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Financial Times:
Nato states agree to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine  —  Russia admits ‘significant losses of troops’ as Donbas region prepares for fresh offensive  —  Nato member states have agreed to supply new types of advanced weaponry to Ukraine, alliance representatives have said …
CNN:
UN suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
The Daily Beast:
‘Gutted’: Inside the Manhattan DA's Unraveling Trump Probe  —  The Manhattan DA's case against Donald Trump increasingly seems to be going nowhere. … Over the last several weeks, the Manhattan District Attorney's investigation into former President Donald Trump has appeared to be unraveling …
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New York Times:
Under Fire, Manhattan D.A. Defends Handling of Trump Investigation  —  Alvin Bragg, in his first public comments about the inquiry into the former president, insisted his office was continuing to pursue the matter but provided few additional details.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
New York Times:
Supreme Court Highlights: Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson  —  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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Eric McDaniel / NPR:
The Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
CBS News:
Men accused of impersonating federal agents being investigated for possible ties to Iranian intelligence  —  The two men accused of impersonating federal agents over the course of several years will remain in jail pending a detention hearing Friday, a federal magistrate judge ruled Thursday.
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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Yakuza Boss Arrested at Manhattan Steakhouse for Alleged Rockets-for-Heroin Scheme  —  “The drugs were destined for New York streets, and the weapons shipments were meant for factions in unstable nations.”  —  A Japanese organized crime kingpin conspired to broker massive deals …
Breck Dumas / Fox Business:
GEICO apologizes, reverses course after inviting Linda Sarsour to speak at company event  —  The pro-Palestinian activist has been widely accused of anti-Semitism  —  Property and casualty insurer GEICO landed in hot water with several Jewish advocacy groups this week after inviting pro-Palestinian activist …
Discussion: OutKick and The Daily Wire
Choire Sicha / New York Magazine:
Journalism's Twitter Problem Is the Journalists  —  Today, New York Times honcho Dean Baquet ordered a company-wide “reset” in how his staff should think about Twitter.  Mostly, he'd like them to never look at it again.  —  You can see why.  Most of the people who work for him are very bad …
Nicole Chavez / CNN:
Texas leads among 26 states with book bans, free speech group says  —  (CNN)More than a 1,000 books have been banned in 86 school districts in 26 states across the United States, a new PEN America analysis shows.  —  PEN America, a literary and free expression advocacy organization …
Discussion: Insider
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Tom Burt / Microsoft On the Issues:
Disrupting cyberattacks targeting Ukraine  —  Tom Burt - Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust  —  Today, we're sharing more about cyberattacks we've seen from a Russian nation-state actor targeting Ukraine and steps we've taken to disrupt it.
Kansas City Star:
Request for investigation sent before alleged abuse by Greitens  —  Missouri state Sen. Jamilah Nasheed grew concerned enough about Gov. Eric Greitens' potential for violence in April 2018 that she sent a letter asking the Department of Public Safety to investigate rumors of an incident involving …
Discussion: Raw Story
Leana S. Wen / Washington Post:
The Gridiron Club outbreak shows what living with covid-19 looks like  —  At least a dozen high-profile guests who attended Saturday's Gridiron Club dinner have tested positive for the coronavirus, including Attorney General Merrick Garland, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Reps. Adam B. Schiff …
Discussion: The Hill, New York Magazine and HotAir
New York Times:
Alabama Lawmakers Approve Ban on Medical Care for Transgender Youth  —  Legislators also approved a measure restricting discussion of L.G.B.T.Q. issues in public schools.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Alabama lawmakers voted on Thursday to criminalize medical care …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
McConnell's revealing squirm session on why he'd still back Trump  —  The question has stalked Republicans since the 2016 campaign: If all those horrible things you said about Donald Trump were true, how can you turn around and support him?  The evolutions of the likes of former …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
McConnell pressed on contradiction with Trump and moral red lines
Politico:
Judge restores Jan. 6 defendant's gun rights over DOJ objection  —  A judge has restored a Texas woman's right to possess firearms just weeks after she was sentenced for illegally entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.  —  U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden issued an order …
Dan Collyns / The Guardian:
Peruvian prime minister's praise of Hitler sparks wave of protest  —  Aníbal Torres said his words were misunderstood but offered to apologize in person to Israeli ambassador Asaf Ichilevich  —  The Israeli embassy in Lima has led a wave of protest after Peru's prime minister …
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Elon Musk to address Twitter staff after internal outcry … Twitter plans to host Elon Musk for a question-and-answer session with employees after a week of internal outcries over his appointment to the social network's board of directors, according to company messages obtained by The Washington Post.
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
A Push for Normalcy Tests the Gerontocracy  —  Yesterday afternoon, President Joe Biden hosted a good old-fashioned bill-signing ceremony at the White House.  Before an audience of several dozen in the State Dining Room, the president celebrated the long-awaited enactment of a postal-reform bill.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
How Sacramento's mass shooting killed the myth of ‘tough-on-crime’ prosecutors  —  Anne Marie Schubert — the veteran district attorney for Sacramento County, covering California's capital city — doesn't quite fit the profile of the perfect guest for the right-wing Fox News Channel …
 
 
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
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Rob Stein / NPR:
U.S. life expectancy falls for 2nd year in a row
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Legal Effort Expands to Disqualify Republicans as ‘Insurrectionists’
Discussion: Raw Story
Tyler Kingkade / NBC News:
A Texas teacher faces losing her job after fighting for gay pride symbols in school
Luke Gentile / Washington Examiner:
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for police action against Jimmy Kimmel