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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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New York Times:
How Ukraine's Outgunned Air Force Is Fighting Back Against Russian Jets — LVIV, Ukraine — Each night, Ukrainian pilots like Andriy loiter in an undisclosed aircraft hangar, waiting, waiting, until the tension is broken with a shouted, one-word command: “Air!”
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HotAir, Billings Gazette, The Atlantic and Politico
Politico:
The Real Goal of Kremlin Disinformation Isn't What You Think — On Sept. 1, 1939, the New York Times ran a banner headline reading, “German Army Attacks Poland, Cities Bombed, Port Blockaded.” What became known as World War II had begun. — Weeks later, however, the banner headlines were gone.
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Raw Story, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and Mediaite
David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
Stop the Russian Invasion of America
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America First Report, Insider and Breaking Defense
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Friends beg Putin's lover Alina Kabaeva to persuade him to end the war
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The Blast, The Local, Bloomberg, New York Times, UPI, Washington Examiner and Politico
GOP.com:
Important questions for KBJ … This week, Biden's Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will be questioned before the Senate. Concerning questions have been raised about her record and her judicial philosophy. — Here are just a few that Americans need answers to:
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Washington Post and Mediaite
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Politico:
12 Questions That Would Actually Tell Us Something About Ketanji Brown Jackson — Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will face a barrage of senatorial questions over the next two days, as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee scramble to get their moment of face time in a high-profile confirmation hearing.
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Conservatives Can Oppose Ketanji Brown Jackson Without Lying
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Insider, The Daily Caller, Morning Shots, Raw Story, Breitbart and No More Mister Nice Blog
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz told Ketanji Brown Jackson that Bushrod Washington was not ‘controversial.’ He was an enslaver.
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Balkinization, Talking Points Memo and Power Line
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Kid Rock says Donald Trump sought his advice on North Korea and Islamic State — Musician, who visited White House in 2017 with Ted Nugent and Sarah Palin, said I'm like, ‘Am I supposed to be in on this shit?’ — The rapper Kid Rock said Donald Trump once asked him for advice about US policy on Islamic State and North Korea.
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The Daily Beast, The Hill, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, Stereogum, The Morning Missive, Mediaite, Joe.My.God., Consequence and Rolling Stone
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Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
The Rise of the Tucker Carlson Politician
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Washington Post
Madison Muller / Bloomberg:
Covid Tests Show the Omicron BA.2 Subvariant Is Gaining Ground in U.S. — The omicron subvariant BA.2 is continuing to gain ground in the U.S., according to Covid-19 tests sequenced over the last two weeks. — Helix, a San Diego-based genomics firm, has been watching the BA.2 variant since …
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Joe.My.God., Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Lawrence's Newsletter, NBC Chicago and KLBK | KAMC
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Madison Muller / Bloomberg:
Omicron Subvariant Takes Hold in U.S. as New York Cases Tick Up — More than a third of last week's U.S. Covid-19 cases were caused by the omicron BA.2 subvariant, a notable increase from just a week earlier when predictions were at just under one-quarter, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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KARK-TV, New York Times and NBC Chicago
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Friction between Harris and Biden camps revealed in new book — DRIVING THE DAY — The White House has worked hard to project a united front between President JOE BIDEN and VP KAMALA HARRIS and their respective teams. — But the upcoming book “This Will Not Pass …
Washington Post:
White House officials say U.S. has exhausted funds to buy potential fourth vaccine dose for all Americans … The Biden administration lacks the funds to purchase a potential fourth coronavirus vaccine dose for everyone, even as other countries place their own orders and potentially move ahead …
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Politico and Washington Examiner
Tom Davies / Associated Press:
GOP Indiana governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban — INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's governor on Monday vetoed a bill banning transgender females from participating in girls school sports. — Opponents of the transgender sports bill argued it was a bigoted response to a problem that doesn't exist …
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Matt Smith / The San Francisco Standard:
Search for Russian Oligarch Wealth Hits a Wall in SF, Thanks to City's Disregard for Public Records Laws — As governments scour the earth for Russian oligarchs' yachts, mansions and bank accounts in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, a global network of news publications today released …
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Greg Rosalsky / NPR:
How ‘shock therapy’ created Russian oligarchs and paved the path for Putin
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Raw Story
Joann Muller / Axios:
Wage increases are not keeping up with inflation — U.S. wages are increasing, but not nearly enough to keep up with the soaring cost of gasoline and rent, according to a new analysis by the Urban Institute. … - Higher prices for gas and rent are shrinking these families' budgets for other daily needs, like food.
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Washington Post
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Porn star Stormy Daniels loses appeal in Trump case, owes former president almost $300,000 — Porn star Stormy Daniels must pay ex-President Donald Trump nearly $300,000 in attorneys' fees, a federal appeals court said in a ruling upholding a judge's order in her failed defamation lawsuit.
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The Daily Caller, RADAR, Washington Examiner, Boston Herald, UPI, New York Post, HuffPost, The Gateway Pundit, Althouse and Todd Starnes
Kimberlee Kruesi / Associated Press:
Tenn. ‘divisive concept’ bill targeting colleges advances — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are nearing final passage of legislation allowing students and staffers to sue public colleges and universities if they feel they've been unfairly punished for not accepting “divisive concepts.”
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The Root
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Inside the making of Greg Bluestein's book “Flipped” — Tuesday is book release day for the AJC's Political Insider Greg Bluestein. In this special episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, Greg and Patricia Murphy go behind the scenes and discuss the making of his new book “Flipped …
Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
First convicted Jan. 6 rioter requests new trial — The first Jan. 6 rioter to be convicted by a jury has requested a federal judge for a new trial, seeking acquittal on all five charges. — Attorneys for Guy Wesley Reffitt submitted filings for a new trial on Monday …
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Politico
Project Veritas:
Microsoft Corporation Legal Documents Show Biden DOJ Spying on Project Veritas Journalists; Hides it from Federal Court Judge — Microsoft Corporation legal documents obtained by Project Veritas show that after a U.S. District Court Judge rejected the DOJ's argument to ignore Project Veritas' …
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The Gateway Pundit, Power Line and YouTube
Reporters Without Borders:
Chilling account of Radio France fixer who was kidnapped and tortured by Russian soldiers in Ukraine — Organisation — RSF_en — Kidnapped by Russian troops on 5 March, Nikita (his name is changed for his safety) was held for nine days. He was beaten with an iron bar …
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CBS News
Justin Trudeau / Prime Minister of Canada:
Delivering for Canadians Now — Delivering for Canadians Now — Today, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced an agreement reached by the Liberal Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party in Parliament, Delivering for Canadians Now, A Supply and Confidence Agreement.
Nikolas Lanum / Fox News:
Bill Barr says Joe Biden lied to Americans about Hunter Biden laptop: ‘I was very disturbed’ — Barr had previously refused to speak with Trump about Hunter Biden. — Bill Barr says Biden lied to the American people about Hunter Biden laptop — Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr appeared on …
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HotAir, New York Post, Washington Times, Townhall, ill.logic, RedState, Mediaite and Todd Starnes
Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
Koch Industries, Built on Oil, Bets Big on U.S. Batteries — CEO Charles Koch has fought climate regulation; his company is now spreading investments across the U.S. battery supply chain — Koch Industries Inc., the energy-based conglomerate whose CEO long opposed environmental regulation …
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