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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Fox News' Tucker Carlson under fresh scrutiny after Buffalo mass shooting — Fox News personality Tucker Carlson is facing intense scrutiny from extremism experts, media watchdogs and progressive activists who say there is a link between the top-rated host's “great replacement” …
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Media Matters for America:
We're all trying to find the guy who did this — Fox News struggled to shift coverage of Buffalo mass shooting away from the racist theory it frequently promoted — Fox News' silence on the “great replacement” theory spoke volumes … Fox News programming went virtually silent …
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Washington Examiner, Politico, Arizona Mirror, North Stars and Cowboy Bars and Morning Shots
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Why Tucker Carlson Should Want the Buffalo Manifesto Made Public — The alleged teenage mass shooter in Buffalo, New York, wrote and posted a 180-page manifesto. I read the whole thing, and the only part that surprised me was the banality of his stated intention to eat “corn beef hash” …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Racist Attack Spotlights Stefanik's Echo of Replacement Theory — WASHINGTON — Over the past week, Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, the third-ranking House Republican, has falsely claimed that President Biden is shipping infant formula to undocumented immigrants at the expense of Americans amid a nationwide formula shortage.
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New York Times:
Republicans Play on Fears of ‘Great Replacement’ in Bid for Base Voters
Republicans Play on Fears of ‘Great Replacement’ in Bid for Base Voters
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Washington Examiner, VICE and Washington Post
Politico:
GOP blame game erupts in Pennsylvania governor's race — PHILADELPHIA — The election isn't until Tuesday, but the blame game is already well underway. — With far-right state Sen. Doug Mastriano on the verge of capturing the Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nomination, Republicans are lashing out …
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CNN:
Barnette said she was leading buses to DC for ‘our 1776 moment’ on January 6, 2021
Barnette said she was leading buses to DC for ‘our 1776 moment’ on January 6, 2021
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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Republican ‘Chaos’ in Pennsylvania Threatens to Upend the Midterms
Republican ‘Chaos’ in Pennsylvania Threatens to Upend the Midterms
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How Trump's Dr. Oz endorsement could cost the GOP in Pennsylvania
How Trump's Dr. Oz endorsement could cost the GOP in Pennsylvania
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Washington Examiner, RedState and The American Spectator
Melissa Chan / NBC News:
New York's red flag law should have helped thwart the Buffalo mass shooting. What went wrong? — Less than a year after a white teenager in upstate New York was investigated for making a threatening statement at school, he legally purchased a firearm, which he is accused of using to gun …
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Washington Post:
Only 22 saw the Buffalo shooting live. Millions have seen it since. — Tech companies have vowed to remove killers' first-person footage of massacres. But extremists and the morbidly curious have used the Internet to ensure a video of haunting brutality stays online.
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Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
Putin involved in war ‘at level of colonel or brigadier’, say western sources — President helping determine movement of Russian soldiers, say sources, as head of UK armed forces says Ukraine is winning — Vladimir Putin has become so personally involved in the Ukraine war …
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Estonia's Tough Voice on Ukraine Urges No Compromise With Putin — Kaja Kallas, the prime minister, remembers Soviet annexation and repression and sees the same brutality in occupied Ukraine, which she believes is fighting for all of Europe. — TALLINN, Estonia — Kaja Kallas, now 44 …
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Bloomberg:
Musk Says Twitter Deal at Lower Price Is ‘Not Out of the Question’ — Elon Musk stoked speculation that he could seek to renegotiate his takeover of Twitter Inc., saying a viable deal at a lower price wouldn't be “out of the question.” — Twitter shares briefly pared losses in afternoon trading.
