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DeSantis appointee to new Disney oversight board suggested tap water could turn people gay — An appointee to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' new oversight board in control of Disney's special tax district called homosexuality “evil” last year and shared a baseless conspiracy theory that tap water could be making more people gay.
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Doctor: Lesion removed from Biden's chest was cancerous — A skin lesion removed from President Joe Biden's chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma — a common form of skin cancer — his doctor said Friday, adding that no further treatment was required.
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Biden puts reelection over principles with his decision on D.C. law
Biden puts reelection over principles with his decision on D.C. law
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Why Biden Stabbed D.C. in the Back
Why Biden Stabbed D.C. in the Back
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Dems fear Biden FCC nominee Sohn won't be confirmed
Scoop: Dems fear Biden FCC nominee Sohn won't be confirmed
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Biden tried to hire Jon Meacham, his volunteer muse
Scoop: Biden tried to hire Jon Meacham, his volunteer muse
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Washington Post:
As 2024 race begins, special counsel advances with focus on Trump lawyers — Prosecutors have sought information from multiple attorneys and senior aides to the former president, triggering new legal battles — Federal prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Pompeo's personal dig at Trump — This year's Conservative Political Action Conference has been a much lower profile affair than usual, as many big names opted to skip the festivities. But it's still a significant stage on which ambitious Republicans can test their message in front of the right wing of the right wing.
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Greg Walters / VICE:
Trump's Prosecution Primary Has Already Begun. It's Going to Be Wild.
Trump's Prosecution Primary Has Already Begun. It's Going to Be Wild.
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Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
DeSantis cannonballs into America's deep blue states for war on ‘woke’ ahead of 2024 — The Florida governor has used his trips to highlight his state's accomplishments — citing statistics that sometimes mask far more complicated debates — LOS ANGELES — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has found …
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Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Attorney General Merrick Garland makes unannounced trip to Ukraine — Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unannounced trip to Ukraine on Friday, according to a Justice Department official, his second trip to the country after Russia invaded a little more than a year ago.
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
The U.S. attorney general meets with Zelensky during a surprise visit to Ukraine.
The U.S. attorney general meets with Zelensky during a surprise visit to Ukraine.
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Eric Lutz / Vanity Fair:
Walgreens Caves To Antiabortion Republicans — Including In States Where Abortion Remains Legal — Walgreens says they won't distribute abortion pills in states where Republican officials are opposed. — Abortion remains legal right now in states like Alaska, Iowa, Montana, and Kansas …
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Matt Day / Bloomberg:
Amazon Pauses Construction on Second Headquarters in Virginia as It Cuts Jobs — Amazon.com Inc. is pausing construction on its sprawling second headquarters near Washington, a decision that coincides with the company's deepest ever job cuts and a reassessment of office needs to account for remote work.
Department of Justice:
Former U.S. Army Soldier Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Attempting for Murder Fellow Service Members in Deadly Ambush — A Kentucky man was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for attempting to murder U.S. service members, providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists …
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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Ex-Army private gets 45 years for plot against his unit
Ex-Army private gets 45 years for plot against his unit
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Democrats Present Damning Info On Jim Jordan's FBI ‘Whistleblowers’ — Jordan's subcommittee interviewed FBI agents who espoused conspiracy theories and received cash payments from a Donald Trump associate. — WASHINGTON — Since last year, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has spoken of the dozens …
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Justine McDaniel / Washington Post:
Democrats challenge credibility of GOP witnesses who embrace false Jan. 6 claims
Democrats challenge credibility of GOP witnesses who embrace false Jan. 6 claims
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Why Are We Still Arguing About Masks? — All this time later, their utility is in doubt. — In the past few weeks, the conventional wisdom about COVID seems to have been upended. — Early in the pandemic, several mainstream news outlets dismissed theories that COVID came from a Chinese lab.
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Lindsay Beyerstein / The Editorial Board:
Lab can't leak what it never had
Lab can't leak what it never had
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Employment commission sues ExxonMobil, alleging discrimination after nooses found at facility — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is suing ExxonMobil over racial discrimination after multiple nooses were found at one of the company's facilities.
