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10:40 AM ET, April 12, 2022

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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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
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 …
Discussion: Гра …
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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NBC New York:
NY Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin Arrested in Campaign Finance Fraud Case: Sources
Discussion: NBC News and The Daily Beast
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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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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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.
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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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 …
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
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.
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Jonathan Haidt / The Atlantic:   Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
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,” …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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.
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.
Discussion: Breitbart
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.
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
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 …
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) …
Discussion: Argus Leader and KCLO-TV
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.
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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Axios:
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CNN:
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Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
Politico:
How a Trump ally got his unfounded voting-machine audit push in front of federal cyber agency
Discussion: Raw Story
Todd Bensman / The Federalist:
How The Biden Administration Is Aiding And Abetting The Biggest Border Fraud In U.S. History
Discussion: The Hill
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Joel Burgess / Asheville Citizen Times:
Fresh off Trump rally, cocaine orgy story, Cawthorn declines April 11 debate
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
NBC News:
Former cop who stormed Capitol guilty on all six counts in second Jan. 6 jury trial