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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: It's not a civil war; it's a purge — DRIVING THE DAY — Thursday was historic: America broke the back of the pandemic. New cases are at an eight-month low. Deaths are at a 10-month low. Best of all, if you're vaccinated, you can take off your damn mask.
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New York Times:
Hundreds of Epidemiologists Expected Mask-Wearing in Public for at Least a Year — The C.D.C. said Thursday that vaccinated Americans no longer needed masks in most places. Other disease experts recently had a different message: that masks were necessary in public.
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Is This the End? — The announcement seemed to catch everyone off guard: Early Thursday afternoon, the government told Americans that if they were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, they did not need to wear a mask—indoors or outside, in groups small or large.
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A C.D.C. About-Face — The C.D.C. responds to scientific evidence and says vaccinated people rarely need masks. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is finally catching up to the science. — For months, research about Covid-19 has pointed to two encouraging patterns.
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HotAir, NPR and The Daily Beast
New York Times:
C.D.C.'s New Mask Guidelines: Here's What to Know
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Washington Post and National Review
CNN:
America's unmasking brings liberation but also trepidation as huge questions loom
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The Hill, The National Interest, Politico, The Daily Caller and The US Sun
Washington Post:
‘Better days are ahead’: Maskless Biden marks milestone in virus battle
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New York Times:
Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most places, the C.D.C. said.
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CNN:
Congressional Democrats have a 100% vaccination rate — Washington (CNN)Although the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors except under special circumstances …
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New York Times:
Activists and Ex-Spy Said to Have Plotted to Discredit Trump ‘Enemies’ in Government — The campaign included planned operations against President Trump's national security adviser at the time, H.R. McMaster, and F.B.I. employees, according to documents and interviews.
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Gershom Gorenberg / Washington Post:
Israelis and Palestinians can't go on like this. Weep for us. — Opinion by — JERUSALEM — We could go on forever this way, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cheering squad wanted us to think. The intifada was long past. We were secure.
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Washington Examiner:
Biden needs to tell Democrats that Hamas is the bad guy
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Common Sense with Bari Weiss
Washington Post:
Israeli forces escalate campaign in Gaza with tanks, artillery, planes; Hamas launches rockets
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
For Israel and Hamas, Hard Choices Before Any Talks Could Begin
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HotAir, Atlantic Council, The Dispatch and The Guardian
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's verbal assault on AOC reflects deranged anti-leftism — Opinion by — As you may have heard, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) verbally harassed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in the Capitol on Wednesday. According to Post reporters who witnessed the event …
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
The Squad Is Rooting for Hamas — Ocasio-Cortez, usually a font of half-baked socialist economic ideas, now regularly offers thoughts on the Israeli-Palestinian situation to her 12 million Twitter followers. — Here is one: … First of all, there are no “expulsions of Palestinians.”
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HotAir, Axios, New York Post and BizPac Review
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Stacey Matthews / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Anti-Israel Congressman You Never Heard Of Whines About Why No One Is Attacking Him On Social Media
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Althouse
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Muslim Brotherhood Praises Dems for Abandoning Israel in Time of War
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The Nation, Common Dreams, The New Arab and HuffPost
Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
CIA Officer Became ‘Formidable Foe’ of U.S. Government — Janine Brookner took on the KGB, sexist rivals and Justice Department lawyers alike during a pioneering career as a spy and lawyer — Janine Brookner, who battled communist spies and boorish male bureaucrats alike during …
Mother Jones:
Leaked Video: Dark Money Group Brags About Writing GOP Voter Suppression Bills Across the Country — In a private meeting last month with big-money donors, the head of a top conservative group boasted that her outfit had crafted the new voter suppression law in Georgia and was doing the same …
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Giuliani's son tells Russian state TV people don't want to live in America after FBI raided his dad — The son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani went on Russian TV to push conspiracy theories about the federal investigation of his father. — Andrew Giuliani accused the American government …
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The Daily Caller:
EDITORIAL BOARD: The Intercept's Dirty Smear Job On Our Reporters Deserves A Response — Journalist Glenn Greenwald left The Intercept in late October of 2020 - and if Thursday's smear job on Daily Caller reporters is any indication, the publication has gone from journalism to activist garbage in just six short months.
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Politico:
'Doesn't matter': Democrats reject GOP's debt limit demands — Senate Republicans dramatically changed their party rules to take a hard line on the debt limit in the coming months. Democrats don't care. — In fact, the Democratic majority says it has no intention of negotiating …
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Daily Kos, Democracy Docket and Raw Story
New York Times:
Beneath Joe Biden's Folksy Demeanor, a Short Fuse and an Obsession With Details — As Mr. Biden settles into the office he has chased for more than three decades, aides say he demands hours of debate from scores of policy experts. — WASHINGTON — The commander in chief was taking his time, as usual.
New York Times:
Another Group of Scientists Calls for Further Inquiry Into Origins of the Coronavirus — Researchers urge an open mind, saying lack of evidence leaves theories of natural spillover and laboratory leak both viable. — A group of 18 scientists stated Thursday in a letter published …
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Associated Press:
Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation — The couple in the website videos could be hawking any number of products. — “You're going to love owning the platinum package,” Charlene Bollinger tells viewers, as a picture of a DVD set, booklets and other products flashes on screen.
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Young people demand vaccination requirements for reopening — Three-quarters of people between 18-29 say vaccination should be required to return to campus or work, according to new Generation Lab/Axios polling, and 37% would refuse to come back unless those conditions are in place.
Scott MacFarlane / NBC4 Washington:
Former Staffer Sues US Congressman Alleging ‘Reckless’ Approach to COVID-19 — A former staffer is suing U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., accusing the congressman of taking a “reckless” approach to COVID-19, exposing his staff and himself to the virus. — The suit alleges the congressman …
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Shannon Bond / NPR:
Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows — Researchers have found just 12 people are responsible for the bulk of the misleading claims and outright lies about COVID-19 vaccines that proliferate on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Crime jumps after court-ordered policing changes — Most police agencies in recent federally court-ordered reform agreements saw violent crime rates skyrocket immediately, according to an Axios examination of departments under consent decrees since 2012. — Why it matters …
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National Review
Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Cities are getting a windfall from Biden's COVID relief bill. Now how are they going to spend it? — WASHINGTON — Mayors are accustomed to juggling priorities with limited city revenue: Park upgrades or staff pay increases? Street paving or that long-awaited new community center?
Insider:
Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg will plead guilty to 6 felony counts including sex trafficking, wire fraud, and identity theft — The Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg plans to plead guilty to six felony counts in a plea deal. — The charges include sex trafficking, wire fraud, and identity theft.
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Clara Hill / Yahoo News:
Liz Cheney calls for criminal investigation into Trump in first interview since being ousted — Representative — Liz Cheney, who was ousted from her GOP congressional leadership post on Wednesday, has called for a criminal investigation into former president Donald
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Bloomberg:
‘Covid Zero’ Havens Find Reopening Harder Than Taming Virus — Places aiming to eliminate virus lag as other countries reopen — Travel-reliant Hong Kong and Singapore face biggest drawbacks — A smattering of places, mainly across the Asia Pacific region, have seen breathtaking victories …
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