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Washington Post:
Virginia governor's race a toss-up as Election Day nears, Post-Schar School poll finds — RICHMOND — Virginia's race for governor is a toss-up as Tuesday's election draws near, with 49 percent of likely voters favoring Democrat Terry McAuliffe and 48 percent favoring Republican Glenn Youngkin …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How scary are the new Virginia polls for Democrats?
How scary are the new Virginia polls for Democrats?
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The Hill, RedState, Politico, Joe.My.God. and Townhall
Tyler Hayden / The Santa Barbara Independent:
Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm — A consulting architect on UCSB's Design Review Committee has quit his post in protest over the university's proposed Munger Hall project, calling the massive, mostly-windowless dormitory plan “unsupportable from my perspective as an architect, a parent, and a human being.”
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David Covucci / The Daily Dot:
Fox News wants to make it ‘clear’ it isn't airing Tucker Carlson's Capitol riot documentary — Yesterday, Fox News host Tucker Carlson unveiled a dramatic trailer for his new special, one which will reveal the “true story” behind the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. — In it, he drops real truths like …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
How to Push Back on Fox — Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger aren't giving them a free pass. — The thing to understand about bullies is that they never expect people to push back. — Most people are conflict-averse, so usually, the bullies are free to take their shots and the people …
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American Greatness, Mediaite, Revolver, The Daily Beast, Townhall, The Federalist and The Hill
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
He's Writing Tucker's Deranged Jan. 6 Movie—After Directing a Pizzagater's Opus
He's Writing Tucker's Deranged Jan. 6 Movie—After Directing a Pizzagater's Opus
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Joe.My.God., Rolling Stone, Washington Post and New York Times
CNN:
‘God love ya’: Warm relationship between the world's most powerful Catholics on display as Biden and Pope Francis meet — Rome (CNN)The world's most powerful Catholics — President Joe Biden and Pope Francis — held 90 minutes of talks Friday in a session that blended the official …
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New York Times:
Live Updates: In Private Meeting, Francis Weighs In on Biden Communion Debate
Live Updates: In Private Meeting, Francis Weighs In on Biden Communion Debate
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New York Magazine, Fox News, Insider, CNN and First Draft
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Vatican: Biden, Pope discussed everything but this one topic
Vatican: Biden, Pope discussed everything but this one topic
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Washington Examiner, The American Spectator, Crux Now and GV Wire
US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Children 5 through 11 Years of Age — For Immediate Release: — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children 5 through 11 years of age.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 committee set to interview rioter who breached the Capitol — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol on Friday will interview one of the 650 defendants charged with breaching the Capitol, part of an attempt to collect evidence about the rioters' motivations, contacts and travel arrangements.
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Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
The country needs a dose of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to battle COVID-19 — Florida has the lowest COVID-19 case rate in the country. They did it without vaccine mandates, without mask mandates in school and with no restrictions on businesses. Life simply went on.
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Jen Monroe / Arc Digital:
Loudoun County Sexual Assault Story Shows Danger of Media Bias — A right-wing outlet let ideology motivate their reporting, while the mainstream media couldn't be bothered to report on it in the first place — A sexual assault case in Loudoun County, Virginia involving …
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The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, The Triad and The Daily Signal
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Lori Aratani / Washington Post:
Flight attendant suffers broken bones in ‘one of the worst displays of unruly behavior’ in the skies — The incident prompted the pilots to divert the flight to Denver, where a passenger was detained — A flight attendant for American Airlines suffered broken bones in her face …
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Althouse, CBS San Francisco, Insider, ABC7 and CBS Los Angeles
Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
For First Time in Public, a Detainee Describes Torture at C.I.A. Black Sites — In a sentencing hearing, Majid Khan, a Pakistani who lived in suburban Baltimore before joining Al Qaeda, detailed dungeonlike conditions and episodes of abuse. — GUANTÁNAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba …
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Al Qaeda Courier: CIA Agents Hosed Water Into My Rectum During Years of Torture
Ex-Al Qaeda Courier: CIA Agents Hosed Water Into My Rectum During Years of Torture
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Raw Story
Shannon Thaler / Daily Mail:
‘We got to take white people out’: Rutgers University professor, 41, calls white people ‘villains’, says ‘Critical Race Theory is just the proper teaching of American history’ and praises dwindling white birth rates in online discussion — Brittney Cooper, 41, said that whiteness 'totally skews …
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Washington Times, Page Array and The Federalist
Bloomberg:
Unlimited Sand and Money Still Won't Save the Hamptons — If you happened to be in Montauk, N.Y., when the trucks started rolling in this summer, you'd get a sense of how much sand $171,000 buys. Load after load tumbled onto Ditch Plains Beach, one of the Atlantic Coast's better surfing spots …
Ross Barkan / New York Magazine:
What Happened to Matt Taibbi? The former darling of the liberal media is now one of its loudest critics. He says he hasn't changed. — Obviously, I'm anxious about why I'm being profiled," Matt Taibbi said at the end of our phone call this summer, which had already lasted an hour and a half.
