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Politico:
Twitter's top lawyer reassures staff, cries during meeting about Musk takeover  —  Monday was an emotional day at Twitter — even for its executives.  —  Shortly after billionaire Elon Musk bought the powerful social media platform, top Twitter lawyer Vijaya Gadde called a virtual meeting …
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why Elon Musk Bought Twitter  —  The social network's freewheeling poster child will pay forty-four billion dollars to take it private.  What does he have in store?  —  On Monday, Elon Musk bought Twitter for forty-four billion dollars.  Musk, the C.E.O. of Tesla and the richest man on earth …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Billionaires' World  —  The world's richest person didn't like Twitter.  So he's buying it.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Two years ago, the economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman published a statistic that you don't normally see.  It was the share of wealth owned by the richest 0.00001 percent of Americans.
Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
EU warns Elon Musk over Twitter moderation plans  —  EU commissioner Thierry Breton tells Tesla chief executive: ‘Elon, there are rules’  —  Brussels has warned Elon Musk that Twitter must comply with the EU's new digital rules under his ownership, or risk hefty fines or even a ban …
Shira Ovide / New York Times:
Buying Twitter, Elon Musk Will Face Reality of His Free-Speech Talk  —  Tech's big shots have learned again and again that free speech isn't so simple.  What happens when Mr. Musk owns Twitter?  —  A decade ago, Twitter executives, including the chief executive, Dick Costolo …
HuffPost:
Susan Collins: Elon Musk Should Let Donald Trump Back On Twitter
Discussion: Political Wire and NPR
WSOC-TV:
Sources: Rep. Madison Cawthorn cited for having a gun at Charlotte Douglas  —  CHARLOTTE — Rep. Madison Cawthorn was cited for having a gun at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Tuesday morning, three sources tell Channel 9.  —  According to the TSA, a 9 millimeter handgun was discovered …
CBS News:
Biden tells Congressional Hispanic Caucus he's looking at forgiving most federal student loan debt  —  President Biden is looking at different options to forgive most, if not all, federal student loan debt - a move that would thrill some of his most loyal supporters and financially strapped students nationwide …
Discussion: Insider, POLITICUSUSA and Forbes
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Fears mount inside White House that Manchin won't agree to any deal  —  Biden aides have tried gauging the senator's interest in a potential agreement, but time is running out  —  President Biden last spring proposed spending more than $4 trillion to transform the American economy.
Washington Post:
Biden signals he's open to canceling student loans
Discussion: Forbes and The Nation
CNN:
Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Meadows' texts reveal new details about the key role a little-known GOP congressman played in efforts to overturn election  —  Washington (CNN)Newly obtained text messages and recent court filings fill in significant gaps about the key role a little-known Pennsylvania Republican …
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Jacob Schumer / Bloomberg Tax:
The Contractual Impossibility of Unwinding Disney's Reedy Creek  —  There's been a lot of talk about whether Florida lawmakers can legally dissolve Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District, but there's one basic reason why Florida can't dissolve it—it promised bond purchasers that it wouldn't …
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Sarah Rumpf / Law & Crime:
Florida's Contractual Obligations to Bond Holders Block Repeal of Disney's Special Taxing District, Says Reedy Creek in New Statement  —  Ever since Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed the bill repealing the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), the special taxing district operating …
Discussion: The Duckpin
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Winners and losers in Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis-driven Florida redistricting
Discussion: Florida Politics and Townhall
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll: Kemp has strong shot to knock out Perdue without a runoff  —  Gov. Brian Kemp has a chance of landing an outright victory against former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll that shows the Republican incumbent with a hefty advantage over his Donald Trump-backed challenger.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The not-so-neat trick GOP candidates play on the ‘stolen election’
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
New York Times:
McCarthy Feared G.O.P. Lawmakers Put ‘People in Jeopardy’ After Jan. 6  —  New audio recordings reveal Kevin McCarthy worried that comments by his far-right colleagues could incite violence.  He said he would try to rein in the lawmakers, but has instead defended them.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Most Americans have been infected with the coronavirus at least once, the C.D.C. says.  —  The common perception that nearly everyone in America seemed to have been infected with the Omicron variant last winter may not have been far from the truth.  By February 2022, nearly 60 percent …
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Cdcmmwr / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Seroprevalence of Infection-Induced SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies — United States, September 2021-February 2022
Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
Madison Cawthorn implicated in potential insider trading scheme, experts say  —  EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Madison Cawthorn may have violated federal insider trading laws as he hyped up an alleged pump-and-dump cryptocurrency scheme, multiple watchdog groups told the Washington Examiner.
