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Justin Kanew / THE TENNESSEE HOLLER:
MCMINN COUNTY BANS “MAUS”, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING HOLOCAUST BOOK — Continuing the recent spate of conservative book-banning initiatives, The Mcminn County School board just voted to ban the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “MAUS” by Art Spiegelman from all of its schools …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Tennessee school board bans Holocaust graphic novel ‘Maus’ - author Art Spiegelman condemns the move as ‘Orwellian’ — “Maus” author Art Spiegelman spoke to CNBC after a school board in Tennessee voted to ban his landmark graphic novel about the Nazis' persecution of Jews.
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New York Times:
Biden Expected to Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court — The president's promise highlights a group that has struggled to become part of the very small pool of elite judges in the nation's higher federal courts. — WASHINGTON — President Biden and his legal team have spent …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate Democrats Plan to Move Quickly on Successor to Justice Breyer — Given their tenuous majority, Democrats intend to act fast, anticipating roadblocks from Senator Mitch McConnell and Republicans. — WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats say they plan to move speedily to consider President Biden's nominee …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Justice Stephen Breyer to retire from Supreme Court, paving way for Biden appointment
Justice Stephen Breyer to retire from Supreme Court, paving way for Biden appointment
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Justice Breyer's Retirement May Not Be All Bad News for Conservatives
Justice Breyer's Retirement May Not Be All Bad News for Conservatives
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Axios:
Activist Republicans oppose helping Ukraine — Republicans running in high-profile primary races aren't racing to defend Ukraine against a possible Russian invasion. They're settling on a different line of attack: Blame Biden, not Putin. — What's happening: Leery of the base …
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Biden's diplomats are flooding the zone on Russia. But even some allies aren't convinced. — From Europe to the Middle East to Asia, the Biden administration is pressing for a hard line against Russia. So far, Vladimir Putin isn't blinking. — Russian President Vladimir Putin …
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Jonathan Beale / BBC:
Ukraine crisis: UK ‘not optimistic’ Russian invasion can be stopped
Ukraine crisis: UK ‘not optimistic’ Russian invasion can be stopped
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Vitaliy Shevchenko / BBC:
Kremlin media: Ukraine preparing to attack, not Russia
Kremlin media: Ukraine preparing to attack, not Russia
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The Daily Beast:
Witness Can Confirm Matt Gaetz Was Told He Had Sex With a Minor — One of the key interactions Joel Greenberg claims to have had with Matt Gaetz is a phone call informing Gaetz that they'd been sleeping with a minor. Someone witnessed the call. … On Sept. 4, 2017, according to his confession letter …
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Palin Seen Dining At NYC Restaurant TWO DAYS After Covid Diagnosis — Sarah Palin returned to Elio's restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side Wednesday night — just two days after testing positive for Covid-19. — As seen in photos obtained by Mediaite, the former Alaska governor …
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Jesse O'Neill / New York Post:
Sarah Palin dines outside at Manhattan restaurant after testing positive for COVID-19
Sarah Palin dines outside at Manhattan restaurant after testing positive for COVID-19
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify to Take Down Neil Young's Music After His Joe Rogan Ultimatum — The folk-rock star won't back down after discussions with his record label and Spotify — Spotify Technology SA is in the process of removing Neil Young's music, according to people familiar with the matter …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Stephanie Ruhle to replace Brian Williams on MSNBC — MSNBC will soon announce plans to move morning anchor Stephanie Ruhle to the 11 pm ET hour that Brian Williams turned into an elite destination, two sources familiar with the move tell Axios. — Details: The 9 am ET hour …
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Devi Ruia / Data For Progress:
Poll: Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema Set to Be Unseated by Possible Challenger Ruben Gallego in 2024 Primary Landslide — By Ryan O'Donnell, David Guirgis, and Brian Burton — In October 2021, Data for Progress published poll findings that captured the extent of Arizona Democratic primary …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Texan who allegedly sold pistol to synagogue hostage-taker has been charged with illegal gun possession — A Texas felon who allegedly sold a pistol used to take hostages at a synagogue outside Dallas this month has been hit with a federal firearms charge, officials said Wednesday.
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John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
The Republican death drive: Refusing to sacrifice anything means sacrificing everything — Why are they killing themselves? Let's turn to Sigmund Freud. — More Americans are dying from the covid in states run by Republicans than in states run by Democrats.
