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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
A Ukrainian Town Deals Russia One of the War's Most Decisive Routs — In the two-day battle of Voznesensk, local volunteers and the military repelled the invaders, who fled leaving behind armor and dead soldiers — VOZNESENSK, Ukraine—A Kalashnikov rifle slung over his shoulder …
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Balloon Juice, Raw Story, HotAir, NBC News, The Times of Israel and Institute for the Study of War
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Zach Dorfman / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Secret CIA training program in Ukraine helped Kyiv prepare for Russian invasion — Ukrainian snipers had a problem: Russian forces in eastern Ukraine were trying to blind them. — As the Ukrainians were looking through their scopes in order to find their targets …
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Putin Assails Russians Who Back the West, Signaling More Repression — President Vladimir V. Putin on Wednesday referred to pro-Western Russians as “scum and traitors” who needed to be removed from society, describing the war in Ukraine as part of an existential clash with the United States …
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New York Times, Military.com, American Greatness, Digby's Hullabaloo, Axios, Haaretz, Al Jazeera, Orange County Register, Associated Press, Japan Times, The Times of Israel, Washington Post, Uncensored, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, Metro.co.uk, One America News Network, HotAir, Inside Philanthropy and Wall Street Journal
Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
Digging Into Russia's Latest Charge of ‘Ukrainian Nazis’ — Context and contrition. — From the start of the Ukraine/Russia conflict in 2014, claims that the new post-Euromaidan Ukraine—or at least its leadership—was a neo-Nazi wolf in liberal clothing figured prominently in pro-Kremlin discourse.
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Raw Story, Joe.My.God., RedState, KEYE and New York Times
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
The Ukraine Speech Biden Should Give Now
The Ukraine Speech Biden Should Give Now
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Euractiv, Washington Post, Associated Press, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, The Guardian and Insider
New York Times:
U.S. Adds ‘Kamikaze Drones’ as More Weapons Flow to Ukraine
U.S. Adds ‘Kamikaze Drones’ as More Weapons Flow to Ukraine
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UPI, Raw Story, New York Post and Washington Post
Anshel Pfeffer / Haaretz:
Even if Zelenskyy Accepts a Humiliating Peace Deal, Putin Won't Abide by It
Even if Zelenskyy Accepts a Humiliating Peace Deal, Putin Won't Abide by It
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The Kyiv Independent and HotAir
Illia Ponomarenko / The Kyiv Independent:
Ukraine's old air defense proves unexpectedly effective in combat
Ukraine's old air defense proves unexpectedly effective in combat
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MSNBC, Associated Press, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Biden calls Putin a ‘war criminal’
Biden calls Putin a ‘war criminal’
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Washington Examiner, CNN, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Reuters, The Kyiv Independent, The Hill, Chicago Sun-Times, The Times of Israel, New York Post, Washington Times, NBC News, Deseret News, CBS News, Florida Politics, Los Angeles Times, The Daily Beast and Daily Mail
New York Times:
Jeff Zients to Leave as Biden's Covid Czar and Be Replaced by Ashish Jha — The choice of Dr. Jha, an outspoken public health expert, is a sign that the White House believes the country is entering a new phase of the pandemic. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Living in red America can be life-threatening — It should come as no surprise that the highest rates for covid-19 deaths and murders are found mainly in red states. A political mind-set that prioritizes racial resentment, anti-science zealotry and manufactured cultural wedge issues …
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Breitbart, Alternet.org and ArkansasTimes
The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator — I called on Jeff Zients to lead my Administration's COVID-19 response because there is no one better at delivering results than Jeff. — COVID-19 is the greatest public health crisis we've faced in my lifetime …
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Washington Post, CBS News, Washington Times, New York Post and The Daily Caller
Axios:
Scoop: Biden officials fear “mass migration event” if COVID policies end
Scoop: Biden officials fear “mass migration event” if COVID policies end
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CNN, Washington Examiner, Townhall and The Federalist
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
New federal ventilation guidelines mark next step in fight against COVID
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump White House aide was secret author of report used to push ‘big lie’ — Report on Dominion voting machines produced after 2020 election was not the work of volunteer in Trump's post-election legal team — Weeks after the 2020 election, at least one Trump White House aide was named …
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Raw Story
New York Times:
Hunter Biden Paid Tax Bill, but Broad Federal Investigation Continues — The Justice Department inquiry into the business dealings of the president's son has remained active, with a grand jury seeking information about payments from around the world. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Washington Examiner, New York Post, ArkansasTimes, National Review, TheBlaze, Glenn Greenwald, Twitchy, Fox News, Raw Story, The Western Journal and Political Wire
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Kenneth Garger / New York Post:
Hunter Biden's infamous laptop confirmed in New York Times report
Hunter Biden's infamous laptop confirmed in New York Times report
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National Review and Washington Examiner
Rachael Bade / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: RNC down to two 2024 convention finalists — DRIVING THE DAY — ZELENSKYY'S APPEAL FALLS SHORT (FOR NOW) — No one was surprised by the request: a no-fly zone — and if not that, then access to those Soviet-style fighter jets in Poland that could help them “close the sky.”
