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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
DeSantis lets go of more than a third of campaign staff as reset continues — The cuts, which were confirmed by advisers, will amount to a total of 38 jobs shed across an array of departments. — Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign is expanding the number of staff it's cutting to include …
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Ron DeSantis fires staffer who retweeted video with Nazi imagery — DeSantis' campaign fired Nate Hochman, a communications staffer who this weekend promoted and then deleted a video that superimposed a sonnenrad over the candidate's face. — As part of its latest downsizing effort …
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Steve Contorno / CNN:
DeSantis uninjured after being involved in car accident Tuesday, campaign says
DeSantis uninjured after being involved in car accident Tuesday, campaign says
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Eric Cortellessa / TIME:
Ron DeSantis' Latest Staff Shakeup Is Part of a Pattern
Ron DeSantis' Latest Staff Shakeup Is Part of a Pattern
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Kara Deniz / International Brotherhood of Teamsters:
“We've Changed the Game”: Teamsters Win Historic UPS Contract — (WASHINGTON) - Today, the Teamsters reached the most historic tentative agreement for workers in the history of UPS, protecting and rewarding more than 340,000 UPS Teamsters nationwide. The overwhelmingly lucrative contract raises wages …
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Leslie Josephs / CNBC:
UPS, Teamsters reach labor deal to avoid strike
UPS, Teamsters reach labor deal to avoid strike
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Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
UPS Reaches Tentative Deal With Teamsters to Head Off Strike
UPS Reaches Tentative Deal With Teamsters to Head Off Strike
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Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name — Billionaire Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be complicated legally: companies including Meta (META.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) already have intellectual property rights to the same letter.
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The Texas Tribune:
Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture — The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, particularly in health-related matters.
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NBC News:
Eight search warrants issued in Trump classified documents case, new filings show — Prosecutors argued that seven additional warrants should be kept secret. — Eight search warrants and affidavits were filed in connection with the federal case involving former President Donald Trump's mishandling …
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CNN:
Bidens' dog Commander involved in biting incidents as White House says he's getting more training — President Joe Biden's younger dog, Commander, has been involved in several biting incidents at the White House and in Delaware, according to US Secret Service email correspondence …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden's dog Commander sent Secret Service officer to hospital, bit 6 others after replacing first pooch Major
Biden's dog Commander sent Secret Service officer to hospital, bit 6 others after replacing first pooch Major
Amelia Koehn / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: Secret Service Records Reveal 10 Attacks by Biden German Shepherd ‘Commander’
Judicial Watch: Secret Service Records Reveal 10 Attacks by Biden German Shepherd ‘Commander’
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Christopher R. Browning / The Atlantic:
A New Kind of Fascism — I've resisted using the word until now, but something menacing and novel is taking shape with the possibility of a second Trump term. — For some years, a variety of news commentators and academics have called Donald Trump a fascist. I was one of those who resisted using that term.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Striking new data about young voters should alarm Trump and the GOP — Something is happening among young voters in America — even if, to paraphrase the old Bob Dylan song, we don't know what it is. — Consider: Youth turnout exploded during the 2018 midterm elections under President Donald Trump.
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Man who misused donations solicited for Trump agenda sentenced to prison — A Colorado man was sentenced Tuesday to 63 months in prison for his role in a scheme that misused donations solicited for former President Trump's border wall agenda. — Prosecutors said Timothy Shea …
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Peter Ditlevsen / Nature:
Warning of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation — orcid.org/0000-0003-2120-7732 1 na1 & - Susanne Ditlevsen — 14, Article number: 4254 (2023) Cite this article — Abstract — The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) …
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Karl Mathiesen / Politico:
Gulf Stream shutoff could happen this century, scientists warn
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Judge Vacates Bowe Bergdahl's Conviction and Dishonorable Discharge — The Army colonel overseeing the court-martial trial had applied for a job with the Trump-era Justice Department, raising the appearance of bias. — Reporting from Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday wiped …
Washington Post:
Vaccine rejection may be linked to excess deaths among Florida, Ohio Republicans — Happy Tuesday! It's my first time filling in for The Health 202 - my regular beat here at The Post is opioids and addiction. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. — Today's edition: The White House …
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CNN:
Inside McCarthy's sudden warming to a Biden impeachment inquiry — Speaker Kevin McCarthy in recent weeks has heard similar advice from both a senior House Republican and an influential conservative lawyer: prioritize the impeachment of President Joe Biden over a member of his Cabinet.
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New York Times:
After Ousting Marjorie Taylor Greene, Freedom Caucus Is at a Crossroads — The ouster of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from the ultraconservative group and the rise of another rebel faction have raised questions about where the real power lies on the far right. — Reporting from Washington
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
DeSantis Message Falls Flat — West Long Branch, NJ - A majority of Republican voters say former President Donald Trump would be their strongest nominee in the 2024 election and few feel the criminal indictments he faces are of any concern. According to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") …
Veronica Roseborough / The Hill:
These five American women will appear on new quarters in 2024 — The U.S. Mint has announced five new women who will be circulated on quarters in 2024 as part of the third year of the American Women Quarters Program. — The circulation is part of a larger effort to raise awareness …
Doha Madani / NBC News:
5 Florida high school staffers charged with failure to report teen's sexual assault — Palm Beach Central High School's principal and four others are accused of mishandling a 15-year-old girl's sexual assault after a friend alerted a teacher. — Five employees of the Palm Beach County school district …
Kirk Siegler / NPR:
Ammon Bundy ordered to pay $50 million. But will the hospital ever see the money? — A jury has ordered anti-government extremist Ammon Bundy and associates to pay more than $50 million in damages to Idaho's largest hospital in connection with armed protests last year that led to a security lockdown.
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's Lawyer Labels Daily Beast Story ‘Election Interference’ — SOUR GRAPES — Alina Habba, an attorney for Donald Trump, resorted to claiming Monday night that a Daily Beast report about a development in Special Counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 investigation amounts to “election interference.”
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CNN:
RFK Jr.'s campaign filings show payments to a litany of Republicans and controversial activists, including some anti-vaxxers — Public campaign finance disclosures from Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign reveal numerous payments to individuals …
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NBC News:
Pope tells transgender person: ‘God loves us as we are’ — Pope Francis has previously said “who am I to judge” when asked about the LGBTQ community. — VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has told a young transgender person that “God loves us as we are,” his latest outreach gesture towards the LGBTQ community.
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Education Dept. Opens Civil Rights Inquiry Into Harvard's Legacy Admissions — An inquiry into admissions preferences for family of alumni and donors began after the Supreme Court's decision last month limiting affirmative action. — Reporting from Washington
Politico:
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum qualifies for first GOP primary debate — Six other candidates have already qualified, according to POLITICO's tracking. — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has qualified for the first GOP presidential primary debate, according to POLITICO's tracking.
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