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10:40 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 he and President Biden had ordered the object violating Canadian airspace to be taken down, a day after another object was shot out of the sky near Alaska.  —  WASHINGTON — An American fighter jet …
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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
Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
Weekend Update #15  —  Russia's Massive Offensive and Signs of Military Learning  —  Russia's Massive Offensive … This week has been a fascinating contrast in reporting, and once again highlights the ease with which a particular narrative about the war can quickly spread and even start influencing debates and possibly policy.
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Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
They Are Russians Fighting Against Their Homeland.  Here's Why.  —  In the Free Russia Legion, soldiers repelled by Vladimir Putin's invasion have taken arms against their home country, engaged in some of the most heated fighting in the war.  —  The soldier knelt in the snow …
Susie Blann / Associated Press:
Russia continues to shell Ukraine amid grinding push in east
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 …
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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 …
Washington Post:
Turkey-Syria quake live briefing: Hope for survivors wanes as death toll passes 33,000  —  By Annabelle Timsit and Kelly Kasulis Cho  —  The death toll from the earthquakes that devastated southern Turkey and northwestern Syria has surpassed 33,000, with more than 29,600 dead in Turkey alone …
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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.
Patrick Whittle / Associated Press:
New Hampshire students protest urinal ban in gender debate  —  Dozens of students walked out of their New Hampshire school after the district banned urinals in a compromise to a proposal that would have blocked children from using facilities based on their gender identity.
Discussion: HotAir, Twitchy and New York Post
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.
New York Times:
Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They're Rich, Expansive Study Finds … Produced by Larry Buchanan and Shannon Lin  —  In the United States, the richest mothers and their newborns are the most likely to survive the year after childbirth — except when the family is Black …
Harm Venhuizen / Associated Press:
GOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin's Black voters  —  1 of 10  —  Recent revelations about Republican election strategies targeting minority communities in Wisconsin's biggest city came as no surprise to many Black voters.  A Wisconsin election commissioner bragged about low turnout …
 
 
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