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8:00 AM ET, October 30, 2020

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Greenwald:
My Resignation From The Intercept  —  The same trends of repression, censorship and ideological homogeneity plaguing the national press generally have engulfed the media outlet I co-founded, culminating in censorship of my own articles.  —  Today I sent my intention to resign from The Intercept …
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NBC News:
How a fake persona laid the groundwork for a Hunter Biden conspiracy deluge  —  One month before a purported leak of files from Hunter Biden's laptop, a fake “intelligence” document about him went viral on the right-wing internet, asserting an elaborate conspiracy theory involving former Vice …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump adviser Stephen Miller reveals aggressive second-term immigration agenda  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's senior adviser Stephen Miller has fleshed out plans to rev up Trump's restrictive immigration agenda if he wins re-election next week, offering a stark contrast to the platform of Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A harsh new anti-Trump ad flips the script on his biggest issue  —  For many years, Democratic strategists have generally seen immigration as a tough issue for them — not necessarily because they can't win the argument about it on the merits, but rather because it motivated hardcore Republican voters far more than anyone else.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: It's the pandemic, stupid
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Timothy Evans / HillReporter.com:
Miami GOP Mayor Caught Trying to Suppress Voting  —  With the coronavirus keeping seats empty in sports stadiums and arenas around the country, the owners of many of those venues have opened them up as polling locations for the Nov. 3 election to help keep voters socially distant as they cast their ballots.
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Politico:
'We've got to stop the bleeding': Democrats sound alarm in Miami
Discussion: Townhall and Political Wire
Grant Stern / The Stern Facts:   Miami-Dade covered up Mayor Gimenez's voter suppression until my lawsuit freed the evidence.
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump's chances hinge on a polling screw-up way worse than 2016  —  President Donald Trump still has a path to a second term.  But it would take a polling debacle that would make 2016 look like a banner year.  —  According to a series of battleground state polls conducted and released …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Denialism, Dishonesty, Deflection: The Final Days of the Trump Campaign Have It All  —  The President is ending his reëlection bid with scandals that call into question the legitimacy of next week's vote.  —  No one wants to admit it, but in Washington, D.C., the election might as well be over …
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Andrew Kerr / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: NY Post's ‘Smoking Gun’ Hunter Biden Email 100% Authentic, Forensic Analysis Concludes  —  An email Hunter Biden received in April 2015 from a Burisma executive discussing an introduction to then-Vice President Joe Biden, which lies at the heart of a New York Post investigation …
Discussion: redstate.com
KTUL-TV:
DOJ official confirms FBI 2019 criminal investigation into Hunter Biden, still active  —  WASHINGTON (SBG) - A justice department official has confirmed to Sinclair Broadcast Group that the FBI opened up a criminal investigation into Hunter Biden and his associates back in 2019 …
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QU Poll:
Florida And Iowa Races Are Too Close To Call, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Biden Maintains His Lead In Pennsylvania, Has Narrow Lead In Ohio  —  IOWA SENATE: Ernst 48%, Greenfield 46%  —  Less than a week before Election Day 2020, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden …
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The Atlantic:
The Pandemic Is in Uncharted Territory  —  The fall surge is rewriting the coronavirus record books across America.  And the numbers are still climbing.  —  The COVID Tracking Project … The United States set a new record for reported cases this week, breaking 500,000 …
Discussion: CNN and The COVID Tracking Project
ABC News:
The Note: Early vote explosion show system working, with stress tests ahead  —  Days before the election, voters have smashed early voting records.  —  Trump, Biden face off in Florida … It's happening the way it's supposed to happen.  Voters are voting — smashing records …
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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. said covid-19 deaths are at ‘almost nothing.’ The virus killed more than 1,000 Americans the same day.  —  Donald Trump Jr. declared on Thursday night that coronavirus deaths had dropped to “almost nothing,” questioning the seriousness of the pandemic on a record-breaking …
Discussion: Mediaite, CNN and New York Times
Kathleen Gray / New York Times:
In Michigan, a Suburban County That Flipped Blue Isn't Looking Back  —  Oakland County, Mich., a Republican stronghold 12 years ago that is now solidly Democratic, is a prime example of the political evolution taking place in many of the nation's suburbs.  —  WATERFORD, Mich. …
Carlos Sanchez / The Atlantic:
COVID-19 Is Killing My People—And No One Seems to Care  —  At half past one on the morning of July 1, my 60th birthday, I awoke shivering.  Since summertime chills are rare in South Texas, I immediately grew concerned.  As the director of public affairs for Hidalgo County …
Sarah Nassauer / Wall Street Journal:
Walmart Pulls Guns, Ammo Displays in U.S. Stores, Citing Civil Unrest  —  Retailer says move is a safety precaution but customers can still purchase firearms and ammunition  —  Walmart Inc. has removed all guns and ammunition from the sales floors of its U.S. stores this week …
Zack Stanton / Politico:
‘People Are Going To Be Shocked’: Return of the ‘Shy’ Trump Voter?  —  In 2016, pollsters Arie Kapteyn and Robert Cahaly saw Trump coming.  In 2020, they see polls again underestimating his support.  —  Zack Stanton is digital editor of Politico Magazine.
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Michael Moore doesn't believe the polls showing Biden ahead of Trump  —  The presidential election, especially in swing states, is probably much closer than polls predict, according to the liberal film maker  —  Trump supporters don't believe polls, predict reelection ‘landslide’
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Facebook, Trump, and the fight to win Pennsylvania  —  PITTSBURGH — When thousands of Trump supporters, in an estimated 2,000 cars and trucks, gathered for the “Interstate 70 Trump Train,” a road rally covering Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania last weekend, I asked many of them how they had learned about the event.
Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:
In Outrageous 2-1 Decision Ignoring Reliance Interests and Rejecting the Purcell Principle, 8th Circuit Panel Orders Segregation of Late Arriving Ballots in Minnesota, With Strong Hints Late Arriving Ballots Will Be Excluded from The Count  —  It is hard to know where to start with this opinion.
Discussion: The Week, New York Times and Raw Story
NBC News:
National security adviser O'Brien jockeys for future spot in a second Trump administration  —  WASHINGTON — National security adviser Robert O'Brien was just a few months into his new job when he asked aides to print him copies of two transcripts.  —  One was of O'Brien's remarks …
Politico:
Warren will make case to be Biden's Treasury secretary  —  Elizabeth Warren wants to be Joe Biden's Treasury secretary and will make her case for it if he wins next week, according to three Democratic officials who have spoken with her inner circle.  —  “She wants it,” two of them said matter-of-factly.
Ron Suskind / New York Times:
The Day After Election Day  —  Current and former Trump administration officials are worried about what might happen on Nov. 4.  —  Mr. Suskind is an investigative journalist who has written about the presidency and national affairs for more than three decades.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Atlantic
BuzzFeed News:
Here Are Thousands Of Documents About Immigrants Who Have Died In ICE Custody  —  Since January 2017, at least four dozen people have died while being held in detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  —  Some were old, and some were young.  Some had been in the US for years before being detained …
Discussion: Washington Post
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Heat at Trump rally sends a dozen attendees to the hospital … A crowded Trump rally in steamy Tampa, Florida, on Thursday resulted in 17 attendees needing medical attention, with a dozen being taken to the hospital, fire officials told NBC News.  —  Trump spoke for just under an hour …
Liz Ruskin / Alaska Public Media:
New Pebble tapes: 'You aren't held to your promises' in election season, mine exec says  —  The environmental group that captured executives of the Pebble Mine bragging about their sway over Alaska's senators and governor have released new footage from those secretly recorded sessions.
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
No Selfies or Hugs, but Biden Is Sneaking In Meet and Greets  —  From a distance, with an elbow tap instead of a hug, the former vice president is getting a version of the in-person campaigning he loves.  —  Before a speech this month in Durham, N.C., Joseph R. Biden Jr. made his way around …
Associated Press:
An Election Day role for National Guard?  Maybe, but limited  —  If the military has any role in next week's election, it most likely will involve National Guard members under state control — not troops on federal duty  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.
Discussion: Reuters
 
