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Ukraine live briefing: Baltic states urge Germany to provide tanks ‘now’ after no deal reached — Germany faced continued pressure Saturday after a key meeting of Western allies did not come up with a deal to supply Ukraine with the battle tanks that Kyiv says are a crucial part of its bid to take on entrenched Russian forces.
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New York Times:
The NATO Alliance Is Holding Strong on Ukraine. But Fractures Are Emerging. — The allies differ on strategy for the coming year and the more immediate question of what Ukraine needs ahead of a major offensive in the spring. — WASHINGTON — The billions of dollars in new arms …
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Reuters, Deutsche Welle, CBS News, Al Jazeera, CNN, TASS, NPR, Albuquerque Journal and BBC
Jeremy Cliffe / New Statesman:
Germany has become the roadblock at the heart of Europe
Germany has become the roadblock at the heart of Europe
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CNN, Shahzada's Substack, Washington Examiner and Bloomberg
Washington Post:
School downplayed warnings about 6-year-old before teacher's shooting, staffers say — The Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student repeatedly asked administrators for help with the boy but officials downplayed educators' warnings about his behavior, including dismissing his threat …
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The Hill, New York Post, Raw Story, The Post Millennial, Hampton Roads Daily Press, Law & Crime and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
How a Hunter Biden conspiracy theory grew, from lone tweet to a big megaphone — It started with a tweet on Jan. 12 by an anonymous account — a photo of a rental application by Hunter Biden, plucked from the hard drive of his laptop left behind for repair in a Delaware shop in April 2019.
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Bruce Golding / New York Post:
What's in here, Joe? Beat-up box of 'Important Doc's' was out in open at Joe Biden's house, laptop reveals
What's in here, Joe? Beat-up box of 'Important Doc's' was out in open at Joe Biden's house, laptop reveals
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Examiner and Washington Times
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Ron Klain, White House chief of staff, plans to step down — Top Biden aide has not set a date for departure, colleagues say — Ron Klain, President Biden's chief of staff, plans to step down in the coming weeks after playing a central role in steering the administration through its first two years …
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Ron Lieber / New York Times:
JPMorgan Paid $175 Million for a Business It Now Says Was a Scam — Charlie Javice promised to simplify the college financial aid process. It was a compelling pitch. Especially, as now seems likely, to those with little firsthand knowledge of financial aid.
Washington Post:
Biden aides want to force GOP to abandon debt limit threats — White House officials see enormous downsides to either negotiating with Republicans on spending limit or trying to resolve impasse unilaterally — Shortly after last year's midterm elections, a senior congressional Democrat …
Amy Schoenfeld Walker / New York Times:
Most Abortion Bans Include Exceptions. In Practice, Few Are Granted. — 'We don't do that here.' — Last summer, a Mississippi woman sought an abortion after, she said, a friend had raped her. Her state prohibits most abortions but allows them for rape victims. Yet she could not find a doctor to provide one.
Wall Street Journal:
Abbott Under Federal Criminal Investigation Over Baby Formula — Michigan plant at center of probe was temporarily closed by the company last year after potentially deadly bacteria was found — The Justice Department is investigating conduct at the Abbott Laboratories infant-formula plant in Sturgis …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Abbott under criminal investigation over baby formula crisis
Abbott under criminal investigation over baby formula crisis
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser, The Gateway Pundit and USA Today
Brad Lendon / CNN:
US pilot shot down four Soviet MiGs in 30 minutes - and kept it a secret for 50 years — Royce Williams was a real-life “Top Gun” 10 years before Tom Cruise was even born. — On a cold November day in 1952, Williams shot down four Soviet fighter jets - and became a legend no one would hear about for more than 50 years.
Shira Stein / San Francisco Chronicle:
The San Francisco Inquirer looks like local news. Here's why politicians are furious with the site — WASHINGTON — A New York consultant who reportedly published false news articles about political figures has created a website called the San Francisco Inquirer, which is designed …
Ella Nilsen / CNN:
Faucets in McCarthy's district are running dry after years of drought. Constituents want him to do more — Shortly after Benjamin Cuevas and his family moved into their new home three years ago in Tooleville, California, he realized something was horribly wrong.
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Raw Story
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Supreme Court Justices Were Interviewed in Investigation of Leaked Abortion Opinion — The clarification by the court's marshal, who oversaw the investigation, followed widespread speculation about the scope of the interviews. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's internal investigation …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Justices were interviewed as part of leak investigation, Supreme Court official confirms
Justices were interviewed as part of leak investigation, Supreme Court official confirms
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Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Witness Says Inside Information Helped Fox Win World Cup Rights — A marketing executive testified that a top FIFA official provided secret bidding information that allowed his company to acquire valuable television rights. — When the news broke a dozen years ago that Fox had been awarded …
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Awful Announcing and Deadspin
Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter:
How Doug Liman Directed a Brett Kavanaugh FBI Investigation Doc in Secret — The filmmaker kept his project under wraps with the help of NDAs and a commitment to self-financing, with investigative doc vet Amy Herdy and Story Syndicate's Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus helping bring his vision home.
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