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EXPLAINER: What's the status of the US death penalty?

The first federal capital case tried under President Joe Biden ended with a split among jurors, meaning the life of an Islamic extremist who killed eight people in a New York City will be spared

The Independent UK

Top Obama economist has a 3-point plan to prevent more bank failures

SVB’s collapse is dangerous to a stable financial system, and a blueprint of what banking should not do.

Fortune

US approves contentious oil drilling project in Alaska

Biden administration’s approval of Willow project in northwestern US state draws condemnation from environmental groups.

Al Jazeera

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Biden says banking system is safe, blames Trump for Silicon Valley Bank failure

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Monday that the U.S. banking system is “safe and secure” following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and closure of Signature Bank last week.

Los Angeles Times

Biden blames Trump deregulation for Silicon Valley Bank failure

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday blamed the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and closure of Signature Bank on former President Trump’s 2018 decision to scrap some Obama-era banking regulations.

Los Angeles Times

There’s a deeper story to Silicon Valley Bank’s failure. What can we learn from it?

Financial deregulation led to the crash in 2008 and it could again in 2023. It’s time to make banking boring again

The Guardian - US

US to approve Alaska ‘carbon bomb’ drilling project: Reports

Reported decision to proceed with the Willow project comes as curbs on energy extraction in the region were announced.

Al Jazeera

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As Biden weighs the Willow oil project, he blocks other Alaska drilling

The move to limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean comes as regulators prepare to decide on the Willow project, a controversial plan pushed by ConocoPhillips.

WEKU

Inside Chris Rock's feud with Jada Pinkett Smith after THAT slap ended 26-year friendship

Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett Smith's friendship came to a crashing end in front of a global audience when Will Smith slapped in on stage at last year's Oscars

Daily Mirror

Pence attacks Biden’s Iran strategy as ‘foolish and dangerous’ as he eyes 2024 bid

Former vice president makes a play for Trump voters as he considers taking on his former boss

The Independent UK

‘Hard to ignore Julie Su’: Biden’s labor secretary pick fights for confirmation

Supporters fear Su, the deputy labor secretary, might have a hard time getting the needed Senate votes as some business groups oppose her nomination

The Guardian - US

Trump calls the latest special counsel a 'monster.' His lawyer used to call him a friend

Former President Donald Trump went on the attack when Jack Smith was named the latest special counsel to investigate the former president, calling him a “fully weaponized monster” whose Obama-era ties made him a “political hit man.”

Tribune News Service

Judy Heumann obituary

Disability rights activist who helped shape global protocols and played a decisive role in fighting discrimination in the US

The Guardian - UK

Eli Manning wants to get Jerry Seinfeld on the ‘ManningCast’

Retired Giants QB Eli Manning has some big ideas for ManningCast, saying that he'd like to have Jerry Seinfeld or Larry David appear.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas' Facebook account liked posts that called Chicago ‘hell hole’ and attacked Democrats; he again denies involvement

CHICAGO — Paul Vallas’ Facebook account liked a series of comments that attacked Democrats, referred to Chicago as a “hell hole” and “S---cago” and labeled Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker “the king of full term abortion,” a Chicago Tribune review of his social media found.

The Independent UK

56 House Democrats and 47 Republicans vote to pull troops from Syria

The House voted down the resolution 321-103

Salon

The Christian health care cash grab

A conservative lobbyist created an exception for faith-based health coverage, opening the door for “bad actors”

Chicago Sun-Times

Big Ten Network’s Andy Katz plays role of swingman as broadcaster

Hopefully, the Big Ten tournament this weekend at the United Center will be void of news events. But if one happens, it’s good to have Katz there.

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Tribune News Service

Eberly emerges as front-runner to be Biden’s Fed vice chair pick

WASHINGTON — Northwestern University Professor Janice Eberly is the front-runner in the White House search for a successor to Lael Brainard as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, people familiar with the matter said.

Chicago Tribune

At first debate of Chicago mayoral runoff, Johnson attacks Vallas’ record as rival tries to stay above the fray

CHICAGO — The first debate of Chicago’s mayoral runoff election featured a series of attacks from Brandon Johnson on Paul Vallas, who largely avoided attacking in kind, even as the criticism escalated.

Ballotpedia

President Biden appointed 109 federal judges through March 1

President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 109 Article III federal judges through March 1, 2023, his third year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since Ronald Reagan (R). The Senate had confirmed 86 of President…

The Guardian - US

Michelle Obama says she sobbed ‘uncontrollably’ after Trump’s inauguration

Former first lady makes remark on The Light Podcast, her new venture, and notes the lack of diversity at the Capitol that day

Tribune News Service

Federal judge tosses Missouri gun law, ruling it ‘exposes citizens to greater harm’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge has overturned a Missouri law that declared certain federal gun laws “invalid” if they don’t have a state-level equivalent, after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to overturn the measure.

Tribune News Service

Consumer group, former advisers file complaint over McCarthy’s release of Jan. 6 riot footage

WASHINGTON — Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen and ethics advisers who served in the White House under President Barack Obama and George W. Bush submitted a complaint to the Office of Congressional Ethics on Tuesday urging an investigation of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s exclusive release of Jan. 6 footage to Fox…

Tribune News Service

Former White House official Dana Hyde identified as passenger killed after jet turbulence

A passenger who died after a private jet hit turbulence as it traveled over the New England area has been identified as Dana Hyde, a prominent Beltway lawyer and White House official who served in both the Clinton and Obama administrations, as well as on the 9/11 Commission.

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