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10:40 PM ET, February 14, 2023

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Washington Post:
U.S. tracked China spy balloon from launch on Hainan Island along unusual path  —  The large Chinese surveillance device that flew across Alaska and the continental United States may have been diverted on an errant path caused by unusual weather conditions  —  By the time a Chinese spy balloon crossed …
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Adam Rawnsley / Rolling Stone:   Satellite Images Reveal Chinese Balloon Bases
New York Times:
Flying Objects Could Turn Out to Be Harmless, U.S. Says
Raw Story:
'I'm not announcing anything' says Dianne Feinstein an hour after announcing she won't seek re-election in 2024  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) will not seek re-election in 2024 after more than 30 years in the U.S. Senate.  —  The 89-year-old senator and former San Francisco mayor had served …
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Spencer Brown / Townhall:
Oh, So That's What Dianne Feinstein Decided to Do in 2024  —  After much speculation about the 2024 U.S. Senate race in California, incumbent Senator Dianne Feinstein announced Tuesday that she would not seek reelection to the seat she has held since 1992.  —  The 89-year-old was first elected …
United States Senator for California:
Feinstein: Will Not Run for Reelection in 2024, Focus on This Congress
Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:
Sen. Feinstein makes it official: She will retire at the end of her current term
Rolling Stone:
Trump Plans to Bring Back Firing Squads, Group Executions if He Retakes White House  —  The former president wants to expand the use of the death penalty, and expand the federal government's options for carrying out death sentences … That's the question Donald Trump repeatedly asked …
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Detroit News:
Michigan Senate will be ‘taking action soon’ on gun legislation after MSU shooting, majority leader says  —  Lansing — Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks said the Michigan Senate will be “taking action soon” on gun control measures that include, at a minimum, safe storage laws, tougher universal background checks and red flag laws.
Christine Wilson / Wall Street Journal:
Why I'm Resigning as an FTC Commissioner  —  Lina Khan's disregard for the rule of law and due process make it impossible for me to continue serving.  —  Much ink has been spilled about Lina Khan's attempts to remake federal antitrust law as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
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Diane Bartz / Reuters:
U.S. FTC commissioner Christine Wilson to resign
Jarod Facundo / American Prospect:
Chemical Desolation in Appalachia  —  Freight rail companies are running their trains ragged to boost profits.  Sometimes they crash.  —  A large plume of smoke rises over East Palestine, Ohio, after a controlled detonation of a portion of a derailed Norfolk Southern freight train carrying toxic chemicals, February 6, 2023.
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Washington Post:
Ohio train derailment leaves ‘toxic soup’ of multiple chemicals
Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Giuliani, Pirro Thrown Back Into 2020 Vote-Fraud Defamation Case  —  A New York appeals court reinstated defamation claims against Rudy Giuliani and Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro over false claims they made about voting fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
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Jennifer Peltz / Associated Press:
NY court nixes Fox News' bid to end voting tech firm's suit
Discussion: Insider, Reason, Raw Story and Deadline
Luke McGee / CNN:
NATO allies worry about dwindling ammo stockpiles as they try to keep Ukraine's troops firing  —  In the 12 months since President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops to invade Ukraine, one of the biggest surprises has been the willingness with which Western countries, especially in Europe …
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Anna Spiegel / Washingtonian:
President Biden Orders Valentine's Day Takeout from Le Diplomate  —  In the haute to-go bag: a cheeseburger and lobster risotto.  —  Presidents, they're just like us.  Joe Biden and Jill Biden could go out on Valentine's Day and brave the romantic throngs at a popular DC restaurant.
