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10:50 PM ET, February 14, 2022

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge throws out Palin libel case against New York Times  —  A judge has ruled that a libel lawsuit former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed against the New York Times over a 2017 editorial should be thrown out because her lawyers failed to produce adequate evidence that the newspaper knew …
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Washington Post:
Sarah Palin v. New York Times: Judge to dismiss former governor's libel claim in rare case  —  Palin's suit was the first libel case against the Times to go to trial in nearly two decades.  —  NEW YORK — A judge on Monday indicated he will dismiss Sarah Palin's libel case against the New York Times …
New York Times:
Accounting Firm Cuts Ties With Trump and Retracts Financial Statements  —  The firm, Mazars USA, said in a letter that it could no longer stand behind the annual statements, which are central to an investigation by the New York attorney general.  —  Donald J. Trump's longtime accounting firm cut ties …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Really Was Spied On  —  Durham says techies linked to the Clinton campaign had access to White House and Trump Tower internet data.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Special Counsel John Durham continues to unravel the Trump-Russia “collusion” story, and his latest court disclosure contains startling information.
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Tom Winter / NBC News:
Tech exec used access to White House computers to look for dirt on Trump, says special counsel
Discussion: Washington Examiner
David Martin / CBS News:
Russian units near Ukraine moved into “attack positions,” official says  —  Russia has moved some long-range artillery and rocket launchers into firing position, threatening Ukraine, according to a U.S. official.  —  Some Russian units have left their assembly areas …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Does Putin want a diplomatic solution in Ukraine?  It's not looking that way.  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin's Ukrainian saber dance continued Monday, with his top aides suggesting the possibility of diplomacy and de-escalation even as Russian troops remained poised for attack on the border of Ukraine.
Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE Russian mercenaries with spy links increasing presence in Ukraine
Discussion: ЛІГ …
Reuters:
U.S. moving Ukraine embassy from Kyiv to Lviv amid Russian buildup
Catharine Tunney / CBC News:
Federal government invokes Emergencies Act for first time ever in response to protests  —  Act grants cabinet ability to take ‘special temporary measures that may not be appropriate in normal times’  —  CBC News Special: PM Invokes Emergencies Act  —  Join CBC News live for special coverage starting …
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New York Times:
Killing of Christina Yuna Lee Heightens Safety Fears in Chinatown  —  Ms. Lee, who was described as “irreplaceable,” was stabbed to death in her apartment after a man followed her into her building.  —  A 25-year-old man was arrested on murder and burglary charges on Monday …
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Peter Grant / Wall Street Journal:
People Are Going Out Again, but Not to the Office  —  Only a third of U.S. employees have returned to the office, as workers prefer remote and companies fear ordering them back  —  Americans are dining again in restaurants, attending sporting events, and flying throughout the country.
Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Pastor Resigns After Incorrectly Performing Thousands of Baptisms  —  The pastor of a Catholic church in Phoenix changed one word in administering the sacrament, rendering baptisms performed there invalid, the church said.  —  The Rev. Andres Arango was leading a baptism at St. Gregory Catholic Church …
Discussion: ABC and The Daily Caller
Ailan Evans / The Daily Caller:
Twitter Declines To Censor Tweets Reportedly Linking To Hacked Freedom Convoy Donor List  —  Twitter is allowing posts to remain on its platform containing the private information of Freedom Convoy donors reportedly obtained through hacking, according to a review of Twitter's platform by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Discussion: Newsbusters
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Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years  —  Western Megadrought Record  —  The American West's megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds.
Discussion: Washington Post and Mercury News
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Nathan Rott / NPR:
Study finds Western megadrought is the worst in 1,200 years
Discussion: Common Dreams
Jaclyn Hendricks / New York Post:
Snoop Dogg smokes weed right before star-studded Super Bowl 2022 halftime show  —  Before taking the stage for Sunday's epic Super Bowl 2022 halftime show, Snoop Dogg had something of a pregame warmup.  —  In a video currently making the rounds on social media, Snoop is seen smoking …
Washington Post:
Inside the White House preparations for a Russian invasion  —  A “Tiger Team” of administration officials has spent the past several months preparing a clear series of responses, gaming out scenarios from cyberattacks and limited intervention to an invasion of Ukraine.
Azi Paybarah / New York Times:
2020 Election Denier Will Run for Top Elections Position in Colorado  —  Tina Peters, the Mesa County clerk, has been stripped of her county election oversight but is seeking to oversee her state's elections as secretary of state.  —  A Republican county clerk in Colorado who was stripped …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Maryland Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty to Espionage-Related Offense  —  A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to communicate restricted data related to the design of nuclear-powered warships to a person he believed was a representative of a foreign nation.
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David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
On stage at the Kremlin: Putin and Lavrov's de-escalation dance  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin and his trusty foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, on Monday signaled that there would be no imminent military strike on Ukraine and that they were prepared to continue diplomatic dialogue with the West, led by the United States.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin clarifies: He'd oppose second high court nominee right before presidential election  —  Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Monday said he would not support confirming another nominee selected by President Biden for the Supreme Court immediately before the 2024 presidential election …
Associated Press:
Plane with 8 aboard crashes off North Carolina; 1 body found  —  MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP) — A small plane carrying eight people crashed into the ocean off North Carolina's Outer Banks and left behind multiple debris fields where crews searched for the missing passengers, the Coast Guard said.
Paul Liotta / Staten Island Advance:
Sources: Savino will decline to seek re-election for North Shore Senate seat  —  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sources said Monday that State Sen. Diane Savino will not seek re-election, and for the first time in over a decade, Staten Island's North Shore will have a new person in that seat.
Alexander Smith / NBC News:
Ukraine president says he's been told Russia will attack Wednesday  —  Ukraine president warns Russian attack will come Wednesday  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that his government has been told that Wednesday, Feb. 16, will be “the day of attack” when Russia invades Ukraine.
Jair Hilburn / Forbes:
Levi's Brand President Jennifer Sey Resigns, Citing School Closure Disagreements  —  I am the assistant editor for Communities and Leadership.  —  Levi Strauss' chief marketer Jennifer Sey has resigned from her position, claiming she was forced out after voicing her opinion that schools should remain open during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dalibor Rohac / The Bulwark:
How I Got Stung by Viktor Orbán  —  In July 2020, I received an email from an Alexander Werner, who introduced himself as a managing partner at Wilson Energy Consultants, an “experienced investment fund and asset management firm, specializing in renewable energy, based both in London and Doha.”
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez an Insider Now?  —  After three years in the halls of power, she's seen the “shit show” up close—and hasn't given up on her vision for how to change it. … Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat representing parts of Queens and the Bronx (including Rikers Island) …
Megan Cassidy / San Francisco Chronicle:
San Francisco police linked a woman to a crime using DNA from her rape exam, D.A. Boudin says  —  The San Francisco police crime lab has been entering sexual assault victims' DNA profiles in a database used to identify suspects in crimes, District Attorney Chesa Boudin said Monday …
New York Post:
Mayor Adams fires 1,430 NYC workers for refusing to get COVID vaccine  —  Mayor Eric Adams fired more than 1,400 government workers who refused to get vaccinated, the city revealed on Monday — including 36 NYPD personnel, 25 Fire Department workers and 914 Department of Education staffers.
 
 
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CBS News:
Republicans still back Trump but don't want GOP to punish disloyalty - CBS News poll
Discussion: Political Wire and HotAir
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