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3:16 AM ET, February 12, 2023

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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
U.S. Jet Shoots Down Flying Object Over Canada  —  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the object violating Canadian airspace was taken down on his orders.  —  WASHINGTON — An American fighter jet, acting on the orders of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, shot down another unidentified flying object …
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globalnews.ca:
NORAD shoots down ‘unidentified object’ over Yukon, Trudeau says  —  NATO chief Stoltenberg, US' Blinken warn of growing Chinese military surveillance, threats after balloon incident  —  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says an “unidentified object” that violated Canadian airspace on Saturday has been shot down over Yukon.
CNN:
US jet shoots down ‘unidentified object’ over northern Canada  —  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that an “unidentified object” had been shot down by a US fighter jet over Canadian airspace on his orders.  —  “I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace.
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
New unidentified ‘cylindrical’ object shot down over Canada  —  NORAD and military aircraft spotted and tracked the latest object, as search continues off Alaska for aircraft downed Friday  —  A new “high-altitude airborne object” was shot down over Canada's Yukon territory …
Fox News:
‘Object’ shot down over Alaska penetrated US airspace before being detected: US official  —  Shootdown of ‘object’ over Alaska follows similar incident involving a Chinese surveillance aircraft over continental US last week
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump campaign paid researchers to prove 2020 fraud but kept findings secret  —  An outside firm's work was never released publicly after researchers uncovered no evidence that the election had been rigged for Joe Biden  —  Former president Trump's 2020 campaign commissioned an outside research firm …
Discussion: HuffPost, The Mahablog and Raw Story
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump was issued subpoena for folder marked ‘Classified Evening Briefing’ discovered at Mar-a-Lago  —  Exclusive: Subpoena was issued last month after the folder was observed in Trump's private quarters at the property  —  Donald Trump's lawyers turned over an empty manilla folder marked …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyers Appeared Before Grand Jury as Part of Classified-Documents Probe  —  Evan Corcoran and Christina Bobb's appearances come as the Justice Department ramps up Mar-a-Lago investigation  —  Two lawyers for Donald Trump appeared before a grand jury last month as part …
Discussion: NBC News, CNN, Raw Story, Bloomberg and CBS News
New York Times:
Turkey Detains Building Contractors as Recovery Efforts Ramp Up  —  As the death toll in Turkey and Syria passed 25,000, Ankara was coming under growing criticism for its slow response and tolerance of shoddy construction.  —  ADIYAMAN, Turkey — With anger swelling in Turkey on Saturday …
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Louisa Loveluck / Washington Post:
In earthquake-battered Syria, a desperate wait for help that never came
Discussion: NPR and Los Angeles Times
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Matt Gaetz Honors Accused Murderer In First Judiciary Committee Meeting  —  The Florida congressman reportedly apologized to the victim's family after letting the man accused of killing their son lead the Pledge of Allegiance.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) kicked off the first meeting …
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Matt Gaetz Honors Accused Murderer at Committee Hearing
CNN:
After a train derailment, Ohio residents are living the plot of a movie they helped make  —  When Ben Ratner's family signed up in 2021 to be extras in the movie “White Noise,” they thought it would be a fun distraction from their day-to-day life in blue-collar East Palestine, Ohio.
Kerry Breen / CBS News:
WWII-era bomb explodes in England in “unplanned” detonation  —  A World War II bomb that was found in Great Yarmouth, England exploded on Friday in what authorities are calling an “unplanned” detonation.  —  Officials first became aware of the 250 kilogram (about 550 pounds) explosive on Tuesday …
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Millionaire Rep. Dan Goldman has racked up 84 tickets in 6 years  —  He's off to a fined start.  —  Freshman Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman's two luxury vehicles have amassed at least 84 traffic and parking violations in the last six years.  —  The congressman and multi-millionaire …
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
In a tight labor market, some states look to another type of worker: Children  —  Bills advancing in the Iowa and Minnesota state legislatures would roll back child workplace protections to address worker shortages.  —  As local economies grapple with a tightening labor market …
Discussion: The Hill
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
After helping prince's rise, Trump and Kushner benefit from Saudi funds  —  An investment fund overseen by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is backing ventures that profit the former president and his senior adviser, raising questions of conflict  —  In early 2021, as Donald Trump exited the White House …
Rob Waugh / Daily Mail:
Nine shocking replies that highlight ‘woke’ ChatGPT's inherent bias  —  ChatGPT has become a global obsession in recent weeks, with experts warning its eerily human replies will put white-collar jobs at risk in years to come.  But fears are rising about its inherent biases.
Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
Roberto Clemente book removed from Florida public schools pending review over discrimination references  —  “His story is his story.  He went through racism.  It's something that can't be changed,” Clemente's son, Roberto Clemente Jr., told NBC News.  —  A book about late Afro-Puerto Rican …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Russell Contreras / Axios:   Florida school district pulls children's book on Roberto Clemente
 
 
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