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Liz Jassin / KRON4:
Oakland police release new lead in killing of KRON4 security guard — OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) - Oakland Police Department Homicide investigators are asking for help from the public finding a car that might be connected to the killing of a KRON4 security guard.
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San Francisco Chronicle, The Daily Beast, Breitbart, KOIN-TV, CBS San Francisco, UPI, NewsNation Now and Deadline
Erin Banco / Politico:
New Covid variant triggers urgent moment for Biden health team — The emergence of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 has sparked urgent conversations among top Biden administration health officials about how to fend off a potential new surge in the U.S. and about the need to significantly ramp …
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Washington Examiner, The Atlantic, Washington Post, BBC, CNN, Bloomberg, Mother Jones, NBC Boston and Reuters
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Reuters:
U.S. President Biden calls for intellectual property protection waivers after Omicron discovery
The Guardian:
South Africa accuses UK and others of ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to new variant
South Africa accuses UK and others of ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to new variant
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TheBlaze, Telegraph, Slate, Simple Flying, HotAir, Rolling Stone, Quartz and Politico
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Gov. Kathy Hochul orders halt on elective surgery amid COVID spike, Omicron
Gov. Kathy Hochul orders halt on elective surgery amid COVID spike, Omicron
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Guardian and Trending Politics
Charles Sykes / MSNBC:
Charlottesville verdict another missed opportunity for Republicans to disavow hate — Despite a jury's $25 million verdict against a group of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and organizers of the 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia, “Unite the Right” rally, Republican leaders, once again …
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Raw Story
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: MTG plays cat and mouse with McCarthy — DRIVING THE DAY — Just a few days after Rep. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE called KEVIN MCCARTHY “weak” and said he needed to earn her vote to become speaker, the Republican lawmaker from Georgia took a different tone toward the GOP leader Friday night.
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Associated Press
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
In Minneapolis Schools, White Families Are Asked to Help Do the Integrating — In a citywide overhaul, a beloved Black high school was rezoned to include white students from a richer neighborhood. It has been hard for everyone. — MINNEAPOLIS — When Mauri Friestleben learned that Minneapolis …
Danny Lee / South China Morning Post:
BA to temporarily suspend passenger flights to and from Hong Kong — Two separate sources say British flag carrier took decision after at least one of its aircrew members tested positive for Covid-19 at Hong Kong airport Most of the BA staff on flight were then taken to Penny's Bay quarantine centre …
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Joe.My.God. and Bloomberg
Dom Calicchio / Fox News:
Los Angeles-area looters target Home Depot, Bottega Veneta stores on Black Friday: reports — Tools stolen Friday from a Home Depot store — such as crowbars, mallets and sledgehammers — will likely be used in future crimes, authorities fear — Fox News Flash top headlines for November 26
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New York Post, FOX 11 Los Angeles and National Review
New York Times:
Democrats Struggle to Energize Their Base as Frustrations Mount — Even as President Biden achieves some significant victories, Democrats are warning that many of their most loyal supporters see inaction and broken campaign promises. — Democrats across the party are raising alarms …
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Second Nexus, BizPac Review and Political Wire
NBC News:
Laser-focused on 2020, Trump seeks a Michigan Legislature that could help him in 2024 — Jon Rocha was settling in to watch the new “Ghostbusters” with his young daughter at the movies last week when he got the news: Former President Donald Trump had endorsed his bid for state representative in Michigan.
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The Hill, New York Times, RedState, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
How an American in Paris won the rarest of French honors — Laurent Kupferman has been obsessed with Josephine Baker for nearly a decade, reading everything he could about a woman whose life story was so improbable, so American and yet so French. — She was a Black entertainer …
CNN:
Moderate House Republican warns McCarthy over embracing far-right members — (CNN)A moderate House Republican is firing off a warning shot at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy as he caters to his right flank in a quest for the speaker's gavel. — “He's taking the middle of the conference for granted …
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Political Wire
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The Disconnect Between Biden's Popular Policies and His Unpopularity — Voters often punish a president for pushing an unpopular agenda. But President Biden has been learning that they rarely reward a president for enacting legislation. — Over the past few years, many Democrats argued …
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Fox News
Associated Press:
Court blocks Covid-19 vaccine mandate for California prisons — WHO calls Omicron strain a ‘variant of concern’ as U.S. adds travel restrictions — A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked an order that all California prison workers must be vaccinated against the coronavirus or have a religious or medical exemption.
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HotAir, National Review and The Hill
Associated Press:
Can Biden find the right balance on immigration? — WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats wielded demands to fix the nation's broken immigration system as a cudgel against Republicans in the 2020 campaign. Elect us, went the argument, and we'll stop the cruel treatment of migrants at the border …
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Wall Street Journal and Conservative Brief