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12:55 PM ET, April 16, 2022

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CNN:
Rotting fruit, spoiled vegetables: How Texas just made the supply chain even worse  —  San Francisco (CNN)A weeklong protest by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott against President Biden's recent immigration policy reached a resolution on Friday, but the gridlock it created has resulted in hundreds …
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
In Bucha, the story of one man's body left on a Russian killing field  —  BUCHA, Ukraine — Police found the body in an abandoned Russian military camp where occupying soldiers had sat around drinking wine, their laughter so loud that neighbors seethed as it echoed down Yablunska Street.
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Slime Machine Targeting Dozens of Biden Nominees  —  In an escalation of partisan warfare, a little-known dark-money group is trying to thwart the President's entire slate.  —  During the autos-da-fé that now pass for Supreme Court confirmation hearings in the U.S. Senate …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
New York Times:
Prized Russian Ship Was Hit by Missiles, U.S. Officials Say  —  WASHINGTON — The Moskva was the pride of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, a symbol of the country's dominance of the region and a powerful war machine that had been used to launch precision cruise missiles deep inside Ukraine.
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Washington Post:
'I'm a gambler': Trump plunges into GOP primaries with risky picks  —  If his chosen candidates don't win, the former president's desired image as a kingmaker will be put in doubt  —  On a recent Wednesday afternoon at his Mar-a-Lago Club, former president Donald Trump bragged about a guest dining …
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Approves Republican-Drawn Legislative Maps  —  The court had approved state maps drawn by the Democratic governor, but the U.S. Supreme Court struck down that decision, citing the federal Voting Rights Act.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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New York Times:
Trump's Focus on 2020 Election Splits Michigan Republicans  —  The former president is trying to reshape the battleground state in his image.  But his false claims about the 2020 election are driving a wedge between loyalists and those who are eager to move on.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Raw Story
The Guardian:
Calls for US to issue visa bans for UK lawyers enabling Russian oligarchs  —  Anti-corruption campaigner Bill Browder said ‘whole class of British lawyers’ making money out of ‘lawsuits against journalists, dissidents and whistleblowers’  —  The anti-corruption campaigner Bill Browder …
Michael Kruse / Politico:
The One Way History Shows Trump's Personality Cult Will End  —  In the summer of 2020, Ruth Ben-Ghiat was putting the final touches on her history of modern autocracy.  She had to do it, though, without the benefit of knowing whether one of her most important subjects would remain in power come November.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Ron DeSantis loves using very young kids as political props
Discussion: Twitchy
Joe Patrice / Above the Law:
Donald Trump REALLY Needed To Stop Listening To Mike Lee's Terrible Legal Advice  —  Mike Lee is the wrongest lawyer in Washington.  —  The timeline of Mike Lee's communications with the Trump White House ran a little like this: “(1) Lee offers a facially terrible idea, (2) White House agrees …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Reports Her First Fundraising Loss  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has been one of the biggest fundraisers for Republicans in the House.  But to kick off 2022, she actually spent more than she took in.  —  The campaign committee for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene …
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
As G.O.P. Candidates Face Accusations, Rivals Tread Carefully  —  In several states, Republican candidates are contending with allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault.  Few of their primary rivals want to talk about it.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Opinion Today
Caitlin Byrd / The State:
SC death row inmate chooses firing squad for state's first execution since 2011  —  Richard Moore is South Carolina's first state prisoner to face such a choice after a law took effect last year that makes electrocution the default method of execution and gives inmates the firing squad option.
Discussion: Mediaite, ABC7, UPI and Breitbart
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Russian Soldier And Wife Discussing Rape Of Ukrainian Women Identified By RFE/RL  —  The identities of a Russian soldier and his wife who discussed the rape of Ukrainian women in a phone call have been revealed following an investigation by RFE/RL.  —  The investigation found that Roman Bykovsky …
Discussion: UPI and The Sun
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Biden Plans to Open More Public Land to Drilling  —  The president is under pressure to bring down gas prices, but any new drilling would be years away.  The fees that companies pay would rise sharply.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced …
Discussion: Common Dreams and Political Wire
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden Administration Resumes Oil Leases on Federal Land
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
How Russia Media Uses Fox News to Make Its Case  —  The conservative network has appeared hundreds of times in Russian media.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Stuart Thompson writes about online information flows.  —  As Western leaders introduced sanctions against Russia …
BBC:
Sanctioned Russian oligarchs linked to £800m worth of UK property  —  A dozen sanctioned Russians are linked to an estimated £800m worth of property in the UK, analysis by the BBC reveals.  —  Multi-million pound country manors in the south of England and luxury flats in London's …
fldoe.org:
Florida Rejects Publishers' Attempts to Indoctrinate Students  —  Tallahassee, Fla., April 15, 2022 - Today, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran approved Florida's initial adoption list for mathematics instructional materials properly aligned to Florida's Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards.
The White House:
The President and Vice President release their 2021 tax returns  —  Today, the President and First Lady released their 2021 federal income tax return.  With this release, the President has shared a total of 24 years of tax returns with the American public, once again demonstrating his commitment …
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Foreign Policy:
The West Finally Starts Rolling Out the Big Guns for Ukraine
Discussion: Regarding Journalism
Rob Montz / Quillette:
Why Did Harvard University Go After One of Its Best Black Professors?
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
The War in Ukraine Is Upending Biden's Agenda at Home
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Adeel Hassan / New York Times:
Covid Live Updates: BA.2 Rise Across U.S. Evident Even With Diminishing Test Data
Discussion: Oregonian and Metro.co.uk
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
What Jared Kushner's $2 Billion Saudi Payout Says About The Post-Presidential Hustle
New York Times:
Cities Try to Turn the Tide on Police Traffic Stops
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Wall Street Journal:
Disney Faces Backlash in Florida Amid 'Don't Say Gay' Controversy
Discussion: National Review
Rebecca C. Lewis / City & State New York:
Suozzi calls Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law ‘reasonable’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Daniel Bosch / AAF:
Tracker: The Cost of Tax Paperwork
Discussion: Reason and Washington Examiner
Vladimir Kara-Murza / Washington Post:
Vladimir Kara-Murza from jail: Russia will be free. I've never been so sure.
Discussion: The Hill
New York Daily News:
Amid NYPD manhunt, subway shooting suspect Frank James ate lunch at Katz's Deli, walked NYC in plain view of surveillance cameras
Discussion: ABC News