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Washington Post:
The TikTok buildup: Videos reveal Russian forces closing in on Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin and top Russian officials for months have been denying that Moscow is preparing to mount an invasion of neighboring Ukraine. But videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms tell another story.
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Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
New detail about Russian “false flag” plan prompts U.S. to prepare for worst in Ukraine — New granular detail about the planning of a false flag attack in Ukraine by Russia was among the intelligence items discussed in the Situation Room on Thursday night in an emergency meeting, U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News.
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The White House, The Boston Globe, CNN, What'd I Miss?, Stock Quest, Forbes and CBS New York
New York Times:
U.S. Battles Putin by Disclosing His Next Possible Moves — Declassified information is part of a campaign to complicate what officials say are Russia's plans to invade Ukraine. — WASHINGTON — After decades of getting schooled in information warfare by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia …
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U.S. Department of Defense and Takes & Re-Takes
U.S. Embassy Kyiv / U.S. Embassy in Ukraine:
Travel Advisory: Ukraine - Level 4: Do Not Travel — Ukraine - Level 4: Do Not Travel — Do not travel to Ukraine due to the increased threats of Russian military action and COVID-19; those in Ukraine should depart immediately via commercial or private means.
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CNN, TASS, ABC News, National Review, Florida Politics and NPR
Reuters:
Thousands march in Kyiv to show unity against Russian threat
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The Daily Caller, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, New York Post, Ehardingland, TASS, Politico and Associated Press
New York Times:
forces. — The United States has picked up intelligence that Russia is discussing next Wednesday …
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Military.com, The Daily Wire, Craig's Newsletter, HotAir, Forbes and Mother Jones
Washington Post:
U.S., NATO prepare to sharpen eastern defenses if Russia invades Ukraine
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ABC News, Bubby's Newsletter, Telegraph, All Jacked Up, Infrared Line, Al Jazeera, The International Investor, TASS, U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, BBC and The Bulwark
Reuters:
Russia says it chased off a U.S. submarine from its far east waters
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CBS News, globalnews.ca, One America News Network and PBS NewsHour
Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
SWIFT off Russia sanctions list, state banks likely target -U.S., EU officials
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РИА …
Christina Zhao / NBC News:
Biden warns Putin of ‘swift and severe costs’ amid fears of imminent Ukraine invasion
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The Guardian, NPR, CNN, Townhall, Snopes.com, Mediaite, Associated Press, One America News Network, Fox News, The Hill, CBS News, Washington Times, New York Post, Todd Starnes and Reuters
Washington Post:
U.S. orders embassy in Kyiv to evacuate amid fears Russia will invade soon
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NBC News, Metro.co.uk, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, UPI, The Daily Beast, Associated Press, Political Wire and Slate
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Clinton campaign paid to ‘infiltrate’ Trump Tower, White House servers to link Trump to Russia: Durham — 'Tech Executive-1 and his associates exploited this arrangement by mining the EOP's DNS traffic and other data for the purpose of gathering derogatory information about Donald Trump.'
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Larry's Commentary, Power Line and Townhall
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Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
Durham: Clinton allies spied on the Executive Office of the President — And - will we see a Rodney Joffe indictment? — The Michael Sussmann case is heating up. — On February 11, 2022, Durham filed the Government's Motion to Inquire into Potential Conflicts of Interest in the Michael Sussmann case.
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The Gateway Pundit, Meaning In History and The Last Refuge
Bonchie / RedState:
John Durham Drops a ‘Shock and Awe’ Filing About Spying on Donald Trump — Even if we don't hear much about him anymore, John Durham is still hard at work. As RedState reported over the last several months, the investigation into misconduct surrounding the investigation into Donald Trump …
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Twitchy
NBC News:
Rapper Kodak Black, three others shot in West Hollywood — Kodak Black, the rapper whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was among three people shot early Saturday outside a restaurant in West Hollywood, California, four law enforcement sources familiar with investigation told NBC News.
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The Hill, Mediaite, Page Six, CBS Los Angeles, Rolling Stone, TMZ.com, Insider, UPI, Hollywood Reporter and The Daily Beast
New York Times:
Police Set to Move In on Truckers Blocking Ontario Bridge: Canada Protest Updates — Officers began approaching the truckers, who have blocked traffic across the U.S. border at a critical juncture. In Paris, the authorities used tear gas on a copycat protest along the Champs-Élysées.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Battle of Wills North of the Border
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The Lima News, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, Townhall and Washington Times
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
A Rhodes Scholar barista and the fight to unionize Starbucks — BUFFALO — The omicron variant was racing through the Starbucks on Elmwood Avenue so fast that by early January one-third of the store's 30-person workforce was sick or isolating at home. — The worried, angry and exhausted workers …
Washington Post:
15 boxes: Inside the long, strange trip of Trump's classified records — The journey underscores how defiantly and indiscriminately Trump violated the Presidential Records Act — For the 15 boxes of documents — some classified and marked “top secret” — the long journey …
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Raw Story, The Atlantic and HuffPost, more at Mediagazer »
Los Angeles Times:
With Biden's agenda hanging by a thread, Democrats question their leaders' strategy — For all the ire directed by liberal activists at two moderate senators who in recent weeks scuttled President Biden's most ambitious plans, Democratic members of Congress increasingly cast blame on another duo …
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Crooked Politics, Election Law Blog and Fox News
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
Texas ban on encouraging mail-in votes likely unconstitutional, judge rules — The challenged provision makes it a state jail felony for election officials to “solicit the submission” of an application to vote by mail if the voter did not request it. — Copy link
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Dallas Morning News
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Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
Federal judge blocks counties from charging Texas officials with crimes for encouraging mail-in voting
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The Daily Caller and The Hill
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Family company of Dr. Oz had largest fine in ICE history — A tree-trimming company partly owned by Dr. Oz and his wife Lisa's family was fined $95 million by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency over a scheme to knowingly employ illegal immigrants.
Bloomberg:
Trump Fans Are Making DWAC the Best-Performing SPAC of Its Kind — In a cooling market for SPACs, the shell company tied to Donald Trump's new tech and media venture has recorded outsized stock gains. Supporters such as Rafael Morales help show why. — “This is a bigger calling …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Slate, the Pioneering Web Magazine, Struggles to Find Identity and Profit — After high-profile departures, the publication is trying to find a new voice. — In early January, two days after an abrupt announcement that the top editor of Slate was stepping down, the publication's staff signed …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Senate Dems left behind as party inches away from mask mandates — This week's Democratic memo that voters want a return to normalcy hasn't reached the party's Senate candidates. — Even as several blue-state governors dropped mask mandates — and the chair of the party's House campaign committee declared …
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