 
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CNN:
Birx cedes White House turf to Atlas while hitting the road to spread her public health gospel
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
How Virus Politics Divided a Conservative Town in Wisconsin's North
New York Times:
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Emma Loop / Business Insider:
The FBI is hiring an outside contractor to help turn the page on a spying controversy from the 2016 presidential election. Here's why.
Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
VMI votes to remove Stonewall Jackson statue amid racism accusations by Black cadets
Discussion: Fox News, Axios, UPI and New York Post
John A. Tatom / The Hill:
The ‘V’ continues: The labor market is rushing to a full recovery
Ben Eisen / Wall Street Journal:
Dearth of Credit Starves Detroit's Housing Market
 Earlier Items: 
Paul Brandus / USA Today:
Americans say they're better off, but not due to Trump
Amy Forliti / Associated Press:
Court: Late Minnesota absentee ballots must be separated
Joe Biden / The Christian Post:
The greatest commandment has guided my politics
Discussion: Breitbart, IJR and The Hill
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Said to Quietly Quash Inquiry Into Tamir Rice Killing
Discussion: Law & Crime and The Hill
New York Post:
State trooper dates Cuomo's daughter, gets transferred close to Canada
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
The music industry is entering a cycle of consolidation, driven by a slowdown at the major labels, the growing market for independents, and the rapacity of PE

Reporters Without Borders:
Investigation: how hack-for-hire Appin tried silencing 15+ outlets since 2022 over articles, newsletters, and podcasts covering Appin's “ethical hacking”

 
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