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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Despite Outbreaks Among Unvaccinated, Fox News Hosts Smear Shots — Months after Rupert Murdoch got a Covid-19 dose, one of his network's stars, Tucker Carlson, called a Biden vaccination proposal “the greatest scandal in my lifetime.” — Back in December, before the queen of England …
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Republicans push to ban “discrimination” against unvaccinated people — State Republican lawmakers around the country are pushing bills — at least one of which has become law — that would give unvaccinated people the same protections as those surrounding race, gender and religion.
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Media Matters for America
CNN:
Tucker Carlson is ‘furious’ at Fox News executives for not supporting his NSA spying claims, sources say — (CNN Business)Tucker Carlson is furious with Fox News executives for not vigorously defending him amid his evidence-free claims that the National Security Agency spied on him in a conspiracy …
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Scuffle breaks out at Rep. Katie Porter's town hall — A melee broke out at Rep. Katie Porter's district town hall meeting Sunday, with her supporters scuffling with supporters of former President Trump who were loudly interrupting the congresswoman as she spoke.
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Frances Robles / New York Times:
Cubans Denounce ‘Misery’ in Biggest Protests in Decades — The rallies, widely viewed as astonishing for a country that limits dissent, were set off by economic crises worsened by the pandemic. — MIAMI — Shouting “Freedom” and other anti-government slogans, hundreds of Cubans took …
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Tre'Vaughn Howard / CBS News:
Some U.S. politicians voice support for Cuba protesters as State Department calls for “calm”
Some U.S. politicians voice support for Cuba protesters as State Department calls for “calm”
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Miami Herald:
‘Freedom!’ Thousands of Cubans take to the streets to demand the end of dictatorship
‘Freedom!’ Thousands of Cubans take to the streets to demand the end of dictatorship
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Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
Cubans take to the streets for the biggest anti-government protests in decades
Cubans take to the streets for the biggest anti-government protests in decades
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Catherine Porter / New York Times:
Haiti's police claim American recruited mercenaries. — A Haitian-born doctor based in Florida has been arrested as a key suspect in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti, and the national police chief suggested at a news conference that he believed the suspect was plotting to become president.
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Washington Post:
Police say suspect in killing of Haiti's Moïse planned to assume presidency — PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Authorities said Sunday they have arrested a Haitian man suspected of playing a leading role in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, allegedly recruiting some of the assailants …
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
A weekend of demagoguery shows why Trump can't be ignored — (CNN)Nothing can destroy former President Donald Trump in the eyes of those who love him, one reason why his hold on American politics remains formidable. — The ex-President showed this weekend that defeat after a single term …
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Maeve Reston / CNN:
Kristi Noem criticizes GOP governors who enacted Covid-19 mandates while accusing some of rewriting their history
Kristi Noem criticizes GOP governors who enacted Covid-19 mandates while accusing some of rewriting their history
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump easily wins CPAC 2024 GOP presidential nomination straw poll
Trump easily wins CPAC 2024 GOP presidential nomination straw poll
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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 …
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David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
The Kids Are Alright Why now is the time to rethink COVID safety protocols for children —and everyone else. — The kids are safe. They always have been. — It may sound strange, given a year of panic over school closures and reopenings, a year of masking toddlers and closing playgrounds …
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Nick R. Martin / Talking Points Memo:
Advisor To Major Pro-Trump Group Runs Racist Newsletter — This article was co-published with The Informant, which covers hate and extremism in the U.S. It was an email so racist it might make a ku klux klansman blush. An advisor for the influential conservative youth organization Turning …
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Antony J. Blinken / United States Department of State:
Fifth Anniversary of the Arbitral Tribunal Ruling on the South China Sea — Freedom of the seas is an enduring interest of all nations and is vital to global peace and prosperity. The international community has long benefited from the rules-based maritime order, where international law …
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Biden backs Trump rejection of China's South China Sea claim
Biden backs Trump rejection of China's South China Sea claim
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Fox News airs disclaimer during Trump CPAC speech about 2020 election — Fox News on Sunday aired a disclaimer adding context to comments made by former President Trump referencing electoral fraud during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans now stand for lawlessness and disorder — Republicans, once upon a time, fancied themselves as defenders of “law and order.” The essence of the hackneyed phrase was that the law should be dependable, apply impartially and act as a restraint on those in power.
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Abigail Shrier / The Truth Fairy:
Want to Save America? Don't Act Like a Conservative — Chest-Thumpers and ‘Aw, Shucks’ Conservatives Personify the Right's Love Affair with Losing — Chris Rufo is doing something so spectacularly unconservative, he may need to update his political affiliation: he's winning.
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Washington Examiner:
Yes, critical race theory is being taught in public schools — While we all debate what critical race theory is and whether lawmakers should ban it from public schools, every honest person should agree on one thing: This theory is behind the curricula in school districts all over the country …
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David Bossie / Washington Times:
Corruption in the Fourth Estate: Will media bias hurt the Democrats in 2022?
Corruption in the Fourth Estate: Will media bias hurt the Democrats in 2022?
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Newsbusters
Emily Heil / Washington Post:
Edwin Edwards, roguish Louisiana governor, dies at 93 — In Louisiana, a state notorious for colorful politicians, Edwin Edwards blazed for half a century, a near-perpetual neon rainbow. — The former Louisiana governor and U.S. congressman, 93, who died July 12 of respiratory problems …
Associated Press:
Trump lawyers might be penalized over Michigan election case … A federal judge is considering whether to order financial penalties or other sanctions against some of former President Donald Trump's lawyers who signed onto a lawsuit last year challenging Michigan's election results.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The persecution of Hervis Rogers — It was 7 PM on March 3, 2020, and the line to vote in the Texas primary stretched on for hours. Hervis Rogers had to report to one of his two jobs at 6 AM the next morning. But Rogers was determined to cast his ballot in Harris County.
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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.
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Jemima McEvoy / Forbes:
Trump Claims To Have New Information About Ashli Babbitt's Death As He All But Confirms 2024 Presidential Run
Trump Claims To Have New Information About Ashli Babbitt's Death As He All But Confirms 2024 Presidential Run
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