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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Youngkin's crowds dwarf McAuliffe's on election eve  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TERRY MCAULIFFE wanted GLENN YOUNGKIN and DONALD TRUMP to campaign together so badly that when it didn't happen, McAuliffe simply invented a Youngkin-Trump event that didn't exist.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump, the billionaire family and the bull semen baron who divides them  —  Pete Ricketts, the governor of Nebraska and scion of one of the most powerful megadonor families in the Republican Party, had a pressing request for Donald Trump: Please stay out of my home-state politics.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Examiner:
For Democrats, all Republicans are Trump  —  In 2012, sitting Vice President Joe Biden, the current president and leader of the Democratic Party, told a crowd that Mitt Romney wanted to restore slavery and enslave black people.  —  If Biden could say something that completely deranged …
Discussion: Insider, Reason and Real Clear Politics
Axios:
New GOP brand: Trump Light  —  Win or lose in today's Virginia governor's race, Glenn Youngkin has created a new template for Republican candidates running in competitive races in the Trump era.  —  Why it matters: Republicans, with swing states set to dictate Senate control in 2022 …
Discussion: Washington Post, Forbes and Althouse
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Republicans Are Already Claiming the Virginia Election Has Been Rigged  —  Fight disinformation.  Get a daily recap of the facts that matter.  Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.  —  This is how it's going to be forever: Republicans and conservatives will claim that any election they lose is fraudulent.
Politico:
Not it: Democrats dodge blame for stalled agenda as McAuliffe teeters  —  Terry McAuliffe could go down in Virginia's gubernatorial race Tuesday, and neither congressional liberals nor centrists want to take the blame.  —  Democrats fear losing the marquee race in a state President Joe Biden won …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Glenn Youngkin's repulsive final push reveals a dark truth for Democrats
Discussion: Politico and Townhall
Cliff Owen / ABC News:
Virginia's 2021 gubernatorial election results
Rich Mendez / CNBC:   GOP pollster sees likely Republican win in Virginia governor race — and says it will be a bad omen for Democrats
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Carville: Blame Beltway Dems if McAuliffe loses today
Discussion: CNN, National Review and Townhall
NBC News:
Virginia Election Day 2021: What to watch for in the governor's race
Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Georgia official: Trump call to ‘find’ votes was a threat  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump was threatening Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger when he asked him to help “find” enough votes to overturn his loss in Georgia to Democratic President Joe Biden, Raffensperger writes in a new book.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and IJR
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USA Today:
Brad Raffensperger, GOP target of Trump ire in Georgia, warns of potential for more election violence
Discussion: Insider
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin didn't sign off on framework, no ‘rush’ to get deal  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he didn't sign off on a framework for a $1.75 trillion social spending and climate bill before it was released from the White House, and that he didn't think there was a “rush” to get a deal.
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Jonathan Edwards / Greenwich Time:
Sen. Josh Hawley says liberals' attacks on manhood are driving men to pornography and video games
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
9,000 Unvaccinated N.Y.C. Workers Put on Unpaid Leave as Mandate Begins  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio said thousands more did get the shot and that the first day of the vaccine mandate went smoothly, without significant service disruptions.  —  Hundreds of firefighters called in sick in what appeared to be an organized protest.
Discussion: Politico
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Photos show QAnon believers gathering in Dallas — where they believe JFK Jr. will reveal he's still alive  —  On Monday night, believers in the QAnon conspiracy theory congregated for a mass gathering at the AT&T Discovery Plaza in Dallas, Texas.  —  According to reporter Steven Monacelli …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Yale Law Diversity Director at Center of ‘Traphouse’ Controversy Got an Anti-Semite Invited to the Yale Law Journal  —  The Yale Law School administrator caught on tape pressuring a student to apologize for an allegedly racist party invitation pushed the Yale Law Journal to host a diversity trainer …
Discussion: Law & Liberty, Power Line and Reason
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: FEC lets foreigners finance U.S. ballot fights  —  The Federal Election Commission has ruled foreign donors can finance U.S. referendum campaigns, opening the door to foreign spending on fights over high-profile policy issues, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: Foreign nationals …
Discussion: Insider
Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Senate candidate Sean Parnell's wife testified that he tried to choke her and hit their children  —  BUTLER, Pa. — The estranged wife of Sean Parnell — the candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump to be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania …
Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam / Reuters:
Dozens killed and wounded as blasts and gunfire hit Kabul hospital  —  At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded in an attack on Afghanistan's biggest military hospital on Tuesdaywhich saw two heavy blasts followed up by gunmen assaulting the site in central Kabul, officials said.
