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Washington Post:
Wagner mercenary boss faces arrest over ‘incitement to armed rebellion’ — RIGA, Latvia — Russia's Federal Security Service late Friday announced a criminal case against Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin, accusing him of “incitement to armed rebellion” after he declared an open conflict …
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Max Seddon / Financial Times:
Russia charges Wagner leader with organising an armed uprising after threats — Moscow on alert after Yevgeny Prigozhin calls for ‘march of justice’ in retaliation for alleged air strike on his fighters — Russian strongman Yevgeny Prigozhin has been charged with organising an armed uprising …
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Reuters:
Wagner mercenary chief says Russia's war in Ukraine based on lies — Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on Friday accused the Russian military of “destroying” his fighters, without fully explaining his accusation, and vowed to stop the “evil” of the military leadership.
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New York Times:
Russia-Ukraine War — Russian Mercenary Leader Accuses Kremlin of Attacking His Forces — Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, who leads the private Wagner force, claimed the Russian defense minister had orchestrated a deadly attack on his troops. Earlier in the day, he called the war a “racket” to enrich Russia's elite.
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The Moscow Times:
Wagner Chief Says Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Unjustified — Russia did not face an imminent security threat to justify its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary outfit, said in a bombshell video posted on social media Friday.
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CNN:
Exclusive: Special counsel trades immunity for fake elector testimony as Jan 6 probe heats up — Special counsel Jack Smith has compelled at least two Republican fake electors to testify to a federal grand jury in Washington in recent weeks by giving them limited immunity …
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NBC News:
Trump spoke at a fundraiser for Jan. 6 defendants — The event was at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., and the former president promised to make a contribution to help their legal fund. — Former President Trump spoke on Thursday at a fundraiser on behalf of people charged in the Jan. 6 …
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New York Times:
Former Trump Campaign Official in Talks to Cooperate in Jan. 6 Inquiry — The office of the special counsel is negotiating with Michael Roman, who was closely involved in the efforts to create slates of pro-Trump electors in states won in 2020 by Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
New video undercuts claim Twitter censored pro-Trump views before Jan. 6 — In the internal video call from Jan. 5, 2021, workers were told not to take tougher action against a growing wave of tweets they feared were veiled incitements to violence. — On Jan. 5, 2021, the lawyers …
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Mother Jones:
No Labels Exposed: Here's a List of Donors Funding Its Effort To Disrupt the 2024 Race — The roster includes corporate execs who have financed Republican and Democratic candidates. — No Labels, the political outfit preparing to run a “unity” ticket in 2024 that Democratic strategists …
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Politico:
No Labels declines to reveal just who is funding its third party bid
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Calder McHugh / Politico:
How worried should Democrats be over No Labels?
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Rolling Stone:
Pro-RFK Jr. Super PAC Has Deep Ties to Marjorie Taylor Greene, George Santos — The super PAC is just one example of the nominally Democratic candidate running a campaign that's awash in support from backers of Donald Trump … On its website, the group — whose name is borrowed …
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Infowars Host Owen Shroyer Pleads Guilty To Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Charge — The longtime sidekick of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones pleaded guilty to entering and remaining on restricted grounds. — A host of the conspiracy network Infowars pleaded guilty Friday to one misdemeanor charge related …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump coup plotter John Eastman is finally facing real accountability
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Spencer Brown / Townhall:
Garland Gives Interesting Answer When Asked Whether He Said ‘No’ to Charging Hunter Biden — United States Attorney General Merrick Garland responded to accusations leveled by IRS whistleblowers who claimed the Biden DOJ denied attempts by the U.S. attorney in Delaware investigating Hunter Biden …
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Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
Will Hurd Is Running To Win A Tiny Slice Of The Small Pie Of Anti-Trump Voters — Have you ever tried to push your way into an already crowded, narrow elevator in an old apartment building? In announcing his candidacy for the presidency on Thursday, former Rep. Will Hurd of Texas sought to do just that.
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BBC:
Titan sub CEO dismissed safety warnings as ‘baseless cries’, emails show — Warnings over the safety of OceanGate's Titan submersible were repeatedly dismissed by the CEO of the company, email exchanges with a leading deep sea exploration specialist show. — In messages seen by the BBC …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Samuel Alito scandal shows why conservative justices on the Supreme Court are so whiny — The Federalist Society keeps SCOTUS judges in a perpetually whiny state — Earlier this week, ProPublica, which had previously exposed the bottomless corruption of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …
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Joe Anuta / Politico:
Documents reveal Eric Adams sent migrants to Florida, Texas and China — Between April 2022 and April 2023, the city spent around $50,000 on travel costs to resettle 114 migrant households around the country and globe. — NEW YORK — After lashing out at leading Republicans for busing asylum-seekers …
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Jeremy Duda / Axios:
Arizona Gov. Hobbs strips counties of abortion prosecution authority — On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Gov. Katie Hobbs is barring Arizona's 15 county attorneys from prosecuting abortion-related crimes and centralizing …
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
House Freedom Caucus faces an internal purge push — At least two hardliners have discussed trying to boot members who no longer meet the group's ideological standards, according to three Republicans with knowledge of the talks. — Tensions inside the conservative House Freedom Caucus …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Prosecutors Struggled Over Motives. Then They Heard the Tape. — Audio recording became a significant find in the classified-documents case — WASHINGTON—Justice Department and FBI officials disagreed back in August about whether their investigation into the handling …
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Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
Sixth Circuit Upholds Sanctions Against Kraken Attorneys for Michigan Filings — The sanctions imposed on Sidney Powell and other attorneys raising frivolous challenges to the 2020 election were narrowed and slightly reduced, but largely upheld. — This afternoon the U.S. Court of Appeals …
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Politico:
Conservative rabble-rouser Matt Rosendale plans rematch against Jon Tester — His candidacy could create a brutal GOP primary battle for the crucial Montana Senate seat. — Conservative Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale is plotting a Senate comeback bid — a move that's bound to revive …
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Brendan Fischer / The Guardian:
Billionaire-funded group driving effort to erode democracy in key US states — Foundation for Government Accountability, backed by Richard Uihlein, exerting influence in Ohio, Missouri, South Dakota and Arkansas — The fight for democracy is supported by
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Tony Schinella / Nashua, NH Patch:
Former Nashua State Rep. Arrested On Child Sexual Abuse Image Charges — Stacie Laughton, a transgendered former Democrat state Rep., now living in Derry, was arrested on 4 felony distribution counts Thursday. — Replies (5) — NASHUA, NH — A transgender former state representative from Nashua …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump posts $5.6 million security payment as he appeals E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict — Donald Trump posted $5.6 million to act as security while he appeals a civil verdict that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in a New York department store in the 1990s and later defamed her.
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Nick Ochsner / WBTV-TV:
Concord man arrested, charged with hate crimes for years of harassing neighbors — FBI alleges man repeatedly yelled racial slurs and ‘things about Trump’ from truck adorned with Confederate flag — WARNING: This story contains language that may be offensive to some readers.
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Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times:
4 in 10 California residents are considering packing up and leaving, new poll finds — With its unmatched natural splendor and cultural attractions, California is a beacon that attracts people from around the world who put down roots and call it home. — About 70% of residents …
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
How a Year Without Roe Shifted American Views on Abortion — New and extensive polling shows public opinion increasingly supports legal abortion, with potential political consequences for 2024. — For decades, Americans had settled around an uneasy truce on abortion.
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