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Washington Post:
Hubris and isolation led Vladimir Putin to misjudge Ukraine — More than six weeks into his war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is feeling the sting of failure. — Thousands of Russian battlefield deaths. Three front-line retreats by the Russian military.
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Andrei Soldatov / The Moscow Times:
Why is a Russian Intelligence General in Moscow Lefortovo Prison? — Incarceration in one of Moscow's most notorious prisons is not standard operating procedure. — Colonel General Sergei Beseda, head of the Fifth Service of the FSB, is being held in Lefortovo prison.
Corinna Cohn / Washington Post:
What I wish I'd known when I was 19 and had sex reassignment surgery — Corinna Cohn, a software developer in Indianapolis, is an officer in the Gender Care Consumer Advocacy Network. — When I was 19, I had surgery for sex reassignment, or what is now called gender affirmation surgery.
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
‘What the hell was he thinking?’ Pennsylvania conservatives react to Trump's support of OZ — RICHLAND, Pa. — Chairwoman Jackie Kulback has a very detailed list of criteria that her county party she chairs — the Cambria County Republican Committee — requires to endorse candidates in next month's U.S. Senate primary contest.
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
The Backlash Over Trump's Dr. Oz Endorsement Shows His Hold on the GOP Is Slipping — MAGA-world's disappointment in their Dear Leader could mean they're getting ready to move on. … Donald Trump's recent endorsement of Dr. Mehmet Oz in the Republican primary race for U.S. Senate …
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ABC News:
Former Trump lawyer, amid clash with Jan. 6 committee, pushing to decertify 2020 election — Trump has been watching the decertification push closely — Just as he was emerging as a top target of the House committee investigating the Capitol attack, former Trump lawyer John Eastman took a trip to Wisconsin.
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Nick Grube / Honolulu Civil Beat:
Has US Rep. Kai Kahele Given Up On Washington? — WASHINGTON — When Kai Kahele announced he was running for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District in 2019, he vowed one thing to his future constituents — that he'd show up and do the job. — It was a stark contrast to the person who was sitting in the seat at the time.
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BBC:
Ukraine War: Russia warns Sweden and Finland against Nato membership — Russia has warned Finland and Sweden against joining Nato, arguing the move would not bring stability to Europe. — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that “the alliance remains a tool geared towards confrontation”.
Thomas Franck / CNBC:
White House says it expects inflation to be ‘extraordinarily elevated’ in new report — The Biden administration is bracing for the Labor Department's consumer price index report to show that inflation is “extraordinarily elevated.” — The consumer price index, or CPI, is one of Wall Street's favorite ways to measure inflation.
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W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
White House says Kamala Harris maskless because of ‘emotional,’ ‘historic’ day
White House says Kamala Harris maskless because of ‘emotional,’ ‘historic’ day
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Neil Irwin / Axios:
Get ready for a nasty inflation report
Get ready for a nasty inflation report
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NBC News:
Former cop who stormed Capitol guilty on all six counts in second Jan. 6 jury trial — WASHINGTON — A former police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was found guilty on all six charges at trial in a verdict reached Monday. — Thomas Robertson, who was an officer in Rocky Mount …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jury convicts former Va. police officer for role in Jan. 6 riot
Jury convicts former Va. police officer for role in Jan. 6 riot
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Yogita Limaye / BBC:
Ukraine conflict: ‘Russian soldiers raped me and killed my husband’ — The Russians have withdrawn from areas around Kyiv, but they've left deeply wounded lives that might never recover from the trauma. The BBC has heard first-hand testimony and found evidence of Ukrainian women being raped by invading soldiers.
Tom Ball / The Times:
Putin ‘purges’ 150 FSB agents in response to Russia's botched war with Ukraine — A “Stalinist” mass purge of Russian secret intelligence is under way after more than 100 agents were removed from their jobs and the head of the department responsible for Ukraine was sent to prison.
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration Cracks Down on Ghost Guns, Ensures That ATF Has the Leadership it Needs to Enforce Our Gun Laws — Today, President Biden and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco will deliver remarks in the Rose Garden to announce additional steps the Administration is taking to combat gun crime.
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden finalizes restrictions on ‘ghost guns,’ names new ATF nominee
Biden finalizes restrictions on ‘ghost guns,’ names new ATF nominee
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New York Times:
Twitter Grapples With an Elon Musk Problem — Mr. Musk, Twitter's biggest shareholder, is free to buy more stock in the company and could use the platform against itself. Some employees are dismayed. — Give this article- - - Read in app — SAN FRANCISCO — Bright and early on Monday …
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Why American Teens Are So Sad — Sign up for Derek's newsletter here. — The United States is experiencing an extreme teenage mental-health crisis. From 2009 to 2021, the share of American high-school students who say they feel “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” …
Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times:
Karen Bass and Rick Caruso in dead heat, L.A. mayoral poll finds — Voters upset over crime and a seemingly limitless geyser of cash have propelled Rick Caruso to the front of the race for mayor, reshaping the contest and offering Los Angeles a stark contrast between the billionaire developer and his chief rival, Rep. Karen Bass.
