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9:50 PM ET, October 10, 2020

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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 …
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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 …
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.
USA Today:   Trump's COVID prognosis: 3 scenarios based on sparse facts from an opaque White House
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.
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Axios:
GOP social-distances Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
Grace Segers / CBS News:
Trump holds first public event at White House since testing positive for COVID-19
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Trump to Host In-Person Event at White House Less Than a Week After Being Hospitalized for Covid-19  —  The Trump campaign sent over 2,000 invitations to an event at the White House on Saturday, raising concerns from health experts over the possible spread of the coronavirus there.
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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: Washington Post, Bloomberg and Axios
Ryan Briggs / WHYY:
Judge rejects Trump lawsuit over Pa. ballot drop boxes
Discussion: NPR, NBC10 Philadelphia and UPI
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.
WCHS-TV:
Records: Williamson nurse charged after shooting woman in abdomen  —  A Williamson woman who made headlinesafter she traveled to New York to help treat COVID-19 patients has been charged after court records said she shot another woman.  Amy Jolene Thorn, 39, of Williamson is charged …
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: Axios and 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
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Taking Page From Authoritarians, Trump Turns Power of State Against Political Rivals  —  President Trump took a step even Richard M. Nixon avoided in his most desperate days: openly ordering direct immediate government action against specific opponents, timed to serve his re-election campaign.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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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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
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 …
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.
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
‘What are we so afraid of?’ … When President Trump got sick, I had this moment of deja vu back to when I first woke up in the hospital.  I know what it's like to be humiliated by this virus.  I used to call it the “scamdemic.”  I thought it was an overblown media hoax.  I made fun of people for wearing masks.
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
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.
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Biden hits Trump on economy in critical Pennsylvania county  —  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is blistering President Donald Trump as only pretending to care about the working-class voters who helped flip the Rust Belt to the Republican column four years ago
 
 
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WPXI-TV:
Mail-in ballots in Westmoreland County delayed, voters confused and frustrated
Discussion: Redstate
Pat Ralph / PhillyVoice:
Philly DA Krasner launches Election Day task force to prevent voter suppression, protect polling places
Julia Reinstein / BuzzFeed News:
“I Can't Vote For Someone Who I Blame For The Death Of My Husband”: Meet The Coronavirus Widows
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
 Earlier Items: 
Stephanie Innes / Arizona Republic:
COVID-19 cases in Arizona dropped 75% after mask mandates began, report says
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Pelosi says W.H. Covid offer stinks
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
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
James Murdoch, Rebellious Scion
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
WSB poll: Warnock soars ahead in wild Georgia U.S. Senate race
Discussion: DNyuz
 

 
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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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