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11:45 PM ET, October 14, 2020

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The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani Posts Footage of Himself Mocking Asians to YouTube  —  The president's personal lawyer gleefully pantomimed a bow while putting on a stereotypical Chinese accent in footage he apparently posted accidentally.  —  Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was caught mocking Asians …
Discussion: Raw Story
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The Daily Beast:
Man Who Reportedly Gave Hunter's Laptop to Rudy Speaks Out in Bizarre Interview  —  John Paul Isaac gave conflicting stories to reporters on Wednesday.  He also said he feared for his life, citing the Seth Rich conspiracy.  —  On Wednesday morning, the New York Post published a story alleging …
New York Post:
Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad  —  Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm less than a year before the elder Biden pressured government officials in Ukraine into firing …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Knew for Days That Rudy's Hit on Hunter Biden Was Coming  —  The president cheered as his personal lawyer prepared a “sex and drugs” sliming of the Democratic nominee's son.  —  Rudy Giuliani's latest effort to push more dirt on the Bidens weeks before the 2020 presidential election …
Politico:
Biden campaign lashes out at New York Post  —  Joe Biden's campaign is punching back at a New York Post story that alleged a direct link between the Democratic presidential nominee and his son's business dealings.  —  Top Biden advisers who staffed him during his vice presidency …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Rudy Found Hunter Biden Emails That Totally Weren't Stolen by Russia  —  Rudy Giuliani has spent at least two years attempting to find some kind of Ukrainian dirt that can be used to discredit Joe Biden.  Now he has unveiled his October surprise: emails, or images of what purport to be emails …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Hunter Biden's alleged laptop: An explainer  —  The New York Post on Wednesday published an article based on emails purportedly obtained from a laptop that Hunter Biden, the vice president's son, had supposedly left behind for repair in a Delaware shop in April 2019.
BuzzFeed News:
Facebook Limited The Reach Of An Unconfirmed Story About Joe Biden's Son Hunter. Twitter Blocked It.
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Donald, Rudy and Rupert's Dubious ‘October Surprise’ Reeks of Desperation
Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story and CNN
New York Post:
Facebook censors The Post to help Joe Biden's 2020 campaign
New York Times:
As Virus Spread, Reports of Trump Administration's Private Briefings Fueled Sell-Off  —  A hedge fund consultant's summary of private presentations by White House economic advisers fanned investor worries.
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New York Times:
As Virus Spread, Reports of Trump Administration's Private Briefings Fueled Sell-Off  —  A hedge fund consultant's summary of private presentations by White House economic advisers fanned investor worries.  —  On the afternoon of Feb. 24, President Trump declared on Twitter that the coronavirus was …
CNN:
Notre Dame calendars show more events not listed on Amy Coney Barrett's Senate paperwork  —  (CNN)Public calendars from the University of Notre Dame's law school show at least seven additional talks not listed on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Senate paperwork, including one with the law school's …
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Associated Press:
Barrett cites ‘Ginsburg rule’ that Ginsburg didn't follow
Discussion: Politico, Fox News and Breitbart
Politico:
Barrett all but seals her confirmation after contentious hearings
First Lady / The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump: “My personal experience with COVID-19.”  —  It was two weeks ago when I received the diagnosis that so many Americans across our country and the world had already received—I tested positive for COVID-19.  To make matters worse, my husband, and our nation's Commander-in-Chief, received the same news.
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Robert O'Harrow / Washington Post:
Videos show closed-door sessions of leading conservative activists: 'Be not afraid of the accusations that you're a voter suppressor'  —  As the presidential campaign entered its final stages, a fresh-faced Republican activist named Charlie Kirk stepped into the spotlight at a closed-door gathering …
Washington Post:
Across the country, Democratic enthusiasm is propelling an enormous wave of early voting  —  With less than three weeks to go before Nov. 3, more than 14 million Americans have already voted in the fall election, reflecting an extraordinary level of participation despite barriers erected …
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Sarah Moon / CNN:
California Republican Party says it will not comply with state's cease and desist order on ballot drop boxes  —  Investigation launched into unofficial ballot boxes  —  (CNN)The California Republican Party said Wednesday it will not comply with the state's cease-and-desist order …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Michael Cohen writing book about DOJ and Trump world  —  Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former fixer who turned against him, is writing a second book, about the politicization of the Justice Department and his time in Trump world.  —  Last month Cohen published his first book …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Feds chased suspected foreign link to Trump's 2016 campaign cash for three years  —  Washington (CNN)For more than three years, federal prosecutors investigated whether money flowing through an Egyptian state-owned bank could have backed millions of dollars Donald Trump donated …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Charles Piller / Science:
The inside story of how Trump's COVID-19 coordinator undermined the world's top health agency  —  Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.  —  On the morning of 13 July, more than 20 COVID-19 experts from across the U.S. government assembled …
Harriet Alexander / The Independent:
Giant billboard in Iowa directs people looking for campaign rally to ‘Trump Covid superspreader event’  —  Up to 10,000 people are expected to attend  —  An group of Iowa farmers has put up a billboard ahead of the president's Wednesday night rally in the state, directing people towards the “Trump Covid superspreader event”.
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Associated Press:
‘A little bit concerned’: Trump looks to boost Iowa support
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden raised whopping $383M in September  —  Joe Biden announced Wednesday evening that his campaign and affiliated committees raised $383 million in September, breaking a record he had just set the prior month as his campaign continues to ride a surge of online donations.
Sohrab Ahmari / New York Post:
If ‘unreliable’ is the issue, why did social media never block anti-Trump stories?  —  This is what totalitarianism looks like in our century: not men in darkened cells driving screws under the fingernails of dissidents, but Silicon Valley dweebs removing from vast swaths of the Internet …
Jason Devaney / Newsmax:
Trump Declines to Say Barr Will Join Second Term: 'I'm Not Happy'  —  President Donald Trump offerered a “no comment” on whether he plans to keep Attorney General William Barr should he win a second term.  —  In an exclusive interview with Newsmax TV that airs Wednesday night on …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Republicans will try to destroy a Biden presidency  —  As you've heard, Wolf Blitzer and Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had a very contentious exchange on Tuesday, in which the CNN anchor demanded to know why the House Speaker was not prepared to support the White House's offer of a $1.8 trillion stimulus package.
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox News portrayed it as one of the biggest scandals in American history.  Then it fell apart  —  New York (CNN Business)It was a conspiracy that Fox News portrayed as one of the greatest — if not the greatest — political scandals in American history.  —  Tucker Carlson called it a …
NBC News:
NBC News to host town hall with Trump on Thursday  —  President Donald Trump will take part in an NBC News town hall event in Miami on Thursday, the network announced on Wednesday.  —  The town hall, moderated by “TODAY” anchor Savannah Guthrie, will take place on the same evening …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
NBC Says Trump Will Hold Town Hall Meeting Thursday, Competing Against Biden
Hollywood Reporter:
Donald Trump's “Serial Bad Behavior” at NBC  —  Following revelations about the outsized role ‘The Apprentice’ played in Trump's reinvention, The Hollywood Reporter talked to former NBC insiders who provide new detail on his brazen demands (including large donations to his ill-fated foundation) …
 
