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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 …
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New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: Civilians Rush to Flee as Russian Troops Mass in the East — U.S. military officials said they expect Russia to carry out a major offensive from the city of Izium to Dnipro, a strategic target in eastern Ukraine. At a train station where dozens were killed in a missile strike …
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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine, Russia Gear Up for War's Biggest Battles — Officials expect large-scale tank and artillery battles; it ‘will remind you of the Second World War,’ Ukraine's foreign minister says — Ukraine and Russia poured reinforcements into eastern Ukraine this weekend, preparing for what are likely …
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Washington Post
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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Lawfare, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and The Hard Fork
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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Realism and Restraint and The Western Journal
David Cohen / Politico:
Zelenskyy: ‘This is not a movie. This is real life.’
Zelenskyy: ‘This is not a movie. This is real life.’
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Washington Examiner and CBS News
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
The wartime president: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with Scott Pelley in Kyiv
Sam Jones / Financial Times:
Austria chancellor Karl Nehammer to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Austria chancellor Karl Nehammer to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow
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CBS News, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg and EUobserver
Tim Judah / Financial Times:
How Kyiv was saved by Ukrainian ingenuity as well as Russian blunders
How Kyiv was saved by Ukrainian ingenuity as well as Russian blunders
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Washington Post and NPR
Federico Fubini / Corriere della Sera:
Sergey Karaganov: We are at war with the West. The European security order is illegitimate
Sergey Karaganov: We are at war with the West. The European security order is illegitimate
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Politico, CNBC and The Bona Fide
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
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Raw Story and Political Wire
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Macron to Face Le Pen for President as French Gravitate Toward Extremes — President Emmanuel Macron and the hard-right leader Marine Le Pen will compete for a second time in a runoff on April 24. — PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader …
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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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Washington Post, Politico, CNBC, The Hill, Outside the Beltway, Washington Examiner and Political Wire
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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Law & Crime, HuffPost, The Daily Beast, Insider, Rolling Stone, CNN, The Guardian, NBC News, Bipartisan Report, Talking Points Memo, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, Mother Jones, Eschaton, Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill, Washington Post and Mock Paper Scissors
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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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Bipartisan Report, Mediaite, Breitbart, CNN and Political Wire
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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RedState, NPR, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair and HotAir
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Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
How Joe Manchin Knifed the Democrats — and Bailed on Saving Democracy — The senator from West Virginia had other ideas — “Giddy” is not a word people use to describe Jon Tester. The towering senior U.S. senator from Montana is blunt and pragmatic. In the halls of Congress, he's one of the last surviving rural Democrats.
CNN:
How Ginni Thomas jockeyed for influence in Trump's orbit — One week after the 2018 midterms, President Donald Trump hosted a private lunch with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas. — She used her face time with Trump to cajole …
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Raw Story
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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The Guardian, OutKick and The Hill
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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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Breitbart, Politico, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Townhall, Mother Jones, UPI, Bloomberg and CNN
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.
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New York Daily News
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 …
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Raw Story
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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New York Times, Washington Post, TheGrio, ABC7, MyRGV.com, The Hill, The Texas Tribune, Townhall, Associated Press and Truthout
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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Associated Press, Raw Story, Colorado Newsline and The Colorado Sun
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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Newsbusters and NPR
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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The Hill
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Fox News:
Gov. DeSantis explains Florida's popularity: ‘We do believe in parents’ rights' — He says it has been the ‘number one place to come’ — Florida has been ‘the number one place to come’: DeSantis — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis detailed the “free” principles driving his state's popularity Saturday on “Unfiltered.”