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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Two Fox News Contributors Quit in Protest of Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 Special — Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes, stars of a brand of conservatism that has fallen out of fashion, decide they've had enough. — The trailer for Tucker Carlson's special about the Jan. 6 mob at the Capitol landed online …
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The Dispatch:
Why We Are Leaving Fox News — A brief explanation. — We joined Fox News as contributors in early 2009. Combined, that's more than 20 years of experience, relationships, and friendships. For most of that time, we were proud to be associated with the network, if not necessarily with every program …
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Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Leaked Texts: Jan. 6 Organizers Say They Were ‘Following POTUS’ Lead' — Rally planners coordinated closely with the White House before Jan. 6 and readied a dinner party while the Capitol was under siege, according to leaked group text messages obtained by Rolling Stone
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Kyle Rittenhouse: ‘I support the BLM movement’ — Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who was acquitted of murder last week after shooting and killing two people in Kenosha, Wis., during civil unrest there last year, said he supports the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. — “I'm not a racist person.
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Charles Homans / New York Times:
To Paramilitary Groups, Rittenhouse Verdict Means Vindication — His acquittal has reinvigorated support on the right for armed responses to racial justice protests and unrest. — On Friday, as Kyle Rittenhouse stood in a courtroom in Kenosha, Wis., awaiting the verdict in his trial …
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Republicans' vilification of Trump critics is ‘ruining’ the US, says governor — New Hampshire's Chris Sununu tells CNN House Republicans ‘have their priorities screwed up’ — The Republican party's vilification of members of Congress who have criticized Donald Trump or supported bipartisan legislation is …
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden tries to calm nerves about 2024
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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
The Complicated Truth About Trump 2024
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
A car plowed through the Waukesha Christmas Parade and people are injured, according to witness — Christopher Kuhagen Mary Spicuzza Molly BeckMilwaukee Journal Sentinel — WAUKESHA - A car plowed into the Waukesha Christmas Parade Sunday evening, leaving multiple people injured, according to witnesses on scene.
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Why Republicans are favored to take back the Senate — (CNN)Democrats are holding onto the US Senate by a thread. The chamber is tied 50-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking ties in the Democrats' favor. Republicans need to pick up only one seat in next year's midterm elections …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans define themselves by misogyny and violence
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The GOP bets on resentment over problem solving
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Donors Back Manchin and Sinema as They Reshape Biden's Agenda — The two Democratic senators are attracting campaign contributions from business interests and conservatives as progressives fume over their efforts to pare back the president's domestic policy bill.
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Another voter fraud accusation blows up in Republicans' faces — Washington (CNN)The mysterious case of Rosemarie Hartle's vote in the last presidential election, three years after her death, was trumpeted in November 2020 by the Nevada Republican Party and various prominent conservatives.
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
SHOCK POLL: Matthew McConaughey Tops Texas Gov. Greg Abbott By 8 in Head-to-Head Matchup, Clobbers Beto Nearly 2-to-1 — Matthew McConaghey's chances of becoming Texas governor are looking alright, alright, alright according to a shocking new major poll. — According to a survey released …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
O'Rourke stands by his 'we're gonna take your AR-15, your AK-47' comment
Washington Post:
Facebook's race-blind policies around hate speech came at the expense of Black users, new documents show … Last year, researchers at Facebook showed executives an example of the kind of hate speech circulating on the social network: an actual post featuring an image of four female Democratic lawmakers …
Natasha Anderson / Daily Mail:
Gang of EIGHTY crowbar-wielding looters in ski masks ransack California Nordstrom and fill 25 cars with designer goods in raid lasting less than one minute — Approximately 80 thieves wearing ski masks stormed the Nordstrom store in Walnut Creek, California around 9pm Saturday night
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Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
Chinese hypersonic weapon fired missile over South China Sea — Pentagon struggles to understand how Beijing mastered technology that tests constraints of physics — China's hypersonic weapon test in July included a technological advance that enabled it to fire a missile as it approached …
Wall Street Journal:
Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai Appears in Beijing Amid Assault Claim — Takes part in video meeting with International Olympic Committee president hours after footage shows her attending tennis tournament — HONG KONG—Chinese tennis pro Peng Shuai took part in a video meeting …
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CBS News:
Rising prices take toll on Americans' wallets — and Biden's numbers — CBS News Poll — This year may have seen unemployment drop, stocks rise, and continued — albeit slowing — growth, but those are all big-picture, “macro” numbers for the U.S. economy. On the ground, for Americans staring …
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Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge News:
Hunter Biden's Private Equity Firm Facilitated $3.8 Billion Chinese Purchase Of American-Owned Cobalt Mine — An investment firm founded by Hunter Biden facilitated a $3.8 billion purchase of an American-owned cobalt mine by a Chinese conglomerate, placing a key resource used in the manufacture …
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New York Times:
Discharge of Felon's Gun Prompts Panic at Atlanta Airport — Gunfire at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday was accidental, officials said, but it led to flight disruptions and a stampede of passengers. — ATLANTA — Gunfire at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport …
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CNN:
Ann Arbor becomes first US city to require free menstrual products in public restrooms — (CNN)Ann Arbor, Michigan, will soon require menstrual products in public restrooms, as it sets to enact legislation national advocates say is a first. — The city council unanimously voted to pass …
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Disney “pauses” vaccine mandate in Florida — The empire of the mouse may still want its workers to dress up in silly costumes every day but, at least for now, they won't have to provide proof of COVID vaccination to keep their jobs at Disney World in Florida.
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David French / The Dispatch:
The Moral Collapse of America's Largest Christian University — The light goes out of Liberty. — The story of Elizabeth Axley, as told in this comprehensive ProPublica report alleging that Liberty University mishandled reports of sexual abuse, is difficult to read.
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Fueled by Trump-inspired grievance, attempts to terrorize public officials escalate — When Rep. Joe Neguse delivered his closing remarks in February at the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, he expressed concern about the direction of a nation that weeks earlier witnessed a homegrown attack in its capital.
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Annie Vainshtein / San Francisco Chronicle:
‘People are freaking out’: From martial arts to high-end locks, S.F. residents are investing in self-protection — On a recent foggy night in San Francisco's Richmond District, a group of about a dozen people bent their knees and prepared their fists to assume a fighting pose.
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