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‘Havana syndrome’ not caused by energy weapon or foreign adversary, intelligence review finds — After a years-long assessment, five U.S. intelligence agencies conclude it is ‘very unlikely’ an enemy wielding a secret weapon was behind the mysterious ailment
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Intel agencies: No sign adversaries behind ‘Havana syndrome’
Intel agencies: No sign adversaries behind ‘Havana syndrome’
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Showdown before the raid: FBI agents and prosecutors argued over Trump — An exclusive look at behind-the-scenes deliberations as both sides wrestled with a national security case that has potentially far-reaching political consequences — Months of disputes between Justice Department prosecutors …
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Starbucks committed ‘egregious’ violations in battling union, judge rules — The administrative law judge's order requires the company to stop a long list of behaviors and reinstate workers who began a nationwide union drive — By Jacob Bogage and Lauren Kaori Gurley
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Associated Press:
Explosive found in bag at Pennsylvania airport, man arrested — A man was arrested after an explosive was found in a bag checked onto a Florida-bound flight at an eastern Pennsylvania airport, federal authorities said. Marc Muffley, 40, is charged with possessing an explosive in an airport …
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Explosive found in checked luggage at Pennsylvania airport, man in custody — The passenger is now in FBI custody. — An explosive device was found in a checked piece of luggage at Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley International Airport on Monday, according to a criminal complaint.
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Senior McCarthy aide, House Oversight chairman each met with mother of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt — A senior staffer to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met this week with Micki Witthoeft, mother of Ashli Babbitt, the woman shot and killed by police as she breached a set of doors to the Speaker's Lobby on Jan. 6, 2021.
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McCarthy, GOP pump brakes on release of Jan. 6 footage to Tucker Carlson
McCarthy, GOP pump brakes on release of Jan. 6 footage to Tucker Carlson
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Annie Nova / CNBC:
Biden administration lawyer may have saved student loan forgiveness plan at Supreme Court, experts say — Experts have predicted the Supreme Court would rule against President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, but some changed their minds after oral arguments, praising the lawyer who presented the administration's case.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
Drugmaker Eli Lilly caps the cost of insulin at $35 a month, bringing relief for millions — Eli Lilly will cap the out-of-pocket cost of its insulin at $35 a month, the drugmaker said Wednesday. The move, experts say, could prompt other insulin makers in the U.S. to follow suit.
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Politico:
DeSantis is championing medical freedom. GOP state lawmakers like what they see. — The “medical freedom” movement, mostly known for its opposition to vaccine requirements, was long consigned to the fringes of libertarian and left-wing politics. Then came Ron DeSantis.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
DeSantis Promises Florida Will Control Disney's Content
DeSantis Promises Florida Will Control Disney's Content
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CNN:
Senate votes to overturn Biden administration retirement investment rule Republicans decry as ‘woke’ — The Senate passed a politically charged resolution on Wednesday to overturn a Biden administration retirement investment rule that allows managers of retirement funds to consider the impact …
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
White House Livid Over Republican's Attack on Biden's Dead Son — “It's completely inappropriate. It's ugly,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said of Rep. James Comer's comments. — Republican Rep. James Comer suggested during a right-wing podcast earlier this week …
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Pence won't commit to supporting Trump if he's the nominee — Former Vice President Mike Pence still won't say whether he's running for president next year, and he won't speak ill of his ex-boss, former President Donald Trump. But in an interview with CBS News in Michigan on Wednesday …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Capitol Hill swarmed by performers in straightjackets — Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) turned heads on Capitol Hill this week by sending performance artists dressed in straitjackets and blue-and-red tinted glasses to the House offices. — Why it matters: It's part of a campaign Kinzinger …
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Schumer, Jeffries pressure Murdoch, Fox News over Trump's false election fraud claims — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are calling foul on Rupert Murdoch. — The top Democrats in Congress sent a letter to Murdoch, urging Fox News leadership …
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Alec Karam / The Daily Beast:
Another Anti-Drag Lawmaker Caught in Drag Himself — But Nate Schatzline characterized his as a “joke back in school.” He's authored a bill seeking to classify any drag-allowing business as “sexually oriented.” — A Texas state congressman who authored a bill restricting drag performances appears to have done drag himself.
