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Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
Russian agents' threat to family made Prigozhin call off Moscow advance — Details offer clue as to why Wagner Group abandoned coup attempt that revealed ‘real cracks’ in Putin's authority — Russian intelligence services threatened to harm the families of Wagner leaders …
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Washington Post:
Officials question whether truce will hold in Kremlin, Wagner standoff — Many are watching to see if Vladimir Putin sacks his military leadership — and if Yevgeniy Prigozhin remains quietly in exile — As the dust settled on the most serious challenge in decades to Russian President …
Elliot Ackerman / The Atlantic:
Prigozhin's Loss Is Ukraine's Gain
Prigozhin's Loss Is Ukraine's Gain
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Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
Belarus President Lukashenko Emerges as a Winner in Russia-Wagner Clash
Belarus President Lukashenko Emerges as a Winner in Russia-Wagner Clash
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Associated Press:
Russian defense minister makes first public appearance since mercenary revolt as uncertainty swirls
Russian defense minister makes first public appearance since mercenary revolt as uncertainty swirls
Politico:
'It's just stupid': DeSantis stumbles in New Hampshire — It once looked like Ron DeSantis might be poised for a breakthrough in New Hampshire. Not anymore. — For several months this year, Ron DeSantis seemed poised for a breakthrough in New Hampshire.
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Jacob Rubashkin / Inside Elections:
Tim Scott's Iowa Play Is Working — A little over a month into his presidential campaign, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has managed to do something no other hopeful has yet accomplished: show some momentum. — Seven months before the Iowa caucuses, the 2024 Republican presidential primary field …
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New York Magazine and Politico
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Supreme Court allows for Louisiana congressional map to be redrawn to add another majority-Black district — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Louisiana congressional map to be redrawn to add another majority-Black district. — The justices reversed plans to hear the case themselves …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court paves the way for Louisiana congressional districts to be redrawn — The decision was expected in light of the court's ruling affirming a key part of the Voting Rights Act in a similar case from Alabama. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Louisiana's appeal seeking …
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John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
The Candidate of the ‘Tucker-Rogan-Elon-Bannon-Combo- Platter Right’ — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s speech is warbling, crackling, scratchy—sort of like Marge Simpson's. His voice, he told me, is “fucked up.” The official medical diagnosis is spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder that causes involuntary spasms in the larynx.
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Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
Here's a Conspiracy Theory: RFK Jr. Is a Tool of Pro-Trump Agitators
Here's a Conspiracy Theory: RFK Jr. Is a Tool of Pro-Trump Agitators
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court lets lawsuits over team doctor's sexual abuse proceed against Ohio State — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a university doctor, the late Richard Strauss.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Delaware lawmaker seeks to become first transgender member of U.S. House — Sarah McBride, a Democratic state senator in Delaware, announced Monday that she is running for the state's sole U.S. House seat, a bid that, if successful next year, would make her the first transgender person to serve in Congress.
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Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Fox News Names Jesse Watters to Replace Tucker Carlson as Anchor of 8 p.m. Hour — Network announces series of changes in prime time — Jesse Watters will be the new host of Fox News's 8 p.m. hour, replacing ousted star anchor Tucker Carlson, one of several prime-time changes the network announced on Monday.
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Biden administration announces $1.7 billion for electric and ‘traditional’ buses — The Biden administration announced Monday it will disperse $1.7 billion for more than 1,700 new buses around the country, some of which are expected to be electric. — Outlining the funds on a press call last week …
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Five or six Secret Service agents have testified before Jan. 6 grand jury, sources say — It is not known what the agents' proximity to Trump was on Jan. 6 or what information they may have provided to the grand jury. — About half a dozen Secret Service agents have testified before the grand jury …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The breathtaking hypocrisy of Alito — He's a Fox News talking head masquerading as a Supreme Court justice. — ∙ Paid … Another week, another story about a hard-right Supreme Court justice being more than happy to vacation with billionaires who have business before the court.
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Breccan F. Thies / Washington Examiner:
Group targeting conservative Supreme Court justices propped up by left-wing megadonors
Group targeting conservative Supreme Court justices propped up by left-wing megadonors
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Insider and The Daily Caller
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Richard Ravitch, Rescuer of the Subways and New York's Finances, Dies at 89 — He helped New York City avoid bankruptcy in the mid-1970s, ran the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and later served as lieutenant governor. — Richard Ravitch, a politically savvy, civic-minded developer …
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New York Times:
How Review-Bombing Can Tank a Book Before It's Published — The website Goodreads has become an essential avenue for building readership, but the same features that help generate excitement can also backfire. — Cecilia Rabess figured her debut novel, “Everything's Fine,” would spark criticism …
Ori Nir / New York Times:
A Dangerous Shift Is Underway in the West Bank — Mr. Nir is a former West Bank correspondent of Israel's Haaretz newspaper. — In April 1988, as a reporter for Haaretz, I attended the funeral of a 15-year-old West Bank settler, Tirza Porat, who was accidentally shot to death by a fellow settler.
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
John B. Goodenough, 100, Dies; Nobel-Winning Creator of the Lithium-Ion Battery — An unassuming professor who remained active into his 90s, he is credited with the breakthrough that gave rise to the batteries powering today's electronic devices. — John B. Goodenough …
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Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
Why Mark Ruffalo and Wendell Pierce Are Fighting for a Crumbling Church — Congregants of the West Park Presbyterian Church, a Manhattan landmark, want to tear it down to be replaced by condos. Celebrities are joining the fight to save it. — For years, a conflict over whether to tear …
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Biden announces $42 billion to expand high-speed internet access — The funding — a centerpiece of the recent bipartisan infrastructure law — marks the largest-ever federal push to help an estimated 8.5 million families and businesses — President Biden on Monday announced more than $42 billion …
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CNN:
Club Q shooting suspect pleads guilty to 5 murder charges with life sentences — Colorado Springs, Colorado CNN — The suspect accused of fatally shooting five people and injuring 19 others last year at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado has pleaded guilty to five counts of first-degree murder …
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David Byler / Washington Post:
Why Democrats still need Joe Biden — Joe Biden might look like a relic. He's an 80-year-old, White, establishment liberal leading an increasingly young, diverse and progressive party, which is why many journalists and even Democratic politicians often cast him as a purely transitional figure.
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