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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Centrist Dems sink Biden's nominee for top bank regulator — Five Democratic senators have told the White House they won't support Saule Omarova to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, effectively killing her nomination for the powerful bank-regulator position.
Washington Post:
How the events unfolded at Waukesha parade — It was 4:35 p.m. in Waukesha, Wis., 34 days before Dec. 25. But the neighbors of this city west of Milwaukee were celebrating a Christmas parade moving through Main Street. — At the same time a few blocks away, an officer reported he had heard …
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Ruth Styles / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Waukesha massacre suspect Darrell Brooks was convicted for threatening to bomb Nugget Casino in Nevada and is STILL wanted after failing to appear in court — Darrell Brooks was busted in March 2007 for calling in a bomb threat to the $43-per-night Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nevada, DailyMail.com can reveal
Discussion:
The Last Refuge, RedState and Instapundit
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The System Only Worked Because It Was Pushed — The men who killed Ahmaud Arbery will not get away with it. Yet the most surprising aspect of the trial is not the verdict, but the fact that the trial happened at all. — On Wednesday, a Georgia jury convicted Travis McMichael; his father …
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The Guardian, The Daily Beast, NBC News, New York Times, Hackwhackers and The Mahablog
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Three Men Found Guilty of Murdering Ahmaud Arbery: Live Updates — The three men were found guilty of murder and other charges on Wednesday for the pursuit and fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. Follow live here. — Three men found guilty of murder in Arbery shooting.
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Vox, CBS News, Reuters, Politico, NBC News, The Western Journal, Wall Street Journal, ABC News, The Daily Wire, Insider, Axios, Source New Mexico, Florida Phoenix, The Pacific Northwest Inlander, SFist, Financial Times, YouGov, Slate, TheBlaze, KFOR-TV, The Root, Associated Press, Law & Crime and BuzzFeed News
The White House:
Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris
Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris
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The Daily Caller, TheGrio, Politico, Insider, The Guardian and The Daily Wire
Sarah Lustbader / New York Times:
What the Arbery and Rittenhouse Verdicts Couldn't Tell Us
What the Arbery and Rittenhouse Verdicts Couldn't Tell Us
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Fox News, The Daily Wire, Insider, Washington Examiner, Politico and Washington Post
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden
Statement from President Joe Biden
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Breitbart, The Guardian, New York Post, Forbes, Washington Post, Law & Crime and NewsNation Now
Stephen Gutowski / The Dispatch:
The Similarity, and Stark Difference, Between the Kyle Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Arbery Shootings
The Similarity, and Stark Difference, Between the Kyle Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Arbery Shootings
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Forbes, The Western Journal and Politico
Fabiola Cineas / Vox:
The significance of the guilty verdicts in Arbery's murder
The significance of the guilty verdicts in Arbery's murder
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Outside the Beltway, Raw Story, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Daily Beast, Jezebel, HuffPost, Insider, RedState, Fox News, Metro.co.uk, The Guardian and The Daily Wire
France 24:
Emirati general accused of torture appointed head of Interpol — An Emirati general accused of torture was elected president of Interpol Thursday, the global police agency said, despite the concerns of human rights organisations and members of the European Parliament.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Biden restarting Trump's “Remain in Mexico” policy — President Biden will start turning asylum seekers back to Mexico as soon as next week under a reinstated Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program — but will offer them the option to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Axios has learned.
