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7:55 PM ET, April 24, 2022

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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Emmanuel Macron is re-elected French president, defeating Marine Le Pen.  —  PARIS — Emmanuel Macron won a second term as president of France, triumphing on Sunday over Marine Le Pen, his far-right challenger, after a campaign where his promise of stability prevailed over the strong temptation of an extremist lurch.
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Olivier Faye / Le Monde.fr:
A tepid victory for Emmanuel Macron  — Sharing disabled - Sharing disabled - - Sharing disabled  —  The hardest part now begins.  Emmanuel Macron was re-elected president of the French Republic on Sunday, April 24, with 57.4% of the vote, according to preliminary results given by the Interior Ministry …
Ben Hall / Financial Times:
Victory for Macron is not an instant cure for all France's ills  —  Legislative elections could yet leave the re-elected president with his wings clipped  —  Emmanuel Macron's strategy paid off handsomely.  The French president always wanted a rematch with the far-right leader Marine Le Pen, whom he vanquished in 2017.
Reuters:
France's Macron wins re-election, dodges political earthquake  —  French President Emmanuel Macron defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday by a comfortable margin, securing a second term and heading off what would have been a political earthquake.
Axios:
Macron defeats Le Pen to win re-election in France
Wall Street Journal:
France's Emmanuel Macron Wins Second Term in Presidential Election
Le Monde / Le Monde.fr:
Macron wins French presidential election
Discussion: NBC News, Washington Post and Fox News
BBC:
Macron beats Le Pen in French election - projections
Discussion: TalkLeft, The Guardian and UPI
Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal:
Twitter Re-Examines Elon Musk's Bid, May Be More Receptive to a Deal  —  Two sides are meeting Sunday to discuss takeover bid, people familiar with the matter say  —  Twitter Inc. is re-examining Elon Musk's $43 billion takeover offer after the billionaire lined up financing for the bid …
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New York Times:
Twitter's Board Is Said to Seriously Consider Elon Musk's Bid  —  Twitter's 11-member board met on Sunday morning to discuss Mr. Musk's offer to buy the company and take it private.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Twitter may be moving closer to a deal with Elon Musk.
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Michigan Senate candidate: ‘A family should be a White mom, White dad and White kids’  —  Lansing — Randy Bishop, a right-wing Michigan radio host who filed last week to run for the state Senate, said on his show last month that TV commercials were attempting to make him feel guilty because he thinks families should be all White.
Discussion: Raw Story
Thomas Kika / Newsweek:
Pence Refusing to Get in Secret Service Car on Jan. 6 ‘Chilling’: Raskin  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence's refusal to get into a Secret Service vehicle during the January 6 Capitol riot is being called “chilling” as the House select committee prepares to reveal its findings sometime before the end of the year.
Discussion: The Mahablog
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Associated Press:
Warren slams McCarthy as ‘liar’ and traitor' over Jan 6 tape
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Withholds Sanctions on a Very Close Putin Associate: His Reputed Girlfriend  —  Officials have a sanctions package ready, but they continue to weigh the potential backlash for blacklisting the 39-year-old former Olympic gymnast  —  Several weeks have passed since the U.S. and its allies …
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Bonfires of Vengeance  —  Ron DeSantis' attack on Disney isn't “populism”  —  Happy Sunday.  —  My good friend Matt K. Lewis describes Ron DeSantis's retaliation against Disney as “the clearest sign yet that the Republican Party has reordered itself as a populist, working-class party—instead of a pro-business party.”
Discussion: Mediaite
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The real reason today's Republican Party hates corporations like Disney  —  It's kind of a shame that one of the great myths of my baby boomer childhood — that the late Walt Disney had frozen himself so he could spring back to life, Sleeping Beauty-like, after humankind had cured cancer — turned out to be an urban myth.
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
How Russia's war in Ukraine is dividing the Orthodox Christian world  —  The United Nations secretary general called this week for an Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine.  Orthodox Christians in both countries observe Easter on Sunday.  —  But as the fighting continued to rage …
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Associated Press:
Live updates | Ukraine: Civilians in steelworks beg for aid
Katie Dowd / SFGATE:
Inept 'People's Convoy' chased out of Bay Area by egg-throwing kids  —  The dreams of the “People's Convoy” quickly died in the Bay Area after a critical tactical error: turning onto a street with a Safeway and a group of bored kids.  —  The trucker convoy, which aimed to emulate …
Financial Times:
Putin abandons hopes of Ukraine deal and shifts to land-grab strategy  —  Russian president was considering settlement with Kyiv last month but now sees no prospect of that  —  Vladimir Putin has lost interest in diplomatic efforts to end his war with Ukraine and instead appears set on seizing …
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Climate Activist Dies After Setting Himself on Fire at Supreme Court  —  A friend described the actions of Wynn Bruce, of Boulder, Colo., as “a deeply fearless act of compassion to bring attention to climate crisis.”  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Bevan Hurley / Yahoo News:   Climate activist dies after setting himself on fire outside of US Supreme Court
Stephen Kalin / Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Royals Are Selling Homes, Yachts and Art as Crown Prince Cuts Income  —  Kingdom's senior princes are trying to raise cash and avoid scrutiny from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman  —  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Saudi princes have sold more than $600 million worth of real estate …
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Saudis' Biden snub suggests crown prince still banking on Trump's return
Discussion: Raw Story
Pamela Paul / New York Times:
The Limits of ‘Lived Experience’  —  Did Dana Schutz, a white artist, have the right to paint Emmett Till?  Was it fair that a white historian, David Blight, won a Pulitzer for his biography of Frederick Douglass?  Should Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner be the ones to update “West Side Story …
emptywheel:
Confirmed: John Durham Has Withheld Discovery That DOJ Already Disproved His Claims of Political Malice  —  In his reply filing in the fight over what evidence will be submitted at his trial, Michael Sussmann confirmed something I've long suspected: John Durham has not provided Sussmann …
New York Times:
'It's Life or Death': The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens  —  Depression, self-harm and suicide are rising among American adolescents.  For M, a 13-year-old in Minnesota, the despair was almost too much to take.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  By Matt RichtelPhotographs by Annie Flanagan
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:   D.C. police officer says Sen. Mike Lee opposed Jan. 6 investigation to cover up his actions
 
 
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Frank Figliuzzi / MSNBC:
Jan. 6 committee's concerns about Insurrection Act should concern the rest of us
Discussion: Raw Story
Sam Adler-Bell / New York Magazine:
The Democratic Party Is Wasting Its Grassroots Energy
Stephen Sorace / Fox News:
Republicans will regain House majority, pick up 40 seats in midterm elections, Rep. McCaul predicts
Discussion: HotAir and Washington Post
The White House:
Readout of President Biden's Call with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of Israel
Discussion: The Hill
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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS seeks the US government's views in the $1B copyright fight between Cox Communications and Sony, Warner Music, Universal Music, and other music companies

 
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