Arizona Senator Returns Home as Spending Deal Remains Elusive  —  With Democrats pleading for a deal on a hard-fought social safety net bill, one of the key holdouts, Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, left Washington on Friday.  The reason, her spokesman said, was a medical appointment for a foot injury.

Ozy Media Says It Is Shutting Down  —  The digital media start-up had come under scrutiny for its business practices in recent days following articles in The Times.  — Read in app  —  Ozy Media, the digital media company that came under scrutiny for its business practices in recent days …

U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 700,000 Despite Wide Availability of Vaccines  —  The latest Covid-19 deaths were concentrated in the South, and included more younger people than before.  Every age group under 55 saw its highest death toll of the pandemic this August.  — Read in app

Why I felt betrayed by Netflix's Midnight Mass  —  Horror is a natural refuge for atheists and sinners.  But Netflix's Midnight Mass made me feel erased.  —  I've been trying to put my finger on why Midnight Mass, Netflix's new seven-part series from the creator of The Haunting of Hill House …

Taiwan says record 38 Chinese planes entered defence zone  —  Taiwan has reported 38 Chinese military jets flying into its air defence zone on Friday - the largest incursion by Beijing to date.  —  The defence ministry said the aircraft, including nuclear-capable bombers …

“They Tell Me I Shouldn't But . . .”: Sotomayor Calls on Law Students to Oppose the Texas Abortion Law  —  Modern justices have long chafed at the restraints of judicial ethical rules about public commentary.  The late Ruth Bader Ginsburg was celebrated as “notorious” due in part …

Dershowitz, ‘Stop the Steal’ Lawyer Team Up for New Dominion Lawsuit  —  In a complaint reviewed on Friday, eight poll challengers in Michigan allege that the cease and desist letters they received from Dominion harmed and damaged them.  —  A key “Stop the Steal” attorney who tried …

National Divorce Is Expensive, But It's Worth Every Penny  —  The National Divorce discussion prepares the ground for crucial thinking about what comes next in America, as the country grows even more divided, bitter, and angry.  —  For the last several years, I've been among a handful of commentators …

Texas Dem seriously considering district swap  —  Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez is strongly considering vacating his newly competitive swing district in favor of a safe blue seat next door.  —  Gonzalez, a three-term incumbent representing the Rio Grande Valley, said Friday that he will likely run …

Wonking Out: Biden Should Ignore the Debt Limit and Mint a $1 Trillion Coin  — Read in app  —  It's hard to believe now, but before Donald Trump became the G.O.P.'s presidential nominee in 2016, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida was widely seen as a champion of the “reformicons” …

How a Racist Scandal at the F.D.N.Y. Led to Its Biggest Suspensions Ever  —  The Fire Department has long faced allegations of discrimination.  But after George Floyd's murder, a thread of racist messages renewed concerns about the department's racial climate.  — Read in app

Facebook Struggles to Quell Uproar Over Instagram's Effect on Teens  —  The social network has been all hands on deck as it grapples with revelations that it knew the harmful effects its Instagram photo-sharing app was having on teenagers.  — Read in app

TikTok Hero and Chevron Foe Donziger Gets Six Months in Jail  — He won an $8.6 billion environmental award against oil giant  — Award was scrapped but Donziger still has loyal supporters  —  Steven Donziger, the disbarred lawyer who once won an $8.6 billion judgment against Chevron Corp …

Hacked Oath Keepers Records Show Active Members Of Law Enforcement And The Military Tried To Join The Group After Jan. 6  —  In the days after the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, the Oath Keepers gained notoriety almost overnight as a symbol of right-wing extremism in America.

NY Nursing Homes See Overnight Surge In Employee COVID Vaccinations Thanks To State Mandate  —  Going into this week, Leonardo Vicente was preparing for the worst.  —  New York's hospital and nursing home employees were mandated to receive at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot by Monday, September 27th to keep their jobs.

America thinks the unthinkable: More than half of Trump voters and 41% of Biden supporters want red and blue states to SECEDE from one another and form two new countries, shock new poll finds  — 52% of Trump voters want red states to secede from the union, and 41% of Biden voters want blue states to split off

White House pushes U.S. airlines to mandate vaccines for staff by Dec. 8  —  The White House is pressing major U.S. airlines to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees by Dec. 8 - the deadline for federal contractors to do so - and is showing no signs of pushing back the date, four sources told Reuters on Friday.

Hackers stole cryptocurrencies from at least 6,000 Coinbase customers  —  Attackers exploited flaw in two-factor authentication system to access accounts  —  Hackers stole cryptocurrencies from at least 6,000 customers of the Nasdaq-listed digital asset exchange Coinbase by exploiting a flaw in its two-factor authentication system.

Far-Right Boogaloo Admits Posing as BLM Supporter While Shooting Up Minneapolis Cop Station  —  MOLE  —  A member of the far-right Boogaloo Boys had admitted he traveled from Texas to Minneapolis in the wake of George Floyd's death and posed as a Black Lives Matter supporter while wreaking havoc on the city.

Minnesota middle school will eliminate 'F's to combat ‘systemic racism’  —  The system, announced during the 2021-22 school year, does not include 0-49.9 percentiles for students  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for October 1  —  A YouTube video posted by Sunrise Park Middle School in White Bear Lake …