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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas says he worries respect for institutions is eroding — ATLANTA — Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday that the judiciary is threatened if people are unwilling to “live with outcomes we don't agree with” and that recent events at the Supreme Court might be “one symptom of that.”
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Rich Mckay / Reuters:
After abortion leak, Justice Thomas warns Supreme Court can't be ‘bullied’ — Following protests sparked by the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court decision indicating the justices are poised to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, Justice Clarence Thomas said on Friday that the court cannot be “bullied.”
Myah Ward / Politico:
Alito skips conference appearance after draft opinion disclosure
Alito skips conference appearance after draft opinion disclosure
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Bloomberg Law, ThinkCivics+, The Desert Trumpet and Greensburg Tribune-Review
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
The War Is Getting More Dangerous for America, and Biden Knows It — If you just followed news reports on Ukraine, you might think that the war has settled into a long, grinding and somewhat boring slog. You would be wrong. — Things are actually getting more dangerous by the day.
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The Gateway Pundit, Trends Journal, The Revolution Continues, The Western Journal, The Daily Wire, RedState, Insider and Al Jazeera
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
US intelligence told to keep quiet over role in Ukraine military triumphs — CIA veterans advise successors against ‘unwise’ intelligence boasts that could trigger escalation from Russia — Former US intelligence officers are advising their successors currently in office to shut …
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CBS News, Axios, Agence France-Presse and CNN
Politico:
'It's stupid, it's unnecessary'
'It's stupid, it's unnecessary'
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KyivPost, The Diplomat, Associated Press, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Al Jazeera, FOX News Radio, NBC News, CBS News and New York Post
Shannon Vavra / The Daily Beast:
‘I Simply Refuse’: Wiretaps Catch Putin's Troops Breaking Own Tanks in Sabotage Scheme
‘I Simply Refuse’: Wiretaps Catch Putin's Troops Breaking Own Tanks in Sabotage Scheme
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Washington Examiner and Raw Story
CNN:
CNN poll: The Supreme Court's draft opinion on Roe v. Wade hasn't shaken the midterm landscape — (CNN)Americans remain broadly opposed to overturning the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, following the leak …
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New York Times:
Tesla will cover transportation costs for employee abortions.
Tesla will cover transportation costs for employee abortions.
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The Daily Signal, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Human Events and austonia
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
A glaring omission from Trump's Pennsylvania rally speech: Abortion
A glaring omission from Trump's Pennsylvania rally speech: Abortion
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Associated Press, BizPac Review, New York Times, Join Andrew, Rolling Stone and NBC News
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New poll reveals warning signs for GOP on abortion ahead of midterms
New poll reveals warning signs for GOP on abortion ahead of midterms
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Associated Press, New York Times, NPR, The Daily Caller, Hart Investment Group and Washington Post
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
How Dare They! — The left's attitude problem when it comes to democracy. — To say that a leaked draft of a Supreme Court ruling prompted an elite meltdown would be a gross understatement. This was a culture war 9/11. “I have typed and deleted a great many comments,” Roxane Gay tweeted.
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Washington Post:
Coronavirus wave this fall could infect 100 million, administration warns — The projections for fall and winter are part of a pitch for additional funding for vaccines, treatments and tests. — The Biden administration is warning the United States could see 100 million coronavirus infections …
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Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Biden administration bracing for challenging fall and winter of COVID-19
Biden administration bracing for challenging fall and winter of COVID-19
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The Hill
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
The White House, warning of a fall surge, plans for how to provide vaccines if there's no more Covid aid.
The White House, warning of a fall surge, plans for how to provide vaccines if there's no more Covid aid.
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Balloon Juice, Deadline and STAT
Byline Times:
‘Wipe Jews Off the Face of the Earth’: Racism and Antisemitic Slurs of Viral YouTuber Exposed — A recording exclusively obtained by Byline Times exposes YouTuber and Infowars alumnus Paul Joseph Watson using racist, homophobic and antisemitic slurs — GET THE CURRENT EDITION OF BYLINE TIMES NOW
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Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Leaked Audio Underscores Dark Side of Far-Right YouTube Subculture
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit seeking to lift Twitter ban — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump seeking to lift his ban from Twitter. — The social media giant had banned Trump in January 2021, citing the risk of the incitement of further violence …
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
A federal judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit seeking to reinstate his Twitter account.
