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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Spotify CEO says company won't be “silencing” Joe Rogan — Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told employees Sunday that while he strongly condemns past racial slurs used by Joe Rogan, he won't be cutting ties with the platform's most popular podcaster, according to an internal memo obtained by Axios.
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
If Spotify's Staff Can't Cope with Running a Content Library, They Should Find Another Job
If Spotify's Staff Can't Cope with Running a Content Library, They Should Find Another Job
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The Daily Wire
Lawrence Richard / Fox News:
Andrew Yang tweets Joe Rogan is ‘not racist,’ before deleting it because it ‘hurt people’
Andrew Yang tweets Joe Rogan is ‘not racist,’ before deleting it because it ‘hurt people’
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Washington Post:
National Archives had to retrieve Trump White House records from Mar-a-Lago — The recovery of multiple boxes from Trump's Florida resort, including letters from Barack Obama and Kim Jong Un, underscores the previous administration's cavalier handling of presidential records
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Souad Mekhennet / Washington Post:
Scholz says response to Russia will be ‘united and decisive’ if Ukraine is invaded — In an interview with The Post, the German chancellor, who meets President Biden on Monday at the White House, rejected criticism that his government has not done enough to support Ukraine.
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Tracey Tully / New York Times:
N.J. Governor to End School Mask Mandate in Move to ‘Normalcy’ — For the first time since the start of the pandemic, New Jersey districts will be permitted to allow students and teachers to stop wearing masks. — Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey, a Democrat who has imposed …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Deleted Abrams tweet shows how schools' COVID policies are in 2022 crosshairs — 'Where is Stacey's mask?' Perdue asks. — The tweet from Stacey Abrams seemed innocuous enough, promoting her appearance at a Decatur school honoring Black History Month. — But the pictures under …
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Matthew Belloni / Puck:
Chris Cuomo Isn't Done with CNN — Now that Jeff Zucker is out, most people seem to think that Cuomo has lost whatever leverage he had over CNN. But the legal drama surrounding Cuomo's case isn't so simple. … First it was the shock of rank-and-file staffers; then the impact on AT&T's spinoff …
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Biden's top science adviser bullied and demeaned subordinates, according to White House investigation — President Joe Biden's top science adviser, Eric Lander, bullied and demeaned his subordinates and violated the White House's workplace policy, an internal White House investigation recently concluded …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Why Americans Are Slow to Get Booster Shots — Why are Americans slow to get booster shots? — The United States has a vaccination problem. And it is not just about the relatively large share of Americans who have refused to get a shot. The U.S. also trails many other countries …
Wall Street Journal:
Mike Pence's Constitution — The former Veep stands up to Trump, despite the potential political cost. — By The Editorial Board — The United States desperately needs a Republican Party that is a sane alternative to the ruling Democrats who have lurched to the coercive left.
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Donald Trump quietly making millions from coffee table book — WaPo reporter on Trump's ‘unprecedented’ document destruction habits — (CNN)A few months ago, former President Donald Trump signed a book deal. — There wasn't the huge fanfare most former presidents receive when they ink deals …
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Sam Phillips / Sydney Morning Herald:
‘Why such concern?’: Peng Shuai breaks silence from Beijing, meets with IOC president — Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size — Peng Shuai has spoken to independent media for the first time since making sexual assault allegations against a former Chinese vice-premier.
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Manchin: Why yes, I'm endorsing Murkowski — We've known for quite a while now that Senator Lisa Murkowski (R - Alaska) was going to be facing a primary challenge this year. Back in July of last year, the state Republican Party committee voted overwhelmingly to endorse former Department …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Overhaul of Electoral Count Act ‘Absolutely’ Will Pass, Manchin Says
Overhaul of Electoral Count Act ‘Absolutely’ Will Pass, Manchin Says
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Youngkin campaign attacks high school student on Twitter — RICHMOND — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's campaign lashed out at a high school student as well as Democrat Ralph Northam on Twitter this weekend, tweeting out the teen's name and photo after the boy shared a news story about part …
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David Catron / The American Spectator:
Why Biden Will Pick a Radical Replacement for Breyer — The Democrats are facing a grim November if they can't find some way to energize their increasingly disillusioned base. Consequently, they regard the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer from the Supreme Court as a golden opportunity to rekindle enthusiasm among their voters.
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Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Trump's incendiary Texas speech may have deepened his legal troubles, experts say — Promising pardons for insurrectionists and calling for protests if indicted could help make a case for obstruction of justice — Donald Trump's incendiary call at a Texas rally for his backers …
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Raw Story
Bill Glauber / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
'It's not like we don't have enough jobs here in Wisconsin': Ron Johnson won't try to land Oshkosh Corp. postal vehicle work — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Saturday he won't try to persuade a Wisconsin manufacturer to place more than 1,000 new jobs in his hometown.
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CNN:
US intel indicates Russian officers have had doubts about full scale Ukraine invasion — (CNN)Intercepted communications obtained by the US have revealed that some Russian officials have worried that a large-scale invasion of Ukraine would be costlier and more difficult than Russian President Vladimir Putin …
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Patrick Hauf / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Admin To Fund Crack Pipe Distribution To Advance ‘Racial Equity’ — $30 million program will provide ‘smoking kits’ to vulnerable communities — The Biden administration is set to fund the distribution of crack pipes to drug addicts as part of its plan to advance “racial equity.”
Washington Post:
Heritage Foundation, former powerhouse of GOP policy, adjusts in face of new competition from Trump allies — ‘People do not walk around in fear of the Heritage Foundation the way they did 10 years ago,’ one conservative expert said — The Heritage Foundation has long shaped mainstream Republican policy in Washington.
Donald Judd / CNN:
President Biden to visit Israel ‘later this year,’ White House says — (CNN)President Joe Biden will visit Israel “later this year” after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett invited him to the country, according to a readout of a call between the two on Sunday released by the White House.
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