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Mstyslav Chernov / Associated Press:
20 days in Mariupol: The team that documented city's agony — MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The Russians were hunting us down. They had a list of names, including ours, and they were closing in. — We were the only international journalists left in the Ukrainian city, and we had been documenting …
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New York Times, Al Jazeera, Overtime, Truth and Consequences, Substack, HotAir, Balloon Juice, Mediaite, Daily Kos and Florida Politics, more at Mediagazer »
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Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
As Mariupol Is Bombed and Besieged, Those Trapped Fight to Survive — LVIV, Ukraine — Eduard Zarubin, a doctor, has lost everything. But he does still have his life. — His street is destroyed, and his city, the southern port of Mariupol, is so far the greatest horror of Russia's scorched-earth war against Ukraine.
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Kremlin TV Just Declared War on... Arnold Schwarzenegger — Moscow's mouthpieces did not take well to a recent video message from Arnold Schwarzenegger, in which urged the Russian people to see through Putin's web of lies on Ukraine. — Arnold Schwarzenegger's video appeal to the Russian people has been remarkably effective.
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Mediaite, apsa, Raw Story, HotAir and Sree's Sunday Note
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Sending Soviet Air Defense Systems It Secretly Acquired to Ukraine — The Pentagon over the years has acquired Soviet equipment as part of a clandestine program, and now such weapons are going to Ukraine — WASHINGTON—The U.S. is sending some of the Soviet-made air defense equipment …
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The Drive, The Mahablog and Volcker Shock
Wall Street Journal:
EU Support Grows for Russia Oil Ban Over Ukraine War
EU Support Grows for Russia Oil Ban Over Ukraine War
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Reuters, Agence France-Presse and One America News Network
Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
Why Can't the West Admit That Ukraine Is Winning?
Why Can't the West Admit That Ukraine Is Winning?
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HotAir, Boston Herald, Unsound Ideas, Dr. John's Blog and Washington Post, more at Techmeme »
CNN:
Who is Russia's top field commander in Ukraine? The US isn't sure.
Who is Russia's top field commander in Ukraine? The US isn't sure.
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PravdaReport, The Editorial Board, Foreign Policy, Associated Press and Wall Street Journal
The Guardian:
$17bn of global assets linked to 35 Russians with alleged ties to Putin
$17bn of global assets linked to 35 Russians with alleged ties to Putin
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CNN and The San Francisco Standard
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Ketanji Brown Jackson shows why she was nominated — Much of the first day of the confirmation hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's nominee for the Supreme Court, was not about Jackson at all. Instead, Senate Republicans whined about the treatment of past nominees …
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Reuters, Associated Press, PBS NewsHour, The Bulwark, CNN, Florida Phoenix, Al Jazeera, Balls and Strikes, Metro.co.uk, The B|E note, New Republic, CNBC, Sacramento Bee and Financial Times
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New York Times:
For These Republicans, Supreme Court Hearings Are an Irresistible Opportunity
For These Republicans, Supreme Court Hearings Are an Irresistible Opportunity
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CNN, Breitbart, Insider, Washington Post, SCOTUSblog, Roll Call, Associated Press, Florida Phoenix, CBS Miami, The Sun and BuzzFeed News
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The collapse of Supreme Court consensus
The collapse of Supreme Court consensus
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Washington Examiner
CNN:
READ: Ketanji Brown Jackson's opening statement at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing
READ: Ketanji Brown Jackson's opening statement at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing
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Washington Post, New York Times, Above the Law and Breitbart
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz told Ketanji Brown Jackson that Bushrod Washington was not ‘controversial.’ He was an enslaver.
