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6:40 AM ET, May 11, 2022

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Rolling Stone:
Trump Kept Asking if China Was Shooting Us With a ‘Hurricane Gun’  —  The then-leader of the free world also inquired whether the U.S. could bomb China in retaliation for the alleged hurricane attack  —  Near the beginning of Donald Trump's time in office, the then-president had a pressing question …
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter ban on Donald Trump  —  Musk spoke virtually at a Future of the Car event hosted by the Financial Times.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter's ban on former president Donald Trump.  —  Musk, the Tesla CEO who is soon to own Twitter …
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Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Charles Herbster, Accused Of Groping 8 Women, Loses Nebraska Gubernatorial Race  —  Herbster had the strong support of former President Donald Trump in the Nebraska race.  —  Charles Herbster, accused of sexually assaulting eight women, lost the Republican primary for Nebraska governor Tuesday …
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
The One Group That Can Stop Elon Musk From Unbanning Trump on Twitter  —  Elon Musk's apparent decision to restore former President Donald Trump's privileges to post on Twitter if his purchase of the company closes is a dangerous one for American democracy.  And there's one group that has by far …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Three-way race in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary election  —  The race remains wide open as 18% of voters are undecided on who they will back in the May 17 primary.  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for May 10  —  Mehmet Oz and Kathy Barnette gain significant ground as support …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, The Hill and Mediaite
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pa. GOP insiders are plotting an 11th-hour plan to stop Doug Mastriano in the governor's race  —  Pennsylvania Republican insiders are making a last-ditch effort to rally behind a single candidate in the gubernatorial primary - and defeat the front-runner, Doug Mastriano.Republican leaders …
New York Times:
How Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot Escaped From Russia  —  After more than a decade of activism, Maria Alyokhina disguised herself as a food courier to evade the police — and a widening crackdown by President Vladimir Putin.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Rolling Stone, rbc.ru and Insider
New York Times:
A Baby Formula Shortage Leaves Desperate Parents Searching for Food  —  Some parents are driving hours at a time in search of supplies.  Others are watering down formula or rationing it, hoping for an end to the shortage.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The J. D. Vance I Knew  —  Last week, Politico reported on a strange leak from the J. D. Vance campaign.  A super PAC supporting the Ohio Republican—who won the party's nomination for Senate on May 3—had commissioned opposition research to help Vance defend against his vulnerabilities.
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Sen. Josh Hawley's Move to Strip Disney's Copyrights Called ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ … Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill on Tuesday that aims to revoke Disney's copyrights, as Republicans are seeking to outdo each other in attacking the “woke” corporation.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
Why one race in West Virginia proves Biden's theory of the case has failed  —  Rep. David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.) lost his bid for a seventh term on Tuesday because he voted for the bipartisan infrastructure bill.  His double-digit defeat in West Virginia's GOP primary, which largely turned …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Alex Mooney Rides Trump Endorsement to West Virginia House Primary Win
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Provide some cover’: Batch of Eastman emails sheds light on contacts with state legislatures  —  Attorney John Eastman urged Republican legislators in Pennsylvania to retabulate the state's popular vote — and throw out tens of thousands of absentee ballots — in order to show Donald Trump with a lead …
Politico:
Alito's draft opinion overturning Roe is still the only one circulated inside Supreme Court  —  The Supreme Court is set to gather Thursday for the first time since the disclosure that it voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, and there's no sign that the court is changing course from issuing that ruling by the end of June.
CNN:
Multiple fake electors cooperating in Georgia criminal probe of Trump's efforts to overturn 2020 election  —  (CNN)Prosecutors in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election have interviewed several individuals who served as fake GOP electors from the state …
Discussion: Raw Story
Julia Ioffe / Puck:
About a Boy: The Roots of Putin's Evil  —  Putin's childhood taught him many lessons that shape his thinking and actions to this day: that might makes right, that existing hierarchies can only be changed through violence, that force is the only language that matters, that power is always a zero-sum game.
Discussion: Trends Journal and Politico
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Antony J. Blinken / United States Department of State:
Attribution of Russia's Malicious Cyber Activity Against Ukraine
Kevin Tresolini / USA Today:
Delaware State University ‘incensed’ after lacrosse team's bus stopped, searched in Georgia  —  A college women's lacrosse team feels traumatized after its charter bus was stopped by police while traveling through Georgia, an incident that has left the school's president “incensed.”