Dakota Smith / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. firefighter accused of ‘despicable act’ in protest over vaccine mandate — The Los Angeles Fire Department is investigating an incident in which a firefighter “responded inappropriately” after being handed a letter to comply with the city's vaccine mandate, a department spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Discussion:
New York Post, KTLA and TheBlaze
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
‘Bitter,’ ‘Angry,’ ‘Enraged’: Reality Winner Blasts the Intercept After 4 Years in Jail — After years locked away for leaking classified information on Russian interference, the former NSA contractor has a lot to say about how she got there — One of the first things Reality Winner …
Politico:
Biden Colombia plan stirs up Florida hornets nest — MIAMI — The Biden administration's plan to remove a Colombian rebel group from a list of foreign terrorist organizations barely caused a ripple outside Washington when the news broke this week. — But in Florida, home …
Discussion:
The Daily Wire, Breitbart and New York Post
Bangor Daily News:
Democrats can't be the party of both the working and the millionaire classes … Jared Golden represents Maine's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. — For years, Democrats have made promises to American voters: Elect us, and we will lower the cost of prescription drugs.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Roger Stone Answers DOJ Tax Suit. Surprise: He Blames Robert Mueller. — The Trump whisperer says that Meuller's prosecution “nearly bankrupted” him, even though the new case against him centers on charges that largely predate his earlier trial. — “This case would never have been brought if it didn't involve Roger Stone.”
Discussion:
Raw Story
Andrew Beaton / Wall Street Journal:
Aaron Rodgers Doesn't Just Have Any Toe Injury. He Has Covid Toe. — The Packers star quarterback is dealing with a painful toe injury that stems from the body's immune response to his recent case of Covid-19. — Since Aaron Rodgers returned to the field after testing positive for Covid-19 …
Kiah Armstrong / KTVX-TV:
Reported hate crime on U of U campus under investigation — You have been added to ABC4 Daily News Newsletter — SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) - University of Utah officials are investigating a reported hate crime incident that happened on campus, — In late September 2021 …
Discussion:
Raw Story
CBC News:
Georgia politician stands by giant topiary chicken that got him ousted as mayor — The chicken — which will house a bed and breakfast — has so far cost the city $291K US — CBC Radio — Jim Puckett put all his eggs in one basket when he started building what he hopes will be the tallest topiary in the world.
Katya Adler / BBC:
Germany's Team Scholz sweeps away 16 years of Merkel — Has Angela Merkel actually gone now? — Her imminent departure has been reported on for months, in the lead-up to Germany's September general election and ever since. Yet Mrs Merkel kept popping up this autumn at press conferences in Berlin …
Dan Vergano / BuzzFeed News:
Murder Is A Leading Cause Of Death In Pregnancy In The US — A woman in Houston who showed an ultrasound to her boyfriend, a mother of five who was carrying a sixth child, and a pregnant woman coming home from a baby shower were all recent victims of homicide, a top cause of death for pregnant people in the US.
Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
Israel Warns White House Over Striking Partial Nuclear Deal with Iran — Disagreements between the Biden administration and Israel over Iran policy have spilled into the open in recent weeks as nuclear-deal talks are set to begin Monday — Israeli officials are urging the White House …
Discussion:
middleeastmonitor.com and The National Interest
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
CIA director warns Russian spies of ‘consequences’ if they are behind ‘Havana Syndrome’ incidents — CIA Director William J. Burns delivered a confidential warning to Russia's top intelligence services that they will face “consequences” if they are behind the string of mysterious health incidents known as …
Discussion:
Forbes, New York Post and NBC News
David French / The Atlantic:
We Argue in All the Wrong Ways — You can't fact-check your way into family peace — Here's a very small thing I'm thankful for on this Thanksgiving eve—unless my eyes deceive me, I've seen fewer examples of a genre of article that used to be popular some years back.
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Tens of thousands entered US unvetted after Kabul airlift, officials say in memo — Almost none of the 82,000 people airlifted from Kabul in August were vetted before being admitted to the United States, despite claims to the contrary from the Biden administration, according …
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New York Post, Page Array and The Gateway Pundit
The Daily Beast:
Mike Lindell Trolls Fox News With Pathetic Rally — While he jet-sets across the nation, Lindell orders a smattering of his most fervent fans to protest at Fox News HQ. — MyPillow CEO and 2020 dead-ender-who-will-simply-never- quit Mike Lindell attempted to put pressure on Fox News to cover …
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Raw Story