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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 …
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The White House, 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 …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Spurning Demand by the Taliban, Biden Moves to Split $7 Billion in Frozen Afghan Funds
Spurning Demand by the Taliban, Biden Moves to Split $7 Billion in Frozen Afghan Funds
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Human Rights Watch, The White House, Associated Press, CNN, Rolling Stone, Washington Post, Common Dreams, Wall Street Journal, WDVM25 & DCW50, Bangor Daily News, USA Today, ABC17NEWS, NBC News, Eunomia, Low Lift Ask, CBS News, The Guardian, WHDH-TV, Washington Examiner, ABC News, New Republic and The Hill
CNBC:
White House warns that Russia could invade Ukraine within days, urges Americans to leave
White House warns that Russia could invade Ukraine within days, urges Americans to leave
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Fox News, ABC News, The Guardian, Washington Post, New York Post, Al Jazeera, Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Daily Wire and NBC Chicago
Terrell Jermaine Starr / Foreign Policy:
Why Progressives Should Help Defend Ukraine
Why Progressives Should Help Defend Ukraine
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New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
Taliban Are Holding Westerners in Afghanistan, Including One American
Taliban Are Holding Westerners in Afghanistan, Including One American
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The Guardian, New York Times, HotAir, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, CNN, CBS News, New York Post, USA Today and Political Wire, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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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Politico, Metro.co.uk, STAT, TheBlaze, NPR, KOIN-TV, Twitchy, Bangor Daily News, Kids, Covid …, The Daily Wire, CBS San Francisco and Political Wire
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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.
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 …
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The Daily Caller, HotAir and Louder With Crowder
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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Scottie's Playtime and Forbes
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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.
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AppleInsider, Wired, WCCO | CBS Minnesota, Apple, The Register and KVIA-TV, more at Techmeme »
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.
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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 …
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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New Republic, The Mahablog, HotAir, Vanity Fair and Deadline, more at Mediagazer »
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The existential dread of journalists watching the Sarah Palin trial
The existential dread of journalists watching the Sarah Palin trial
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Deadline and The New Neo
Adam Carter / CBC News:
Ontario declares state of emergency in response to convoy protests — Province's government facing growing calls to bring an end to blockades — Ontario is declaring a state of emergency in response to convoy protests against public health measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 …
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Common Dreams, CNBC, Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, Twelve Thirty Six, New York Post, The Guardian, National Observer and TheBlaze
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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.
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Raw Story, New York Times and Fox News
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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.
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 …
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Raw Story
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.
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Political Wire and Associated Press
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.
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Variety, Deadline, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and TVNewser
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 …
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 …
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Federal News Network and Peach State Politics …
Reuters:
EU investigates reports of menstrual disorders after mRNA COVID shots … The European Medicines Agency's safety committee said on Friday it was reviewing reports of heavy menstrual bleeding and absence of menstruation from women who had received COVID vaccines from Pfizer (PFE.N)/BioNTech (22UAy.DE)and Moderna (MRNA.O).
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TheBlaze and Page Array
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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Fox News, Washington Examiner, Los Angeles Times, Punchbowl News, GovTop Report, No More Mister Nice Blog, Politico and Supercreator
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 …
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William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Here's How Republicans Have Been Justifying the Censure of Cheney and Kinzinger — With hypocrisy, insinuations, and excuses. — As the Republican party continues to degenerate into a cult, its leaders are stepping forward to do what they do best: rationalize the party's mounting corruption.
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Raw Story and Alternet.org