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10:50 AM ET, February 16, 2024

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The Guardian:
Russian activist and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison  —  Opposition leader, 47, was being held in jail about 40 miles north of Arctic Circle  —  The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in jail, the country's prison service has said, in what is likely to be seen …
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Washington Post:
Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader, dies in prison, officials say  —  RIGA, Latvia — Russia's jailed opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, died in a Russian prison colony on Friday, Russia's prison service announced early afternoon, without giving the cause of his death.
Discussion: DNyuz, TASS, Associated Press and Al Jazeera
Jim Heintz / Associated Press:
Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russia's Putin, has died, Russian authorities say  —  Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison Friday, Russia's prison agency said.
Paul Kirby / BBC:
Putin critic Alexei Navalny, 47, dies in Arctic Circle jail  —  Russia's most significant opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navalny, has died in an Arctic Circle jail, the prison service said.  —  Seen as President Vladimir Putin's most vociferous critic, Navalny was serving …
Discussion: TASS and Reuters
Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in prison  —  Navalny, 47, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, spent his final years behind bars as the Russian leader reshaped the country to rally behind his war in Ukraine.  —  Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in prison …
Anton Troianovski / Associated Press:
A day ago, in his last public appearance, Navalny seemed in good spirits.
Washington Post:
Inside Trump's ouster of Ronna McDaniel as RNC chair  —  “Loyalty is a one-way street” for the former president, one party committeeman said  —  For much of the fall, Donald Trump was annoyed at Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel.  She was refusing to cancel the party's primary debates …
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Politico:
Trump permits Jan. 6-related lawsuits against him to advance — for now  —  The former president decided against asking the Supreme Court to intervene and declare him immune but signaled he may challenge the suits later.  —  Donald Trump is passing up the chance to add a fourth case to a trio …
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Judge Cannon—Yes, Judge Cannon!  —Just Shot Down a Trump Delay Tactic  —  Judge Aileen Cannon isn't buying Donald Trump's newest delay tactic in the classified documents case.  —  On Thursday, Cannon, a Trump-appointed judge, shot down the GOP front-runner's latest effort to postpone pretrial deadlines …
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:   Why Attacks on Trump's Mental Acuity Don't Land
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:   Trump opts against Supreme Court appeal on civil immunity claim over Jan. 6 lawsuits
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Loses It Over Fani Willis Testimony: ‘MAJOR LEAGUE SCANDAL!’
Neil Baron / The Hill:   The law is clear: The Supreme Court must not allow Trump on the 2024 ballot
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Incitement by the numbers: More than 200 Jan. 6 defendants say they came to Capitol because Trump told them to, report says
Discussion: UPI, Deadline and Raw Story
Associated Press:
FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company  —  An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central …
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NBC News:
Special counsel charges FBI informant with lying to the bureau about Hunter and Joe Biden  —  Alexander Smirnov, 43, disliked President Joe Biden, according to the Justice Department.  He was arrested in Las Vegas after returning from a trip overseas.  —  WASHINGTON — An FBI confidential human source …
Robert B. Hubbell / Today's Edition Newsletter:   A watershed moment for the truth.
CNN:
Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens' role in Ukraine business, undercutting GOP impeachment inquiry
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
FBI informant at heart of GOP's Biden bribery allegations indicted over false statements
Discussion: The Federalist and DNyuz
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Witness Told Feds She Was Paid for Sex Parties With Matt Gaetz  —  The Ethics Committee is investigating Gaetz—and has text messages between the congressman and a woman who claims she had sex with Gaetz at parties she was paid to attend. … When ABC News reported on Wednesday …
Nicholas Paphitis / Associated Press:
Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage  —  Lawmakers in Greece have begun a debate on a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage.  It would make Greece the first Orthodox Christian country to do so.  The Valentine's Day session …
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Associated Press:
Greece legalizes same-sex marriage despite church opposition
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
The top doctor for CBP tried to order fentanyl lollipops for a helicopter mission in New York, whistleblowers say  —  The whistleblowers also allege Dr. Alexander Eastman was already under investigation for trying to procure narcotics for a friend who worked as a chopper pilot for the border agency.
Politico:
Rosendale drops Montana Senate bid — after less than a week  —  Rosendale had just launched his long-anticipated Senate bid last Friday.  —  GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale is dropping his Montana Senate bid less than a week after he officially launched it, he confirmed to POLITICO.
Anna Merlan / VICE:
Joe Rogan and Bret Weinstein Promote AIDS Denialism to an Audience of Millions  —  Weinstein repeated discredited theories to Rogan about HIV not being the cause of AIDS, alarming and infuriating public health experts.  —  Bret Weinstein, the evolutionary biology professor turned podcaster …
Politico:
Fani Willis takes the stand as she fights to stay on Trump criminal case  —  A bid by Trump and other defendants to disqualify her over her romantic relationship with a fellow prosecutor is “contrary to democracy,” she said on the stand.  —  The lead prosecutor in the Georgia case …
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Associated Press:
Will Georgia prosecutor be removed from election case against Donald Trump? Judge to hear arguments
 
 
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New York Times:
Democrats Have a Better Option Than Biden
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Alex Thompson / Axios:
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Discussion: The Spectator World
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Today's GOP Would've Rooted for Drago in ‘Rocky IV’
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