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Tatiana Siegel / Rolling Stone:
‘Cuomo-W. Trump-L.’: How CNN's Jeff Zucker and His Cronies Manipulated the News — Texts, email exchanges, and 36 sources tell the true story behind the downfall of TV's ultimate operator — On the rainy morning of March 28, 2020, President Trump addressed a phalanx of journalists outside …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Ukrainian official: Bennett told Zelensky he should take Putin's proposal to end war — A senior Ukrainian official said that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday that he should take Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for ending the war.
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Jerusalem Post, HotAir, Haaretz, The Times of Israel, Washington Post and The Australian Jewish News
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Biden, Democrats Lose Ground on Key Issues, WSJ Poll Finds — The president's handling of the Ukraine crisis hasn't boosted his overall political standing as voters worry about inflation — WASHINGTON—President Biden and his fellow Democrats have lost ground to Republicans on several …
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Philip Klein / National Review:
Poll: Republicans Beat Democrats among Hispanics, at 27 Percent among Black Voters
Poll: Republicans Beat Democrats among Hispanics, at 27 Percent among Black Voters
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Americans are unhappy with the economy. Many on the left don't want to hear it.
Americans are unhappy with the economy. Many on the left don't want to hear it.
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Washington Post:
Trump touted a contest for small-dollar donors to dine with him in New Orleans. But no winner met him. — Former president Donald Trump's political group sent at least 15 emails in recent weeks offering small-dollar donors the chance to win a coveted prize if they gave money: dinner with Trump in New Orleans last Saturday.
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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
The White House is briefing TikTok stars about the war in Ukraine … On Thursday afternoon, 30 top TikTok stars gathered on a Zoom call to receive key information about the war unfolding in Ukraine. National Security Council staffers and White House press secretary Jen Psaki briefed …
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New York Times:
American Officials Believe They Have Located Putin's Yacht — They say they have indications that the $700 million, 459-foot yacht, which is in dry dock in Italy, is associated with the Russian president, backing an earlier claim by a former crew member. — WASHINGTON — American officials …
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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser's claims in ‘bad faith’ — NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's legal moves aimed at delaying a rape accuser's defamation claims from reaching trial are in bad faith and, so far, succeeding, a judge said in a decision released Friday as he rejected an attempt by Trump to countersue.
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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump Loses Bid to Sue Rape Accuser in Defamation Case
Trump Loses Bid to Sue Rape Accuser in Defamation Case
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Insider, BuzzFeed News, One America News Network, The Daily Beast, Raw Story and CNN
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Court Halts Abuse Inquiries Into Parents of Transgender Children — A judge said the governor's order to consider medically accepted treatments for transgender youth as abuse had been improperly adopted and violated the State Constitution. — HOUSTON — Investigations of parents …
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Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigations into families of trans kids
Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigations into families of trans kids
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Chris Geidner / Grid News:
States are looking at banning travel for certain types of healthcare. The Supreme Court may let them. — It's possible the court will make fundamental changes to traditional rules that states respect the laws of other states. — Deputy Editor, Legal Affairs
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Washington Post:
Two dead after vehicle crashes outside Parthenon restaurant in D.C. — Two women died and at least nine other people were injured when the driver of a small SUV crashed into patrons at an outdoor seating area of a restaurant along Connecticut Avenue in Northwest Washington at lunchtime Friday …
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Reuters:
Disney to pause Florida political donations over law limiting LGBTQ discussion — Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) is pausing all political donations in Florida after an employee outcry over legislation that would limit discussion of LGBTQ issues in schools, Chief Executive Bob Chapek said in a memo to staff on Friday.
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Bruce Lam / The Walt Disney Company:
Statement On Disney's Support For The LGBTQ+ Community
Statement On Disney's Support For The LGBTQ+ Community
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Disney pauses political donations in Florida, CEO Chapek apologizes for silence over 'Don't Say Gay' bill
Disney pauses political donations in Florida, CEO Chapek apologizes for silence over 'Don't Say Gay' bill
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Sun-Sentinel:
Spring Break overdose victims include West Point football players — WILTON MANORS — The six college students who overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine Thursday in Wilton Manors include football players at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. — They were in town for Spring Break …
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Wall Street Journal:
In the Rubble of Ukraine's Second-Largest City, Survivors Make Their Stand: ‘Nobody Wants the Russians’ — Missiles struck apartments, museums and libraries in Kharkiv, leaving residents to tend the wounded and sift through debris, trying to reclaim their city
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Denver Post and The Times of Israel
Michael Weiss / New Lines Magazine:
Putin's Worsening Problems — Sign up to our mailing list to receive our stories in your inbox. — Russia's unprovoked war on Ukraine is now entering its third week and the much-anticipated fall of Kyiv, estimated by various Western officials last month to be likely within the space of about 72 hours, has not yet occurred.
