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Washington Post:
Jury selected in Dominion v. Fox News trial — The judge reminded jurors they cannot talk about the case, among themselves or with members of... The judge is now giving instructions to the newly sworn-in jury. “You have to follow every... The judge decided to replace one of the alternate jurors with a new juror after the...
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fired Fox News producer says she found more evidence relevant to Dominion case — Abby Grossberg said in a new sworn statement that she recently found two more recordings on an old cellphone, which she alleges Fox News lawyers failed to search. — WILMINGTON, Del. — Ex-Fox News producer Abby Grossberg …
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Clare Malone / New Yorker:
What Dominion Has to Prove in Its Case Against Fox News — Did the hosts of the country's most popular cable news network know that Trump's lies about the election were untrue? — Downtown Wilmington was already lousy with reporters when the news broke, on Sunday evening, that the Dominion v. Fox trial would be delayed by a day.
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NBC News:
Fox News-Dominion live updates: Jury officially selected … The court prohibits reporters from sending dispatches in real-time while inside the courtroom, but Jane C. Timm offers this view from the room while on lunch break. — The Delaware Superior Court's largest courtroom is packed …
CNBC:
Fox News and Dominion set to begin opening arguments in defamation suit — Fox News trial in the Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit is kicking off. — Dominion has accused Fox of “intentionally and falsely” blaming it for Donald Trump's loss to Joe Biden by airing false claims that the company rigged the 2020 election.
Ken Miller / Associated Press:
Oklahoma sheriff says recording of killing talk was illegal — A southeastern Oklahoma sheriff's office says the recording in which the sheriff and others are reportedly heard discussing killing two journalists was illegal and predicted felony charges will be filed.
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Wall Street Journal:
Oklahoma Governor Calls for Resignations After Threatening Audio Surfaces
Oklahoma Governor Calls for Resignations After Threatening Audio Surfaces
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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
A Harrowing Tale From the Heartland
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Oklahoma county leaders caught on audio talking about killing reporters, complaining they can no longer lynch Black people
Oklahoma county leaders caught on audio talking about killing reporters, complaining they can no longer lynch Black people
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Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Okla. governor calls on officials to resign after ‘horrid’ audio emerges
Okla. governor calls on officials to resign after ‘horrid’ audio emerges
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CNN:
‘I want justice to look the same’: The aunt of a Black teen who rang the wrong doorbell and was shot by a White homeowner reacts to charges — A White, 84-year-old homeowner charged with shooting Ralph Yarl after the Black teen went to the wrong Kansas City address to pick up his siblings told police …
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Associated Press:
Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
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New York Times:
84-Year-Old Is Charged in Shooting of Black Teenager Who Went to Wrong House
84-Year-Old Is Charged in Shooting of Black Teenager Who Went to Wrong House
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Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Ex-Member of Menudo Says He Was Raped by Father of the Menendez Brothers — The allegation, made in a forthcoming docuseries, resembles the claims of abuse by the brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents. — It was a gripping case that was one of the first to draw …
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New York Daily News, TMZ.com and The Hollywood Reporter
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Fake Georgia Electors Are Now Ratting on Each Other — The fake GOP electors Trump recruited in Georgia are now turning on each other, according to new court documents. — The fake GOP electors in Georgia that former President Donald Trump recruited as part of his failed attempt …
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America's Voice:
Sen. Menendez Outlines Immigration and Border Solutions as House GOP Descends Further Down Anti-Immigrant Rabbit Hole — Washington, DC - A new policy blueprint released today by longtime immigration champion Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is a major step forward toward an affirmative policy agenda …
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Fox News:
Sen. Marshall introduces resolution for vote of no confidence in Mayorkas amid Senate grilling
Sen. Marshall introduces resolution for vote of no confidence in Mayorkas amid Senate grilling
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Key Republican Tells Donors He Will Pursue Impeachment of Mayorkas
Key Republican Tells Donors He Will Pursue Impeachment of Mayorkas
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Mike Murphy / Bulwark+:
Iowa Is a Big Problem for Trump — THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM ON 2024 has flipped. Again. At first, Trump was toast. Then Ron DeSantis was a juggernaut. Then the New York indictment supercharged Trump while DeSantis was revealed to hate puppies, small children, and humankind in general.
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New York Times:
DeSantis Tried to Bury Her. Now She's Helping Trump Try to Bury Him.
DeSantis Tried to Bury Her. Now She's Helping Trump Try to Bury Him.
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Booked: Liz Cheney in deal to stop Trump's reelection
Booked: Liz Cheney in deal to stop Trump's reelection
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Clarence Thomas Can Do No Wrong — The law is a little different for those at the top. — As the world now knows, Justice Clarence Thomas did not disclose a real estate deal he and his family made in 2014 with Harlan Crow, a billionaire Republican donor.
