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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney Pulls Plug on $1 Billion Development in Florida — A new office complex, and relocation of a division from California, would have created more than 2,000 jobs but was scuttled as the company and Gov. Ron DeSantis continue to feud. — In March, Disney called Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida …
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus, mass employee relocation amid DeSantis feud — Disney will no longer be moving forward with the construction of its Lake Nona, Florida, employee campus. — The company will also no longer be requiring California-based employees to relocate.
Wall Street Journal:
Disney Ends Plans to Relocate Thousands of Employees to New Florida Campus — Move comes as company is cutting costs, reversing moves by previous CEO and fighting with Florida — Walt Disney Co. has ended two major investments in Florida amid a high-profile dispute with state lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 18, 2023 — Citing “changing business conditions,” Disney leadership today canceled plans …
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Disney cancels plan to move 2,000 workers to Florida amid DeSantis fight
Disney cancels plan to move 2,000 workers to Florida amid DeSantis fight
Andrew Atterbury / Politico:
Disney scuttles $1B Florida development plan amid feud with DeSantis
Disney scuttles $1B Florida development plan amid feud with DeSantis
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Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Disney CEO Wasn't Bluffing: Robert Iger Cancels Plans for $1 Billion Office Complex in Orlando
Disney CEO Wasn't Bluffing: Robert Iger Cancels Plans for $1 Billion Office Complex in Orlando
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New York Times:
Feinstein Suffered More Complications From Illness Than Were Publicly Disclosed — Senator Dianne Feinstein, 89, whose recent bout with shingles included contracting encephalitis, is frailer than ever. But she remains unwilling to entertain discussions about leaving the Senate. — Reporting from Capitol Hill
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Feinstein's office details previously unknown complications from shingles illness
Feinstein's office details previously unknown complications from shingles illness
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
Why Dianne Feinstein Shouldn't Quit
Why Dianne Feinstein Shouldn't Quit
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New York Times:
Zelensky Is Expected to Travel to Japan for G7, Seeking Arms and Aid — President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was preparing to make the audacious trip halfway around the world as his country moves toward a counteroffensive against Russian forces. — President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine …
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U.S. officials walk back claim drone strike killed senior al-Qaeda leader — The acknowledgement comes as terrorism experts and the dead man's family have cast doubt on a Pentagon statement indicating the operation targeted a high-ranking militant in Syria — QORQANYA, Syria …
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Jim Jordan's FBI whistleblowers testify publicly before Congress as questions about their legitimacy remain — Three self-described FBI whistleblowers, who are key to the Republican narrative that the FBI is weaponized against conservatives, testified at a House hearing Thursday …
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GOP witnesses undermined Jan. 6 cases with conspiracy theories, FBI says
GOP witnesses undermined Jan. 6 cases with conspiracy theories, FBI says
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Conspiracy theorists to address US House subcommittee, watchdog warns
Conspiracy theorists to address US House subcommittee, watchdog warns
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NPR:
Democrats, worried about a Biden-McCarthy deal, push a backup plan to avoid default — Some Democrats on Capitol Hill are growing increasingly worried that President Biden will give into too many demands from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in continuing talks over a deal to avoid a historic debt default.
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New York Times:
Georgia Prosecutor Signals August Timetable for Charges in Trump Inquiry — The Fulton County district attorney said most of her staff would work remotely at times, and asked judges not to schedule trials, in the first half of August. — The Georgia prosecutor leading an investigation …
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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Tim Scott launching ad campaign in Iowa, New Hampshire for expected presidential bid — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina plans to begin airing TV ads in Iowa and New Hampshire early next week as he prepares for an expected 2024 Republican presidential campaign.
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CNN:
US signals to allies it won't block their export of F-16 jets to Ukraine — The Biden administration has signaled to European allies in recent weeks that the US would allow them to export F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, sources familiar with the discussions said, as the White House comes under …
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Wall Street Journal:
WSJ News Exclusive | ESPN Plans to Stream Flagship Channel, Eyeing Cable TV's Demise — ESPN is laying the groundwork to sell its channel directly to cord-cutters and has begun talks with sports leagues and cable partners.
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Stephanie Slade / Reason:
The Post-Liberal Authoritarians Want You To Forget That Private Companies Have Rights — On Wednesday night, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) took the stage at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and declared—to the astonishment of many who subsequently read the quote online—that …
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
EXCLUSIVE: DeSantis' Secret Invitations for a Wednesday Campaign Announcement — The campaign is intentionally giving false dates to some people to test who would leak details to the press. … The invitation for Ron DeSantis' de facto presidential campaign kickoff Wednesday in Miami isn't fancy.
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Politico:
Playbook: AOC's warning to Joe Biden — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — BREAKING OVERNIGHT — “Zelenskyy to attend G7 summit in person,” by FT's Henry Foy, Kana Inagaki and Demetri Sevastopulo in Hiroshima — JUST POSTED …
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David M. Drucker / The Dispatch:
Chris Sununu Leans Into the White House Race … Chris Sununu is accelerating plans to run for president, with close allies telling The Dispatch the New Hampshire governor wants to seek the Republican nomination and is exploring avenues for mounting a viable 2024 campaign.
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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Abbott confirms first bus of migrants has arrived in Colorado — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) confirmed Thursday that the first bus of migrants has arrived in Colorado. — “Texas' overwhelmed and overrun border communities should not have to shoulder the flood of illegal immigration due …
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Teresa Watanabe / Los Angeles Times:
UC regents take groundbreaking step toward hiring immigrant students without legal status — The University of California regents, saying they support an equitable education for all, unanimously agreed Thursday to find a pathway to enact a bold policy to hire students who lack legal status and work permits.
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Hamed Aleaziz / Los Angeles Times:
Why border crossings have fallen since Trump-era rules expired last week — Immigration and the Border,Mexico & the Americas — Fewer migrants are crossing the southern border of the U.S., and the doomsday scenarios that many politicians feared would follow the expiration …
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Nick Pinto / Hell Gate:
The NYPD Took This Dog Into Custody Because His Owner Filmed the Police — Harvey's owner is just one of 2,746 humans who have been arrested for filming the NYPD in the last two years alone. — On May 3, 2020, Molly Griffard stepped out of her Bed-Stuy apartment to take her dog Harvey, a nine-year-old Yorkie, for a walk.
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Bill Barr says Trump's classified documents case is his biggest legal risk: “I don't think that argument's gonna fly” — Trump-era Attorney General Bill Barr says he believes former President Donald Trump will be “very exposed” legally if he was playing “any games” with the documents marked …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Pence's prepared speech lifted words directly from Trump — Mike Pence's prepared remarks include a two-sentence passage almost identical to words used by Donald Trump in 2019. — Former Vice President Mike Pence's prepared remarks for a speech in New Hampshire this week lifted words directly …
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Eli Lake / The Free Press:
The FBI Didn't Persecute Hillary. It Protected Her. — For the last seven years, conventional wisdom has told us a singular story about the FBI and Hillary Clinton. That story had a clear headline: the FBI was out to get her. — Let's go back to 2016, when the FBI was investigating …
Rebecca Onion / Slate:
America's Leading Republican Pipsqueak Has a New Book on How to Fix Men. It's a Hoot. — Josh Hawley's long-threatened tome about American masculinity is here. Savor it with me. — Josh Hawley calls influencer Andrew Tate onto the carpet in his new book, Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs …
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