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2:30 PM ET, November 1, 2017

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CBS News:
NYC terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov brags about attack from hospital bed  —  NEW YORK — The suspect in Tuesday's terrorist attack in lower Manhattan bragged to police about the deadly attack from his hospital bed, saying he would have continued mowing down bikers and pedestrians had he not crashed.
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New York Times:
Who Is Sayfullo Saipov?  From Truck Driver to Uber Driver to Terror Suspect  —  Sayfullo Saipov's arrival in the United States in 2010 began unceremoniously in Ohio.  —  “My dad introduced him as, 'He's new to the United States, and he's going to stay with us,' ” said Bekhzod Abdusamatov, 22.
Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Feds interviewed suspected NYC truck attacker in 2015 about possible terror ties  —  The suspected New York City attacker, Sayfullo Saipov, was interviewed in 2015 by federal agents in the Department of Homeland Security Investigations Unit about possible ties to suspected terrorists …
New York Times:
Police Officer Ryan Nash Ended New York Rampage With 9 Bullets
Discussion: IJR
Los Angeles Times:
Six women accuse filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment or misconduct  —  Natasha Henstridge was watching a movie on Brett Ratner's couch when she fell asleep.  She was a 19-year-old fashion model; he was an up-and-coming music video director in his early 20s.
CNN:
Trump didn't dismiss idea when foreign policy adviser suggested setting up Putin meeting  —  Washington (CNN)Candidate Donald Trump did not dismiss the idea of arranging a meeting with Russia's president when it was suggested in a meeting with his campaign foreign policy advisers last year, according to a person in the room.
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New Republic:
Jeet Heer  —  Looks like Jeff Sessions perjured himself.  —  Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the election has entangled the attorney general.  In his sworn testimony during his confirmation hearing in January, Sessions was asked by Senator Al Franken …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mashable
Washington Post:
Trump and allies gin up a new culprit for New York terrorist attack: Chuck Schumer  —  President Trump and some of his allies on the extreme right have found a new culprit in Tuesday's deadly terrorist attack in Manhattan: Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.).
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abc7ny.com:
Bike path rampage: What we know about the suspect
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Seeks to End Visa Program He Blamed for Allowing New York Attacker in the U.S.
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“You Can't Go Any Lower”: Inside the West Wing, Trump Is Apoplectic as Allies Fear Impeachment  —  After Monday's indictments, the president blamed Jared Kushner in a call to Steve Bannon, while others are urging him to take off the gloves with Robert Mueller.
Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
‘The Cut Cut Cut Act’: Trump, Hill leaders differ on tax reform bill name  —  President Donald Trump has told senior congressional leadership that he wants to name the forthcoming tax reform bill the “The Cut Cut Cut Act,” a senior administration official tells ABC News.
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NBC News:
Not on Same Page, House GOP Stalls Release of Tax Bill
Discussion: CNBC, The Hill, Democrats.com and IJR
Norman Eisen / USA Today:
Trump's inevitable Manafort-indictment tweet-storm is working against him  —  The president is rightly freaking out, and so Tuesday he hit a new low by attacking a witness cooperating with the government in a federal investigation.  —  CONNECT  —  President Trump's reckless tweeting …
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Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal:
Disclosure of Papadopoulos's Email Hunt Sheds Light on Quest for Clinton ‘Dirt’  —  Former Trump campaign adviser was apparently among the first people to get a hint that Russians sought to steal emails  —  Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos was discussing the possibility …
The Hill:   How young Trump aide became key player in Russia probe
Anna Graham Hunter / Hollywood Reporter:
Dustin Hoffman Sexually Harassed Me When I Was 17 (Guest Column)  —  The author, who slapped away the star's butt grabs and laughed off his vulgar language on the set of 1985 TV film ‘Death of a Salesman,’ still feels conflicted: “I loved the attention.  Until I didn't.”
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
Five Books to Make You Less Stupid About the Civil War  —  On Monday, the retired four-star general and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly asserted that “the lack of an ability to compromise lead to the Civil War.”  This was an incredibly stupid thing to say.
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CNNMoney:
Top NPR editor resigns amid allegations of harassment  —  NPR's senior vice president of news Michael Oreskes resigned on Wednesday amid allegations of sexual harassment and improper behavior in his past.  —  “I am deeply sorry to the people I hurt.  My behavior was wrong and inexcusable …
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WDIV-TV:
Man, woman caught having sex on flight to Detroit after meeting on plane  —  Officials say 48-year-old woman, 28-year-old man were strangers before flight  —  DETROIT - The dangerous quest to join what's known as the “Mile High Club” has landed two more people in hot water.
ESPN:
Papa John's says anthem protests are hurting deal with NFL  —  Executives from Papa John's, the official pizza company of the NFL, expressed disappointment on a conference call Wednesday about the league's ongoing player protests during the national anthem.  —  “The NFL has hurt us,” company founder and CEO John Schnatter said.
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Bloomberg:
Papa John's Blames the NFL for Hurting Pizza Sales
Discussion: USA Today
Wall Street Journal:
GOP Tax Plan Won't Cut Rate for Highest Earners  —  Proposal also drops the corporate tax rate to 20%, and it delays a planned repeal of the estate tax  —  WASHINGTON—The House Republican tax plan will preserve a top individual tax rate of 39.6%, according to people familiar with the matter …
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Washington Post:
Five old friends from Argentina reunited in New York.  They died together in a terrorist attack.  —  photo provided by the Trevisan family shows from left to right: Hernan Ferruchi, Alejandro Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij, Ivan Brajckovic, Juan Pablo Trevisan, Hernan Mendoza, Diego Angelini and Ariel Benvenuto.
Discussion: AOL
Tim Alberta / Politico:
The Education of Betsy DeVos  —  KANSAS CITY, Missouri—It is strange, if a bit unsettling, to see U.S. Marshals constantly hovering near the U.S. secretary of education, a 59-year-old evangelical Christian grandmother whose hobbies are bike riding, yoga and visiting grade schools.
Discussion: Washington Times and Raw Story
CBS News:
Most back tax cut for middle class, tax increase on wealthy and corporations  —  Most Americans would like to see a tax cut for the middle class and small businesses, but a majority want to see tax increases for large corporations (56 percent) and for the wealthy (58 percent).
Discussion: New York Magazine
FDD's Long War Journal:
Analysis: CIA releases massive trove of Osama bin Laden's files  —  The CIA is releasing hundreds of thousands of documents, images, and computer files recovered during the May 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.  The newly-available material provides invaluable insights …
Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Virginia GOP nominee claims to be victim in violent arrest of reporter covering his campaign  —  Shareblue Media reporter Mike Stark was violently arrested for filming Republican nominee for governor Ed Gillespie at a distance of 20 yards.  Gillespie claims he was “too close.”
Washington Times:
Prominent ex-NYT reporter comes out as longtime Planned Parenthood donor  —  The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was the chief U.S. Supreme Court reporter at The New York Times for 40 years has admitted to making monthly donations to Planned Parenthood while working at the paper of record.
David Larter / Defense News:
Navy crews at fault in fatal collisions, investigations find … WASHINGTON — Two accidents that claimed the lives of 17 sailors and wounded dozens more resulted from complete breakdowns in standard Navy procedures and poor decision making by officers and sailors on the bridge of the two warships …
 