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Metro.co.uk
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
The Risky Move That Could Save Kyle Rittenhouse—or Doom Him  —  The alleged far-right vigilante has to prove he was scared when he killed—and there's one simple way to do that.  —  Kyle Rittenhouse's highly anticipated and politically polarizing murder trial began on Monday.
Discussion: WTOP, New York Post and Raw Story
ProPublica:
Poison in the Air  —  Mapping Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution … From the urban sprawl of Houston to the riverways of Virginia, air pollution from industrial plants is elevating the cancer risk of an estimated quarter of a million Americans to a level the federal government considers unacceptable.
Zen Soo / Associated Press:
Yahoo pulls out of China, citing ‘challenging’ environment  —  HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday it has pulled out of China, citing an increasingly challenging operating environment.  —  The withdrawal was largely symbolic, as many of the company's services were already blocked by China's digital censorship.
Discussion: HotAir, CBS News, Deadline and UPI
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
There's always someone out there willing to make the GOP's fascism seem respectable  —  It's hard to pick one apologist to pick on.  —  It's election week.  So it bears repeating.  The race for Virginia governor is not going to tell us much about next year's congressional elections.
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Biden Administration Moves to Limit Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas  —  A new rule will be announced at a U.N. summit where the United States is facing skepticism about its commitment to climate change, aides said.  —  GLASGOW — The Biden administration planned to announce on Tuesday …
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Nick Surgey / Documented:
Manchin's Secret Meeting With Coal Barons and Climate Deniers at a Luxury Golf Resort  —  As Manchin is held responsible for blocking key climate provisions in Build Back Better, his personal and financial ties to the coal industry have faced increasing scrutiny
Discussion: HuffPost, Salon and New Republic
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Shutting Down Historical Debate, China Makes It a Crime to Mock Heroes  —  Under a new law, China has zealously prosecuted even the perceived slander of Communist figures, broadening Xi Jinping's campaign to dominate party orthodoxy.  —  The young woman in Beijing began her post complaining …
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Breitbart has outsized influence over climate change denial on Facebook, report says  —  A new report suggests 10 publishers, including Russia Today and the Federalist Papers, are responsible for nearly 70 percent of interactions with climate change misinformation on the platform
Discussion: Forbes and POLITICUSUSA
 
 
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Phil Murphy tries to become first Democratic governor to win reelection in New Jersey in more than 40 years
Discussion: Insider and NPR
Tim Mak / Rolling Stone:
The NRA's ‘First Lady’ Thought Donald Trump Owed Her a Favor. Here's How That Went
Discussion: Raw Story
Laura Silver / Pew Research Center:
More people globally see racial, ethnic discrimination as a serious problem in the U.S. than in their own society
Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story and UPI
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
America's inaction on climate is getting embarrassing
Discussion: Washington Times
Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation:
Abbott and O'Rourke in Dead Heat, New Poll From Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation Shows
Discussion: The Hill, Off the Kuff and Forbes
Jim Puzzanghera / The Boston Globe:
In Iowa and elsewhere, Republicans push bills granting some legal immunity to motorists who hit protesters.
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Rubin / Washington Examiner:
Questioning the climate science orthodoxy in Glasgow
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Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Wisconsin Investigation Uncovers Potential Tip Of A Voting Fraud Iceberg
Media Matters for America:
Fox's Newt Gingrich says if the Virginia governor race is close, “they will steal it”
Discussion: The Hill
Pablo Manríquez / Latino Rebels:
Immigrant Rights Advocates Grapple With Senate Parliamentarian's Past as INS Prosecutor
Amy Harmon / New York Times:
BIPOC or POC? Equity or Equality? The Debate Over Language on the Left.
Discussion: Fortune
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump's New Company Is Planning For His Possible Conviction (Or Presidential Run)
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic:
America Has Lost the Plot on COVID
Discussion: Florida Politics
 

 
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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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