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Pill Intended to Be Covid-19's Tamiflu Succeeds in Key Study — Drug from Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics cut risk of hospitalization or death by 50% in early look at progress — Merck & Co. and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP said their experimental Covid-19 pill helped …
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Portugal has nearly run out of people to vaccinate. What comes next? — LISBON — Portugal's vaccination campaign is almost over now, and it has exceeded even the wildest goals. Nearly an entire nation trusted in the science, officials say. At mass immunization centers, just the last trickle of teenagers is passing through.
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Rachel Hartigan / National Geographic:
The epic COVID-19 memorial on the National Mall, in one stunning photo — 4,882 photos taken over 30 hours. More than 670,000 flags representing American lives lost. An incalculable measure of grief. — BYRACHEL HARTIGAN — For more than 30 hours, photographer and National Geographic …
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Vaccination rates for New York health-care workers rise after mandate … A New York state mandate that took effect this week, requiring health-care workers to be vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus, has boosted the immunization rates of care providers, to the relief of officials …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Oh Look, COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates in the Northern States Are Increasing — October is here, the weather is getting a little cooler, schools are reopened, and people will start spending more time indoors. And this morning, updated figures from the U.S. Department of Health …
Leslie Josephs / CNBC:
Number of unvaccinated United staff drops from 593 to 320 after airline said it would fire them
Number of unvaccinated United staff drops from 593 to 320 after airline said it would fire them
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Jennifer Benz / AP-NORC:
Half support vaccine mandates amidst Delta surge
Half support vaccine mandates amidst Delta surge
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Stephanie Grisham / Politico:
How Jared and Ivanka Hijacked the White House's Covid Response — The year 2020 started on a promising enough note for the president, at least considering all we'd endured the previous three years. The economy was good, the impeachment effort on Ukraine looked like a dud and the polls were decent.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Grisham calls Kushner ‘Rasputin in a slim-fitting suit’
Grisham calls Kushner ‘Rasputin in a slim-fitting suit’
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Cracking the Sinema code — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's political allies have some free advice for anyone trying to bully the wine-drinking triathlete into supporting President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget bill: She doesn't play by Washington's rules — and she's prepared to walk away.
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CNN:
Dissension at the Supreme Court as justices take their anger public — (CNN)Supreme Court justices have revealed a new level of defensiveness and anger in recent weeks, showing irritation with public expectations, the news media and one another. — The extraordinary public display extends beyond …
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Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Nation's most restrictive abortion law back in Texas court
Nation's most restrictive abortion law back in Texas court
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Progressive Caucus Wields Power — In a rare moment in Congress, progressive Democrats held the line, for now. — Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) speaks to reporters at the Capitol, September 30, 2021, in Washington. — This is the 30th year of the Congressional Progressive Caucus …
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New York Times:
House Delays Vote on Infrastructure Bill as Democrats Feud — A liberal revolt left Democrats short of votes, but leaders insisted they would bring up the measure again on Friday, giving them more time to reach a deal on a separate climate and safety net bill. — Read in app
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Emma Green / The Atlantic:
The Conservatives Dreading—And Preparing for—Civil War — “Let me start big. The mission of the Claremont Institute is to save Western civilization,” says Ryan Williams, the organization's president, looking at the camera, in a crisp navy suit. “We've always aimed high.” A trumpet blares.
Jeremy Schwartz / The Texas Tribune:
“God's will is being thwarted.” Even in solid Republican counties, hard-liners seek more partisan control of elections. — The political battle in one Texas county where Trump got 81% of the vote offers a rare view into the virulent distrust and unyielding pressure facing elections administrators.