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Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Video appears to show Texas drag bill author dressed in drag
Video appears to show Texas drag bill author dressed in drag
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Florida GOP lawmaker pitches bill to eliminate the Florida Democratic Party — A Republican in Florida's state Legislature has filed a bill that, if enacted, would eliminate the Florida Democratic Party. — “The Ultimate Cancel Act,” filed on Tuesday by state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia …
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Liz Cheney to Serve as Professor of Practice with UVA Center for Politics — Former Congresswoman to offer guest lectures in classes and public events as well as participate in research — The Center for Politics at the University of Virginia announced Wednesday that former Rep. Liz Cheney …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Liz Cheney to join University of Virginia as a professor
Liz Cheney to join University of Virginia as a professor
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CNN:
Exclusive: US Air Force fires leaders for failing nuclear safety inspection — Two US Air Force commanders and four of their subordinates at a key nuclear base in North Dakota were relieved of duty this week after their units failed an inspection designed to ensure that the nuclear weapons stockpile …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Republicans are ‘emboldened’ because there has been no accountability for J6: ex-White House lawyer — Lawmakers who participated in the Jan. 6 attacks and the planning of the attack on the Capitol have never been held accountable for their involvement. It's something that former acting …
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Molly Hensley-Clancy / Washington Post:
NBA star Ja Morant accused in police reports of punching teen, making threats — Ja Morant is among the brightest young stars in the NBA, with a new signature Nike shoe, a top-selling jersey and a team, the Memphis Grizzlies, poised for a deep postseason run.
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Will Dunham / Reuters:
Genetics study lays bare Ice Age drama for humans in Europe — Europe was no balmy paradise during the Ice Age, with the vast glaciers that blanketed large parts of the continent rendering wide swathes inhospitable for humans. But our species - a new immigrant to Europe - endured, though with great hardship.
Freddie deBoer:
The Left Has Never Stood for No Rules or Expectations on Personal Behavior — we've really gotten ourselves into a weird ass place — The woman whose account appears at the top of this picture started a Twitter storm, somehow, by publicly wishing that she could take her child onto …
Maggie Severns / Grid News:
Ron DeSantis is using a new breed of local right-wing media to make national news — These websites didn't exist five years ago. — The Florida Standard is a fledgling website, launching last July. It lists only five writers and editors on its site. But in January, it landed a blistering scoop …
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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Biden personnel head under fire after hires with history of sexual misconduct — House and Senate leaders are intensifying pressure on the leader of the federal government's personnel agency after two high-profile hires to senior roles were found in separate investigations to have a substantiated history …
John Sailer / Wall Street Journal:
How the NIH Pushes DEI on Scientists — The institutes are spending $241 million to push ideological litmus tests for faculty hiring. — WSJ Opinion: The Coronavirus ‘Lab Leak’ Origin Returns — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool. — 1x
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
In an Epic Battle of Tanks, Russia Was Routed, Repeating Earlier Mistakes — A three-week fight in the town of Vuhledar in southern Ukraine produced what Ukrainian officials say was the biggest tank battle of the war so far, and a stinging setback for the Russians.
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Feds expand probe into migrant child labor in slaughterhouses — The Department of Homeland Security has widened its investigation into migrant children found cleaning slaughterhouses and is now working with the Justice Department to examine whether a human smuggling scheme brought migrant children …
Michael Levenson / New York Times:
Whiskey Fungus Fed by Jack Daniel's Encrusts a Tennessee Town — The dark growth, fed by alcohol vapors from barrels of aging Jack Daniel's whiskey, has coated homes, cars, patio furniture and road signs in a sooty crust, residents said. One woman is suing Lincoln County.
Kimberlee Kruesi / Associated Press:
Tennessee pushes to define ‘sex,’ could risk federal funding — Tennessee Republican lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that would prevent transgender people from changing their driver's licenses and birth certificates, a move that officials warn could cost the state millions in federal funding.
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Maria Cramer / New York Times:
New York Will Pay Millions to Protesters Violently Corralled by Police — The police boxed in racial justice demonstrators in 2020, an anti-protest practice known as “kettling,” then hit them with batons and pepper spray. Hundreds will receive $21,500 each.
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Why are young liberals so depressed? — There's a neglected dimension beyond gender in America's troubled youth — Fresh episode of Bad Takes is out today, all about the war on fake license plates. — Earlier this month the CDC released the results of its Youth Risk Behavior Survey of American teenagers.
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Bipartisan Senate Group Mulls Social Security Investment Fund, Higher Retirement Age — Raising the retirement age would be highly controversial and Congress is not likely to do so anytime soon. — WASHINGTON ― A bipartisan group of senators has been talking about ways …
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