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Live Updates: Several People Are Shot at Brooklyn Subway Station — Here's what you need to know: — Shooting in subway comes amid rise in gun violence across the city. — Multiple people were shot in the subway system in Brooklyn during the Tuesday morning rush, officials said …
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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.
CNN:
Investigators identify suspect of Brooklyn subway shooting after finding a credit card at the scene — New York (CNN)A credit card used to rent a U-Haul cargo van helped New York investigators quickly identify the suspect who allegedly deployed a gas canister and then opened fire …
NBC New York:
Gun Used to Shoot 10 in Brooklyn Subway Attack May Have Jammed, Source Says; Person of Interest Identified — At least 10 Brooklyn subway riders were shot Tuesday by a man wearing a gas mask and a green construction vest who tossed a smoke canister in the train car to distract the rush hour crowd …
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abc7NY:
29 hurt in NYC subway shooting; Gun jam may have saved lives — NYPD Update: Suspect at large following shooting on New York subway — SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) — At least 29 people were shot or otherwise injured after a lone gunman in a reflective vest and a gas mask threw smoke bombs …
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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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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
CNN+ struggles to lure viewers in its early days, drawing fewer than 10,000 daily users — Fewer than 10,000 people are using CNN+ on a daily basis two weeks into its existence, sources said. — The paltry number casts doubt on the future of the application following …
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Eliana Johnson / Washington Free Beacon:
Watch the Corporate Puff Piece Chris Cuomo Aired To Silence an Accuser
Watch the Corporate Puff Piece Chris Cuomo Aired To Silence an Accuser
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Washington Post:
Pentagon looks to vastly expand weapons for Ukraine — The Biden administration is poised to dramatically expand the scope of weapons it's providing Ukraine, U.S. officials said Tuesday, with the Pentagon looking to send Mi-17 helicopters that can be equipped to attack Russian vehicles, armored Humvees and a range of other arms.
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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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New York Times:
Lt. Gov. Benjamin Resigns Following Campaign Finance Indictment — Brian A. Benjamin, New York's second in command to Gov. Kathy Hochul, was charged with bribery, fraud and falsification of records while a state senator. — Lt. Gov. Brian A. Benjamin of New York resigned on Tuesday …
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Politico:
Hochul faces tough choices after Lt. Gov.'s arrest and resignation in New York
Hochul faces tough choices after Lt. Gov.'s arrest and resignation in New York
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Ross Barkan / Political Currents:
Kathy Hochul's Massive Mistake
Kathy Hochul's Massive Mistake
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
U.S. judge declines to jail two men accused of impersonating federal agents — A U.S. judge on Tuesday declined to jail two men accused of impersonating federal agents and supplying Secret Service personnel with gifts, dealing a blow to prosecutors who had argued that the defendants pose a danger and should be detained.
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Argus Leader:
Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg releases statement ahead of impeachment vote, slams Gov. Noem … PIERRE — On the eve of a vote to authorize articles of impeachment against Jason Ravnsborg, the South Dakota attorney general broke months of silence on the issue.
