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Andrew E. Kramer / Associated Press:
As Russia Holds Annexation Referendums, Ukraine Pushes to Reclaim Territory … Moscow has threatened to annex Ukrainian territory and defend it as Russian land. — KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is dismissing Moscow's threats to annex territory and defend it as Russian land …
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As Russian Losses Mount in Ukraine, Putin Gets More Involved in War Strategy — The Russian president has rejected requests from commanders in the field that they be allowed to retreat from Kherson, a vital city in Ukraine's south. — WASHINGTON — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia …
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New York Times:
They Were Entitled to Free Care. Hospitals Hounded Them to Pay. — With the help of a consulting firm, the Providence hospital system trained staff to wring money out of patients, even those eligible for free care. — In 2018, senior executives at one of the country's largest nonprofit hospital chains, Providence, were frustrated.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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New York Times:
How a Hospital Chain Used a Poor Neighborhood to Turn Huge Profits — Bon Secours Mercy Health, a major nonprofit health system, used the poverty of Richmond Community Hospital's patients to tap into a lucrative federal drug program. — RICHMOND, Va. — In late July …
New York Times:
Why Iranians Are Protesting Once Again — Amid growing repression, a sickly economy and bleak prospects, the death of one young woman was all it took. — The 22-year-old woman emerged from the Tehran subway, her dark hair covered with a black head scarf and the lines of her body obscured …
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Iran Protests Surge to Dozens of Cities — Iranians fed up with oppressive rules and a battered economy have faced bullets, tear gas and arrests to demand an end to the Islamic Republic's rule. — Protests in Iran against the government spread to more than five dozen cities on Friday …
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Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Anger flares as Russia mobilization hits minority regions and protesters — RIGA, Latvia — In just two days since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced mobilization to help his ailing war in Ukraine, thousands of men have been chased down by recruiters, in some cases rounded up in the middle …
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Reuters, Public Sphere, Kyiv Post and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Zelensky offers guarantees for Russian soldiers who surrender — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday offered guaranteed protections to Russian soldiers who surrender amid the conflict between the countries after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced he was calling up 300,000 reservists to replenish Russian forces.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio … and Al Jazeera
Ben Dreyfuss / Calm Down:
It's Somehow Been 6 Years Since I Cracked Up And Went To A Mental Institution — Time flies when you're heavily medicated! — On September 21st, 2016, I woke up in the Beth Israel psychiatric ward on a suicide hold. I didn't immediately remember what had happened but I had some vague flashes.
Washington Post:
NFL owners' attitudes harden toward Commanders' Daniel Snyder — Sentiments among NFL team owners regarding Daniel Snyder's ownership of the Washington Commanders have shifted significantly, as they await the findings of both a congressional investigation and a league-commissioned probe …
Bloomberg:
Powell Says Economy May Be Entering ‘New Normal’ After Pandemic — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US economy may be entering a “new normal” following disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic. — “We continue to deal with an exceptionally unusual set of disruptions,” …
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Irina Ivanova / CBS News:
Buckle up, America: The Fed plans to sharply boost unemployment
Buckle up, America: The Fed plans to sharply boost unemployment
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Common Dreams, CNN, Global Community Weekly and The Guardian
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Even Russia's friends are getting upset over its war — NEW YORK — By the time Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took the stage at the United Nations General Assembly this week, he and his country had already lost much of the audience. — Throughout the annual gathering …
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Livemint, Associated Press, The National Interest, UN Press and Responsible Statecraft
Patrick Delaney / LifeSite:
FBI raids home of Catholic pro-life speaker, author with guns drawn as his terrified kids watch — ‘The kids were all just screaming. It was all just very scary and traumatic,’ Ryan-Marie Houck described. — BUCKS COUNTY, Pennsylvania (LifeSiteNews) - A well-known pro-life author …
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National Review, Twitchy, CatholicVote org and The Gateway Pundit
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton likens Trump supporters to Nazis — First it was deplorables, now it's Nazis. — Hillary Clinton offered a sharp rebuke of former President Trump's most recent campaign event in Ohio, saying it reminded her of a Nazi rally. — “I remember as a young student, you know …
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Hillary Clinton Compares Trump To Hitler In Disturbing Interview
Hillary Clinton Compares Trump To Hitler In Disturbing Interview
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Washington Post:
Is the pandemic over? Pre-covid activities Americans are (and are not) resuming. — Biden says the pandemic is over — and when it comes to casinos, concerts and cosmetic procedures, Americans seem to agree. For theater, therapy and funerals though, not so much.
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
‘Fat Leonard’ had life of leisure, relaxed security before escape, capture — The rules laid out in federal court were clear: Leonard Glenn Francis, the Malaysian defense contractor who admitted bribing dozens of Navy officers as part of a $35 million fraud scheme, would remain …
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Daily Herald and New York Times
NBC News:
Puerto Ricans from town in ‘terrible destruction’ after Hurricane Fiona despair over town's initial exclusion from aid — SAN GERMÁN, Puerto Rico — Jorge Luis Rivera, his wife and two young daughters were trapped for two days inside their home after Hurricane Fiona battered their farm …
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Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico as a Category 1 storm. Flooding still wrought havoc.
Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico as a Category 1 storm. Flooding still wrought havoc.
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NPR and Florida Politics
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump's attempts to delay Mar-a-Lago inquiry largely fail as legal woes mount — Justice department gains access to about 100 documents with classified markings that the FBI seized from the resort — Attempts by Donald Trump to delay the criminal investigation into his unlawful retention …
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The High Road, PoliticusUSA, Raw Story, The Western Journal and New York Magazine
Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
GOP quiet as Arizona Democrats condemn abortion ruling — Arizona Democrats vowed Saturday to fight for women's rights after a court reinstated a law first enacted during the Civil War that bans abortion in nearly all circumstances, looking to capitalize on an issue they hope will have a major impact on the midterm elections.
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Giacomo Tognini / Forbes:
Exclusive: Bill Gates Reveals The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Aims To Run For 25 More Years — In a wide-ranging discussion at the 2022 Forbes 400 Philanthropy Summit, Gates spoke about his plans to give billions of dollars to the foundation in the coming years and how he's optimistic …
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Insider
Joshua Zitser / Insider:
Donald Trump shares Truth Social photo proclaiming him as second only to Jesus — Donald Trump shared a Truth Social post comparing him to Jesus Christ. — The post said the former president is “second greatest” only to Jesus. — Trump's supporters, and even Trump himself, have made similar comparisons before.
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HuffPost and PoliticusUSA
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
On multiple fronts, House GOP leaders trip over agenda rollout — Kevin McCarthy and his team had 15 months to prepare for the rollout of their “Commitment to America” blueprint. It has not gone smoothly. — It was 15 months ago when House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy …
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Writer. Reader. Grouch, The Warning, New York Times, Insider and The Daily Beast
Johanna Berkman / Los Angeles Magazine:
The Takedown of Tom Barrack — With Tom Barrack's trial beginning on charges of acting as an agent of a foreign government, the future of Donald Trump's inaugural chairman—a onetime real estate billionaire—is now in the hands of 12 jurors. But how did he get here?
Jon King / Michigan Advance:
Dixon spends the day ridiculing Whitmer over 2020 far-right kidnapping plot — Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon attends a Republican gubernatorial in Howell on May 13, 2022. (Andrew Roth | Michigan Advance) — Republican gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon's repeated comments mocking …
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Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Tudor Dixon quips about kidnapping plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Tudor Dixon quips about kidnapping plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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