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Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
What happens when a group of Fox News viewers watch CNN for a month? — A study that paid viewers of the rightwing cable network to switch shed light on the media's influence on people's views — atching Fox News can be like entering an alternative universe.
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Steve Contorno / CNN:
Florida lawmakers cave to DeSantis on redistricting and will defer to him with new map — (CNN)Republican legislative leaders in Florida have given up trying to draw new congressional boundaries that can win Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature and, in an unprecedented move, announced Monday …
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Ana Ceballos / Tampa Bay Times:
Florida Legislature won't draft new redistricting map, deferring to DeSantis
Florida Legislature won't draft new redistricting map, deferring to DeSantis
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Florida Phoenix and Florida Politics
Joel Burgess / Asheville Citizen Times:
Fresh off Trump rally, cocaine orgy story, Cawthorn declines April 11 debate … ASHEVILLE - After a turbulent week that included being chastised by party leaders for saying Republican lawmakers were involved with drugs and sex parties and a high-profile speaking engagement with former President Donald Trump …
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Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
Abby Finkenauer can't appear on Democratic primary ballot, Iowa judge rules … U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer cannot appear on Iowa's June 7 Democratic primary ballot, a judge ruled Sunday. — The late night ruling, which reverses a state panel's decision, is a major setback for Finkenauer …
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Russia Airs Its Ultimate ‘Revenge Plan’ for America — Battered and infuriated by sanctions over the war in Ukraine, Putin's henchmen are plotting their master plan for revenge on live television. — As Russia's war of aggression continues to ravage its neighbor, the Kremlin's propaganda apparatus …
David French / The Atlantic:
Free Speech for Me but Not for Thee — Sign up for David's newsletter, The Third Rail, here. — The American right has lost the plot on free speech. The passage of Florida's House Bill 1557, which bans “classroom instruction” on “sexual orientation and gender identity” …
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Trump and Ukraine: Former Advisers Revisit What Happened — Amid the current crisis, Fiona Hill and other former advisers are connecting President Trump's pressure campaign on Ukraine to Jan. 6. And they're ready to talk. — To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
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New York Times:
As Remote Work Becomes Permanent, Can Manhattan Adapt? — With more companies adopting hybrid work, New York City's economy, which relies on commuters and full office buildings, faces an uncertain future. — PwC, a global consulting firm with its American headquarters in New York City …
Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
The city of Philadelphia will reinstate an indoor mask mandate, the first major U.S. city to do so this spring. — With new coronavirus cases low but rising sharply in recent days, the city of Philadelphia announced on Monday that it will reinstate an indoor mask mandate a little more than a month …
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Wall Street Journal:
Moscow's Central Banker Dismantles What She Built — Elvira Nabiullina, who strove to integrate Russia into the world economy, has dropped that mission for a new one—shielding the populace from the fallout of sanctions — Elvira Nabiullina spent eight years modernizing Russian monetary policy and forging bonds with global markets.
The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson Brags to Megachurch That He Is Totally Unvaccinated — In this week's edition of Source Material, we reveal how Tucker told a megachurch he hasn't gotten a single jab—but that he's “obviously” not anti-vaccine, just anti-COVID vaccine.
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Bailee Hill / Fox News:
Student hides from ‘woke mob’ in bathroom as angry protesters target Allen West: ‘I was afraid for my life’ — Therese Purcell tells ‘Fox & Friends First’ protests spiraled out of control at University of Buffalo — Woke mob swarms Lt. Col. Allen West's speech at University of Buffalo
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Jonathan Haidt / The Atlantic:
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid — It's not just a phase. — Illustrations by Nicolás Ortega — What would it have been like to live in Babel in the days after its destruction? In the Book of Genesis, we are told that the descendants of Noah built a great city in the land of Shinar.
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
The Lerner family will explore selling the Washington Nationals — The family of real estate magnate Ted Lerner, which 16 years ago purchased the Washington Nationals from Major League Baseball and oversaw a rebuilding process that eventually resulted in a World Series championship …
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New York Times:
Bucha's Month of Terror — ‘They shot my son. I was next to him. It would be better if it had been me.’ — As the Russian advance on Kyiv stalled, a campaign of terror and revenge against civilians nearby in Bucha began, survivors and investigators say. — Russian soldiers set up in this school.
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Karen Attiah / Washington Post:
Black Lives' Matters needs to get its (real expensive) house in order — Ever since Black Lives Matter became a rallying cry in 2014, Black people knew that the movement could not afford to slip up. Eight years and more than $90 million in donations later, BLM's national leadership has made a $6 million stumble.
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