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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
As Ukraine braces for a second round, the West has a duty to step up — With the second bloody round of the war in Ukraine about to begin, the West should step up its assistance and move quickly to provide Kyiv with heavier weapons to resist a savage new Russian assault on the southeastern part of the country.
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Expulsion of Russian ‘diplomats’ may strangle Moscow's spying — In the international game of spy vs. spy, Europe has dealt Russia a potentially crippling blow. — Nearly two dozen European countries have expelled hundreds of Russian government personnel from embassies …
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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 …
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Alexis Petridis / The Guardian:
‘This is a crazy, unjust attack’: Pink Floyd re-form to support Ukraine
‘This is a crazy, unjust attack’: Pink Floyd re-form to support Ukraine
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Putin has ‘probably given up’ on taking Kyiv, Austin says
Putin has ‘probably given up’ on taking Kyiv, Austin says
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UN suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
UN suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
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Bill Clinton / The Atlantic:
I Tried to Put Russia on Another Path
I Tried to Put Russia on Another Path
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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
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Preparing to Investigate How Classified Material Went to Trump's Home — Federal authorities want to know more about how sensitive national security information came to be in 15 boxes of documents and mementos sent to Mar-a-Lago from the White House. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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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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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Confirmation Puts Jackson in a Unique Position: Justice-in-Waiting
Confirmation Puts Jackson in a Unique Position: Justice-in-Waiting
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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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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.
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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.
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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 …