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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Liberation Without Victory — Kyiv is halfway normal now. Burnt-out Russian tanks have been removed from the roads leading into the city, traffic lights work, the subway runs, oranges are available for purchase. A cheerful balalaika orchestra was performing for returning refugees …
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Russia warns U.S. to stop arming Ukraine … Russia this week sent a formal diplomatic note to the United States warning that U.S. and NATO shipments of the “most sensitive” weapons systems to Ukraine were “adding fuel” to the conflict there and could bring “unpredictable consequences.”
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Washington Post:
U.S. to train Ukrainian troops, confirms attack sank Russian warship … Russia's premier warship in the Black Sea sustained severe damage and sank on its way back to port early Thursday, a major symbolic blow to Moscow as the invasion of Ukraine entered its eighth week and both sides prepare …
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Ukraine is scanning faces of dead Russians, then contacting the mothers … Ukrainian officials have run more than 8,600 facial recognition searches on dead or captured Russian soldiers in the 50 days since Moscow's invasion began, using the scans to identify bodies and contact hundreds …
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Washington Post:
Russia believed the West was weak and decadent. So it invaded. … In recent weeks, many analysts — especially those trying to find a logical justification for the Russian war in Ukraine — have argued that the Kremlin was reacting to a perceived threat from NATO encroachment …
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Adam Schreck / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: UN food chief says Mariupol is starving — KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the U.N. World Food Program said people are being “starved to death” in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, and he predicted the country's humanitarian crisis is likely to worsen as Russia intensifies its assault in the coming weeks.
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The Moscow Times:
Moscow Times' Russian Service Blocked Over War Coverage — Russia blocked The Moscow Times' Russian-language service on Friday after it published what authorities call a false report on riot police officers refusing to fight in Ukraine. — The Moscow Times' English-language edition is not affected by the block.
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Brad Lendon / CNN:
Russian warship sinks in the Black Sea after Ukraine claims it was hit by a missile
Dustin Jones / NPR:
Meet the activists who projected a giant Ukrainian flag on Russia's Embassy in D.C.
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Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
As two U.S. lawmakers visit Kyiv, the trip's organizer says he hopes more officials, and weapons, will follow.
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New York Times:
C.I.A. Director Airs Concern That Putin Might Turn to Nuclear Weapons
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CNN:
CNN Exclusive: 'We need ammo. We need fraud examples. We need it this weekend.' What the Meadows texts reveal about how two Trump congressional allies lobbied the White House to overturn the election. — The texts, which have not been previously reported, were sent by Republican Sen. Mike Lee …
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CNN:
READ: Mark Meadows' texts with Mike Lee and Chip Roy — (CNN)CNN has obtained text messages of separate conversations that then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows had with Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas after the 2020 presidential election and through early January 2021.
Liz Hoffman / Wall Street Journal:
Twitter Weighs Poison Pill to Prevent Musk From Increasing Stake Significantly — Tesla CEO's $43 billion offer contains as many questions as answers — Twitter is weighing a poison pill that would prevent Elon Musk from increasing his stake in the company significantly, a person familiar with the situation said.
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Christine Emba / Washington Post:
Elon Musk's Twitter takeover bid is ‘peak billionaire’ — So now Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter. — It wasn't enough to loudly criticize the platform — on the platform — for not adhering to his personal standards. — It wasn't enough to secretively buy a 9.2 percent stake in the social media company …
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Uriel J. García / The Texas Tribune:
Gov. Greg Abbott announces deals with two more Mexican governors to halt Texas' vehicle inspections at the border — The announcements come a day after Abbott reached a similar deal with Nuevo León's governor, who agreed to add security at a major border bridge in exchange for an end …
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Washington Post:
Economic toll in Texas worsens as trucks remain stopped at Mexico border
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Reuters
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Greg Abbott is starving his own voters to own the libs
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Raw Story, Off the Kuff, The Mahablog and National Review
Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
An author was set to read his unicorn book to students. The school forbade it. — Jason Tharp wants to write books for weird kids — because he was one. — Growing up in Ohio, the 45-year-old children's author, illustrator and inspirational speaker sometimes felt invisible.
Adam Murphy / WGCL-TV:
GOP Primary poll reveals front runners in Georgia — ATLANTA (CBS46) — The race for Georgia's Governorship begins with the GOP primary in just six weeks. — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed David Perdue, but his attempt to unseat Brian Kemp isn't showing up in the polls.
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James Salzer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Federal judge rejects Abrams bid to use fundraising law that helps Kemp
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Politico:
Ohio Republicans gang up to stop Vance endorsement — Republican rivals to J.D. Vance have embarked on a last-ditch effort to stave off an endorsement from Donald Trump in Ohio's Senate primary, a response prompted by swirling speculation that the former president is close to backing Vance in the contentious race.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Democrats in tough races revolt over Biden administration border move … President Biden is facing a growing mutiny from Democratic candidates — including five vulnerable senators — who are questioning his administration's decision to lift a pandemic health order that has drastically …
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ABC News, The Hill and New York Times
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Democrats hope Trump will save them from midterm disaster
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Matthew Ormseth / Los Angeles Times:
Ed Buck to face judgment for injecting two men with fatal doses of drugs in sexually deviant pattern — Ed Buck, once a fixture of West Hollywood's political scene, was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison for drug and sex crimes that included providing lethal doses of methamphetamine to two men.
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Politico:
Seeking: GOP dealmakers who won't ‘burn the House down’. Apply to: Kevin McCarthy. — When Rep. Fred Upton announced his retirement from Congress, colleagues in both parties lined up to lament. The one who misses him the most, in the end, may be Kevin McCarthy.
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Tal Kopan / San Francisco Chronicle:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein defends her job performance, says she won't step down after colleagues raise concerns — WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein defended her service representing California in the Senate in the wake of reporting by The Chronicle that colleagues of hers are concerned about her ability to continue serving.
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Michael Schaffer / Politico:
Inside the Campaign Against “Putin's Pope” — Like a lot of insiders associated with Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev has faced calls for international ostracism in the weeks since the invasion of Ukraine. It's no surprise why: He's used his powerful Moscow perch to endorse …
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