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Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times:
Vaccinated American Tourists May Soon Travel to Europe — The head of the European Commission said the bloc would switch policy, under certain conditions, after more than a year of mostly banning nonessential travel. — BRUSSELS — American tourists who have been fully vaccinated …
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The Guardian, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, The Sun, Raw Story, Cyprus Mail, Politico, Mediaite, NBC Boston, New York Post, Deadline and Reuters
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Is an Activist's Pricey House News? Facebook Alone Decides. — The New York Post has complained that Facebook is blocking and downplaying its stories. But the platform doesn't pay any special deference to journalists. — On Wednesday, I learned a new way to get a news article erased from much of the internet.
Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Iran's Foreign Minister, in Leaked Tape, Says Revolutionary Guards Set Policies — Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, described a rivalry with a powerful and widely revered military leader, Qassim Suleimani. — In a leaked audiotape that offers a glimpse into the behind …
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The Guardian, The Times of Israel and Political Wire
Axios:
Biden's next 100 days — President Biden spent his first 100 days trying to engineer the end of the coronavirus and start of a job boom. The next 100 are more audacious and risky: Try to re-engineer the very fundamentals of America — inequality, voting rights and government's role in directing economic growth.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
How Biden anchored his first 100 days on two simple principles
How Biden anchored his first 100 days on two simple principles
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The Hill, ABC News, Bloomberg, New Republic, PRESS RUN, The Guardian, Washington Times and West Hawaii Today
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Biden's 100 days: Low-end approval, yet strong marks on pandemic response: POLL
Biden's 100 days: Low-end approval, yet strong marks on pandemic response: POLL
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Dan Margolies / KCUR 89.3:
KCUR Reporter And Beloved Colleague Aviva Okeson-Haberman Dies At 24 — Aviva joined KCUR in 2019, impressing her colleagues with her work ethic and strength of purpose. — Aviva Okeson-Haberman, an accomplished KCUR reporter known for her thoughtful, aggressive and compassionate reporting …
Washington Post:
The public's concerns over the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine are widespread, Post-ABC poll finds — Fewer than 1 in 4 Americans not yet immunized against the coronavirus say they would be willing to get the vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll …
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James Surowiecki / Medium:
Did the Costs of Pausing the J&J Vaccine Outweigh the Benefits?
Lindsay Watts / WTTG-TV:
DC cop cars totaled after officers drag race in NE, says commander — WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Two D.C. police cars were totaled after officers decided to drag race each other, according to an internal email obtained exclusively by FOX 5's Lindsay Watts. — “Yesterday two 6D scout cars …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Peter Thiel makes $10M bet on associate in Arizona Senate race — Libertarian tech titan Peter Thiel is spending $10 million to boost one of his closest allies in next year's Arizona Senate race, a contest crucial to the fight for the majority. — The billionaire is coming out in support …
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
60 Minutes interviews the prosecutors of Derek Chauvin — Scott Pelley speaks with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and the prosecutorial team that convicted Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. — Derek Chauvin is in solitary confinement tonight awaiting sentencing for the murder of George Floyd.
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Insider, The Hill, Fox News, The Sun and New York Post
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Jemima McEvoy / Forbes:
Nearly Half Of Republicans Think Derek Chauvin Verdict Was Wrong, Poll Shows
Nearly Half Of Republicans Think Derek Chauvin Verdict Was Wrong, Poll Shows
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Joe.My.God.
Jennifer De Pinto / CBS News:
CBS News poll: Widespread agreement with Chauvin verdict
CBS News poll: Widespread agreement with Chauvin verdict
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Insider, Washington Examiner and The Hill
Alex Kasprak / Snopes.com:
Does Biden's Climate Plan Include Cutting 90% of Red Meat From Our Diets? — President Joe Biden's climate plan includes cutting 90% of red meat from Americans' diets by 2030. — Rating — False — Biden announced that his administration would seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030.
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Scott Gottlieb / Wall Street Journal:
Time to End Outdoor Mask Edicts — The CDC is moving too slowly in updating its advice to comport with the scientific evidence. — When fighting a crisis like Covid-19, health officials can never take for granted the public's willingness to comply. The measures imposed—social distancing, wearing masks—require sacrifice.
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
House GOP retreat to Florida fraught with peril — ORLANDO — For House Republicans, it's less about how they can win back the majority and more about: How do they avoid messing things up? — That's the question on the minds of GOP lawmakers as they huddle in America's theme park haven …
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Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Russian court suspends Navalny's political headquarters while it considers banning his organizations — MOSCOW — A closed Russian court on Monday ordered opposition leader Alexei Navalny's headquarters and network of nearly 40 regional offices to suspend their activities while it considers whether …
Tom Knighton / Tilting At Windmills:
How Equity Pulls People Down Rather Than Lifting Anyone Up — Once upon a time, the idea was equality, meaning we would treat everyone the same. This is a good thing, of course, and we have laws that demand we do just that. There's no room for discrimination based on things like race, religion, sex, or any other trait like that.
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The National Pulse, Instapundit, Liberty Unyielding and The College Fix
Thomas Novelly / Post and Courier:
Joe Cunningham confirms plans to run for SC governor; announcement set for April 26 — Former U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham confirmed to The Post and Courier that he will announce his 2022 campaign for governor of South Carolina on April 26. — The move puts an end to months of speculation …
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The Hill
Jon Swaine / Washington Post:
CEO of vaccine maker sold $10 million in stock before company ruined Johnson & Johnson doses — The stock price of government contractor Emergent BioSolutions has fallen sharply since the disclosure at the end of March that production problems at the firm's plant in Baltimore had ruined 15 million doses …
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Raw Story
US Census / The United States Census Bureau:
Census Bureau to Release 2020 Census Population Counts for Apportionment — News Conference to Be Held to Announce Results — What: — The U.S. Census Bureau has completed data processing for the first 2020 Census results — state population counts used to apportion the seats …
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CNN:
Kamala Harris cements her place in Biden's inner circle during a consequential week — Vice President Kamala Harris will sit down with CNN's Dana Bash for her exclusive first one-on-one interview with the network airing on CNN's “State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash” at 9 a.m. ET Sunday and again at noon ET.
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Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, IJR, New York Post and The Hill
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Allie Bice / Politico:
Harris says she had key role in Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal decision
Harris says she had key role in Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal decision
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New York Post