 
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Valerie Volcovici / Reuters:
Awaiting Trump's coal comeback, miners reject retraining
Discussion: Daily Kos
Chris Dolmetsch / Bloomberg:
Trump's Lawyers Say Calling Women Liars Over Sexual Harassment Was Politics
Discussion: Raw Story
John Ziegler / Mediaite:
In Their Reaction to Mueller Investigation, Fox News Has Officially ‘Jumped the Shark’
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
A month after Las Vegas shooting, there's still no bump stock regulation
Discussion: Splinter
CNN:
Top Trump environmental pick said goal of UN ‘climate crusade’ is ‘all-powerful’ government
Eric Levitz / New York Times:
America Is Not a ‘Center-Right Nation’
Carolyn Durand / ABC News:
Prince Harry and Michelle Obama surprise students at Chicago public school
 Earlier Items: 
Elizabeth Warren / Politico:
The Supreme Court Has An Ethics Problem
Discussion: Shakesville and Raw Story
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Negative ads are helping Ed Gillespie win over Trump supporters in the Virginia governor's race
Pamela Manson / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah nurse reaches $500,000 settlement in dispute over her arrest for blocking cop from drawing blood from patient
Discussion: NPR, AOL, The Root and Splinter
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
The real John Kelly slowly revealing himself at White House
Discussion: Axios and Washington Post
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Trump Hotels and Ivanka Trump rank near bottom in brand survey
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Manafort has 3 passports, traveled to China with phone registered under fake name
Discussion: The Hill
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Bloomberg:
A look at Crunchyroll's challenges, including current and former employees saying its management is out of touch, as Disney and Netflix's expand into anime
 
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