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas's explanations fail the laugh test
Clarence Thomas's explanations fail the laugh test
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Greg Woodfield / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Prominent DeSantis ally who shot himself dead last year was under investigation for using sold out Taylor Swift tickets to lure teen to his office and show him her breasts - then trying to buy family's silence — Kent Stermon, 50, of Jacksonville, was facing allegations …
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Raw Story, Florida Politics, Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
Rolling Stone:
Key DeSantis Donors Rip Him in Private Chats: ‘What the F-ck Is Wrong With RD?’ — The governor's donor prowess fueled his rise to Trump's top GOP rival, but the money men are getting anxious — THE RON DESANTIS megadonor meltdown is accelerating. — On a group chat of wealthy DeSantis donors …
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Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Court Upholds WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich's Detention — Journalist to remain in pretrial detention at Moscow's Lefortovo prison — A Moscow court upheld the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich at the prison where he has been held since his arrest last month.
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who13.com:
Iowa Senate passes child labor bill in pre-dawn session — DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Legislature went into session very early Tuesday morning, taking up debate on the bill on youth employment. — The session opened at 3:36 a.m. and the vote on SF 542 in the Iowa Senate happened at 4:52 a.m. It passed by a margin of 32 to 17.
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Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
Senate passes bill loosening child labor laws to let Iowa teens work longer hours
Senate passes bill loosening child labor laws to let Iowa teens work longer hours
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Insider, Associated Press, Iowa Starting Line, Iowa Capital Dispatch and Jezebel
US Department of Justice:
U.S. Citizens and Russian Intelligence Officers Charged with Conspiring to Use U.S. Citizens as Illegal Agents of the Russian Government — Defendants Sought to Sow Discord, Spread Pro-Russia Propaganda and Interfere in Elections Within the United States — A federal grand jury in Tampa …
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Associated Press:
Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence — A toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion. U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers …
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump's Lawyers Just Made a Big Mistake — Their plan is to discredit Michael Cohen. Instead, they're undermining their own client's case. — Washington, DC, Bureau Chief — Last week, when Donald Trump filed a $500 million civil lawsuit in federal court against his former lawyer …
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Willy Staley / New York Times:
What Was Twitter, Anyway? — Whether the platform is dying or not, it's time to reckon with how exactly it broke our brains. — The trouble began, as it usually does, when I saw something funny on my computer. It was the middle of the morning on a Wednesday, a few years back …
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
The one thing Trump and McConnell agree on: A hatred for this group — The anti-tax group wants to pick Senate candidates. Republicans see a 2022 repeat. — Former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell don't agree on much, but there's still one thing that unites them: A disdain for the Club for Growth.
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David Koenig / Associated Press:
Southwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding — Southwest Airlines planes were grounded nationwide for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, causing more than 1,700 flight delays Tuesday just four months after the carrier suffered a meltdown over the Christmas travel rush.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
America's toxic mix of guns, concern over crime — and fear-mongering — Last Thursday, 16-year-old Ralph Yarl went to pick up his siblings at a house in Kansas City, Mo. But Yarl went to the wrong house. Andrew Lester, 84, allegedly shot Yarl twice after the teen appeared on the doorstep …
Juhohn Lee / CNBC:
The federal government wastes at least $247 billion in taxpayer money each year. Here's how — WATCH NOW — How tax money is wasted in the U.S. — KEY POINTS — The U.S. government wastes billions of taxpayer dollars every year. — The U.S. has lost almost $2.4 trillion …
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New York Times:
How Mexico Became the Biggest User of the World's Most Notorious Spy Tool — A Times investigation reveals the story behind how Mexico became the first and most prolific user of Pegasus. It's still using it, despite promising to stop. — The Israelis had come to Mexico to clinch a major sale …
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Justice Department to seek longest sentence in any Jan. 6 riot case so far — The U.S. Department of Justice will seek the longest prison sentence in any January 6 riot case to date when it argues for more than 24 years in prison for Peter Schwartz of Pennsylvania at sentencing on May 5.
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Reuters:
Facing brutal climate math, US bets billions on direct air capture — The world is failing to cut carbon emissions fast enough to avoid disastrous climate change, a dawning truth that is giving life to a technology that for years has been marginal - pulling carbon dioxide from the air.
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Information Technology … and TechCrunch
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Aftershocks from Tennessee Republicans' fiasco may resonate for years — Tennessee Republican state representatives' outlandish recent expulsion of two Black Democratic lawmakers brought shame on the GOP and on a state with a dismal history of voter repression.
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Russia unveils secretive weapon to target SpaceX's Starlink in Ukraine — Russia's quest to sabotage Ukrainian forces' internet access by targeting the Starlink satellite operations that billionaire Elon Musk has provided to Kyiv since the war's earliest days appears to be more advanced …
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The Post Millennial and New York Times
Politico:
McCarthy muscles toward vote on debt plan that 'doesn't even exist' — The speaker has little intra-GOP margin for error as he seeks unity on his opening offer to the White House. And yellow lights are starting to flash. — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to push past rising anxiety …
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