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New York Times:
Satellite images show bodies lay in Bucha for weeks, despite Russian claims. — An analysis of satellite images by The New York Times rebuts claims by Russia that the killing of civilians in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, occurred after its soldiers had left the town.
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Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
The Bucha Atrocities and the Kremlin Apologists — Commentators suffering from Ukraine Derangement Syndrome are distorting and distracting from the horrible facts. — BUCHA, UKRAINE - APRIL 4: CIVILIANS' BODIES, WHICH WERE FOUND DEAD IN THE UKRAINIAN TOWN OF BUCHA, WERE GATHERED TO BE BURIED ON MONDAY …
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Politico, HotAir, Metro.co.uk, Overtime, New York Times, Washington Examiner, The Economist and New Statesman
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Two-thirds of Russian troops near Kyiv are retreating, likely to be redeployed
Two-thirds of Russian troops near Kyiv are retreating, likely to be redeployed
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New York Times, Daily Mail, Reuters, Associated Press, NDTV, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Al Jazeera, CBS News, Newsweek, ABC News, The Atlantic and The Guardian
Mariia Kravchenko:
What should Russia do with Ukraine? [Translation of a propaganda article by a Russian publication]
What should Russia do with Ukraine? [Translation of a propaganda article by a Russian publication]
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Balloon Juice, HotAir and Drftng with Ukraine
Washington Post:
Ukrainian villagers describe cruel and brutal Russian occupation
Ukrainian villagers describe cruel and brutal Russian occupation
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New York Times
Eliot Higgins / bellingcat:
Russia's Bucha “Facts” Versus the Evidence
Russia's Bucha “Facts” Versus the Evidence
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PolitiFact, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Mediaite and Wall Street Journal
Bethan McKernan / The Guardian:
Rape as a weapon: huge scale of sexual violence inflicted in Ukraine emerges
Rape as a weapon: huge scale of sexual violence inflicted in Ukraine emerges
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Washington Post and Discourse Blog
Sean Campbell / New York Magazine:
Black Lives Matter Secretly Bought a $6 Million House — Allies and critics alike have questioned where the organization's money has gone. — On a sunny day late last spring, three leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement — Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Melina Abdullah …
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit, HotAir, Power Line, The Western Journal, Snopes.com and New York Post
Washington Post:
Jackson on course for confirmation, with 2 more GOP senators in favor … The Senate put Ketanji Brown Jackson on a clear track to be confirmed later this week as the Supreme Court's 116th justice — and its first Black woman — after three Republicans joined Democrats to advance her nomination in a Monday vote.
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The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights:
When Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Rises, We All Rise
When Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Rises, We All Rise
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Fox News, KCLO-TV and Washington Examiner
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Lindsey Graham: If GOP Controlled Senate, Ketanji Brown Jackson Wouldn't Get a Hearing
Lindsey Graham: If GOP Controlled Senate, Ketanji Brown Jackson Wouldn't Get a Hearing
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Mediaite, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Raw Story, The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
Julian E. Zelizer / The Atlantic:
What I Learned When Trump Tried to Correct the Record — As an academic historian, I never expected to find myself in a videoconference with Donald Trump. But one afternoon last summer—a day after C-SPAN released a poll of historians who ranked him just above Franklin Pierce, Andrew Johnson …
Mike DeForest / WKMG:
DeSantis staff delayed release of Gaetz associate Halsey Beshears' spending records — Legal experts dispute governor's claim he can delay records to ‘review’ them — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In a move criticized by advocates of Florida's open government laws, Gov. Ron DeSantis' staff intervened …
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Raw Story
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Bidens to host White House wedding reception for granddaughter in November — (CNN)President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host a wedding reception at the White House this November for their eldest granddaughter, Naomi Biden, the first lady's communications director Elizabeth Alexander confirmed to CNN.
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Washington Post, New York Times, Mediaite, Politico, CBS News, The Hill, Washington Examiner and Insider
Oren Liebermann / CNN:
US tested hypersonic missile in mid-March but kept it quiet to avoid escalating tensions with Russia — The US successfully tested a hypersonic missile in mid-March but kept it quiet for two weeks to avoid escalating tensions with Russia as President Joe Biden was about to travel to Europe …
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Associated Press, KC Views, Political Wire and Al Jazeera
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Leaked: New Amazon Worker Chat App Would Ban Words Like “Union,” “Restrooms,” “Pay Raise,” and “Plantation” — Amazon will block and flag employee posts on a planned internal messaging app that contain keywords pertaining to labor unions, according to internal company documents reviewed by The Intercept.
