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EJ Dickson / Rolling Stone:
‘Men Always Win’: Survivors ‘Sickened’ by the Amber Heard Verdict — It didn't matter what the verdict was — as one domestic violence survivor puts it, “this case is my worst fear playing out on a public stage” — Over the past few weeks, Meghan has been watching the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial with a sinking feeling.
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Washington Post:
What's missing from the House gun package — Good morning, Early Birds. What's black and blue, and white all over? This newsletter! Thanks for waking up with us. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. — In today's edition ... Poll Watch: What the nation thinks about inflation …
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Slate:
The Real Lesson of the Disastrous Outcome in the Depp-Heard Trial — For the last seven weeks, actors and celebrity exes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have transfixed millions of people with their competing narratives in a Fairfax, Virginia courtroom. Each claimed to have been defamed by the other, and on Wednesday, the jury agreed.
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Eugene Volokh / Reason:
Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Libel, and Chilling Effects — As all of you must have heard by now, Johnny Depp won his libel case against Amber Heard, and was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages plus $5 million in punitive damages (but Virginia law reduces the punitive award to $350,000).
Candace McDuffie / The Root:
Amber Heard Verdict Sends A Message To Black Women Everywhere
Amber Heard Verdict Sends A Message To Black Women Everywhere
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Kristin Wilson / CNN:
Pelosi says House will consider assault weapons ban legislation
Pelosi says House will consider assault weapons ban legislation
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Jesus Jiménez / New York Times:
Four People, Including Gunman, Are Killed in Attack at Tulsa Medical Building, Police Say — Multiple people were shot and four people, including the gunman, were killed on Wednesday afternoon at a medical building in Tulsa, Okla., the Tulsa police said. — The assailant, who was armed with a rifle …
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Fernando Alfonso III / NPR:
5 people dead at Tulsa medical building, in the 233rd mass shooting of 2022
5 people dead at Tulsa medical building, in the 233rd mass shooting of 2022
New York Times:
How the Proud Boys Gripped the Miami-Dade Republican Party — It was once Jeb Bush's base of power. But an influx of far-right activists and the radicalization of other members brought turmoil. — Give this article- - - Read in app — MIAMI — At the iconic Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach …
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Exclusive: White House to begin paying interns — Washington (CNN)The White House is lifting a longtime barrier of entry to many young Americans as it announces it will pay its interns starting this fall. — “President Biden and Vice President Harris are announcing the launch …
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Catherine Lucey / Wall Street Journal:
Upholding Roe v. Wade Is Supported by Most Americans, WSJ Poll Finds — After decades of shifting attitudes, some 57% of respondents say a woman should be able to get an abortion for any reason — WASHINGTON—More than two-thirds of Americans want to uphold Roe v. Wade …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
‘Pro-Choice’ Identification Rises to Near Record High in U.S.
‘Pro-Choice’ Identification Rises to Near Record High in U.S.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Could Los Angeles Elect a (Relatively) Conservative Mayor? — On the menu today: Los Angeles is days way from a mayoral primary that is likely to send a signal about how much the political center of gravity has shifted in recent years; the local media out there are fuming that no criticism seems to stick to billionaire Rick Caruso.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Biden's fantastical claim of $500 in annual utility savings
Biden's fantastical claim of $500 in annual utility savings
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Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Talk Me Down Here: Can This Country Be Saved? — A backward, oligarchal, misogynist minority is trampling the rights and will of the majority—and it's only getting worse. — May was an awful month. From the leak of the draft Supreme Court ruling striking down abortion rights …
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Uvalde Teacher Spoke With Husband, a Police Officer, Before She Died — Eva Mireles's husband was an officer with the school district's Police Department. But he was not allowed to enter the place where his wife and her students were under attack. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Pa. GOP gubernatorial nominee shares documents with Jan. 6 panel, agrees to interview — The Jan. 6 select committee received materials this week from Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano — and with them, perhaps, a new dilemma. — Mastriano's previously unreported cooperation …
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Washington Post:
Uvalde mayor recounts frantic attempt to call shooter during massacre — In an interview, Mayor Don McLaughlin (R) calls for compromise on measures like background checks — UVALDE, Tex. — As a massacre unfolded inside an elementary school here last week, a would-be negotiator deployed …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The New MAGA Establishment — Trumpism will outlast Trump. Possibly for a very long time. — A couple of weeks ago, looking at the Republican primaries so far this year, Tim Miller discerned the rise of “the new MAGA establishment”: … Since Miller wrote those words …
Washington Post:
House Republicans to unveil conservative roadmap on climate, energy — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy plans to call for boosting domestic fossil fuel production and streamlining the permitting process for large infrastructure projects — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
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Timothy Fanning / San Antonio Express-News:
Video: Law enforcement officials say journalists will be charged for being on Uvalde CISD property — Law enforcement officials in Uvalde have asked the media to leave the school district headquarters or they will be criminally charged with trespassing, according to a video posted on social media.
