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Alex Jones' InfoWars files for bankruptcy in U.S. court — Far-right wing website InfoWars on Sunday filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in the face of multiple defamation lawsuits.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell-tied super PAC makes early $141M play for the Senate — A Mitch McConnell-aligned super PAC is booking $141 million in fall advertisements to help turn the Senate red, a staggering sum that sets the stage for a vicious battle over the chamber's control.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Out-of-state money floods midterm races — Candidates in key midterm primaries are getting huge cash boosts from wealthy out-of-state donors — funneled through groups that can raise and spend unlimited sums for them, according to an Axios analysis. … It precedes major Senate primaries …
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Days after the sinking of a Russian warship, questions linger. — A video released by Russia's Ministry of Defense purporting to show dozens of uniformed crew members from the missile cruiser Moskva standing in formation, apparently days after the ship sank, did not answer lingering questions …
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Haaretz, The Moderate Voice, Occupation of Ukraine?!, The Kyiv Independent and The Daily Beast
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Russian Propaganda Turns to ‘Lord of the Rings’ to Stir Ukraine Hatred
Russian Propaganda Turns to ‘Lord of the Rings’ to Stir Ukraine Hatred
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Raw Story
Bel Trew / The Independent:
Bound, beaten, killed: Ukrainian civilians reveal horrors of Russian torture chamber
Bound, beaten, killed: Ukrainian civilians reveal horrors of Russian torture chamber
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Metro.co.uk, Balloon Juice and The Daily Beast
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Atrocities in Ukraine War Have Deep Roots in Russian Military
Atrocities in Ukraine War Have Deep Roots in Russian Military
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New York Times, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post
Claire McNear / The Ringer:
‘I Have 100 Percent, and I Intend to Keep It That Way’: Kamala Harris Breaks Down Her Daily Wordle Habit — The Wordle craze has hit the vice president's office, but there's a problem: The veep can't send anyone her squares — When Vice President Kamala Harris admitted last week at a fundraiser …
Gilles Guillaume / Reuters:
French prosecutor studying EU anti-fraud agency report on Le Pen — French prosecutors said on Sunday they are examining a report by the European Union's anti-fraud agency accusing far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and members of her party of misappropriating thousands of euros' worth of EU funds.
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Bloomberg, WTOP News, Luxembourg Times, Summit News and Al Jazeera
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Biden to require US-made steel, iron for infrastructure — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking a key step to ensuring that federal dollars will support U.S. manufacturing — issuing requirements for how projects funded by the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package source their construction material.
Andrew M. Cuomo / New York Daily News:
There's a better way forward for New York State — These are perilous times and the ship of state must maneuver quickly, but smartly. — The problems are mounting and public skepticism about the future of New York is at frightening levels. — The legislative session is still ongoing in Albany and the priorities are clear.
Associated Press:
US rocked by 3 mass shootings during Easter weekend; 2 dead — HAMPTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say they are investigating shooting at a club in Hampton County early Sunday that left at least nine people injured. It was the third mass shooting in the U.S. over the Easter holiday weekend.
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Washington Post:
Rick Scott became the Senate GOP's election general, then went to war — With an aggressive fundraising effort and a controversial policy plan, the Florida senator has been upsetting colleagues. He's okay with that. — Florida Sen. Rick Scott has been publicly dressed …
Ben Kesslen / New York Post:
Woke Ariz. diversity activists falsely accuse black DJ of wearing blackface — Two local diversity advocates in Arizona are taking heat after calling a school district racist for hiring a DJ to perform in black face — but it turns out the DJ was black. — Stuart Rhoden and Jill Lassen …
BBC:
Dozens arrested at Sweden riots sparked by planned Quran burnings — More than 40 people have been arrested during four days of violent clashes in cities in Sweden between police and people angry at plans by a far-right group to burn copies of the Quran. — Three people were injured …
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Al Jazeera, Raw Story, Agence France-Presse, Euractiv, The Gateway Pundit and Associated Press
James Downie / Washington Post:
Will the media let Sen. Mike Lee go unquestioned? — Earlier this month, Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) became the fourth of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump last year to announce his retirement. On Sunday, Upton and NBC's “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd discussed …
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Lonely Anatoly: The Russian ambassador is Washington's least popular man — No one wants to talk to Anatoly Antonov. — Russia's ambassador to the United States can't get meetings with senior officials at the White House or the State Department. He can't convince U.S. lawmakers to see him, much less take a photo.
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Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux / FiveThirtyEight:
It Can Already Take Weeks To Get An Abortion — Last week, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a law outlawing abortion in the state. If it isn't blocked by the courts, the legislation — which has no exceptions for rape or incest — would be one of the harshest measures to become law …