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Washington Post:
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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Forbes, ICIJ and Common Dreams
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Margot Gibbs / ICIJ:
Prime Minister Imran Khan promised ‘new Pakistan’ but members of his inner circle secretly moved millions offshore — In 2018, Imran Khan, the Pakistani cricketing legend turned anti-corruption campaigner finally broke through. — After more than two decades in the political wilderness …
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The Guardian:
Pandora papers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful — Millions of documents reveal offshore deals and assets of more than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officials — The secret deals and hidden assets of some of the world's richest …
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ICIJ, Politico and Common Dreams
Luke Harding / The Guardian:
Pandora papers reveal hidden riches of Putin's inner circle — Alleged lover and others linked to Putin have all come into extreme wealth. But is the money really theirs? — In September 2003, a secret transaction took place. The location was Monaco, a tax haven associated with the international rich.
BBC:
Pandora Papers: A simple guide to the Pandora Papers leak — The Pandora Papers is a leak of almost 12 million documents that reveals hidden wealth, tax avoidance and, in some cases, money laundering by some of the world's rich and powerful. — More than 600 journalists in 117 countries …
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Washington Post and ICIJ
Will Fitzgibbon / ICIJ:
While foreign aid poured in, Jordan's King Abdullah funnelled $100m through secret companies to buy luxury homes — Wealth advisers in Switzerland and the Caribbean sought to protect the identity of a client they referred to as “you know who,” leaked files show.
Scilla Alecci / ICIJ:
Czech Prime Minister secretly bought lavish French Riviera estate using offshore companies — Leaked documents reveal how self-styled man of the people Andrej Babis hid his ownership of a $22 million chateau. — Sporting a red baseball cap with the slogan “Strong Czechia” printed in white …
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
While his country struggles, Jordan's King Abdullah secretly splurges — (Washington Post illustration; Photograph by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) — While billions of dollars in American aid poured into Jordan over the past decade, a secret stream of money was flowing …
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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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Fox News, Voice of America, New York Post, Mother Jones and Mediaite
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Why Kyrsten Sinema's tactics may backfire — (CNN)Democratic hopes for passing big legislation through the Senate rely on Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. Both have made things difficult for Senate Democrats because they are moderates who have been hesitant to pass big spending packages.
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Raw Story
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Christie: 2020 Joe Biden ‘is now officially dead and buried’
Christie: 2020 Joe Biden ‘is now officially dead and buried’
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Mediaite and Political Wire
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Top GOP senator: ‘Far-left Democrats are driving the bus and Joe Biden is just along for the ride’
Top GOP senator: ‘Far-left Democrats are driving the bus and Joe Biden is just along for the ride’
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The Daily Beast and Rolling Stone
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.
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The Hill
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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New York Times, KTLA, UPI, NPR, Insider, lbpost.com and The Hill
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.
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.
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Whistle-Blower to Accuse Facebook of Contributing to Jan. 6 Riot, Memo Says
Whistle-Blower to Accuse Facebook of Contributing to Jan. 6 Riot, Memo Says
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Mediaite, Mother Jones, Bloomberg, Raw Story and HuffPost, more at Techmeme »
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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No More Mister Nice Blog and Political Wire
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
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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CNN, Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo, Washington Times, Forbes and Political Wire
John L. Dorman / Insider:
Stephanie Grisham was irritated by Hope Hicks and accuses her of taking ‘the easy way out’ after leaving the Trump White House for Fox: book — Stephanie Grisham was not fond of Hope Hicks, a close aide to former President Donald Trump. — In her memoir, the former White House press secretary …
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Raw Story
Molly Nagle / ABC News:
Fauci notes COVID-19 progress but warns more surges are possible — “This is the most formidable virus,” Fauci said on ABC's “This Week.” — As the U.S. sees its first notable decline in COVID-19 metrics in more than three months, with coronavirus-related hospital admissions and average daily …
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Forbes, Politico, The Hill and New York Post
Mehul Srivastava / Financial Times:
Israelis face losing vaccine passport without Covid boosters — More than million could be barred from restaurants and cinemas for not getting third jab — Israel will strip more than a million citizens of their vaccine passports on Sunday, becoming the first country to regulate booster shots as evidence of fully immunised status.
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.