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New York Times:
Trump's Philanthropy: Big Tax Write-Offs and Claims That Don't Always Add Up — Hidden financial records cast doubt on a number of his charitable commitments and show that most of his giving came from land deals that offset his income. — In President Trump's telling …
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Andy Mannix / Star Tribune:
Charges: Boogaloo Bois fired on Minneapolis police precinct, shouted ‘Justice for Floyd’ — Feds say Ivan Harrison Hunter helped burn and loot the Third Precinct building as part of a coordinated attack from the far-right group trying to ignite an American civil war. — TEXT SIZE — MORE
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Patrick Howley / National File:
EXCLUSIVE: Democrat Senate Candidate Mark Kelly's Yearbook Shows Him Dressed As Hitler — The post EXCLUSIVE: Democrat Senate Candidate Mark Kelly's Yearbook Shows Him Dressed As Hitler appeared first on National File. Visit NationalFile.com for more hard-hitting investigative journalism.
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Trump's sideshow fizzles out — The president tried to turn debate day into a trial of the Biden family's allegedly shady business dealings. It didn't go smoothly. — President Donald Trump leaves the podium at the conclusion of a press conference. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
‘Honor the ancestors’: Harris appeals directly to Black men
‘Honor the ancestors’: Harris appeals directly to Black men
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Politico, Axios and Associated Press
Politico:
GOP prays Trump stopped the bleeding
GOP prays Trump stopped the bleeding
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Molly Nagle / ABC News:
Biden campaign seeks to clarify position on fossil fuels after debate exchange
Biden campaign seeks to clarify position on fossil fuels after debate exchange
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trump at the Debate Was Like America in 2020: Not Winning
Trump at the Debate Was Like America in 2020: Not Winning
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New York Times:
Trump Family Ally Is Arrested on Cyberstalking Charge — Ken Kurson, a close friend of the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner, was arrested in connection with incidents stemming from his divorce. — Ken Kurson, a close friend of President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner …
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Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
The Trump Administration Shut a Vaccine Safety Office Last Year. What's the Plan Now? — The office was dedicated to the long-term safety of vaccines. Experts say plans to track coronavirus vaccines are fragmented and “behind the eight ball.” — As the first coronavirus vaccines arrive …
Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Seeks Shutdown of NYU Research Project Into Political Ad Targeting — In letter this month, Facebook says the project violates provisions in its terms of service that prohibit bulk data collection — Facebook Inc. is demanding that a New York University research project cease collecting data …
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BuzzFeed News:
A Leaked Internal Report Reveals The Wall Street Journal Is Struggling With Aging Readers And Covering Race — A brutal internal Wall Street Journal report obtained by BuzzFeed News reveals how the 130-year-old broadsheet is struggling mightily in the current digital and cultural age …
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
You're Not Supposed to Understand the Rumors About Biden — On Tuesday, Fox News' Laura Ingraham broke some news: An “investigative journalist” named Matthew Tyrmand had uncovered a cache of 26,000 emails belonging to Hunter Biden's disgraced business partner Bevan Cooney, who is now in jail.
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CNN:
Fauci says it might be time to mandate masks as Covid-19 surges across US — See what Dr. Fauci thinks about Biden's mask plan — (CNN)Dr. Anthony Fauci has been reluctant to support a federal mask mandate. — “A national mandate probably would not work,” he said on Sept 15 during a news conference with Vermont Gov. Phil Scott.
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Pennsylvania Supreme Court says ballots can't be rejected based on signature comparisons — The Pennsylvania state Supreme Court ruled Friday that ballots in the state cannot be rejected because of signature comparisons, backing up guidance issued by the state's chief elections officer heading …
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CBS Pittsburgh, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Forbes, Big League Politics, Townhall, Law & Crime, WWLP-TV and Washington Post
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The Supreme Court is giving advocates for voting rights heartburn
The Supreme Court is giving advocates for voting rights heartburn
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Fox News, Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit, One America News Network, Slate, The Daily Caller and Axios
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
Harrison continues to outraise, outspend Graham in final weeks of expensive SC Senate race
Harrison continues to outraise, outspend Graham in final weeks of expensive SC Senate race
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The Hill, National Review, Talking Points Memo and Associated Press
USA Today:
Trump's campaign made stops nationwide. Coronavirus cases surged in his wake in at least five places. … As President Donald Trump jetted across the country holding campaign rallies during the past two months, he didn't just defy state orders and federal health guidelines.
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Biden Trolls Trump With New COVID Website — 404 ERROR … Joe Biden wants the very online crowd to know that Donald Trump does not have a pandemic plan. — At least, that's the pitch the Democratic nominee's campaign is making through a gag website, TrumpCovidPlan.com …
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The Hill
New York Times:
At 63 Million Viewers, Final Debate Is Trump's Least Watched — About 10 million fewer Americans watched Thursday's Biden-Trump debate than the candidates' first, more chaotic matchup in Cleveland last month. — Donald J. Trump has been a ratings magnet since he leapt into the presidential race in 2015 …
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Washington Post:
America is poised to enter into its worst stretch yet of the pandemic — The nation nears a record-breaking daily number of coronavirus cases. — America is poised to enter the worst stretch ever of the coronavirus pandemic, with cases spiking and the country on the precipice of shattering …
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The Guardian and ABC News
Washington Post:
Trump's historic assault on the civil service was four years in the making — President Trump's extraordinary directive allowing his administration to weed out career federal employees viewed as disloyal in a second term is the product of a four-year campaign by conservatives working from a little-known West Wing policy shop.
