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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
The Bucha Atrocities and the Kremlin Apologists
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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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Elena Schneider / Politico:
How election conspiracy theories turned local politics ‘toxic’ in one Wisconsin city — GREEN BAY, Wis. — For the second time since Election Day 2020, uniformed police officers will be on duty when ballot counting begins in Green Bay's local elections. — It's the result of tension building …
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Matt Brown / Washington Post:
Michigan GOP roils as Trump injects 2020 grievances into midterms
Michigan GOP roils as Trump injects 2020 grievances into midterms
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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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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 …
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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Why Biden's base is in distress — DRIVING THE DAY — Democrats are desperately trying to understand what's roiling the electorate heading into a brutal midterm environment. — HIT Strategies has been conducting weekly focus groups to find out in real time how Americans are processing events in 2022.
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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Ben Adler / Yahoo News:
Republican-controlled states have higher murder rates than Democratic ones: study — 46th and current president of the United States — Republican politicians routinely claim that cities run by Democrats have been experiencing crime waves caused by failed governance …
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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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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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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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 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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Washington Post:
As Russia retreats from Kyiv, U.S. sees uglier fights to come … Russia's apparent retreat from Kyiv and retrenchment into Ukraine's easternmost regions marks the latest sign that the war is at an inflection point — one that U.S. officials believe could portend even uglier fighting to come.
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Maeve Reston / CNN:
Six candidates try to replace Devin Nunes in a California congressional seat that will soon vanish — (CNN)California Democrats had long dreamed of ousting former Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, whose loyalty to former President Donald Trump made him a lightning rod in the deep-blue state.
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden admin plots to fix Obamacare's ‘family glitch,’ expand coverage — The Biden administration is planning on Tuesday to propose a long-sought change to the Affordable Care Act aimed at lowering health insurance costs for millions of Americans, four people with knowledge of the matter told POLITICO.
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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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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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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 …
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Ugly Options in Ukraine — Pushing to defeat Russia has high risks and costs, but so do the alternatives. — We are only six weeks into Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine, but the conflict has already settled into a familiar pattern. Both sides often go into wars with a theory of victory …
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 …
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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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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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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