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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Has Evidence for Criminal Referral of Trump, but Splits on Sending — Despite concluding that it has enough evidence, the committee is concerned that making a referral to the Justice Department would backfire by politicizing the investigation into the Capitol riot.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Liz Cheney disputes report January 6 panel split over Trump criminal referral
Liz Cheney disputes report January 6 panel split over Trump criminal referral
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Trumpworld Goes Into Meltdown After Trump Endorses Dr. Oz — “Oz is the antithesis of everything that made Trump the best president of my lifetime,” one MAGA luminary said. — Late Saturday evening, former President Donald Trump officially endorsed his old TV pal Dr. Mehmet Oz …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Rick Santorum endorses Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate race — Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R) will endorse Dave McCormick for the Republican nomination in the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania. … Dave Mccormick will be the next Senator from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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New York Times:
Before Giving Billions to Jared Kushner, Saudi Investment Fund Had Big Doubts — Before it committed $2 billion to Mr. Kushner's firm, Public Investment Fund officials questioned the justification for taking such a big risk. — Give this article- - - Read in app
Wall Street Journal:
Fleeing Putin, Thousands of Educated Russians Are Moving Abroad — Young professionals, often working in tech, have left the country after the Ukraine invasion: 'I can't live in a country that goes to war with its neighbors.' — Hundreds of thousands of professional workers, many of them young …
France 24:
Live: Macron leads first round of French election, to face Le Pen in run-off — French President Emmanuel Macron will face the far right's Marine Le Pen in a presidential run-off on April 24 after leading the first round on Sunday with 28.0% of the vote to Le Pen's 23.2%, according to an Ipsos exit poll.
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Matt Schudel / Washington Post:
Mimi Reinhard, secretary who typed 'Schindler's List,' dies at 107 — Mimi Reinhard was being held at a Nazi concentration camp near Krakow, Poland, in 1944, but because she spoke flawless German and could take shorthand, she was allowed to work in the camp office.
NBC News:
67 attendees of high profile D.C. dinner test positive for Covid — Sixty-seven attendees have tested positive for Covid-19 after attending the Gridiron Dinner in Washington last weekend, including members of the Biden administration and reporters, according to Gridiron Club President Tom DeFrank.
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Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
At least 67 guests test positive for covid after Washington gala
At least 67 guests test positive for covid after Washington gala
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Dusan Stojanovic / Associated Press:
China makes semi-secret delivery of missiles to Serbia — BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Russian ally Serbia took the delivery of a sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system in a veiled operation this weekend, amid Western concerns that an arms buildup in the Balkans at the time of the war …
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Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Most Americans blame Vladimir Putin, oil companies for high gas prices: POLL — Americans are more likely to blame Democrats than Republicans for the hike. — As politicians spar over who's to blame for recent increases in gas prices, a large majority of Americans say oil companies …
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Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner:
Texas DA to dismiss murder charges against woman over ‘self-induced’ abortion — Murder charges against a Texas woman who allegedly committed a “self-induced abortion” will be dropped. — Gocha Allen Ramirez, the district attorney who filed the charges against Lizelle Herrera …
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Denver Post:
Colorado GOP embraces election conspiracy theories in nominations for secretary of state, Senate — The GOP assembly and convention took place Saturday in Colorado Springs — Election deniers received the support of the Colorado Republican Party faithful on Saturday as delegates voted …
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New York Times:
The Fortunes of MacKenzie Scott — Three decades after worrying about making rent, she is now giving away billions — all while trying to keep herself out of the spotlight. — Give this article- - - Read in app — The billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott once recounted …
Harper Lambert / The Wrap:
Abigail Disney Calls Right-Wing Attacks on Disney ‘Absurd’: 'It's an Attempt to Push History Backward' (Video) — Abigail Disney, the director and granddaughter of Disney's co-founder Roy, shut down conservatives who attacked the company after it spoke out against Florida's “Don't Say Gay Bill,” which was signed into law last month.
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Ballot stuffing mars Salt Lake County's GOP nominating convention, as Republicans warn of voter fraud conspiracies — Two Republican delegates, using paper ballots, were caught voting twice during Saturday's nominating convention. — For Salt Lake County Republicans, warnings of voter fraud came from inside the party on Saturday.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Herschel Walker's no-show looms large over Senate GOP debate — Former football great Herschel Walker skipped the first major Republican U.S. Senate debate, but his absence at the event in Gainesville on Saturday helped shape the back-and-forth among the five candidates who showed up.
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Jeanne Whalen / Washington Post:
Russian students are turning in teachers who don't back the war … RIGA, Latvia — When Irina Gen's students in western Russia asked why a European sports competition had barred them from attending, the 55-year-old teacher let loose with a tirade against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Sam Jones / Financial Times:
Austria chancellor Karl Nehammer to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow — First European leader to hold in-person talks with Russia president since Ukraine invasion — Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer will on Monday become the first European leader to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin …
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Rachel Olding / The Daily Beast:
Somebody Tipped Off the 2 Fake Feds Arrested for Duping Secret Service, DOJ Says — “Each hour since their arrest, the Government learns more—and scarier—information,” federal prosecutors wrote in a Sunday filing. — A pair of phony Homeland Security agents who allegedly infiltrated …
Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
McConnell says Democrats ‘headed toward a pretty good beating’ in midterms — Afghanistan withdrawal ‘became kind of a metaphor’ for Biden administration's ‘incompetence,’ McConnell said — Coming up on ‘Fox News Sunday’: April 10 — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. …
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Eric Adams, N.Y.C.'s mayor, tests positive for the coronavirus. — Mr. Adams has been focused on reopening the city after cases rose during the Omicron surge over the winter. — Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday, his 100th day in office, the mayor's office announced.
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NBC News:
Meet the Press - April 10, 2022 — Molly Hunter, Dmytro Kuleba, Jake Sullivan, Larry Summers, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Carlos Curbelo, Josh Lederman and Anna Palmer — CHUCK TODD: — This Sunday: Putin's brutal war. — PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY: — The Russian war crimes machine should be denied its capacity to act.
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Democrats turn to their Gen Z whisperer as youth support wobbles — Democratic senators had two charts waiting at their chairs when they arrived at a caucus luncheon in February. They showed youth participation in national elections since the 1980s, with two impossible-to-miss spikes …
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