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Russian Hawks Celebrate Ukraine Strikes — Here is the latest on the explosions across Ukraine. — KYIV, Ukraine — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered a far-reaching series of missile strikes against cities across Ukraine on Monday morning, hitting the heart of the capital …
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NBC News:
Russia unleashes deadly strikes on cities across Ukraine after Crimea bridge attack — Russia unleashes missile strikes across Ukraine after Crimea bridge attack — Russia unleashed a barrage of deadly attacks on cities across Ukraine on Monday, hitting the heart of the country's capital …
Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
Putin's Regime Faces the Fate of His Kerch Strait Bridge
Putin's Regime Faces the Fate of His Kerch Strait Bridge
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Kanye West's Twitter, Instagram accounts restricted after alleged anti-Semitic posts — Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts were restricted over the weekend, with the social media platforms saying they removed the rapper's posts after online users condemned them as anti-Semitic.
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Mike Gonzalez / Washington Examiner:
Kanye West dares to defy Black Lives Matter — The Black Lives Matter organizations have gone full bore after Kanye West . His grievous offense? — Daring to wear a “White Lives Matter” shirt. Why the fury? Because BLM fully understands West's deep purchase in the culture …
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David Mack / BuzzFeed News:
Twitter Has Locked Kanye's Account After He Posted An Antisemitic Tweet
Twitter Has Locked Kanye's Account After He Posted An Antisemitic Tweet
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Hanna Panreck / Fox News:
Ye locked out of Twitter due to ‘violation’ of policies
Ye locked out of Twitter due to ‘violation’ of policies
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New York Times, Deadline, The Daily Wire and Billboard
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
McCarthy told 2 officers in private meeting that Trump had no idea his supporters were attacking Capitol on January 6, newly obtained audio shows — During a private meeting last summer, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told two police officers who defended the US Capitol on January 6 …
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New York Times:
After Racist Comments, Los Angeles City Council President Faces Calls to Resign — In a leaked recording of a meeting last year, she mocked Indigenous immigrants and the Black child of a fellow council member. — LOS ANGELES — The president of the Los Angeles City Council faced widespread calls …
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KTLA:
Los Angeles City Council members facing calls to resign following racist remarks in leaked audio
Los Angeles City Council members facing calls to resign following racist remarks in leaked audio
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Jon Peltz / Knock LA:
Council President Martinez on DA Gascón: 'Fuck That Guy...He's with the Blacks.'
Council President Martinez on DA Gascón: 'Fuck That Guy...He's with the Blacks.'
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New York Times:
Skepticism, Confusion, Frustration: Inside Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse Struggles — Meta's push to develop virtual and augmented reality technology has had a bumpy year. — Last October, when Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, announced that the company would change its name …
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
West Virginians Sour on Joe Manchin After He Delivers a Big Win for Democrats — Over the last quarter, Manchin saw a greater decline in his home-state approval rating than any other senator — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's job approval rating has fallen by double digits among West Virginia voters …
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
‘Saved by Grace’: Evangelicals Find a Way Forward With Herschel Walker — The embattled G.O.P. candidate reportedly paid for an ex-girlfriend's abortion, but conservatives have learned to tolerate the behavior of those who advance their cause. — The time had come for the Christian supporters …
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New York Post:
Two shot outside NY gov. hopeful Rep. Lee Zeldin's Long Island home while twin daughters inside — Two people were shot outside the Long Island home of GOP gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin on Sunday while his teenage twin daughters were at home, he confirmed to The Post.
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Sune Engel Rasmussen / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Protests Are Proving a Durable Challenge to the Islamic Republic — Demonstrators' main tactic—women removing the mandatory headscarf—is a kind of everyday civil disobedience that is hard to contain — Three weeks after antigovernment protests erupted across Iran …
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
From fringe to front row: Congresswoman Greene rises in GOP — Marjorie Taylor Greene took her seat directly behind Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy, a proximity to power for the firebrand congresswoman that did not go unnoticed, as he unveiled the House GOP's midterm election agenda in Pennsylvania.
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New York Daily News
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Democrats won't get as much Obama as they want in the midterms. But he has some other plans. — Requests for Barack Obama are pouring in from Democrats around the country - candidates are desperate for his help in what they feel is an existential midterms battle, one in which each race …
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Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
In Kyiv, U.S. midterms, and need for aid, cast shadow on battlefield gains — KYIV, Ukraine — As American officials pore over maps tracking developments in Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia, their Ukrainian counterparts are monitoring a different kind of contest back in the United States …
Mark Paoletta / The Federalist:
No, Justice Clarence Thomas Doesn't Have To Recuse Because His Wife Has Political Opinions — The unhinged nature of these smears also exposes the left's racism, with their paternalistic views that a black man is dependent on his white wife for his thoughts.
Adam B. Vary / Variety:
Nikki Finke, Deadline Founder and Iconoclastic Journalist, Dies at 68 … Nikki Finke, a tenacious journalist who revolutionized entertainment reporting with what became the Hollywood trade website Deadline, died Sunday morning in Boca Raton, Fla. after a prolonged illness. She was 68.
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Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
Nikki Finke Dies: Deadline Founder & Longtime Entertainment Journalist Was 68
Nikki Finke Dies: Deadline Founder & Longtime Entertainment Journalist Was 68
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