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CNN:
Suspect has died of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after mass shooting at Michigan State University left 3 dead and 5 injured, police say — A suspect appears to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a shooting at Michigan State University left 3 people dead and injured 5 others Monday evening, police said.
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Detroit News:
MSU suspect dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound; 3 people killed; 5 wounded — East Lansing — A suspected gunman who killed three people and wounded several others on the campus of two Michigan State University was founded dead late Monday night from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
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Washington Post:
3 killed, 5 injured; suspect dead, police say … Updated just now — EAST LANSING, Mich. — At least three people have been killed and five injured in two shootings at Michigan State University. The suspect has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The G.O.P.'s Long War Against Medicare and Social Security — Politically, the most crucial moment in President Biden's State of the Union address was his declaration that “some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset every five years.” Why did he say that?
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Politico:
Conservatives gloat as Congress starts off with little to show — The new Congress has accomplished almost nothing so far — and conservatives are quite pleased about it. — For Republicans who want to slow President Joe Biden's agenda and court confrontation with Democrats, the beginning of the year has played out beautifully.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Biden escalates fight over Social Security and Medicare, frustrating Republicans — WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden pummeled Republicans on Social Security and Medicare during his State of the Union address, drawing shouts of outrage from the party, Republican leaders urged …
Washington Post:
U.S. warns Ukraine it faces a pivotal moment in war — As first anniversary nears, White House fears flow of arms may be harder to come by — As the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears, U.S. officials are telling Ukrainian leaders they face a critical moment to change …
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Washington Post:
Russians abandon wartime Russia in historic exodus — YEREVAN, Armenia — As Russian troops stormed into Ukraine last February, sending millions of Ukrainians fleeing for their lives, thousands of other Russians raced to pack their bags and leave home, fearing the Kremlin would shut the borders and impose martial law.
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Russian Prisoners of War in Ukraine Recount ‘Gigantic’ Losses — Poorly trained Russian soldiers captured by Ukraine describe being used as cannon fodder by commanders throwing waves of bodies into an assault. — LVIV, Ukraine — Creeping forward along a tree line late at night toward …
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Brent Peabody / Foreign Policy:
Russia Has Already Lost in the Long Run
Russia Has Already Lost in the Long Run
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Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
US recovers electronic components from suspected Chinese spy balloon — White House says no evidence three other aerial objects engaged in surveillance but cannot rule it out — The US military has recovered important electronic components from the suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot …
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CNN:
Pentagon memo says object shot down over Canada was a ‘small, metallic balloon’ — The unidentified flying object shot down in Canadian airspace on Saturday appeared to be a “small, metallic balloon with a tethered payload below it,” according to a Pentagon memo sent to lawmakers on Monday and obtained by CNN.
Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Significant portion of Chinese balloon payload recovered, US official says
Significant portion of Chinese balloon payload recovered, US official says
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The Guardian
Bloomberg:
Biden Will Name Fed's Lael Brainard as His Top Economic Adviser — President Joe Biden has decided to name Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard as his top economic adviser, with an announcement coming as soon as Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said Monday night.
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New York Magazine:
Ron DeSantis Has a Glaring Vulnerability — As a rule, State of the Union addresses are what Daniel Boorstin has called pseudo-events: scripted affairs whose only news value is the commentary surrounding them. But President Biden's speech gave some important signals about the upcoming election.
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
The Hunter Biden laptop and claims of ‘Russian disinfo’ — DONALD TRUMP: “It's the laptop from hell ...” … — exchange during the final presidential debate, Oct. 22, 2020 … — exchange on 60 Minutes, Oct. 25, 2020 — About a month before the 2020 presidential election …
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Politico:
Judge orders partial release of Georgia grand jury report on possible 2020 election crimes — A judge in Georgia has ordered public release on Thursday of a special grand jury's report that focuses on whether former President Donald Trump broke state law by pressuring local officials to change the 2020 presidential election results.