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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Republicans and Putin ‘in lockstep’ for blaming inflation on Biden, says White House adviser — A White House adviser said Republicans are “in lockstep” with the Kremlin over whom to blame for rising inflation in the United States. — Jesse Lee, a White House communications adviser …
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden suggests Putin is a ‘dictator’ who has committed ‘genocide half a world away’
Biden suggests Putin is a ‘dictator’ who has committed ‘genocide half a world away’
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Joseph Simonson / Washington Free Beacon:
White House: Our Critics Are Pro-Putin
White House: Our Critics Are Pro-Putin
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Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
This Is the War's Decisive Moment — The relatively brief but bloody war in Ukraine is entering its fourth phase. In the first, Russia tried to depose Volodymyr Zelensky's government and sweep the country into its embrace in a three-day campaign; in the second, it attempted to conquer Ukraine …
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
In Conference Call Before Riot, a Plea to ‘Descend on the Capitol’ — Days before Jan. 6, a onetime aide to Roger J. Stone Jr. told Trump backers to make lawmakers meeting to finalize the 2020 election results feel that “people are breathing down their necks.” — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
House G.O.P., Banding Together, Kills Bid to Honor Pioneering Black Judge — A right-wing congressman persuaded fellow Republicans to abruptly turn against a routine measure to name a federal courthouse in Florida for a Black State Supreme Court justice. — Give this article- - - Read in app
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Herschel Walker's fumble on energy policy matters — After boasting about his qualifications, the Georgia Republican tried to talk about energy policy. He failed spectacularly. — There was a debate on Saturday night for the six Republicans running for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, featuring five candidates and an empty podium.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: ‘Actually possible’ for GOP to screw up midterms with ‘unacceptable’ candidates
McConnell: ‘Actually possible’ for GOP to screw up midterms with ‘unacceptable’ candidates
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CNN:
Rudy Giuliani unlocks phones for prosecutors in Ukraine-related lobbying probe — (CNN)Federal prosecutors may soon reach a charging decision regarding Rudy Giuliani's foreign lobbying efforts involving Ukraine, after he helped investigators unlock several electronic devices that were seized by the FBI …
Voice of America:
Photos Indicate Russian Looting of Radioactive Materials from Ukraine's Chernobyl — The scale of Russia's looting of Ukraine has become clearer with new photos indicating Russian theft of hazardous materials from a site near Chernobyl's nuclear power plant, and another image from Belarus adding …
New York Times:
These Men Think You Won't Like Their Views. But They Want to Feel Free to Express Them. — Give this article- - - Read in app — There was no talk of a stolen election, no conspiracy theories about voter fraud or rants about President Biden's legitimacy.
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump ‘authorized’ assault on Capitol, Jan. 6 defendant argues at trial — WASHINGTON — An attorney for a man who took a coat rack and a bottle of liquor during the U.S. Capitol attack argued to a jury on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump “authorized” the Jan. 6 assault on the building …
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Financial Times:
Pentagon to meet top arms makers to discuss stepping up aid to Ukraine — Defence contractors including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to attend classified meeting in Washington on Wednesday — The Pentagon will host a meeting of top arms makers on Wednesday to discuss stepping up lethal aid to Ukraine …
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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.
Jenny Jarvie / Los Angeles Times:
A transgender psychologist has helped hundreds of teens transition. But rising numbers have her concerned — Day after day, emails pour into Erica Anderson's inbox from parents struggling to support their teenagers coming out as transgender. — “He's been depressed and anxious since the pandemic began …
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Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
VIDEO: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sends cops to eject our journalists for NO reason — The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, sent police to expel two of our journalists from an official press conference at Miami Dade College today for no reason. — NBC News and The Miami Herald reported …
Amie Rivers / Iowa Starting Line:
Chuck Grassley Says He Won't Vote to Repeal Affordable Care Act — US Sen. Chuck Grassley went on record in front of around 80 people in Waukon to say he does not support repealing a landmark healthcare reform law that brought coverage to more than 230,000 Iowa residents.
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Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Summers Watch — Larry Summers is not only a self-promoter who is often wrong on his economics. He is disdainful of who suffers if his recommendations are taken seriously. — Larry Summers, spurned for a Biden administration post, is famously vindictive.
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Chris Dixon thinks web3 is the future of the internet — is it? … Regular listeners to Decoder know I'm pretty skeptical of crypto. But I want to come by that skepticism honestly, so I talk to people who are actually investing in and building crypto startups and technology.
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Washington Post:
DOJ rebuffs Democrats' request for inventory of Trump's boxes — The Justice Department this week rebuffed a request from the House Oversight Committee for more details about the 15 boxes of White House records that former president Donald Trump improperly removed to Mar-a-Lago …
Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE U.S. to announce $750 million more in weapons for Ukraine, officials say — U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is expected to announce as soon as Wednesday another $750 million in military assistance for Ukraine for its fight against Russian forces, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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