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New York Times:
Long Before Divorce, Bill Gates Had Reputation for Questionable Behavior — Melinda French Gates voiced concerns about her husband's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and a harassment claim against his money manager. — By the time Melinda French Gates decided to end her 27-year marriage …
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Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft Directors Decided Bill Gates Needed to Leave Board Due to Prior Relationship With Staffer — Company's board members began investigation in 2019 into woman's allegations of prior sexual relationship with Bill Gates; Mr. Gates's spokeswoman says decision to leave board in 2020 wasn't related to the matter
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The Daily Beast:
Jeffrey Epstein Gave Bill Gates Advice on How to End ‘Toxic’ Marriage, Sources Say — BROMANCE … A person who attended meetings at Epstein's townhouse says Gates enjoyed holding court there. — Bachelor sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein gave Bill Gates advice on ending his marriage …
Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Israel showed US ‘smoking gun’ on Hamas in AP office tower, officials say — “We showed them the smoking gun proving Hamas worked out of that building,” a source close to Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said. “I understand they found the explanation satisfactory.”
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Matt Vespa / Townhall:
The ‘Israel Is a Monster for Bombing the Associated Press’ Office Building in Gaza' Narrative Just Collapsed
The ‘Israel Is a Monster for Bombing the Associated Press’ Office Building in Gaza' Narrative Just Collapsed
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Associated Press, NBC News and Politico
Will Wright / New York Times:
Live Updates: No Sign of Israel-Gaza Conflict Ending
Live Updates: No Sign of Israel-Gaza Conflict Ending
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Leana Wen / Washington Post:
The CDC's mask guidance is a mess. Biden needs to clean it up. — Opinion by — Last Thursday's abruptly announced guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has devolved into a giant mess. Governors and mayors were caught by surprise, leading to a flurry of rapid changes …
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Megan Molteni / STAT:
Mask mandates might be going away, but don't ditch yours just yet, scientists caution
Mask mandates might be going away, but don't ditch yours just yet, scientists caution
Davone Morales / ABC News:
New mask guidance does not grant permission for widespread mask removal: Walensky
New mask guidance does not grant permission for widespread mask removal: Walensky
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Washington Post, The Right Scoop, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Twitchy, ABC11 and The Hill
CBS News:
Republicans weigh in on Liz Cheney and direction of GOP — CBS News poll — When House Republicans ousted Congresswoman Liz Cheney from her leadership post, it spoke to the direction of the Republican Party in at least one specific way: what should happen to those who publicly break with former President Donald Trump?
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ABC News:
Rep. Liz Cheney criticizes ‘disgraceful’ GOP attempts to ‘whitewash’ Capitol attack
Rep. Liz Cheney criticizes ‘disgraceful’ GOP attempts to ‘whitewash’ Capitol attack
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Washington Post:
Republicans' conflicting message: Embracing Trump election lie is key to prominence, just stop asking us about it
Republicans' conflicting message: Embracing Trump election lie is key to prominence, just stop asking us about it
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Axios:
Episode 9: Trump's war with his generals — Axios' “Off the rails” series documents the end of the Trump administration, from election night 2020 through the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol. — One important piece is only now beginning to emerge: Former President Donald Trump's last-minute bid …
Ben Smith / New York Times:
How a Jeopardy! Contestant's Hand Gesture Became Part of a Conspiracy — How hundreds of “Jeopardy!” contestants talked themselves into a baseless conspiracy theory — and won't be talked out of it. — It is an ironclad rule of the private Facebook group of past “Jeopardy!” …
Glen Johnson / Axios:
Scoop: Lincoln Project offshoot aims to boost civics education — An offshoot of the Lincoln Project is launching Tuesday, aiming to unify people opposed to partisan dysfunction and authoritarianism through civics education and grassroots organizing, Axios has learned.
Sam Dean / Los Angeles Times:
The man who didn't invent Flamin' Hot Cheetos — For the last decade, Richard Montañez has been telling the story of how he invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos. The world has been eating it up. — It goes like this: He was working as a janitor at Frito-Lay's Rancho Cucamonga plant …
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Hannah Nightingale / The Post Millennial:
CNN contributor tweets ‘The world today needs a Hitler’, has history of anti-Semitism — In a now deleted tweet, CNN contributor Adeel Raja posted Sunday that “the world today needs a Hitler.” … Join our mailing list to receive a daily email with all of our top stories
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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Dallas prosecutor disbarred for withholding evidence that could have cleared men of murder charges — When former Dallas County prosecutor Richard E. Jackson put two homeless Black men on trial in 2000 for the murder of a local pastor, he allegedly withheld a heap of evidence that could have cleared them.
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Michael Rothfeld / New York Times:
How Eric Adams, Mayoral Candidate, Mixed Money and Political Ambition — Mr. Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, has called money the “enemy of politics.” But his fund-raising has repeatedly pushed the boundaries of campaign-finance and ethics laws. — Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president …
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Maya Wiley Lands Major Endorsement From Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Maya Wiley Lands Major Endorsement From Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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CNN:
Space Force commander fired after comments made on conservative podcast — Washington, DC (CNN)A Space Force lieutenant colonel has been removed from his command after appearing on a conservative podcast criticizing the United States military. — Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier joined …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
CDC's about-face on masks appears politically motivated to help a struggling Biden — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) decision to lift mask restrictions on those vaccinated for COVID-19 is being hailed as “a great day for America” by president Biden …
Washington Post:
Man charged with wife's murder illegally cast her ballot for Trump, officials say: ‘I just thought, give him another vote’ — The county clerk immediately knew something strange was going on last fall. A mail ballot had arrived from Suzanne Morphew — a woman missing since May.
Associated Press:
Republican Arizona election official says Trump ‘unhinged’ — PHOENIX — The Republican who now leads the Arizona county elections department targeted by a GOP audit of the 2020 election results is slamming former President Donald Trump and others in his party for their continued falsehoods about how the election was run.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The Washington Post will soon have a woman as its top editor. And yes, that matters. — Katharine Graham, the revered former publisher of The Washington Post, famously told an interviewer that she wasn't particularly comfortable in her lofty perch. — “I think a man would be better in this job I'm in than a woman,” she said.
Bill Whitaker / CBS News:
UFOs regularly spotted in restricted U.S. airspace, report on the phenomena due next month — Bill Whitaker reports on the regular sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAP, that have spurred a report due to Congress next month. — We have tackled many strange stories on 60 Minutes, but perhaps none like this.
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
Alexandria will remove police from public school hallways — The city of Alexandria will pull all police officers from public school hallways — ending a program that began nearly three decades ago — following a narrow and contentious vote by the city council earlier this month.