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Billions hidden beyond reach — (Washington Post illustration; with photographs by, from top, Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro/Getty Images), Tolga Akmen/WPA Pool via Getty Images, Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post, Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty Images
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Prime Minister Imran Khan promised ‘new Pakistan’ but members of his inner circle secretly moved millions offshore — Leak shows a key ally tried to bypass tax authorities and political and military elites bought luxury apartments and set up shell companies.
Julia Cherner / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders says $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill likely to be lowered — The Vermont senator appeared on ABC's “This Week” Sunday. — In order for the bipartisan infrastructure bill and larger social spending package to pass, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday the $3.5 trillion budget resolution price tag will likely be lowered.
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Top GOP senator: ‘Far-left Democrats are driving the bus and Joe Biden is just along for the ride’ — Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) lambasted President Biden on Sunday for his inability to broker a compromise between the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic Party to pass …
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The Daily Beast
Molly Nagle / ABC News:
Fauci notes COVID-19 progress but warns more surges are possible
Fauci notes COVID-19 progress but warns more surges are possible
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Politico, The Hill, Forbes and New York Post
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Sinema slams delay of infrastructure vote: ‘Inexcusable’
Sinema slams delay of infrastructure vote: ‘Inexcusable’
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Arizona Republic, Outside the Beltway, RedState and Fox News
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Whistle-Blower to Accuse Facebook of Contributing to Jan. 6 Riot, Memo Says — In an internal memo, Facebook defended itself and said that social media was not a primary cause of polarization. — Read in app — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook, which has been under fire …
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Michael Cohen / MSN:
Facebook Whistleblower Expected To Say Company Contributed To Capitol Riots on ‘60 Minutes’ — Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) executives are anticipating a former employee whistleblower to accuse the company of contributing to the Capitol riots in Washington in January on CBS's “60 Minutes” Sunday evening.
Amy Julia Harris / New York Times:
Housing Boss Earns $1 Million to Run Shelters Despite a Troubled Past — Some executives at nonprofit groups that operate New York City homeless shelters are benefiting from the plight of the people they serve. — Soon after Jack A. Brown III quit his job at a private prison company, his former employer accused him of fraud.
Los Angeles Times:
Massive oil spill sends crude onto Orange County beaches, killing birds, marine life — Crews raced Sunday morning to contain the damage from a major oil spill off the Orange County coast that left crude spoiling beaches, killed some fish and birds and threatened local wetlands.
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Andrew Yang / Politico:
When I Ran for President, It Messed With My Head — It's your birthday. Imagine going into a room and finding dozens of people have gathered together to see you. They toast your arrival. There is much excitement. They ask you to give a speech. You are very flattered.
Dom Calicchio / Fox News:
Democrat Tammy Duckworth hasn't paid property tax on her Illinois home since 2015, report says — The U.S. senator takes advantage of a county tax break for disabled veterans that applies regardless of income, a report says — Fox News Flash top headlines for October 2
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
'That's not going to happen': Jayapal rejects Manchin's $1.5T price tag for Biden's spending plan — Rep. Pramila Jayapal expressed openness Sunday to a White House-backed climate and social spending plan that cost less than $3.5 trillion, but she firmly rejected Sen. Joe Manchin's suggested …
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Married Trump donor tells police she feared for her safety when Corey Lewandowski told her ‘he stabbed a man in the back of the head and killed him’ as her husband slams the political operative's ‘violent and harassing’ behavior — Super PAC donor Trashelle Odom has made a statement …
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Liz Alderman / New York Times:
As Bikers Throng the Streets, 'It's Like Paris Is in Anarchy' — An ecologically minded experiment to make Paris a cycling capital of Europe has led to a million people now pedaling daily — and to rising tensions with pedestrians. — Read in app
Cheyenne Roundtree / The Daily Beast:
Comedian Russell Brand Has Become a Powerful Voice for Anti-Vaxxers — DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE — The comedian seems to have found a loyal fan base in conservatives and anti-vaxxers who have flocked to his YouTube and Facebook accounts for his rambling vaccine-skeptic views.