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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary is probably headed for a recount — It's not over yet. And it might not be for a while.Pennsylvania's Republican Senate primary was still undecided Wednesday, with celebrity surgeon Mehmet Oz clinging to a narrow lead of about 2,500 votes over David McCormick.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Midterm Stakes Grow Clearer: Election Deniers Will Be on Many Ballots
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
What the Primaries Reveal About the Future of Trumpism
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Michaeleen Doucleff / NPR:
Rare monkeypox outbreak in U.K., Europe and U.S.: What is it and should we worry? — There's a monkeypox outbreak in England, Portugal and Spain. The outbreak is quite small - just 36 suspected cases spread across the three countries, including 8 in England and 20 in Portugal.
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Mary Kekatos / ABC News:
1st monkeypox case in US this year reported in Massachusetts — It comes after nine cases of monkeypox were detected in the U.K. this month. — A Massachusetts resident has tested positive for monkeypox, health officials confirmed Wednesday, making it the first case of the rare virus detected in the United States this year.
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Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
US intel shows Russians fear Mariupol abuse will backfire — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has gathered intelligence that shows some Russian officials have become concerned that Russian forces in the ravaged port city of Mariupol are carrying out grievous abuses, a U.S official familiar with the findings said Wednesday.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Opinion U.S. mistakes in Ukraine can't all be pinned on bad intelligence
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Turkey blocks start of NATO talks on Finland's and Sweden's applications
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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
How the Biden administration let right-wing attacks derail its disinformation efforts — A ‘pause’ of the Department of Homeland Security's newly created board comes after its head, Nina Jankowicz, was the victim of coordinated online attacks as the administration struggled to respond
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Nina Jankowicz's Faulty Record, Not Her Critics, Doomed the Disinformation Board
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Kyle Morris / Fox News:
White House says DHS disinformation board ‘never met,’ denies involvement in pause
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New York Times:
U.S. health officials say a third of people live in areas with so much virus they should consider masks indoors. — Federal health officials on Wednesday warned that one third of Americans live in areas where the threat of infection from the coronavirus is now so high that they should consider wearing …
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Mayor Eric Adams resists mask mandates as N.Y.C. enters a high alert level for the virus.
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Maya Yang / The Guardian:
White House resumes Covid briefings after six-week hiatus as cases rise
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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Why Tesla was kicked out of the S&P 500's ESG index — In a blog post Wednesday, the S&P explained why it kicked Tesla out of its ESG index earlier this month. — It said that Tesla's “lack of a low-carbon strategy” and “codes of business conduct,” along with racism …
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John Haltiwanger / Insider:
Fiona Hill says Putin got ‘frustrated many times’ with Trump because the Russian leader ‘had to keep explaining things’ to him — Putin often became frustrated with Trump over his lack of knowledge on big issues, Fiona Hill said. — “He had to keep explaining things, and Putin doesn't like to do that,” Hill said.
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Washington Post:
Biden, after months focused on Ukraine, makes first trip to Asia — President will try to reassure Asian allies he is still committed to leading a coalition to counter China — For almost three months, President Biden and his top foreign policy aides have been immersed in the Russian war in Ukraine …
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Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Georgia's GOP primary race for governor sees Kemp holding wide lead over Perdue — Former NFL star Herschel Walker dashes ahead by 58 points in Republican Senate primary contest — Fox News Flash top headlines for May 18 — Incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp leads former …
Department of Defense Office of Inspector General:
Whistleblower Reprisal Investigation: Colonel Yevgeny S. Vindman, U.S. Army (DODIG-2022-097) — We conducted this investigation in response to a complaint filed with the DoD Hotline on August 18, 2020, alleging that various administration officials, including former President Donald J. Trump …
Michael Williams / Dallas Morning News:
George W. Bush compares Zelenskyy to Churchill, mistakenly calls Iraq invasion unjustified — At Bush center event, Condoleezza Rice compares Jan. 6 to non-democratic countries — In some of his most extensive public comments about the Russian invasion of Ukraine since the war began …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Chris Wallace to anchor new show on CNN — Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN's new parent company, plans to announce during its upfront presentation to advertisers on Wednesday that Chris Wallace will host a Sunday evening show on CNN. … - CNN struck a multimillion-dollar contract with Wallace last year.
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
Inside S.B.F.'s $12 Million Long Shot — Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried lost big on Tuesday despite airdropping a historic sum into a congressional race in Oregon. What was he thinking? The logic, the math, and the aftermath. — It was after 11 p.m. on Monday evening …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Brothers behind Democrats' ‘crypto PAC’ say they're actually pandemic focused
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Kyle Clark / KUSA-TV:
GOP candidate for Colorado governor says eliminate one-person, one-vote system — Under Greg Lopez's proposal, the 2018 gubernatorial race would have been a runaway win for Republicans, who lost the actual race by double-digits. — DENVER — Coloradans have elected just one Republican governor in the last 50 years.
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Bilge Ebiri / Vulture:
Tom Cruise's Last Stand — Thirty-six years after the original, Top Gun: Maverick eulogizes the actor's entire career. — I'd never noticed the curiously melancholy overtones of Harold Faltermeyer's famous Top Gun theme until the opening moments of the brand-new Top Gun: Maverick.
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Melissa Chan / NBC News:
Navy desertions have more than doubled amid suicide concerns, as sailors feel trapped by contracts — The number of sailors who deserted the Navy more than doubled from 2019 to 2021, while desertions in other military branches dropped or stayed flat, pointing to a potential Navy-wide mental health crisis amid …
Associated Press:
Senate confirms Brink as new US ambassador to Ukraine — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Bridget Brink late Wednesday as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, filling the post as officials plan to return American diplomats to Kyiv during the nation's continuing battle against the Russian invasion.
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Rob Bassin on the impact of the United Democracy Project — Steve Irwin found himself down 25 points; after UDP PAC's infusion he finished neck and neck — United Democracy Project, a super PAC recently launched by the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC, claimed decisive wins in two races …
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NBC News:
Biden invokes Defense Production Act to address nationwide shortage of baby formula — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act in a major step to boost the supply of baby formula. — The announcement means the federal government will prioritize key ingredients …
Neil Genzlinger / New York Times:
Rosmarie Trapp of the ‘Sound of Music’ Family Dies at 93 — She was the last surviving daughter of the baron and the would-be nun depicted in the stage musical and 1965 film. — Rosmarie Trapp, a member of the singing family made famous by the stage musical and film “The Sound of Music” …
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