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Miami Herald:
‘Freedom!’  Thousands of Cubans take to the streets to demand the end of dictatorship  —  Thousands of people took to the streets at several locations in Cuba including the capital Havana on Sunday to call for the end of the decades-old dictatorship and to demand food and vaccines as shortages …
CBS Miami:
‘We Are Not Afraid’: Thousands Of People Protesting On The Streets Of Cuba  —  MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Chanting “we are not afraid,” thousands of Cubans took to the streets Sunday to demand the end of the communist dictatorship.  —  The COVID crisis has only exacerbated the unrest on the island nation …
Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Biden and Eric Adams to Discuss Curbing Gun Violence  —  The president will meet with the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, Attorney General Merrick Garland and local leaders  —  President Biden will meet with Eric Adams, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor …
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Hunter Walker / The Uprising:   Eric Adams Is Set To Meet With Joe Biden At The White House
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
New polling shows Democrats alarmed about crime, too
Discussion: HotAir and Power Line
Kelly Hooper / Politico:
Adams to meet with Biden Monday for gun violence discussion
Discussion: CNN and The Daily Caller
Jake Dima / Washington Examiner:
Eric Adams cautions Democrats not to be ‘so idealistic’ that they're ‘not realistic’
Discussion: The Hill and IJR
Melissa Ryan / CtrlAltRightDelete:
Six months out of the White House and Trump's power, reach, and stature continues to shrink.  —  Donald Trump returns to CPAC today, to give a headline speech.  It's the biggest opportunity he'll have to command mainstream media attention in quite some time, in front of a crowd that adores him.
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump easily wins CPAC 2024 GOP presidential nomination straw poll  —  The former president improved on his straw poll performance from CPAC Orlando in February  —  Former President Trump to speak at CPAC  —  DALLAS - Former Presidentv Donald Trump easily won the 2024 GOP presidential nomination poll …
David Cohen / Politico:
Trump on Jan. 6 insurrection: ‘These were great people’  —  Former President Donald Trump on Sunday widely praised those who attended the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the insurrection at the Capitol, repeatedly using the word “love” to describe the tone of the event.
Washington Post:
Texas Republicans advance voting restrictions in special session  —  AUSTIN — New voting restrictions in Texas moved a step closer to becoming law this weekend after two committees advanced the legislation in a special session, setting up a floor vote in the coming days on a GOP proposal …
Discussion: The Hill and Insider
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Associated Press:
Texas GOP advances voting restrictions as hundreds push back
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Voters Chose Boring Over Bombast.  They Got Biden's Penchant for Pontificating.  —  Even the president labeled a speech boring recently, an admission that highlights a tendency toward delivering minutiae-filled discourse over scaling oratorical heights.  —  CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — Even President Biden thought he had been ponderous.
Keith Naughton / The Hill:
The Democrats are stuck with Kamala Harris, like it or not  —  For vice president, Kamala Harris checked all the boxes.  But just because she made perfect political sense as President Biden's running mate did not mean her elevation would work out for the Democrats.  So far, the reviews are not good.
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
An American Kingdom  —  A new and rapidly growing Christian movement is openly political, wants a nation under God's authority, and is central to Donald Trump's GOP  —  FORT WORTH — The pastor was already pacing when he gave the first signal.  Then he gave another, and another …
Discussion: Raw Story
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Trump slams Democrats over calls to pack the Supreme Court, alleges intimidation  —  Trump made the comments in his keynote address at CPAC Dallas  —  CPAC attendees call for action against critical race theory  —  DALLAS - Former President Donald Trump Sunday alleged that Democrats …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Reason
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New York Times:
Prominent Lawyer Makes Moves to Represent Britney Spears  —  Mathew Rosengart, a former federal prosecutor, plans to attend a hearing on Wednesday and make the case that the singer should be permitted to hire him for her conservatorship battle.  —  A prominent Hollywood lawyer has had discussions …
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Amanda Morris / New York Times:
Britney Spears's Case Calls Attention to Wider Questions on Guardianship
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION
TheDenverChannel.com:
4 arrested at Maven Hotel, police feared a ‘Las Vegas-style shooting’ during All-Star Game in Denver  —  Sources tell Denver7 16 long guns, body armor and 1,000+ rounds of ammo found inside hotel room  —  DENVER - Police feared a “Las Vegas-style shooting” during the All-Star Game in Denver …
John L. Dorman / Insider:
The Trump team was anxious about a ‘delay’ with the Wisconsin election results, but they had the time zones wrong: book  — Trump waited earnestly for updated results from Wisconsin on election night, per a forthcoming book.  — White House attendees thought there was a “delay” in the election results from the Midwestern state.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Hannah Dreier / Washington Post:
‘The real damage’ … HALE COUNTY, Ala. — Not enough people were signing up for help …
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Reuters:
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MSNBC:
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Fauci: ‘There should be more’ local vaccine mandates
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Why Is Kamala The Last Democrat Still Arguing Against Voter I.D.?
Discussion: Power Line
Emma Graham-Harrison / The Guardian:
Forget the geopolitics. Let's focus on the human cost of the exit from Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal:
Young Americans Aren't Getting Vaccinated, Jeopardizing Covid-19 Fight
Discussion: HotAir and Mock Paper Scissors
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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