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New York Times:
Trump Makes First Public Appearance Since Leaving Walter Reed  —  The president continued to play down the threat of the virus, but the event that the White House had previewed as a huge “peaceful protest for law and order” was uncharacteristically brief.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House physician …
Discussion: Slate, Fox News and Raw Story
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ABC News:
Candace Owens' BLEXIT group pays for some attendees' travel to Trump's White House event  —  Attendees were told they “must” wear a BLEXIT shirt, according to emails.  —  Trump plans to resume in-person events at White House  —  Just a week after he was hospitalized for COVID-19 …
Politico:
Senate Republicans lambaste potential coronavirus deal  —  Senate Republicans lashed out at a potential framework for a new coronavirus deal between the Trump administration and Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a conference call Saturday, warning that there was little support for a big spending bill right before the election.
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump keeps things brief in first public address since hospitalization  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday made his first public appearance since returning from a three-day hospitalization due to coronavirus, addressing hundreds of Black and Latino supporters crowded together on the White House lawn.
Axios:
GOP social-distances Trump  —  After years of holding their tongues, a few Republicans have started to separate themselves from President Trump and his possible political collapse, focusing on his carelessness with the virus.  —  Why it matters: A senior Republican official told me this is less …
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Trump delivers dark and divisive speech in first major appearance since Covid diagnosis  —  (CNN)A defiant President Donald Trump is resuming public events Saturday with a divisive speech at the White House, where he's potentially putting lives at risk once again, just nine days after he revealed his own Covid-19 diagnosis.
Grace Segers / CBS News:
Trump holds first public event at White House since testing positive for COVID-19
New York Times:
The Swamp That Trump Built  —  A businessman-president transplanted favor-seeking in Washington to his family's hotels and resorts — and earned millions as a gatekeeper to his own administration.  —  It was springtime at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, and the favor-seekers were swarming.
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Federal judge in Pennsylvania denies Trump campaign voting policy challenges in major ruling  —  Avlon: 2020 is the most litigated election ever, already  —  (CNN)A federal judge in Pennsylvania has denied the Trump campaign and Republican Party's bid to make ballot dropboxes …
Discussion: Axios, Washington Post and Bloomberg
Ryan Briggs / WHYY:
Judge rejects Trump lawsuit over Pa. ballot drop boxes
Discussion: NPR, NBC10 Philadelphia and UPI
Sam Tabachnik / Denver Post:
One dead, two in custody after gunfire at downtown Denver rallies  —  “Patriot rally” and “BLM-Antifa Soup Drive” both planned for Saturday  —  One person has died and two people are in custody after a shooting during dueling protests Saturday in downtown Denver, according to police and media reports.
Sami Yousafzai / CBS News:
The Taliban on Trump: “We hope he will win the election” and withdraw U.S. troops  —  President Trump's reelection bid received a vote of support Friday from an entity most in his party would reject: the Taliban.  —  Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told CBS News in a phone interview …
Discussion: The Hill
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Sen. Joni Ernst: Judiciary Committee members should get coronavirus tests before SCOTUS confirmation hearings  —  CARROLL, Ia.  — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Saturday she believes members of the Senate Judiciary Committee should be tested for the coronavirus before beginning confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett Monday.
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Vandana Rambaran / Fox News:
Kamala Harris says Amy Coney Barrett's faith shouldn't be scrutinized in confirmation hearings
Discussion: Politico, WHDH-TV and Breitbart
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:   'We're Coming Guns Loaded, Packed' to Confirm Barrett, Sen. Hyde-Smith Says
Tamara Lush / Associated Press:
A senior warning sign for Trump: ‘Go Biden’ cry at Villages  —  THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — Sara Branscom's golf cart whizzed down the smooth asphalt path that winds through The Villages, the nation's largest retirement community, an expanse of beautiful homes, shops and entertainment venues …
Discussion: Florida Politics and Bloomberg
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Coronavirus cases set new single-day records in six U.S. states and worldwide … The daily rise in coronavirus cases set new records in six U.S. states and worldwide.  —  Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia all had record single-day increases in cases on Friday, according to NBC News' tally.
Philip Athey / Marine Corps Times:
Two men arrested in plot to kidnap Michigan governor were Marine veterans  —  Two of the 13 men arrested in an alleged domestic terrorism plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were Marine veterans, according to Marine officials.  —  Joseph Morrison was a Marine reservist …
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Larry Nassar / The Detroit News:
Chatfield calls out Whitmer for not informing lawmakers of alleged plot
Discussion: Daily Kos and Mic
Brad Lendon / CNN:
North Korea unveils massive new ballistic missile in military parade  —  Hong Kong (CNN)North Korea unveiled what analysts believe to be one of the world's largest ballistic missiles at a military parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Workers' Party broadcast on state-run television on Saturday.
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Leah Litman / Slate:
Why the Supreme Court Just Punted an Abortion Case  —  On Thursday evening, the Court deferred consideration of the Trump administration's request to put on hold a lower court ruling protecting safe access to medication abortion during the pandemic.  The Court's clumsy punt did not explain …
CNN:
Republicans start to distance from Trump  —  John Avlon is a CNN senior political analyst.  The views expressed in this commentary belong to the author.  View more opinions at CNN.  —  (CNN)The fever may be starting to break.  Donald Trump has held his party in line with bullying tactics …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trailing in the Polls and Time Running Out, Trump Looks for One More Comeback
New York Times:
Huge Absentee Vote in Key States Favors Democrats So Far  —  In Wisconsin, about 146,000 people voted by mail in the 2016 general election.  This fall, about 647,000 people have already voted absentee, many in Democratic strongholds.  —  In Madison, Wis., thousands of people have gone …
Discussion: Forbes, POLITICUSUSA, NPR and UpNorthNews
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
How to Make Sense of the Polls  —  With less than a month to go until Election Day, former Vice-President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by an average of more than nine percentage points in national polls.  Biden has been ahead for the entire year, and he also received something …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
WSB poll: Warnock soars ahead in wild Georgia U.S. Senate race  —  Contests for president, Perdue's seat deadlocked  —  The race for president between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in Georgia remains deadlocked in the latest Channel 2 Action News poll, but the contest for a wild U.S. Senate special election now has a clear front-runner.
Discussion: DNyuz
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Public Policy Polling:   Georgia Senate Races Look Runoff Bound
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
James Murdoch, Rebellious Scion  —  Increasingly uncomfortable with News Corp's politics and profit motives, Rupert's younger son chose chickens and sheep over Fox, and insists he doesn't watch ‘Succession.’  —  WASHINGTON — As we sat down to lunch in my garden, I mentioned to James Murdoch …
Scientific American:
On November 3, Vote to End Attacks on Science  —  Choosing Donald Trump for president is choosing fiction over fact—a fatal mistake  —  Instead of thinking about whether to vote Democratic or Republican in the upcoming U.S. election, think about voting to protect science instead of destroying it.
 
