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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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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Anton Troianovski / Associated Press:
A day ago, in his last public appearance, Navalny seemed in good spirits.
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Former ambassador to Russia: 'Putin killed Navalny, let's be crystal clear'
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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.
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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.
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Veterans Group Delivers Damning 'Putin's Puppet' Warning Over Donald Trump
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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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CNN:
Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens' role in Ukraine business, undercutting GOP impeachment inquiry
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Raskin calls on GOP to end Biden impeachment inquiry after indictment of FBI informant
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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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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.
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
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
A Redistricting Surprise in New York: A Map That Plays Few Favorites
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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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Greece legalizes same-sex marriage despite church opposition
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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.
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Biden isn't sorry about Afghanistan, new book says … - 13 U.S. service members were killed in a suicide bombing outside Kabul's airport as the U.S. evacuated. … Ending the war was always going to be messy," Politico's Alexander Ward writes in “The Internationalists: The Fight to Restore Foreign Policy After Trump.”
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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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