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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.
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 …
David Siders / Politico:
‘I Just Think Sarah These Days Is Not a Person to Be Taken Seriously’ — WASILLA, Alaska — About 70 miles up the road from Sarah Palin's home on Lake Lucille, there's a propane, gift and souvenir store set behind a snowbank where Mike Carpenter, the owner, will turn on Newsmax …
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Libby Casey / Washington Post:
Sarah Palin is running for Congress. Many Alaskans are skeptical of her.
Sarah Palin is running for Congress. Many Alaskans are skeptical of her.
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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 …
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Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
CIA Bombshell: The Sussmann data was “user created” — My late Friday night involved hitting refresh on PACER every so often, incurring the $0.10 charge for each search result as I waited on Special Counsel John Durham's latest filing in the Michael Sussmann case. (Exciting, I know.)
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The Last Refuge
Peter Hermann / Washington Post:
Prosecutors don't pursue stolen property charges in case involving dog — Federal prosecutors said Saturday that they did not pursue criminal charges filed by D.C. police against four men who were arrested at a residence where authorities found Pablo, a puppy that had been taken from his owner at gunpoint.
New York Times:
India Is Stalling the W.H.O.'s Efforts to Make Global Covid Death Toll Public — The agency has calculated that 15 million people have died as a result of the pandemic, far more than earlier estimates, but has yet to release those numbers. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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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.
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Yoruk Isik / Reuters:
Russian oligarch Deripaska's yacht arrives in Turkish waters — A yacht linked to Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska arrived in a bay near the southwestern Turkish resort of Gocek on Saturday, as more Russian billionaires head for Turkey to flee Western sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Sun-Sentinel:
Florida's education department rejects math textbooks, saying some had critical race theory — Even math textbooks can't measure up to Florida's strict new education standards. — The Florida Department of Education says it has found that many math textbooks submitted by publishers contained …
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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 …
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 …
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New York Post
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Abortion bans that have been enacted — Florida: Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law a 15-week abortion ban which has no exceptions for rape or incest. It only allows for abortions to be performed past the 15 weeks if there's a medical emergency or a “fatal fetal abnormality.”
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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
The Unseen Scars of Those Who Kill Via Remote Control — Capt. Kevin Larson was one of the best drone pilots in the U.S. Air Force. Yet as the job weighed on him and untold others, the military failed to recognize its full impact. After a drug arrest and court martial, he fled into the California wilderness.