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Sascha Pare / LiveScience:
Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why? — Scientists think a traumatized orca initiated the assault on boats after a “critical moment of agony” and that the behavior is spreading among the population through social learning.
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden's 14th Amendment message to progressives: It ain't gonna happen — The president's advisers fear such a move would trigger a legal battle, undermine global faith in U.S. creditworthiness and damage the economy. — Progressive lawmakers renewed their call for President Joe Biden …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Debt Limit Talks Hit Snag as G.O.P. Declares a ‘Pause’
Debt Limit Talks Hit Snag as G.O.P. Declares a ‘Pause’
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ABC News:
Debt ceiling talks end after briefly resuming, McCarthy's top negotiator says
Debt ceiling talks end after briefly resuming, McCarthy's top negotiator says
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Finger-Pointing Won't Save Anyone if Default Leads to Economic Collapse
Finger-Pointing Won't Save Anyone if Default Leads to Economic Collapse
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Debt ceiling talks resume despite GOP frustrations
Debt ceiling talks resume despite GOP frustrations
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Washington Post:
White House, GOP resume debt ceiling talks after brief breakdown
White House, GOP resume debt ceiling talks after brief breakdown
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Todd / Mid Hudson News:
Homeless men recruited for veteran hotel scam — POUGHKEEPSIE - Seven homeless men have come forward to say they were part of a group of men recruited at a Poughkeepsie homeless shelter to act as veterans that had been displaced from a Newburgh hotel in order for a non-profit organization to perpetrate a fraud on the public.
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Phillip Pantuso / Albany Times Union:
Homeless men say they were recruited to pose as displaced vets — The men say they were coached by Sharon Toney-Finch to spin a tale of eviction from the Crossroads Hotel — POUGHKEEPSIE — Two men currently staying at a homeless shelter in Poughkeepsie said they were among a group …
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Albany Times Union:
Story of homeless veterans displaced by migrants was false — A claim that veterans were ousted from Hudson Valley lodging as a result of NYC's migrant surge was a tall tale — Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate — NEWBURGH — Over the past week, a sensational story …
Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Hoax alert: tale of homeless vets booted because of immigrants false — A news story blaming White House immigration policies for causing more than 20 homeless veterans to be booted from their temporary shelters is now being denounced as an elaborate hoax, with the New York lawmaker …
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Joseph Spector / Politico:
Prosecutors looking into false reports of veterans displaced by migrants
Prosecutors looking into false reports of veterans displaced by migrants
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Homeless Vets Story Eaten Up By Fox News Turns Out to Be Spectacularly False
Homeless Vets Story Eaten Up By Fox News Turns Out to Be Spectacularly False
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David Weigel / Semafor:
Megan Hunt doesn't want to be your Democratic hero. She just wants to protect her trans son. — The Subject — “I don't like you.” Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt said that to Republicans in March, as she filibustered legislation that would ban gender-affirming treatment for minors like her son, Ash Homan.
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Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
This Was A Very Bad Week For Abortion Rights And Democracy — Republican lawmakers in Nebraska, North Carolina and South Carolina all found ways to revive restrictive abortion bans in their states. — In the past week, Republican lawmakers across multiple states took aggressive aim at reproductive rights …
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Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Washington Post:
Nebraska passes 12-week abortion, gender-affirming care for minors ban
Nebraska passes 12-week abortion, gender-affirming care for minors ban
Tori Otten / New Republic:
Nebraska Passes Double-Whammy Bill Banning Abortion and Trans Kids' Health Care
Nebraska Passes Double-Whammy Bill Banning Abortion and Trans Kids' Health Care
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Kwame Anthony Appiah / New York Times:
My Husband Flies First Class and Puts Me in Coach. Is That Fair? — The magazine's Ethicist columnist on who deserves what in a marriage. … — Name Withheld — From the Ethicist: — The institution of marriage has always taken on characteristics of the society in which it arises.
