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11:45 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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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Fani Willis Endures Disrespect, Racist Tropes, And Public Humiliation  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  Sign up for the email version.  —  The District Attorney And Race  —  The smoldering confrontation in an Atlanta courtroom …
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.
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.
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 …
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: Mediaite, TASS and Reuters
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Navalny's death sparks renewed calls among Dems for more Ukraine aid
Anton Troianovski / Associated Press:
A day ago, in his last public appearance, Navalny seemed in good spirits.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Trump opts against Supreme Court appeal on civil immunity claim over Jan. 6 lawsuits  —  The decision not to seek high court review means cases brought against Trump over Jan. 6 can move forward in district court, although he can still mount an immunity defense.
Discussion: Law & Crime
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New York Times:
Trump Privately Favors a 16-Week Abortion Ban  —  In supporting a 16-week ban with exceptions, Donald Trump appears to be trying to satisfy social conservatives who want to further restrict abortion access and voters who want more modest limits.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump …
Discussion: The Guardian
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Why Attacks on Trump's Mental Acuity Don't Land  —  Ten years ago, I stood in the back of a large room at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire, watching Donald Trump ramble.  The celebrity billionaire had been loitering on the fringes of American politics for a few years, but this was my first time seeing him give a proper speech.
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 …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Loses It Over Fani Willis Testimony: ‘MAJOR LEAGUE SCANDAL!’  —  He said the case against him should be “permanently erased from everyone's memory.”  —  Donald Trump railed against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Thursday after she testified in a misconduct hearing …
Neil Baron / The Hill:
The law is clear: The Supreme Court must not allow Trump on the 2024 ballot  —  The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether Colorado can bar Donald Trump from its primary ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment for participating in an insurrection; if it decides Trump can proceed …
Politico:
Trump permits Jan. 6-related lawsuits against him to advance — for now
Discussion: The Guardian, Bloomberg and Raw Story
Lee Moran / HuffPost:   Veterans Group Delivers Damning 'Putin's Puppet' Warning Over Donald Trump
Lindsay Whitehurst / 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 lying to his handler about ties between President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company.  Alexander Smirnov falsely told FBI agents …
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Robert B. Hubbell / Today's Edition Newsletter:
A watershed moment for the truth.
Discussion: DNyuz
CNN:
Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens' role in Ukraine business, undercutting GOP impeachment inquiry
NBC News:
Special counsel charges FBI informant with lying to the bureau about Hunter and Joe Biden
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 …
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Robyn Pennacchia / Wonkette:   ‘Sex Parties With Matt Gaetz’ Literally The Last Thing We Wanted To Think About This Morning
New York Times:
Democrats Have a Better Option Than Biden  —  It requires them to embrace an old-fashioned approach to winning a campaign.  —  Back to The Ezra Klein Show  —  More episodes of  —  The Ezra Klein Show  —  Building the Palestinian State With Salam Fayyad  —  • 59:17
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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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.
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
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 …
 
 
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