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10:45 AM ET, March 3, 2022

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New York Times:
More Than 1 Million Have Fled Ukraine  —  Russian forces make gains in southern Ukraine as a humanitarian crisis grows.  —  A day after gaining control of their first major Ukrainian city, Russian forces on Thursday laid siege to urban areas across the country in a grinding offensive …
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Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
Anxiety Grows in Odessa as Russians Advance in Southern Ukraine  —  ODESSA, Ukraine—Sparks fly day and night at the rail yard of Odessa's tram authority, where men in coveralls are slicing up old steel rails and welding them into barricades called “hedgehogs” to stop Russian tanks.
New York Times:
A War the Kremlin Tried to Disguise Becomes a Hard Reality for Russians  —  Moscow posted a death toll from its attack on Ukraine for the first time, and Russians who long avoided politics are now grappling with the fact that their country is fighting a deadly conflict.
Everett Pyatt / Defense News:
Transfer three A-10 aircraft squadrons to Ukraine now  —  “Give us the tools, and we will finish the job,” spoke U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill in February 1941.  Following this powerful speech, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt proposed and Congress approved the lend-lease program.
Associated Press:
Russian forces seize key Ukrainian port, pressure others
Stephen Fidler / Wall Street Journal:
How Might the War in Ukraine End? Five Factors Will Shape the Outcome
Marc Santora / New York Times:
More Than 1 Million Have Fled Ukraine
The White House:
Meeting Urgent Needs … Over the last few months, the Administration has been working closely with Congress to produce a comprehensive funding bill that will keep the government open and ensure Federal agencies have the resources necessary to advance critical national priorities …
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Karen Attiah / Washington Post:
America can do more for Ukrainians than wear blue and yellow — starting with protecting those already here
Discussion: Deseret, Politico and New York Times
NBC News:
Darkest days of Ukraine invasion lie ahead, U.S. and European officials say  —  Russian troops claim to have captured first Ukrainian city of Kherson  —  WASHINGTON — Despite Russia facing a tougher resistance than expected and logistical setbacks during the first week of its military offensive in Ukraine …
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
NATO Countries Pour Weapons Into Ukraine, Risking Conflict With Russia  —  Brussels is proud to be providing military aid, but Moscow may see it as a dangerous intervention and could move to disrupt the flow of arms through Poland.  —  BRUSSELS — The Dutch are sending rocket launchers for air defense.
New York Times:
China Asked Russia to Delay Ukraine War Until After Olympics, U.S. Officials Say
Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee alleges Trump, allies engaged in potential ‘criminal conspiracy’ by trying to block Congress from certifying election  —  Lawyers for the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol said in a court filing Wednesday that former president Donald Trump …
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Arizona Republic:
‘I have the job I want’: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will not run for the U.S. Senate in 2022  —  Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey will not run for the U.S. Senate this year, he told donors in a letter obtained by The Arizona Republic, finally putting to rest whether he held aspirations for elected office this cycle.
Discussion: Politico
Simon Shuster / TIME:
How Volodymyr Zelensky Defended Ukraine and United the World  —  The President wanted to get to the trenches.  He'd already walked for half an hour in his helmet through the mud, surrounded by generals and guards, and he insisted they continue.  On the far side of some sagging power lines …
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Financial Times:   Western brands flee Russia in unravelling of ‘capitalistic diplomacy’
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
Russia Blocks Its Last Independent Television Channel
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Ron DeSantis suggests France would ‘fold’ if it was invaded by Russia  —  The 2024 presidential nominee contender also angrily chastised students on stage with him for wearing masks as ‘Covid theatre’  —  Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida and a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination …
Discussion: Louder With Crowder and Althouse
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Dave Goldiner / New York Daily News:
Gov. Ron DeSantis rejects push for Florida to sell Russian investments
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How gas prices could crush Biden and the Democrats  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  POLICY PALOOZA DU JOUR: RUSSIAN OIL — President JOE BIDEN's conservative critics — from Fox News to Capitol Hill Republicans — have slammed the administration for exempting Russian oil from the raft …
Discussion: The Hill
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Jennifer Hassan / Washington Post:
International Cat Federation bans Russian cats from competitions  —  The International Cat Federation says it has banned Russian cats from its international competitions in the latest rebuke to Russia since it invaded Ukraine last week.  —  The federation, which considers itself …
Discussion: Twitchy and Insider
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Absolute Power  —  Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, is 36 years old and has led his country for almost five years.  His father, the 86-year-old King Salman, has rarely been seen in public since 2019, and even MBS—as he is universally known—has faced the world only a few times since the pandemic began.
Insights - Nielsen:
Audience Ratings for the 2022 Presidential State of the Union  —  Television Audience Estimates  —  An estimated 38.2 million people tuned in to watch coverage of the U.S. Presidential State of the Union address during primetime on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.  This represents President Biden's …
Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press and CNN
Kathy Gilsinan / The Atlantic:
What I Found When I Looked for the Helpers  —  Pandemic coverage has continually described America's rancor and division, political ineptitude and buck passing, fury at leaders and fellow citizens for restricting too much or not enough, for insisting on masks or refusing to wear them.
Axios:
The GOP's untouchable loudmouths  —  Far-right Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) are untouchable inside the House Republican conference. … - They've already been stripped of their committees. … - “They literally have nothing tangible [to punish them] …
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.
Justin Schecker / WFLA-TV:
‘Stop bullying kids’: Students, parents respond to Gov. DeSantis telling students to take off their masks  —  You have been added to Daily News Newsletter  —  TAMPA (WFLA) - In a video that has been viewed millions of times, Gov. Ron DeSantis asked a group of Hillsborough County High School students …
Discussion: Mediaite, Twitchy and RedState
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WFLA-TV:
‘This is ridiculous’: DeSantis scolds students for wearing face masks during USF visit
 
 
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Eric Garcia / The Independent:
As Biden denounced defunding the police, Greg Casar, who made Austin reduce police funding, won his primary
Discussion: Townhall and Bolts
Alan Crawford / Bloomberg:
Second Round of Talks Under Way; Putin's Warning: Ukraine Update
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and Raw Story
Washington Post:
The gory online campaign Ukraine hopes will sow anti-Putin dissent probably violates the Geneva Conventions
Jacob Silverman / New Republic:
Bitcoin Goes to War
Discussion: Reason, Nsbb and Web3 Digest
Mike Allen / Axios:
Ken Duberstein, Reagan chief of staff, dies at 77
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
U.S. to share some coronavirus technologies with World Health Organization
Discussion: STAT
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Louis Fishman / Haaretz:
The Biggest Winner in Ukraine So Far: Turkey's Erdogan
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump Jr.'s claim of 6 million military hours spent on a ‘woke’ agenda
Discussion: Raw Story
The White House:
Statement by President Biden on Texas' Attacks on Transgender Youth
Chicago Tribune:
Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, long the state's most powerful pol, indicted on federal racketeering charges
 

 
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