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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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Shannon McCaffrey / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Herschel Walker's campaign in turmoil as adult son accuses him of violence, lying — ‘You are not a family man’ — U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker's campaign was in turmoil Monday after his adult son accused his father of threatening to kill his family members, an accusation that came …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Public Health Success Story — We revisit the subject of Covid and racial inequities. — The Covid mass vaccination program in the U.S. began on Dec. 14, 2020, when a nurse at a hospital in Queens, N.Y., received a shot on live television. — But more than two months later …
Maya King / New York Times:
Herschel Walker Paid for Girlfriend's Abortion, Report Says
Herschel Walker Paid for Girlfriend's Abortion, Report Says
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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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New York Times:
Lawyer Declined Trump Request to Tell Archives All Material Was Returned — When asked to say the former president had no more government documents after the return of 15 boxes in January, the lawyer, Alex Cannon, would not do so, uncertain of whether it was true.
Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: Democrat Fetterman hangs onto 6-point lead over GOP's Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race — Democrat John Fetterman is hanging on to a six percentage-point lead over Republican Mehmet Oz in the nation's most closely watched Senate race, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Our newest ratings and updates, fresh out of the oven — Republicans are taking a pass on Democratic Rep. David Trone, with the pricey D.C. media market and Trone's Total Wine fortune posing big obstacles to contesting the seat, despite an improvement in redistricting. — Previous rating: Toss-Up
NBC News:
The White House is discussing a push around immigration — after the midterms — As they plot a post-midterms legislative agenda for President Joe Biden, White House officials have been considering whether changes to the country's immigration system should be one of his major policy pushes …
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Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
'There's no there there': Fetterman's problems go beyond his health
'There's no there there': Fetterman's problems go beyond his health
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Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Putin's Nuclear Threat Is Real — The conflict isn't only about Ukraine. He's waging a global war on the U.S.-led order. — 1x — Even as poorly trained, poorly led and poorly supplied Russian forces retreat on the battlefield, the danger that the war in Ukraine will erupt into a wider conflict continues to grow.
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Josie Ensor / Telegraph:
Nuclear weapons convoy sparks fears Putin could be preparing test to send ‘signal to the West’
Nuclear weapons convoy sparks fears Putin could be preparing test to send ‘signal to the West’
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Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
When conspiracy theorists run countries
Snejana Farberov / New York Post:
Putin deploys world's largest submarine with ‘apocalypse’ drone capabilities
Putin deploys world's largest submarine with ‘apocalypse’ drone capabilities
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Garry Kasparov / New York Daily News:
Mobilize the free world against Putin now
Mobilize the free world against Putin now
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Susan J. Demas / Michigan Advance:
Michigan Republicans beg Whitmer to zip it on abortion rights — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gives the keynote address at the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference on June 2, 2022 | Susan J. Demas graphic using Allison R. Donahue photo — When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave her keynote address …
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Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's lead over Tudor Dixon stretches to 17 points: new poll
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's lead over Tudor Dixon stretches to 17 points: new poll
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CNN:
Takeaways from the dramatic first day and opening statements of the Oath Keepers trial — With the historic case that they had brought against Oath Keepers accused of plotting to attack the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, prosecutors framed up how the jury should think about the allegations …
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Prosecution Says Oath Keepers ‘Concocted a Plan for Armed Rebellion’
Prosecution Says Oath Keepers ‘Concocted a Plan for Armed Rebellion’
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell saw killing Manchin bill as personal — For Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), killing Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-W.Va.) permitting reform bill was personal. — McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, looked like he'd been hoodwinked when Manchin announced a deal with Senate Majority …
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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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Irony Meter Explodes as Migrants Lured TO Florida for Hurricane Ian Cleanup — OH, NOW YOU NEED THEM — Migrants are reportedly being transported from New York City to Florida for work supporting cleanup efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ian—weeks after the governor put migrants on a flight to Martha's Vineyard.
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Reuters:
Saudi prince has immunity in Khashoggi killing lawsuit, say lawyers — Lawyers for Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, facing a U.S. lawsuit over the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told a court on Monday the crown prince's appointment as prime minister last week ensured him immunity from prosecution.
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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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James Ball / Rolling Stone:
Roger Waters: I'm on a Ukrainian ‘Kill List’ — In an explosive, wide-ranging interview, the Pink Floyd co-founder discusses his controversial views on Ukraine — and Russia, and Wikileaks, and Israel, and so much more. — ROGER WATERS DOES not want you to ignore his politics.
Financial Times:
Truss finally admits defeat on tax benefit for the wealthy — Prime minister cuts her losses and abandons plan to ditch top rate of income tax after outcry — Prime minister Liz Truss sought to hold her nerve during the course of a fraught Sunday at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham …
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J. Michael Luttig / The Atlantic:
There Is Absolutely Nothing to Support the ‘Independent State Legislature’ Theory — The Supreme Court will decide before next summer the most important case for American democracy in the almost two and a half centuries since America's founding. — In Moore v. Harper …
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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.
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Election officials confront a new problem: Whether they can trust their own poll workers — Election officials are growing concerned about a new danger in November: that groups looking to undermine election results will try to install their supporters as poll workers.
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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 …
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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.
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Washington Post:
Biden to mark 100 days since Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade … Today, President Biden is convening a meeting at the White House to mark 100 days since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and assess the impact that has had on the country. Administration officials plan to discuss …
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