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The Hill, The Verge, Raw Story, New York Post, HuffPost and The Guardian
Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
More on That Senate Vote Against David Weil — Today on TAP: How come Schumer moved the confirmation forward to floor action if the votes weren't there? — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the Capitol, March 29, 2022 — On Friday, I reported on last week's failure of the Senate …
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Why Elon Musk Is Buying into Twitter — Elon Musk has found something to keep himself occupied until his first crewed mission to Mars fulfills his prediction and lands on the Red Planet in 2029. He's purchased a 9.2 percent share in Twitter for $2.9 billion — where he has 80.2 million followers …
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Bloomberg:
Elon Musk Takes 9.2% Stake in Twitter After Hinting at Shake-Up
Elon Musk Takes 9.2% Stake in Twitter After Hinting at Shake-Up
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Politico:
Trump upset with the state of his new social media site, eyes shakeup — Top executives from Former President Donald Trump's social media venture, Truth Social, have departed the company as the site has struggled to gain traction with users. — Three top executives quit Truth Social …
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New York Post:
Angry mom who confronted Adams on toddler mask mandate fired from city job — The Big Apple mom who crashed Mayor Eric Adams' press conference Monday to blast him over his tot mask mandate was fired shortly afterward from her job at the city Law Department, The Post has learned.
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Townhall, The Gateway Pundit, Twitchy, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mediaite, Politico and Political Wire
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
This Is What Happens When There Are Too Many Meetings — Sign up for Derek's newsletter here. — After two years of working from home, I don't have one unified period of getting things done. I have several mini periods. Work isn't a contiguous landmass of focus; it's more like an archipelago …
New York Post:
Hunter Biden grand jury witness was asked about deal with Chinese firm - and ‘the big guy’ — A witness who testified before the Hunter Biden grand jury was asked to identify the “big guy” in the first son's planned deal with a Chinese energy conglomerate — as calls ramped up to have President Biden included in a conspiracy probe.
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Washington Examiner, RedState, Human Events and Notes from the Twilight Zone
George Joseph / THE CITY:
Brooklyn Democratic Party Director Resigns Following Uproar Over ‘Pizzagate’ Posts — Andy Marte, not long ago registered as a Republican, faced flak over conspiracy tweets and past role defending a Dem party boss over sexual harassment allegations. — Andy Marte, a former registered Republican …
Azi Paybarah / New York Times:
Gov. Larry Hogan Approves New Maryland Congressional Map — Drawn by Democrats and approved by a Republican governor, the new map will most likely result in a similar delegation to the state's current one. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland …
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DCist, Associated Press, Roll Call and The Hill
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Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Hogan unveils agreement to enact new Maryland congressional map
Hogan unveils agreement to enact new Maryland congressional map
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Associated Press and Washington Examiner
Ben Burgis / The Daily Beast:
Republicans Just Proved ‘Right Wing Populism’ Is a Con Job — MAGA members of Congress touted their “economic populism” and then voted against a modest price cap on insulin. … We've been hearing for years about how the U.S.' two major political parties have realigned on economic issues …
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Raw Story
Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
North Korea warns of nuclear response if South provokes it — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For the second time in three days, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated South Korea for touting its supposed preemptive strike capabilities against the North …
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Bloomberg
Grist:
‘We are at a crossroads’: New IPCC report says it's fossil fuels or our future — Nations have moved too slowly to curb climate change, and now must take swift and aggressive steps if they hope to avoid the worst impacts of global warming, the world's top scientists warned on Monday.
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Josh Siegel / Politico:
‘Swallowing a toad’: Progressives warm to Manchin's fossil fuel demands to clinch climate package
‘Swallowing a toad’: Progressives warm to Manchin's fossil fuel demands to clinch climate package
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The Hill, Washington Examiner and Jacobin
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis's repulsive war on Disney will soon face a reckoning — The stench of presidential ambition around Ron DeSantis has grown so thick that it resembles Charlie Brown pal Pigpen's visible cloud of filth, and key to the Florida governor's hopes is finding a way to capture the political energies unleashed by Donald Trump.
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Axios
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
DeSantis's Threats to Disney Is What Post-Trump Authoritarianism Looks Like
DeSantis's Threats to Disney Is What Post-Trump Authoritarianism Looks Like
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Variety