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8:35 PM ET, April 3, 2022

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Oleksandr Stashevskyi / Associated Press:
Ukraine accuses Russia of massacre, city strewn with bodies  —  BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Bodies with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture lay scattered in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv after Russian soldiers withdrew from the area.  Ukrainian authorities on Sunday accused …
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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.
New York Times:
In this picturesque city in Ukraine, photos are now discouraged.  —  The devastating toll of the war became clearer as Russian forces withdrew from around Kyiv.  World leaders promised more sanctions.  —  Reports of atrocities emerge from Ukraine as Russia repositions its forces.
Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press and Reuters
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 …
Washington Post:
Signs of massacre in Bucha spark calls for war-crime probes
Reuters:
Orban scores crushing victory as Ukraine war solidifies support  —  Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban looked set for a fourth consecutive win in Sunday's election, as voters endorsed his ambition of a conservative, “illiberal” state and shrugged off concerns over Budapest's close ties with Moscow.
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CNN:
Viktor Orban, Hungary's authoritarian leader, calls Zelensky an ‘opponent’ after winning reelection  —  (CNN)Hungary's authoritarian leader and longtime Russian ally, Viktor Orban, has declared victory in the country's parliamentary elections, clinching a fourth consecutive term in power.
The Economist:   A wild gerrymander makes Hungary's Fidesz party hard to dislodge
Wall Street Journal:
Hungary's Viktor Orban Wins Another Term in Office
Discussion: Bloomberg and Power Line
Rachael Bade / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A night of laughter and cringe at the Gridiron  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  INSIDE THE RETURN OF THE GRIDIRON — New Hampshire Republican Gov. CHRIS SUNUNU stole the show Saturday night at the annual Gridiron Club dinner by saying out loud what most Republicans in Washington *privately* whisper about DONALD TRUMP.
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Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
At DC roast, NH's GOP governor skewers Trump as ‘crazy’
Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill
Adam Beam / Associated Press:
California mass shooting: 6 dead, 12 injured in Sacramento  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — Six people were killed and 12 injured in a mass shooting early Sunday as bars and nightclubs were closing in downtown Sacramento and police in California's state capital were searching for at least one suspect.
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Schumer admits defeat on Garcetti as India ambassador  —  Chuck Schumer's team is privately acknowledging to Senate Democrats that Eric Garcetti doesn't currently have 50 votes within their caucus to be confirmed as ambassador to India, congressional aides tell Axios.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The galling cynicism of CBS News hiring Mick Mulvaney … When word came the other day that a former top Trump aide, Mick Mulvaney, was joining CBS News as a paid pundit, the move was met with a fair amount of disgust — both inside and outside the network.  —  Why hire this partisan …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Matthew Yglesias / Bloomberg:
What If Fox News Viewers Watched CNN Instead?  —  The establishment of Fox News in the late 1990s forever changed both media and politics in America, transforming the formerly staid world of television news into the series of political shoutfests we know and love-hate today.
Jon Sarlin / CNN:
After a $625 million hack, the party must go on  —  Los Angeles (CNN Business)By all appearances, it was your typical tech party.  —  There was the branded swag, the free drinks and the mingling.  But something was amiss at the Axie Infinity meet-up at Pattern Bar in Downtown LA.
Discussion: Wired and Cryptobeat Newsletter
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Why Democrats hope Romney will support Ketanji Brown Jackson … A recent letter backing Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court rattled off many of her supporters' oft-stated reasons she should be confirmed — her top-notch academic credentials, her support from police groups, her expansive experience in the law.
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Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
Split on Judge Jackson's Supreme Court Confirmation Highlights Deepening Partisanship
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Biden called Murdoch the ‘most dangerous man in the world,’ new book alleges  —  Ex-Clinton strategist reveals why she no longer appears on Fox  —  New York (CNN Business)In a forthcoming book, a pair of New York Times reporters and CNN political analysts report that President Joe Biden …
Discussion: Newsbusters
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Obama to return to White House to celebrate health care reform  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama will return to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since he left office to promote the Affordable Care Act in an event alongside President Joe Biden, a White House official said.
Discussion: CNN, Political Wire and Just The News
Garry Kasparov / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Told the Truth: Putin Has to Go  —  Ukraine's sacrifice will be in vain if the West's moral confusion gives Russia a chance to regroup.  —  Russia's all-out war on Ukraine is entering its sixth week, and the past few days have seen a rhetorical shift in Vladimir Putin's goals.
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Roger Stone Claims He's Being ‘Censored’ on Trump's Free-Speech App  —  Stone is the most high-profile MAGA character to claim he's being silenced on the app.  —  Veteran Republican operative and longtime Donald Trump ally Roger Stone claims he's being “censored” on the ex-president's social media site Truth Social.
Discussion: Raw Story
Theo Francis / Wall Street Journal:
CEO Pay Heads for Record as Pandemic Recedes  —  Annual compensation reaches $14.2 million for CEOs as companies grapple with worker shortages and inflation  —  Compensation for U.S. chief executives has rebounded as the pandemic recedes, putting it on pace to set a record amid a tight labor market …
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
John Fetterman skipped the first Pa. Senate debate.  His rivals made it all about him anyway.  —  ALLENTOWN — The empty podium at stage right took a lot of hits on Sunday.From the opening moments of Pennsylvania's first Democratic Senate debate, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb and State …
New York Times:
‘This Is True Barbarity’: Life and Death Under Russian Occupation  —  The town of Trostyanets was occupied by Russian forces for a month before the Ukrainian military liberated it.  Residents described weeks of hunger and horror.  —  TROSTYANETS, Ukraine — The last three Russian soldiers …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Justin Gomez / ABC News:
Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘far from over,’ White House chief of staff says  —  Klain said Russia is looking to relaunch battles in eastern Ukraine.  —  White House chief of staff Ron Klain is warning that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is “far from over,” despite the claim by Moscow …
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David Cohen / Politico:   Ukraine winning in the North but war isn't won yet, Klain says
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 4-3-22: White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain & Sen. Roy Blunt
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Associated Press:
Secret intelligence has unusually public role in Ukraine war
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Tim Marchman / Wired:
Quora-owned AI chatbot platform Poe is providing users with downloadable HTML files of paywalled articles from outlets including NYT, Forbes, and The Atlantic

Michael Schneider / Variety:
Nielsen: the Biden-Trump debate drew an average audience of 51.3M viewers across 17 networks in the US, down from 2020's first debate, with nearly 73.1M

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Spain's El País launched a digital edition to cover the US in Spanish in May with 11 bilingual correspondents; as of April, the outlet had ~366K subscribers

 
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