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9:25 AM ET, March 17, 2023

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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 …
Discussion: Forbes and Twitchy
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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 …
NBC News:
Once a darling of defense hawks, Ron DeSantis retreats  —  When Ron DeSantis first ran for a U.S. House seat in Florida in 2012, the retired Navy officer earned the support of one of the Republican Party's most prominent defense hawks.  —  John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador …
Discussion: The Hill
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
'You think I'm crazy?' Florida GOP sweats Trump vs. DeSantis
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Florida 2024: Trump and DeSantis in Two-Way Race for GOP Nomination
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
DeSantis, on Defense, Shows Signs of Slipping in Polls
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Ron DeSantis Eating Pudding With His Fingers Will End His 2024 Bid
Marc Thiessen / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis's pandering on Ukraine is dangerously wrong
Discussion: NBC News and Washington Examiner
CNN:
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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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
‘Donald Trump Hates America!’  Joe Scarborough Disgusted by Trump Calling the US ‘Greatest Threat to Western Civilization Today’  —  Joe Scarborough called out Donald Trump's apparent hatred for America and went off on the constant criticism from the former president and many Republican allies of the former president.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Wrap
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Pence on whether Trump should bow out if indicted: It's up to him  —  KEENE, N.H. — Mike Pence is declining to call on Donald Trump to drop out of the presidential race if, as expected, the former president is indicted next week.  —  Instead, Pence said on Thursday, the decision is Trump's to make.
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Asked If Trump ‘Incited an Insurrection,’ Pence Says ‘There Were Many Causes’
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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Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
Steve Bannon Is Neck-Deep in Guo Wengui's Allegedly Fraudulent Business Empire  —  In late November 2021, Steve Bannon appeared in a live broadcast on GTV, a media outlet that he'd helped his friend Guo Wengui launch a year earlier.  Bannon used the appearance to celebrate HCoin, a supposed cryptocurrency that Guo was selling.
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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.
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Post
Jesse Pound / NBC News:
Wall Street rides to the rescue as 11 banks pledge $30 billion to First Republic Bank  —  A group of financial institutions has agreed to deposit $30 billion in First Republic Bank in what's meant to be a sign of confidence in the banking system, the banks announced Thursday afternoon.
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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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Christi Carras / Los Angeles Times:
Jack White pens poetic ode to Meg White after White Stripes drummer was maligned  —  Jack White dedicated a poem on Wednesday to his former wife and bandmate, Meg White, after a journalist posted a disparaging tweet about the White Stripes drummer that went viral.
Discussion: Pitchfork and Rolling Stone
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump-commissioned report undercut his claims of dead and double voters  —  A report buried by the former president's campaign and obtained by The Post did not back up his claims of fraud and did not provide evidence to overturn the 2020 election  —  When Donald Trump called Georgia Secretary …
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Just The News
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Hallie Biden revealed as ‘new’ Biden family member who got China cash  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden's daughter-in-law Hallie is the mysterious “new” Biden family member who got paid Chinese cash in 2017, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer revealed exclusively to The Post Thursday.
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Jesse Eisinger / ProPublica:
Regulatory Failure 101: What the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank Reveals  —  It's an all-too-familiar cycle: First comes the boom, then the breathtakingly speedy bust, and then the bailout.  Now we're in the moment where everyone wonders where the financial regulators were.  —  Co-published with The Atlantic
Jason Garcia / Popular Information:
Ron DeSantis' crackdown on “woke” banks could help a big Ron DeSantis donor  —  Today's bonus newsletter is written by Jason Garcia, an amazing corporate-accountability reporter who focuses on Florida.  He also has his own newsletter, Seeking Rents.  For more of Jason's indispensable reporting, subscribe.
Discussion: Seeking Rents and Just The News
Washington Post:
Officials notify Trump allies whose Social Security numbers were posted online  —  Good morning and welcome to The Cybersecurity 202!  I'm filling in for Tim this morning.  If you're in Washington, make sure you go outside early today.  —  Reading this online?
Will Stewart / Daily Mail:
Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev 'has promised Wagner $15million if it assassinates Italy's defence minister'  — Il Foglio paper said Italy's intelligence service intercepted Medvedev's order  — Medvedev was president between 2008 and 2012 and a former prime minister
Discussion: Euractiv
Tim Lister / CNN:
Secret document reveals Russia's 10-year plan to destabilize Moldova  —  A secret plan drawn up by Russia's security service, the FSB, lays out detailed options to destabilize Moldova - including supporting pro-Russian groups, utilizing the Orthodox Church and threatening to cut off supplies of natural gas.
Discussion: Moldova Matters and Euractiv
Holly Ramer / Associated Press:
Pence defends joke about Buttigieg ‘maternity leave’  —  The husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Thursday he hasn't heard from Mike Pence in the days since the former vice president mocked his family, but will continue to hold him accountable for his words.
 
 
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Biden's TikTok plan echoes failed Trump bid China called a ‘smash and grab’
Washington Free Beacon:
At Stanford, Public Accountability for Thee But Not for Me
Discussion: Power Line
Sarah Rankin / Associated Press:
10 charged in Irvo Otieno's death at mental hospital
Tobias Burns / The Hill:
Taxpayer advocate urges Congress to reconsider $80 billion IRS funding boost
Anita Wadhwani / Tennessee Lookout:
A Black family fights to get their kids back from Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Discussion: Reason
Clara Hendrickson / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan Senate OKs proposals to expand gun safety measures in step forward for Democrats
Discussion: Bridge Michigan
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Rachel Ramirez / CNN:
The plastic water bottle industry is booming. Here's why that's a huge problem
Discussion: The Guardian
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Macron, Risking Backlash, Pushes Through Law Raising Retirement Age
Wall Street Journal:
Who Blew Up Nord Stream? Investigators Focus on Six Mysterious Passengers on a Yacht
Discussion: Morning Martini and Sputnik News
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
Key Senator Wants Biden to Get Tough on Netanyahu, Floats Conditioning Israel Aid
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Florida Republican's Bill Would Ban Young Girls From Discussing Their Periods In School
Discussion: New Republic and Alternet.org
Rolling Stone:
A Pro-Trump Social Network Wants to Corner the Anti-Vax ‘Jizz Market’
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Alternet.org
 

 
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