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Deadly Fire in China Fuels Protests Over Xi's Covid Policies — Protests became rare once the government cut off most routes to collective action. But ubiquitous Covid rules, bringing shared suffering, have created a focus for anger. — The fire began with a faulty power strip in a bedroom …
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Protests Erupt in Shanghai and Other Chinese Cities Over Covid Controls — A chanting crowd called for China's leader, Xi Jinping, to step down, a rare act of defiance reflecting growing anger after nearly three years of lockdowns. — Protests spread to cities and college campuses around China …
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Reuters, Politico, The Daily Wire, National Review, Bloomberg, RedState, Following the yuan and Associated Press
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Chinese Protests Spread Over Government's Covid Restrictions
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‘They will bend the knee’: Lincoln project cofounder cautions against dismissing Trump — Rick Wilson, a veteran Republican strategist, suggests the ex-president still holds sway despite multiple crises — Donald Trump, the former US president, is all washed up.
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Republicans shrug off Trump '24 bid: 'The excitement's just not there' — Donald Trump's lackluster campaign announcement was one thing. His real problem is fast becoming the collective shrug Republicans have given him in the week-plus since. — Far from freezing out potential competitors …
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Washington Examiner, National Review and PoliticusUSA
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Can Ron DeSantis ride the culture war to the White House? — If you've been yearning for a preview of the battle for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, the place to be last weekend was Las Vegas, where the Republican Jewish Coalition held what some attendees cheekily called a “kosher cattle call” for potential candidates.
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Haaretz and The Capitolist
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The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths — Why other rich nations have surpassed the U.S. in protecting pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. — About a thousand people gathered on a bright morning on the National Mall the Saturday before Thanksgiving for what has become …
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Stop Pronouncing ‘Turkey’ Wrong, Country Begs the Rest of the World — In part weary of bird comparisons, Turkey wants everyone to say its name as Tour-key-yeh. The rebranding has been a head-scratcher for many people.
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Divided government demands creativity. Here are 3 ways to get things done. — The past two years deserve to be seen as a time of progress — and the 2022 election as ratification that voters noticed. Even in the face of high inflation, they kept the Senate in Democratic hands …
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House Republican says Congress doesn't need to pass ‘Democrat bills’ that help Ukraine
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
It's Time, Again, for My Brother Kevin
It's Time, Again, for My Brother Kevin
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No More Mister Nice Blog, NBC News and Bloomberg
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As Gen X and Boomers Age, They Confront Living Alone — More older Americans are living by themselves than ever before. That shift presents issues on housing, health care and personal finance. — Jay Miles has lived his 52 years without marriage or children, which has suited …
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Why I Quit Elon Musk's Twitter — A platform that once represented the new frontier of digital democracy is being used by the world's richest man to troll us all. — It has been an interminable month since Elon Musk assumed control of Twitter and showed up in its headquarters while carrying a bathroom sink.
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Manchin's side deal on brink as GOP seeks his 2024 ouster — Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-W.Va.) side deal with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to enact permitting reform before the end of the year is on life support as Republicans look to deprive the lawmaker of a major victory that could aid his potential 2024 reelection.
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Nexstar Media Wire and Political Wire
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Ga. Senate runoff between Warnock, Walker has bitter closing — Ads with the candidates' ex-wives. Cries of “liar” flying in both directions. Stories of a squalid apartment building and abortions under pressure. Questioning an opponent's independence. His intellect. His mental stability.
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Early voters in Georgia head to the polls Saturday for Senate runoff
Early voters in Georgia head to the polls Saturday for Senate runoff
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New York Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Daily Caller and Mother Jones
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Kim Jong Un's daughter emerges from secrecy for second time in days — The daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a second public appearance with her father days after her first, suggesting an expansion of the child's public-facing role and fueling speculation over Kim's succession plans.
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‘Waste, fraud, abuse’: GOP lawmaker says House committee will investigate COVID spending — WASHINGTON - A top Republican lawmaker on Sunday laid out priorities for the House Oversight Committee if he becomes chairman, saying that COVID-19 funding will be a big focus.
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The Daily Wire and Washington Times
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Meet the Voters Who Fueled New York's Seismic Tilt Toward the G.O.P. — Republicans used doomsday-style ads to prey on suburban voters' fear of crime in New York, helping to flip enough seats to capture the House. — GREAT NECK PLAZA, N.Y. — Lynn Frankel still has bouts of nostalgia for her old life …