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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
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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
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Axios:
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
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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.
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 …
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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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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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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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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
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Nadia Scharf / The Indianapolis Star:
Rep. André Carson easily wins primary, but GOP's 7th District choice died in March — In Indiana's 7th Congressional District, incumbent André Carson easily won the Democratic nomination Tuesday. — Carson had 91% of the vote with all ballots counted.
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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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Scouting Newsroom:
Boy Scouts of America to Become Scouting America — This rebranding reflects the continuing efforts to welcome everyone to experience the benefits of Scouting — The Boy Scouts of America today announced that it will rebrand to Scouting America, reflecting the organization's ongoing commitment …
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Edith Olmsted / The Daily Beast:
Boy Scouts of America Gets New Name to Reflect Its Newest Members
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