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Breakingviews: Elon Musk probably won't buy Twitter — Four years ago, Elon Musk vowed to set up a peanut brittle company to take on Warren Buffett's iconic U.S. confectioner See's Candies. Then he changed his mind. It wouldn't be surprising if Musk's $44 billion deal to buy social network Twitter went the same way.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk Isn't Buying Twitter to Defend Free Speech — Conservatives on Twitter have greeted Elon Musk as a liberator. The mega-billionaire is in the process of purchasing the social-media platform and reorienting it toward what he calls “free speech.” The conservative columnist Ben …
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Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Elon Musk boosts criticism of Twitter executives, prompting online attacks — The targeting of employees by Musk's massive Twitter megaphone is a major concern for workers — Elon Musk on Tuesday used his powerful Twitter account to bolster right-wing users who sharply criticized two company executives …
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Andy Ngo / New York Post:
Twitter workers freaking out over Elon Musk in internal Slack messages
Twitter workers freaking out over Elon Musk in internal Slack messages
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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Elon Musk Got Twitter Because He Gets Twitter
Elon Musk Got Twitter Because He Gets Twitter
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Erin Woo / New York Times:
Here's What's Next for Elon Musk and Twitter: Live Updates
Here's What's Next for Elon Musk and Twitter: Live Updates
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Katy O'Donnell / Politico:
Judge rejects Elon Musk's bid to end SEC tweet settlement
Judge rejects Elon Musk's bid to end SEC tweet settlement
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Washington Post:
Biden's tech agenda gets a reality check as Elon Musk buys Twitter
Biden's tech agenda gets a reality check as Elon Musk buys Twitter
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Noah Bressner / Axios:
Judge rejects Musk's bid to end 2018 SEC settlement
Judge rejects Musk's bid to end 2018 SEC settlement
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J. Michael Luttig / CNN:
The Republican blueprint to steal the 2024 election — Ex-Judge who played key role in Trump-Pence feud speaks out for first time — J. Michael Luttig, appointed by President George H. W. Bush, formerly served on the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for 15 years.
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Scalise and Gaetz meet privately after tension over leaked audio — Reps. Steve Scalise and Matt Gaetz met Wednesday to discuss leaked audio of the House minority whip suggesting the Florida firebrand may have acted illegally after the Capitol riot. And Scalise isn't quite offering a full-throated apology.
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Washington Post:
Facing House GOP, McCarthy defends himself after audio reveals he blamed Trump for Jan. 6 attack
Facing House GOP, McCarthy defends himself after audio reveals he blamed Trump for Jan. 6 attack
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Bryan Pietsch / Washington Post:
United States is ‘out of the pandemic phase,’ Fauci says — The United States is finally “out of the pandemic phase,” the country's top infectious-disease expert said Tuesday, as cases and hospitalizations are notably down and mask mandates are all but gone.
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Washington Post:
A fight over coronavirus safety at journalists' gala event
A fight over coronavirus safety at journalists' gala event
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Three out of every 1,000 Americans alive in 2020 died of covid-19
Three out of every 1,000 Americans alive in 2020 died of covid-19
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump's Spokeswoman Calls For Arrests Over 2020 Election at QAnon Rally — “They're gonna start arresting political opponents. They're gonna start throwing political dissidents in jail,” Liz Harrington warned the crowd. — CJ — Former President Trump's chief spokeswoman spoke …
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Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Christians Helping Resettle Undocumented Immigrants and Refugees Are Controlled by the Devil — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene recently sat down for an interview with far-right Catholic activist Michael Voris of Church Militant, where she declared that Christian organizations …
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Rips Catholic Church For Helping Migrants: 'Satan's Controlling the Church'
Marjorie Taylor Greene Rips Catholic Church For Helping Migrants: 'Satan's Controlling the Church'
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The Economist:
How deep does the rot in the Russian army go? — The fiasco in Ukraine could be a reflection of either a bad strategy or a poor fighting force — THE JOB of organising NATO's biggest military exercise since the cold war kept Admiral James Foggo, then the commander of American naval forces …
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Laura Italiano / Insider:
Donald Trump worried ‘dangerous’ fruits could be thrown at him by protesters, a new deposition reveals — Donald Trump said “pineapples, tomatoes, bananas, stuff like that” could be thrown at him at protests. — Trump's concerns were revealed Tuesday night, in his sworn deposition for an upcoming Bronx trial.