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Biden: Rollout of submarine deal that irked France was ‘clumsy’ — President Joe Biden acknowledged in a meeting Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron that his administration had been “clumsy” in rolling out an Indo-Pacific security pact last month that enraged Paris.
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Biden, Macron meet ahead of G-20 in Rome: What to watch for at the summit
Biden, Macron meet ahead of G-20 in Rome: What to watch for at the summit
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Politico and The Moderate Voice
Thomas Lecaque / The Bulwark:
When ‘Jesus’ Came to Q — Holy war, the Storm, and the thin line between reality and theater. — No one expects to see a once-prominent actor, fallen from the limelight, delivering a crusade sermon in Las Vegas, yet these are the times we live in. Jim Caviezel is most famous for his portrayal …
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Raw Story
Joseph Tanfani / Reuters:
Trump's real-estate empire pays the price for poisonous politics — Former U.S. president Donald Trump's slashing rhetorical style and divisive politics allowed him to essentially take over the Republican Party. His supporters are so devoted that most believe his false claim that he lost the 2020 election because of voter fraud.
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The Moderate Voice
Politico:
Kinzinger retiring from Congress, vows ‘broader fight nationwide’ against Trumpism — Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, one of the most prominent critics of former President Donald Trump in the House Republican Conference, announced Friday he won't seek reelection next year.
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
NAACP tells athletes not to sign with Texas teams: “Texas isn't safe for anyone.” — The NAACP called on members of professional sports leagues to not sign on with teams in Texas. It's a purely political move, calling out only one Texas politician - Governor Greg Abbott. Abbott is running for reelection.
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ABC News, Washington Examiner and HuffPost
Robin Bravender / Insider:
Kamalaworld is worried about a difficult, messy Democratic primary if it's Harris versus Pete Buttigieg in 2024 — Democratic insiders are quietly discussing a 2024 race if Joe Biden opts out. — Kamala Harris' allies think she would face a tough primary against Pete Buttigieg.
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Letitia James Is Running for Governor of New York — The attorney general, who oversaw the inquiry into sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo, will challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul for the Democratic nomination. — Letitia James, the New York attorney general who oversaw the inquiry …
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Suzi Ring / Bloomberg:
Vaccinated People Also Spread the Delta Variant, Yearlong Study Shows — Study found similar peak viral load with or without shots — Immunized household contacts have a 25% chance of infection — People inoculated against Covid-19 are just as likely to spread the delta variant …
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The Daily Caller, RedState and The Guardian
Chris Truax / The Bulwark:
Truth Social Violated Mastodon's License; Trump's Entire Platform Might Now Be DOA — Donald Trump's latest business venture, Truth Social, is a brand-new social media platform that is going to be a publicly-traded company via a reverse merger with a SPAC. Consequently, it sits …
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TechCrunch and Alternet.org
Jon Brown / Fox News:
Biden admin barred from firing unvaccinated employees after DC judge issues injunction — The attorney for the plaintiffs said the Biden administration has shown ‘an unprecedented, cavalier attitude toward the rule of law’ — Fox News Flash top headlines for October 28
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Politico:
Dems limp out of another stumble-ending month — House liberals left the Capitol triumphant on Thursday night after once again scuttling a major vote. Every other Democrat was fuming. — For the second time in less than a month, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team had to delay …
Wall Street Journal:
How to Fix Social Media — Revelations about Facebook, Instagram and TikTok have highlighted the problems posed by the biggest social media sites. What would it take to reform the platforms and limit their harm? — TABLE OF CONTENTS — Show All Sections — Amy Klobuchar: No More Blind Trust in Big Tech
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Human Events
The official website of the City of New York:
New York City to Close Digital Divide for 1.6 Million Residents, Advance Racial Equity — Mayor de Blasio announces landmark advancements in digital equity across New York City, building critical broadband infrastructure for up to 1.6 million New Yorkers, while partnering …
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Air Force is first to face troops' rejection of vaccine mandate as thousands avoid shots — Up to 12,000 Air Force personnel have rejected orders to get fully vaccinated against the coronavirus despite a Pentagon mandate, and officials say it is too late for them to do so by the Tuesday deadline …
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Outside the Beltway, The Hill and Task & Purpose
John Solomon / Just The News:
Narrative of a perfect 2020 election eroding as Wisconsin becomes investigative ground zero — Evidence grows of election mismanagement, illegal acts and some fraud in several states. — Article — Cognitively impaired nursing home residents in Wisconsin and Michigan cynically exploited for votes.
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Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
Biden's Amazing, Disappointing Climate Triumph — What the president's deal would mean for the battle against climate change — It has to pass, it has to pass, it has to pass. It has to pass! It has to pass. It has to pass. IT HAS TO PASS. Pass, it must. It. Has. To. Pass.