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Rudy Giuliani's raw reaction to sexual assault suit by employee he ‘dated’ was quietly edited, and the truth may be even stranger — Two days after a woman filed a salacious lawsuit accusing Rudy Giuliani of rape, The Gateway Pundit ran the former mayor's raw and “EXCLUSIVE” reaction to her sexual abuse claims.
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani's Election Fraud Lawyer Can't Stand Him Anymore
Rudy Giuliani's Election Fraud Lawyer Can't Stand Him Anymore
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
FBI misused surveillance tool on Jan. 6 suspects, BLM arrestees and others — Crime victims, political donors, and potential sources were targeted in digital searches that the FBI says have now been scaled back — The FBI has misused a powerful digital surveillance tool more than 278,000 times …
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Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
DeSantis' weakness as Trump slayer has GOP rivals smelling blood — PAPER TIGER? — Next week is poised to be one of the most eventful of the 2024 presidential campaign. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today filed his official paperwork to run, in advance of his home state launch event Monday.
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Guy Trebay / New York Times:
Do Dress Sneakers Belong in the Oval Office? — People felt strongly after spotting the hybrid shoe at a meeting with the president. — Think of it as a rare instance of cross-aisle consensus or else a sartorial trend gone badly wrong. But it did not go unnoticed when …
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Washington Post:
Mike Lindell's $5 million contest winner takes him to federal court — A Nevada computer scientist has gone to federal court to pursue the $5 million prize he is owed by MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell following a ruling by private arbitrators last month.
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New York Times:
In a Sharp Reversal, Biden Opens a Path for Ukraine to Get Fighter Jets — The president told allied leaders that he would allow Ukrainian pilots to be trained on American-made F-16s, and is prepared to approve other countries' transferring the jets to Ukraine.
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Liam Stack / New York Times:
A University Fired 2 Employees for Including Their Pronouns in Emails — The firings set off a debate at Houghton University, a small Christian institution in western New York, which said its decision was not based only on the pronoun listings. — When Raegan Zelaya and Shua Wilmot decided …
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Politico:
Georgetown invited Navalny's kid to commencement. ‘Chaos’ followed. — A chorus of students at Georgetown University's foreign service school are lashing out at the administration over a controversial choice of speaker for Saturday's commencement — the daughter of an imprisoned Russian opposition leader.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
D.C. police lieutenant indicted with tipping off Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio about arrest — After Jan. 6, Lt. Shane Lamond said he supported the group and didn't “want to see your group's name or reputation dragged through the mud,” an indictment alleged. — WASHINGTON — A Metropolitan …
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Rolling Stone:
Fox News Just Axed Its Investigative Unit, Sources Say — More layoffs could still be on the way as the network tries to cut costs following its settlement with Dominion, insiders tell Rolling Stone … “The rank and file journalists are getting let go meanwhile upper management …
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Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
NYC hospital employee seen in viral video appearing to take bike from young Black men has receipts showing she rented it, lawyer says — Attorney Justin Marino told NBC New York that Sarah Comrie, who he said is six months pregnant, had just finished a 12-hour shift and rented the bike.
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.
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Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
California Cops Probing Insane Video of Driver's N-Word Meltdown — According to the viral clip, the man was so busy spewing slurs on an Oakland Interstate that he crashed his car. — California police are looking into a wild video of a white driver yelling racial slurs to a Black motorist …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The revenge of Chris Christie? How he could take it to Trump — Christie has little shot at winning. But his clear motivation for taking down Trump, along with his particular talents, could still matter greatly. — Say what you will about Chris Christie; he is a smart man.
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Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
It's Not Enough for Ukraine to Win. Russia Has to Lose. — Anything less will encourage Russian imperialism and embolden autocrats around the world. — The United States has suffered from a deliberate fuzziness in formulating its objectives in the Russian war in Ukraine.
NBC News:
Manchin seeks alternatives to Biden labor secretary nominee Julie Su — Opposition from just two senators who caucus with Democrats could sink Biden's pick. — WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin does not plan to support President Joe Biden's nominee for labor secretary and has solicited …
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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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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