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New York Times:
What Does Vladimir Putin Want in Ukraine? — We spoke with Fiona Hill, a former Trump adviser, about how the Russian leader's view of history has led him to the brink of war. — Winston Churchill once described Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.”
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Politico, Relentless Liberty, The Guardian and Financial Times
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Karen Gilchrist / CNBC:
German Chancellor rejects calls to sanction Russia now — argues the West should keep Putin guessing — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday rejected calls to sanction Russia now, saying that Moscow should not be sure “exactly” how the West will react.
Reuters:
Putin launches nuclear drills as U.S. says Russian forces ‘uncoil’ for Ukraine attack … President Vladimir Putin launched exercises by Russia's strategic nuclear missile forces on Saturday and Washington said Russian troops massed near Ukraine's border were moving forward and “poised to strike”.
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Wall Street Journal, RTÉ, New York Post, Agence France-Presse, Insider and TheJournal.ie
Sam Hall / Telegraph:
Ukraine crisis: Europe faces one of its most perilous situations since the early 20th century, Truss warns — Europe is facing one of its most perilous security situations since the early 20th century, Liz Truss said on Saturday. — The foreign secretary told a security conference in Munich …
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Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Chicago Sun-Times, One America News Network and Cyprus Mail
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
In Ukraine Crisis, the Looming Threat of a New Cold War — If he invades, President Vladimir V. Putin is inviting a new global struggle with the West. He should think about how the last one ended, analysts say. — MOSCOW — Vladimir Pozner was an English-language Soviet propaganda editor …
Washington Post:
Harris, Blinken navigate Munich Security Conference as Europe holds its breath
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Forbes
Kim Willsher / The Guardian:
Jean-Luc Brunel, held on suspicion of supplying girls to Epstein, found hanged — Former model agency boss accused of rape and suspected of trafficking minors has died in prison — The former boss of a French model agency accused of rape and questioned on suspicion of supplying underage girls …
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Liam James / The Independent:
Jean-Luc Brunel: Jeffrey Epstein-linked fashion agent found dead in cell — Detained associate of late billionaire faced charge of underage rape — Epstein-linked fashion agent Jean-Luc Brunel found dead in cell — A French fashion agent linked to Jeffrey Epstein was found dead …
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Page Array and New York Times
Martin Goillandeau / CNN:
French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel found dead in prison cell — (CNN)French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, a longtime associate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead in his prison cell, a spokesperson for the Paris prosecutor's office said.
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New York Post
Angela Charlton / Associated Press:
Modeling agent close to Epstein found dead in French jail
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Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Al Jazeera, The Times of Israel and Metro.co.uk
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Who Is Behind QAnon? Linguistic Detectives Find Fingerprints — Using machine learning, separate teams of computer scientists identified the same two men as likely authors of messages that fueled the viral movement. — “Open your eyes,” the online post began, claiming, “Many in our govt worship Satan.”
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Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump properties in talks to host lucrative Saudi golf events … Former president Donald Trump's company is angling to host events at his golf courses for the controversial Saudi golf league, according to three people familiar with the matter, potentially handing Trump a lucrative business partnership …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Fringe Scheme to Reverse 2020 Election Splits Wisconsin G.O.P. — False claims that Donald J. Trump can be reinstalled in the White House are picking up steam — and spiraling further from reality as they go. — MADISON, Wis. — First, Wisconsin Republicans ordered an audit of the 2020 election.
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The Gateway Pundit and The Jay Weber Show
Clare Malone / New Yorker:
CNN's Problems Are Bigger Than Jeff Zucker — How an upcoming merger at Time Warner could upend life at the cable news network. — In 1973, Tele-Communications Inc., a cable company headed by a thirty-two-year-old named John Malone, was having trouble getting the city of Vail, Colorado, to accept its rates.
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Raw Story and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Fox News Runs Fake Story About U.S. Ambassador to Germany Not Being Able to Identify Flag — Jesse Watters Primetime ran with a fake story involving the U.S. ambassador to Germany that actually drew two members of Congress into a Twitter spat on Friday. — Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) …
Ryan Broderick / The Verge:
How Facebook twisted Canada's trucker convoy into an international movement … After more than two weeks of chaotic protest, this week, the Canadian government pushed back. On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the country's Emergencies Act, enabling new financial restrictions …
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Al Jazeera
New Yorker:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the Path Forward for the Left … Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's political ascent was rapid and dramatic; she went from political anonymity, early in 2018, to questioning Nancy Pelosi's leadership as Speaker soon after taking office. Now, with the Democratic Party's …
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Breitbart
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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
AOC selling ‘abolish ICE’ t-shirts in online store as border illegal immigrant encounters, drug seizures soar
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BizPac Review and Townhall
Marisa Sarnoff / Law & Crime:
‘Clear and Convincing Danger’: Federal Judge Refuses to Let Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Out of Jail Pending Seditious Conspiracy Trial — Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers militia group accused of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol …
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Bloomberg, The Mind Shield, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story and BuzzFeed News
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The president, the extremists and the conspiracy to storm the Capitol
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Outside the Beltway, UPI, Raw Story and Politico
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