Matt Weidinger / American Enterprise Institute:
Why is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushing to add even more benefits to Democrats' shrinking $3.5 trillion spending plan? Part II … Yesterday I reviewed the recent demands by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and her liberal colleagues that unemployment insurance (UI) …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Biden's Slide With Key Voters: Momentary Blip or Danger Sign? — Polls show women and other reliably Democratic voters have soured on the president's performance, raising questions about the causes of dissatisfaction. — Read in app — President Biden's approval rating …
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Mother Jones:
Trump Extremists Brought Numerous Guns on January 6, Evidence Shows — Rioters at the Capitol carried concealed pistols, allegedly stockpiled weapons nearby, and called for overthrowing the US government. — Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter.
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Oath Keepers Panicked That the Left Would ‘Decapitate’ Them After Failed Capitol Putsch
Oath Keepers Panicked That the Left Would ‘Decapitate’ Them After Failed Capitol Putsch
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Alex Jones Just Lost 2 Sandy Hook Cases — A judge issued default judgments — a rarity in the legal world — against Jones and Infowars after the conspiracy theorist failed to produce discovery records. — Infowars host Alex Jones has lost two of several lawsuits filed against him by relatives …
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Ozy Built a TV Show on a False Claim, Says Its Former Producer — Producers say they were led to believe they were making a talk show for A&E, which said no to the program. “You are playing a dangerous game with the truth,” the top producer wrote in his resignation email. — Read in app
James Fallows / the:
The Debt Limit Chronicles, Sept. 30 — Believe it or not, this is a largely positive entry. — This is a streamlined, video-centric, and mainly positive (!) update. For previous installments, with all the background details I am skipping this time, see those from September 24, September 26, and September 28.
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William Saletan / Slate:
Republicans' Debt Ceiling Brinkmanship Is Self-Incriminating
Republicans' Debt Ceiling Brinkmanship Is Self-Incriminating
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Chad Garland / Stars & Stripes:
Special ops troops ‘hunkered down’ in California airport hangar after nighttime ninja attack — A sword-wielding man dressed as a ninja attacked several special operations soldiers who were training at a California airport, reportedly forcing them to shelter in a hangar and inflicting wounds that required stitches.
Sarah Owermohle / Politico:
POLITICO-Harvard poll: Drug price negotiation is Americans' top priority — Americans support letting the government negotiate drug prices above all the other major priorities in the infrastructure and social spending packages now before Congress, according to a new POLITICO-Harvard poll …
Washington Post:
The price of living near the shore is already high. It's about to go through the roof. — As FEMA prepares to remove subsidies from its flood insurance, a new assessment says 8 million homeowners in landlocked states are at risk of serious flooding because of climate change
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Another big day for Biden's presidency: What to watch — DRIVING THE DAY — NO DEAL — So much for that make-or-break Thursday vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill (aka BIF). Speaker NANCY PELOSI delayed the roll call just before 11 p.m. after a flurry …
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Biden administration makes a second attempt to end Remain in Mexico policy — Will the second time be the charm for Team Biden to end the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program? The program the Trump administration forged with the Mexican government's cooperation has been successful …
Politico:
The Biden family's secrets — After seven Senate terms and three runs for president, Joe Biden has mastered his folksy image. But behind “the Delaware way” are secrets in Joe's family tree and son Hunter's foreign deals. National political correspondent Ben Schreckinger tells Playbook's Ryan Lizza …
Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
Biden's memory hole — I must return to the subject of President Joe Biden's falsehoods. Despite devoting this space last week to “White House Whoppers,” it's necessary to discuss our chief executive's dishonesty further, for it's been glaringly exposed again, this time by the military brass.
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Cameron McWhirter / Wall Street Journal:
Gun Maker Smith & Wesson to Move Headquarters to Tennessee — Decision follows other gun manufacturers' relocation to Southern states — Gun maker Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. is moving its corporate headquarters from Massachusetts to Tennessee, joining other firearms manufacturers …
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CNN:
Harriet Hageman once rebuked Trump and endorsed Liz Cheney. She's now challenging her with his support — (CNN)Harriet Hageman, who earned the endorsement of former President Donald Trump in her 2022 bid to challenge Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, once called her current opponent a “proven, courageous, constitutional conservative.”