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Susanne Craig / New York Times:
R.F.K. Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain — The presidential candidate has faced previously undisclosed health issues, including a parasite that he said ate part of his brain. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has emphasized his vitality and relative youth compared with the leading Democratic …
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Stormy Daniels details Trump's sleazy contempt for women — It wasn't just “locker room talk.” … Adult actress and director Stormy Daniels testified yesterday about her sexual relationship with Donald Trump. Trump is on trial for paying off Daniels to prevent her from going public …
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Washington Post:
Stormy Daniels testifies, Trump curses in an angry day in court — Judge expresses alarm at Trump's cursing amid disturbing testimony about sex. — NEW YORK — Stormy Daniels, the adult-film actress at the center of Donald Trump's hush money trial, testified Tuesday about a disturbing sexual encounter …
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Associated Press:
Trump faces jail threat over gag order as prosecutors zero in on transactions at heart of the case
Trump faces jail threat over gag order as prosecutors zero in on transactions at heart of the case
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Washington Post:
Judge indefinitely delays Trump's classified documents trial in Florida — U.S. Judge Aileen M. Cannon said there are too many pre-trial issues to address to set a new trial date now — Donald Trump's Florida trial for allegedly mishandling classified documents and obstructing government efforts …
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Shameless Judge Cannon May Have Killed Trump's Classified Docs Case
Shameless Judge Cannon May Have Killed Trump's Classified Docs Case
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Axios:
Trump's federal classified docs trial date postponed indefinitely
Trump's federal classified docs trial date postponed indefinitely
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge Cannon indefinitely postpones Trump's classified docs trial
Judge Cannon indefinitely postpones Trump's classified docs trial
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Damian Carrington / The Guardian:
World's top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target — Exclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds — Hundreds of the world's leading climate scientists expect global temperatures …
NBC News:
RFK Jr.'s new hire who downplayed Jan. 6 appears to have been at the Capitol during the attack — Photos and videos from outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, uncovered by online sleuths and NBC News appear to show Zach Henry, a right-wing influencer now working for Kennedy's campaign.
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Georgia appeals court will review decision that kept Fani Willis on Trump case — A Georgia appeals court agreed Wednesday to review a lower court ruling in former President Trump's 2020 state-level election case allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue overseeing it, per a filing.
Julia Doubleday / The Gauntlet:
Does the public understand that “variant” means “vaccine resistant”? — Getting boosted is critical because the virus is changing. Other forms of mitigation are critical to slow the rate of change. — Last week, the WHO announced that it will recommend creation of a new booster for the JN.1 variant of COVID-19.
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Accountants Don't Want To Help Rudy Giuliani In Bankruptcy Case, His Lawyers Say — The former attorney for Donald Trump has hit a snag in his bankruptcy filing. — LOADING — Rudy Giuliani is struggling to find an accountant to assist in his bankruptcy case after the previous one left, his lawyers said.
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Politico:
Unexpected warning signs for Trump in busy Indiana primary — There were a half-dozen consequential GOP primaries on Tuesday, but Nikki Haley's performance in the already concluded presidential race could be a sign of trouble for Trump in more competitive states.
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
RFK Jr's ‘history lesson’ on Russia's invasion of Ukraine flunks the fact test — A line-by-line dissection shows he's often echoing Russian talking points. — The Fact Checker — A reader asked us to fact-check a four-minute “history lesson” posted by presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on YouTube.
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
New York Times editor Joe Kahn says defending democracy is a partisan act and he won't do it — He had an extraordinary opportunity, upon taking over from Dean Baquet, to right the ship: to recognize that the Times was not warning sufficiently of the threat to democracy presented by a second Trump presidency.
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Key Bridge Incident:
AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY SIXTH VICTIM RECOVERED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE — BALTIMORE - Today, Unified Command salvage teams located the sixth victim and promptly notified the Maryland Department of State Police. — Maryland State Police investigators along with officers …
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Josh Starkey / WBAL:
Sixth victim's body recovered at Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site
Sixth victim's body recovered at Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site
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emptywheel:
How We Got to a Place Where Right Wingers Cheer Stealing Nuclear Documents — When Aileen Cannon issued her order delaying Trump's stolen documents trial indefinitely, I posted this on Xitter. — The post was factual. Trump nominated Judge Cannon on 21, 2020.
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden hits Trump with major Microsoft announcement in Wisconsin … - He'll be taking a not-so-subtle shot at former President Trump in the same location where Trump touted a $10 billion Foxconn facility, which he called the “eighth wonder of the world” seven years ago.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: In Tesla Autopilot probe, US prosecutors focus on securities, wire fraud — U.S. prosecutors are examining whether Tesla (TSLA.O) committed securities or wire fraud by misleading investors and consumers about its electric vehicles' self-driving capabilities, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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NBC News:
TikTok sues U.S. government, saying potential ban violates First Amendment — The company argues that invoking national security concerns is not a sufficient reason for restricting free speech. — TikTok is suing the United States government in an effort to stop enforcement of a bill passed …
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Associated Press:
TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform
TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform
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Jamie Stengle / Associated Press:
Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes — The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history. The Texas-based organization is announcing at its annual meeting in Florida on Tuesday that it will become Scouting America.
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Edith Olmsted / The Daily Beast:
Boy Scouts of America Gets New Name to Reflect Its Newest Members
Boy Scouts of America Gets New Name to Reflect Its Newest Members
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