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8:20 AM ET, February 19, 2023

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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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: KFOR-TV and New Jersey Online
New York Times:
Blinken Has Tense Meeting With Chinese Official Amid Spy Balloon Furor  —  The meeting resumed diplomatic contact between Washington and Beijing that had been frozen since the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon.  —  Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken held what American officials described …
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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.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Biden's ‘Buy America’ bid runs into manufacturing woes it aims to fix  —  Infrastructure officials complain they can't find U.S. suppliers for items they need to buy American by law  —  The “Buy America” initiative that President Biden says will promote domestic manufacturing and fuel …
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 …
Discussion: Resolute Square and CNBC
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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” …
Discussion: Mediaite
Washington Post:
More states scrutinizing AP Black studies after Florida complaints  —  At least four more states will review the new Advanced Placement African American studies course to see if it conflicts with their policies or laws restricting the teaching of race, an indication that the controversy swirling around the class in Florida could spiral.
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times and Political Wire
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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Niha Masih / Washington Post:
Over 30,000 Wagner Group fighters killed or injured in Ukraine, U.S. says
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Hayden Vernon / The Guardian:
Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive
Mattathias Schwartz / Insider:
How Putin's Russian goon squad used Mexican gig workers to troll an American election
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
Grid News:
Meet 'Patriot's Row': Mark Meadows' MAGA hub buys a multimillion-dollar chunk of ‘the Swamp’
Oliver Brown / Telegraph:
Trans woman competes against girls as young as 12 - parents demand answers from ECB
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Mark Miller / New York Times:
Fixing Social Security and Medicare: Where the Parties Stand
Discussion: The Hill and PennLive
The Guardian:
Revealed: the US adviser who tried to swing Nigeria's 2015 election
Alex Ward / Politico:
US formally accuses Russia of crimes against humanity in Ukraine
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Social Security services to worsen despite budget boost, agency head says
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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