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EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of Mar-a-Lago staff, from servers to aides, are subpoenaed in classified documents probe — At least two dozen people - from Mar-a-Lago resort staff to members of Donald Trump's inner circle at the Florida estate - have been subpoenaed to testify to a federal grand jury that's investigating …
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Investigators seek to question attorney about phone call with Trump in classified docs probe: Sources — Special counsel Jack Smith wants to force Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran to testify. — Special counsel Jack Smith is pushing to question an attorney for former President Donald Trump …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Dozens Of Mar-a-Lago's Staff Slapped With Subpoenas
Dozens Of Mar-a-Lago's Staff Slapped With Subpoenas
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Raw Story
Katherine J. Wu / The Atlantic:
The Strongest Evidence Yet That an Animal Started the Pandemic — A new analysis of genetic samples from China appears to link the pandemic's origin to raccoon dogs. — For three years now, the debate over the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has ping-ponged between two big ideas …
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Benjamin Mueller / New York Times:
New Data Links Pandemic's Origins to Raccoon Dogs at Wuhan Market — Genetic samples from the market were recently uploaded to an international database and then removed after scientists asked China about them. — An international team of virus experts said on Thursday that they had found genetic data …
CNN:
Poland becomes first to pledge fighter jets to Ukraine — Poland on Thursday pledged it would send four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, the first NATO member to do so, in a significant move in Kyiv's battle to resist Russia's onslaught. — President Andrzej Duda said the planes …
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Reuters:
Wagner's convicts tell of horrors of Ukraine war and loyalty to their leader
Wagner's convicts tell of horrors of Ukraine war and loyalty to their leader
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Bloomberg:
US Says Video of Drone Encounter Shows Russia ‘Flat-Out Lying’
US Says Video of Drone Encounter Shows Russia ‘Flat-Out Lying’
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Washington Post:
Ukraine demoted commander who gave interview about ill-trained troops
Ukraine demoted commander who gave interview about ill-trained troops
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CNN:
Exclusive: Chinese-made drone, retrofitted and weaponized, downed in eastern Ukraine
Exclusive: Chinese-made drone, retrofitted and weaponized, downed in eastern Ukraine
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Washington Post:
Ukraine live briefing: Poland to send Ukraine fighter jets; U.S. released footage of apparent drone collision
Ukraine live briefing: Poland to send Ukraine fighter jets; U.S. released footage of apparent drone collision
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Bloomberg:
US Pushes First Republic Rescue With Big Banks After Stock Slump — The US government is trying to orchestrate a rescue of First Republic Bank with the aid of the nation's biggest banks, according to people with knowledge of the matter, after the California lender's shares plunged.
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Jesse Pound / NBC News:
Wall Street rides to the rescue as 11 banks pledge $30 billion to First Republic Bank
Wall Street rides to the rescue as 11 banks pledge $30 billion to First Republic Bank
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Elizabeth Spiers / New York Times:
I Was an S.V.B. Client. I Blame the Venture Capitalists.
I Was an S.V.B. Client. I Blame the Venture Capitalists.
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Bloomberg:
SVB Collapse Turns Bankers' Island Retreat Into Lobbying Blitz
SVB Collapse Turns Bankers' Island Retreat Into Lobbying Blitz
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Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:
Janet Yellen Leaves The Door Open On Reviving Depression-Era Bank Law
Janet Yellen Leaves The Door Open On Reviving Depression-Era Bank Law
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Times, WKRG-TV and Wall Street Journal
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
As a Possible Indictment Looms, Trump's Team Plans to Attack — If the former president faces criminal charges, his campaign plans to begin a broad offensive against Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney and a Democrat, accusing him of political bias.
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Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
Glenn Kirschner is right: “We will see charges way beyond 'hush money” by Manhattan DA versus Trump. Here is how we know.
Glenn Kirschner is right: “We will see charges way beyond 'hush money” by Manhattan DA versus Trump. Here is how we know.
