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Los Angeles Times:
One dead after suspected bomb blast near reproductive health clinic in Palm Springs  —  An explosion that authorities believe was “an intentional act of violence” outside a fertility clinic left one person dead in Palm Springs on Saturday.  —  The blast was reportedly felt more than two miles away …
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Kendall Balchan / The Palm Springs Post:
One dead, four injured after explosion outside reproductive center in Downtown Palm Springs; police and FBI investigating as an act of terror  —  One person is confirmed dead and four were injured after an explosion caused by what was believed to be a bomb rocked the American Reproductive Centers building …
Associated Press:
Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, snapping masts and fatally injuring 2 crew members  —  A Mexican navy sailing ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday night, snapping its three masts, fatally injuring two crew members and leaving …
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Trump Justice Dept. considers removing key check on lawmaker prosecutions  —  The Justice Department's Public Integrity Section is charged with ensuring cases against elected officials are not politically motivated.  The Trump administration is considering changing that.
Discussion: RedState and CBS News
Rebekah Jones / Mesoscale News with Rebekah Jones:
Tornado warnings delayed because of DOGE cuts  —  Of all the disasters I've studied, tornadoes scare me the most.  —  They come with little warning and can erase entire communities in minutes — even seconds.  —  There's no four-day lead-up to prepare like we often have with major hurricanes …
Discussion: New Jersey Online
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New York Times:
At Least 27 Dead After Tornadoes and Storms Tear Across Central U.S.  —  In Missouri and Kentucky alone, tornadoes killed at least 25 people, officials said.  The spring storm season has been a brutal one for the region.  —  The call came late Friday to the Rev. Derrick Perkins …
New York Times:
F.D.A. Approves Novavax Covid Vaccine With Stricter New Conditions  —  The agency narrowed who can get the shot and added new study requirements that could cost the company tens of millions.  —  The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine …
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Katherine J. Wu / The Atlantic:
The Neo-Anti-Vaxxers Are in Power Now  —  A new cadre of officials might deal in evidence …
Discussion: Washington Times
Sarah Nassauer / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Attacks Walmart for Tariff-Related Price Increases  —  Retailer's CEO last month was among a small group of executives who warned the president that tariffs would result in price hikes  —  President Trump attacked Walmart on social media Saturday, after the retail giant became …
Discussion: Cafe Hayek and Axios
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump warns Walmart: Don't raise prices due to my tariffs but do eat the costs from those taxes
Jasper Ward / Reuters:
Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ instead of raising prices
Koen Verhelst / Politico:
Russia slams Ukraine with biggest drone attack of the war  —  Moscow sent 273 drones to Ukraine in a record-breaking attack early Sunday, two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin snubbed ceasefire talks with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Turkey.
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Washington Post:
Trump says he will speak to Putin, Zelensky about Ukraine war on Monday
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
The $7 Billion We Wasted Bombing a Country We Couldn't Find on a Map  —  The Signal scandal drew howls of outrage for the way Trump administration officials insecurely exchanged texts about military strikes on Yemen.  But dig a little deeper, and there's an even larger scandal.
Ellie Avishai / Quillette:
Is the University Of Austin Betraying Its Founding Principles?  —  Created as a haven for free thinkers, UATX was the last place where I'd expected to encounter ideological litmus tests.  —  On 8 November 2021, the founders of the University of Austin (UATX) announced the launch of their new project …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Katie Houlis / CBS News:
Traveler with measles was at Newark Airport while infectious, health officials say  —  A traveler with measles was at Newark Liberty International Airport for several hours while infectious this week, health officials said.  —  Anyone who was in Newark Airport's Terminal B between 12:30-4 p.m. Monday …
Discussion: Fox News
CBS News:
Walz calls Trump a “tyrant” who abuses power and violates rule of law  —  Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota criticized Donald Trump in a law school graduation speech Saturday, accusing the Republican president of creating a national emergency by repeatedly violating the rule of law.
Discussion: Twitchy and Associated Press
Washington Post:
Meet ‘Ice,’ ‘Ogle’ and other crypto millionaires who bought a night with Trump  —  Most of the crypto investors who won a chance to attend the president's dinner party remain publicly unknown.  Others say they are going in hopes of shaping his views.  —  When the creators of President …
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Education Secretary Wants Talks With Harvard to Resume, Without Giving Ground  —  Linda McMahon, President Trump's top education official, has played a leading role in pressuring the Ivy League university to comply with the administration's demands.  —  Linda McMahon, the country's top …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Axios:
Exclusive: Listen to the full Biden-Hur special counsel interview  —  Axios obtained the recordings of former President Biden's interviews with special counsel Robert Hur — held over two sessions on Oct. 8 and 9, 2023 — that Biden's White House had refused to release last year.
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
House GOP to probe ‘cover up’ after leaked Hur audio signals Biden struggle
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
MAGA world is performing over-the-top outrage over a photo former Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey posted on Instagram, where he has been teasing a new novel.  The image shows shells on a beach arranged in a popular slogan for opposing President Donald J. Trump: “86” …
 
 
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Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
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MSNBC:
Trump took Bruce Springsteen's bait
Gabe Whisnant / Newsweek:
US Completely Loses Perfect Credit Rating for First Time in Over a Century
Olivia Beavers / Wall Street Journal:
Lawmaker ‘Reborn’ Through Psychedelic Therapy Wants the GOP to Embrace It
Joshua Goodman / Associated Press:
Colombia seeks to join China-based development bank as Latin America drifts away from Washington
Discussion: Foreign Policy
Anatoly Kurmanaev / New York Times:
Russian Troops Are War-Weary, but Want to Conquer More of Ukraine
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
‘Whom Shall I Fear?’ In South Texas, Two Bakers Face Trump's Immigration Wrath.
NPR:
How DOGE has tried to embed beyond the executive branch
Discussion: Law & Crime and Washington Post
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
ICE is actively hiring for construction-related jobs
Jason Linkins / New Republic:
Let's Start Talking About Jail Time for Trump and His MAGA Enablers
Sean Murphy / Associated Press:
New standards for Oklahoma high school students promote misinformation about the 2020 election
Discussion: The Guardian
Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:
Trump's Push to Defund Harvard Prompts Clash Over Veteran Suicide Research
 

 
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