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Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can go without masks outdoors, except in crowded settings — Even unvaccinated individuals may forego masks when walking, jogging or biking outdoors with household members. — Federal health officials said Tuesday that fully vaccinated Americans …
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Vaccinated Americans don't need masks outdoors in small groups, when dining outside, or biking and running, the C.D.C. says. — Americans who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus no longer need to wear masks outdoors if they're walking, running, hiking or biking alone …
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Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
CDC says vaccinated people can ditch the mask outdoors in many cases — Masks should still be worn in crowds and indoor public spaces. — CDC expected to announce new guidance on wearing masks outdoors — This new guidance comes as roughly 54% of the adult population of the United States …
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Politico, National Review and Just The News
Kate Smith / CBS News:
CDC says vaccine guidance for pregnant people has not changed despite director's comments
CDC says vaccine guidance for pregnant people has not changed despite director's comments
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HotAir, The Federalist and Twitchy
Mike Stobbe / Associated Press:
CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask
CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask
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Sean Illing / Vox:
“Wokeness is a problem and we all know it” — James Carville on the state of Democratic politics. — I called James Carville hoping to get his thoughts on President Joe Biden's first 100 days in office. — He obliged — then, one question in, brushed aside the exercise to talk instead …
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Census Data Update: Will GOP See Apportionment Gains?
Census Data Update: Will GOP See Apportionment Gains?
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Washington Examiner, Sabato's Crystal Ball and The Cook Political Report
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Tucker's mask meltdown, and who got tix to Biden's big speech — DRIVING THE DAY — IS TUCKER CARLSON LOSING HIS MIND?: OK, some of you will argue that he lost it long ago. But as careful students of his evening show, we've noticed that Carlson has gradually become more unhinged in recent weeks.
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Battle over Jan 6th Capitol riot commission erupts at GOP retreat: report — The Republican Party retreat that occurred in Florida over the weekend apparently didn't bring about the party unity that many GOP leaders had hoped for. — Politico reports that Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) …
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
McCarthy-Cheney divide deepens at GOP retreat
McCarthy-Cheney divide deepens at GOP retreat
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American Greatness:
I Won't Take the Vaccine Because It Makes Liberals Mad — My newly formed and well-developed opinion on vaccines is this: If those bastards want me to get the jab, I'm not going to do it, because it annoys them. — I will never allow myself to be injected with Big Pharma's mass-produced mystery juice …
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NBC News:
After 100 days out of office, Trump's support softens in NBC News poll — WASHINGTON — Out of office, off of Twitter, still complaining about the election results — the last 100 days or so haven't been kind to Donald Trump, our new national NBC News poll finds.
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Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42 — If you are reading this obituary online, you owe your digital safety to him. — Daniel Kaminsky, a security researcher known for his discovery of a fundamental flaw in the fabric of the internet, died on Friday at his home in San Francisco.
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Biden Seeks $80 Billion to Beef Up I.R.S. Audits of High-Earners — The president's “American Families Plan,” which he will detail this week, will be offset in part by a tax enforcement effort that administration officials believe will raise $700 billion over a decade.
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CNN:
Murkowski challenger wrote in support of ‘ex-gay’ organization and posts on evils of ‘addictive’ witchcraft and ‘Twilight’ — (CNN)Kelly Tshibaka, a Republican Senate candidate seeking to challenge Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in 2022, once wrote in support of an “ex-gay” …
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fox News host admits his show was wrong about Biden limiting red meat consumption — Washington (CNN)A Fox News anchor admitted on air on Monday that his show was inaccurate when it claimed on Friday that President Joe Biden is trying to require Americans to sharply reduce their consumption of red meat.
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The Big Beef Lie and a New Model of Rapid Response
The Big Beef Lie and a New Model of Rapid Response
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Rich Investors Make a Poor Case Against Biden's Tax Plan — With spring blooming, COVID cases falling, and the economy rebounding, many Americans are feeling optimistic about the future. Yet the “Biden boom” is not benefiting all equally. And as life returns to normal for the middle class …
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The Hill, The Big Picture, Althouse and Foreign Policy
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Ben Steverman / Bloomberg:
America's Ultra-Rich Fear Biden Will Close Their Favorite Tax Loopholes
America's Ultra-Rich Fear Biden Will Close Their Favorite Tax Loopholes
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
In Sworn Testimony in Inauguration Scandal Case, Donald Trump Jr. Made Apparently False Statements — On February 11, Donald Trump Jr. sat in front of his computer for a video deposition. He swore to tell the truth. But documents and a video obtained by Mother Jones—and recent legal filings …
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POLITICUSUSA, The Intellectualist and Raw Story
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
No, officials are not handing out Harris's picture book to migrant kids — “After learning officials are handing out Kamala Harris' book to migrants in facilities at the border, it's worth asking... Was Harris paid for these books? Is she profiting from Biden's border crisis?”
