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8:35 PM ET, April 10, 2022

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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
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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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
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.
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.
Discussion: The Guardian, OutKick and The Hill
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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 …
Discussion: The Western Journal
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: The Hill
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CBS News:
CBS News poll: In economic views, inflation outweighs jobs
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 …
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Bloomberg and EUobserver
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.
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.
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.
Discussion: Newsbusters and NPR
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.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, CNN and Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Insider
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.”
New York Times:
Crypto Industry Helps Write, and Pass, Its Own Agenda in State Capitols  —  In the absence of federal regulations, crypto lobbyists and executives are going state by state to get favorable rules enacted.  Many lawmakers have been willing partners.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
 
 
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Dan Herbeck / Buffalo News:
Buffalo cops who pushed protester Martin Gugino to ground cleared of wrongdoing
Federico Fubini / Corriere della Sera:
Sergey Karaganov: We are at war with the West. The European security order is illegitimate
Discussion: CNBC and The Bona Fide
CNN:
‘Birtherism’ to the ‘Big Lie’: Inside Obama's fight to counter disinformation
Discussion: Newsbusters
Bethan McKernan / The Guardian:
With bloodied gloves, forensic teams uncover gruesome secrets of Bucha in Ukraine
Discussion: National Review
Financial Times:
Long Covid: the invisible public health crisis fuelling labour shortages
Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
McConnell says Democrats ‘headed toward a pretty good beating’ in midterms
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
School Reopening Mess Drives Frustrated Parents Toward GOP
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media is failing the public on the good news about jobs
 Earlier Items: 
Mac William Bishop / Rolling Stone:
‘We Are Tired of Killing’: How Long Can Ukraine Trade Land for Blood?
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Court Revives Challenge To Madison Cawthorn's Reelection Effort
Discussion: Bipartisan Report, Raw Story and NPR
The Economist:
A clumsy lockdown of Shanghai is testing the “zero-covid” strategy
Discussion: National Review
Danny Funt / The Fine Print:
A Columnist Fails to Meet the Press
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Democrats turn to their Gen Z whisperer as youth support wobbles
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Wall Street Journal:
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JPMorgan, Visa, and other financial firms join Project Agora, a blockchain-based project by Bank for International Settlements to overhaul cross-border payments

 
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