Jasmine Mithani / The 19th:
See just how much White men have dominated the federal judiciary
See just how much White men have dominated the federal judiciary
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Mic and The American Conservative
Associated Press:
Ex-wife accuses top Missouri GOP Senate candidate of abuse — COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now a leading Republican Senate candidate, was physically abusive and demonstrated such “unstable and coercive behavior” that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms …
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Amid War Crimes in Ukraine, American Right Wingers Are Applauding Russia — From Trump adviser Roger Stone to rocker Aaron Lewis, MAGAworld has unleashed a flood of praise for Putin — Vladimir Putin is ramping up his brutal assault on Ukraine, shelling civilians from Odessa to Kharkiv …
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Noahpinion
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Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump Ally Roger Stone Sides With Putin, Claims Russia ‘Acting Defensively’
Trump Ally Roger Stone Sides With Putin, Claims Russia ‘Acting Defensively’
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Metro.co.uk
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Trump Casts Himself As Champion Of Ukraine, Despite Once Saying Aid Made U.S. A ‘Sucker’
Trump Casts Himself As Champion Of Ukraine, Despite Once Saying Aid Made U.S. A ‘Sucker’
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Ineptocracy Chronicles, Fox News and Washington Examiner
Politico:
Biden warns Russian cyberattacks ‘coming’ — President Joe Biden on Monday warned of Russian cyberattacks against the U.S. — making his most prominent alert yet about what he called new intelligence concerning the Putin regime's plans. — “The more Putin's back is against the wall …
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Lauren Hough Loses Lambda Prize Nomination After a Twitter Feud — Her essay collection was removed from contention in the category of best lesbian memoir after she went on Twitter to defend a forthcoming Sandra Newman novel from charges that it was transphobic. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Badreads with Lauren Hough
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Vulnerable Democrats eye GOP transit mask repeal — The chair of the House Democrats' campaign arm and some of the vulnerable members he's charged with re-electing are voicing support for a Republican-led mask mandate repeal bill. … - The backing also illustrates how Democrats …
NBC News:
Lia Thomas' NCAA championship performance gives women sports a crucial opportunity — Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas ties for 5th place in NCAA Nationals — On Saturday, University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas placed last in the 100-yard freestyle swim during the NCAA championships, ending her career in collegiate swimming.
Elizabeth Elkind / Daily Mail:
Montana airport calls the COPS on Republican Senator Ted Cruz after he missed the check-in window for his flight and was told it was busy to re-book a flight during Spring Break — The incident was compared to Cruz's attempt to flee Texas for Cancun, Mexico in February last year while millions …
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Mediaite, Joe.My.God., The Gateway Pundit and Insider
Paul Rosenzweig / The Atlantic:
Stop Waiting for Trump to Get Convicted — The chances that the criminal cases against the former president will be successful are slim to none, and that will only embolden him and his followers. … Attorney General Merrick Garland is not going to save democracy.
ABC News:
Former Trump personal assistant appears before Jan. 6 committee — Nick Luna served as Trump's body man in the West Wing. — Former President Donald Trump's personal assistant in the White House, Nick Luna, appeared virtually on Monday before the House select committee investigating …
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The Hill
Anna Venarchik / The Daily Beast:
White Supremacist Couple Accused of Slaying Black Vet at a Gas Station — The random attack will be prosecuted as a hate crime, the district attorney's office said as they released images of the couple's disturbing tattoos. — On the evening of March 15, Justin Peoples pulled …
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Raw Story and People.com
Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Fewer hot showers, less meat: How retirees on fixed incomes are dealing with inflation … Leslie Morgan is doing everything she can to save money: She quit smoking, cut back on groceries and is rationing hot showers so she can keep her water heater off for days at a time. — But she says, it hasn't been enough.
New York Times:
How One Oligarch Used Shell Companies and Wall Street Ties to Invest in the U.S. — Using a network of banks, law firms and advisers in multiple countries, Roman Abramovich invested billions in American hedge funds. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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CNBC
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
D.C. Cops Probing Claim That People's Convoy Struck a Pedestrian — The right-wing convoy's farcical effort to disrupt the Beltway area continued this weekend with an incident in which one driver allegedly hit a woman with his vehicle. — Metropolitan police are investigating an incident …
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FreedomConvoyTracker's … and Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Russia Halts WWII Peace Talks With Japan Over Ukraine Stance — Russia will stop negotiations with Japan on a peace treaty that would officially end a conflict dating back to World War II, after Tokyo imposed unprecedented sanctions over President Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine.
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Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
“Dystopian” Loophole for Georgia Judicial Elections Gives Brian Kemp the Last Laugh — The governor's supreme court appointees are coasting in this year's elections, despite a 2020 legal brawl over their selection that had promised increased visibility for the court.
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
The fallout from Texas' voter suppression push is exactly what we expected — Texas officials rejected a disturbingly high number of mail ballots under the state's new voter ID requirements. One group was hit hardest. — Three weeks removed from the Texas primary elections …
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Occupy Democrats, Waco Can't Wait and Fort Worth Star-Telegram
William J. Broad / New York Times:
The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone — In destructive power, the behemoths of the Cold War dwarfed the American atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. Washington's biggest test blast was 1,000 times as large. Moscow's was 3,000 times.
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