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10:05 AM ET, April 30, 2022

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Wall Street Journal:
The Shadow Crew Who Encouraged Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover  —  Behind the scenes, fellow billionaires and internet provocateurs bent Tesla CEO's ear; Jack Dorsey's role  —  Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Model Y in 2019.  —  As Elon Musk's crusade against Twitter Inc. TWTR -0.20%▼ …
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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Three times the White House Correspondents' Dinner has created controversy  —  The feted White House Correspondents' Association Dinner has returned after a two-year pandemic pause.  —  While some of the pageantry will be familiar, “Nerd Prom” will be different in 2022 compared to the past.
Discussion: Politico
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Washington Free Beacon:
Bored White House Reporters Cry in Their Cheerios  —  The press corps prepares to celebrate itself for bangup reporting—on the last administration  —  This weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner will give mainstream media reporters the chance to do what they love most …
Discussion: Instapundit and BizPac Review
Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
White House economists ‘confident’ despite shrinking GDP and other economic woes
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
Trump grand jury ending in N.Y. with no charges against ex-president  —  Manhattan DA says probe isn't over, but people familiar with the situation cite concerns about witnesses  —  NEW YORK — A six-month grand jury that was convened late last year to hear evidence against Donald Trump …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Graham Kates / CBS News:   Special grand jury considering Trump election interference in Georgia convenes Monday
CNBC:
Trump loses bid to lift contempt charge despite swearing he can't find subpoenaed documents
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
White House officials weigh income limits for student loan forgiveness  —  Biden aides consider how to cut off eligibility to exclude high-earners  —  The White House is considering income caps for eligibility for student loan relief that would exclude higher-earning Americans …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:   Wonking Out: Education Has Less to Do With Inequality Than You Think
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Oath Keeper emotional as he accepts 2nd plea deal in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case  —  Brian Ulrich admitted to being part of the group that marched on the Capitol.  —  Federal prosecutors on Friday secured a second guilty plea and cooperation deal with a member of the Oath Keepers militia group charged …
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Bloomberg:
Biden Seeks to Rob Putin of His Top Scientists With Visa Lure  —  The Biden administration has a plan to rob Vladimir Putin of some of his best innovators by waiving some visa requirements for highly educated Russians who want to come to the U.S., according to people familiar with the strategy.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Eastman to produce 10,000 pages of Trump-related emails as broader legal fight looms  —  Attorney John Eastman, a key architect of former President Donald Trump's legal effort to overturn the 2020 election, is preparing to provide another 10,000 pages of records to the Jan. 6 select committee, his attorney revealed late Friday.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Cases are rising in nearly every corner of the United States.  —  Hospitalizations remain low, partly a reflection of greater immunity in the population.  —  Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are rising in a majority of American states, in what appears to be the first widespread increase since …
Discussion: Vox
The Harvard Crimson:
In Support of Boycott, Divest, Sanction and a Free Palestine  —  When oppression strikes anywhere in the world, resistance movements reverberate globally.  The desire for rightful justice spreads, like wildfire, moving us to act, to speak, to write, and right our past wrongs.
Rebecca Boone / Associated Press:
Former Idaho lawmaker found guilty of raping intern  —  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho lawmaker was convicted Friday of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled the witness stand during testimony, saying “I can't do this.”
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Opinion Where did all the conservative hand-wringing over judicial restraint go?  —  “Something has powerfully gone awry,” U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar told the Supreme Court this week.  “This is not how our constitutional structure is supposed to operate.”
Southern Poverty Law Center:
Anonymous Donor Drops $1 Million in Bitcoin on Alex Jones  —  An unidentified person donated over 1 million U.S. dollars in Bitcoin to an address advertised on the conspiracy website Infowars on April 23, Hatewatch found, potentially buoying the finances of embattled extremist Alex Jones.
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Raw Story
Marist Poll:
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll: The 2022 Midterms & Biden's Job Performance, April 2022  —  GOP Advantage in Congressional Mids... Democrats Weak on Key Issues  —  With the 2022 Congressional Midterm Elections a little more than six months away, U.S. registered voters give Republicans …
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
Aqua's ‘Barbie Girl’ Song Won't Appear in the Margot Robbie ‘Barbie’ Movie … “Come on Barbie, let's go party!” is the immortal refrain from Aqua's 1997 song “Barbie Girl” but when it comes to the upcoming Margot Robbie movie, Aqua haven't been invited to join the fun.
Discussion: The Verge and The Daily Beast
Financial Times:
Russia running short of precision missiles, say western officials  —  Pentagon believes Russian offensive is behind schedule in south and east amid shortfalls  —  Russia is running short of precision missiles in its war against Ukraine and its arms factories lack the ability to produce enough …
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Marissa Evans / Los Angeles Times:
A doctor told Oprah to ‘embrace hunger.’ How it changed her view of medicine forever
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Sean Hannity Slammed ‘Lunatic’ Trump Backers As He Did White House Bidding: Texts
Brian Leiter / Brian Leiter's Law School Reports:
Seven law professors elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Piper French / Bolts:
Deaths and Neglect Behind Bars Magnify Oakland's Sheriff Race
Jeremy Beaman / Washington Examiner:
EPA waives restrictions on ethanol gasoline in bid to lower prices
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Times
ABC News:
Former CDC chief says Trump appointees blocked his agency from briefing public on COVID-19
Discussion: The RL Report
Insider:
Fox News nixed a documentary on how Trump lost the 2020 election, book says
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What The New Yorker Didn't Say About a Famous Writer's Anti-Semitism
 

 
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A look at an ISIS-affiliated media program called News Harvest, which is using AI-generated news anchors to disseminate extremist propaganda quickly and cheaply

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Reddit reintroduces the awards system it shut down in 2023, ends the replacement Golden Upvotes system, and expands its Contributor Program to 35 countries
 
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