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The Carter Center:
Statement on President Carter's Health — After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. He has the full support of his family and his medical team.
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Former president Jimmy Carter opts for home hospice care for final days — Jimmy Carter, at 98 the oldest living former president, has chosen to spend his final days at home in Plains, Ga., in hospice care after a series of brief hospital stays, the Carter Center announced Saturday.
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Jimmy Carter to begin receiving home hospice care — Former US President Jimmy Carter will begin receiving hospice care at his home in Georgia, according to a statement from The Carter Center on Saturday. — “After a series of short hospital stays, former US President Jimmy Carter today decided …
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Michigan G.O.P. Installs Kristina Karamo, an Election Denier, as Leader — The vote for Kristina Karamo, who resoundingly lost her bid for secretary of state last year, cements the party's takeover by Trump loyalists. — LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Republicans on Saturday picked Kristina Karamo …
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Far-right election denier beats Trump's pick for Michigan GOP — Kristina Karamo, who refused to concede her run for secretary of state, beat Donald Trump's choice for state chair in a chaotic convention — LANSING, Mich. — Republicans here, reeling from a midterm election rout …
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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth:
28 Children Rescued, 59 Adults Arrested in Massive DFW Child Porn Investigation: Police — Local police, FBI work together to rescue 28 children investigators say were sexually abused, exploited online — More than two dozen children have been rescued and nearly 60 people …
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Maya Yang / The Guardian:
Florida couple unable to get abortion will see baby die after delivery — Doctors' interpretation of state law prevents procedure, family tells Washington Post, despite baby's fatal illness — In a few weeks, a Florida couple will have to bid farewell to their child shortly after the baby is delivered …
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Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
Her baby has a deadly diagnosis. Her Florida doctors refused an abortion.
Her baby has a deadly diagnosis. Her Florida doctors refused an abortion.
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Twitter Foes Call For Rupert Murdoch To Be Deported After Peddling Fox News Lies — The billionaire's critics are raging on social media to boot him out of the country. — Twitter critics are lining up to demand Australian-born right-wing media mogul Rupert Murdoch be stripped …
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Tara Jakeway / WPBF:
Students speak up for Palm Beach Atlantic University professor in danger of losing job of 21 years — Hide Transcript Show Transcript — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Sam Joeckel has been an English professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University for 21 years.
Hayden Vernon / The Guardian:
Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive — Augustus Gloop now ‘enormous’ instead of ‘fat’, Mrs Twit no longer ‘ugly’ and Oompa Loompas are gender neutral — Roald Dahl's children's books are being rewritten to remove language deemed offensive by the publisher Puffin.
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Laura Bassett / Jezebel:
Florida Teacher Is Fired for Posting Viral Video of Empty Classroom Bookshelves — The state is cracking down on books about racism and LGBTQ+ issues in schools, and teachers are now being punished for sounding the alarm. — Brian Covey, a substitute teacher in Jacksonville, Florida …
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Lawmaker Bares Blow-By-Blow Of Marjorie Taylor Greene Spy Balloon ‘S***show’ With General — “She's unbelievable...she made a total, absolute fool of herself,” said Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.). — A Democratic lawmaker has spilled the tea on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's cringey “s***show” …
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive — Cotton farmers in Texas suffered record losses amid heat and drought last year, new data shows. It's an example of how global warming is a “secret driver of inflation.” — When the Agriculture Department finished …
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
U.S. officials believe China may be providing Russia nonlethal military assistance in Ukraine war — The US believes China may be providing non-lethal military assistance to Russia for use in Ukraine, according to four US officials familiar with the matter, and the administration is concerned they are considering sending lethal aid.
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Alex Ward / Politico:
US formally accuses Russia of crimes against humanity in Ukraine, Harris says — MUNICH — The United States has determined that Russia is committing crimes against humanity in Ukraine, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Saturday, the latest salvo in the West's effort to hold Moscow accountable for its wartime atrocities.
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Mattathias Schwartz / Insider:
How Putin's Russian goon squad used Mexican gig workers to troll an American election — 2023-02-18T12:00:00Z … In March 2020, a freelance writer in Mexico City was browsing the internet at home when he saw an ad for a self-described “social media” company that was looking for writers to post messages online.
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