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Joe's missing millions!  Financial records reveal Biden had $5.2million in unexplained income - as emails show he paid Hunter's legal bills for one megabucks Chinese deal and was tapped as ‘big guy’ to get a 10% cut in another  — Emails from Hunter's laptop reveal Joe Biden agreed …
NBC News:
U.S. intel helped Ukraine protect air defenses, shoot down Russian plane carrying hundreds of troops  —  As Russia launched its invasion, the U.S. gave Ukrainian forces detailed intelligence about exactly when and where Russian missiles and bombs were intended to strike …
Harvard University:
Message from Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow  —  “We remake Harvard every day.  If Harvard was not a leader years ago on the issue of racial inequality, it can be a leader today.”  Tomiko Brown-Nagin, chair, Presidential Committee on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery.  Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard University
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William Turton / Bloomberg:
Tech Giants Duped Into Giving Up Data Used to Sexually Extort Minors  —  Major technology companies have been duped into providing sensitive personal information about their customers in response to fraudulent legal requests, and the data has been used to harass and even sexually extort minors …
Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
ABC News Exclusive: Dr. Birx speaks to Trump disinfectant moment, says colleagues had resignation pact  —  White House COVID response coordinator reveals details before book release.  —  The coronavirus response coordinator for President Donald Trump's COVID task force, Dr. Deborah Birx …
Matt Binder / Mashable:
Libs of TikTok tweeted fake accusations about a school teaching second graders about furries  —  The school district was harassed by her followers as a result.  —  Second graders are learning about furries in school?  —  That's what the prominent right-wing Twitter account Libs of TikTok (@LibsofTikTok) said in a tweet on Monday.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Twitchy
CNN:
'A magician, I'm not': Democratic Senate candidates run against a Democratic-controlled Washington  —  Washington (CNN)Running against Washington is nothing new.  Running against Washington while your party controls the White House, Senate and House is something significantly more complicated.
Discussion: Common Dreams
Politico:
Dems grow alarmed by lack of fear over Roe's future  —  For decades, Democrats insisted that Republicans would invite a major voter backlash if they took aggressive action to curtail abortion rights.  —  Now, as a growing number of GOP-led states do just that, passing a slew …
Amber Coakley / One America News Network:
Rep. Biggs: Alleged Rep. McCarthy comments raise huge trust issue for me  —  Arizona congressman Andy Biggs says taped comments of Republican leader Kevin McCarthy about President Donald Trump are “a huge trust issue” for him.  One America's John Hines has more from Washington.
Politico:
Biden to comply with forthcoming order to keep Covid border restrictions in place  —  The Biden administration said on Tuesday that it will comply with an expected court order from a Louisiana judge that would block the lifting of Title 42, a Trump-era deportation policy used to expel …
 
 
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Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Enough gradualism with the anti-Russian responses — get tougher, now.
Discussion: ABC News and National Review
Audrey Fahlberg / The Dispatch:
Staff Disputes, Fiery Allegations Mire Joe Kent's Congressional Campaign
Alene Tchekmedyian / Los Angeles Times:
Claim alleges Sheriff Villanueva directed cover-up of deputy kneeling on inmate
Discussion: Raw Story and KTLA
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Amid the war in Ukraine, PR firms defend Russian-tied clients
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Biden's Net Approval Rating Is Underwater in 40 States
Discussion: RedState, Breitbart and Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Ex-senator and top GOP operatives launch ‘conservative’ credit card alternative
Discussion: The Hill
Christopher Hooks / Texas Monthly:
Cancel Culture Comes for Beto O'Rourke
Discussion: Dallas Morning News
The New York Times Company:
Dean Baquet to Lead Local Investigative Reporting Fellowship
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules allowing for fully driverless cars and urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data for greater transparency
 
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