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8:05 PM ET, February 11, 2022

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BuzzFeed News:
A New Version Of The Mueller Report Reveals That Mueller Declined To Charge Donald Trump Jr. And Roger Stone With Computer Crimes  —  Copy  —  The Department of Justice released a new version of the Mueller report Friday afternoon that reveals for the first time that former special counsel …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Politico:
Putin could attack Ukraine on Feb. 16, Biden told allies  —  With help from Jacopo Barigazzi, Lili Bayer, Erin Banco and David Herszenhorn  —  National security adviser JAKE SULLIVAN said a full Russian invasion of Ukraine could come before the end of the Beijing Olympics on Feb. 20 …
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and UPI
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Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE U.S. to send 3,000 additional troops to Poland, officials say … The United States will be sending 3,000 additional troops to Poland in the coming days to try and help reassure NATO allies, four U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, as Russia held military exercises in Belarus …
Terrell Jermaine Starr / Foreign Policy:
Why Progressives Should Help Defend Ukraine
Discussion: New York Times
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Spurning Demand by the Taliban, Biden Moves to Split $7 Billion in Frozen Afghan Funds
CNBC:
White House warns that Russia could invade Ukraine within days, urges Americans to leave
Associated Press:
Biden splitting frozen funds for Afghan relief, 9/11 victims
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
Pfizer pulls FDA request for Covid vaccine for kids under 5  —  Pfizer-BioNTech is postponing its rolling application to the Food and Drug Administration to expand the use of its two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 4 years.  —  The move means that vaccines for this age group …
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New York Times:
Covid Live Updates: In Reversal, F.D.A. Delays Decision on Shots for Children Under 5  —  The agency will wait for data on whether three doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid vaccine are effective in that age group before deciding whether to authorize a two-dose vaccine.
Pfizer:
Pfizer and BioNTech Provide Update on Rolling Submission for Emergency Use Authorization of Their COVID-19 Vaccine in Children 6 Months Through 4 Years of Age
CNN:
Archives threatened to go to Congress and Justice Department to get Trump to turn over records  —  (CNN)Worried that a trove of White House records that had been brought to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate contained classified material, a top official in the former President's orbit warned his aides last fall: Do not touch those boxes.
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Follow the Science?  —  If only it were so easy.  —  The C.D.C. describes medium-rare hamburgers as “undercooked” and dangerous.  The agency also directs Americans to avoid raw cookie dough and not to eat more than a teaspoon or so of salt every day.  And the C.D.C. tells sexually active women …
Associated Press:
Canadian judge orders an end to blockade at border bridge  —  WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered protesters at the Ambassador Bridge over the U.S.-Canadian border to end the 5-day-old blockade that has disrupted the flow of goods between the two countries and forced the auto industry …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Josh Hawley is being slammed as ‘grossly unfit’ for office  —  As international crises intensify, Josh Hawley is blocking Pentagon nominees.  No wonder the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called him “grossly unfit” for office.  —  As 2021 got underway, Sen. Josh Hawley did not find himself in a good position.
Discussion: Politico
Associated Press:
Utah senator blocks internment camp designation, draws ire  —  DENVER (AP) — On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the forced internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans at the onset of World War II, Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah is getting backlash for holding up the creation …
New York Times:
I Used Apple AirTags, Tiles and a GPS Tracker to Watch My Husband's Every Move  —  A vast location-tracking network is being built around us so we don't lose our keys: One couple's adventures in the consumer tech surveillance state.  —  In mid-January, my husband and I were having an argument.
Seth Stevenson / Slate:
The Moment Sarah Palin's Testimony Fell Apart  —  At the New York Times trial, the former governor was impressive at first.  It didn't last.  —  Sarah Palin took the stand this morning—on day six of her libel trial against the New York Times—clad in a black pencil skirt, cream boucle blazer, and megawatt smile.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The existential dread of journalists watching the Sarah Palin trial
Discussion: Deadline and The New Neo
Brian Flood / Fox News:
Fox News Channel original Jim Angle dead at 75  —  Angle joined Fox News during its inaugural year in 1996  —  Fox News Channel original Jim Angle died Wednesday at his home in Arlington, Virginia.  He was 75.  —  “Jim was a FOX News original and a top Washington correspondent whose talent and fearless reporting was unmatched.
Mack Lamoureux / VICE:
He Murdered 5 People.  But Before Then, He Made a Movie About It.  —  On Dec. 27, 2021, a minor figure in the ‘manosphere’ went on a targeted killing spree across Denver.  VICE News has learned before he was killed, he made a movie outlining his plans.  Now, his friends are selling it.
David Gilbert / VICE:
A QAnon Grifter Who Claims She Can Time Travel Is Running for Office in Ohio  —  Secretary of state candidate Terpsehore Maras isn't even trying to hide her affiliation to QAnon.  —  DG  —  A QAnon influencer and convicted grifter who claims she can time travel, who led a campaign …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
State GOP leaders scuttle Buckhead secession push in 2022  —  The effort to pass a Buckhead cityhood referendum this year has been effectively scuttled after House Speaker David Ralston joined a growing chorus of Republicans who agreed to give new Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens time to curb violent crime …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter from Beverly Hills has second thoughts on her guilty plea  —  WASHINGTON — A Beverly Hills cosmetologist who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in support of the man she calls “Trumpy Bear,” recently told fellow supporters that she only pleaded guilty “to stay out of jail …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
IRS backlog hits nearly 24 million returns, further imperiling the 2022 tax filing season  —  Nearly 24 million taxpayers are still waiting for the Internal Revenue Service to process their tax returns from last year — a number far larger than previously reported by the agency — with many refunds being held up for ten months or more.
Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
Students Caught on Video Making Ape Noises as Black Basketball Player Goes to Shoot  —  JUST GROSS  —  A basketball team from Nyack, New York, was subjected to racist taunts during a game Wednesday night.  When a Black player from Nyack got ready to shoot from the free-throw line …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Dismantling the Wisconsin Elections Commission was on agenda for Ron Johnson meeting at state Capitol, text messages show  —  MADISON - When U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson paid a rare visit to the Wisconsin State Capitol last fall to meet with legislative leaders, the expected agenda was to discuss dismantling …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Walker's past could let Warnock keep Senate seat, rivals say  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans risk losing the U.S. Senate race if they nominate Herschel Walker, two of Walker's rivals said, citing a report by The Associated Press about how police confiscated a gun from the former football great following a domestic dispute 20 years ago.
CNN:
White father and son charged for chasing and shooting at Black FedEx driver  —  (CNN)Two White men are facing criminal charges after a Black FedEx Express driver alleged that he was chased and shot at while delivering packages in Brookhaven, Mississippi.  —  When he called police to report …
Discussion: Parallax, The Hill, Full Feed and Mediaite
Kiera Butler / Mother Jones:
Exclusive: White Nationalists and Anti-Vax Moms Plot Ottawa Copycat Convoys on Telegram  —  Before dawn on January 30, Regina Anne Bateson, a resident of Ottawa, Canada, loaded her skis into her car and headed out to one of her favorite cross-country trails.
NBC News:
Congress is passing a wave of bipartisan bills as Biden's big plans stall  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's signature Build Back Better Act has stalled and his voting rights ambitions have fizzled.  But Congress is suddenly racking up modest yet consequential victories …
 
