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Shira Rubin / Washington Post:
Israeli opposition parties reach agreement to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — JERUSALEM — A diverse coalition of Israeli opposition parties said Sunday that they have the votes to form a unity government to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader …
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Jerusalem Post, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, UPI, The Times of Israel, New York Post, The Daily Caller, POLITICUSUSA, 24matins.uk and Axios
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Felicia Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Israel's Bennett Plans to Join Rival to Form Government in Bid to Oust Netanyahu — The coalition paves the way to end Prime Minister Netanyahu's more than decadelong grip on power — TEL AVIV—Israeli right-wing politician Naftali Bennett said Sunday he plans to join a rival …
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The Times of Israel and Algemeiner.com
BBC:
Israel's right-wing leader Bennett backs deal to oust PM Netanyahu — A key Israeli opposition party has backed a unity government that would bring to an end Benjamin Netanyahu's time as the country's longest serving prime minister. — The ultra-nationalist leader Naftali Bennett …
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Reuters, CBS News, Fox News, Cyprus Mail and Al Jazeera
Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:
Israel Moves Toward Coalition Deal That Could Sideline Netanyahu
Israel Moves Toward Coalition Deal That Could Sideline Netanyahu
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Jerusalem Post, CNN, Bloomberg, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Daily Herald
John Drescher / The Assembly:
Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Mega-Donor, and the Future of Journalism — Emails obtained by The Assembly show that UNC-Chapel Hill's largest journalism-school donor warned against Nikole Hannah-Jones' hiring. Their divergent views represent a new front in the debate over objectivity and the future of the field.
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Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
After drastic changes made behind closed doors, Texas Senate approves voting bill after overnight debate — Senate Bill 7 includes provisions to limit early voting hours, curtail local voting options and further tighten voting-by-mail. The upper chamber suspended its own rules to approve it after debating it for hours overnight.
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Washington Post, Insider, USA Today, The Root, The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner, Common Dreams, New York Times, Off the Kuff and Forbes
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Grace Segers / CBS News:
Texas Republicans' sweeping voting restrictions bill passes state Senate
Texas Republicans' sweeping voting restrictions bill passes state Senate
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UPI, The Hill, The White House and CNN
Orlando Sentinel:
DeSantis stands by no cruise ship exemption for ‘vaccine passports’ — Gov. Ron DeSantis isn't wavering from his ban on “vaccine passports” as a cruise line has received federal approval to set sail from a Florida port next month if passengers and crew members are inoculated against COVID-19.
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RedState and Mother Jones
Kate Bennett / CNN:
For Biden, the White House is ‘a Monday-through-Friday kind of place’ — (CNN)Beginning in 1973, when he was a United States Senator from Delaware, Joe Biden had a ritual: nearly every evening he would hop a train back to Wilmington after his work day on Capitol Hill, spending most nights …
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
An Arms Race in America: Gun Buying Spiked During the Pandemic. It's Still Up. — Preliminary research data show that about a fifth of all Americans who bought guns last year were first-time gun owners. Sales usually spike around elections, but the sheer volume is notable.
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Althouse and Political Wire
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Hat makers distance from Nashville store amid uproar over ‘not vaccinated’ badges — Several prominent hat makers have distanced themselves from a Nashville hat store amid online backlash over the store's decision to sell yellow “not vaccinated” patches shaped like the Star of David.
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Slate, New York Daily News, WKRN-TV, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and New York Post
Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:
We need to know how Covid-19 emerged so we can stop it happening again — US still not sure on the origins of Covid-19 pandemic — (CNN)Why does the theory that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, leaked from a laboratory in China endure so persistently?
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How the Liberal Media Dismissed the Lab-Leak Theory and Smeared Its Supporters
How the Liberal Media Dismissed the Lab-Leak Theory and Smeared Its Supporters
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Washington Post, The Hill, Townhall, IJR, Breitbart, CBS News, Arkansas Online, The Guardian, New York Post and ABC News
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
AP Managing Editor Defends Firing of Emily Wilder: 'It's Really Important That We Maintain Our Credibility' — CNN's Brian Stelter spoke with Associated Press managing editor Brian Carovillano on Reliable Sources Sunday about the firing of Emily Wilder and the criticism the AP is facing as a result.
Luppe B. Luppen / Pawprints:
Douglass's Decoration Day Speech — The Unknown Loyal Dead — One hundred fifty years ago today, when Frederick Douglass stepped to the rostrum at Arlington National Cemetery to give the address that is reproduced in full below, he looked out on a country in the midst of moving on.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Shadow primary: GOP 2024 hopefuls dive into House races to get around Trump — Republican Sen. Tom Cotton is heading to Iowa this summer, but he won't be campaigning for himself — at least not officially. — The potential 2024 contender is plotting a swing through the state …
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HotAir, Insider, Raw Story and New York Magazine
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
For Democrats, GOP filibuster of Jan. 6 commission tests ‘limits of bipartisanship’ … WASHINGTON — A Republican filibuster Friday of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol sparked outrage among Senate Democrats ranging from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …
New York Times:
Gaza Militant Group Says 17-Year-Old Killed by Airstrike Was a Member — The teen, Khaled al-Qanou, was one of 67 children killed in Gaza during the latest war between Israel and militants. It is against international law to recruit children to fight. — JERUSALEM — After a 17-year-old …