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: Former U.S. ambassador accused of illegal foreign lobbying — Richard Olson, a former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, has been criminally charged for his alleged role in an undisclosed lobbying campaign for the Qatari government, records show.
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
First on CNN: New York grand jury hearing evidence in DA's investigation into Trump Organization expires this week — (CNN)A special grand jury seated to hear evidence in the Manhattan district attorney's investigation into the Trump Organization's finances is set to expire at the end …
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Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: MAGA Candidate Evicted from Home After Wife Asks Court for Emergency Order of Protection — His current wife is now the third domestic partner to accuse him of abusive or threatening behavior — Teddy Daniels, a far-right Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania …
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Gabby Orr / CNN:
Trump unleashes his temper on GOP allies over Ohio Senate primary split — Not since Anthony Scaramucci was fired a mere 10 days into his White House gig has someone fallen out of Donald Trump's favor as quickly as David McIntosh. — At an April 9 rally in North Carolina …
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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Just Call Trump a Loser — Let's assume Donald Trump runs again for president in 2024. Yes, I know, caveats, caveats. Republicans say it's too early to discuss '24. A lot can change between now and then. Maybe Trump won't actually run. Maybe he's just teasing the possibility to milk the attention.
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Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Blocked From Winding Down Title 42 Border Policy Early — Federal judge issues a temporary restraining order blocking the administration from moving ahead with its plan to end pandemic-era border policy. — WASHINGTON—A federal judge in Louisiana has issued a temporary restraining order …
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Nicole Narea / Vox:
Title 42, the Trump-era border policy dividing Democrats, explained
Title 42, the Trump-era border policy dividing Democrats, explained
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
New York's Top Court Voids Democrat-Drawn House Map — The New York Court of Appeals said Democrats violated the State Constitution and ignored the will of the voters. The judges ordered a court-appointed expert to draw replacements. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
New York high court tosses Democratic-drawn redistricting maps
New York high court tosses Democratic-drawn redistricting maps
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Associated Press:
Russia releases US Marine vet as part of prisoner exchange — WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia and the United States carried out a dramatic prisoner exchange on Wednesday, trading a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in America …
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Pippa Crerar / Mirror.co.uk:
Top Tory caught watching porn in Commons - sitting next to female minister — Three sources said that around a dozen women MPs at the meeting shared accounts of alleged sexism and harassment by their colleagues — A top Tory was watching porn on his mobile phone in the House of Commons …
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Tom Burt / Microsoft On the Issues:
The hybrid war in Ukraine — Tom Burt - Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust — Today, we released a report detailing the relentless and destructive Russian cyberattacks we've observed in a hybrid war against Ukraine, and what we've done to help protect Ukrainian people and organizations.
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Marcus Weisgerber / Defense One:
CEO: Boeing Should Have Rejected Trump's Air Force One Deal — The company revealed that it has lost $660 million outfitting the next presidential jets—so far. — Boeing should have rejected then-President Donald Trump's proposed terms to build two new Air Force One aircraft, the company's CEO said Wednesday.
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Gov. Reeves Vetoes Suffrage Bill, Keeping Jim Crow-Era Voting Policy in Place — A Jim Crow-era policy meant to prevent Black citizens from voting will remain intact after Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed a bill to restore voting rights to people who have disenfranchising crimes expunged.
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump Officials Awarded $700 Million Pandemic Loan Despite Objections — A congressional report raises new questions about a pandemic relief loan to a troubled trucking company with close ties to the Trump administration. — WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday released …
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Ben Brasch / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump election meddling probe to cause downtown Atlanta road closures — The Fulton County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday the department will close some roads in downtown Atlanta next week ahead of major court proceedings. — The agency plans to close four roads starting Monday …
Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Cawthorn Claims Establishment Running ‘Coordinated Drip Campaign’ Against Him: Expect ‘Attack Article’ Every Couple Days — Recent unflattering stories about Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) are part of a “coordinated drip campaign” by the “establishment” to end his fresh political career, he claimed in an Instagram video.
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Slight Majority Say Masks Should Not Be Required On Airplanes, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; But More Than Half Of Americans Still Plan To Wear Masks On Airplanes Even Without Mandates — mail_outline — A week after a federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate …
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Politico:
Multiple RNC staffers have spoken to Jan. 6 panel, sources say — Multiple current and former Republican National Committee staffers have spoken with the Jan. 6 select committee amid questions about the party's messaging and fundraising in the weeks after the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the probe.
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