6.7 in 2018 — President Joe Biden spent Saturday afternoon on the first golf outing of his presidency …
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Sun-Sentinel:
Hospitalizations plunge among Florida seniors, as COVID immunity takes hold — The number of Florida seniors entering the hospital for COVID dropped sharply over the past month, an indication that the vaccination campaign begun in December has been effective in protecting the group most vulnerable to the disease.
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Gary Harki / Virginian-Pilot:
Not a speed trap, a race trap: Black Virginians say they've been racially profiled in and around Windsor for decades — The video of Windsor Police drawing guns on Caron Nazario before pepper spraying him may have gone viral, but it wasn't a surprise to some Black people who drive …
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel comes under pressure to show more independence from Trump — Amid the din of clanking glasses and cheering at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club on April 10, the former president ribbed Ronna McDaniel, the Republican Party chairwoman, about her relationship with the GOP's potential 2024 White House contenders.
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Raw Story
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Maher praises DeSantis, knocks Cuomo, ‘liberal media’ for getting COVID wrong: ‘Those are just facts’ — The HBO star slammed ‘blue states’ for keeping schools closed despite minimal health risks to children — Doctors speak out after COVID panel with Florida Gov. DeSantis is censored by YouTube
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John McWhorter / It Bears Mentioning:
THE VICTORIANS HAD TO ACCEPT DARWIN. WE NEED TO ACCEPT THAT COPS KILL WHITE PEOPLE AS EASILY AS THEY KILL BLACK PEOPLE. — Otherwise, our conversation on race is deeply and perniciously fake. — 9 hr ago — The death of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis necessitates a new mental habit among us enlightened American souls.
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
Twitter Promotes Story Using ‘Breached’ Data To Dox Police - After Banning NY Post For ‘Hacked Material’ — British news outlet The Guardian published an article Friday, based on information from a group that specializes in trafficking hacked materials, listing the names of low-level police employees …
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Twitchy and The Guardian
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Fairfax seeks to dismiss 400 convictions in cases brought by one officer — D.C. firefighter convicted of drug case seeks freedom in arrest by former officer Jonathan A. Freitag — Fairfax County prosecutors are moving to throw out more than 400 criminal convictions based on the testimony …
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