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Giacomo Tognini / Forbes:
Germans Seize Russian Billionaire Alisher Usmanov's Mega-Yacht — Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov was sanctioned by the European Union on Monday. Two days later, Forbes has learned from three sources in the yacht industry that one of his prized possessions—the 512-foot yacht Dilbar …
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Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Rep. Van Taylor apologizes for affair with ‘ISIS bride,’ abruptly drops reelection bid — Two-term Plano Republican concedes runoff to Keith Self after admitting ‘horrible mistake’ — Update: Updated at 3:30 p.m. with Taylor dropping out and apologizing.
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. Rep. Van Taylor ends reelection campaign after he admits to affair — Taylor made the stunning announcement hours after he finished his five-way primary with 49% of the vote. Former Collin County Judge Keith Self, who finished second, is now likely to become the next congressman for the 3rd District.
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Athina Morris / WFLA-TV:
‘This is ridiculous’: DeSantis scolds students for wearing face masks during USF visit — You have been added to Daily News Newsletter — TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis made his frustration with face masks known when he visited Tampa for a press conference Wednesday morning.
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New York Times:
Bombing of Civilian Targets in Ukraine Intensifies — Russian troops seized the strategically important city of Kherson, Ukrainian officials said, in a significant moment in the battle for the country's south. Explosions struck the capital, Kyiv, and Russian troops continued to lay siege to Kharkiv.
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Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
Russia's Plan C — And Plan D... As the Russo-Ukrainian War takes a darker turn it is important to emphasise this essential point. This is a war that Vladimir Putin cannot win, however long it lasts and however cruel his methods. — From the start the Russian campaign has been hampered …
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New York Times:
Maps: Tracking the Russian Invasion of Ukraine — See Russia's shifting strategy over six days of attacks on Kyiv — In six days of fighting in Ukraine, Russian forces have seized territory in the county's south and east but remain shut out of some major cities and the capital, Kyiv …
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BBC:
Ukraine: Watching the war on Russian TV - a whole different story
Ukraine: Watching the war on Russian TV - a whole different story
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Andriy Yermak / New York Times:
Zelensky's Chief of Staff: Help Ukraine Stop Putin
Zelensky's Chief of Staff: Help Ukraine Stop Putin
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
State of the Union Highlights: Biden Gets Tough on Russia and Promotes Plan for Economy — Mr. Biden said Vladimir Putin would “pay a price” for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Of his economic plans, he said, “I have another way to fight inflation: Lower your costs, not your wages.”
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CNN:
Trump adviser Peter Navarro skips scheduled deposition with January 6 committee — Former President Donald Trump's onetime trade adviser Peter Navarro did not appear for his scheduled deposition on Wednesday with the House select committee investigating January 6, Navarro tells CNN.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Elon Musk takes aim at President Biden after he fails to mention Tesla during State of the Union — “Nobody is watching the State of the Union,” Musk said in an email to CNBC. — The lack of a mention by Biden leading into Musk's latest comments comes after CNBC reported …
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Andrea Salcedo / Washington Post:
Rep. Lauren Boebert heckles Biden as he talks about his late son during the State of the Union
Rep. Lauren Boebert heckles Biden as he talks about his late son during the State of the Union
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Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
California law students shout down Georgetown scholar, viral video shows — UC Hastings says, ‘The act of silencing a speaker is fundamentally contrary to the values of this school’ — Fox News Flash top headlines for March 2 — Ilya Shapiro, a constitutional scholar who recently found himself …
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Sherrilyn A. Ifill / New York Times:
Who's Afraid of Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Who's Afraid of Ketanji Brown Jackson?
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Politico:
Dems agonize over Manchin's wish list: Taxes, prescription drugs, climate cash — Joe Manchin is once again setting the agenda for Democrats and says he's willing to make a deal. They're listening — cautiously. — Hours after President Joe Biden laid out what he hoped to salvage from Democrats' defunct …
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Chicago Tribune:
Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan indicted on federal racketeering charges alleging array of bribery schemes — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, for decades the most powerful politician in the state, was indicted Wednesday on federal racketeering charges alleging …
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Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun-Times:
Former House Speaker Michael Madigan indicted in political corruption probe
Former House Speaker Michael Madigan indicted in political corruption probe
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Aubrie Spady / Fox News:
Sen. Ron Johnson accuses CDC of making ‘false statement’ on mask mandate study, demands information — Johnson is requesting the CDC information on a reportedly inaccurate study — Sen. Ron Johnson: Putin wouldn't have moved on Ukraine if not for weakness displayed by Biden admin
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Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
Ron Johnson blasts CDC for withholding COVID-19 hospitalization data from public
Ron Johnson blasts CDC for withholding COVID-19 hospitalization data from public
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Trump's border wall has been breached more than 3,000 times by smugglers, CBP records show — NACO, Arizona — Mexican smuggling gangs have sawed through new segments of border wall 3,272 times over the past three years, according to unpublished U.S. Customs and Border Protection maintenance records obtained …
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Media Matters for America:
Sean Hannity proposes NATO fighter jets bomb Russian convoy “and then nobody takes credit for it, so then Putin won't know who to hit” — Sean Hannity calls on Joe Biden to ignore the law and assassinate Vladimir Putin — Fox hosts advocate appeasing Putin: “Maybe carve out the eastern provinces, recognize Crimea, something”
Erik Crouch / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Ukrainian camera operator Yevhenii Sakun killed in Russian shelling of Kyiv TV tower — New York, March 2, 2022 - In response to reports that Ukrainian journalist Yevhenii Sakun was killed on Tuesday, March 1, when Russian forces shelled a television tower in Kyiv, the Committee …
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Financial Times:
UK eyes seizing the property of oligarchs hit with sanctions — Ministers discuss plans to take residences off business tycoons without paying compensation — UK cabinet minister Michael Gove is drawing up plans to seize British property owned by Russian oligarchs with links to President Vladimir Putin …
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New York Times:
China Asked Russia to Delay Ukraine War Until After Olympics, U.S. Officials Say — A Western intelligence report indicates that Chinese officials had some level of direct knowledge about President Vladimir V. Putin's war plans or intentions. — WASHINGTON — A Western intelligence report …
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Lauren Lewis / Daily Mail:
'We were sent as cannon fodder. We're killing peaceful people': Weeping Russian POWs say they had no idea they were being sent to war and were made ‘to attack people defending their territory’ — Russian troops captured by Ukrainian forces in opening days of war described themselves as ‘cannon fodder’
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: The post-SOTU blitz begins — It's the day after SOTU. And while Washington is dragging with a SOTU hangover, the news sure as hell hasn't slowed down. Judge KETANJI BROWN JACKSON is on the Hill meeting with senators. Tragic news of civilian casualties continues to pour out of Ukraine.
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ABC News:
Oath Keeper pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6 attack — The seditious conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years. — Joshua James, 34, of Arab, Alabama, pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy charges on Wednesday as part of deal with prosecutors contingent …
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Charles Franklin / Marquette Law School Poll:
New Marquette Law School Poll finds inflation fears up, pandemic fears down; marijuana legalization up, optimism about Wisconsin down; primary candidates not yet well known. — MILWAUKEE — With just more than five months until Wisconsin's Aug. 9 primary election, a new Marquette Law School Poll survey …
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