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10:50 AM ET, May 8, 2022

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Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
First lady Jill Biden visits Ukraine in rare trip to war zone  —  The U.S. president's wife celebrated Mother's Day with the Ukrainian first lady as Russia continued to wage war in the country  —  UZHHOROD, Ukraine — First lady Jill Biden crossed the border into Ukraine on Sunday …
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Jill Biden pays surprise visit to Ukraine, meets first lady  —  UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine on Sunday, holding a surprise Mother's Day meeting with the nation's first lady, Olena Zelenska, as Russia presses its punishing war in the eastern regions.
Discussion: Insider and CBS News
New York Times:
All women, children and elderly people have been evacuated from Mariupol's steel plant, Ukraine and Russia say.  —  The first lady met with the wife of President Volodymyr Zelensky, as Russia's offensive in eastern Ukraine continued.  Officials said they feared dozens of people sheltering …
Laura Crimaldi / The Boston Globe:
Abortion rights protesters, led by women dressed as handmaids, gather at State House  —  The demonstration opened with five minutes of silence before Carol Deanow, 79, spoke and described the illegal abortion she had in 1965.  —  Four years ago, a group of women upset over Brett Kavanaugh's nomination …
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Midterms' Biggest Abortion Battleground: Pennsylvania  —  The leading Republicans running for governor in the state want to outlaw abortion.  The presumptive Democratic nominee promises to veto any ban.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Jan Downey …
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
CIA: Putin believes he “can't afford to lose” in Ukraine  —  We still don't have any confirmation as to whether or not Vladimir Putin plans to “officially” declare war on Ukraine tomorrow as Russians celebrate the anniversary of their victory over Hitler's forces in World War 2 on Victory Day.
Discussion: Politico, Axios and Los Angeles Times
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James Politi / Financial Times:
CIA director says China ‘unsettled’ by Ukraine war
Discussion: rbc.ru, CBS News and Political Wire
Dara Horn / Common Sense:
At Harvard, Facts Are For Losers  —  It turns out that nobody's SAT scores can provide immunity to propaganda. … Twenty-five years later, I still remember the theatrics involved with becoming an editor at the Harvard Crimson, the newspaper produced by Harvard undergraduates every day for the past century and a half.
Sky News:
Only disabled actors should play Richard III, says outgoing Royal Shakespeare Company boss Gregory Doran  —  Gregory Doran's late husband Sir Antony Sher played the notorious English king in a 1984 production of Richard III but the outgoing artistic director said that would “probably not be acceptable” now.
Politico:
Judge spares Clinton camp in Sussmann ruling  —  A federal judge has turned down a request from Special Counsel John Durham for a ruling that a lawyer facing trial on a false statement charge was part of a wide-ranging “joint venture” involving Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign …
Discussion: Raw Story
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Airstrike Kills Villagers Taking Shelter at School, Ukraine Says  —  Attack in Luhansk comes as Mariupol defenders remain holed up in Azovstal plant and Ukraine warns of heavy bombing on Russia's Victory Day  —  KHARKIV, Ukraine—A Russian airstrike is believed to have killed …
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
There Is a TikTok Challenge We All Need to Face Up To  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  At the core of the frenzied interest in Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter is an intuition that I think is right: The major social media platforms are, in some hard-to-define way, essential to modern life.
Discussion: Althouse
NBC News:
Biden wants to sell infrastructure.  His problem: Few buyers.  —  WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden ramps up his efforts to help Democrats in the midterm elections, he's focused on a selling point that, so far, voters aren't: his plan to rebuild the county's infrastructure.
Discussion: CNN
David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘The New York Times’ can't shake the cloud over a 90-year-old Pulitzer Prize  —  The New York Times is looking to add to its list of 132 Pulitzer Prizes — by far the most of any news organization — when the 2022 recipients for journalism are announced on Monday.
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
A South Philly GOP ward leader has been ousted over ‘ballot harvesting’ concerns  —  GOP ward leaders voted to oust one of their own Saturday, hours after an Inquirer story highlighted his role in diverting dozens of mail ballots for Republican voters in South Philadelphia to a P.O. box under his control …
Discussion: Raw Story
Todd Farley / New York Post:
Jewish gangsters once took on Nazis in the streets of NYC  —  In 1938, New York City had a Nazi problem.  —  At the time, there were about 12 million German immigrants in the US, and most were happily assimilating.  But about 1 in 500 were members of the German-American Bund …
Dean Kirby / The i Paper:
Putin sends Mariupol survivors to remote corners of Russia as investigation reveals network of 66 camps  —  Thousands of Ukrainians have been sent to remote camps up to 5,500 miles from their homes as Vladimir Putin's officials follow Kremlin orders to disperse them across Russia, i can reveal.
 
 
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Nick Cohen / The Guardian:
Fox News deals in Kremlin propaganda. So why not freeze Rupert Murdoch's assets?
David Patrikarakos / UnHerd:
Inside the battle on the Eastern Front
Susannah George / Washington Post:
Taliban orders head-to-toe coverings for Afghan women in public
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic:
Liberty No More  —  How strange it is, the condition of having a body, of being a body.
Margaret Atwood / The Guardian:
‘Enforced childbirth is slavery’: Margaret Atwood on the right to abortion
Discussion: Raw Story and Uniic Media
Brian Melley / Associated Press:
Judge rejects Trump lawsuit challenging ban from Twitter
Aria Bendix / NBC News:
Oklahoma abortion clinics turn patients away under new ban — a glimpse into a post-Roe future
Bloomberg:
Brazil's Lula Makes Presidential Candidacy Official at Event
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Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Less immigrant labor in US contributing to price hikes
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 committee narrows legal fight against Eastman as hearings approach
Associated Press:
Sinn Fein hails ‘new era’ as it wins Northern Ireland vote
David Siders / Politico:
Ohio was a test case for 2024. The GOP establishment looks screwed.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ellie Silverman / Washington Post:
Outside Kavanaugh's home, a neighbor rallies for abortion rights
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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