 
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Michael Weiss / New Lines Magazine:
In Kyiv, War is Both Remote and Ever-Present
Discussion: Weight of the World
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
‘We have a project’: QAnon followers eye swing state election official races
Discussion: Alternet.org
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
GOP Congressman Fined $125,000 For Financial Violations
Discussion: USA Today and Insider
James Salzer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Senate bill would put limits on fundraising by challengers
Kristi E. Swartz / E&E News:
Duke Energy plans to exit all coal, double renewables
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Why an Arizona County Turned Down $1.9 Million in Covid Relief
 Earlier Items: 
Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
How G. Gordon Liddy Bungled Watergate With an Office-Supply Request
Chris Truax / The Bulwark:
Remember When Trump World Wanted to Prosecute Nancy Pelosi for Destruction of Official Documents?
Discussion: Overtime
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
White House aides weigh deficit reduction as way to revamp economic plan for Manchin
Discussion: New York Magazine and Bloomberg
Lisa Miller / New York Magazine:
Adrift, Broke, and Disillusioned
Discussion: BizPac Review
Jennifer A. Kingson / Axios:
Shoplifting reaches crisis proportions
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Here's How Republicans Have Been Justifying the Censure of Cheney and Kinzinger
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
 

 
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 15% YoY to $9.83B, vs. $9.76B est., paid memberships up 14% to 282.72M, vs. 282.15M est., and net income of $2.4B

Sahil Patel / The Information:
LinkedIn woos publishers, testing a “News Banner” on its mobile app feed and a video ad program that sources say will earn Bloomberg and WSJ $2M+ each in 2024

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Bloomberg launches a Weekend Edition to reduce churn; CPO Julia Beizer says the publisher has 740K subscribers, of which about 40% are from outside the US

 
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