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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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BBC:
Ukraine War: US ‘deeply concerned’ at report of Mariupol chemical attack — The US and Britain say they are looking into reports that chemical weapons have been used by Russian forces attacking the Ukrainian port of Mariupol. — Ukraine's Azov regiment said three soldiers were injured by …
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Lewis Beale / The Daily Beast:
Why Putin Is Itching to Get His Hands on This Ex-American Banker — ON THE RUN — Moscow's most wanted man, Bill Browder, reveals what makes the Russian president tick in his new book, “Freezing Order.” — B ill Browder was headed for breakfast at his Madrid hotel when two men with shirts reading …
Bethan McKernan / The Guardian:
Russia ‘using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq against Ukraine’
Russia ‘using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq against Ukraine’
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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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abc7NY:
At least 13 shot or hurt in NYC by man wearing gas mask, construction vest — ABC7 New York 24/7 Eyewitness News Stream — SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) — At least 13 people were shot or otherwise hit by shrapnel on multiple subway stations along the northbound N train line in Brooklyn Tuesday morning.
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New York Post:
Multiple people shot in Brooklyn subway stop during rush hour — Multiple people were shot Tuesday morning in a gruesome shooting in a Brooklyn subway station during rush hour, officials said. — The bloody incident broke out around 8:30 a.m. at the 36th Street station for the D, N, R lines in Sunset Park.
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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 …
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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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Biden to announce plan to ease gas prices as inflationary pressures persist
Biden to announce plan to ease gas prices as inflationary pressures persist
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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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Gwynn Guilford / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Inflation Hit Four-Decade High in March
U.S. Inflation Hit Four-Decade High in March
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Pennsylvania Republicans Are Going to Nominate an Election Conspiracist for Governor — TFW when Dr. Oz is the most normal Republican in a state. — LOL, if you thought Donald Trump's endorsement of Dr. Mehmet Oz for Senate was the worst development in Pennsylvania's 2022 GOP primaries …
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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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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Big cuts coming for CNN+ after slow start — Investment and projections for CNN+ are expected to be cut dramatically in response to a low adoption rate, two sources tell Axios. … - Hundreds of millions of dollars are expected to be cut from that original investment total.
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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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NBC10 Philadelphia:
Philly Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate
Philly Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate
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Sergiu Klainerman / Tablet Magazine:
Princeton's Mixed-Up President Discards Free Speech and Demonizes Its Defenders … Say what you want about Christopher Eisgruber, the president of Princeton University—he is a principled man. The problem is that he holds principles that are in serious conflict with one another.
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Angry Drivers, Lots of Guns: An Explosion in Road Rage Shootings — Dozens have been reported in Texas alone amid a pandemic surge in gun purchases and a country increasingly on edge. — HOUSTON — The trouble started with an argument between two drivers merging in slow traffic after an Astros baseball game last summer.
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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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Covid-19 may be hastening democracy's demise — Trust in U.S. institutions has been declining for years, thanks to government scandals, economic dislocation, increased inequality and social media. Now, evidence is growing that the coronavirus pandemic is making the phenomenon much worse.
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,” …
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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Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
California pushing for 32-hour workweek at larger companies as part of pandemic-driven shift … California is trying to become the first state in the nation to make a four-day workweek a state law. — The state introduced a new bill that would make the official workweek 32 hours …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Romney, now a GOP maverick, undecided on future in politics — Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) says he hasn't decided whether to run for re-election in 2024, when he could be on the same ballot as Donald Trump if the former president seeks another bid for the White House.
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TODAY.com:
Exclusive: Obama weighs in on war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin — Former President Barack Obama weighed in on the war in Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin in an exclusive interview with TODAY's Al Roker. “What we have seen, with the invasion of Ukraine, is him being reckless …
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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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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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!”
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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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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