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11:20 PM ET, April 24, 2021

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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on Armenian Remembrance Day … Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring.  Beginning on April 24, 1915 …
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New York Times:
Breaking With Predecessors, Biden Declares Mass Killings of Armenians a Genocide  —  The Turkish government, as well as human rights activists and ethnic Armenians, had a muted response to the news, describing the move as largely symbolic.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden on Saturday recognized …
Los Angeles Times:
Armenian American activists welcome U.S. recognition of genocide but say fight isn't over  —  Sophia Armen spent Friday night refreshing Twitter and Google, waiting to see when the alert would pop up announcing that President Biden had officially recognized the Armenian genocide.  There was little sleep.
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
Why Biden's Armenian Genocide Declaration Really Is a Big Deal
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Daniel Fried / Politico:
Inside America's Long Handwringing Over the Armenian Genocide
Discussion: Al Jazeera
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Biden calls mass killing of Armenians a ‘genocide’ in break with previous presidents
Discussion: The Hill and Slate
New York Times:
The Slander Industry  —  I wanted to slander someone.  —  My colleague Kashmir Hill and I were trying to learn who is responsible for — and profiting from — the growing ecosystem of websites whose primary purpose is destroying reputations.  —  So I wrote a nasty post.  About myself.
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Anti-vaxxers are wearing Yellow Stars of David to protest coronavirus vaccines: report  —  Anti-vaccine protesters likening themselves to Jews during the holocaust were harshly criticized on Saturday.  —  Nazis required Jews to wear yellow Jewish stars and other holocaust badges to the lands they controlled during World War II.
Ashish K. Jha / Washington Post:
India's coronavirus surge could collapse its health system.  The U.S. can help.  —  Ashish K. Jha is dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.  —  India, the world's largest democracy, is now the epicenter of the pandemic and on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.
Discussion: Carnegie India and France 24
Washington Post:
Minutes before Trump left office, millions of the Pentagon's dormant IP addresses sprang to life  —  After decades of not using a huge chunk of the Internet, the Pentagon has given control of millions of computer addresses to a previously unknown company in an effort to identify possible cyber vulnerabilities and threats
New York Times:
The World Needs Many More Coronavirus Vaccines  —  Wealthy nations have to step up.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.
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Washington Post:
As pandemic surges anew, global envy and anger over U.S. vaccine abundance
Discussion: Forbes, HotAir and Undark Magazine
Danielle Demetriou / Yahoo News:
Japanese man arrested after dating 35 women at the same time in bid to ‘get birthday presents’  —  A Japanese man has been arrested after reportedly dating more than 35 women at the same time.  —  Takashi Miyagawa, a part-time worker, is being investigated for allegedly defrauding dozens …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle:
After death of baby, S.F. domestic violence victim advocates ask whether Chesa Boudin is doing enough  —  The news itself was crushing.  A 7-month-old baby boy named Synciere Williams died Tuesday.  The man charged with taking care of him that day, Joseph Williams, 26, was booked by police for allegedly murdering the child.
Discussion: The Sun
Kim Lyons / The Verge:
Twitter censored tweets critical of India's handling of the pandemic at its government's request  —  Tweets from government officials and other high-profile people were among those removed  —  Twitter has removed more than 50 tweets critical of the Indian government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Tucker Carlson: US journalists are ‘cowards’ and ‘cringing animals’  —  Fox News host also tells Outkick ‘unrestrained mass immigration has put a huge strain on the natural world’  —  Mainstream US journalists are “cowards”, the Fox News host Tucker Carlson said on Friday …
Montgomery County Police Reporter:
STATE REPRESENTATIVE BUSTED ON SUSPICION OF DWI FOLLOWING CRASH  —  Just after 9 pm Friday evening Montgomery County Precinct 4 Constables responded to a reported major accident at FM 1314 and Valley Ranch in Porter.  Units arrived to find a Corvette parked under a mini-van.
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Mayor Ted Wheeler asks public to help ‘unmask’ violent demonstrators, extends state of emergency  —  Portland's mayor and acting police chief on Friday urged the public to safely stand up to the black bloc group of violent demonstrators who continue to plan “direct actions” …
Discussion: Fox News and New York Post
Sarah Jones / New York Magazine:
George W. Bush Can't Paint His Way Out of Hell The chilling spectacle of watching the political class redeem a criminal, again.  —  I am not an art critic, but I don't think George W. Bush's new portraits are very good.  They inspire nothing but malaise and communicate a dilettante energy.
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
White House's new $1.8 trillion ‘families plan’ reflects ambitions — and limits — of Biden presidency  —  Big spending increases and tax changes will test Democrats' majority and GOP's willingness to stand in the way  —  The White House is preparing to unveil a roughly $1.8 trillion spending …
Discussion: HuffPost and Political Wire
CNN:
Trump supporters could be incited to future violence by his continued promotion of 2020 election lies, DOJ and judges say  —  (CNN)Former President Donald Trump's continued promotion of the “big lie” about the 2020 election could still incite his followers to violence, the Justice Department …
Discussion: Twitchy
Zack Linly / The Root:
DOJ Considers Charging Derek Chauvin in 2017 Incident Where he Allegedly Beat Black 14-Year-Old and Knelt on Him for 17 Minutes  —  The hits just don't stop coming for ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin.  Now that he's been convicted of murdering George Floyd, the Department of Justice …
Baltimore Sun:
In-custody death reports under former Maryland medical examiner to be reviewed after he testified Chauvin did not kill George Floyd  —  The Maryland's Attorney General's Office said Friday it believes there should be a review of “in custody” death reports produced by the state's Office …
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David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Essential Politics: Young people's political engagement is surging. That's a problem for Republicans
Discussion: Insider and Harvard University
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Minnesota county's GOP event featured far-right conspiracy theorist
Jillian Kay Melchior / Wall Street Journal:
Covid Unemployment Relief Makes Help Impossible to Find
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Fox Business:
Kudlow: Biden's Green New Deal means no meat for the 4th of July, have grilled Brussels sprouts instead
Discussion: Raw Story
Harry Enten / CNN:
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MSNBC:
Far right extremism is influencing state Republican parties
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New York Times:
As Covid-19 Devastates India, Deaths Go Undercounted
Discussion: Forbes and Daily Kos
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Iris Samuels / USA Today:
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Republicans Target Voter Access in Texas Cities, but Not Rural Areas
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Alex Pareene / New Republic:
The Right to Crash Cars Into People
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