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Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
Derek Chauvin Is Being Held in Solitary Confinement For 23 Hours a Day — Derek Chauvin is being held in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day in Minnesota's only maximum-security prison after he was convicted of murdering George Floyd and led out of a courtroom in handcuffs, according to authorities.
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Republican candidate for governor says Chauvin verdict makes her ‘sick’ — RICHMOND — A prominent Republican candidate for Virginia governor said that the guilty verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin this week made her “sick” and that jurors didn't acquit because they feared a violent backlash.
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Bills Target Protesters (and Absolve Motorists Who Hit Them) — As the nation reacts to the guilty verdict a jury handed to Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd, Republican-led states are introducing punitive new measures governing protests. — Republican legislators …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson despises the Derek Chauvin verdict — After the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Fox News contributor and former congressman Trey Gowdy called the verdict “a celebration of our justice system.” Similar sentiments dominated coverage …
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Tim Arango / New York Times:
‘Gentle Steering of the Ship’: How Keith Ellison Led the Prosecution of Chauvin — Years before he won a murder conviction for the death of George Floyd, Mr. Ellison, the Minnesota attorney general, was a young civil rights lawyer taking on police misconduct.
Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
Jury verdict in Derek Chauvin trial a cry of 'please don't hurt us'
Jury verdict in Derek Chauvin trial a cry of 'please don't hurt us'
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Sergio Munoz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News coverage casts suspicion on validity of Chauvin conviction despite offering halfhearted praise
Fox News coverage casts suspicion on validity of Chauvin conviction despite offering halfhearted praise
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John Koblin / New York Times:
More than 18 million tuned in for the Chauvin verdict.
More than 18 million tuned in for the Chauvin verdict.
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Associated Press:
AP source: Garland to announce Minneapolis police probe
AP source: Garland to announce Minneapolis police probe
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Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Derek Chauvin may be guilty, but Waters and Biden made sure this will drag on in appeal
Derek Chauvin may be guilty, but Waters and Biden made sure this will drag on in appeal
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Tucker Carlson: Public support for George Floyd is an ‘attack on civilization’
Tucker Carlson: Public support for George Floyd is an ‘attack on civilization’
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Lara Jakes / New York Times:
Biden Preparing to Declare That Atrocities Against Armenia Were Genocide — The designation for the World War I-era killings would further fray U.S. relations with Turkey, but it is a risk the president appears willing to take to further human rights, officials said.
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William Mauldin / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Poised to Recognize Armenian Massacres as Genocide, Officials Say — President said during his campaign he would acknowledge killings as genocide, a move that would upset U.S. ally Turkey — WASHINGTON—President Biden is poised to formally recognize the Armenian genocide of the early 20th century …
Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
The Postal Service is running a running a ‘covert operations program’ that monitors Americans' social media posts — The law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service has been quietly running a program that tracks and collects Americans' social media posts, including those about planned protests …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Lofgren: Capitol Police official being investigated for directions to pursue only ‘anti-Trump’ protesters Jan. 6 — A Capitol Police official radioed units outside of the building on the morning of Jan. 6 and told them only to scout for anti-Trump troublemakers — not pro-Trump protesters …
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Welcome to the YOLO Economy — Burned out and flush with savings, some workers are quitting stable jobs in search of postpandemic adventure. — Something strange is happening to the exhausted, type-A millennial workers of America. After a year spent hunched over their MacBooks …
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Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
An unvaccinated worker set off an outbreak at a U.S. nursing home where most residents were immunized. — An unvaccinated health care worker set off a Covid-19 outbreak at a nursing home in Kentucky where the vast majority of residents had been vaccinated, leading to dozens of infections …
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Andrew Solender / Forbes:
Senate Democrats Bring In Joe Lieberman As Ringer On D.C. Statehood — Former Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, a Democrat-turned-independent well known for his close relationships with Republicans, will help Democrats make the case for a D.C. statehood bill set to pass the House on Thursday, which faces long odds in the Senate.
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Evie Fordham / Fox News:
Democrats condemn Ma'Khia Bryant shooting despite bodycam footage showing 15-year-old wielding knife — Ma'Khia Bryant ‘should be alive right now,’ Sen. Sherrod Brown said — Fox News Flash top headlines for April 21 — Democrats have been quick to condemn the police shooting …
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Biden's associate attorney general nominee Vanita Gupta confirmed after GOP senator breaks ranks — (CNN)The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Vanita Gupta to be associate attorney general in a narrow 51-49 vote after Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined with Democrats in support of President Joe Biden's Justice Department nominee.
