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Comedian Bob Saget Dead at 65, Found in Orlando Hotel Room — BOB SAGET DEAD AT 65 — EXCLUSIVE — 1.01M … 5:59 PM PT — Bob's longtime friend and costar John Stamos just tweeted the following, “I am broken. I am gutted. I am in complete and utter shock. I will never ever have another friend like him.
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Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Left Out of High-Level Talks, Ukraine Tries Other Diplomatic Channels — While the United States and NATO speak with Russia this week, the Ukrainian government has been sidelined and is instead quietly pursuing separate negotiations with Moscow. — KYIV, Ukraine — Peace negotiations …
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Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
Is Russia Preparing For War? — Is Russia Preparing For War? — This week sees an intensive period of diplomacy intended to head off the military offensive that Russia has been threatening to launch against Ukraine since late last year. After today's bilateral in Geneva between the US and Russia …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Dems on Manchin: “Like negotiating via Etch A Sketch” — President Biden, Democratic leaders and their emissaries are trying to convince Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to pass a sweeping federal elections bill with a menu of filibuster alternatives. The problem is speaking with him is …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Election overhaul push gains steam in Congress as Biden prepares Ga. speech — WASHINGTON — The somber Jan. 6 anniversary has renewed determination among President Joe Biden and other Democrats to act on voting rights legislation, which they say would protect future elections and the institutions of U.S. democracy.
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Jordan Wolman / Politico:
Georgia secretary of state speaks of election integrity
Georgia secretary of state speaks of election integrity
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Wall Street Journal:
Omicron Makes Biden's Vaccine Mandates Obsolete — There is no evidence so far that vaccines are reducing infections from the fast-spreading variant. — Federal courts considering the Biden administration's vaccination mandates—including the Supreme Court at Friday's oral argument—have focused on administrative-law issues.
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New York Post:
Horrific Bronx fire leaves at least 19 dead, dozens more critically injured — At least 19 people are dead, including nine children, after a horrific fire broke out in a Bronx apartment building Sunday morning, according to a police official. — The five-alarm blaze broke out at 333 E 181st St …
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Elizabeth Spiers / New York Times:
A Defense of Jeremy Strong (and All the Strivers With No Chill) — Ms. Spiers is a writer and digital media strategist. She was the editor in chief of The New York Observer, and the founding editor of Gawker. — In a December New Yorker profile of the actor Jeremy Strong …
Kelly Meyerhofer / madison.com:
GOP hasn't confirmed most of Gov. Tony Evers' picks to UW Regents, tech college board — Most of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees to the boards overseeing Wisconsin's higher education systems remain unconfirmed by the Republican-controlled state Senate, a move that could allow the GOP …
Matthew Sheffield / flux.community:
The January 6th Capitol attack was the inevitable product of the Christian Right's hatred of America — Journalist and researcher Bruce Wilson discusses how religious hatred for a ‘fallen nation’ fueled a presidential coup attempt — Episode Summary — It's now been a full year since …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
How a Trump Golf Course Is Screwing Over a Public School — Donald Trump has prided himself on using the tax code to his advantage. In this case, that comes directly at the expense of a public school. — Former President Donald Trump and his business empire always fight aggressively to come out on top …
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Joe Kinsey / OutKick:
Penn's Transgender Swimmer Lost To Yale's Transgender Swimmer In A Hotly Contested Women's Ivy League 100 meter Race … Penn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who had been crushing her competition since joining the women's swim team after three years swimming as a biological male …
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Adam Sabes / Fox News:
AOC tests positive for COVID-19 after partying in Miami maskless — The positive test comes shortly after the congresswoman was seen without a mask in a Miami bar, according to video that circulated on social media — Raymond Arroyo calls out AOC: The left's ‘rule for thee not for me’ over and over again
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Politico:
Rep. Jim Jordan says he won't cooperate with Jan. 6 committee's interview request — Rep. Jim Jordan, one of former President Donald Trump's closest allies, said Sunday evening he would not cooperate with an interview request from the select panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol …
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Tony Messenger / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Beer Hall Project aims to counter Jan. 6 disinformation, protect American democracy … It was the summer of 2015, and Fred Wellman was lost, politically speaking. — A lifelong Republican, West Point graduate and 22-year veteran of the Army, Wellman was distraught over the rise of Donald Trump …
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Raskin: Ex-Trump press secretary gave “a lot of names” in Jan. 6 conversation — Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham named “a lot of names” during their phone call about the events of Jan. 6, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) told CNN. — Catch up quick: Raskin …
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Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Saudi Princess Is Released, but Other Royals Are Still Locked Up — The Saudi government has not said why it detained or freed Princess Basmah bint Saud, a daughter of a former king who has criticized the country's policies. — BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Saudi princess, a critic of her country's government …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Cheneys can't do it alone. We need Republican all-stars for democracy. — The tableau of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and her father, former vice president Richard B. Cheney, standing on the floor of the House as the sole Republicans to honor the police officers who died as a result …
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Kevin Tober / Newsbusters:
ABC's ‘This Week’ Uses Jan 6 Anniversary to SMEAR Military As ‘Extremists’ — Text to Speech Font Size — On Sunday's This Week, former Clinton administration hack turned anchor George Stephanopoulos and ABC chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz decided to trash …
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Anna Phillips / Washington Post:
Biden faces delays in undoing Trump's war on efficient dishwashers, dryers and lightbulbs that made him ‘look orange’ — Nearly three dozen efficiency standards are overdue for an update, and further delays could undercut Biden's climate goals — Before Donald Trump launched his war …
Bruce Pannier / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Is A Battle For Power Raging Within Kazakhstan's Government? — What began as peaceful protests that quickly enveloped Kazakhstan in major upheaval just after the new year seems to have spawned something quite different — a battle for control of the upper echelons of power in the country.
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