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10:00 AM ET, April 17, 2022

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Nina Turner in the Democratic primary for the 11th Congressional District  —  The 11th Congressional District Democratic primary in Cleveland, its eastern and southeastern suburbs, and parts or all of Lakewood features a rematch (without the 11 other candidates) of last August's special Democratic primary …
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Andrew Perez / The Lever:
Oil Mogul Bankrolls Attempt To Buy Democratic Primary  —  To crush Nina Turner, oil mogul taps strategic petroleum reserve of cash for Shontel Brown.  —  A super PAC bankrolled by a fossil fuel magnate is launching last-minute ads to try to crush the congressional candidacy of a leading proponent …
Discussion: Afar
Sergei Guriev / Financial Times:
Putin's dictatorship is based now on fear rather than spin  —  The origins of the war in Ukraine lie in Russian economic stagnation, corruption and the leader's dwindling popularity  —  The writer is a professor of economics at Sciences Po and co-author of ‘Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st century’
Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Jewish group demands Le Pen remove ‘white supremacist dog whistle’  —  “If she does not change the photo, we will call to vote for Macron,” National Jewish Rally leader Jean-Richard Sulzer said.  —  A Jewish group affiliated with French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's National Rally party called …
Lucas Mann / Slate:
I'm a Longtime Professor.  The Real Campus “Free Speech Crisis” Is Not What You Think.  —  I'm a college professor, which is one of those jobs that people outside the profession love to ask you about.  For the better part of a decade, most of those conversations have been about one thing: free speech.
Washington Post:
U.S., allies plan for long-term isolation of Russia  —  A new strategy would mark a return to containment after years of seeking cooperation and coexistence with Moscow  —  Nearly two months into Vladimir Putin's brutal assault on Ukraine, the Biden administration and its European allies …
Discussion: The Guardian
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump, Allies ‘Inarguably Committed’ Crimes With Jan. 6 ‘Coup’: Kirschner  —  Former U.S. Army prosecutor Glenn Kirschner contended on Saturday that former President Donald Trump and his allies “inarguably committed” crimes in what he described as their effort to carry out a “coup” …
Illia Ponomarenko / The Kyiv Independent:
Historic loss of flagship deals humiliating blow to Russia's naval power  —  The Russian-Ukrainian war has produced yet another hallmark event in the history of warfare.  —  On April 14, after 49 days of Russia's all-out war, Ukraine inflicted a devastating blow upon the Kremlin's pride …
Discussion: The Hill
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Abbie Shull / Insider:
Ukraine's new missile sank the biggest warship in combat since WWII
Discussion: Forbes
Michelle Liu / Associated Press:
12 injured in shooting at South Carolina mall; 3 detained  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina's capital that authorities do not believe was a random attack.  —  Three people who had firearms …
Discussion: CBS News, Al Jazeera and RedState
Bojan Pancevski / Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine's Jews Celebrate Wartime Passover in Defiance of Russian Invasion  —  U.S. charities helped organize communal Seders in war-torn regions, for Ukrainian refugees abroad  —  Ukrainian Rabbi Moshe Azman began this year's Passover, normally a celebratory holiday, with a funeral …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
The Elusive Politics of Elon Musk  —  The billionaire in pursuit of Twitter has often been described as a libertarian, but he has not shrunk from government help when it has been good for business.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The opinions poured in, 280 characters at a time …
Anna Gustafson / Michigan Advance:
'He's doing their bidding': Critics say Republicans use auditor general for partisan attacks  —  Office of the Auditor General in Lansing |  When the Michigan State Capitol opened in 1879, the auditor general's office was meant to be one of the largest spaces within the expansive new building …
Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes GOP bill banning transgender athletes  —  Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly shot down two hotly debated Republican bills — one banning transgender athletes from girls' sports, and another forcing schools to let parents challenge classroom curriculum …
Ruth Graham / New York Times:
Days After Setting an Execution Date, a Texas Prosecutor Reverses Course  —  John Henry Ramirez, a death row inmate whose religious freedom case gained national attention, may win a reprieve in an unexpected twist.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  DALLAS — When a judge …
Discussion: UPI and The Texas Tribune
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Tim James attacked a school's drag show.  Look what's in his yearbook.  —  This is an opinion column.  —  Tim James wants folks to know he doesn't care much for LGBTQ acceptance, which the Republican candidate for governor says is putting Alabama children in the “crosshairs of hell.”
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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David Siders / Politico:
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