Discussion: The Hill
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Misty Severi / Washington Examiner:   White House orders takeout at Le Diplomate for Valentine's Day: Report
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Jim Biden admitted he was hired to negotiate with Saudis over a secret $140million deal ‘because of his position and relationship’ to his VP brother Joe -who would be ‘instrumental to the deal,’ bombshell affidavit claims  — Affidavits claim Joe's younger brother Jim was at the center …
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Emily Crane / New York Post:   Biden's brother was hired to broker secret $140M Saudi deal when Joe was veep, docs reveal
Washington Post:
Youngkin opposes effort to shield menstrual data from law enforcement  —  By Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. Schneider  —  RICHMOND — The administration of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) helped defeat a bill this week to put menstrual data stored on period-tracking apps beyond the reach of law enforcement …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Charlottesville Tiki Torcher Killed Himself Before Drug Smuggling Trial  —  Teddy Joseph Von Nukem, one of the most prominent faces from the 2017 neo-Nazi rally, was set to face trial for smuggling fentanyl across the southern border. … Teddy Joseph Von Nukem, one of the most prominent faces lit …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Press
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Jared Kushner's Saudi deals may remain hidden — while Trump campaigns  —  Jared Kushner's dealings with the Saudi kingdom are creating a highly dubious situation.  As The Post reports, just after his father-in-law's presidency ended, Kushner entered into a lucrative business arrangement that ultimately involved the Saudi crown prince.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
From George to Barack: A Look at Secret Bush Memos to the Obama Team  —  Newly declassified memos offer a window into how the world appeared as the Bush administration was winding down.  —  WASHINGTON — The world was a volatile place when President George W. Bush was leaving office.
Discussion: Raw Story
Melissa Koenig / Daily Mail:
Married woman accused of decapitating lover after choking him in drug-fueled sex attacks her lawyer when witness fails to show  — Taylor Schabusiness, 25, jumped her attorney, Quinn Jolly, in court on Tuesday, striking his head with her elbow  — The altercation apparently came …
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
These women journalists were doing their jobs.  That made them targets.  —  Tackling difficult subjects and holding powerful people accountable often triggers online attacks that torment and humiliate women journalists.  Some even lose their jobs as news organizations struggle to respond to the hate.
New York Times:
U.S. Arrests Four More in the Assassination of Haiti's President  —  The suspects, including three Americans, were arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday for their alleged ties to the 2021 killing.  —  Federal agents arrested four men whom they accused of playing key roles …
John Haltiwanger / Insider:
Top US general says Russia has already ‘lost’ the Ukraine war and has paid an ‘enormous price on the battlefield’  — Gen. Mark Milley said Russia has “lost” in Ukraine as the war approaches the one-year mark.  — “They've lost strategically, operationally, and tactically,” Milley said.
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy / Arizona Mirror:
Sanctions for bogus election lawsuits spurs GOP proposal to protect attorneys from punishment  —  Angry at lawyers being disciplined for making baseless election fraud complaints in Arizona courts, a Republican legislator says the State Bar of Arizona and the Arizona Supreme Court should be barred …
Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
Biden's Ivy League Problem  —  Central to Joe Biden's political persona as Middle-Class Joe—the heir to the liberal populism of Harry Truman—is the president's pedestrian educational record.  Unlike every Democratic presidential nominee from Michael Dukakis in 1988 (Harvard) …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ashley Lopez / NPR:
More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey  —  Long seen as a fringe viewpoint, Christian nationalism now has a foothold in American politics, particularly in the Republican Party — according to a new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institute.
Detroit News:
MSU shooter Anthony McRae pleaded guilty to gun charge in 2019  —  Lansing — State officials Tuesday identified 43-year-old Anthony McRae, who was charged with multiple gun-related crimes in 2019, as the attacker who shot and killed three people and wounded five others at Michigan State University.
Hagar Shezaf / Haaretz:
‘Badge of Shame for Israel’: Palestinian Shot and Paralyzed by Israeli Forces Two Years Ago Dies of Wounds  —  Israeli authorities refused to recognize his condition or finance his treatment  —  Twenty-five-year-old Harun Abu Aram, who was shot by Israeli military forces two years ago …
CBC News:
The Canadian businessmen accused of helping Iran's regime … Ashley Burke and Nahayat Tizhoosh  —  They're wanted by the FBI in the U.S., accused of helping to disguise hundreds of millions of dollars on Iran's behalf to evade American sanctions.  —  In Canada, they're active businessmen …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Appeals court upholds $110,000 contempt fine for Trump in New York attorney general case  — A New York appeals court panel upheld a $110,000 fine on former President Donald Trump that a judge imposed last spring after he was found in contempt of court.  — Judge Arthur Engoron fined Trump …
Politico:
Nikki Haley's complicated racial dance  —  With help from Ella Creamer, Jesse Naranjo, Jesús Rodríguez and Teresa Wiltz  —  What up, Recast family!  Let us wish you a Happy Valentines, Galentine's ... or for those celebrating ... Singles Awareness Day!
 
 
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Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
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NBC News:
White House says a leading explanation for the 3 downed unidentified objects is that they were commercial or benign