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12:50 PM ET, January 28, 2022

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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Pittsburgh bridge collapse injures 10 on day Biden to visit city to talk infrastructure  —  A Pittsburgh bridge collapsed early Friday, according to authorities, injuring 10 people just hours before President Biden was scheduled to visit the city to talk about infrastructure.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
‘A boom, then a monster sound’: 10 hurt after bridge over Pittsburgh's Frick Park collapses  —  This story was updated at 11:10 a.m. on Friday, January 28, 2022.  —  Ten people were injured Friday morning when a bridge that carries Forbes Avenue over Frick Park in Pittsburgh collapsed …
Associated Press:
Human chain formed to help after Pittsburgh bridge collapse  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, prompting rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet (46 meters) while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from a dangling bus.
Timothy Johnson / Media Matters for America:
New York Times cites conservative legal pundit with history of smearing the competence of women jurists of color  —  The pundit, Ed Whelan, was also responsible for smearing Christine Blasey Ford by promoting a conspiracy theory that she mistook Brett Kavanaugh for a doppleganger
Discussion: Slate
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Poor, Misunderstood Mark Joseph Stern  —  One has to feel sorry for Slate's Mark Joseph Stern, who is being criticized on Twitter and beyond for what was clearly just a big ol' misunderstanding.  There he was on Twitter, minding his own business, when he came across some tweets he disliked …
Discussion: Twitchy and Instapundit
Politico:
13 Legal Experts on How Breyer's Replacement Will Change the Court
Mary Ziegler / Politico:
What Stephen Breyer's Replacement Won't Have
Lacie Pierson / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Justice touts achievements, tells haters to kiss Babydog's hiney in delayed State of the State address  —  NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED, QUALITY LOCAL JOURNALISM..  —  Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday used his second State of the State address as a victory lap for economic development and tourism in West Virginia …
CNN:
Ukrainian official tells CNN Biden's call with Ukrainian President ‘did not go well’ but White House disputes account  —  (CNN)A call between US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday “did not go well,” a senior Ukrainian official told CNN, amid disagreements over the …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Let Kids Take Their Masks Off After the Omicron Surge  —  Elissa Perkins, the director of infectious disease management in the emergency department of the Boston Medical Center, told me she spent most of 2020 “imploring everybody I could in every forum that I could to mask.”
Discussion: Townhall, NRCC and Althouse
Ryan Randazzo / Arizona Republic:
Cyber Ninjas CEO participates in contentious deposition, says he's not ready to turn over audit records  —  Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan says he will not turn over records from the review of Maricopa County's 2020 election until he has a “clear” ruling he can appeal to the highest court.
Discussion: Raw Story
Christopher Ingraham / The Why Axis:
New data shows Americans more miserable than we've been in half a century  —  The latest release from the General Social Survey shows the toll the pandemic has taken on our mental health  —  When I worked at the Pew Research Center back in the mid-2000s one of our pollsters …
Rachel Bovard / The Federalist:
This Senate Rule Could Stop Democrats From Confirming Biden's SCOTUS Nominee  —  With the Senate split 50-50, the provision of Rule 26 that saved Lindsey Graham in 2020 could now doom a similar Democratic effort in 2022.  —  With Justice Stephen Breyer officially announcing his retirement on Thursday …
Discussion: Axios and Washington Post
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
George Soros-founded group challenges Tucker Carlson documentary as ‘anti-American propaganda’  —  The Fox News host lavishes praise on Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orban while claiming the liberal billionaire philanthropist is ‘waging a kind of war’ on the West
Discussion: The Hill, BizPac Review and YouTube
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News Taps Conservative Political Analyst Stephen Hayes as Contributor … tephen Hayes, the conservative political analyst who raised eyebrows in November when he took to The New York Times to announce his breaking ties with Fox News Channel as a longtime contributor, is taking up with NBC News in advance of the midterm elections.
Anthony Man / Sun-Sentinel:
Republicans may prevent Broward's new Democratic lawmaker from participating in annual legislative session after all  —  Republicans who control most of state government aren't prepared to let Broward's newly elected Democratic state representative, Daryl Campbell, take office during the current legislative session.
Discussion: Raw Story and Florida Politics
Brett Tingley / The Drive:
A Chinese Satellite Just Grappled Another And Pulled It Out Of Orbit  —  A Chinese satellite was observed grabbing another satellite and pulling it out of its normal geosynchronous orbit and into a “super-graveyard drift orbit.”  The maneuver raises questions about the potential applications …
Josh Axelrod / The American Independent:
Under Biden, US economy surpasses goals set by Trump  —  The country is seeing faster job growth under President Joe Biden than under the last three Republican presidents combined, according to policy experts.  —  Not since “The Karate Kid” was playing in movie theaters and Wendy's introduced its …
Discussion: The White House and NPR
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
This Wisconsin Lawmaker Is Ready to Quit the GOP Over Trump  —  “He is lying.  He did not win Wisconsin.  And he has provided no proof otherwise.”  —  CJ  —  Kathy Bernier has been a stolidly conservative voice in the Wisconsin Legislature for more than a decade.
