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Bianca Padró Ocasio / Miami Herald:
‘Sadistic lie.’ Venezuelans flown to Martha's Vineyard search for a way off the island — Standing on a cobblestone sidewalk in a touristy downtown neighborhood of this island thousands of miles from his native Venezuela, a young man used a cellphone Thursday night to record a message to Florida's governor.
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DeSantis sending asylum-seekers to Martha's Vineyard divides Venezuelan Americans — Migrants caught in border-battle crossfire in Martha's Vineyard — After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent two planes of mostly Venezuelan asylum-seekers to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts …
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Miami Herald:
This is how much Florida has paid an aviation company to relocate ‘unauthorized aliens’ — Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration last week paid an aviation company $615,000 as part of a new Florida program to relocate undocumented immigrants out of the state, according to state records.
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Mass.gov:
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Coordinated Support for Newly Arriving Families and Individuals to the Commonwealth … Terry MacCormack, Press Secretary, Governor's Office … BARNSTABLE — Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced new shelter and humanitarian supports at Joint Base Cape Cod …
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Let's Call DeSantis's Migrant Stunt What It Is—Kidnapping — It's a crime to dupe somebody and then ship them across state lines—and it's time to hold GOP governors accountable for doing just that. — My late father immigrated to the United States in the 1970s, from Haiti.
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Washington Post:
‘Reverse Freedom Rides’: An echo of Martha's Vineyard migrant flights 60 years ago
‘Reverse Freedom Rides’: An echo of Martha's Vineyard migrant flights 60 years ago
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Tal Kopan / The Boston Globe:
Why were migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard? The political tactics behind the strategy.
Why were migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard? The political tactics behind the strategy.
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Miami Herald:
With shameful Martha's Vineyard stunt, DeSantis dishes out cruelty with a smirk
With shameful Martha's Vineyard stunt, DeSantis dishes out cruelty with a smirk
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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Cruelty and the Crazy — Migrant airlifts and the Unabomber candidate.
The Cruelty and the Crazy — Migrant airlifts and the Unabomber candidate.
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John Carney / Breitbart:
Breitbart Business Digest: Martha's Vineyard Could House Six Million Refugees
Breitbart Business Digest: Martha's Vineyard Could House Six Million Refugees
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Migrants sent by Gov. DeSantis to Martha's Vineyard depart for Cape Cod
Migrants sent by Gov. DeSantis to Martha's Vineyard depart for Cape Cod
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Washington Post:
Trump team claimed boxes at Mar-a-Lago were only news clippings — The 2021 assertion to the National Archives vastly misrepresented the scale and variety of documents, including classified records, later recovered from Trump's property. — Months before National Archives officials found hundreds …
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David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee was registered to vote in N.J. until 2021 — Mastriano, Oz both come from New Jersey — New Jersey is serving as an incubator for Republican candidates in Pennsylvania, with two statewide candidates being New Jersey natives and longtime residents.
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Harry Litman / Los Angeles Times:
The Mar-a-Lago judge's latest opinion is as atrocious as legal experts say it is — Thursday's 10-page opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon denying the government's motion for a stay in the Mar-a-Lago documents case is being savaged by commentators in terms normally reserved …
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Drew Gilpin Faust / The Atlantic:
Gen Z Never Learned to Read Cursive — It was a good book, the student told the 14 others in the undergraduate seminar I was teaching, and it included a number of excellent illustrations, such as photographs of relevant Civil War manuscripts. But, he continued, those weren't very helpful to him …
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Some Jan. 6 defendants accused of other crimes since Capitol attack — The U.S. Capitol attack was a crime unlike any in American history. But for some of the defendants accused of crimes related to the riot, it's only been the beginning of their legal troubles.
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Biden to meet with families of Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan at the White House — Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with the families of two Americans being held in Russia. The families of WNBA player Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan will meet with Biden at the White House.
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Stephen Miller slams ‘thuggish’ CBP crackdown against rogue retweets criticizing Biden
Stephen Miller slams ‘thuggish’ CBP crackdown against rogue retweets criticizing Biden
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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Warnings From Authors Who Track Domestic Extremism — Luke Mogelson and Andy Campbell have followed groups like the Proud Boys for years. They are terrified at what they see as a growing threat. — It is rare that a chill runs down my spine when I'm interviewing someone.
Warren Rojas / Insider:
Read the weird email Marco Rubio sent after Insider asked him about Lindsey Graham's abortion ban bill he's co-sponsoring — Marco Rubio's team sent Insider's Warren Rojas a bizarre email after being asked about an abortion bill. — The email, which looked like an assignment, included a deadline of September 19.
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Haley BeMiller / The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio Senate race: Tim Ryan blasts Lindsey Graham abortion ban as J.D. Vance stays quiet
Ohio Senate race: Tim Ryan blasts Lindsey Graham abortion ban as J.D. Vance stays quiet
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New York Times, The Nation, CNBC and Mediaite
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Lindsey Graham called Trump ‘a lying motherf***er’ during Ukraine impeachment, book reveals — Authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser report that Mr Graham used the vulgar phrase to describe Mr Trump in the midst of the inquiry that led to his first impeachment trial
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Appeals court upholds Texas law regulating social media moderation — The decision likely sets up a Supreme Court showdown over the future of online speech — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a controversial Texas social media law that bars companies from removing posts based …
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Christiaan Triebert / New York Times:
Video Reveals How Russian Mercenaries Recruit Inmates for Ukraine War — In a video posted on social media on Tuesday, the de facto leader of a Russian mercenary group explained to Russian convicts how they could earn their freedom by fighting in Ukraine. — In a video that emerged on Tuesday …
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Iran's Supreme Leader Cancels Public Appearances After Falling Ill — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is currently on bed rest under observation by a team of doctors, according to four people familiar with his health situation. — Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
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New York Times:
Democrats Buoyed by Abortion and Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds — President Biden's approval rating has climbed to 42 percent, and the number of Americans who believe the country is on the right track has doubled but remains low. — Even as they struggle to persuade voters that they should be trusted …
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Juliana Kim / NPR:
Marjorie Taylor Greene shares a video in which she appears to kick a youth activist — Early Thursday evening, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shared a video on Twitter of her in a heated exchanged about gun control with three young activists outside the Capitol earlier that day.
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Jeremiah Poff / Washington Examiner:
Youngkin administration overhauls policy for Virginia transgender students — The Virginia Department of Education released new policies Friday detailing how school districts should handle students who identify as transgender with a heavy emphasis on parental rights.
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John Burn-Murdoch / Financial Times:
Britain and the US are poor societies with some very rich people — When it comes to average household incomes, the UK may soon need to ask migrant labourers to take a pay cut — Where would you rather live? A society where the rich are extraordinarily rich and the poor are very poor …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump was asked what would happen to the country if he were indicted. His answer is something else. — In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday, Donald Trump was asked what he thought would happen if he were indicted for his role in keeping classified documents …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The curious case of the strange man who was nearly attorney general — The threat of losing his law license might be the least of Jeffrey Bossert Clark's problems. Clark is the environmental lawyer who came just one contentious Oval Office meeting away from being installed as attorney general …
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Max Thornberry / Fox News:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders ‘cancer free’ after thyroid surgery — Huckabee Sanders campaign said her doctor found the cancer during a check-up earlier this month — Fox News Flash top headlines for September 16 — Arkansas Republican gubernatorial candidate and former White House Press …