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7:35 PM ET, April 12, 2022

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New York Times:
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.
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 …
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 …
Eliana Johnson / Washington Free Beacon:
Watch the Corporate Puff Piece Chris Cuomo Aired To Silence an Accuser
Discussion: Mediaite
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.
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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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.
Discussion: Washingtonian and NBC4 Washington
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Washington Post:
Case of duped Secret Service agents called an alarming agency breach
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
South Dakota attorney general impeached over fatal crash
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’
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 …
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
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.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Racket News and The Root
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: ‘Actually possible’ for GOP to screw up midterms with ‘unacceptable’ candidates
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and USA Today
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: HotAir and The US Re-Constitution
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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 …
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
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.
Discussion: NDTV
 
 
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Nicholas Kristof's Botched Rescue Mission
Discussion: Insider
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Iranian ‘Ghost Armada’ Ferries $22 Billion Worth of Illicit Oil to China
Adam Barnes / The Hill:
Teacher shortage prompts school district's shift to 4-day week
Discussion: ABC News, Townhall and Washington Times
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Putin Wants to Break NATO. Republicans Want to Help Him.
Sam Dean / Los Angeles Times:
As inflation soars, how is AriZona iced tea still 99 cents?
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Pentagon does ‘not object’ to potential transfer of jets from Slovakia to Ukraine
Discussion: Fox News and Politico
 Earlier Items: 
Insider:
Lindsey Graham is ‘unrecognizable’ and ‘sycophant in chief’ to Trump, Joe Biden's sister Valerie says in a new book
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
Give War A Chance
Discussion: The Hill
Associated Press:
US inflation jumped 8.5% in past year, highest since 1981
Washington Post:
Washington Post columnist arrested in Moscow after criticizing Putin
John Yoo / Newsweek:
Clarence Thomas' Vote on Trump Documents Had Nothing to do With His Wife
Tomas Pueyo / Uncharted Territories:
Why Germany Won't Keep Its Nuclear Plants Open
Discussion: Associated Press
James DeHaven / Reno Gazette-Journal:
RGJ poll: GOP hopefuls gain edge on Masto, Sisolak as voters' mood over economy sinks
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

 
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