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NBC News:
White nationalist Nick Fuentes is ‘removed’ from CPAC, chair of ultraconservative conference says — Nick Fuentes, the antisemitic white nationalist provocateur who dined with former President Donald Trump last year, was “removed” from the premises of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland …
New York Times:
Conservative Media Pay Little Attention to Revelations About Fox News — Even in today's highly partisan media world, experts said, the lack of coverage about the private comments of Fox's top executives and hosts stands out. — Fox News and its sister network, Fox Business, have avoided the story.
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Daniella Silva / NBC News:
Capitol Police confiscate assault-style ‘ghost gun’ and handgun capable of automatic fire during arrests — The U.S. Capitol Police confiscated an assault-style “ghost gun” and a handgun capable of automatic fire during the arrests of two people near the Capitol, police said Friday.
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump calls for contest to create futuristic ‘Freedom Cities’ — Modern cities and flying cars might sound like the makings of an episode of the 1960s cartoon The Jetsons, where a fictionalized family flew around in Orbit City. — For former President Donald Trump, however …
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Washington Post:
A cleaning company illegally employed a 13-year-old. Her family is paying the price. — One of 27 minors hired to clean a Nebraska slaughterhouse, the middle-schooler and her family now fear deportation and more. — By Maria Sacchetti and Lauren Kaori Gurley — GRAND ISLAND, Neb. —
Page Six:
Kellyanne Conway and George Conway to divorce after 22 years of marriage — D.C's weirdest marriage is over. — Page Six hears that Kellyanne Conway, the longtime advisor to President Donald Trump, and George Conway, the longtime tormentor of President Trump, have decided to divorce after 22 years of marriage.
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RADAR
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fox Corp. and the Trump campaign hit with FEC complaint over Dominion revelations — A progressive group wants the Federal Election Commission to investigate Fox Corp. and former President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign for breaking campaign finance laws. — On Friday, End Citizens United PAC filed …
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NBC News:
U.S. intel on China considering lethal aid for Putin's war was gleaned from Russian officials — Initial U.S. intelligence suggesting that China is considering supplying lethal aid to Russia for its war in Ukraine was gleaned from Russian government officials, according to one current …
Pablo Manríquez / Vanity Fair:
Statesman or Shitposter? J.D. Vance Makes His Entrance in Washington — The Hillbilly Elegy author transformed from an anti-Donald Trump conservative into MAGA flamethrower in his successful bid for the Senate last fall. Now, Vance faces a first real test of leadership with tragedy in East Palestine.
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
After 17th court hearing, woman with TB ordered to jail for refusing treatment — Washington judge issued an arrest warrant and ordered her to involuntary detention. — A judge in Washington issued an arrest warrant Thursday for a Tacoma woman who has refused to have her active …
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Trump lawyers scramble to exclude Access Hollywood clip from rape trial — In a legal filing on Friday, attorneys for Donald Trump asked to exclude a video clip of the former president boasting that he could sexually assault women at will because he was famous from evidence in the trial related …
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Michelle Lewis / Electrek:
A new study about seabirds and offshore wind turbines may surprise you — The aim of the 115-page study, which took place at Vattenfall's 11-turbine Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, aka the European Offshore Wind Deployment Center, was: … Vattenfall, which is owned by the Swedish state …
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Leaked audio reveals US rail workers were told to skip inspections as Ohio crash prompts scrutiny to industry — Exclusive: employee says manager told her to stop marking cars for repair, as Ohio derailment brings hard look at industry's record of blocking safety rules
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Cheri Jacobus / New York Daily News:
It's time to revoke Fox News' press credentials — The political media world has been rocked by the bombshell court filing by Dominion Voting Systems as part of their $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News. — Top executives from Rupert Murdoch on down, and on-air personalities …
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McKenna Oxenden / New York Times:
Black Equestrians Want to Be Safe. But They Can't Find Helmets. — For Black riders with natural hair, finding a helmet that fits can be virtually impossible. Some are trying to raise awareness of the problem, but manufacturers say it's not a simple fix.
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