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Wall Street Journal:
New Details on Intelligence Leak Show It Circulated for Weeks Before Raising Alarm — The secret documents were first posted in January to a small group on a messaging channel that trafficked in memes, jokes and racist talk — One of the most significant leaks of highly classified U.S. documents …
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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine May Run Out of Air Defenses by May, Leaked Pentagon Documents Warn
New York Times:
Leaked Documents Suggest Ukrainian Air Defense Is in Peril if Not Reinforced
Leaked Documents Suggest Ukrainian Air Defense Is in Peril if Not Reinforced
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The Guardian, Metro.co.uk, Al Jazeera, The Hill and Washington Post
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Russia nearly shot down British spy plane near Ukraine, leaked document says
Russia nearly shot down British spy plane near Ukraine, leaked document says
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Guardian, New York Post and The Sun
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Leaked Pentagon Documents Reveal Secrets About Friends and Foes
Leaked Pentagon Documents Reveal Secrets About Friends and Foes
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Where does the Tennessee House Speaker actually live? — Last week, Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) led the charge to expel two members of the Tennessee House, Justin Jones (D) and Justin Pearson (D). Jones and Pearson were expelled for expressing solidarity with protesters …
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Safia Samee Ali / NBC News:
'Our vote doesn't matter': Black Tennessee residents frustrated over expulsion of legislators
'Our vote doesn't matter': Black Tennessee residents frustrated over expulsion of legislators
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Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost:
Ousted Tennessee Lawmakers Say GOP Speaker Is An ‘Autocrat’
Ousted Tennessee Lawmakers Say GOP Speaker Is An ‘Autocrat’
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Jonathan Mattise / Associated Press:
Expelled Tennessee Lawmakers Both Seeking Seats Again
Expelled Tennessee Lawmakers Both Seeking Seats Again
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Nina Golgowski / HuffPost:
GOP Rep. Calls For ‘Real Conversations’ That Aren't About Abortion, Like Border Control — “Women have a whole lot more other issues than just abortion,” said Rep. Tony Gonzales while discussing a federal judge blocking access to a key abortion pill. — Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) …
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Nandita Bose / Reuters:
White House plans support for drugstores, pharma in abortion pill battle
White House plans support for drugstores, pharma in abortion pill battle
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Los Angeles Times
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Mansplaining GOP Rep Thinks It's Time to ‘Get Off’ the Abortion Issue
Mansplaining GOP Rep Thinks It's Time to ‘Get Off’ the Abortion Issue
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CNN
Ruth Murai / Mother Jones:
Health Secretary Says “Everything Is on the Table” to Protect Abortion Pill Access
Health Secretary Says “Everything Is on the Table” to Protect Abortion Pill Access
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Politico:
As Trump dominates the airwaves, ‘it feels like f—king 2016’ — Trump's opponents are struggling to find a spotlight of their own in the 2024 campaign. — With the volume blaring on The Donald Trump Show, other Republican presidential hopefuls are struggling to make any noise of their own.
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Frank Luntz / New York Times:
How to Make Trump Go Away — After more than three decades in and around politics, I now spend most of my time grappling with political questions in the classroom and in focus groups. There is one conundrum that fascinates me above others: Why does Donald Trump still generate such loyalty and devotion?
Reuters:
Fox News settles with Venezuelan businessman in election defamation lawsuit — Fox News said on Sunday it has reached a settlement with a Venezuelan businessman Majed Khalil, ending a defamation case in which Khalil said he was falsely accused on air of helping to rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election against Donald Trump.
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Alberto Luperon / Law & Crime:
Fox settles defamation lawsuit from Venezuelan businessman over broadcast tying him to Dominion election claim
Fox settles defamation lawsuit from Venezuelan businessman over broadcast tying him to Dominion election claim
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Raw Story
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
China Sentences Leading Rights Activists to 14 and 12 Years in Prison — Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi were detained after organizing a small seaside gathering of activists to discuss human rights. Their lengthy sentences point to Beijing's intolerance of dissent. — Reporting from Beijing
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Washington Post:
Research with exotic viruses risks a deadly outbreak, scientists warn — A growing number of scientists are reconsidering the dangers of prospecting for unknown viruses and conducting other high-stakes work with pathogens — BANGKOK — When the U.S. government was looking for help …
BBC:
Twitter: BBC objects to ‘government funded media’ label — The BBC is objecting to a new label describing it as “government funded media” on its main Twitter account. — The corporation has contacted the social media giant over the designation on the @BBC account to resolve the issue “as soon as possible”.
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New York Times:
The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin — Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution. In many cases, the public pays a price. — Texas was gasping for electricity.
Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
Gov Greg Abbott pardons a murderer who killed a BLM protester to make Tucker Carlson happy — The GOP's assault on rule of law and democracy — The GOP's assault on both democracy and the rule of law was on full display this week. There was the Tennessee GOP's white supremacy preserving expulsion …
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Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Build Shanghai Battery Factory — The facility will produce large batteries that will help electric utilities stabilize grids and use more renewable energy. — Reporting from Beijing — Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, announced on Twitter on Sunday …
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Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet:
7th Fleet Destroyer conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea — On April 10, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law.
Alexander Ward / Politico:
GOP embraces a new foreign policy: Bomb Mexico to stop fentanyl — Republicans suggest everything from terrorist labels to an invasion to decimate drug cartels in Mexico. — A growing number of prominent Republicans are rallying around the idea that to solve the fentanyl crisis, America must bomb it away.
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New York Times:
$388 in Sushi. Just a $20 Tip: The Brutal Math of Uber Eats and DoorDash — Delivery drivers were hailed as pandemic heroes. But they say the rise of contactless delivery has made customers less inclined to tip generously and gig work is becoming an even harder way to make a living.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Sun and Althouse
Dante Chinni / NBC News:
How abortion changes election maps — The state Supreme Court election in Wisconsin is only the latest example of how abortion is driving election results since the Dobbs decision. — WASHINGTON — A Wisconsin election set the stage last week for Democrats to act on a range of issues in the state …
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