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ProPublica:
Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire  —  IN LATE JUNE 2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia.  He and his wife were going on vacation: nine days of island-hopping in a volcanic archipelago …
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Slate:
Clarence Thomas Broke the Law and It Isn't Even Close  —  It probably won't matter.  But it should.  —  ProPublica's scrupulously reported new piece on Justice Clarence Thomas' decadeslong luxury travel on the dime of a single GOP megadonor will probably not shock you at all.
Discussion: CBS News and NBC News
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Justice Thomas accepted luxury travel for years from GOP donor, report says
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Ocasio-Cortez Calls For Clarence Thomas To Be Impeached Over Gifts From GOP Megadonor
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Breaking: Supreme Court rejects West Virginia's request to enforce its anti-trans sports law now
Melissa Brown / The Tennessean:
Tennessee Republicans vote to expel Justin Jones, first of three House Democrats  —  The House is taking action against three Tennessee Democrats for breaking House rules and leading a gun-control protest from the chamber floor.  —  Ten days after a shooter unloaded 152 rounds at a Nashville school …
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Associated Press:
GOP lawmakers consider expelling Democrats over gun protest  —  Tennessee's GOP-dominated House is preparing to vote Thursday on whether to expel three Democratic members for their demonstration calling for gun control following the Nashville school shooting, an extraordinary move that the chamber …
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Tennessee GOP expels first Democratic lawmaker over gun violence protests
Vivian Jones / The Tennessean:
Expulsion vote thrusts Tennessee politics onto the national stage, could set precedent
New York Times:
Ukraine War Plans Leak Prompts Pentagon Investigation  —  Classified documents detailing secret American and NATO plans have appeared on Twitter and Telegram.  —  WASHINGTON — Classified war documents detailing secret American and NATO plans for building up the Ukrainian military ahead …
Miami Herald:
13-year-old son of Rebekah Jones, whistleblower who clashed with DeSantis, arrested over memes  —  The 13-year-old son of a controversial whistleblower who accused the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis of suppressing state data on the severity of the COVID pandemic in Florida was arrested …
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Brandon Girod / Pensacola News Journal:
Rebekah Jones' 13-year-old son arrested in Navarre, Florida for ‘digital threats of terrorism’  —  Embattled former state of Florida employee Rebekah Jones announced on Twitter Wednesday night that her 13-year-old son had been arrested for “digital threats of terrorism.”
Laura Meckler / Washington Post:
Biden administration says schools may bar trans athletes from competitive teams  —  Proposed regulation would disallow blanket bans on trans athletes on the books in 20 states  —  The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new regulations that would allow schools to bar transgender athletes …
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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
School Sports Cannot ‘Categorically’ Ban Transgender Athletes, Under Biden Title IX Proposal  —  The proposed rules would give schools flexibility for “fairness in competition” or where participation could lead to injury.  —  The Biden administration on Thursday waded into the highly charged debate …
Discussion: CBS News, Fox News, Twitchy and Raw Story
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions
Washington Post:
Supreme Court refuses to reinstate West Virginia's transgender athlete ban
Reuters:
Special Report: Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars  —  Tesla Inc assures its millions of electric car owners that their privacy “is and will always be enormously important to us.”  The cameras it builds into vehicles to assist driving, it notes on its website …
New York Times:
Staring Down a Debt Crisis, McCarthy Toils to Navigate G.O.P. Divisions  —  The House speaker has little trust in his Budget Committee chairman or his No. 2 as he works to unite the fractious Republican majority around a spending plan.  —  WASHINGTON — It was midway through Representative …
Aidan Hulting / KOAA-TV:
Former D20 student accused of planning attacks on three campuses  —  Elbert Co Sheriff's Office makes arrest based on call from concerned family member  —  ELBERT COUNTY — A former District 20 student is facing attempted murder charges on allegations of planning attacks on three schools …
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Associated Press:
Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump  —  A U.S. review led by the National Security Council of the chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan largely lays the blame on former President Donald Trump, saying President Joe Biden was “severely constrained” by the decisions of his predecessor.
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
No More Hush Money at National Enquirer, Its New Owner Says  —  “Catch and kill,” the tactic of buying and burying stories at the heart of the case against former President Trump, is no longer in practice, said the tabloid's new owner.  —  The National Enquirer and the publication's longtime practice of …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Before meeting with Elon Musk, top advertisers privately debate his “racist rhetoric”  —  Elon Musk's appearance at a major marketing conference next week has spooked the top advertising executives at some of America's biggest companies.  —  Musk is slated to speak on Monday in Miami …
Discussion: Forbes and Rolling Stone
Gabe Ortiz / America's Voice:
GOP Maryland Sheriff Who Called Immigrants ‘Single Biggest Threat’ Indicted In Machine Gun Scheme  —  A Maryland Republican sheriff who once falsely claimed that immigrants are the biggest threat facing the United States has been indicted by a federal grand jury in a scheme to illegally acquire machine guns …
Discussion: The Baltimore Banner
CNN:
FBI and Army members raided the wrong hotel room during a training exercise and detained a guest inside  —  Members of the FBI and the US Army Special Operations Command who were conducting a training exercise in downtown Boston raided the wrong hotel room and detained the person inside …
Martin Austermuhle / DCist:
Federal Board Says Georgetown Transformers Sculptures Have To Go  —  Where the Decepticons failed to defeat Optimus Prime and the Autobots, an obscure federal board may well have succeeded.  —  The Old Georgetown Board unanimously voted Thursday to deny a Georgetown University neuroscientist's request …
Ryan Suppe / The Seattle Times:
Idaho becomes first state to restrict interstate travel for abortions  —  Helping a minor travel to another state for an abortion without parental consent will be a felony in Idaho next month, barring a successful court challenge.  —  Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday signed House Bill 242.
New York Times:
How Russia's Offensive Ran Aground  —  After months of pouring soldiers into eastern Ukraine, Russia's progress essentially adds up to this: three small settlements and part of the city of Bakhmut, a high-profile battlefield with limited strategic value.  —  Settlements captured by Russia this year
Chris Moran / The Guardian:
ChatGPT is making up fake Guardian articles.  Here's how we're responding  —  The risks inherent in the technology, plus the speed of its take-up, demonstrate why it's so vital that we keep track of it  — Chris Moran is the Guardian's head of editorial innovation
Discussion: Wired
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Probe widens into federal watchdog over missing Jan. 6 Secret Service texts  —  A nearly two-year investigation into allegations of misconduct by the Department of Homeland Security's chief watchdog expanded this week to include his role in missing Secret Service text messages from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Democrats allege Comer has withheld evidence, misrepresented witnesses  —  House Oversight Committee chairman says he is protecting whistleblowers who have desired to keep their identities confidential  —  House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has teased to television audiences …
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story and TheBlaze
Ruth Bashinsky / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Peter Thiel's Instagram model boyfriend plunged to his death WEEKS after witnessing messy showdown between the billionaire mogul and his husband when he crashed couple's New Year's bash  — Peter Thiel and Matt Danzeisen wed October 2017 and share two young children
Discussion: The Daily Beast
 
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.

Jennifer Maas / Variety:
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