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson Tells Fox Viewers to Call the Cops if They See Kids Wearing Masks Outdoors — The Fox News star implored his loyal viewers to openly harass and mock anyone they see wearing a face mask outdoors because “it's repulsive.” — Raging against face masks on Monday night …
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Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
We should start asking people to stop wearing masks outside, it makes us uncomfortable
We should start asking people to stop wearing masks outside, it makes us uncomfortable
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Human Rights Watch:
Abusive Israeli Policies Constitute Crimes of Apartheid, Persecution — Crimes Against Humanity Should Trigger Action to End Repression of Palestinian — (Jerusalem) - Israeli authorities are committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Last-Ditch Plot to Undermine Biden's Election Goes Full QAnon — A so-called audit of the 2020 election in Arizona was always going to be crazy. This is something else. — An ongoing “audit” of the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County, Arizona, is taking its cues straight …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘Never heard of them’: Arizona GOP audit firm unknown even in home state
‘Never heard of them’: Arizona GOP audit firm unknown even in home state
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Washington Examiner, Associated Press, Arizona Republic, HuffPost and Insider
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Kerry's Denial on Leaking to Iran Doesn't Add Up — On the menu today: why John Kerry's categorical denial that he informed Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about 200 Israeli attacks on Iranian targets in Syria doesn't add up, redistricting will have a moderate impact on GOP efforts …
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Travis Waldron / HuffPost:
A Radical Right-Wing Dream To Rewrite The Constitution Is Close To Coming True — It could lead to a dramatic overhaul of the nation's foundational text...or an all-out constitutional crisis. — Six weeks before Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, more than 100 state lawmakers gathered …
Sam Adler-Bell / The Nation:
AOC and the Making of Millennial Politics — A new book on Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez offers a portrait of a new generation of elected officials and political activists coming into its own. — While running for Congress in 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was fond of saying “Women like me aren't supposed to run for office.”
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
D.H.S. will review how it identifies and addresses extremism and white supremacy in its ranks. — The Biden administration launched an inquiry on Monday into how the Department of Homeland Security identifies and addresses white supremacy and extremism in its ranks, part of a larger effort …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin pumps brakes on Biden infrastructure plans — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is emerging as the chief obstacle to quick passage of President Biden's $2.25 trillion infrastructure package that Democrats want to move through Congress sooner rather than later.
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New York Times, HotAir and Los Angeles Times
Andrew Kerr / The Daily Caller:
BLM Co-Founder's Jail Reform Group Dropped $26,000 At Luxury Malibu Beach Resort — A Los Angeles-based jail reform group led by BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors dropped nearly $26,000 for “meetings” at a luxury Malibu beach resort in 2019, campaign finance records show.
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The Rise of “Anti-Woke” Punitive Populism — Grievance weaponized as policy, basically. — Donald Trump may have had his problems, but Republicans didn't anticipate that corporate America would turn against the GOP after he left office. What's the big deal with doubling down on his election lies …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Colorado Man Sentenced for Sexual Exploitation of Children in Guatemala — A Colorado man was sentenced today to 60 years in prison for production, transportation, and possession of child pornography. — Alvaro Castillo, 64, of Englewood, was convicted by a federal jury of three counts …
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Washington Examiner and The Daily Caller
Joshua Spivak / The Hill:
Gavin Newsom faces his greatest political test in the recall election — This week, California and the rest of the nation will be waiting for the secretary of state to announce whether petitioners have collected almost 1.5 million valid signatures of registered voters, enough to get a recall on the ballot.
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Jheberlein / The Office of Governor Larry Hogan:
No Arm Left Behind: Governor Hogan Announces Drive-Thru, No-Appointment Vaccinations at Six Flags, Regency Furniture Stadium, and Ripken Stadium — No-Appointment Vaccinations Now Available at Nine Mass Vaccination Sites Statewide — ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch scales back plan for News UK TV channel — News UK chief Rebekah Brooks says focus will be to reach audiences via shows on streaming platforms — Rupert Murdoch has drastically scaled backed plans for a new opinionated television service in the UK, after concluding …
Sun Yu / Financial Times:
China set to report first population decline since 1949 — Officials are preparing response to census data that should have been released weeks ago — China is set to report its first population decline since records began in 1949 despite the relaxation of the government's strict family planning policies …
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