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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
CNN Drops Rick Santorum After Racist Comments About Native Americans — The former GOP senator lost his contract with the network after claiming there was “nothing” in America before white colonizers arrived. — CNN has terminated its contract with senior political commentator Rick Santorum after racist …
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Jesus Jiménez / New York Times:
CNN Drops Rick Santorum After Dismissive Comments About Native Americans
CNN Drops Rick Santorum After Dismissive Comments About Native Americans
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Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
Biden Will Allow Haitian Immigrants In The US To Obtain Temporary Protected Status — The Biden administration will grant more than 100,000 Haitians in the US the opportunity to gain Temporary Protected Status, shielding them from deportation and allowing them to obtain work permits …
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Department of Homeland Security:
Secretary Mayorkas Designates Haiti for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months — New Designation Allows Eligible Haitians to Apply for TPS and Employment Authorization — WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced a new 18-month designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
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Jacqueline Charles / Miami Herald:
Biden protects thousands of Haitians from deportation with new TPS measure — The Biden administration is granting a new 18-month designation of Temporary Protected Status to Haiti, a significant move that alleviates the threat of deportation for thousands of Haitians and recognizes …
Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
U.S. seizes $90,000 from man who sold footage of U.S. Capitol riot — U.S. authorities have confiscated roughly $90,000 from a Utah man who sold footage of a woman being fatally shot during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, according to court filings.
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Reuters:
Pentagon chief unable to talk to Chinese military leaders despite repeated attempts
Pentagon chief unable to talk to Chinese military leaders despite repeated attempts
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Feds seize $90,000 from Capitol rioter who sold footage of Ashli Babbitt's fatal shooting: report
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
‘I Said Nothing Wrong’: Marjorie Taylor Greene Doubles Down on Comparing Pelosi to Nazis, Says ‘Rational’ Jewish People Should Also Oppose ‘Overbearing Mask Mandates’ — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) doubled down on her controversial comments comparing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) …
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Jennifer Adams / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Doubles Down on Creepy ‘Nazi’ Mask Talk
Marjorie Taylor Greene Doubles Down on Creepy ‘Nazi’ Mask Talk
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Rep. Greene slammed for comparing House covid restrictions to the Holocaust
Rep. Greene slammed for comparing House covid restrictions to the Holocaust
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
11 days, 8 calls and a ceasefire: Inside Biden's response to the Gaza crisis — Before 11 days of fighting in the Gaza Strip ended in a ceasefire, President Biden held six phone calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and one with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Rula Jebreal / Washington Post:
The cease-fire may hold. But Israel's treatment of Palestinians won't change.
The cease-fire may hold. But Israel's treatment of Palestinians won't change.
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Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Rand Paul: 'I'm not getting vaccinated' — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday that he will not be getting vaccinated against COVID-19. — During an interview with John Catsimatidis on his radio show on WABC 770 AM, Paul, an ophthalmologist, said he he's making the personal decision because he's already had COVID-19.
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New York Times:
Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications — Fewer babies' cries. More abandoned homes. Toward the middle of this century, as deaths start to exceed births, changes will come that are hard to fathom. — All over the world, countries are confronting population stagnation …
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New York Times:
The Misery at the Heart of the Conflict — An eviction in East Jerusalem lies at the center of a conflict that led to war between Israel and Hamas. But for millions of Palestinians, the routine indignities of occupation are part of daily life. — JERUSALEM — Muhammad Sandouka built …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S.-China Tech Fight Opens New Front in Ethiopia — A U.S.-backed consortium beat a Chinese-backed one for a multibillion-dollar contract to build Ethiopia's 5G-capable network — A U.S.-backed consortium beat out one financed by China in a closely watched telecommunications auction in Ethiopia …
Politico:
The Shows: Sunday listings for May 23, 2021 — CNN “State of the Union”: Cedric Richmond ... Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) ... Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) ... Scott Brown ... Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.). — Gray TV “Full Court Press”: House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) ... Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.).
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Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:
Harris, White House betting on Guatemala to help stem migrant influx — Vice President Kamala Harris is looking for leaders to partner with in the region known as the Northern Triangle to curb migration to the United States. There aren't a lot of options.
Ali Velshi / MSNBC:
Ted Cruz roundly criticized after sharing Russian propaganda — GOP Sen. Ted Cruz received a lot of criticism after sharing a Russian propaganda video on Twitter in an apparent attempt to criticize the idea of a ‘woke, emasculated’ U.S. military. MSNBC's Brian Williams has the details. — Read More
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Washington Post:
Republicans struggle to define a new governing coalition as Trump closes grip on party — WATERFORD, Mich. — The Republican Party's metamorphosis starkly showed this week in the faceoff between a parade float championing Donald Trump and “Mr. Perks,” an 18-foot pink pig on wheels emblazoned with the words “End Washington Waste.”
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump Flack Jason Miller Ordered To Pay $42,000 in Legal Fees For Failed Suit — BITTER PILL — A U.S. District Court judge in Florida has ordered Jason Miller, a spokesperson for former President Trump, to pay G/O Media 42,000 in legal expenses. This comes after a federal appeals court rejected …
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Alex Wigglesworth / Los Angeles Times:
Man arrested in suspected antisemitic attack outside L.A. sushi restaurant, police say — Authorities arrested a man in connection with a suspected antisemitic hate crime attack on diners outside a Westside sushi restaurant this week. — The man, whom police did not name …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Trump's GOP is a Party of Snowflakes and Beta Males — MAKE AMERICA SOFT AGAIN … The party's patient careerists believe that swallowing their pride and sublimating their anger, opinions and even familial loyalties is the way to win the long game. It's pathetic.
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Jon Levine / New York Post:
Hamas founder's son says Israel should kill terror group's leaders after ceasefire — The son of Hamas founder Hassan Yousef urged Israel to target the terror group's leaders for assassination, even after the ceasefire reached Friday. — “Assassinating Hamas leadership will not destroy Hamas …