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Greg Walters / VICE:
Trump Grand Jury Says Witnesses May Have Lied Under Oath
Trump Grand Jury Says Witnesses May Have Lied Under Oath
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CNN:
Biden fires Architect of the Capitol after calls for his resignation — President Joe Biden fired the Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton's on Monday following allegations that he misused government resources and was not physically present on the Capitol grounds during the January 6 …
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Katie Sobko / NorthJersey.com:
Longtime NJ senator who was a Trump delegate switches to the Democratic Party — After four terms as a Republican state senator, Samuel Thompson is going to try to keep his seat — but from the other side of the aisle. — Thompson intends to run this year as a Democrat after losing Republican Party support ahead of the primary.
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New York Times:
How Teens Recovered From the ‘TikTok Tics’ — A wave of teenagers who developed tics during the pandemic has receded, illustrating the powerful influence of stress on the body and the resilience of adolescents. — CALGARY, Alberta — Aidan's tics erupted one day after school in early 2021 …
Wall Street Journal:
The Junk Economics of ‘Junk-Fee’ Politics — Biden's regulatory assault on common business practices will reduce competition and harm low-income Americans. — By The Editorial Board — WSJ Opinion: Joe Biden Has Become Bernie Sanders — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Twitter is just showing everyone all of Elon's tweets now … For many of us, Twitter's “For You” is full of tweets and replies to tweets from Elon Musk. Not everyone is getting the Elon-first feed, but on Monday afternoon, more than a few people noticed something was different.
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Fox Business and Trending Politics Conservative, more at Techmeme »
Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Ex-Russian military bomber engineer seeks asylum at U.S. border, offers military secrets — Government officials told Yahoo News that the man was deemed credible and potentially of interest to the U.S. — Read full article — Russian politician, lawyer and anti-corruption activist
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Washington Examiner
Jordan Green / Raw Story:
Lindsey Graham's legal expense fund pumped full of cash by nine Republican lawmaker friends — Forced to testify before a grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) got some significant financial help from some of his U.S. Senate friends.
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Antisemitism is on the rise in the U.S., surveys say — More than 80% of Jewish adults in the U.S. say antisemitism has increased in the last five years, with many saying they've seen antisemitic remarks and threats online, according to a pair of new surveys from American Jewish Committee.
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Donna St. George / Washington Post:
Teen girls ‘engulfed’ in violence and trauma, CDC finds — Teen girls across the United States are “engulfed in a growing wave of violence and trauma,” according to federal researchers who released data Monday showing increases in rape and sexual violence, as well as record levels of feeling sad or hopeless.
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BBC:
Moldova's pro-EU President Sandu accuses Russia of coup plot — Moldova's president has accused Russia of plotting to use foreign “saboteurs” to overthrow her pro-EU government. — Maia Sandu nominated a new prime minister on Friday, Dorin Recean, who is pro-EU like his predecessor.
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Sophia Slacik / Fox News:
Could VP Kamala Harris be replaced in 2024? Democratic strategists weigh in — Democrats weigh in on Harris amid suggestions that the vice president be replaced in 2024. — Kamala Harris pressed by ABC, CBS over poor Biden poll numbers, admits Americans are ‘still hurting’
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Lev Parnas / TIME:
How My Work For Trump and Giuliani Sought to Make Ukraine Defenseless — The other day I watched some street interviews in Moscow. The first person said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was justified because Ukrainian government officials were Nazis. The second said that the invasion …
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Arkansas Cop Caught in Viral Arrest Video Now Accused of Deleting Evidence — Deputy Levi White “performed a factory reset” on his department-issued iPhone 11, according to a search warrant affidavit obtained by The Daily Beast. … An Arkansas cop accused last summer of viciously beating a handcuffed man …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Reporter's dismissal exposes political pressures on West Virginia Public Broadcasting — Late last fall, West Virginia Public Broadcasting's Amelia Ferrell Knisely reported one story after another about allegations that people with disabilities were abused in facilities run by the state.
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Divya Kumar / Miami Herald:
Politically connected interim president of New College gets $699,000 salary plus perks — The newly remade board of trustees at New College of Florida voted Monday to give the Sarasota school's interim President Richard Corcoran a pay bump of nearly $400,000 over his predecessor.