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11:20 AM ET, April 19, 2021

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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Irrational Covid Fears  —  Why do so many vaccinated people remain fearful?  Listen to the professor's story.  —  Guido Calabresi, a federal judge and Yale law professor, invented a little fable that he has been telling law students for more than three decades.
Spectrum News NY1:
Exclusive: Andrew Yang leads Democrats in Spectrum News NY1/Ipsos poll on mayor's race  —  For the past few months, Andrew Yang has been treated as the frontrunner in the mayor's race by both the media and his fellow candidates, despite the fact there had been few reliable polls in the race.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Katie Honan / Wall Street Journal:   Andrew Yang Is Top Pick for New York City Mayor Among Key Voting Group
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Biden won't bring on board controversial Russia expert  —  A Russia expert whose bid to join the Biden National Security Council sparked an outcry among prominent critics of the Kremlin is no longer under consideration for the role, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Alexandra Odynova / CBS News:   Russian opposition leader Navalny moved to prison hospital as doctors warn he could “die within several days”
Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
Alexei Navalny moved to hospital as fears grow for life of Putin critic
Discussion: Mediaite and New York Post
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Are Outdoor Mask Mandates Still Necessary?  —  Last week, I covered my nose and mouth with close-fitting fabric like a good citizen and walked to a restaurant in Washington, D.C., where I de-masked at a patio table to greet a friend.  I sat with my chair facing the entrance and watched dozens …
Jonathan Turley / Fox News:
Trump vs. Waters - in incitement case, she may be best witness in ex-president's defense  —  Waters' statements are ironic given her lawsuit against Trump for his words on Jan. 6  —  Fourth night of Minnesota unrest as ex-officer charged with manslaughter  —  With rioting continuing …
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Marina Pitofsky / The Hill:
Marjorie Taylor Greene to introduce resolution to expel Maxine Waters
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
William Barr, Amy Coney Barrett land book deals  —  While some veterans of Donald Trump's administration are having a tough time selling memoirs about their time in power, others with ties to Trump who didn't embrace his election conspiracy theories have sold book deals.
Jason Samenow / Washington Post:
White House removes scientist picked by Trump official to lead key climate report  —  Betsy Weatherhead, chosen to steer government's National Climate Assessment, has been reassigned to U.S. Geological Survey  —  White House officials have removed Betsy Weatherhead, an experienced atmospheric …
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘60 Minutes’ interview reveals Oath Keepers militia are being trained by police  —  In an interview with “60 Minutes” Sunday evening, Oath Keepers leader Jim Arroyo revealed that active-duty law enforcement is part of their movement and helping with militia training.  —  “Our guys are very experienced.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How Democracy Faces a Rising Threat Splitting Republicans and Democrats  —  The country is increasingly split into camps that don't just disagree on policy and politics — they see the other as alien, immoral, a threat.  Such political sectarianism is now on the march.
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
ICE, CBP to stop using ‘illegal alien’ and ‘assimilation’ under new Biden administration order  —  The Biden administration has ordered U.S. immigration enforcement agencies to stop using terms such as “alien,” “illegal alien” and “assimilation” when referring to immigrants in the United States …
Simon Van Dorpe / Politico:
EU holds off on using competition powers over proposed football super league  —  The European Commission is not keen on using its competition powers to settle a fight between European football federation UEFA and a breakaway super league proposed by 12 of Europe's most prestigious clubs.
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Senate Democrats settling on 25% corporate tax rate  —  The universe of Democratic senators concerned about raising the corporate tax rate to 28% is broader than Sen. Joe Manchin, and the rate will likely land at 25%, parties close to the discussion tell Axios.
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Republicans lean into uphill battle against 2 little-known Biden nominees  —  The GOP almost certainly can't stop Joe Biden from getting a lineup of leading progressives confirmed to senior Justice Department posts.  But Republicans — especially those eyeing the White House …
Discussion: Raw Story
Newsbusters:
STUDY: Once Top Trump-Bashers, TV News Now Loves Joe Biden  —  Text to Speech  —  For four years, the liberal media led the Left's fierce resistance to the Trump administration, slamming the President night after night after night.  Now, a new study by the Media Research Center finds …
Robert Lee Hotz / Wall Street Journal:
