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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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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 18, 2023 — Citing “changing business conditions,” Disney leadership today canceled plans …
May 18, 2023 — Citing “changing business conditions,” Disney leadership today canceled plans …
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus, mass employee relocation amid DeSantis feud
Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus, mass employee relocation amid DeSantis feud
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Wall Street Journal:
Disney Ends Plans to Relocate Thousands of Employees to New Florida Campus
Disney Ends Plans to Relocate Thousands of Employees to New Florida Campus
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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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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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G7 Leaders' Statement on Ukraine
G7 Leaders' Statement on Ukraine
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Washington Post:
World watches in disbelief and horror as U.S. nears possible default — Most nations don't have a fixed debt ceiling. But Washington's fight over raising the cap carries global implications. — Gathered last weekend at the Toki Messe convention center and Hotel Okura in Niigata, Japan …
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NPR:
Democrats, worried about a Biden-McCarthy deal, push a backup plan to avoid default
Democrats, worried about a Biden-McCarthy deal, push a backup plan to avoid default
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CNN:
McCarthy and Schumer optimistic about the state of debt talks
McCarthy and Schumer optimistic about the state of debt talks
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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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Washington Post:
Top DeSantis adviser has charted a lucrative path in GOP — Jeff Roe and his firm, Axiom Strategies, have guided thousands of campaigns and raked in hundreds of millions of dollars — Last year, the political consultant now leading a super PAC dedicated to helping Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …
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Washington Post:
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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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
FBI Whistleblowers Admit Taking Money From Ex-Trump Official — GRILLED — Two former FBI employees acting as so-called whistleblowers about the federal government's unfair persecution of conservatives on Thursday admitted that they had received money from a former adviser to Donald Trump.
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CNN:
Jim Jordan's FBI whistleblowers testify publicly before Congress as questions about their legitimacy remain
Jim Jordan's FBI whistleblowers testify publicly before Congress as questions about their legitimacy remain
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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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Michael Kruse / Politico:
The Casey DeSantis Problem: ‘His Greatest Asset and His Greatest Liability’ — Ron DeSantis' wife is going to play a very prominent role in his presidential campaign. Some of his supporters wonder if that's an entirely good thing. — Casey DeSantis plays an uncommonly pivotal role …
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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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Washington Post:
The short life of Baby Milo — Nobody expected Baby Milo to live for long. — He arrived in the world with no kidneys, underdeveloped lungs and a life expectancy of between 20 minutes and a couple of hours. — He lived for 99 minutes. — Milo Evan Dorbert drew his first and last breath on the evening of March 3.
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
ABC News Hires The Economist's G. Elliott Morris To Lead Data Analytics Team, Oversee FiveThirtyEight After Nate Silver Exit — EXCLUSIVE: ABC News is hiring The Economist's G. Elliott Morris to be the editorial director of data analytics for the news division, a post that also oversees FiveThirtyEight.
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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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Fox News's ‘vitriolic lies’ present clear threat to US democracy, says woman suing rightwing network — Exclusive: disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz, who is suing over campaign of falsehoods, says 'if Fox isn't brought to account, it will not stop' — The woman suing Rupert Murdoch's Fox News …
New York Times:
Trump Ally Could Face Perjury Charge if He Doesn't Cooperate With D.A. — After bringing charges against former President Donald J. Trump, the Manhattan district attorney's office is once again investigating Allen H. Weisselberg, 75. — One of Donald J. Trump's longtime lieutenants …
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Raw Story
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 …
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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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New York Times:
Greece Says It Doesn't Ditch Migrants at Sea. It Was Caught in the Act. — Video evidence shows asylum seekers, among them young children, being rounded up, taken to sea and abandoned on a raft by the Greek Coast Guard. — The asylum seekers had already hopscotched countries for years to escape war in the Horn of Africa.
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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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Tolly Taylor / WBAL:
I-Team: Parents concerned about man with assault rifle at school bus stop — Hide Transcript Show Transcript — Parents are concerned about a man who is regularly spotted carrying an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle at a school bus stop in Severn. — Jamie Sparrow, a Severn Elementary School parent …
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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 …
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Two GOP senators smear a witness to defend Clarence Thomas — Mark L. Wolf has spent his career fighting against corruption and for the rule of law — as a public corruption prosecutor, as a federal judge, as a crusader against international kleptocracy. For that, at a hearing on judicial ethics …
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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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