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Robert Draper / New York Times:
Cassidy Hutchinson: Why the Jan. 6 Committee Rushed Her Testimony — Sequestered with family and security, Ms. Hutchinson, 26, has in the process developed an unlikely bond with Representative Liz Cheney, the panel's vice chairwoman. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Bannon, dangling possible testimony, brings new focus to Jan. 6 role
Bannon, dangling possible testimony, brings new focus to Jan. 6 role
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump documentary exposes family divisions over Capitol attack
Trump documentary exposes family divisions over Capitol attack
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Bannon initiates talks with January 6 panel on testifying over Capitol attack
Bannon initiates talks with January 6 panel on testifying over Capitol attack
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The Guardian:
Emmanuel Macron secretly aided Uber lobbying drive in France, leak reveals — Leaked messages show then French economy minister told Uber executives he had brokered secret ‘deal’ — Emmanuel Macron went to extraordinary lengths to support Uber's lobbying campaign to help …
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Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals
Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals
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Sydney P. Freedberg / ICIJ:
How Uber won access to world leaders, deceived investigators and exploited violence against its drivers in battle for global dominance
How Uber won access to world leaders, deceived investigators and exploited violence against its drivers in battle for global dominance
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Binance served crypto traders in Iran despite U.S. sanctions, clients say — The world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, continued to process trades by clients in Iran despite U.S. sanctions and a company ban on doing business there, a Reuters investigation has found.
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
De Blasio didn't trust NYPD security to keep secrets, ex-aide Lis Smith claims — Former Mayor Bill de Blasio didn't trust his NYPD security detail to keep secrets, former campaign aide Lis Smith claims in her tell-all book. — The political consultant unloaded a heap of criticism on de Blasio …
Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Paul Ryan was ‘sobbing’ as he watched the US Capitol attack unfold, new book says — Washington (CNN)Former House Speaker Paul Ryan was “sobbing” as he watched the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol unfold on television, a new book reports. — Ryan, who has criticized former President Donald Trump …
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Bloomberg:
Twitter Assembles Legal Team to Sue Musk Over Dropped Takeover — Twitter Inc. has hired merger law heavyweight Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP as it races to sue Elon Musk for moving to dump his $44 billion takeover of the company, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Denise Chow / NBC News:
Biden to unveil first photo from James Webb Space Telescope — The image, known as “Webb's First Deep Field,” will be the deepest and highest-resolution view of the universe ever captured. Biden is scheduled to release it on Monday. — Humanities Eye's in the Sky: The Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes (Part 1)
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Dennis Overbye / New York Times:
Webb Telescope Pictures: NASA Builds Toward Its First Release
Webb Telescope Pictures: NASA Builds Toward Its First Release
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Times/Siena Poll: Biden's Approval Hits 33 Percent; Democrats Want 2024 Options — With the country gripped by a pervasive sense of pessimism, the president is hemorrhaging support. — Give this article- - - Read in app — President Biden is facing an alarming level of doubt from inside …
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Michael Moore:
THE 28th AMENDMENT — My proposal to repeal and replace the 2nd Amendment — XXVIII AMENDMENT — SECTION 1. — The inalienable right of a free people to be kept safe from gun violence and the fear thereof must not be infringed and shall be protected by the Congress and the States.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tests positive for covid — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tested positive for Covid and will be working remotely this week, according to his spokesperson. — “The Leader is fully vaccinated and double boosted, and has very mild symptoms,” …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
The RNC is promoting Trump and his business, raising fresh concerns about its neutrality — The day former President Donald Trump announces a 2024 bid for president, the Republican National Committee will be in a bind. It may already be there. — Trump is the party's biggest money maker …
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Former Saudi official calls Mohammed bin Salman a “psychopath,” says Saudi crown prince fears what he knows — Much of the world was horrified when Saudi Arabia sent a hit squad to Turkey to murder Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Tonight, the man you are about to meet …
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Emily Woodruff / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
As abortion ban is reinstated, doctors describe ‘chilling effect’ on women's care — In the days following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a Louisiana doctor prescribed a medication called Cytotec to make the insertion of an IUD, the most effective form of birth control, less painful.
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
As the BA.5 variant spreads, the risk of coronavirus reinfection grows — Listen — Gift Article … America has decided the pandemic is over. The coronavirus has other ideas. — The latest omicron offshoot, BA.5, has quickly become dominant in the United States …
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Erika Solomon / New York Times:
Ukraine dismisses its ambassador to Germany after controversial remarks. — Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, fired his ambassador to Germany, a week after the diplomat gave an interview in which he defended the legacy of a World War II nationalist leader who collaborated with the Nazis.
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Cameron Thompson / WTVR-TV:
Congressman calls for abortion ban in Virginia: ‘Republicans should not be negotiating’ — RICHMOND, Va. — Anti-abortion supporters rallied at the Virginia State Capitol Saturday afternoon to call on state lawmakers to limit access to abortion in the Commonwealth.
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