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Successfully Makes Historic First Flight on Mars  —  Intrepid drone becomes the first powered craft to fly on another world  —  NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter made history early Monday when the small but intrepid drone became the first powered craft to fly on another world …
CNN:
Trump's fight with Murkowski roils GOP with new Alaska Senate challenger emerging  —  (CNN)The first major GOP rift in the post-Trump era centers on Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the maverick Republican who has the strong backing of GOP leaders in Washington but has been targeted for defeat …
Discussion: Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
Connie Bruck / New Yorker:
Ari Emanuel Takes on the World  —  Hollywood's most tenacious agent tries to remake himself as a mogul.  —  On February 29, 2020, Ari Emanuel, the C.E.O. of the Endeavor company, and Mark Shapiro, its president, were leaving Madison Square Garden after a Knicks game.
Aaron Mehta / Defense News:
Biden to announce first woman four-star admiral for the Coast Guard  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to nominate Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan to the role of vice commandant, making her the first woman to achieve a fourth-star in the service, Defense News has learned.
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
‘Cancel Rent’ Champion Ayanna Pressley Raked in Thousands as Landlord, Records Show  —  The progressive congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D., Mass.) has called rent cancellation legislation “literally a matter of life and death.”  At the same time, she has collected cash from her own rental properties.
Discussion: OutKick and HotAir
Kaylee McGhee White / Washington Examiner:
Enough with the coronavirus hysteria  —  At this point in the pandemic, there is more good news than bad.  Yet, our leading health officials are doing everything they can to convince the public otherwise.  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study late last week …
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Biden to talk infrastructure with bipartisan lawmakers as GOP signals support for smaller bill  — President Joe Biden will hold his second meeting about infrastructure with members of Congress from both parties.  — Biden's proposal carries a price tag of more than $2 trillion …
USA Today:
Former sheriff's deputy Stephen Nicholas Broderick arrested in fatal shootings of 3 in Austin  —  Ryan Autullo Tony Plohetski John BaconUSA TODAY  —  AUSTIN - The former sheriff's deputy suspected of killing three people in a shooting rampage near an apartment complex in Northwest Austin …
Monika Bickert / About Facebook:
Preparing for a Verdict in the Trial of Derek Chauvin  —  As the trial of Derek Chauvin draws to a close, we are doing what we can to prepare for the verdict.  This means preventing online content from being linked to offline harm and doing our part to keep our community safe.
Discussion: The Verge and CNN, more at Techmeme »
Click2Houston.com:
‘No one was driving the car’: 2 men dead after fiery Tesla crash in Spring, officials say  —  HOUSTON - Two men are dead after a Tesla traveling in Spring crashed into a tree and no one was driving the vehicle, officials say.  —  The crash happened at 11:25 p.m. in the Carlton Woods subdivision near The Woodlands.
The Daily Beast:
MyPillow CEO Recruits First Amendment Heavy Hitters to Fight Dominion  —  LIGHTNING ROD  —  Lindell may be on the political fringes, but he's attracted the support of a high-powered legal team of mainstream attorneys willing to fight his case on constitutional grounds.
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Guilfoyle named as national chair of Greitens' Senate campaign in Missouri  —  Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former Fox News host and Trump campaign adviser, will serve as the national chair of Eric Greitens's Senate campaign, a move that suggests the disgraced former Missouri governor is deepening his ties to former President Trump's orbit.
Discussion: Politico and CNN
 
 
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Associated Press:
Billions spent on coronavirus fight, but what happens next?
Discussion: Kaiser Health News
Remy Numa / Fox News:
Here are the things Democrats are claiming to be ‘infrastructure’ in spending debate
Discussion: RedState
ABC News:
‘Unbearable’ conditions push Biden administration to close Houston migrant center
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
The families left behind by Black Lives Matter
Discussion: Breitbart
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
Stephen Gutowski Leaves Free Beacon to Start His Own Publication About Guns
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Hawley to introduce bill to ‘bust up’ Big Tech, targeting companies like Google and Amazon
Samantha Hendrickson / The Minnesota Daily:
Proposed bill would make protesters convicted of an offense ineligible for student loans
Dante Chinni / NBC News:
GOP faces massive realignment as it sheds college-educated voters
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
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David Pierce / The Verge:
Google announces internal reorganizations, including an AI-focused Platforms and Devices group overseeing Pixel, Android, Chrome, and more, led by Rick Osterloh

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