New York Times:
As Governor Resists Mask Mandate, Iowans Sour on the G.O.P. — Gov. Kim Reynolds has adopted President Trump's defiant attitude toward public health guidance on the coronavirus. But while she isn't on the ballot, her leadership may be dragging down Republicans who are.
Nature:
Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States — Nature Medicine (2020) Cite this article — Abstract — We use COVID-19 case and mortality data from 1 February 2020 to 21 September 2020 and a deterministic SEIR (susceptible, exposed, infectious and recovered) …
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
National Republican Party Formally Backs QAnon Supporter — A $5,000 September donation formalizes the GOP's acceptance of Marjorie Taylor Greene's candidacy after top officials in the party had signalled hesitancy in backing her. — After weeks of wavering, the national Republican party …
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The Hill
Sarah Jones / New York Magazine:
Focus Group Slams Trump for No Empathy in Final Presidential Debate — Analysts and pundits are praising President Trump for turning in a more “restrained” performance at this year's final presidential debate. Though it's true the president presented a calmer façade …
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One America News Network
NBC News:
Coronavirus case increase sets new U.S. record, rising to over 77K in one day … The U.S. set a record Thursday as the number of new coronavirus cases rose to over 77,000, topping the previous record in July. — Nationwide, 77,640 new cases were reported for the day …
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New York Times:
U.S. Sets Coronavirus Case Record Amid New Surge — More than 79,000 new cases of the virus were reported across the country on Friday, shattering an earlier single-day record and stirring new fears about the months ahead. — The United States is in the midst of one of the most severe surges …
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Raw Story
Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
Inside the Refugee Camp on America's Doorstep — A squalid tent camp on the border is the result of President Trump's unprecedented limits on asylum. Some people have waited in filthy conditions for more than a year to obtain refuge in the United States. — MATAMOROS, Mexico …
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Republicans have been facing an outbreak among lawmakers and aides. But they don't want to talk about it. — Wisconsin Republican lawmakers and top GOP aides have been facing a coronavirus outbreak in recent weeks following a series of in-person events, including a retirement party …
Wall Street Journal:
CNN President Jeff Zucker Faces What Might Be His Last Lap — Under AT&T, cable boss felt blindsided by a recent overhaul of WarnerMedia that slimmed down his role — CNN president Jeff Zucker survived plenty of corporate intrigue since telecom giant AT&T swallowed up the cable network's parent company two years ago.
Clifford Krauss / New York Times:
Oil Industry Expresses Concern, Not Alarm, About Biden Comments — After the candidate called for a “transition” away from oil and gas, executives said the country would need fossil fuels for decades to come. — HOUSTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s promise that he would “transition” …
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Biden Assails Trump on Virus as the President Campaigns in Florida
Biden Assails Trump on Virus as the President Campaigns in Florida
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge orders Justice Department to verify its filings in Flynn case — The federal judge presiding over the criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn has ordered the Justice Department to conduct an unusual review of its filings in the case and certify by Monday whether any have been manipulated.
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Fox News, Washington Times and Political Wire
Religion News Service:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump, confirmed a Presbyterian, now identifies as ‘non-denominational Christian’ — Flip — WASHINGTON (RNS) — In an exclusive interview with Religion News Service, President Trump said in a written statement that he no longer identifies as a Presbyterian and now sees himself as a non-denominational Christian.
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New York Post
Riley Snyder / The Nevada Independent:
Judge denies temporary restraining order request by Trump campaign, Nevada Republicans to stop Clark County mail vote counting — The same day the Trump campaign and Nevada Republican Party filed a lawsuit seeking to halt mail ballot counting in Clark County, a judge denied their request for a temporary restraining order.
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Las Vegas Review-Journal, Law & Crime, courthousenews.com, BuzzFeed News and Bloomberg
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Plan to Make Biden Look Senile Disappeared Without a Trace — In the cold light of day, the most important development from the final presidential debate may be something that did not happen at all: Joe Biden embarrassing himself in a fit of mental disintegration.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Democrat Trails Narrowly in Key Montana Senate Race — Democrats, including Biden, are competitive in a red state, and Bullock is three points behind in the contest the party cares about most. — Republicans hold a narrow lead up and down the ballot in Montana, according …
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Washington Post, The Hill, Electronics Ward News and KECI
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Trump campaign spokesperson says parents of separated children don't want them back — The Trump campaign's communications director asserted on Friday that the reason some migrant families separated by the administration at the U.S. border have not been reunited is because the parents do not want their children back.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Mitchell Airport denied Trump campaign request to hold rally, forcing move to Waukesha — When President Donald Trump comes to Waukesha County Airport on Saturday night, it will mark an unusual place to have a large campaign event. — And it turns out there's a reason why he'll be at that smaller space.