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New York Times:
N. Dakota Supreme Court Blocks Abortion Ban; Says Constitution Protects Procedure — The court's opinion is not the final word on the case, but it upheld a lower court's decision to suspend the state's abortion ban. — North Dakota's Supreme Court upheld a lower court's decision to block …
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Mary Kekatos / ABC News:
Utah governor signs bill banning abortion clinics across the state — The clinics have to close by the end of the year or when their license expires. — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a bill into law banning abortion clinics in the state, making it the latest to restrict the procedure since the
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Ron DeSantis Eating Pudding With His Fingers Will End His 2024 Bid — Politicians are human beings who need to consume food and water in order to live, just like the rest of us. But they should really consider only taking in sustenance alone in a darkened room, just to be safe.
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Marisa Sarnoff / Law & Crime:
Federal appeals court blocks enforcement of Florida ‘Stop W.O.K.E. Act’ — Public university professors in Florida may continue to share their opinions about racism, sexism, and discrimination in the classroom — at least for now — after three federal judges upheld a ban on enforcement …
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Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
What Secrets Does the “Donald Trump of Beijing” Know? — The case against Guo Wengui could expose more about America's politics than China's. — The American adventure of Guo Wengui started eight years ago at a penthouse on Fifth Avenue, and it has ended there—for now, at least.
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Raw Story, New York Post, PoliticusUSA and Financial Times
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
March 15, 2023 — The Justice Department today announced the arrest of Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui …
March 15, 2023 — The Justice Department today announced the arrest of Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui …
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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Reveals Biden Family Members Receiving Payments from Chinese Energy Company — WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability issued a memorandum revealing new evidence resulting from the investigation into the Biden family's influence peddling and business schemes.
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Asked If Trump ‘Incited an Insurrection,’ Pence Says ‘There Were Many Causes’ — Former President Mike Pence refused to state whether former President Donald Trump incited the January 2021 Capitol riot, instead choosing to attribute it to “many causes.” — Appearing on Fox Business Network …
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Pence on whether Trump should bow out if indicted: It's up to him
Pence on whether Trump should bow out if indicted: It's up to him
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The Hill, New York Post, CBS News and Alternet.org
C Mandler / CBS News:
Whoopi Goldberg apologizes for using a slur on “The View”: “I should've thought about it a little longer” — Whoopi Goldberg has apologized for using a word considered an ethnic slur on Wednesday's episode of ABC's “The View.” — During a conversation on the broadcast discussing former …
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Anita Wadhwani / Tennessee Lookout:
A Black family fights to get their kids back from Tennessee Department of Children's Services — One month after the Tennessee Highway Patrol pulled the couple over, their five young children remain in state custody — A Black family from Georgia is fighting for the return …
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Reason
Simon Rosenberg / Hopium Chronicles:
The Republicans Have A DeSantis Problem — Been A Very Rough Couple of Weeks for the GOP's Bumbling Golden Boy — Perhaps the central insight of my 2022 election analysis was that I believed the Republicans had made a huge strategic blunder by running towards a politics - MAGA …
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Florida Republican's Bill Would Ban Young Girls From Discussing Their Periods In School — Rep. Stan McClain's (R) admitted that his bill would limit girls from talking about their periods, although he clarified that was not the intent. — A Florida Republican seeking to restrict sex education …
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Rolling Stone:
A Pro-Trump Social Network Wants to Corner the Anti-Vax ‘Jizz Market’ — Gettr, a struggling right-wing social media company, is looking to create a marketplace for men who won't take the Covid vaccines to sell their sperm … But it's not just any sperm.
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PoliticusUSA and Alternet.org
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
‘Stop the Steal’ Lawmaker Wants to Make Passing Gun Laws a Felony — Delegate Marie March attended a pre-riot rally on Jan. 6. Now she's fundraising off a bizarre bid to criminalize laws. — A Virginia lawmaker who previously warned of a “coming Civil War” in America is proposing a law that would make it a felony to pass gun laws.
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Raw Story, Virginia Political Newsletter and The Daily Caller
Clara Hendrickson / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan Senate OKs proposals to expand gun safety measures in step forward for Democrats — Michigan Democrats moved one step closer Thursday to putting in place new gun safety measures after Senate lawmakers advanced a trio of proposals to expand background checks as well as establish gun …
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