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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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Governor Phil Murphy / abc7NY:
At least 16 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 16 people were shot or otherwise injured after a lone gunman in a reflective vest and possibly a gas mask threw smoke bombs …
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 …
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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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 …
Benjamin Harvey / Bloomberg:
Putin Says Ukraine Peace Talks ‘at Dead End,’ Vows to Pursue War  —  President Vladimir Putin said peace talks with Ukraine are “at a dead end” and vowed to continue Russia's invasion as Kyiv accused Moscow of sabotaging the negotiations.  —  There's been no word of progress for days …
Tom Ball / The Times:
Putin ‘purges’ 150 FSB agents in response to Russia's botched war with Ukraine
Lewis Beale / The Daily Beast:
Why Putin Is Itching to Get His Hands on This Ex-American Banker
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
Bethan McKernan / The Guardian:
Russia ‘using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq against Ukraine’
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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Associated Press:
NY Lt Gov Benjamin arrested in campaign donation scheme  —  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, whose seven months in that role has been overshadowed by probes into a previous campaign, was arrested Tuesday in a federal corruption investigation.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
Washington Post:
Congress details allegations of Commanders' ‘unlawful’ conduct to FTC  —  The Washington Commanders and owner Daniel Snyder “may have engaged in a troubling, long-running, and potentially unlawful pattern of financial conduct” that allegedly involved withholding as much as $5 million …
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.
James DeHaven / Reno Gazette-Journal:
RGJ poll: GOP hopefuls gain edge on Masto, Sisolak as voters' mood over economy sinks  —  Price spikes and waning support for President Biden helps buoy Republicans in key midterm election battleground  —  Nevada's top Democratic officeholders are trailing Republican rivals for vulnerable seats …
Discussion: Political Wire
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
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.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Did Jared Kushner just get a $2 billion bribe?  —  It was jarring to learn that back in 1967, some 16 of 22 senators from former Confederate states opposed the confirmation of the first Black Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall.  For the first Black woman nominee 55 years later …
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:
CFPB Charges TransUnion and Senior Executive John Danaher with Violating Law Enforcement Order  —  TransUnion deployed digital dark patterns to dupe Americans into subscription plans  —  Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is filing a lawsuit against TransUnion …
Discussion: Bloomberg and CBS News
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 …
Discussion: CBS News and Reason
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
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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
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Reuters:
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