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6:10 PM ET, April 7, 2022

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New York Times:
Live Updates: Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court  —  The 53-47 vote elevated the first Black woman to the pinnacle of the judicial branch as senators erupted in cheers.  Three Republicans joined Democrats in supporting President Biden's nominee.  —  Here's what you need to know:
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Luke Gentile / Washington Examiner:
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for police action against Jimmy Kimmel  —  The outspoken congresswoman alleged that Kimmel's joke was tantamount to a “threat of violence.”  —  “ABC, this threat of violence against me by @jimmykimmel has been filed with the @CapitolPolice,” she posted to Twitter.
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Confirmation Puts Jackson in a Unique Position: Justice-in-Waiting
Discussion: The Boston Globe
Eric McDaniel / NPR:
The Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump deflects blame for Jan. 6 silence, says he wanted to march to Capitol … PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former president Donald Trump voiced regret Wednesday over not marching to the U.S. Capitol the day his supporters stormed the building, and he defended his long silence during the attack …
Spiegel Online:
German Intelligence Intercepts Radio Traffic Discussing the Murder of Civilians in Bucha  —  DER SPIEGEL has learned that German intelligence intercepted radio traffic from the Russian military regarding the murder of civilians in Bucha.  It appears that such atrocities were part of the plan.
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Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Exclusive: Leaked Messages Reveal the Origins of the Most Vile Hunter Biden Smear  —  Late in the 2020 presidential campaign, trailing in the polls, Donald Trump and his allies worked to make a campaign issue out of a trove of files on a laptop that his opponent's son, Hunter Biden, had apparently abandoned at a Delaware repair shop.
Discussion: claytoonz, TheBlaze and The Daily Wire
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CBS News:
GOP probe of Hunter Biden's business dealings turns to president's brother James  —  While conservative heat has for three years focused on the past business activities of President Biden's son Hunter, a key Senate Republican told CBS News this week that newly obtained banking records raise similar concerns …
Edward Russell / Airline Weekly Lounge:
American Airlines Restarts Philadelphia Regional Routes With Landline Buses  —  American Airlines is the latest carrier to contract Landline for connecting “flights” operated with buses.  The move comes as U.S. airlines face the concurrent challenges from a pilot shortage primarily hitting regional operators …
Discussion: 6abc, WHTM-TV and Eschaton
Michael Balsamo / Washington Post:
US: Man impersonated agent, claimed ties to Pakistani intel  —  WASHINGTON — One of two men accused of impersonating federal agents and giving actual Secret Service agents gifts and free apartments in Washington has claimed to have ties to Pakistani intelligence and had visas showing travel …
CNN:
UN suspends Russia from Human Rights Council  —  US Amb. to UN: We have the votes to remove Russia from Human Rights Council  —  (CNN)The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council.  —  The voting result was 93 in favor, 24 against and 58 abstentions.
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Tyler Kingkade / NBC News:
A Texas teacher faces losing her job after fighting for gay pride symbols in school  —  The school year at MacArthur High in Irving, Texas, began last fall with the administration scraping off rainbow stickers that had been posted on campus, prompting hundreds of students to walk out in protest.
Washington Post:
DOJ plans to investigate boxes of records taken to Trump's Mar-a-Lago  —  The Justice Department has begun taking steps to investigate former president Donald Trump's removal of presidential records to Mar-a-Lago — some of which were labeled “top secret,” people familiar with the matter said.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
How much is Mehmet Oz worth?  A lot, a new Pa. Senate campaign report shows.  —  As he runs for U.S. Senate, Mehmet Oz has derided big tech as a “cartel” and boasted about taking on the Silicon Valley giants.But he's also deeply invested in them.Oz's personal financial disclosure report …
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19; Biden not considered close contact, White House says  —  Pelosi, 82, is vaccinated and boosted and does not have any symptoms.  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, her deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill tweeted Thursday.
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CNN:
Nancy Pelosi tests positive for Covid-19, spokesman says
Corbin Barthold / The Bulwark:
Trump's Judge-Shopping Flop  —  Cynicism, mendacity, and incompetence rolled into one.  —  (CORBIS / GETTY)  —  Donald Trump has what might charitably be called a poor relationship with judges.  It's not clear that he even understands what they do.  Recall Trump's claim that …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Meet Alvin Bragg / Manhattan District Attorney's Office:
Statement by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Ongoing Investigation Concerning The Trump Organization  —  In recent weeks, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has been repeatedly asked whether our investigation concerning former President Donald J. Trump, the Trump Organization, and its leadership is continuing.
Politico:
Whitmer sues over abortion law as governors prepare for state policy free-for-all  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging her state's 1931 law banning abortion — the latest move in a flurry of state activity preparing for the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade in a few months.
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Jerusalem Demsas / The Atlantic:
Why So Many COVID Predictions Were Wrong  —  As many prominent policy makers reckon uncomfortably with persistent inflation after months of forecasting that the phenomenon would be transitory, I've started making a list of other pandemic predictions about the economy that never materialized.
Discussion: Nature
Robby Soave / Reason:
Koch Network Smeared as Pro-Russia for Suggesting Sanctions Might Not Work  —  Stand Together is a charitable organization founded by Charles Koch that gives money to libertarian groups and causes.  It works to advance classically liberal ideas on a variety of issues: school choice …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Daily Kos
 
 
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Associated Press:
Shooter kills 2, wounds several in central Tel Aviv
Discussion: Al Jazeera and CBS News
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
RIP Eric Boehlert. His voice will be missed.
Rob Stein / NPR:
U.S. life expectancy falls for 2nd year in a row
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Legal Effort Expands to Disqualify Republicans as ‘Insurrectionists’
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexis Petridis / The Guardian:
‘This is a crazy, unjust attack’: Pink Floyd re-form to support Ukraine
Discussion: The Sun and YouTube
Brittny Mejia / Los Angeles Times:
Safety and sadness: Afghan refugees observe their first Ramadan in the U.S.
CNN:
US giving intel to Ukraine for operations in Donbas, Defense Secretary says
Discussion: Roll Call and nationalinterest.org
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Sheila Dang / Reuters:
Elon Musk's arrival stirs fears among some Twitter employees
Laurie McGinley / Washington Post:
For people with Down syndrome, a longer life, but under a cloud
Reuters:
Republican registrations surge in Pennsylvania in warning sign for Democrats
Discussion: The Triad, Politico, Townhall and The Hill
Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
The Democrats' Nevada Problem
Discussion: HotAir and CANNONFIRE
Gretchen Morgenson / NBC News:
The Trump Organization used to borrow from major banks. Now look who's lending it money.
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
A group published a project on Hugging Face that seemingly granted brief access to OpenAI's Sora, protesting what it calls duplicity and “art washing” by OpenAI

Mia Sato / The Verge:
A lawsuit between two Amazon influencers over allegations of copyright infringement shows the challenges of defining originality and ownership in content
 
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