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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
‘Pro-Life’ Herschel Walker Paid for Girlfriend's Abortion  —  The woman has receipts—and a “get well” card she says the football star, now a Senate candidate, sent her. … Herschel Walker, the football legend now running for Senate in Georgia, says he wants to completely ban abortion …
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Maya King / New York Times:
Herschel Walker Paid for Girlfriend's Abortion, Report Says
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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.
Washington Post:
Trump's lawyer refused his request in February to say all documents returned  —  After initial return of 15 boxes, attorney Alex Cannon thought there might be more records at Mar-a-Lago, people familiar with the matter said  —  Former president Donald Trump asked one of his lawyers to tell …
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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 …
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump sues CNN for defamation  —  Former President Trump has sued CNN in federal court in Florida for defamation.  —  In the l awsuit filed Monday, Trump's attorneys claim CNN “has sought to use its massive influence — purportedly as a ‘trusted’ news source — to defame the Plaintiff …
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Caroline Downey / National Review:
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Health-Care-Worker Vaccine Mandate
Discussion: RedState and Mercury News
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Trump ally Mike Lindell's appeal in 2020 election lawsuit
Victor Shi / The Boston Globe:
There is no home for Asian Americans in the Republican Party anymore  —  Next month, millions of voters will make their voices heard at the polls.  For Asian Americans, this is an opportunity to send a message to Trump and Republicans that we will not tolerate their attacks on us.
Discussion: The Hill
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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
J. Michael Luttig / The Atlantic:
There Is Absolutely Nothing to Support the ‘Independent State Legislature’ Theory  —  Such a doctrine would be antithetical to the Framers' intent, and to the text, fundamental design, and architecture of the Constitution.  —  The Supreme Court will decide before next summer the most important case …
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
11th Circuit Rules On Case Seven Years Later, Hours After TPM Story  —  The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in a case on Monday more than seven years after the matter was first filed, and hours after TPM published an article about the delay.  —  The 81-page ruling was per curiam …
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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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 …
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation and Occupy Democrats
Center for Human Rights in Iran:
Students Violently Attacked, Arrested by Security Forces as Protests in Iran Spread  —  Students Trapped, Beaten, Tear Gassed, Taken to Unknown Locations  —  Fears of Worsening Violence as Protests Spread to Over 100 Universities  —  On Sunday night, October 2, 2022 …
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.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Biden tells Al Sharpton he will run for president again in 2024  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told the Rev. Al Sharpton that he will seek a second term in a private conversation at the White House last month, Sharpton informed his National Action Network staff in Washington later that day.
Discussion: HuffPost, CNN, NewsNation and Political Wire
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 …
Jeff Cercone / PolitiFact:
No, Kamala Harris didn't say Hurricane Ian relief would be based on skin color  —  Harris did not say any particular race would be prioritized in relief efforts.  —  The White House said her comments about equity were referring to long-term, bipartisan investments in underserved communities, not immediate hurricane relief.
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 …
Discussion: Daily Kos and PoliticusUSA
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.
Sean Wilentz / Washington Post:
Trump's origins in a New York world of con men, mobsters and hustlers  —  Maggie Haberman hails from a New York City very different from Donald Trump's dominion of glitz and criminality, but she knows that dominion well.  Raised in the household of a traditional shoe-leather New York Times reporter …
Discussion: BizPac Review
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 …
Garry Kasparov / New York Daily News:
Mobilize the free world against Putin now  —  Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is losing in Ukraine and is doubling down on his brutal war in ways that will also lose him Russia.  Now is the time for Ukraine's allies to press the advantage, and to make this war's goals loud and clear …
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Husband No Longer Wants to Keep Divorce Private  —  BETTER DEAL?  —  Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's husband, Perry Greene, has moved to withdraw a motion seeking to seal documents in their ongoing divorce case, meaning the matter could remain public.
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.
Bryan Anderson / WRAL-TV:
Budd, Beasley deadlocked in US Senate race as economic concerns weigh NC voters, WRAL News poll shows … The online survey found 43% of likely voters favor Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, while 42% prefer the Democrat, former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley.
KNP Communications:
Chasten Buttigieg Joins KNP Communications  —  Chasten Buttigieg, a New York Times bestselling author and LGBTQ+ advocate, has joined KNP Communications as a senior consultant.  —  “I am thrilled to be joining the team at KNP and to have the opportunity to share my experiences as a theater artist …
Josie Ensor / Telegraph:
Nuclear weapons convoy sparks fears Putin could be preparing test to send ‘signal to the West’  —  Train operated by secretive nuclear division spotted in central Russia heading towards the front line in Ukraine  —  A Russian convoy transporting equipment for Russia's nuclear weapons programme …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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 …
Associated Press:
US warns about foreign efforts to sway American voters  —  Federal officials are warning ahead of the November midterms that Russia is working to amplify doubts about the integrity of U.S. elections while China is interested in undermining American politicians it sees as threats to Beijing's interests.
 
 
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David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Malinowski has internal poll that shows him tied with Kean in NJ-7
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Biden administration falls 80% short of 2022 refugee admissions target
Discussion: The Hill
CNN:
Florida's death toll from Hurricane Ian tops 100 as the search for survivors continues
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Alex Shephard / New Republic:
Who Will Win the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Michael Paluska / ABC Action News Tampa Bay:
Civilians furious as relief operations paused while Governor Ron DeSantis toured hard-hit Arcadia
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
How Trump and his allies could go after the media in his second term through harassment campaigns and lawsuits, draining the companies of time, money, and trust

Sacha Biazzo / Columbia Journalism Review:
How journalists cover drug violence in Sinaloa, Mexico, avoiding “narco gossip” and terms like “executed” and attempting to verify videos made by cartels

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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