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Associated Press:
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation's efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions.
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The White House:
Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre — This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms. He has begun taking Paxlovid. Consistent with CDC guidelines, he will isolate at the White House …
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Lorraine Taylor / Fox News:
Biden to propose spending $37B to fight crime, hire more police officers
Washington Post:
Biden tests positive for coronavirus
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Washington Post:
'Folks, I'm doing great,' Biden says after positive coronavirus test
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Catherine Lucey / Wall Street Journal:
President Biden Tests Positive for Covid-19
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New York Times:
We Are Retired Generals and Admirals. Trump's Actions on Jan. 6 Were a Dereliction of Duty. — The inquiry by the House's Jan. 6 committee has produced many startling findings, but none to us more alarming than the fact that while rioters tried to thwart the peaceful transfer of power …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Liz Cheney, Front and Center in the Jan. 6 Hearings, Pursues a Mission — “I believe this is the most important thing I've ever done professionally,” she said, “and maybe the most important thing I ever do.” — Give this article- - - Read in app — The chairman of the House Jan. 6 committee is out with Covid-19.
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CNN:
Trump had ‘extreme difficulty’ with his speech on the day after January 6 — (CNN)The House committee investigating the insurrection plans to show footage at Thursday's hearing of then-President Donald Trump having difficulty working through efforts to tape a message to his supporters on January 7 …
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Washington Post:
Even a day after Jan. 6, Trump balked at condemning the violence — The House committee investigating the Capitol attack expects to show portions of outtakes Thursday from remarks Trump delivered Jan. 7, when aides pressed him to repudiate the riot. — Gift Article
The Dispatch:
The Morning Dispatch: The January 6 Committee Presses the Secret Service
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Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Plans to Humiliate MAGA Lawmakers Who Cowered During Capitol Attack
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
January 6 panel to show Trump violated law by refusing to stop Capitol attack
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
A guide to the biggest moments in the Jan. 6 hearings so far
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National Review:
Republicans Should Reject the Gay-Marriage Bill — By a vote of 267 to 157, with 47 Republicans joining the majority, the House has passed a bill requiring all state governments to stick with the redefinition of marriage that the Supreme Court ordered in 2015.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
House passes legislation to enshrine a right to contraception in federal law — WASHINGTON — The House voted 228-195 largely along party lines Thursday to pass legislation to codify the right to contraception nationwide, seeking to protect it from potential Supreme Court intervention.
Washington Post:
Secret Service watchdog knew in February that texts had been purged — Listen — Gift Article — A watchdog agency learned in February that the Secret Service had purged nearly all cellphone texts from around the time of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, but chose not to alert Congress …
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CNN:
First on CNN: DHS inspector general tells Secret Service to stop investigating potentially missing texts — (CNN)The Department of Homeland Security inspector general has directed the Secret Service to stop its internal investigations into what happened to text messages related to January 6 …
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
I Was Wrong About Trump Voters — The worst line I ever wrote as a pundit — yes, I know, it's a crowded field — was the first line I ever wrote about the man who would become the 45th president: “If by now you don't find Donald Trump appalling, you're appalling.”
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Healthy Pregnant Women Beg Docs in Anti-Abortion States: Don't Let Me Die — Amid harrowing stories of complications and miscarriages left untreated, women are preemptively warning doctors to remember who their patients are. — Dr. Shefaali Sharma was just two patients into her day when a pregnant mother …
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Brian Klaas / The Atlantic:
America's Self-Obsession Is Killing Its Democracy — In 2009, a violent mob stormed the presidential palace in Madagascar, a deeply impoverished red-earthed island off the coast of East Africa. They had been incited to violence by opportunistic politicians and media personalities, successfully triggering a coup.
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About Amazon:
Amazon and One Medical Sign an Agreement for Amazon to Acquire One Medical — One Medical is a human-centered, technology-powered U.S. primary care organization on a mission to make quality healthcare more affordable, accessible, and enjoyable through a seamless combination of in-person, digital, and virtual care services
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Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:
At Ivana Trump's Funeral, a Gold-Hued Coffin and the Secret Service — “People adored Ivana.” — Give this article- - - Read in app — In death, as in life, her famous former husband loomed over Ivana Trump's story. — On Wednesday afternoon, when a funeral was held for Ms. Trump …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
I Was Wrong About Al Franken — During the height of the #MeToo movement in 2017, a woman named Leeann Tweeden accused Al Franken of sexually harassing her during his comedian days and produced a photo of him pretending to grope her breasts. I called on Franken to resign from the Senate …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Reporter Says Taliban Forced Her to Publicly Retract Accurate Articles — A veteran war reporter in Afghanistan was told she would go to jail if she didn't tweet an apology for her reporting. She has since safely left the country. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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CNN:
GOP begins to look for new 2024 candidates amid fears over Trump — A growing number of Republicans are openly cheering for a competitive primary field in 2024 and encouraging candidates to jump into the race, as some in the GOP get increasingly anxious about the idea of Donald Trump becoming …
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Most think Joe Biden should not run again in 2024 as approval rating falls — Less than a quarter of Iowans say they think President Joe Biden should make another run for the White House in 2024, even as he insists he will seek a second term in office.
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
America Was in an Early-Death Crisis Long Before COVID — Jacob Bor has been thinking about a parallel universe. He envisions a world in which America has health on par with that of other wealthy nations, and is not an embarrassing outlier that, despite spending more on health care than any other country …
Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Dave Chappelle Show Canceled by Minneapolis Venue After Social Media Backlash … A Dave Chappelle stand-up show in Minneapolis, Minn. was canceled on Wednesday, just hours before the comedian was set to perform. — First Avenue, the iconic venue that provided the setting for Prince's …
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Holy Frijolx II: Gonzalez' non-apology boogaloo fails to impress even MSNBC and Univision — As apologies go, “Donald Trump made me do it” fails the smell test. After a blogger paid by Vicente Gonzalez' campaign called Latina Republican opponent Mayra Flores “Miss Frijoles 2022” …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sweeping changes remake Facebook app in TikTok's image — Meta announced major changes Thursday to the Facebook app that will transform its experience into a more TikTok-like selection of algorithmically chosen videos — and shunt off content posted by family, friends and groups into a separate side feed.
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Joe Rennison / New York Times:
A Recession Alarm Is Ringing on Wall Street — An inversion of the bond market's yield curve has preceded every U.S. recession for the past half century. It is happening again. — Wall Street's most talked about recession indicator is sounding its loudest alarm in two decades …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Campaign Expense: Lawyers for Jan. 6 Witnesses — Trump is spending quite a bit to cover legal expenses for his former aides. — It's been widely reported that former President Donald Trump has covered legal expenses for witnesses testifying before the Jan. 6 committee …
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