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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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CNN:
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 …
Associated Press:
Charity: Former President Jimmy Carter enters hospice care — The Carter Center said Saturday that former President Jimmy Carter has entered home hospice care. The charity created by the 98-year-old former president said on Twitter that after a series of short hospital stays, Carter …
Washington Post:
Fox News feared losing viewers by airing truth about election, documents show — ‘Everything at stake here,’ billionaire founder Rupert Murdoch wrote to a top executive in November 2020, part of a cache of internal communications revealed in a $1.6 billion defamation suit.
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Annie Grayer / CNN:
Fox News executives refused to let Trump on-air when he called in during January 6 attack, Dominion says
Fox News executives refused to let Trump on-air when he called in during January 6 attack, Dominion says
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. — Florida abortion ban includes exception for fatal fetal abnormalities. But her doctors told her they could not act. — LAKELAND, Fla. — Deborah Dorbert is devoting the final days before her baby's birth to planning the details of the infant's death.
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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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Politico:
Inside the stunning growth of Russia's Wagner Group — American and European allies are mobilizing to thwart the rapid expansion of the Russian paramilitary group known as Wagner, run by a Putin-affiliated oligarch, as it captures key cities for Moscow in Ukraine and spreads its influence to Africa and other corners of the world.
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Mattathias Schwartz / Insider:
How Putin's Russian goon squad used Mexican gig workers to troll an American election
How Putin's Russian goon squad used Mexican gig workers to troll an American election
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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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Ed Cumming / Telegraph:
Across his beloved children's books, hundreds of the author's words have been changed or entirely removed in a bid for ‘relevancy’
Across his beloved children's books, hundreds of the author's words have been changed or entirely removed in a bid for ‘relevancy’
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Ana CeballosTimes / Tampa Bay Times:
Florida is considering a ‘classical and Christian’ alternative to the SAT — Gov. DeSantis has talked about finding alternatives to the College Board, which administers the SAT and Advanced Placement classes. — Sommer BrugalMiami Herald — TALLAHASSEE — As Gov. Ron DeSantis …
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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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The Guardian:
Revealed: the US adviser who tried to swing Nigeria's 2015 election — Sam Patten, an American consultant later mired in controversy, exploited emails obtained by Tal Hanan's team — n late December 2014, a team from Cambridge Analytica flew to Madrid for meetings with a handful of old and new contacts.
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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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.
Washington Post:
Inside the collapse of the Trump-DeSantis ‘alliance of convenience’ — Behind an apparent close alliance, the two Republicans have racked up years of mutual suspicions fueling a 2024 grudge match — Backstage at a House Republican fundraiser in September 2018, President Donald Trump heard …
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Social Security services to worsen despite budget boost, agency head says — The Social Security Administration's already faltering services will further erode this year despite a $785 million boost to its budget, the agency's acting head has told lawmakers.
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NBC News:
Federal officials say more than 100 children worked in dangerous jobs for slaughterhouse cleaning firm — Packers Sanitation Services Inc. paid $1.5 million in fines after the Labor Department found minors using chemicals to clean saws and equipment at 13 facilities in eight states
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Katie Hawkinson / The Daily Beast:
Company That Had Kids Clean Meatpacking Plants Pays $1.5M Fine
Company That Had Kids Clean Meatpacking Plants Pays $1.5M Fine
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