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CNN, ABC News, Raw Story, YouTube and Political Wire
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Chinese Officer Charged With Harassing N.Y. Congressional Candidate — Yan Xiong, a Chinese dissident who immigrated to America and is now a political candidate in New York, was targeted by an agent of the Chinese government, federal prosecutors said. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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U.S. Department of Justice, The Daily Caller, Associated Press and Insider
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Sally Ho / Associated Press:
U.S. Olympian Alysa Liu, father targeted in Chinese spy case
U.S. Olympian Alysa Liu, father targeted in Chinese spy case
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The Hill, CBS News and The Daily Caller
Stephanie Baker / Bloomberg:
Broke Oligarch Says Sanctioned Billionaires Have No Sway Over Putin — When I first called Mikhail Fridman to ask if he would talk about what it's like to be sanctioned, he all but hung up on me. A couple of days later, he said he still didn't think it was a good idea.
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Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News:
Brittney Griner's detention extended until May, Russian news agency says — American basketball star Brittney Griner's detention in Russia has been extended until May, Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing the Khimki Court of the Moscow Region. — “The court granted the petition …
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CNN, LGBTQ Nation and CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
Politico:
House liberals start asking Biden to sidestep Congress — months before the midterms — Nearly eight months out from the midterms, some House Democrats are acting like they've already lost their majority. — Liberal Democrats in the lower chamber are so frustrated by Senate standoffs …
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Washington Post and POLITICUSUSA
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
With legislation languishing and midterms approaching, Democratic lawmakers pressure Biden to issue executive orders
With legislation languishing and midterms approaching, Democratic lawmakers pressure Biden to issue executive orders
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Washington Examiner and Fox News
David Gutman / The Seattle Times:
Former WA Rep. Matt Shea, accused of domestic terrorism, working to secure adoptions for Ukrainian children in Poland — Former Washington state Rep. Matt Shea, the far-right Republican who was found by a House-commissioned investigation to have planned and participated in domestic terrorism …
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Raw Story
Paul Kirby / BBC:
Russia's state TV hit by stream of resignations — When Marina Ovsyannikova burst into Russian living rooms on Monday's nightly news, denouncing the war in Ukraine and propaganda around it, her protest highlighted a quiet but steady stream of resignations from Russia's tightly controlled state-run TV.
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POLITICUSUSA, France 24 and Raw Story
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Chris Cuomo blasts CNN for ‘selectively enforcing’ its rules, points to Lemon, Tapper, Toobin controversies — The ex-anchor slammed CNN's ‘long-established pattern’ of policy ‘exceptions’ in his $125M arbitration demand — Chris Cuomo goes after Don Lemon for CNN cash
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Chris Cuomo wants $125 million for ‘unlawful’ CNN firing
Chris Cuomo wants $125 million for ‘unlawful’ CNN firing
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NBC News, RAPPLER, The Daily Caller, New York Times, HillReporter.com and New York Post
David Goldman / CNN:
Russia says it made a payment to avoid default — New York (CNN Business)Russia says it has ordered the $117 million in interest payments it owes Wednesday to be sent to investors, attempting to avoid its first international default in more than a century. But it's not out of the woods yet.
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New York Post and Politico
The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio Supreme Court rejects statehouse maps, ending hopes of full May primary — The Ohio Supreme Court struck down the third set of state House and Senate maps late Wednesday, effectively ending any hope of a May 3rd primary with both legislative and statewide races.
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Ohio Capital Journal, USA Today, Joe.My.God. and The Statehouse News Bureau
Very Serious:
This Week In the Mayonnaise Clinic: Actually, Changing the Clocks Is Good — Plus, why Los Angeles is awesome. — Dear readers, — As you may have seen, the US Senate agreed by unanimous consent on Tuesday to abolish standard time and keep clocks on daylight saving time all year.
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Wall Street Journal, Common Dreams and Mother Jones
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Daily Mail:
Hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett marches out of prison after serving just six days of 150-day sentence: Actor is released on $150,000 bond following order from appeals court — Disgraced ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett was released from jail at 8pm local time on Wednesday after serving just six days of his 150-day sentence
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