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Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
Google's plan to talk about caste bias led to ‘division and rancor’ — The rising Hindu nationalist movement that has spread from India through the diaspora has arrived inside Google, according to employees. — In April, Thenmozhi Soundararajan, the founder and executive director of Equality Labs …
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Scoop: Blockbuster witness for Jan. 6 hearings — J. Michael Luttig, a former federal judge and lawyer who advised former Vice President Mike Pence, is expected to testify in the Jan. 6 select committee's public hearings this month, Axios has learned.
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Ro Khanna / New York Times:
There Is Way More Biden Can Do to Lower Prices — Lupe Lopez, a grocery store owner in my district in California, recently showed me how devastating inflation has been for her and her customers. Milk cost $4.95 a gallon, an increase of 38 percent since 2019, and tortilla packets were $3.07, up by 24 percent.
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Chris Murphy / Fox News:
Uvalde school shooting demands action — The only thing we cannot do about gun violence is nothing — Texas school shooting reaction: Sen. Chris Murphy delivers impassioned floor speech — When news started to trickle out about the horrific shooting in Uvalde, I was on my way to preside on the Senate floor.
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Matthew Cunningham-Cook / The Lever:
Biden Hikes Medicare Prices And Funnels Profits to Private Insurers — The largest-ever Medicare premium increase will pad the pockets of insurance executives who donated millions to the president's election campaign. — Last week, the Biden administration quietly reaffirmed its decision …
Leah Askarinam / New York Times:
The G.O.P.'s Surprise Rescue Operation in an Orange County House Race — Just two years ago, Representative Young Kim was hailed as a new face of the Republican Party. But now she is threatened by redrawn district lines and a challenger running to her right.
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Retire These Gun Myths — Too often the case against common-sense gun reforms rests on outdated claims and mistaken arguments. — (SHUTTERSTOCK) — The aftermath of a horrific mass shooting is not the time one would usually turn to a humor site, and yet, the Onion had an insightful take on Uvalde.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
These 25 rainbow-flag waving companies donated $13 million to anti-gay politicians since 2021 — Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby — June is Pride Month, and this year's celebration has particular resonance. Over the last year, anti-LGBTQ politicians have relentlessly targeted …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Postal Service sued for seizing Black Lives Matter masks during 2020 protests — WASHINGTON — A California screen printer is suing the U.S. Postal Service for seizing shipments of Black Lives Matter masks intended to protect demonstrators from Covid-19 during protests following the May 2020 murder of George Floyd.
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New York Times:
Deadliest Mass Shootings Are Mostly by People 21 or Younger — Six of the nine deadliest mass shootings in the United States since 2018 were by people who were 21 or younger, a shift from earlier decades. — Give this article- - - Read in app — WASHINGTON — The two young men accused …
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Washington Post:
U.S. defends supplying advanced rocket systems to Ukraine — It will take Ukrainian forces about three weeks to learn how to use High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, the Pentagon said — The Biden administration on Wednesday defended its decision to send advanced multiple-launch rocket systems …
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Where are the men of courage? They're gone thanks to ‘toxic masculinity’ — So. We vilify action men, brand chivalry and valor “toxic masculinity,” stamp on the manly virtues that made civilization possible. — Then we are shocked when armed cops stand around outside a classroom …