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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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Mask-wearing update in NY, NJ and CT: What to know … How mask-wearing update impacts Tri-State — NEW YORK (WABC) — So far, New York and New Jersey do not appear to be in a rush to make any changes in mask-wearing policies after the CDC issued new guidance Thursday. — But it's a different story in Connecticut.
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.
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New York Times:
C.D.C.'s New Mask Guidelines: Here's What to Know
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
CDC director: Mask-wearing will ‘be hard to let go’ despite new guidance
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Is This the End? — The announcement seemed to catch everyone off guard: Early Thursday afternoon …
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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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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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CNN:
Since-deleted video shows Marjorie Taylor Greene harassing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's office during 2019 Capitol Hill visit — (CNN)Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside the House chamber on Wednesday afternoon.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's verbal assault on AOC reflects deranged anti-leftism
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American Greatness:
House Republicans Defy the January 6 Narrative — The script about that day might have been concocted by Democrats and the media but the true account of what happened before, during, and after is still being written. — It's about time. — U.S. Representative Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Republicans Rewrite History of the Capitol Riot, Hampering an Inquiry
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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 Post:
Israeli forces escalate campaign in Gaza with tanks, artillery, planes; Hamas launches rockets
Washington Examiner:
Biden needs to tell Democrats that Hamas is the bad guy
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The Nation and Common Sense with Bari Weiss
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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Ian Sample / The Guardian:
Delay in giving second jabs of Pfizer vaccine improves immunity — Study finds antibodies against Sars-CoV-2 three-and-a-half times higher in people vaccinated again after 12 weeks rather than three — The UK's decision to delay second doses of coronavirus vaccines has received fresh support …
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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.
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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Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:
Liz Cheney On Trump's Threat To Primary Her: ‘Bring It On’
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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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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 …
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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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 …
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
What do Republicans want on the economy? They're not sure anymore — WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was not a supporter of former President Donald Trump's quest to overturn the election. But he has declined to weigh in on the party's ongoing purge of anti-Trump Republicans …
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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.
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
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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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Masks Off! Now Bring On The Vaccine Passports. — Plus: Liz Cheney does Fox — That strange feeling that you experienced yesterday afternoon? Liberation? Euphoria? Actual excitement? — Shortly after 2 EDT, the director of the CDC, Rochelle Walensky, declared:
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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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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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Japan Times
Troy Closson / New York Times:
The Spike in Shootings During the Pandemic May Outlast the Virus — About 505 people were shot in New York City through May 9, the highest year-to-date number in a decade. — A man in Queens was fatally shot in the stomach outside a celebration thrown for his birthday.
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