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Wall Street Journal:
Facebook's Internal Chat Boards Show Politics Often at Center of Decision Making — Employees allege content rules aren't enforced for Breitbart and other right-wing publishers for fear of public blowback, and management expresses wariness of appearing biased, according to internal documents
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New York Post, Raw Story and Forbes, more at Mediagazer »
Leighton Woodhouse / KERFUFFLE:
Anthony Fauci Has Been Abusing Animals for 40 Years — The stuff you've seen on social media barely scratches the surface. — The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the division of the National Institutes of Health run by Anthony Fauci, funded a recent experiment …
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The Gateway Pundit, Townhall and RedState
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Fauci fires back at Rand Paul for slam on tonight's “Axios on HBO”
Fauci fires back at Rand Paul for slam on tonight's “Axios on HBO”
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Newsbusters, ABC News, RedState and Rolling Stone
Politico:
Biden hosts Manchin in Delaware at critical juncture — President Joe Biden hosted Sen. Joe Manchin in Delaware on Sunday as the two sought to finalize an agreement on Biden's domestic agenda, according to multiple people familiar with the meeting. — The president huddled …
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Alan Fram / Associated Press:
Biden hosting budget talks in Delaware with Schumer, Manchin
Biden hosting budget talks in Delaware with Schumer, Manchin
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Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Shore News Network
CNN:
Trump pick's messy personal life worries Senate Republicans desperate to hold on to Pennsylvania seat — (CNN)Sean Parnell may have the backing of former President Donald Trump, but the Pennsylvania Republican also has significant personal baggage that is raising concerns about the GOP's ability …
Mike Wright / Telegraph:
Facebook whistleblower warns company's encryption will aid espionage by hostile nations — Ex-employee has taken aim at Sir Nick Clegg and warns new encryption plans are an attempt to ‘side-step’ harmful online material — Earlier this month, Facebook's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted …
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NBC Bay Area:
EXCLUSIVE: Two SF Prosecutors Quit & Join Effort to Oust Former Boss, District Attorney Chesa Boudin — Prosecutors Brooke Jenkins and Don Du Bain tell the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit they have quit their jobs at the San Francisco District Attorney's office and joined the effort to recall …
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Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle:
Why a progressive prosecutor just left D.A. Chesa Boudin's office and joined the recall effort
Why a progressive prosecutor just left D.A. Chesa Boudin's office and joined the recall effort
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Breitbart
LZ Granderson / Yahoo News:
Condi Rice wants to ‘move on’ from Jan. 6. What does that even mean? — Former United States Secretary of State — “This Institution supports the Constitution of the United States, its Bill of Rights and its method of representative government.” — That's the statement President Hoover presented …
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CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Bennie Thompson on “Face the Nation”, October 24, 2021
Transcript: Rep. Bennie Thompson on “Face the Nation”, October 24, 2021
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Breitbart and POLITICUSUSA
Jordan Wolman / Politico:
Jan. 6 panel seeking information from Facebook and following the money, chair says
Jan. 6 panel seeking information from Facebook and following the money, chair says
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HuffPost, Insider, CBS News and Talking Points Memo
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
The Rotten Core of the Republican Party — Mr. Appelbaum is a member of the editorial board. — Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the top House Republican, recently took to social media to warn that Democrats have hatched a dastardly plot. “Democrats,” he said …
Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:
Why is Trump running for president again? To stay out of jail — Throughout his epic, scandal-ridden career, Donald Trump has compiled an astonishing record of impunity, constantly staying one jump ahead of prosecutors, plaintiffs and creditors. — He is the only president to be impeached twice …
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Raw Story
New York Times:
Inside Amazon's Worst Human Resources Problem — A knot of problems with Amazon's system for handling paid and unpaid leaves has led to devastating consequences for workers. — A year ago, Tara Jones, an Amazon warehouse worker in Oklahoma, cradled her newborn, glanced over her pay stub …
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
Their Jobs Made Them Get Vaccinated. They Refused. — The willingness of some workers to give up their livelihoods helps explain the country's struggle to reach herd immunity. — Under the threat of losing their jobs, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers finally got a Covid-19 vaccine.
Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
I Was Hacked. The Spyware Used Against Me Makes Us All Vulnerable. — Invasive hacking software sold to countries to fight terrorism is easily abused. Researchers say my phone was hacked twice, probably by Saudi Arabia. — BEIRUT, Lebanon — In Mexico, the government hacked the cellphones of journalists and activists.
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Andrew Seidman / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pa. Bar Association criticizes TV ad by GOP candidate for state Supreme Court — The TV ad is no-holds-barred.It bluntly attacks a decision of the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Supreme Court. And on Saturday, the state Bar Association said the spot went too far.The ad says the Democratic contender …
Ben Kesslen / NBC News:
Rep. Jim Banks suspended from Twitter for misgendering trans government official Dr. Rachel Levine — Twitter suspended the account of Indiana Rep. Jim Banks on Saturday after the Republican congressman intentionally misgendered Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine …
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New York Magazine, UPI, Insider and The Indianapolis Star
Washington Post:
Sen. Joe Manchin wants to restrict who gets the child tax credit. These West Virginians may pay the price if he gets his way. — Manchin supports new requirements for the expanded child tax credit that would likely end the benefit for thousands of families in his state.
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Raw Story
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
WATCH: Jake Tapper Emphatically Calls Out Republicans for ‘Violations of Basic Decency’ for Mocking Alec Baldwin's Movie Set Shooting — CNN's Jake Tapper blasted Republicans for their joyful exploitation of the tragic shooting incident involving Alec Baldwin on the set of the film, Rust.
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The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, Instapundit and New York Post, more at Mediagazer »
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Democrats' problem is not focusing on issues most vital to independents, 2 prominent pollsters say — Joel Benenson has a feeling of deja vu watching President Biden's agenda grind into a long, drawn-out negotiation as middle-of-the-road voters recoil at the process taking place in Congress.
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CNN:
Afghanistan hurtling toward collapse, Sweden and Pakistan say — Afghanistan will shortly collapse into chaos unless the international community acts rapidly, Swedish and Pakistani ministers warned on Saturday. — Afghanistan plunged into crisis after the hardline Islamist Taliban movement drove …
Washington Post:
Race-blind redistricting? Democrats incredulous at GOP maps — RALEIGH, N.C. — A decade ago, North Carolina Republicans redrew their legislative districts to help their party in a way that a federal court ruled illegally deprived Black voters of their right to political representation.
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RedState
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Neil Cavuto Desperately Pleads With Fox News Audience to Get Vaccinated: 'I'm Begging You,' Think of ‘Those Around You’ — Fox News' Neil Cavuto urged network viewers to get vaccinated in his first on-air comments since he was diagnosed with a breakthrough coronavirus case.
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Joe.My.God., The Hill, The Wrap, Alternet.org and Breitbart
Tyler O'Neil / Fox News:
McAuliffe claims Stacey Abrams should be governor of Georgia, furthering what some call her ‘Big Lie’ — McAuliffe accused Brian Kemp of having ‘disenfranchised’ 1.4 million voters despite reviews finding this accusation false — Dave Matthews, Stacey Abrams, & DNC Chair Jaime Harrison host a …
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Townhall
Ray Sanchez / CNN:
How Puerto Rico became the most vaccinated place in America — (CNN)A member of a scientific coalition advising Puerto Rico's government on the coronavirus pandemic recently joked about the island's high Covid-19 vaccination rate, attributing it to the proliferation of drug store chains on the island.
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Lyz Lenz / HuffPost:
A 19th-Century Law Dismantled The KKK. Now It Could Bring Down A New Generation Of Extremists. — In a Virginia courthouse this week, a historic trial will begin that aims to unravel the real motivations of the far-right activists behind the 2017 Charlottesville riot.