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Clarence Thomas has for years claimed income from a defunct real estate firm — The misstatements, which began when a family business transferred its holdings to another company, are part of a pattern that has raised questions about how the Supreme Court justice views his obligation …
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Elizabeth White / WRBL-TV:
More than 20 shot at Dadeville gathering, investigators on scene — DADEVILLE, Ala. (WRBL) - A celebration turned violent in downtown Dadeville Saturday night as a shooting left more than 20 people injured according to law enforcement on the scene. — According to witnesses …
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William Thornton / al.com:
Dadeville birthday party mass shooting: 4 dead, 20 reportedly injured — Four people are dead and as many as 20 reportedly injured following a shooting at a birthday party in Dadeville Saturday night, according to multiple reports. — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reported …
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WSFA-TV:
Multiple deaths, injuries in Alabama birthday party mass shooting — ALEA confirms 4 people have died and multiple others are injured — DADEVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) - State and local officials called a 10 a.m. news conference to provide updates on an Alabama mass shooting that took the lives of four and injured multiple others.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: DeSantis super PAC strafes Trump in first TV ad — Video — The super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today debuts its first TV ad, charging straight at former President Trump with the loaded question: “What happened to Donald Trump?” — Never Back Down, the pro-DeSantis group …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Liberals Should Hope DeSantis Beats Trump … I am not, to say the least, a fan of Ron DeSantis. I was one of the first writers to notice his emerging authoritarian ambitions and unnerving success in discovering illiberal uses of state power to intimidate his enemies.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Fox News Is on Trial, and So Are Falsehoods About 2020 — A jury in Delaware will be asked to weigh the limits of the First Amendment. Another question in the case is whether the network will pay a financial penalty for disseminating election lies. — WILMINGTON, Del. — On Monday …
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New York Times:
How a Campaign Against Transgender Rights Mobilized Conservatives — Defeated on same-sex marriage, the religious right went searching for an issue that would re-energize supporters and donors. The campaign that followed has stunned political leaders across the spectrum.
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Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Russians boasted that just 1% of fake social profiles are caught, leak shows — The estimate is contained in a document that is part of a trove of top secret material leaked in a Discord chatroom — SAN FRANCISCO — The Russian government has become far more successful at manipulating social media …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
The military loved Discord for Gen Z recruiting. Then the leaks began.
The military loved Discord for Gen Z recruiting. Then the leaks began.
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Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
A new kind of leaker: Spilling state secrets to impress online buddies
A new kind of leaker: Spilling state secrets to impress online buddies
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Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
2 Dead in Louisville Chickasaw Park Shooting — The gunfire in a Louisville park came as hundreds of people were outside enjoying a warm spring night. It comes just days after a mass shooting in the same city. — Two people were dead and four others injured after a shooting at a park in Louisville …
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Stephen Neukam / The Hill:
2 dead, 4 injured in Louisville shooting days after mass shooting at bank
2 dead, 4 injured in Louisville shooting days after mass shooting at bank
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Trump turns from past to future at RNC donor retreat — The former president traded his election grievance rhetoric for a forward-looking vision for party and country, according to a copy of his Nashville remarks obtained by POLITICO. — NASHVILLE — Donald Trump stood …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can't count on family support to take on Biden — The Kennedys have been through a lot. They don't want to go through this. — No name has appeared on more ballots or lawn signs. Even across branches of the family that have grown distant and divided since …
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Gun absolutists don't trust democracy because they know they're losing — Gunned-down children don't seem to change the political equation on guns. Neither do dead teachers. Are parents petrified to send their sons and daughters to school? Tough. I expect the next new slogan on right-wing T-shirts will be: “Arm the Kids!”
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CBS News:
Most want abortion pill to remain available — CBS News poll — A big majority of Americans want to see the abortion pill mifepristone remain available. Even some who are more generally opposed to abortion hold this view. — On a broader level, American women feel access to reproductive health care …
Mirna Alsharif / NBC News:
Parody hitman website nabs Air National Guardsman after he allegedly applied for contract mercenary jobs — Josiah Ernesto Garcia eventually agreed to kill someone for $5,000 while in conversation with an undercover FBI agent, authorities said. — An Air National Guardsman was arrested …
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Joyce E. Lupiani / WAGA-TV:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defends man accused of leak, demands answers about Ukraine — ATLANTA - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is defending Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who has been arrested in connection with a high-profile investigation into leaked documents.
UNITAMS:
Statement on humanitarian pause — 16 Apr — General Burhan, the Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Commander of the Rapid Support Forces have agreed to a proposal by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Mr. Volker Perthes …
Washington Post:
Nikki Haley's campaign vastly overstated her fundraising — Instead of the $11 million touted by her campaign, Haley brought in about $8.3 million, not all of which can be used for her presidential bid — Earlier this month, Nikki Haley's presidential campaign touted an impressive number …
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