 
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Pat Ralph / PhillyVoice:
Philly DA Krasner launches Election Day task force to prevent voter suppression, protect polling places
Julia Reinstein / BuzzFeed News:
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Coronavirus Safety Runs Into a Stubborn Barrier: Masculinity
Cynthia Fernandez / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pa. Republicans drop effort to create ‘election integrity’ panel with subpoena power
Discussion: Spotlight PA
Washington Post:
How Amy Coney Barrett played a role in Bush v. Gore — and helped the Republican Party defend mail ballots
Discussion: Political Wire
Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
Federal court allows D.C. church to hold services outdoors despite coronavirus restrictions
Discussion: Reason, The Hill and Fox News
Stepan Kravchenko / Bloomberg:
Belarus's Lukashenko Meets Opposition in KGB Jail, Belta Says
Associated Press:
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Jacob Sullum / Reason:
A Month Before Louisville Drug Warriors Killed Breonna Taylor, They Knew the ‘Suspicious Packages’ She Supposedly Was Receiving Came From Amazon
Stephanie Innes / Arizona Republic:
COVID-19 cases in Arizona dropped 75% after mask mandates began, report says
Aisha Sultan / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
When a mom runs for governor
Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
Federal appeals court reinstates Ohio ballot drop box limit while case is reviewed
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
CBS News:
Dr. Birx warns of “silent” coronavirus spread in the Northeast
Lorraine Ali / Los Angeles Times:
Commentary: Trump's made-for-TV ‘medical exam’ is as much a sham as his COVID-19 response
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.

Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Amazon reports Q3 ad revenue up 19% YoY to $14.33B, vs. $14.25B est., amid its push to insert ads into Prime Video, and subscription sales up 11% YoY to $11.3B

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Search to let users search for timely information using GPT-4o, after testing the feature in July 2024, a direct challenge to Google

 
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