Economic Issues Outweigh Concerns About Rights in Midterm Vote  —  Biden gets poor marks on handling pivotal issues  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Economic issues are a bigger factor in this year's midterm elections than concerns about rights and democracy, according to the latest Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.

Supreme Court rejects Trump ally Mike Lindell's appeal in 2020 election lawsuit  —  The Supreme Court on Monday rejected MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's bid to fend off a defamation lawsuit the voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems filed over his far-fetched claims about the 2020 presidential election.

Why Biden world isn't overly worried about House GOP investigations  —  Congressional Republicans are talking more openly about their desire to investigate every aspect of the Biden administration — and family — should they regain control of one or both houses of Congress.

At N.Y.U., Students Were Failing Organic Chemistry.  Who Was to Blame?  —  Maitland Jones Jr., a respected professor, defended his standards.  But students started a petition, and the university dismissed him.  —  In the field of organic chemistry, Maitland Jones Jr. has a storied reputation.

Alabama GOP chairman made the photo ID he used to vote  —  This is a column.  —  When you vote in Alabama, state law requires you to show a photo ID at the polls.  —  For most folks, this means a driver's license, but other forms of government-issued ID are permitted — a military ID …

Trump's ‘Death Wish’ Rhetoric  —  His latest tirade against Mitch McConnell courts potential violence.  —  WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the Week  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x  —  We live in a polarized political age when rabid partisans don't need provocation to resort to violence.

EXCLU: Sanitation Department Hires McKinsey for Containerization Study  —  The city has hired the controversial consulting firm McKinsey & Company to study its waste containerization needs and design a citywide pilot program, Streetsblog has learned.  —  For the next 20 weeks …

Press Release SEC Charges Kim Kardashian for Unlawfully Touting Crypto Security  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Kim Kardashian for touting on social media a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the promotion.

Supreme Court to hear case on Big Tech's legal immunity from controversial content  —  Internet companies are now shielded from lawsuits related to user-created content under a 1996 law  —  Supreme Court begins new term with controversial cases on the docket

Dr. Oz's Scientific Experiments Killed Over 300 Dogs, Entire Litter of Puppies  —  Columbia's internal investigation found that Oz's research team inflicted extensive suffering on canine test subjects in violation of the Animal Welfare Act.  —  Alerts  —  In a scandal that will surely …

Oil prices could soon return to $100 as OPEC+ considers ‘historic’ cut, analysts say  — OPEC and non-OPEC producers, a group often referred to as OPEC+, will meet in Vienna, Austria on Wednesday to decide on the next phase of production policy.  — The oil cartel and its allies …

Minnesota GOP nominee for governor claimed kids are using litter boxes in schools - it's an internet hoax  —  The Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota repeated last week a bizarre hoax claim which has been debunked that children are being told they can identify as anthropomorphic cats …

The Guggenheim's Scapegoat  —  Defacement is a beautiful painting—and an ugly one.  Its alternative name, The Death of Michael Stewart, reveals its subject: a young Black man who died in police custody in 1983, after his arrest for allegedly writing graffiti on the wall of a subway station in New York City.

DeSantis asked the feds for hurricane relief.  But he's long used their cash.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has been a persistent critic of President Joe Biden on nearly every policy front as he moves toward a likely potential 2024 presidential bid.

Pennsylvania's Chief Justice, Part of a Court Majority to Shield Voting Rights, Died on Friday  —  Max Baer, Pennsylvania's chief justice, passed away on Friday night after nearly two decades on a state supreme court that has been critical for voting rights and redistricting.

Iranian students defy security forces as anti-regime protests continue  —  Human rights groups ‘extremely concerned’ about violent repression of demonstrations in Tehran  —  Iranian students have stepped up their protests in defiance of a crackdown by security forces who allegedly cornered …

New book audio: Trump falsely claimed he gave Kim letters to Archives in 2021  —  Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed he had given the letters he exchanged with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the National Archives last year when he was interviewed by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman …

Ukraine's Forces Push Forward on Two Fronts … Hundreds of miles apart, pro-Russia officials admit setbacks.  —  IZIUM, Ukraine — The Ukrainian Army was on the move on Monday in two theaters, as Kyiv's forces chased retreating Russian troops outside the reclaimed city of Lyman in the east …

The Story Behind DeSantis's Migrant Flights to Martha's Vineyard  —  Asylum seekers in Texas were recruited for the flights by a woman who appeared to be a former Army counterintelligence agent.  “We were tricked,” one migrant said.  —  SAN ANTONIO — In June, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed …

Letters to Jeb Bush  —  In a moment of personal and professional failure, I began writing to someone who I thought might be in a position to understand.  —  In the fall of 2015, I moved from Brooklyn to Vermont for a month to try to write something new.  I had spent four years working on a novel …

U.N. Calls On Fed, Other Central Banks to Halt Interest-Rate Increases  —  A U.N. agency warns that further policy tightening risks a global economic downturn  —  Fed Approves Third-Straight 0.75 Percentage Point Rate Increase  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x

As TV doctor, Mehmet Oz provided platform for questionable products and views  —  Now a Republican candidate for the Senate in Pennsylvania, Oz has made his medical background and his popular TV show a centerpiece of his campaign  —  Mehmet Oz looked directly into the camera and introduced …

Scoop: Trump lawyer Eric Herschmann to represent Brett Favre  —  Eric Herschmann, a top White House lawyer to President Trump, confirms to Axios he is now lead counsel to NFL legend Brett Favre, who is embroiled in a welfare-funds scandal in his home state of Mississippi.

Larry Summers has President Biden's ear — but not always his support  —  White House officials want the influential economist on their side, even if they don't take his advice all the time  —  President Biden spent more than an hour in the Oval Office in late August with former treasury …

Truss, in Reversal, Drops Plan to Cut U.K. Tax Rate on High Earners  —  The announcement was a major capitulation by the government after tax cuts it announced roiled financial markets and drew widespread criticism.  —  LONDON — Bowing to intense opposition from Conservative lawmakers …

Billy Eichner Seems to Blame Homophobia for ‘Bros’ Low Box Office  —  BILLY EICHNER SEEMS TO BLAME HOMOPHOBIA ... For ‘Bros’ Box Office Bomb  —  Billy Eichner's new romcom completely bombed at the box office — and he appears to be chalking it up to homophobia across the country.

Gov. Sununu announces deployment of New Hampshire National Guard members to southern US border  —  CONCORD, N.H. —  Gov. Chris Sununu announced Monday that he is deploying the New Hampshire National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border.  —  Two units, totaling approximately 164 citizen soldiers, will soon be headed south.