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Associated Press:
Russia's Putin announces military operation in Ukraine — KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine, claiming it's intended to protect civilians. — In a televised address, Putin said the action comes in response to threats coming from Ukraine.
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The White House:
Statement by President Biden on Russia's Unprovoked and Unjustified Attack on Ukraine — The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. President Putin has chosen a premeditated war …
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Michael Kofman / The Economist:
Michael Kofman, an expert on Russia's armed forces, explains why the Kremlin will seek regime change in Ukraine — Scenarios involving only limited fighting make little sense militarily — AFTER A LENGTHY and ominous speech, Russia's President Vladimir Putin chose to recognise …
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Politico:
Blasts rock Ukrainian cities as Putin declares war — KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a special “special military operation” in Ukraine, unleashing a bombardment of Ukrainian cities that threatens to push Europe into its biggest conflict since World War II.
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Calamity Again … The poem is called “Calamity Again.” The original version was written in Ukrainian, in 1859, and the author, Taras Shevchenko, was not speaking metaphorically when he wrote about slavery. Shevchenko was born into a family of serfs—slaves—on an estate in what is now central Ukraine …
Axios:
Zelensky says Putin has ordered invasion — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an impassioned address on Wednesday night that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered an invasion of his country but that if Russia attacks, “you will see our faces, not our backs.”
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Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Most in US oppose major role in Russia strife — WASHINGTON (AP) — There's little support among Americans for a major U.S. role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to a new poll, even as President Joe Biden imposes new sanctions and threatens a stronger response that could provoke retaliation from Moscow.
Washington Post:
Widening Ukraine conflict risks deadly toll on civilians
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Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Key Ukrainian government websites hit by series of cyberattacks
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Biden condemns Russia for ‘unjustified attack’
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Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
Arm the Ukrainians Now — A rule of thumb in the theater is that if someone produces a pistol …
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Bernard-Henri Lévy / Tablet Magazine:
The Rape of Ukraine — Taking Putin's grievances seriously would be nothing more than a death wish …
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Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
Putin is ‘improvising’ and ‘adapting’ to US response, White House says
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Putin Spins a Conspiracy Theory That Ukraine Is on a Path to Nuclear Weapons
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New York Times:
2 Prosecutors Leading N.Y. Trump Inquiry Resign, Clouding Case's Future — The prosecutors had abruptly stopped presenting evidence to a grand jury in the high-stakes criminal investigation into the former president's business practices. — The two prosecutors leading …
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James Osborne / Houston Chronicle:
Ex-ERCOT chief says he was following Abbott's direction when they ran up billions in bills during freeze — The former head of the Texas power grid testified in court Wednesday that when he ordered power prices to stay at the maximum price cap for days on end during last year's frigid winter storm …
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Bryan Anderson / WRAL-TV:
NC Supreme Court OK's new voting maps for 2022 election — The North Carolina Supreme Court late Wednesday allowed a set of newly enacted voting maps that a panel of North Carolina judges approved earlier in the day to be implemented for this year's elections.
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Is It Amnesia or Hypocrisy That Fuels the GOP's Crazy Response to Putin? — Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. — In the midst of an international crisis created by Russia that could potentially trigger a war in Europe …
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William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Father Carlson — Tucker Carlson is on Russia's side. — (PHOTOS: GAGE SKIDMORE / FLICKR / SHUTTERSTOCK)
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Foreign-Policy Dissent Is Not Treason
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Dylan Byers / Puck:
Is Jen Psaki the Next Rachel Maddow? — Biden's spokesperson, who plans to leave the White House this year, is being feverishly courted by CNN and MSNBC, among others. And Psaki has ambitions to become a marquee star. Is she the next Maddow or Anderson?
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Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Texas governor calls on citizens to report parents of transgender kids for abuse — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on “licensed professionals” and “members of the general public” to report the parents of transgender minors to state authorities if it appears the minors are receiving gender-affirming medical care.
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Kate Sosin / The 19th:
Ken Paxton dined with the family of a trans kid. They now feel under attack.
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Alex Walker / YouTube:
Walker for Colorado: Lauren Boebert's worst nightmare — Alex Walker announces his candidacy for CO-03 to unseat Lauren Boebert and put an end to her constant jetstream of bulls**t. Join the team: DONATE: https://s...
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Lola Fadulu / New York Times:
Columbia Psychiatry Chair Suspended After Tweet About Dark-Skinned Model — The post from Jeffrey Lieberman, which described the model as possibly a “freak of nature,” drew negative attention from medical professionals. — The chair of the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Liberals circle the wagons around Ketanji Brown Jackson as Biden's Supreme Court decision nears — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is on the cusp of picking a Supreme Court nominee, and a dozen progressive groups are revealing their preferred candidate among the finalists: U.S. Appeals Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Ketanji Brown Jackson: Who is she? Bio, facts, background and political views
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Society for Research in Child Development:
School readiness losses during the COVID-19 outbreak. A comparison of two cohorts of young children — Abstract — The COVID-19 context has created the most severe disruption to education systems in recent history. Its impact on child development was estimated comparing two cohorts …
Politico:
The frame that doomed BBB — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. — As the Biden administration looks over the cadaver that is their Build Back Better agenda, wondering what components, if any, it can resuscitate …
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Joe Tidy / BBC:
Cyber-attacks bring down many Ukraine websites — Ukraine has been hit by more cyber-attacks, which its government says are “on a completely different level”. — Earlier on Wednesday, the websites of several Ukrainian banks and government departments became inaccessible.
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Washington Post:
E.U. will unveil a strategy to break free from Russian gas, after decades of dependence … For years, Europe's dependence on Russian energy has held it back from taking powerful action against Kremlin mischief. But now, the Russia-Ukraine crisis is forcing a change unlike any before …
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Bloomberg:
USPS Seals Gasoline-Trucks Deal, Shunning Biden EV Plea — The U.S. Postal Service has finalized a contract to replace its mail-truck fleet with almost all gasoline-powered models, drawing an angry response from Biden administration officials who unsuccessfully pushed the agency to buy electric vehicles instead.
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Reuters:
Three men plead guilty to planning U.S. power grid attack, driven by white supremacy — (Reuters) - Three men pleaded guilty on Wednesday for their roles in conspiring to attack U.S. power grids, as part of a plot motivated by white supremacy to sow civil unrest and economic distress, the U.S. Justice Department said.
New York Times:
A Truck Caravan With Far-Right Links Heads to Washington, D.C. — Many backers of the caravan, planned as an American version of last month's chaotic Canadian protest, have connections to the violent attack on the Capitol in January 2021. — ADELANTO, Calif. — Though it was billed as a grass-roots …
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