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7:05 PM ET, October 28, 2021

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Brendan J. Lyons / Albany Times Union:
Criminal summons erroneously issued against former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo  —  ALBANY — A criminal summons charging former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo with forcible touching was erroneously issued by Albany City Court on Thursday after a sheriff's investigator shared paperwork with the court summarizing their investigation.
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Washington Post:
Former New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo accused in misdemeanor complaint of forcible touching, court says  —  A misdemeanor complaint was filed Thursday against former New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo accusing him of forcibly touching a woman in the governor's executive mansion last year.
Gwynne Hogan / Gothamist:
Misdemeanor Forcible Touching Charges Filed Against Former Governor Andrew Cuomo, Officials Say  —  Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been charged with a misdemeanor count of forcible touching, a spokesperson the state courts confirmed Thursday afternoon.
Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
Andrew Cuomo Faces Misdemeanor Sex Crime Complaint
Discussion: Human Events
Washington Post:
Biden unveils revised spending plan, exhorts Democrats to back it  —  President Biden on Thursday unveiled a new $1.75 trillion package to overhaul the country's health-care, education, climate and tax laws, muscling through a slew of policy disagreements and internecine political feuds that had stalled his economic agenda for months.
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The White House:
President Biden Announces the Build Back Better Framework
Politico:
Dems punt House infrastructure vote in blow to Biden agenda
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin signals he'll support $1.75T price tag for spending plan
David Dayen / American Prospect:
What's in the Build Back Better Framework
Discussion: Politico, The White House and CoinDesk
Caitlin Owens / Axios:   Democrats' prescription drug collapse
Wall Street Journal:
The Facts on Trump's Fraud Letter  —  His 2020 monomania is news, and it reflects on his fitness for 2024.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  The progressive parsons of the press are aflutter that we published a letter to the editor Thursday from former President Trump, objecting …
Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Burr's Brother-in-Law Called Stock Broker, One Minute After Getting Off Phone With Senator  —  According to the SEC, Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, then chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, had material nonpublic information about coronavirus impact.
Kim Lyons / The Verge:
Facebook just revealed its new name: Meta  —  The company announced the rebranding during Facebook Connect  —  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday at the company's Connect event that the company's new name will be Meta.  “We are a company that builds technology to connect,” Zuckerberg said.
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Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Facebook is changing its name to Meta as it focuses on the virtual world
Discussion: The Verge, CNBC and UPI, more at Techmeme »
Alexandra S. Levine / Politico:
Facebook changes its name to ‘Meta’ amid backlash to whistleblower revelations
Discussion: CNN and Jacobin
Wall Street Journal:
Biden Administration in Talks to Pay Hundreds of Millions to Immigrant Families Separated at Border  —  Government is considering payments of $450,000 per person affected by Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy in 2018 for asylum seekers illegally crossing border
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Youngkin pulls ahead of McAuliffe among Virginia likely voters  —  The race is largely focused on education, and this has energized Republicans  —  Concha: McAuliffe, Biden fixate on Trump in desperate attempt to win Virginia race  —  Republican Glenn Youngkin has moved ahead …
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Mark Niquette / Bloomberg:
Trump Plans Monday Tele-Rally for Youngkin in Virginia Race  —  Donald Trump plans to hold a tele-rally for Republican Glenn Youngkin on Monday night, a day before the Virginia gubernatorial election, according to a person familiar with his plans.  —  The former president on Wednesday teased …
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Terry McAuliffe Hires Controversial Ex-Clinton Lawyer Marc Elias
Discussion: Fox News and Townhall
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Chief federal judge in D.C. assails ‘almost schizophrenic’ Jan. 6 prosecutions: ‘The rioters were not mere protesters’  —  The chief judge presiding over the federal court in Washington on Thursday unleashed a blistering critique of the Justice Department's prosecution of Capitol rioters …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Top DC federal judge criticizes “schizophrenic” Justice Department approach to January 6 cases
