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2:15 AM ET, March 6, 2023

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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
In Florida Legislative Session, a Chance for DeSantis to Check Off His Wish List  —  Republican lawmakers have indicated the session will be guided by Gov. Ron DeSantis's priorities, including a proposal that would expand gun rights.  —  MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida …
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Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
In Calif. speech that draws protests, DeSantis stokes fight over pandemic  —  The Florida governor's speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library served as an audition before conservatives for a Republican many expect to run for president in 2024  —  SIMI VALLEY, Calif. …
Discussion: New York Post, Fox News and ABC7
Andrew Atterbury / Politico:   DeSantis and Florida GOP push hard-right agenda, including expanding 'Don't Say Gay'
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Russia's Wagner Troops Exhaust Ukrainian Forces in Bakhmut  —  Deadly fight against the penal battalions threatens Kyiv's ability to mount spring offensive  —  CHASIV YAR, Ukraine—Shielded by a small hill from Russian positions a half-mile away, a Ukrainian soldier spotted via drone feed …
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Associated Press:
Biden's Selma visit puts spotlight back on voting rights  —  President Joe Biden is set to pay tribute to the heroes of “Bloody Sunday,” joining thousands for the annual commemoration of the seminal moment in the civil rights movement that led to passage of landmark voting rights legislation nearly 60 years ago.
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Mirna Alsharif / Associated Press:
No hazardous material on board 28 cars of Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio  —  No hazardous materials were on board the 28 cars of a Norfolk Southern train that derailed Saturday evening in Springfield, Ohio, officials said at a news briefing.  —  It was the second derailment …
Reuters:
Estonia's PM, Kaja Kallas, secures election win with pro-Ukraine stance  —  Her Reform party secured 31% against far-right's 15% but Kallas must now form a coalition to govern  —  The Reform party of Estonia's prime minister, Kaja Kallas, secured first place in Sunday's parliamentary election …
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New York Times:
As Trump Inquiry Continues, Republicans Seek Oversight of Georgia Prosecutors  —  The proposals are part of a broader push by conservative lawmakers around the country to rein in district attorneys whom they consider too liberal.  —  ATLANTA — To Fani T. Willis, the district attorney in Atlanta …
Washington Post:
Paul Manafort agrees to pay $3.15 million to settle with Justice Dept.  —  The settlement relates to a civil lawsuit the government brought over foreign bank accounts  —  Paul J. Manafort, a longtime fixture in Republican politics who briefly managed Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016 …
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Anshel Pfeffer / Haaretz:
The Reservist Protests Prove Netanyahu Has Lost the Patriot Card  —  Military reservists are at the core of Israeli society, and they've made it a patriotic act to oppose this government and its attempts to overhaul the judiciary  —  Sunday's report by Haaretz military correspondent Yaniv Kubovich …
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Yaniv Kubovich / Haaretz:
Elite Israeli Reserve Air Force Pilots Refuse to Serve as Long as Netanyahu's Constitutional Coup Continues
New York Times:
House Committee Budgets Swell as G.O.P. Plans Road Shows Across U.S.  —  Republican leaders have told their colleagues to get out of Washington for field hearings that allow the party to take their message straight to voters, a costly pursuit that can be a boon to big donors.
Discussion: Raw Story
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump delivers wildly dishonest speech at CPAC  —  As president, Donald Trump made some of his most thoroughly dishonest speeches at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.  —  As he embarks on another campaign for the presidency, Trump delivered another CPAC doozy Saturday night.
ProPublica:
A Top UC Berkeley Professor Taught With Remains That May Include Dozens of Native Americans  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  For decades, famed professor Tim White used …
Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
They thought loved ones were calling for help.  It was an AI scam.  —  Scammers are using artificial intelligence to sound more like family members in distress.  People are falling for it and losing thousands of dollars.  —  The man calling Ruth Card sounded just like her grandson Brandon.
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert / Insider:
Facebook and Google are handing over user data to help police prosecute abortion seekers  — Police make requests for social media user data to aid prosecution after a crime has been committed.  — Sometimes, the crime is abortion and social apps are turning over user chat logs and search history.
Emily Schmall / New York Times:
U.S. Sues Exxon Mobil Over Nooses Found at Louisiana Refinery  —  The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a suit that the oil and gas company failed to remedy years of racial harassment faced by Black workers.  —  The federal government filed an employment discrimination lawsuit …
Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost:
N.H. Governor Thinks Trump Will Lose 2024 GOP Nomination: ‘Just Not Going To Happen’  —  Gov. Chris Sununu, who might run himself, said he expects his fellow Republicans will choose someone other than the ex-president as the party's nominee.  —  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said on Sunday …
Associated Press:
4 Americans missing, feared kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico  —  Four U.S. citizens have been kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros, the FBI said Sunday.  The four had entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Biden to unveil budget, deficit cuts in Philly on Thursday, White House says  —  President Joe Biden is coming to Philadelphia on Thursday to unveil his latest budget proposal and plans to protect Medicare, according to the White House.He'll visit a union hall where workers are benefiting …
Discussion: PennLive and Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal:
Texts From Crypto Giant Binance Reveal Plan to Elude U.S. Authorities  —  The exchange was intertwined with an American firm portrayed as independent.  Now, regulators are circling.  —  Binance exploded onto the crypto scene in 2017 and grew into the world's biggest digital-currency exchange.
CNN:
Jill Biden says the idea of a competency test for elderly politicians is ‘ridiculous’  —  First lady Jill Biden pushed back on concerns about President Joe Biden's age and dismissed a proposal by Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley for politicians over age 75 to take a mental competency test.
 
 
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Passing of Judith Heumann
Discussion: The Hill, UPI and NPR
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Conflict of Interest at the Post
Raw Story:
Bill to remove work permit requirement for children under 16 goes to Sarah Huckabee Sanders' desk
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Jim Jordan: GOP laying groundwork to use ‘power of the purse’ against FBI
Discussion: Raw Story
ABC News:
Lawmakers renew push to ratify Equal Rights Amendment 100 years later
Discussion: USA Today
Lloyd Green / The Guardian:
Trust the Plan review: How QAnon - and Trump - unhinged America
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
David French / New York Times:
Take Threats of ‘National Divorce’ Seriously
Discussion: The Hill and Digby's Hullabaloo
Michael Horovitz / The Times of Israel:
Entebbe rescue squad blasts Netanyahu for ‘sacrificing country for own interests’
Spencer Ackerman / Rolling Stone:
The Iraq War Unleashed an Age of Grift. We're Still Living in It
Sam Sokol / Haaretz:
Haaretz-UCLA Conference | 'These Are Not Judicial Reforms. We're in a Battle for the Soul of Israel'
The Hill:
Transportation post has become political nightmare for Buttigieg
Larry Hogan / New York Times:
I'm Not Seeking the Republican Nomination for President
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: the expectation at Paramount Global is that neither of the two offers in play, Skydance-RedBird and Sony Pictures-Apollo, will come to fruition

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Twitch streamers are growing their audiences as they stream student protests, and some viewers and protesters see them as more trustworthy than traditional news

Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

 
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