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Vivian Yee / New York Times:
Iran Shutting Down Morality Police,Official Says, After Months of Protests — The move appeared to be a concession to the protest movement that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who was being held by the morality police for supposedly violating Islamic dress rules.
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David S. Cloud / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Abolishes Morality Police, Considers Changing Hijab Laws, Official Says — Move is aimed at trying to quiet protests that have taken place across the country, analysts say — Iran's attorney general said the country had disbanded its so-called morality police and is considering altering …
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Washington Post:
White House rebukes Trump's suggestion to suspend Constitution over 2020 election — The White House issued a stern rebuke on Saturday after former president Donald Trump suggested suspending the Constitution in his ongoing crusade to discredit the results of the 2020 election.
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Trump: Constitution should be terminated due to “massive” election fraud — Former President Trump on Saturday falsely cited election fraud as a reason to terminate the Constitution, after Elon Musk released information about Twitter's role in limiting access to a story about Hunter Biden.
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Gabriella Killett / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Chris Christie's niece kicked off New Orleans plane, injured 6 deputies, officials say — She asked passengers she perceived to be Latino if they were ‘smuggling cocaine’ — After getting forced off an airplane, for asking passengers who appeared to her to be Latino whether they were drug mules …
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Laura Bassett / Jezebel:
Chris Christie's Niece Kicked Off Plane for Accusing Latino Family of ‘Smuggling Cocaine’ — Shannon Epstein, 25, reportedly kicked, bit, and spit on deputies, injuring six of them, when they tried to arrest her at the New Orleans airport. — Alerts — Shannon Epstein …
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New York Times:
How Democrats' New Primary Calendar Changes the Chessboard — President Biden's push to abandon Iowa for younger, racially diverse states is likely to reward candidates who connect with the party's most loyal voters. — When a panel of Democratic Party insiders endorsed President Joseph …
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump Owed Hidden Debt While In Office — Donald Trump's business attracted so much scrutiny during his time in office that it would be easy to conclude that all information about its foreign entanglements must be out by now. It is not. Buried in a heap of recently released financial paperwork sits …
Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal:
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Can't Account for Billions Sent to Alameda — Entrepreneur says he had little insight into workings of trading firm even though he owned 90% of it — Where Did the Missing Money Go? Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Can Only Guess — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
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Associated Press:
US intel chief thinking ‘optimistically’ for Ukraine forces — The head of U.S. intelligence says fighting in Russia's war in Ukraine is running at a “reduced tempo” and suggests Ukrainian forces could have brighter prospects in coming months. Avril Haines alluded to past allegations …
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Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
The Twenty-Seven Most Embarrassing Reactions to Taibbi Thread About Twitter Censoring Hunter Biden Tweets — Construct Tweet: [Say formerly respected or once great, etc.] Matt Taibbi [call it PR or comms or like that] for the [world's richest man, the richest person in the world, so on].
Janelle Stecklein / Enid News & Eagle:
State law loosening requirements for teachers comes under fire — OKLAHOMA CITY — In response to Oklahoma's continued teacher shortage, lawmakers passed a measure that no longer requires educators to have a college degree in order to teach permanently in public schools.
Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:
Group aiding kin of slain CIA officers comes out of shadows — Calista Anderson was at a sleepover when the email from a friend arrived. She was 12 years old and had just experienced the worst moment of her life: Her mother had been killed while working overseas. The email offered a further jolt.
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
'I've never been hiding': Walker defends campaign ahead of Tuesday's runoff — ATLANTA, Ga. — Herschel Walker defended his campaign strategy less than four days before the Georgia Senate runoff and denied that he has been avoiding questions from voters and mainstream news organizations …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Fox News parts ways with Lara Trump as a contributor, citing father-in-law's presidential campaign — Donald Trump's announced 2024 bid for the White House means a member of his family will no longer be getting a Fox News paycheck. — The network confirmed Saturday it has parted ways with Lara Trump …