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8:55 AM ET, April 3, 2022

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Human Rights Watch:
Ukraine: Apparent War Crimes in Russia-Controlled Areas  —  Summary Executions, Other Grave Abuses by Russian Forces  —  (Warsaw) - Human Rights Watch has documented several cases of Russian military forces committing laws-of-war violations against civilians in occupied areas of the Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Kyiv regions of Ukraine.
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New York Times:
How Kyiv Has Withstood Russia's Attacks  —  Russia has more troops and more firepower.  Why has it failed to seize the capital?  —  Kyiv is the ultimate prize for Russia: the heart of Ukraine, and the seat of a government it has sought to replace.  For weeks, Russian troops have pressed …
Brett Forrest / Wall Street Journal:
Evidence of War Crimes in Ukraine Mounts as Russians Retreat From Kyiv Area  —  Findings by rights groups and Ukrainian authorities could alter global response  —  BUCHA, Ukraine—Nearly 300 civilians have been buried in mass graves by local authorities in this small suburb of Kyiv …
Reuters:
Russian retreat leaves trail of dead civilians in Bucha, a town near Kyiv  —  Dead civilians still lay scattered over the streets of the Ukrainian country town of Bucha on Saturday, three days after the invading Russian army pulled back from its abortive advance on Kyiv to the southeast.
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Russia in Broad Retreat From Kyiv, Seeking to Regroup From Battering  —  BUCHA, Ukraine — The Russian forces that were intent on overwhelming Kyiv when the war started with tanks and artillery retreated under fire across a broad front by Saturday, leaving behind them dead soldiers and burned vehicles …
The Sunday Times:
Bodies of mutilated children among horrors the Russians left behind  —  Deep in the forest outside Kyiv, where the mushroom-pickers used to roam and rich city folk built their palatial dachas, Maria Dabizhe, 80, sat sifting through discarded Russian ration packs.  —  The enemy soldiers had arrived a few days into the war.
Discussion: RedState
New York Times:
How Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer Beat Amazon  —  The company's crackdown on a worker protest in New York backfired and led to a historic labor victory.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  In the first dark days of the pandemic, as an Amazon worker named Christian Smalls planned a small …
Discussion: Payday Report, The Column and TheBlaze
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Andrea Hsu / NPR:
He was fired by Amazon 2 years ago. Now he's the force behind the company's 1st union
Discussion: The Platypus
New York Times:
Garland Faces Growing Pressure as Jan. 6 Investigation Widens  —  The inquiry is a test for President Biden and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, who both came into office promising to restore the Justice Department's independence.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
U.S. Sends Algerian Man Home From Guantánamo Bay After 5-Year Delay  —  The transfer had been arranged during the Obama administration but was put on pause under President Donald J. Trump.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba …
Discussion: UPI
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Associated Press:
US sends home Algerian held nearly 20 years at Guantanamo
Discussion: middleeastmonitor.com, CNN and The Hill
Kevin Sieff / Washington Post:
There are new migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border: Ukrainian refugees … TIJUANA, Mexico — The list of Ukrainian refugees waiting to enter the United States is kept on a yellow legal pad on a folding table inside a blue camping tent, a few feet away from the multilane highway that connects Mexico to the United States.
Detroit News:
Trump uses Macomb County rally to push influence in Michigan GOP nominations … Three weeks ahead of the Michigan Republican nominating convention, Trump criticized Michigan's 2020 election as “rigged” and encouraged supporters to ask each state candidate at the April 23 nominating convention “if they will support the Trump ticket.”
Insider:
Trump ‘exploded’ after ex-GOP congressman said he would oppose Obamacare repeal legislation: book  — Ex-Rep. Will Hurd said Trump was unhappy after he revealed his stance on the Obamacare repeal bill.  — In the book “American Reboot,” Hurd pointed to $800 billion in Medicaid cuts as a sticking point.
Discussion: Raw Story
Carla Mozée / Insider:
The US decision to release 180 million barrels of oil will help offset the loss of Russian supply and keep prices steady, JPMorgan says  — The US releasing oil from its emergency reserve will help stabilize prices this year, JPMorgan says.  — Even if the US unlocks less than its target …
 
 
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