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A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
‘Start the Steal’: Trump Once Again Planning to Overturn an Election — THERE IS A PLAN AFOOT to overturn the results of the November election, and for both parties it is fast becoming a major concern. The scheme is being hatched by Republicans on behalf of Donald Trump, who seeks to steal the election if Joe Biden defeats him again.
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Ex-Trump Election Lawyer John Eastman Has Lost His Law License — John Eastman, the former Donald Trump election lawyer behind the so-called “fake electors” scheme, officially lost his ability to practice law in the state of California on Tuesday. — The California State Bar recommended …
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NBC News:
Republicans pushing to embrace mail-in voting encounter widespread resistance — Trump's repeated attacks on mail-in voting have made it tougher for Republicans who see a desperate need for the GOP to encourage more ways to cast ballots. — When Donald Trump held a rally last year in Erie County …
Ken Kolker / WOOD-TV:
Family of woman found dead on highway angered by Trump's speech — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The sister of murder victim Ruby Garcia said she and her family were home watching live, in disbelief, as former President Donald Trump told an audience in Grand Rapids that he had spoken with “some of her family.”
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Trump said he spoke to murder victim's family. The victim's sister said it never happened. — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Donald Trump used his campaign event in Michigan on Tuesday to denounce what he called “Biden's border bloodbath,” zeroing in on the case of a young woman killed …
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Donald Trump doubles down on ‘bloodbath’ warning as he criticizes Joe Biden's handling of the border
Donald Trump doubles down on ‘bloodbath’ warning as he criticizes Joe Biden's handling of the border
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Politico:
Why the strike killing World Central Kitchen workers is different — With help from Alex Ward, Paul McLeary, Lara Seligman and Phelim Kine — The Israeli airstrike that killed aid workers in Gaza is resonating especially in Washington national security circles for two reasons …
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Statement from President Joe Biden on the Death of World Central Kitchen Workers in Gaza
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Death of World Central Kitchen Workers in Gaza
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
World Central Kitchen Says U.S. Citizen Among 7 Staff Killed in ‘Targeted’ Triple Israeli Attack
World Central Kitchen Says U.S. Citizen Among 7 Staff Killed in ‘Targeted’ Triple Israeli Attack
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Israel faces outrage from Democrats over strike that killed aid workers
Israel faces outrage from Democrats over strike that killed aid workers
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Associated Press:
Middle East Crisis
Middle East Crisis
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Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo:
Amazon Ditches ‘Just Walk Out’ Checkouts at Its Grocery Stores — Amazon Fresh is moving away from a feature of its grocery stores where customers could skip checkout altogether. — Amazon is phasing out its checkout-less grocery stores with “Just Walk Out” technology, first reported by The Information Tuesday.
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Lauren Peller / ABC News:
House Republicans want to rename Virginia's Dulles Airport after Donald Trump — The bill seeks to rename the airport to “Donald J. Trump International Airport.” — Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., on March 15, 2023. — House Republicans have introduced a bill …
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Lily Kepner / Austin American-Statesman:
Sources: UT lays off at least 60 employees previously in DEI-related position, closes DCCE — A week after state Sen. Brandon Creighton warned Texas university system administrators about the state's expectations for higher education institutions to comply with Senate Bill 17 …
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Washington Post:
Democrats eye Florida after abortion ruling — Good morning, Early Birds. April is the cruelest month. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Was this forwarded to you? Sign up here. Thanks for waking up with us. — In today's edition ... Nevadans are close to securing abortion ballot measure …
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NBC News:
Trump vows he'll have a ‘statement’ on abortion ‘next week’
Trump vows he'll have a ‘statement’ on abortion ‘next week’
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Rupert Neate / The Guardian:
Taylor Swift among 141 new billionaires in ‘amazing year for rich people’ — Combined assets of $14.2tn are more than the GDP of every country except China and the US — There are more billionaires than ever before. The world has 2,781 people with fortunes exceeding $1bn (£800m) …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Democratic senator eyeing bill to repeal Comstock Act — Congressional Democrats are strategizing over legislation to repeal the Comstock Act, the 19th century anti-vice law that's being eyed by conservative activists to potentially enact a national abortion ban.
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Tina Smith / New York Times:
The Comstock Act Is a Danger to Abortion Rights. I Want to Repeal It.
The Comstock Act Is a Danger to Abortion Rights. I Want to Repeal It.
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Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian:
The Republican party has become a full-fledged anti-sex movement
The Republican party has become a full-fledged anti-sex movement
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Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
REI Fired A Popular Manager For Not Immediately Reporting Union Chatter — The incident shows how aggressively the liberal-branded retailer is responding to union organizing — and how low-level managers are caught in the middle. — When William Littig showed up for work at his REI store on Feb. 21 …
Katya Schwenk / The Lever:
The Supreme Court May Give Us Another 2008 Financial Crisis — A new case could decimate state-level consumer protections against predatory banking practices. — The United States Supreme Court will soon decide a case that could decimate consumer protections against abusive banking practices …
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Wes Davis / The Verge:
President Biden is now posting into the fediverse — POTUS puts the ‘fed’ in ‘fediverse.’ — The official US president Threads account, currently helmed by President Joe Biden, has begun using Meta's ActivityPub integration, making Biden the first sitting US president to post on the decentralized networking protocol.
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Randall L. Kennedy / The Harvard Crimson:
Mandatory DEI Statements Are Ideological Pledges of Allegiance. Time to Abandon Them. — Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard — On a posting for a position as an assistant professor in international and comparative education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education …
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NBC News:
Oklahoma official with white nationalist ties is ousted in recall vote — Judd Blevins, who marched alongside neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, lost his fight to remain on Enid's City Council. — ENID, Okla. — Voters in Enid decided by a nearly 20-point margin Tuesday …
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump wants “Christian visibility day” … - “You know what it's going to be called? … - His supporters — who queued in a half mile long line in hail and freezing temperatures — shouted their approval. … - “We must make America pray again,” said Trump, who encouraged supporters …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
With enthusiasm, Raffensperger advises Larry David to curb attacks on voter law — Top elections official responds to HBO show's brush with Georgia ban on distribution of food or drink to voters with pretty, pretty, pretty cutting letter — Larry David, heading into his final episode of HBO's …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Tommy Tuberville accuses Dems of being part of ‘a Satanic cult’ — Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has now declared, more than once, his belief that Democrats are “a Satanic cult.” This isn't normal. — Sen. Tommy Tuberville recently campaigned for an ally in Utah …
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Wisconsin becomes latest state to ban private funding of elections — The swing state's voters backed a measure to amend the Wisconsin Constitution following a Republican push to prohibit cash infusions of the sort that marked the 2020 vote — MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin voters opted Tuesday …
Washington Post:
Microsoft faulted for ‘cascade’ of failures in Chinese hack — The independent Cyber Safety Review Board's report knocks the tech giant for shoddy cybersecurity practices, lax corporate culture and a deliberate lack of transparency — A review board, mandated by President Biden …
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Politico:
'It's clearly strategic': Why Trump kept attacking judges' families — Late on Monday, Justice Juan Merchan tried to crack down on Trump's latest vitriol. — NEW YORK — Every time prosecutors and judges tried to muzzle Donald Trump, he lashed out at their families.
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