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New York Times:
Clues Left Online Might Aid Leak Investigation, Officials Say  —  A large number of people potentially had access to the Pentagon intelligence documents posted on a social media.  —  WASHINGTON — A surprisingly large number of people potentially had access to the Pentagon intelligence documents leaked …
Lara Seligman / Politico:
'I'm sick to my stomach': Pentagon officials shocked by intel leaks
Washington Post:
U.S. doubts Ukraine offensive will yield big gains, leaked document says
Discussion: Reuters
Slate:
Twitter Isn't a Company Anymore  —  In a court filing on Tuesday, April 4, Twitter Inc. quietly revealed a major development: It no longer exists.  The company is currently being sued by right-wing provocateur Laura Loomer, who accused it of violating federal racketeering laws when it banned her account in 2019.
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
After Matt Taibbi Leaves Twitter, Elon Musk ‘Shadow Bans’ All Of Taibbi's Tweets, Including The Twitter Files  —  The refrain to remember with Twitter under Elon Musk: it can always get dumber.  —  Quick(ish) recap:  —  On Thursday, Musk's original hand-picked Twitter Files scribe …
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Elon's war on Substack  —  How Twitter is breaking — and its CEO is accelerating its fall  —  Platforms die all sorts of ways, and one of them looks like Ernest Hemingway's famous description of how one of his characters went bankrupt: gradually, then suddenly.  —  Twitter is gradually dying, and has been now for months.
Christina Jewett / New York Times:
Drug Company Leaders Condemn Ruling Invalidating F.D.A. Approval of Abortion Pill  —  More than 250 executives said that the decision ignored both scientific and legal precedent and, if it stands, would create uncertainty for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
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NBC News:
Judge's abortion pill decision embraces extreme language and ideology of anti-abortion movement, experts say
Discussion: HuffPost and The Federalist
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Dueling abortion pill rulings put Biden administration in legal pickle
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace says FDA should ignore judge's abortion pill ruling
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Scoop: Nikki Haley campaign memo rips Trump “drama”  —  Nikki Haley's 2024 campaign is telling donors that former President Trump is “consumed by the grievances of the past and the promise of more drama in the future,” according to a memo obtained by Axios.
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Tara Palmeri / Puck:
Biden's Shadow Campaign & the Trump Uncertainty Principle
Emily Jacobs / Washington Examiner:
Senate Republicans urge Trump to stay out of primaries amid electability concerns
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:   Vivek Ramaswamy Isn't Really Running for President
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Citing Trump's attacks on ‘hush money’ judge, court keeps E. Jean Carroll rape jury completely anonymous  —  Some weeks after cloaking a jury in complete anonymity to preside over E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump of rape, a federal judge refused to relax …
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Ed Shanahan / New York Times:
House Panel Plans Manhattan Hearing.  Bragg Calls It a ‘Political Stunt.’  —  The Republican-led Judiciary Committee hopes to tarnish the Democratic prosecutor who is leading the criminal case against former President Donald J. Trump.  —  The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee …
Discussion: Raw Story, RedState and Gothamist
NBC News:
Nashville council votes to reinstate ousted Tennessee legislator Justin Jones  —  A majority of councilmembers had told NBC News they would vote to reinstate Jones, opening up a possible avenue for him to be sent back to the Legislature as early as Monday.  —  The Nashville Metropolitan Council …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Justin Jones Is Back Where He Belongs: The Statehouse
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Hasidic magazine: Santos said DNA tests prove his Jewish ancestry  —  A New York Yiddish-language magazine reported the scandal-plagued congressman's latest claim  —  Rep. George Santos, under congressional and federal investigation for lying about his background, told two Hasidic writers …
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Santos Says He Has DNA Tests Proving Jewish Heritage: Report
Discussion: Raw Story
ProPublica:
Congress Members Announce Hearing, Demand Chief Justice Investigate Clarence Thomas' Trips  —  The lawmakers said the chief justice was duty-bound to conduct a “swift, thorough, independent and transparent investigation” of Thomas' undisclosed travel with billionaire Harlan Crow in order to “safeguard public faith in the judiciary.”
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Senate Democrats call on Chief Justice Roberts to investigate Thomas' undisclosed trips
Chris Perez / Denver Westword:
Lauren Boebert's Eldest Son's Car Wreck Injured Friend, Led to Criminal Charges  —  Representative Lauren Boebert with her son Tyler. … Like mother, like son.  —  On September 17, 2022, Representative Lauren Boebert's eldest son, Tyler, was issued a “careless driving causing bodily injury” …
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
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David Edwards / Raw Story:   Lauren Boebert accused of ‘coverup’ after son's car accident
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
White House launching $5 billion program to speed coronavirus vaccines  —  ‘Project Next Gen’ would succeed ‘Operation Warp Speed’ with a mission to develop next-generation vaccines and therapies.  —  The Biden administration is launching a $5 billion-plus program to accelerate development …
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The San Francisco Standard:
Downtown San Francisco Whole Foods Closing a Year After Opening  —  One of the largest supermarkets in Downtown San Francisco—the Whole Foods Market at Eighth and Market streets—intends to shut down at the close of business Monday just a little more than a year after the store opened, company officials told The Standard.
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump Ignores Deadline for Personal Financial Disclosure to F.E.C.  —  The disclosure will eventually provide the first look at the former president's businesses since leaving the White House.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has a minor addition to his mounting pile of legal challenges …
Discussion: Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
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CNN:
Gunman livestreamed mass shooting at Louisville bank that left 5 dead and 8 injured, police say  —  A 25-year-old bank employee opened fire at his workplace in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, Monday morning and livestreamed the attack that left five dead and eight others injured, authorities said.
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Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Illustrated Anne Frank book removed by Florida school  —  A high school along Florida's Atlantic Coast has removed a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank after a leader of a conservative advocacy group challenged it, claiming it minimized the Holocaust.
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Hashtags are everything on Mastodon — why not give them a home? … Mastodon has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of Twitter's ongoing meltdown, and since I started seriously using it late last year, it's won me over.  While I still use Twitter for monitoring news and talking to the occasional source …
CNN:
Dalai Lama apologizes after video asking child to ‘suck’ his tongue sparks outcry  —  New Delhi and Dharamshala, India CNN —  The Dalai Lama has apologized after a video emerged showing the spiritual leader kissing a child on the lips and then asking him to “suck my tongue” at an event in northern India.
 
 
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