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8:40 PM ET, March 1, 2023

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Washington Post:
‘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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Washington Post:
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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David Badash / Raw Story:
‘Bullying worked’: Experts blast FBI after bombshell report reveals agents were ‘afraid’ to raid Mar-a-Lago
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.
ABC News:
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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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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Nation
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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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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The Hill:
McCarthy, GOP pump brakes on release of Jan. 6 footage to Tucker Carlson
Washington Post:
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:
Trump set to headline diminished gathering of conservatives
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
White House slams ‘despicable’ suggestion Beau Biden should have been indicted  —  Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) criticized a Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for not prosecuting President Biden's late son when he was still alive  —  Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) criticized a Trump-appointed U.S. attorney …
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
White House Livid Over Republican's Attack on Biden's Dead Son
Discussion: Mediaite and HotAir
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.
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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Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
U.S. Condemns Smotrich's ‘Repugnant, Disgusting’ Call for Israel to Wipe Out Palestinian Village  —  ‘Just as we condemn Palestinian incitement to violence, we condemn these provocative remarks that also amount to incitement to violence,’ State Department spokesperson Ned Price says
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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 …
Discussion: Politico, IJR and The Hill
Shawn Hubler / New York Times:
Board Denies Parole for Sirhan Sirhan, the Assassin of Robert F. Kennedy  —  The California parole board reversed course from its 2021 recommendation that Mr. Sirhan be released from prison.  That decision was rejected by Gov. Gavin Newsom.  —  SACRAMENTO — A California panel …
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Julie Watson / Associated Press:
RFK killer Sirhan Sirhan denied parole by California board
Discussion: Fox News, KTLA and Chicago Tribune
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 …
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 …
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 …
Semafor:
“Non-Person” Donald Trump faces “soft ban” at Fox  —  Donald Trump, who once dominated the Fox News broadcasts, is now running into a brick wall with what four members of his circle say is a “soft ban” from the top of the conservative news channel, as it rolls out the red carpet to even the low-profile rival candidates.
Discussion: Politico
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Lawmaker Proposes ‘Hanging on a Tree’ as Execution Method  —  Republican Paul Sherrell's attempt to add a grotesque amendment to Tennessee's death penalty options ignores his state's shameful history of lynching. … The House Criminal Justice Committee of the Tennessee legislature …
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
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 …
Discussion: CNBC
Alexander Tin / CBS News:
CDC says 20,000 people may have been exposed to measles at Asbury University religious revival  —  An estimated 20,000 people attended a large religious gathering in Kentucky on the same days as a resident who was infected with measles last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday …
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 …
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
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.
Discussion: Fox News
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Poll: 68% of voters say Biden is ‘too old for another term’ — and more Democrats agree than disagree  —  The president gets high marks for his performance from Democrats, but nearly half of them say his advanced age is a problem.  —  Read full article … President of the United States since 2021
Adam Beam / Associated Press:
California bill could mean more mentally ill people detained  —  More people in California could be detained against their will because of a mental illness under a new bill backed Wednesday by the mayors of some of the nation's largest cities, who say they are struggling to care for the bulk of the country's homeless population.
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 …
Jessica Valenti / Abortion, Every Day:
Abortion, Every Day (3.1.23)  —  Iowa bill would force libraries, schools & colleges to block pro-choice websites … In the states...  Anti-abortion lawmakers are just getting bolder and bolder: Iowa Republicans have introduced a bill to ban all abortions in the state (a previous ban is currently blocked).
Discussion: Des Moines Register
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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Eddy Martinez / CT Mirror:
Conn College students occupy buildings, call for president's resignation
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Feds expand probe into migrant child labor in slaughterhouses
Kimberlee Kruesi / Associated Press:
Tennessee pushes to define ‘sex,’ could risk federal funding
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Biden personnel head under fire after hires with history of sexual misconduct
 Earlier Items: 
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Top Arizona GOPer Was Involved in 2nd Domestic Violence Incident, Police Reports Show
Discussion: Raw Story
Gus Bova / The Texas Observer:
‘Border Security’ Is a Financial Black Hole that Will Consume Us All
Discussion: Fox News
Michael Levenson / New York Times:
Whiskey Fungus Fed by Jack Daniel's Encrusts a Tennessee Town
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
This Is Trump's ‘Magic Trick’
Discussion: Raw Story
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Why are young liberals so depressed?
Discussion: HotAir and Marginal REVOLUTION
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's former ambassador to Israel slams Bibi's judicial overhaul plan
Maria Cramer / New York Times:
New York Will Pay Millions to Protesters Violently Corralled by Police
 

 
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Athena Stavrou / The Independent:
More than 230 media industry professionals, including anonymous BBC staff, sign a letter accusing the BBC of bias favoring Israel in coverage of Gaza

Devin Gordon / New York Times:
AI in Hollywood is a tech leap with a vast impact but remains a tool, not a replacement, for creatives; its speed, quality, and cost allow for VFX breakthroughs

Ben Jacobs / Slate:
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