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Corin Faife / The Verge:
Elon Musk's silence on how he'd moderate the Buffalo shooting livestream is deafening
Elon Musk's silence on how he'd moderate the Buffalo shooting livestream is deafening
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Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
FDA, Abbott agree on plan to resume production of infant formula at Michigan plant — The three-month closure has contributed to a nationwide shortage. — The Food and Drug Administration and Abbott Nutrition have agreed on a plan to resume operations at its infant formula facility in Sturgis …
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Abbott MediaRoom:
Abbott Enters into Consent Decree with U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Sturgis, Mich., Plant; Agreement Creates Pathway to Reopen Facility
Abbott Enters into Consent Decree with U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Sturgis, Mich., Plant; Agreement Creates Pathway to Reopen Facility
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Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, CBS News and New York Post
Christina Jewett / New York Times:
F.D.A. and Abbott Reach Agreement on Baby Formula to Try to Ease Shortage
F.D.A. and Abbott Reach Agreement on Baby Formula to Try to Ease Shortage
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Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Turkey says it will not approve Sweden and Finland joining Nato — Turkey's justice ministry said it objected on grounds that the two countries had failed to respond positively to extradition requests — Turkey has said it will not approve Sweden and Finland joining it as Nato members …
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John Revill / Reuters:
Neutral Switzerland leans closer to NATO in response to Russia
Neutral Switzerland leans closer to NATO in response to Russia
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
How Often Can You Be Infected With the Coronavirus? — The spread of the Omicron variant has given scientists an unsettling answer: repeatedly, sometimes within months. — A virus that shows no signs of disappearing, variants that are adept at dodging the body's defenses …
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Briar Napier / Oil City News:
Sen. Cynthia Lummis apologizes after ‘two sexes’ comment evokes jeers, boos at UW commencement — A University of Wyoming commencement speaker has apologized after a controversial statement she made in reference to sex and gender Saturday evoked jeers by some in attendance.
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Carron J. Phillips / Deadspin:
White fans were entertained by Black athletes a day after a racist killed Black people in Buffalo — this is what white supremacy looks like — You can be sure that Jayson Tatum and Chris Paul have more than Game 7 wins and losses on their mind after this weekend — Sports only serve as an escape from society if you're white.
Orange County Register:
Laguna Woods church shooter was motived by hate of Taiwan, sheriff says — The man accused of killing one and injuring four others with gunfire inside a Laguna Woods church on Sunday while a Taiwanese Presbyterian group was meeting was motivated by tensions between the People's Republic of China and Taiwan …
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Associated Press:
White House moves to loosen remittance, flight rules on Cuba — WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Monday that it will expand flights to Cuba and lift Donald Trump-era restrictions on remittances that immigrants can send to people on the island.
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Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Federal Election Commission deadlocks, won't punish Trump — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Election Commission has decided not to take action against former President Donald Trump after commissioners deadlocked over whether his campaign broke the law by masking how it was spending cash during the 2020 campaign.
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Doug Mastriano aide who blocked press at campaign event was at Capitol on Jan. 6 — WASHINGTON — A staffer with Doug Mastriano's Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign who helped block media access to an event over the weekend was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, where he appeared to smile …
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Justin George / Washington Post:
Metro GM retires one day after transit agency announces recertification lapses — The transit agency was also cited as early as 2015 for not having a consistent recertification program. — Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld, who has led Metro for six years, announced Monday evening …
KQED:
Plot to Blow Up Democratic Headquarters Exposed California Extremists Hiding in Plain Sight … Y — ears before law enforcement seized the contents of Ian Rogers' safe, he earned a reputation as a talented mechanic and successful Napa Valley business owner.
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Ben Bernanke Sees ‘Stagflation’ Ahead — The former chairman of the Federal Reserve has a new book out on Tuesday explaining the powers of the Fed and Congress to juice or slow our economy amid a supply-chain crunch and sky-high demand. — Standing in his kitchen one morning in Washington …
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Michael Bamberger / The Fire Pit Collective:
Trumped — From the events of Jan. 6 to Phil Mickelson's WD, the 2022 PGA has been defined by controversy. — The major protagonists have one thing in common: the Saudis — In the annals of golfing weirdness, here's a double whammy for the ages: The PGA Championship will be played …
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Washington Post:
How Trump's pact with the Club for Growth turned into a grudge match — The influential GOP group is challenging Trump's picks in key Senate races amid competing claims to the MAGA mantle — David McIntosh, head of the influential conservative group the Club for Growth, used to fly on Air Force One …
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ABC News:
Kentucky 2022 primary election results — Trump won the solidly red state by a 25% margin in 2020. — Kentucky voters head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in primaries for the Senate, House of Representatives and state legislature. Polls close at 7 p.m. ET. — State Significance
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Andrew Pantazi / The Tributary:
Florida judge orders officials to use new congressional redistricting map — A Tallahassee judge has ordered Florida elections officials to begin using a new court-ordered congressional redistricting map, lifting an automatic stay that had halted his order when the state appealed last week.
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