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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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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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Yogita Limaye / BBC:
Ukraine conflict: ‘Russian soldiers raped me and killed my husband’
Ukraine conflict: ‘Russian soldiers raped me and killed my husband’
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Inflation Continued to Worsen in March, as Gas and Rent Costs Rose: Live Updates — Here's what you need to know: — Prices were 8.5% higher in March than a year earlier. — Inflation — +8.5% in — March — +6.5% — without — food and energy — Year-over-year percent change in the Consumer Price Index
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Consumer prices rose 8.5% in March, slightly hotter than expected and the highest since 1981 — Prices that consumers pay on everyday items surged in March to their highest levels since the early days of the Reagan administration, according to Labor Department data released Tuesday.
Gwynn Guilford / Wall Street Journal:
Inflation Seen Nearing New Four-Decade High in March
Inflation Seen Nearing New Four-Decade High in March
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New York Times:
Lt. Gov. Benjamin Arrested in Campaign Finance Scheme — Brian A. Benjamin, New York's No. 2 official to Gov. Kathy Hochul, will face a federal charge that he conspired to commit bribery while a state senator. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Lt. Gov. Brian A. Benjamin of New York …
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
‘Dr. Oz’ bets Trump endorsement can catapult him in Pa. Senate race — Pennsylvania Senate hopeful Mehmet Oz won the Donald Trump primary by securing the former president's endorsement over the weekend. — Now, Oz's Senate campaign says it plans to spend at least $1 million …
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Washington Examiner, YouTube and New Republic
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Pennsylvania Republicans Are Going to Nominate an Election Conspiracist for Governor
Pennsylvania Republicans Are Going to Nominate an Election Conspiracist for Governor
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Pentagon monitoring reports of possible Russian chemical weapons attack in Mariupol — British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says her government is working “urgently” to verify details of an alleged chemical weapons attack on residents of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
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Washington Post:
Biden to announce plan to ease gas prices as inflationary pressures persist … The White House plans to roll out new policies Tuesday aimed at curbing gas prices as it braces for a crushing new report that will show inflationary pressures on millions of Americans have intensified this year.
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Eric McDaniel / NPR:
In an exception to the Clean Air Act, Biden will allow E15 gas to be sold this summer
In an exception to the Clean Air Act, Biden will allow E15 gas to be sold this summer
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Des Moines Register, RedState and Washington Times
Grid News:
QAnon candidates are on the ballot in 26 states — With millions in funding and the support of prominent Republicans, the conspiracy theory movement is one of the fastest-growing forces in American politics, a Grid investigation finds. — Part one of “The United States of QAnon,” …
NBC10 Philadelphia:
Philly Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate — Philadelphia will again require masks indoors at businesses and schools. The Health Department is still holding a briefing about the news. — By NBC10 Staff and Michael Rubinkam — Lee la historia en español aquí.
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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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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Internal poll shows Brian Kemp close to outright primary win, despite Trump fight — The race for Georgia governor might as well have been a tossup when David Perdue entered the contest in December. Now Gov. Brian Kemp's allies are increasingly confident they can avoid a runoff …
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Political Wire
The Daily Beast:
The Obscure Law NY Prosecutors Could Use to Charge Trump Years From Now — Trump may be hoping to run out the clock, but New York prosecutors believe they have a lot more time than the former president thinks. … The Manhattan District Attorney's investigation into former President Donald …
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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Here's How the GOP Can Move Beyond Trumpism
Here's How the GOP Can Move Beyond Trumpism
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The American Spectator, HuffPost and Raw Story
Bethan McKernan / The Guardian:
Russia ‘using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq against Ukraine’ — Iraqi militias and others say undercover networks being used to supply materiel such as RPGs and anti-tank missiles — Bethan McKernan in Kyiv and Vera Mironova in Lviv — Russia is receiving munitions …
Axios:
Exclusive: Former Xinjiang prisoner arrives in U.S. as key witness to abuses — A Christian Chinese national who spent 10 months in a Xinjiang detention camp has arrived in the United States after months of behind-the-scenes lobbying by U.S. lawmakers, human rights activists and international lawyers.
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans say COVID is no longer a crisis — Less than one in 10 Americans now describe COVID-19 as a crisis — with about three in four calling it a manageable problem and one in six saying it's no problem at all — according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom / New York Times:
What's Shame Got to Do With It? — In the old comic strip “The Family Circus,” four precocious children blamed invisible goblins — “Not me,” “Nobody” and “Ida Know” — for their messes. In the real world, adults who should be too old for invisible friends are doing the same deflection with a goblin named “Shame!”
Jennifer Scott / BBC:
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to be fined over lockdown parties — Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak and the PM's wife Carrie Johnson will be fined by the police for breaking lockdown laws. — Officials confirmed the three had received notification from the Metropolitan Police …
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Nina-Golgowski / Associated Press:
South Dakota House To Vote On Impeaching Attorney General After Fatal Crash — Jason Ravnsborg struck and killed a pedestrian on the shoulder of a highway in 2020. Opponents of his impeachment argue that he wasn't on the job when it happened. — PIERRE, S.D. (AP) …
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Politico:
How a Trump ally got his unfounded voting-machine audit push in front of federal cyber agency — Donald Trump's top pick to administer Arizona elections in 2024 is more than a garden-variety backer — he played a little-known but notable role in bolstering the former president's push to subvert the 2020 ballot.
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Raw Story
New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: Russia Prepares for Stepped-Up Assault on the East — After meeting Vladimir V. Putin, Austria's chancellor said the Russian leader wants to escalate the war as he focuses on the Donbas region. Ukrainians warned of possible Russian use of chemical weapons.
Daniel Greenfield / Front Page Magazine:
The Left's War on Childhood — Leftists demand safe spaces for themselves, but take them away from children. — Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Rachel Maddow's MSNBC program will go weekly starting next month — MSNBC host Rachel Maddow returned to her nightly program Monday, but revealed that viewers will be seeing less of her starting in May. — Maddow announced that her show will be weekly on Monday nights beginning May 2.
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Jon Brown / Fox News:
Pennsylvania man arrested, charged after slapping Biden ‘I Did That’ stickers on gas pumps — The stickers blaming Biden for skyrocketing gas prices have popped up at gas pumps nationwide — Fox News Flash top headlines for April 11 — A man was criminally charged last week following …
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The Texas Tribune:
International trade halted at Texas border crossings as truckers protest Greg Abbott's new inspections — Commercial traffic at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge stopped Monday and a similar protest affected traffic into and out of El Paso. The blockades could impact the flow of produce to restaurants and grocery stores.
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BorderReport, Juan Chuy Hinojosa and Off the Kuff
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.