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4:45 PM ET, May 8, 2022

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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.
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New York Times:
U.S. diplomats return to Kyiv for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine.  —  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 in a school building had been killed in a Russian airstrike.
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 …
Julia Cherner / ABC News:
‘Fall will be swift’ if Roe v. Wade is overturned: Sen. Amy Klobuchar  —  Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., appeared on ABC's “This Week” Sunday.  —  “The fall will be swift” if the Supreme Court rules to overturn Roe v. Wade, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday, adding that the Senate will do everything …
Discussion: Townhall, The Hill, Politico and Fox News
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CBS News:
CBS News poll: What's next after Roe v. Wade?  —  The nearly two-thirds of Americans who want Roe v. Wade kept in place say they feel angry and discouraged about the prospect that it may be overturned, describing that as “a danger to women” and as a threat to rights more generally.
Laura Crimaldi / The Boston Globe:   Abortion rights protesters, led by women dressed as handmaids, gather at State House
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Western allies unveil new Russia sanctions on V-E Day
Discussion: The Hill
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Ukraine “preparing for everything” as Putin plots next move, ambassador says
Discussion: Politico and nationalinterest.org
New York Times:
A U.N. Agency Gave $61 Million to One Family.  It Didn't Go Well.  —  A little-known United Nations agency decided to make an impact by doling out loans and grant money — all to a single family.  It did not go well.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  At the United Nations, two officials had a problem.
Spiegel Online:
Putin's Disaster and What Could Happen Next  —  The world has overestimated Putin's power.  His army is much weaker than thought, his intelligence services have failed and sanctions are starting have an impact.  Will all this weaken the Russian president or make him more dangerous?
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Washington Post:   Russia's ultimate political survivor faces a wartime reckoning
Financial Times:
Transcript: Vladimir Putin 'doesn't believe he can afford to lose' — William Burns, CIA director  —  Intelligence chief discusses Russian president and war in Ukraine at FT Weekend Festival in Washington  —  This is the edited transcript of a discussion between William Burns, CIA director …
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Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Madison police investigating arson, threat at office of prominent anti-abortion group  —  MADISON - Madison police are investigating arson after a fire broke out early Sunday in the offices of a prominent anti-abortion group and a threat was spray painted on the group's building.
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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.
Discussion: Why Evolution Is True
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.
CBS News:
Transcript: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on “Face the Nation,” May 8, 2022  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that aired Sunday, May 8, 2022, on “Face the Nation.”  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: And we go to the top Democrat in Congress …
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Maria Bartiromo: Supreme Court leaker's identity will be revealed in ‘short order’  —  The identity of the Supreme Court leaker will be revealed in “short order,” according to Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo.  —  The host of Sunday Morning Futures made the prediction, previewing her show …
Discussion: The Hill and Power Line
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Washington Post:
How the future of Roe is testing Roberts's clout on Supreme Court
 
 
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Isobel Koshiw / The Guardian:
‘Surrender is not an option’: Azov battalion commander in plea for help to escape Mariupol
Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
Why Selling Off Russian Oligarchs' Assets Will Take Years
Discussion: Insider and Los Angeles Times
consilium.europa.eu:
Hong Kong: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the Chief Executive election held on 8 May
Discussion: Bloomberg
Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
Can Motherhood Be a Mode of Rebellion?
NBC News:
Biden wants to sell infrastructure. His problem: Few buyers.
Discussion: CNN
Nick Cohen / The Guardian:
Fox News deals in Kremlin propaganda. So why not freeze Rupert Murdoch's assets?
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
TikTok May Be More Dangerous Than It Looks
Discussion: Althouse
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Politico:
Judge spares Clinton camp in Sussmann ruling
Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
Todd Farley / New York Post:
Jewish gangsters once took on Nazis in the streets of NYC
Sky News:
Only disabled actors should play Richard III, says outgoing Royal Shakespeare Company boss Gregory Doran
Susannah George / Washington Post:
Taliban orders head-to-toe coverings for Afghan women in public
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: Uniic Media and Raw Story
Brian Melley / Associated Press:
Judge rejects Trump lawsuit challenging ban from Twitter
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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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