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8:40 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 …
Axios:
Macron defeats Le Pen to win re-election in France  —  French President Emmanuel Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen to win re-election Sunday, with projections as polls closed showing him winning 58% to 42%. … While polls consistently showed him in the lead …
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.
Le Monde / Le Monde.fr:
Macron wins French presidential election
Discussion: NBC News, Washington Post and Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
France's Emmanuel Macron Wins Second Term in Presidential Election
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
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.
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 …
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 …
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
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
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 …
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
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 …
Cheyenne Roundtree / Rolling Stone:
Video Undercuts DaBaby's Self-Defense Claim in 2018 Killing  —  The controversial rapper shot and killed Jaylin Craig in a Walmart.  DaBaby swears he acted in self-defense, but never-before-seen footage raises doubts about his story  —  Four years ago, DaBaby signed a deal with Interscope Records that would change his life.
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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
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