Karen Schwartz / Washington Post:
Jewish passengers accuse Lufthansa of discrimination for flight ban  —  The airline says it is reviewing an incident in Frankfurt, Germany, in which workers appeared to single out Jewish travelers based on appearance and names  —  Several Jewish travelers say the airline Lufthansa discriminated …
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Inside the Republican campaign to take down Madison Cawthorn  —  The freshman congressman picked a fight with top GOP leaders in his state.  They gave it to him.  —  Last November, Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) texted his state's junior senator, Thom Tillis, about a tweet from the senator's wife.
Discussion: Raw Story and BuzzFeed News
Megan Cassidy / San Francisco Chronicle:
Recall of Chesa Boudin just got its first endorsement from an elected S.F. official  —  District Two Supervisor Catherine Stefani became the first San Francisco elected official to publicly support the removal of District Attorney Chesa Boudin, a progressive prosecutor facing a highly contentious recall election on June 7.
Associated Press:
‘Succession’ star glues hand to Starbucks counter in protest  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Actor and activist James Cromwell has gone from “Succession's” Uncle Ewan to real-life supergluin' — pasting his hand to a midtown Manhattan Starbucks counter on Tuesday to protest the coffee chain's extra charge for plant-based milk.
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Rick Scott says Biden is ‘unwell’ and should resign, as president hammers ‘ultra-MAGA’ agenda  —  Scott calls Biden ‘incoherent, incapacitated and confused’  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for May 10  —  Sen. Rick Scott Tuesday called on President Biden to resign, alleging that Biden …
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Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
How Politics Poisoned the Evangelical Church  —  The movement spent 40 years at war with secular America.  Now it's at war with itself.  —  “Before i turn to the Word,” the preacher announces, “I'm gonna do another diatribe.”  —  “Go on!” one man yells.  “Amen!” shouts a woman several pews in front of me.
Christopher D. Johnston / Nature:
Negativity bias, personality and political ideology  —  Nature Human Behaviour (2022) Cite this article  —  Abstract  —  Research suggests that right-wing ideology is associated with negativity bias: a tendency to pay more attention and give more weight to negative versus positive stimuli.
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
Garcetti likely knew of top aide's alleged misconduct, Grassley's office concludes  —  Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti likely knew about a top aide's alleged sexual misconduct, according to a new report from Sen. Chuck Grassley's office that could undermine Garcetti's quest to be ambassador to India.
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Dakota Smith / Los Angeles Times:
Garcetti ‘likely knew or should have known’ about aide's alleged sex misconduct, report finds
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Conor Lamb calls for ‘delicate balance’ on U.S.-Israel relations in Pa. Senate bid … Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA), who gained national prominence when he pulled off a surprise upset in a Trump-leaning House district outside of Pittsburgh four years ago, launched his Senate campaign last summer …
Treasure Roberts / WKMG:
District requires Lyman High School to cover 'Don't Say Gay' protest photos in yearbook  —  District says some of publication did not meet school board policy  —  SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. - Lyman High School yearbooks are on hold after Seminole County Public Schools reviewed the publication …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Bryce Covert / New Republic:
Target Workers Are Joining the Union Wave
Discussion: WTOP News and Vox
CBS News:
Parents of Austin Tice, journalist held in Syria since 2012, are “100% certain” he's alive
Insider:
Behind a looming wave of state abortion bans, there are a lot of men
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Senate confirms Biden Fed nominee Lisa Cook after bruising nomination fight
Golnaz Esfandiari / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
'We've Become Hostages': U.S. Blacklisting Of Revolutionary Guards Splits Iranian Families
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Trump Managed to Body-Shame an Aircraft Carrier
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Opinion Once again, GOP hostage-taking is on the verge of working
Discussion: Politico
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
US officials concede errors on ‘will to fight’ in Afghanistan and Ukraine
Discussion: ABC News and Associated Press
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Still in Contempt, Trump Now Owes New York $150,000
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Alex Pareene / The AP (Alex Pareene) Newsletter:
The Indignity of Automobile Dependence
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Priyanka Mattoo / New Yorker:
The Pop Song That's Uniting India and Pakistan
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Some founders say TikTok ban won't impact creator economy startups much, as they have diversified across multiple platforms after Trump tried banning it in 2020

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Meta, Alphabet, and Snap beat analysts' estimates in their Q1 results, showing acceleration in advertising growth after struggling to rebound from a dismal 2022

 
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