Discussion: BuzzFeed News
Politico:   ‘Almost schizophrenic’: Judge rips DOJ approach to Jan. 6 prosecutions
Emma Goldberg / New York Times:
The 37-Year-Olds Are Afraid of the 23-Year-Olds Who Work for Them  —  Twenty-somethings rolling their eyes at the habits of their elders is a longstanding trend, but many employers said there's a new boldness in the way Gen Z dictates taste.  —  As a millennial with a habit of lurking on TikTok …
Discussion: Gawker and The Dispatch
Hunter Walker / The Uprising:
Sources: Nancy Pelosi ‘Kicked Out’ Of Meeting With House Progressive Caucus Amid Tense Budget Talks  —  This is a special breaking news issue of The Uprising, a politics newsletter dedicated to original, independent journalism.  If you enjoyed this story and want to read more like it, please sign up!
Jacob Silverman / New York Magazine:
Inside Jedi Blue, Facebook's Secret Deal With Google  —  As a torrent of bad press consumes Facebook — or whatever the company may soon be renamed — it's worth remembering that to become an industry-dominating social-media Goliath, sometimes you need a little help from your friends.
Carla K. Johnson / Associated Press:
Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early COVID-19  —  A cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with COVID-19 in a study hunting for existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat coronavirus.  —  Researchers tested the pill used for depression …
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Maria Izabel Campos Simplicio / The Lancet Global …:
Effect of early treatment with fluvoxamine on risk of emergency care and hospitalisation among patients with COVID-19: the TOGETHER randomised, platform clinical trial
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Vatican cancels live broadcast of Biden greeting pope  —  ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday abruptly canceled the planned live broadcast of U.S. President Joe Biden meeting Pope Francis, the latest restriction to media coverage of the Holy See.  —  The Vatican press office provided …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Multi-Million Dollar Civil Settlement in Principle in Mother Emanuel Charleston Church Mass Shooting  —  Department Agrees to Settle Allegations Surrounding FBI Actions  —  Today, the Department of Justice announced that it has reached an agreement in principle …
Joe Skurzewski / KFYR-TV:
North Dakota lawmaker barred from flight following incident with Minot TSA agent  —  MINOT, N.D. - A North Dakota lawmaker was barred from boarding a flight at Minot International Airport Monday, following an incident with a TSA agent.  —  Rep. Jeff Hoverson, R-Minot, said he and his wife …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Hill
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Geraldo Rivera criticizes his Fox News colleague Tucker Carlson.  —  Tucker Carlson, the top-rated Fox News host, faced criticism on Thursday — including from a prominent colleague at his own network — after he announced plans for a documentary series featuring debunked conspiracy theories …
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
CNN's Jake Tapper promotes congressional campaign of Florida conspiracy theorist Rebekah Jones  —  ‘The Lead’ anchor failed to acknowledge the reporting that debunked her narrative against Gov. Ron DeSantis  —  CNN anchor Jake Tapper, who prides himself as a champion for the truth and has called for more …
 
 
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Christopher F. Rufo / City Journal:
“White People, You Are the Problem”
Discussion: National Review and Twitchy
Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
Iowa's redistricting drama, round 2: Senate gives OK to second redistricting plan, House debate to come
David P. Goldman / Asia Times:
US economy ground to a halt in 3d quarter
Rachel Nostrant / Army Times:
‘She was just doing her job’: Homeless vet loses service dog during arrest for panhandling
Discussion: Reason
Jay Cost / Wall Street Journal:
The Radicalism of James Madison
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Biden's strongest weapon is still Donald Trump
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Hypocrisy
Terry Gross / NPR:
Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might
Discussion: Raw Story
Stella Morabito / The Federalist:
Virginia Democrats Claim ‘Free And Fair’ Election While Rigging It Again
Discussion: Virginia Mercury
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Clinton Campaign Spread Alfa Bank Ruse Throughout Obama Admin to Press Trump-Russia Probe
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
India issues a notice to Wikipedia over bias concerns, questioning if it should be classified as a publisher, after judges called its open editing “dangerous”

 
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