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Georgia Potential November Showdowns: They're Already Close, Quinnipiac University Georgia Poll Finds; Only 25% Are Very Confident In Accurate 2022 Election Count — mail_outline — With Georgia in the national spotlight over its election laws along with two high profile contests in November 2022 …
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
YouTube permanently bans Dan Bongino — YouTube on Wednesday permanently banned conservative commentator Dan Bongino from the platform, saying he attempted to evade a previous suspension. — The Fox host uploaded a video to his main channel while his secondary channel …
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Leah Rivard / WKBTWKBT:
Sen. Ron Johnson: Society should provide opportunities for people to get jobs, but not responsible for child care — Wisconsin Republican makes comments during stop at Kwik Trip headquarters in La Crosse — LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says the current presidential administration …
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Josh Israel / The American Independent:
Multimillionaire Sen. Ron Johnson doesn't think child care is society's problem
Multimillionaire Sen. Ron Johnson doesn't think child care is society's problem
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Miriam Berger / Washington Post:
Emails appear to show Boris Johnson authorized evacuation of pets from Afghanistan, despite repeated denials — The emails were released as part of an investigation by a parliamentary committee of the British government's handling of its August withdrawal from Afghanistan
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Washington Post:
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes ordered to remain jailed pending trial on Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy charge — Rhodes poses a threat to the public and could evade authorities if he were to flee, U.S. Magistrate Judge Kimberly C. Priest Johnson ruled — A federal judge ordered Stewart Rhodes …
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Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
After Spate of Shootings, Manhattan D.A. Takes Tougher Stance on Guns — Alvin Bragg campaigned on lenient policies aimed at making the justice system fairer. But a string of violent episodes early in his tenure is testing his resolve. — When Alvin Bragg was a candidate for Manhattan district attorney …
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Maria Cheng / Associated Press:
WHO staff complaint, email allege racism and abuse in Asia — Current and former staffers have accused the top director of the World Health Organization in the Western Pacific of racist, unethical and abusive behavior that has undermined the U.N. health agency's efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
2022 Has Not Begun Well for the Trump Family — In a year which could have been the start of his ultimate comeback, which even includes a return to social media with his own platform, 2022 has instead already been one of major turmoil for Donald Trump and his family.
John Sexton / HotAir:
Councilwoman in neighborhood where two NYPD officers were killed wants to abolish the police — Last week two young NYPD officers were shot while responding to a domestic disturbance call in Harlem. A woman had called about a dispute with her adult son. As the officers headed …
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Suhauna Hussain / Los Angeles Times:
'Just wear a mask and don't tell anyone': Workplaces are filling up with sick employees — Maria Bernal, an employee at a Jack in the Box in Folsom, Calif., couldn't read the orders popping up on her screen. Her vision was blurry, her hands shook from chills and her head felt heavy.
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Dave Price / who13.com:
Iowa lawmaker uses obscene gesture to rip critics as he ends speech — DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa legislator “flipped off” those he said don't believe as he does during a rally at the Iowa Statehouse Tuesday afternoon. Representative Bobby Kaufmann-a Wilton Republican who is the son …
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NBC News:
First flight of American evacuees in months leaves Kabul airport for Qatar — The first chartered flight in months evacuating Americans from Afghanistan has left Kabul airport for Qatar, according to a government official, a congressional official and two people with knowledge of the matter.
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Allyson Versprille / Bloomberg:
Crypto Skeptic Set to Join Consumer Finance Watchdog — A vocal skeptic of cryptocurrencies is joining the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a sign the agency may be pushing to ratchet up scrutiny of digital tokens. — Alexis Goldstein, financial policy director at the anti-monopoly …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
What would a 2024 Trump coup look like? A new paper offers a worrying answer. — As lawmakers debate how to “Trump proof” our elections against a rerun of 2020, a difficult question has emerged as pivotal to these efforts: What strategy might be most likely to succeed in subverting …
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Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
'It's just plain unconstitutional': Wisconsin GOP leaders again reject resolution to ‘pull back’ 2020 electoral votes — MADISON - Assembly leaders for the second time have rejected a proposal from a Republican lawmaker to pull back Wisconsin's electoral votes cast in the 2020 election, which is illegal.
The White House:
Executive Order on 2022 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (Uniform Code of Military Justice …
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