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Cruz rips Biden DOJ nominee as ‘partisan ideologue’ for liking tweet attacking Nikki Haley
Cruz rips Biden DOJ nominee as ‘partisan ideologue’ for liking tweet attacking Nikki Haley
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Reuters:
Foxconn mostly abandons $10 billion Wisconsin project touted by Trump — Taiwan electronics manufacturer Foxconn is drastically scaling back a planned $10 billion factory in Wisconsin, confirming its retreat from a project that former U.S. President Donald Trump once called “the eighth wonder of the world.”
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Chris Christie friends believe he's running in 2024 — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is seriously considering running for president in 2024, three people familiar with his thinking tell Axios. — Driving the news: While Christie isn't saying anything publicly about his thinking …
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We Out Here Magazine:
Open Letter: A Call-In To The Portland Protest Community — In response to ongoing behavior seen as detrimental to Black Liberation, Black protesters have drafted a letter addressing the larger Portland Protest Community, so that our values and observations are clear to all.
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Politico:
Lawmakers reveal — and dispute — FBI conclusion about 2017 baseball field shooting — A congressman who was on the baseball field during the 2017 shooting that nearly killed GOP Whip Steve Scalise says the FBI privately informed lawmakers it ruled the attack a “suicide by cop,” …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Carr steps down from Republican AGs group under fire for robocall — Chris Carr has stepped down as chairman of a national group that advocates for Republican attorneys, citing a “significant difference of opinion” in the organization's direction following a robocall that urged people to march …
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans take step to revive debt ceiling brawls with White House — The non-binding vote is a sharp pivot from their hands-off approach during the Trump administration — Senate Republicans on Wednesday signaled they might oppose any future increase to the debt ceiling unless Congress …
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Luppe B. Luppen / Pawprints:
Introducing Pawprints — A newsletter from @nycsouthpaw, an internet lawyer dog — Thank you for finding your way here. — Over the years, a surprising number of you have written me very kind notes asking for a newsletter or a blog, hoping in some cases to keep up with what I'm doing …
Yassie Liow / The Iris:
A Rebuttal to Andrew Gutmann's Letter — On April 16, a snail mail letter from Andrew Gutmann, an angry parent at the Brearley School, arrived in the mailboxes of hundreds of community members. The letter announced that Gutmann, a 45-year-old ex-investment banker, would be withdrawing …
The Moscow Times:
As It Happened: Russians Protest in Support of Navalny — Putin's most outspoken critic has been on hunger strike in prison for three weeks, demanding to see his own doctors for a host of ailments. — Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's team called for protests across the country …
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Luke Money / Los Angeles Times:
California's coronavirus case rate now the lowest in the continental U.S. — California's coronavirus case rate is now the lowest in the continental U.S., an achievement that reflects months of hard-won progress against the pandemic in the aftermath of the state's devastating fall-and-winter surge.
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Gabby Orr / CNN:
Andrew Giuliani to meet with Trump as he preps NY gubernatorial bid — (CNN)Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and a former public liaison official inside the Trump White House, will meet with the former President at Mar-a-Lago next week as he finalizes …
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ProPublica:
How Josh Hawley and Marjorie Taylor Greene Juiced Their Fundraising Numbers — Politicians get the veneer of grassroots support, while shadowy consultants get rich. … Two of the leading Republican firebrands in Congress touted big fundraising hauls as a show of grassroots support …
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Wilson Wong / NBC News:
Virginia police officer fired after donating to Kyle Rittenhouse defense fund — A police officer in Virginia who donated money to support homicide suspect Kyle Rittenhouse was fired, authorities said Tuesday. — Lt. William Kelly, who worked in internal affairs for the Norfolk Police Department …
Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
Bill listing party ID for Ohio Supreme Court candidates clears Ohio Senate — COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Senate has approved a bill that would require November ballots to list party affiliations for state Supreme Court candidates, a move that could reverse Democrats' recent string of victories for seats on the court.
Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Manhattan to Stop Prosecuting Prostitution, Part of Nationwide Shift — The district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., moved to dismiss thousands of cases dating back decades, amid a growing movement to change the criminal justice system's approach to prostitution.
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NBC News:
‘We did it’: Biden celebrates U.S. hitting milestone of 200 million doses in his first 100 days — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced a new tax credit Wednesday to reimburse small businesses that give workers paid time off to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as he touted reaching …