A federal judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit seeking to reinstate his Twitter account.
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Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Inside Elon Musk's Big Plans for Twitter — Here's what Mr. Musk is projecting for Twitter's finances over the next few years, according to a pitch deck he presented to investors. — Elon Musk has never been accused of dreaming small. He has reinvented at least two industries with Tesla …
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Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:
GOP donor described botched vote fraud probe in recording, prosecutors say — On Oct. 17, 2020, influential GOP donor Steven F. Hotze made an urgent request during a phone call with a top federal prosecutor in Texas, according to a court filing Friday by the Houston district attorney's office.
John Paul Mac Isaac / New York Post:
The night I met Hunter Biden: Mac Shop owner John Mac Isaac recounts fateful encounter in exclusive excerpt — On a fateful night in April 2019, John Paul Mac Isaac was working at his store, The Mac Shop in Wilmington, Del., when a customer walked in who would upend his life.
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RedState, Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
In Nebraska, a Trump-Inspired Candidate Cracks Open Divide in the G.O.P. — Charles W. Herbster's bid for governor has set off a bitter fight for power in a state once known for its genteel politics. — Give this article- - - Read in app — WAHOO, Neb. — In his run for governor of Nebraska …
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Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Jared Kushner's New Fund Plans to Invest Saudi Money in Israel — Saudi Arabia's sovereign-wealth fund committed $2 billion to Mr. Kushner's Affinity Partners, agreeing to allow investment in Israeli firms for the first time — Jared Kushner's new private-equity fund plans to invest millions …
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Fauci privately miffed about the message sent by the WHCA dinner — Anthony Fauci this week privately criticized the decision to hold the White House Correspondents' Dinner, singling it out as a troubling sign that many Americans no longer view Covid as a serious threat, four people who heard his remarks told POLITICO.
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Outside the Beltway, Washington Examiner, Political Wire and HotAir
WTVF-TV:
Gov. Lee signs law criminalizing mail-order abortion pills — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation Thursday that would criminalize a person for obtaining abortion pills via a mail delivery service. — The law would mean a Class E felony charge with the potential for a fine.
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Silvia Foster-Frau / Washington Post:
A mother, daughter and the abortions that came between them
A mother, daughter and the abortions that came between them
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Townhall
Ukraine world:
“The Ukrainian garrison in Mariupol can still be saved”: urgent address to European leaders — Ukrainian human rights defenders, former dissidents and scholars call European leaders to act now — To: — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz,
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Rewards offered after dolphin ‘harassed to death’ on Texas beach, another impaled in Florida — The dolphin that died in Texas was killed by drowning, NOAA said. A number of people allegedly harassed it after it was beached last month. — Rewards are being offered in two recent deadly …
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Insider
Ken Armstrong / ProPublica:
Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade Quotes Infamous Witch Trial Judge With Long-Discredited Ideas on Rape — Justice Alito's leaked opinion cites Sir Matthew Hale, a 17th-century jurist who conceived the notion that husbands can't be prosecuted for raping their wives, who sentenced women to death as …
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YouTube and THE JACKAL
Mark Landler / New York Times:
U.K. Live Updates: Sinn Fein Is on Track to Win in Northern Ireland — Here's what you need to know: — In a seismic shift, the pro-unity Sinn Fein bloc is emerging as the largest in the North. — LONDON — The Irish nationalist party, Sinn Fein, was on track Friday night to emerge …
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Chris Andrews / BBC:
NI election results 2022: Sinn Féin tops first preference vote in NI election
NI election results 2022: Sinn Féin tops first preference vote in NI election
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Bloomberg
Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Judge: Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified for reelection — ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Georgia on Friday found that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified to run for reelection, finding that a group of voters who had challenged her eligibility failed to prove she engaged in insurrection after taking office.
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Hannah Demissie / ABC News:
Judge rules GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can stay on ballot
Judge rules GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can stay on ballot
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