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Lucian Kim / Wilson Center:
Putin's Colossal Intelligence Failure … Russian president Vladimir Putin has made a grave miscalculation, the magnitude of which we are just beginning to understand. — Putin is still trying to package his pitiless assault on Ukraine as a preemptive strike to take out a rival that would one day threaten the existence of Russia.
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Optimism of the grillpilled, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and littlegreenfootballs.com
New York Times:
How Roman Abramovich, a Russian Oligarch, Found Himself Under Sanctions — The oligarch's billions and his Kremlin connections secured him favors and elite status in the West. Now they've landed him on a sanctions list. — As Russian troops massed near the border with Ukraine last month …
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Quillette, The Times of Israel, CNN, New Statesman, Algemeiner.com and Bloomberg
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump reminds us why electing him in 2024 would be a disaster — Let's play compare and contrast. — President Biden announced Friday that the United States and its allies will move to cut off normal trade relations with Russia. It's the latest sign that Biden and the West are working …
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Wall Street Journal, Alternet.org, robertspencer.org and The Decline and Fall …
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
Putin's Challenge To The American Right — An invasion in Europe has exposed the flimsiness of post-liberalism. — It would perhaps be too glorious an irony if it were Vladimir Putin who finally buzz-killed the American and European right's infatuation with post-liberalism.
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Defense One and Brookings
Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
Video analysis reveals Russian attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant veered near disaster — Loading... Last week's assault by Russian forces on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was far more dangerous than initial assessments suggested, according to an analysis by NPR of video and photographs of the attack and its aftermath.
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Washington Post:
U.S. explores sending Ukraine more advanced weapons after scuttling Polish jet deal — The Biden administration, under pressure to expand the arsenal of weapons that Ukraine has in its conflict with Russia, is working with European allies to expedite more sophisticated air-defense systems …
New York Times:
Facebook's Parent Company Will Make Employees Do Their Own Laundry — The company told workers on Friday that it will reduce or eliminate some of its famous perks as it prepares for a return to the office. — The salad days of Facebook's lavish employee perks may be coming to an end.
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
National Democratic leaders draft proposal to reshape presidential calendar, threatening Iowa caucuses … WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Democratic leaders have drafted a proposal that could significantly reshape the party's presidential nominating process and put an end to Iowa's prized …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump thought US troops were in Ukraine in 2017, ex-ambassador says in book — Marie Yovanovitch , who was fired by Trump in 2019, reveals details of then president's Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian counterpart — At an Oval Office meeting with then Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko in 2017 …
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Washington Post and Raw Story
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Newspaper Asks Sen. Josh Hawley To Quit Using Its Photo Of Him On Campaign Merch — Politico, which owns the paper, says the Missouri Republican's campaign is “on notice” that its use of the image is unauthorized. — The newspaper that owns the rights to a photo of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
How Pence used 43 words to shut down Trump allies' election subversion on Jan. 6 — When Mike Pence walked into the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, facing a withering pressure campaign by Donald Trump, he'd already made a history-defining decision to rewrite the vice presidential script for publicly counting electoral votes.
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Eli Lake / Commentary Magazine:
The World Has Changed and We Must Change Along With It — As Russian tanks and commandos invaded Ukraine last month, the UN Security Council held an emergency session. Vladimir Putin had just set the United Nations Charter ablaze, and there was nothing the ambassadors gathered in Turtle Bay could do about it.
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Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Likelihood of criminal charges against Trump rising, experts say — Some ex-prosecutors call on DoJ to accelerate investigation after House panel's allegations Trump broke laws to overturn election — The likelihood of a criminal investigation and charges against Donald Trump are rising due …
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Zandar Versus The Stupid, NPR and Raw Story
Axios:
The rise of white nationalist Hispanics — Nick Fuentes, identified as a “white supremacist” in Justice Department filings, made headlines last week for hosting a white nationalist conference in Florida. His father is also half Mexican American. … - Brian Levin, director of the Center …
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Barr: Trump's ‘not my idea of a president’ — Former Attorney General William Barr on Friday said that he did not think the Republican Party could win the White House in 2024 with former President Trump, adding that his ex-boss is “not my idea of a president.”
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CNN, Alternet.org, Raw Story and Joe Tuzara …
New York Times:
Over Ukraine, Lumbering Turkish-Made Drones Are an Ominous Sign for Russia — Ukraine's most sophisticated attack drone is about as stealthy as a crop duster: slow, low-flying and completely defenseless. So when the Russian invasion began, many experts expected the few drones …
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Raw Story
Gabby Deutch / Jewish Insider:
Israel 'shouldn't exist as a Jewish state,' Amnesty USA director tells Democratic group — Paul O'Brien's comments follow an Amnesty International report accusing the Jewish state of committing apartheid — Following Amnesty International's recent report that accused Israel of “apartheid” …
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