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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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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.
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The Hill, Associated Press and Reuters
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.
Sam Sokol / Haaretz:
In Rare Rebuke, Israeli Envoy Blasts ‘War Crimes’ After Russian Forces Flee Kyiv Suburb
In Rare Rebuke, Israeli Envoy Blasts ‘War Crimes’ After Russian Forces Flee Kyiv Suburb
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The Times of Israel, Political Wire and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
Brett Forrest / Wall Street Journal:
Evidence of War Crimes in Ukraine Mounts as Russians Retreat From Kyiv Area
Evidence of War Crimes in Ukraine Mounts as Russians Retreat From Kyiv Area
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CNN, BBC, Axios, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, NDTV, The Guardian, The Sun, The Western Journal, National Review and Al Jazeera, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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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Insider, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and UrduPoint News
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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.
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Bloomberg, The Guardian, The Hill, UPI and New York Times
The Economist:
A wild gerrymander makes Hungary's Fidesz party hard to dislodge — Opposition voters are packed into a few large constituencies — In an upcoming election a populist conservative party is poised for victory. It leads polls by mid-single digits. It is also aided by gerrymandered districts …
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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Insider, New York Post, HotAir, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and The Guardian
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Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
At DC roast, NH's GOP governor skewers Trump as ‘crazy’
At DC roast, NH's GOP governor skewers Trump as ‘crazy’
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Washington Post and The Hill
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.
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Insider, CNN, Political Wire, WTOP News and Just The News
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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.
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Los Angeles Times
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 …
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The Daily Caller and Newsbusters
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 …
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 …
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Digby's Hullabaloo
Geo News:
Imran Khan de-notified as prime minister of Pakistan — De-notification comes after National Assembly's dissolution. — Imran Khan to still continue as prime minister under Article 224 of Constitution till appointment of caretaker PM, announces President Arif Alvi.
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NDTV
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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 …
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The Atlantic
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.
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Wired and Cryptobeat Newsletter
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.
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Fox News, Dominic's Newsletter and Politico
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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