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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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RedState, Joe.My.God., Politico and Townhall
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Why a Changing Richmond and Its Suburbs Are Key to Virginia's Vote
Why a Changing Richmond and Its Suburbs Are Key to Virginia's Vote
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Associated Press, IJR and WBUR
Antonio Olivo / Washington Post:
Virginia AG presses GOP senator for proof of claims of fraud in statewide elections
Virginia AG presses GOP senator for proof of claims of fraud in statewide elections
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Talking Points Memo, oag.state.va.us and Outside the Beltway
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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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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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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New York Times:
Live Updates: In Private Meeting, Francis Weighs In on Biden Communion Debate — President Biden said that Pope Francis called him a “good Catholic” and said that he should continue receiving communion amid a push by some U.S. bishops to deny him the sacrament over abortion views.
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CNN:
‘God love ya’: Warm relationship between the world's most powerful Catholics on display as Biden and Pope Francis meet
‘God love ya’: Warm relationship between the world's most powerful Catholics on display as Biden and Pope Francis meet
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Politico, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Bloomberg, Religion News Service, Los Angeles Times, NBC New York and Washington Examiner
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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Crux Now, The American Spectator and Washington Examiner
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.
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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New York Times, Twitchy, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, The Triad and The Daily Signal
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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Digby's Hullabaloo and alicublog
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
Carly Roman / Washington Examiner:
Cuomo to appear in court for forcible touching charge — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to appear in court next month in connection to charges of forcible touching, according to the Albany County sheriff. — Cuomo, who was hit with the Class A misdemeanor charge Thursday …
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Politico, Daily Local News, Forbes, One America News Network and abc7NY
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Letitia James Is Running for Governor of New York
Letitia James Is Running for Governor of New York
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Madison McNamee / WVIR-TV:
Group with Tiki torches stand by Youngkin campaign bus during Charlottesville event — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A rare visit by Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin in Charlottesville is being overshadowed by an incident that occurred outside a campaign stop.
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Washington Examiner, RedState and The Federalist
Max Abelson / Bloomberg:
The Fight Between Texas and Wall Street Is About to Get Bigger — Gun and oil laws have put some bank deals on hold during boom — ‘This is much bigger than the municipal bond business’ — Outside San Antonio this month, a veteran of Texas politics got so upset about Wall Street's retreat …
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Raw Story
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
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 …
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 Summit News
AJ Vicens / CyberScoop:
Michigan police execute warrant looking for missing election equipment — The Michigan State Police launched a criminal investigation this week after a piece of election equipment went missing. — The inquiry comes after a local official—who has publicly questioned the validity and security …
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The Daily Beast, Talking Points Memo and Election Law Blog
Alex Pareene / The AP (Alex Pareene) Newsletter:
Pizza Story — Analogies Are Hard — I wanted a pizza. A large pizza with mushrooms. Or, actually, someone promised to get me a pizza. Actually, right, someone said they'd get pizza for me and everyone else in the building. They brought the pizza up to begin with …
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.
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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Washington Examiner, ABC News 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.
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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The Daily Beast, Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
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
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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FOX 13 Tampa Bay, ABC News, National Review, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Daily Wire and Townhall
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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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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Breitbart and Human Events
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 …