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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Other Regimes Will Hijack Planes Too — Even when our most basic civilizational values are in dispute, there are a few sets of rules and regulations that we nevertheless manage to share. The laws of the sea, for example, or the norms governing the conduct of air-traffic controllers.
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Europe moves to isolate Belarus after Minsk forces airliner to land and detains dissident — RIGA, Latvia — European leaders on Monday were taking steps to cut off air connections with Belarus, barring airlines from flying over the country a day after its leaders forced a commercial jet to land and arrested a dissident journalist.
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Terror vs. the Truth in Belarus
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Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
As countries condemn Belarus flight diversion, critics accuse West of similar tactics
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Bloomberg
Tom Jones / Poynter:
The Associated Press fired a reporter over social media use — and what it means for other news outlets
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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on Diversion of Ryanair Flight and Arrest of Journalist in Belarus
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Sheena McKenzie / CNN:
Belarus accused of ‘state-sponsored piracy’ as Ryanair says KGB agents were on diverted plane
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KEYT-TV and New York Post
Sergei Kuznetsov / Politico:
Why the Belarusian journalist was snatched from the Ryanair flight
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David McCabe / New York Times:
Florida, in a First, Will Fine Social Media Companies That Bar Candidates — The new law is a direct response to Facebook's and Twitter's suspensions of former President Donald J. Trump. — WASHINGTON — Florida on Monday became the first state to regulate how companies like Facebook …
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Florida governor signs bill barring social media companies from blocking political candidates — Tech trade groups say law is unconstitutional, conflicts with federal law — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that aims to punish social media companies for their moderation decisions …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How the Liberal Media Dismissed the Lab-Leak Theory and Smeared Its Supporters — When Nicholson Baker wrote a cover story for New York laying out the evidence that COVID-19 may have originated in a lab in Wuhan, China, the hypothesis was still highly controversial.
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Wall Street Journal:
The Wuhan Lab Leak Question: A Disused Chinese Mine Takes Center Stage — It isn't the predominant hypothesis for Covid's origins, yet prominent scientists are calling for a deeper probe and clearer answers from Beijing — DANAOSHAN, China—On the outskirts of a village deep in the mountains …
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Matt Taibbi / TK News:
“Fact-Checking” Takes Another Beating — Fact-checkers are great, but the media business keeps trying to solve its credibility problem by misrepresenting what they do — The news business just can't stop clowning itself. The latest indignity is an international fact-checking debacle originating …
Stephen L. Miller / spectator.us:
Don't let the media get away with U-turning on the lab leak theory
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No More Mister Nice Blog and El American
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The vexing ‘lab leak’ theory on China and the coronavirus
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Politico:
‘Time to move on’: Infrastructure talks near collapse — Washington's bipartisan infrastructure talks may soon look a lot like its cicada population: squashed after staggering around haplessly. — Senate Republicans negotiating with the White House sounded dour notes on Monday evening …
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Infrastructure talks hit a wall as Senate GOP and White House exchange blame — Republicans allege that Biden's aides reversed course — The prospects for a bipartisan infrastructure deal dimmed even further Monday, as Senate Republicans alleged that the White House had agreed to narrow …
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Todd Neikirk / POLITICUSUSA:
Mitt Romney Becomes the First GOP Senator to Publicly Support 1/6 Commission Bill
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The GOP's shifting arguments against a Jan. 6 commission
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
McGahn Is Likely to Testify Next Week on Trump's Efforts to Obstruct Russia Inquiry — A delay is said to have stemmed from an initial threat by former President Donald J. Trump to intervene, but he apparently reversed course. — WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump's former White House counsel …
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Key impeachment witness Gordon Sondland sues Mike Pompeo and U.S. for $1.8 million in legal fees — President Donald Trump's former ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, is suing former secretary of state Mike Pompeo and the U.S. government for $1.8 million to compensate …
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Reuters:
53% of Republicans view Trump as true U.S. president -Reuters/Ipsos — A combination picture shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaking during the first 2020 presidential campaign debate, held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic …
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Juliet Macur / New York Times:
Simone Biles Dials Up the Difficulty, ‘Because I Can’ — The Olympic gold medalist's new vault is so dangerous that gymnastics, for now, limits the scoring rewards for trying it. Biles says that's unfair. — INDIANAPOLIS — Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history …
Fox News:
Rand Paul receives death threat package with white powder and violent, profane message — On the outside of the envelope was a picture of a bruised and bandaged Paul with a gun to his head — Biden facing investigation over $87M migrant hotel housing contract
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Suspicious package sent to Rand Paul's home
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Jen Psaki Smashes Peter Doocy As He Tries To Blame Biden For COVID Deaths — Video: … Doocy asked, “On the origins of covid, there is a new Wall Street Journal story that three researchers at the Wuhan Institute of urology were hospitalized with symptoms consistent with covid-19 and common seasonal illness of November 2019.
Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Nears Deal to Buy Hollywood Studio MGM — Deal for the ‘Rocky’ and ‘James Bond’ studio would mark tech company's second largest-ever acquisition — Amazon.com Inc. is nearing a deal to buy the Hollywood studio MGM Holdings for almost $9 billion including debt, said people familiar with the matter …
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Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
AP, in Leaked Memos, Doing Damage Control With Staff: “You Will Have a Voice” … The Associated Press sent a memo to the news agency's editorial staff this weekend about its controversial decision to fire a young staff reporter, Emily Wilder, following a conservative campaign to have her removed …
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Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:
Commerce Department security unit evolved into counterintelligence-like operation, Washington Post examination found — An obscure security unit tasked with protecting the Commerce Department's officials and facilities has evolved into something more akin to a counterintelligence operation …
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Elana Schor / Politico:
The difference between Ilhan Omar and MTG — A DIVIDE OVER ANTISEMITISM — The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants, which ended 11 days of conflict, is holding. But America is now grappling with the painful specter of antisemitism after a flurry of reported new attacks against Jews.
Jim Mustian / Associated Press:
AP: Top cop in Black man's deadly arrest withheld cam video — NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In perhaps the strongest evidence yet of an attempted cover-up in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, the ranking Louisiana State Police officer at the scene falsely told internal investigators …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The campaign for D.C. statehood just got a big boost — One of the most nettlesome objections to extending congressional representation to the residents of Washington, D.C., is that it requires a constitutional amendment. Many Republicans say this, which is hardly surprising.
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Judge Reveals More About the ‘Principal Lies’ Paul Manafort Told to Robert Mueller — A federal judge unsealed nearly half a dozen files on Monday itemizing the “principal lies” Donald Trump's since-pardoned former campaign chair Paul Manafort allegedly told special counsel Robert Mueller's team …
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Talking Points Memo
Jacob Magid / The Times of Israel:
Support for Israel among young US evangelical Christians drops sharply — survey — Since 2018, backing for Israel down from 75% to 33% now; nearly half of evangelicals aged 18-29 say they favor establishment of Palestinian state, voted for Biden over Trump
New York Times:
What the Tulsa Race Massacre Destroyed — THE MARQUEE BLOCK — More than 70 businesses operated in mostly one-, two- and three-story red brick buildings clustered along the block. All but a couple were owned by Black entrepreneurs. — In this stretch alone, there were four hotels …
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Arrested insurrectionist visited Ted Cruz's house — and brought 11 molotov cocktails to Jan. 6 riot: report — Lonnie Coffman of Alabama will remain in a Washington, DC-area jail until his trial, I federal judge ruled on Monday. — “A north Alabama man facing multiple charges in connection …
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Frank Green / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Senators from Virginia recommend three candidates to fill federal appeals court vacancy — Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., are recommending three candidates to the White House to fill the vacancy at the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that will be created when Judge Barbara M. Keenan assumes senior status in August.
Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
Are We Entering a New Political Era? — The neoliberal order seems to be collapsing. A generation of young activists is trying to insure that it's replaced by progressive populism, not by the fascist right. — Last June, when most Americans could agree that their country was in crisis …
Jack Posobiec / Human Events:
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked State Department Memo Indicates Official Support for BLM Agenda — A source within the Biden State Department wishing to remain anonymous has shared with Human Events News a document that indicates that all U.S. “Diplomatic and Consular posts” are being encouraged …
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CNN:
American journalist detained in Myanmar while trying to fly out of country — (CNN)An American journalist working in Myanmar was detained by local authorities Monday, his family and his news organization told CNN. — Danny Fenster, 37, was stopped at the Yangon airport as he tried to board …
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