Anya Kamenetz / NPR:
After 2 years, growing calls to take masks off children in school  —  Kerry Dingle is a mother of two.  She thinks masks should be optional for kids in schools and child care.  And that makes her feel pretty lonely in Silver Spring, Md.  —  “As soon as you question 'Is it a good idea …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Post:
NYC teen rapper charged with shooting NYPD cop walking free on bond  —  A 16-year-old, up-and-coming rapper charged with shooting an NYPD cop in the Bronx walked free on bond Thursday — and cops are fuming over it.  —  Camrin Williams, who is also known by the rap name C Blu …
theepochtimes.com:
Durham Court Filing Reveals DOJ Inspector General Horowitz Withheld Key Evidence From Special Counsel  —  A new court filing by special counsel John Durham reveals that Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz concealed crucial information from Durham in connection …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
In J.D. Vance's primary, nonstop Trump-worship shows the perils of populism  —  Here's an unsettling thought: In GOP primaries, declaring unshakable fealty to the mythology that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump is becoming a bedrock condition of political survival.
Angela Dewan / CNN:
Scientists slam Joe Rogan's podcast episode with Jordan Peterson as ‘absurd’ and ‘dangerous’  —  (CNN)As podcaster Joe Rogan faces condemnation from medical scientists for spreading misinformation about vaccines and Covid-19, another interview by the controversial host this week has become …
Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
VMI's first Black superintendent blasts White critics of diversity and equity reform  —  A scathing Facebook post from VMI leader Cedric T. Wins exposed the battle over the future of the nation's oldest state-supported military college  —  Retired Army Maj. Gen.Cedric T. Wins had a message he wanted to send.
Discussion: The Hill
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Ted Cruz Is Fundraising Off a Debunked 1/6 Conspiracy Theory  —  Fight disinformation.  Get a daily recap of the facts that matter.  Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.  —  In the spring of 2016, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) exploded when Donald Trump cited a baseless conspiracy theory …
Maura Judkis / Washington Post:
The Bidens finally have a White House cat.  World, meet Willow.  —  She's a gray-and-white tabby that the first lady met on the campaign trail in 2020.  She has ‘plenty of room to smell and explore’ in her new home.  —  The long-awaited White House cat has joined the Biden family — and her name is Willow.
Washington Post:
Books, speeches, hats for sale: Post-presidency, the Trumps try to make money the pre-presidency way  —  Donald Trump's advisers sent a “breaking” alert a few weeks before Christmas to his political supporters, informing them of a new opportunity to show their “loyalty” through a book of photographs.
Discussion: Insider
Natalia Antonova / The Bulwark:
The Ghosts of Kyiv and the Shadow of War  —  Reflections on the spirit of Ukraine's capital, as worries of a Russian invasion grow.  —  In the last years of his life, my father would frequently toast his friends with the phrase, “Glory to Ukraine!”  “Glory to the heroes!” their traditional reply went.
David French / The Atlantic:
Declare Independence From COVID Partisanship  —  Competing COVID narratives are still costing lives and harming kids  —  One of the most important moments of my life was the day in 2016 when I divorced the Republican Party.  I didn't divorce conservatism.  I divorced the GOP.
 
 
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Alex Marquardt / CNN:
US to block millions for Egypt over human rights
Discussion: Politico
Chris Rickert / madison.com:
After failed search for police monitor, Madison oversight board opts for recruiting help
Discussion: Althouse
Joseph Hippolito / Front Page Magazine:
Segregation Now, Segregation Forever?  —  Equal access for the unvaccinated is the civil rights issue of our time.
Axios:
3. Hungary's quiet Democratic lobby
Politico:
'The White House isn't supporting him': Biden's FDA pick left in limbo
Discussion: HotAir
Danielle Battaglia / Raleigh News & Observer:
Ex Rep Mark Walker announces he's staying in NC Senate race
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Soros pours $125M into super PAC ahead of midterms
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Kaivan K. Shroff / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard's Lawyers Should Demand Kavanaugh's Recusal
Taisha Walker / Click2Houston.com:
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Joanne Kenen / Politico:
The NYT's polarizing pandemic pundit
David K. Li / NBC News:
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Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
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