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11:10 PM ET, April 21, 2022

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNN+ Is Shutting Down One Month After Launch … The decision puts an abrupt end to an ambitious venture that people familiar with the matter say rankled David Zaslav, the new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, from the start.  Zaslav was annoyed by the decision of Jason Kilar …
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New York Times:
CNN+ Streaming Service Is Set to Shut Down  —  The new corporate owners of CNN are moving to end the new streaming service just weeks after a splashy debut.  —  Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to shut down CNN+, the ballyhooed streaming service that had been intended to bring CNN into the digital future …
Washington Post:
CNN to shutter $100 million streaming service, CNN Plus, after a month  —  CNN's new parent company abruptly pulled the plug on the network's $100 million venture into online streaming — a spectacular reversal that stunned employees barely three weeks after the launch of the service, known as CNN Plus.
Discussion: Associated Press and Slashdot
CNN:
CNN+ will shut down at the end of April
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Florida Votes to Revoke Disney's Special Tax Status  —  The vote, which appears certain to be signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, follows an acrimonious clash over what has been called the “Don't Say Gay” law in the state.  —  Disney employs 38 lobbyists in Florida's capital.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis's war on Disney points to an ominous GOP future
CNN:
Florida legislature approves end of Disney's special status
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI says Proud Boy tried to derail Jan. 6 investigating by menacing agent  —  WASHINGTON — A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly pepper spraying officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6, and who law enforcement officials say then allegedly made a menacing call to the FBI special agent investigating his role in the riot.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and Political Wire
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CBS News:
Hostilities between two far-right leaders emerge as a line of inquiry for Jan. 6 committee  —  For months, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol has been probing coordination between far-right groups, and another trove of text messages released …
Discussion: Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 committee's bombshells hiding in plain sight
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
McConnell and McCarthy's Jan. 6 Fury at Trump Faded by February  —  In the days after the attack, Representative Kevin McCarthy planned to tell Mr. Trump to resign.  Senator Mitch McConnell told allies impeachment was warranted.  But their fury faded fast.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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David Ovalle / Miami Herald:
More: Broward family accused of kidnapping, beating gay man so badly he was left blinded  —  Deputies found the severely injured man because they'd been called to the apartment complex for an unrelated call.  —  The Makarenkos' defense lawyer, Michael Glasser, did not immediately return a request for comment.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
N.Y. House Districts Illegally Favor Democrats, Appeals Court Rules  —  A divided five-judge panel found that Democrats engaged in gerrymandering in creating new district maps.  The case is expected to head to New York's highest court.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Bill Mahoney / Politico:
New York's congressional maps were improperly gerrymandered, mid-level court concludes
Politico:
Florida approves DeSantis-backed congressional maps that dismantle Black lawmaker's seat
NBC News:
Florida Democrats shut down state House over DeSantis-drawn congressional map
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Harris selects new chief of staff as top aide departs White House  —  Tina Flournoy, chief of staff to Vice President Harris, is preparing to depart the White House, capping a long list of aides who have left Harris's office in recent months, and is set to be replaced by Lorraine Voles …
Discussion: HotAir, USA Today, The Hill, Townhall and CNN
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: DHS chief concerned about lifting Title 42  —  Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has privately told members of Congress he's concerned with the Biden administration's handling of its plans to lift Title 42 on May 23, sources familiar with the conversations tell Axios.
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The Guardian:
Russian forces accused of secret burials of Mariupol civilians  —  Mayor says corpses thrown into mass grave which appears to be visible on newly released satellite images  —  Russia has been hiding evidence of its “barbaric” war crimes in Mariupol by burying the bodies of civilians killed …
Rick Perry / Fox News:
Biden surpasses Jimmy Carter as the most incompetent steward of the American economy  —  President Biden should get out of the way and let American energy provide relief  —  Biden's climate agenda is crazy: Rick Perry  —  President Joe Biden has accomplished in just 14 months what many thought …
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Mark R. Robeck / Washington Examiner:
Biden's ‘strategic’ oil release isn't just misguided. It's illegal
Discussion: Fox News and Articles Archive
The Marshall Project:
Crime Stoppers of Houston Has a Tip: Vote Out These Judges  —  The historically nonpartisan nonprofit took millions of dollars from the Republican governor.  Now it's targeting Democratic judges.  —  HOUSTON — “Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.”
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New York Times:
How a Crime-Fighting Institution Took a Partisan Turn
Discussion: Raw Story
Donald J. Trump:
Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America  —  Piers Morgan, like the rest of the Fake News Media, attempted to unlawfully and deceptively edit his long and tedious interview with me.  He wanted to make it look like I walked out on the interview when my time limit of 20 minutes went over by an hour.
Devin Gordon / The Atlantic:
What Happened to Jon Stewart?  —  This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday.  Sign up for it here.  —  In March 2021, shortly after Jon Stewart joined Twitter …
Discussion: Breitbart
Robert Moran / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Philadelphia will end indoor mask mandate again, days after it was reinstated  —  Just days after re-imposing the indoor mask mandate in Philadelphia, city officials confirmed Thursday night that they will end the requirement, citing improving numbers for COVID-19 hospitalizations …
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
How One Florida Woman With Twitter Problems Plunged Us Into a Nightmarish National Conversation About “Grooming”  —  Grooming—a sexual abuser's effort to prepare a minor for abuse—has become the buzzword of the season for the right-wing media figures who both channel and create the concerns of the Republican Party's base voters.
Discussion: Florida Politics
Wall Street Journal:
Meta's Sheryl Sandberg Pressured Daily Mail to Drop Bobby Kotick Reporting  —  Social-media executive, who dated the Activision Blizzard CEO, was part of campaign to persuade the U.K. tabloid to shelve a potential article  —  Meta Platforms Inc. FB -1.34% ▼ Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg …
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Obama Keynotes Disinfo Conference Alongside Allies Linked to Fake News Scandals  —  Former president Barack Obama will speak Thursday at a Stanford University forum on media disinformation alongside a group of allies linked to fake news scandals, including his former aide Ben Rhodes.
New York Times:
Can Portland Be a Climate Leader Without Reducing Driving?  —  Portland is known for its bike lanes, streetcars and light rail.  —  But a wave of new highway expansions threatens the city's climate goals.  —  Portland has tried harder than most American cities to coax people out of their cars.
Discussion: Portland Mercury
 
 
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Lower-income Americans have thrived under Biden. It probably won't last
Uriel J. García / The Texas Tribune:
What did Greg Abbott's border inspections turn up? Oil leaks, flat tires and zero drugs
Discussion: Insider
Dan Parsons / The Drive:
Mysterious ‘Phoenix Ghost’ Suicide Drones Headed To Ukraine
Discussion: Defense One
Nick Hanauer / TIME:
America Gave Up on Overtime—and It's Costing Workers $35,451 a Year
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
As he keeps tabs on public workers, Gableman contends Milwaukee employee is a Democrat because she plays video games, wears nose ring
 Earlier Items: 
Rasmussen Reports:
Democrats Still Believe Russia Changed 2016 Election
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Power Line
Snejana Farberov / New York Post:
Most Americans support mask mandates on planes and trains, poll finds
Discussion: Associated Press
Fortune:
It's time for business to end its Faustian pact with autocrats
Ben Appel / Newsweek:
The New Homophobia  —  There is a frightening new version of homophobia pervading the U.S. …
Discussion: GC News
Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Jan. 6 Cop Says Sen. Mike Lee ‘Lied’ After Pushing to Overturn Election
 

 
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Financial Times:
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