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US fighter jet shoots down airborne object over Lake Huron on Sunday — A US F-16 fighter jet shot down another airborne object over Lake Huron on Sunday afternoon at the direction of President Joe Biden, the Pentagon said. — Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the object …
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ABC News:
Military shoots down another high-altitude object, over Lake Huron, officials say — It's the latest in a string of such incidents. — Another high-altitude object was shot down on Sunday afternoon, this one over Lake Huron, three U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News, marking
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
U.S. Shoots Down a Fourth Flying Object — The latest object was taken down over Lake Huron. — WASHINGTON — The United States shot down a fourth flying object over North America on Sunday, this one over Lake Huron in Michigan, U.S. officials said. — The Pentagon used an F-16 fighter jet …
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Wall Street Journal:
Latest Flying Objects Shot Down Over North America Were Balloons, Schumer Says — F-16 fighter jet shoots down the object over Canadian airspace above Lake Huron — WASHINGTON—The U.S. shot down a fourth flying object Sunday afternoon over Canadian airspace above Lake Huron, a Congressman said in a tweet.
Associated Press:
‘Unidentified object’ downed over Lake Huron, 3rd this week — 1 of 9 — An “unidentified object” was shot down Sunday for the third time in as many days, this time over Lake Huron, after earlier ones in Alaska and Canada, U.S. officials said. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., tweeted that …
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New York Times:
Jack Smith, Special Counsel for Trump Inquiries, Steps Up the Pace — Named less than three months ago to oversee investigations into Donald J. Trump's efforts to hold onto power and his handling of classified documents, the special counsel is moving aggressively.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Special counsel ‘moving aggressively’ with ‘sprawling’ probe of Trump: report — Special counsel Jack Smith is reportedly stepping up the pace of his investigation into former President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election and his mishandling of classified information.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
ABC host busts GOP Oversight chair: Will you be investigating Jared Kushner too? — ABC host George Stephanopoulos asked Republican House Oversight Chair James Comer (KY) if he would investigate Saudi funds provided to former President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
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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 …
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New York Times:
A Yale Professor Suggested Mass Suicide for Old People in Japan. What Did He Mean? — Yusuke Narita says he is mainly addressing a growing effort to revamp Japan's age-based hierarchies. Still, he has pushed the country's hottest button. — Reporting from Tokyo — His pronouncements could hardly sound more drastic.
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Mitra Assadi / All Access:
Our commitment to AP African American Studies, the scholars, and the field — Our commitment to AP African American Studies is unwavering. This will be the most rigorous, cohesive immersion that high school students have ever had in this discipline. Many more students than ever …
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Jeffrey S. Solochek / Tampa Bay Times:
College Board accuses Florida of political motivations in AP course dispute
New York Times:
DeSantis's Challenge: When, and How, to Counterattack Trump — As the former president lobs insults and calls him “Ron DeSanctimonious,” Gov. Ron DeSantis is carefully avoiding conflict. But if he runs for president as expected, a clash is inevitable. — Gov. Ron DeSantis …
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Susie Blann / Associated Press:
Russia continues to shell Ukraine amid grinding push in east — 1 of 2 — Russian forces over the weekend continued to shell Ukrainian cities amid a grinding push to seize more land in the east of the country, with Ukrainian officials saying that Moscow is having trouble launching its much-anticipated large-scale offensive there.
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Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
Weekend Update #15 — Russia's Massive Offensive and Signs of Military Learning — Russia's Massive Offensive
Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
They Are Russians Fighting Against Their Homeland. Here's Why.
They Are Russians Fighting Against Their Homeland. Here's Why.
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Clint Rainey / Fast Company:
A horrific environmental disaster is happening in Ohio, and you may not even have heard about it — A train derailment last week in Ohio has turned into a full-fledged environmental disaster, and it's received surprisingly little national media coverage. — Last Friday, a train belonging …
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Politico:
Republicans clash with prosecutors over enforcement of abortion bans — GOP lawmakers see a major flaw in their states' near-total abortion bans: Some local prosecutors won't enforce them. — Republicans in Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Texas — frustrated by progressive district attorneys …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Chinese spy balloon has GOP saying no cuts to defense — A growing number of Senate Republicans are saying that President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should take defense spending cuts off the table in their negotiation over the debt ceiling.
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Republicans say they won't cut Social Security. So why does it keep coming up?
Republicans say they won't cut Social Security. So why does it keep coming up?
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