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Kylie Cheung / Jezebel:
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 …
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Alternet.org and Political Wire
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
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.
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Freddie deBoer and Reason
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
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.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
It's Time to Take Democrats' Chances in the House Seriously
It's Time to Take Democrats' Chances in the House Seriously
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
GOP Leads On Image, Handling Terrorism, Nation's Prosperity
GOP Leads On Image, Handling Terrorism, Nation's Prosperity
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The Hill, The Daily Caller, Townhall and The Guardian
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
In an Uphill Battle to Hold the House, Democrats Bet on Abortion Rights
In an Uphill Battle to Hold the House, Democrats Bet on Abortion Rights
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Politico and Political Wire
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
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 …
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PoliticusUSA
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
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.
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Andrew Chung / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump ally Lindell's defamation case appeal
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump ally Lindell's defamation case appeal
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The identity of ‘Perla’ is revealed, creating new woes for DeSantis — The political mystique of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) rests partly on the illusion that he wields absolute “own the libs” mastery over the various assorted enemies the right has decided to hate these days.
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
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 …
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LGBTQ Nation and Occupy Democrats
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republican Senator on Trump's Racist Rant: ‘I Hope No One Is Racist’ … One of the important phenomena of this current era that has been weirdly hiding in plain sight is Donald Trump's habit of saying racist things in public. These episodes tend to go underanalyzed in part …
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux / FiveThirtyEight:
The Supreme Court Is On The Verge Of Killing The Voting Rights Act — The beginning of the end for the Voting Rights Act started more than 30 years ago. On Oct. 4, the end of the end is likely to begin. — This term, the Supreme Court is hearing a case about whether Alabama's newly drawn …
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Eve Kessler / Streetsblog New York City:
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 …
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CNBC:
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 …
New York Times:
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 …
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
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.
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Townhall, Watching the Watchdogs and Twitchy
NBC News:
Oath Keepers leader regretted not having guns on Jan. 6, prosecutors say at seditious conspiracy trial — WASHINGTON — The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers was recorded days after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol saying his “only regret” about that day is that the group …
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump rallies drift to fringe ahead of potential 2024 bid — Paige Cole is one of the “Anons.” The mother of three from Eastpointe, Michigan, says Joe Biden is a sham president and believes Donald Trump will soon be reinstated to the White House to finish the remainder of Biden's term.
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IJR, Alternet.org and Insider
Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
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.
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Election Law Blog, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Gateway Pundit
Peter Savodnik / Common Sense:
What John Fetterman Owes Donald Trump — The Democrat is covered in tattoos, favors hoodies, and just had a stroke. Will Pennsylvania voters send the anti-politician to the Senate? — INDIANA, Pa. — They trotted him out for nine-and-a-half minutes. All 6'8" of him.
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The Hill, The Daily Caller, The Daily Wire, WITF, National Review and Townhall
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
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.
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New York Times:
U.S. Said to Plan New Limits on China's A.I. and Supercomputing Firms — The new rules could be the most sweeping action taken yet by the Biden administration to thwart China's access to American technology that powers data centers and supercomputers. — The Biden administration is expected …
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Helen Lewis / The Atlantic:
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.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
GOP megadonor Peter Thiel signals he is done helping Ohio Senate hopeful J.D. Vance, will fundraise for Arizona's Blake Masters — Republican megadonor Peter Thiel is signaling to allies that he is largely done helping Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance and wants his deep-pocketed political network …
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The Columbus Dispatch, Mediaite and Political Wire
Andrew Chung / Reuters:
Supreme Court turns away challenge to U.S. vaccine rule for health workers — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by Missouri and nine other states - mostly Republican-led - to President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers in healthcare facilities that receive federal funds.
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USA Today, Fox News and The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
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.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Gaetz asks for Florida hurricane aid after voting against CR with FEMA funding — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) says he wants Congress to approve additional funds to help his state recover from Hurricane Ian after voting against a government funding measure last week that freed up $18.8 billion in federal disaster aid.
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Adam Dalva / New Yorker:
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 …
The Guardian:
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 …
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
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 …
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USA Today, New York Times, Insider, New York Post, IJR and Axios
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
Pro-Trans Group Behind Virginia School Walkout Plans To ‘Rehome’ Gay Kids Who Hate Their Parents — A Virginia pro-trans group with Democratic ties says it will help gender-confused students leave their families and “rehome” them with new “queer friendly” guardians instead, according to internal materials obtained by The Daily Wire.
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Twitchy
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court debates narrowing protections in Clean Water Act — Several conservative justices expressed concern about the law's broad reach. The court's liberals seemed focused on finding a compromise. — The Supreme Court on Monday struggled with how to resolve a high-stakes case …
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