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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 …
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:
Gunman Fired 33 Times in Brooklyn Subway Attack, Shooting 10 Riders, Police Say; 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 …
abc7NY:
29 hurt in Brooklyn subway shooting; Frank R. James identified as person of interest
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
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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 …
Josefa Velasquez / THE CITY:
Kathy Hochul's Challenge: Keep Brian Benjamin Resignation Fallout From Turning Radioactive
Ross Barkan / Political Currents:
Kathy Hochul's Massive Mistake
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.
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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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump ‘authorized’ assault on Capitol, Jan. 6 defendant argues at trial
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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Washington Post:
Case of duped Secret Service agents called an alarming agency breach
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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NBC News:   Biden admin may announce new $750 million military aid package for Ukraine as early as this week
Politico:
Top Trump White House lawyers scheduled for Jan. 6 interview  —  Two of Donald Trump's top White House lawyers are slated to speak with the Jan. 6 select committee Wednesday, according to one person with knowledge of the arrangement.  —  Pat Cipollone, Trump's White House counsel …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Republicans and Putin ‘in lockstep’ for blaming inflation on Biden, says White House adviser
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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
South Dakota attorney general impeached over fatal crash
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: ‘Actually possible’ for GOP to screw up midterms with ‘unacceptable’ candidates  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said the political atmosphere is good for Republicans heading into the midterms but warned that the party could bungle its chances if …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Herschel Walker's fumble on energy policy matters
Discussion: Raw Story and The Racket News
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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
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
Andrea Blanco / Daily Mail:
South Carolina ‘serial rapist’, 19, whose dad works for DA gets PROBATION for ‘sexually’ assaulting pastor's daughter: Second ‘rape victim’ died, with third rape charge dismissed  — Relatives of 19-year-old Bowen Turner's victims said he was merely given a slap on the wrist by Orangeburg County Judge Markley Dennis
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 …
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Fake ‘Federal Marshal’ Tried to Wheel Audi Out of Tulsa Dealership, Cops Say  —  GRAND THEFT AUDI  —  A man in Tulsa, Oklahoma really, really wanted a new Audi, and he seemed ready to do whatever it takes—including ending up in jail.  Police allege Randy Cantwell went into a dealership …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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
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 …
 
 
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Gov. Reeves Declares April Confederate Heritage Month and Genocide Awareness Month
Discussion: Raw Story and Civil War Memory
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Checks & Imbalances: Stop The Steal Organizer Amy Kremer Now Owes Almost $50,000 In Past-Due Fines To FEC
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden suggests Putin is a ‘dictator’ who has committed ‘genocide half a world away’
Adam Barnes / The Hill:
Teacher shortage prompts school district's shift to 4-day week
Discussion: ABC News, Townhall and Washington Times
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Chris Dixon thinks web3 is the future of the internet — is it?
 Earlier Items: 
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
Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Summers Watch  —  Larry Summers is not only a self-promoter who is often wrong on his economics.
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
Give War A Chance
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
Washington Post columnist arrested in Moscow after criticizing Putin
James DeHaven / Reno Gazette-Journal:
RGJ poll: GOP hopefuls gain edge on Masto, Sisolak as voters' mood over economy sinks
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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