 
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Eli Clifton / Responsible Statecraft:
FDD emerges as hub for online harassment against critics of Trump's State Department
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Census whiplashed by changing deadlines, accuracy concerns
Discussion: CBS San Francisco
Wesley Morris / New York Times:
My Mustache, My Self  —  A quarantine facial-hair experiment led me to a deep consideration of my Blackness.
Jordan Waller / Crooked Media:
“Barack Obama on 2020.” … 440 EPISODES  —  Listen  —  APPLE PODCASTS  —  GOOGLE PLAY
Discussion: Axios
E. Alex Jung / Vulture:
Going Sohla After leaving Bon Appétit, the chef now has her own show — where she's paid fairly for her fantastic creations.
John Nichols / Magazine:
Interview with John Cusack: ‘You Vote Out Trump and Then Fight’
Discussion: Washington Post
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Trump's flailing campaign is starting to look a lot like Jeb Bush's
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
Jonathan Randles / Wall Street Journal:
Exiled Chinese Businessman's Manhattan Apartment Is Put in Bankruptcy
 Earlier Items: 
Hannah Levitt / Bloomberg:
Wells Fargo Fires More Than 100 Workers for Abusing U.S. Aid
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
Trump wants to try for herd immunity. Without a vaccine, it could kill millions.
Discussion: Vanity Fair and WHDH-TV
Morgan Cook / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Former Rep. Darrell Issa attacked by 50th District opponent for taking PPP loan
Troy Closson / New York Times:
Amy Cooper Made 2nd 911 Call to Falsely Accuse Black Bird-Watcher
 

 
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