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Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
Russia appoints notorious general to lead Ukraine offensive — Sergei Surovikin appointed on same day as explosion on Kerch bridge that has dealt blow to Vladimir Putin — Russia has appointed a notorious general who opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in the 1990s as its first overall commander …
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Roland Oliphant / Telegraph:
Why blowing up the Crimea bridge is a double blow for Putin — Until now an attack on the Kerch bridge seemed unthinkable - for both practical and political reasons — Just before dawn on Saturday morning, a security camera filmed two lorries and two cars driving west on the Crimea road bridge.
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Associated Press:
Crimea bridge blast damages key Russian supply route; 3 dead — An explosion caused the partial collapse of a bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with Russia on Saturday, damaging a key supply artery for the Kremlin's faltering war effort in southern Ukraine. Three people were killed in the blast, Russian authorities said.
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Associated Press:
The Crimea bridge explosion prompts calls for revenge from Russian hard-liners. — Dimitar Dilkoff/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images … Blast on key bridge linking Crimea with Russia deals blow to Moscow's war effort. — KYIV, Ukraine — A fireball consumed two sections …
Wall Street Journal:
Crimea Bridge Explosion Disrupts Crucial Supply Route for Russian Forces — Russian officials blame Kyiv; Ukrainian officials have repeatedly threatened to hit the 12-mile bridge — Video: Massive Explosion Destroys Part of Russia's Crimea Bridge — Created with sketchtool.
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Washington Post:
Explosion hits Crimean Bridge, damaging Russian supply route to Ukraine — KYIV, Ukraine — A giant explosion ripped across the Crimean Bridge, a strategic link between mainland Russia and Crimea, in what appeared to be a stunning blow early Saturday morning to a symbol of President Vladimir Putin's ambitions to control Ukraine.
CNN:
Massive blast cripples Crimea-Russia bridge, in blow to Putin's war effort — In a major blow for Russian President Vladimir Putin, a huge explosion has severely damaged the only bridge connecting the annexed Crimean peninsula with the Russian mainland, paralyzing a key supply route for Moscow's faltering war in Ukraine.
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Fetterman's Blue-Collar Allure Is Tested as Pennsylvania Race Tightens — John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Senate, says he can win over working-class voters in deep-red counties. Some evidence suggests he can, but partisan loyalties may prove more powerful.
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Nevada Democrats sound alarm as election denier leads secretary of state race
Nevada Democrats sound alarm as election denier leads secretary of state race
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Help or hindrance? Biden takes a back seat as Trump goes all in on midterms
Help or hindrance? Biden takes a back seat as Trump goes all in on midterms
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New York Times:
How Trump Deflected Demands for Documents, Enmeshing Aides — The former president exhibited a pattern of dissembling about the material he took from the White House, creating legal risk not just for himself but also some of his lawyers. — Late last year, as the National Archives ratcheted …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Will old rules of politics apply to Herschel Walker? They did 2 years ago to a N.C. Democrat. — Personal scandal was the death knell for Cal Cunningham in North Carolina. But in Georgia, Walker is barreling ahead as if nothing happened. — Congressional bureau chief
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Herschel Walker's Wife Reaches Out to His Abortion Accuser
Herschel Walker's Wife Reaches Out to His Abortion Accuser
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New York Times:
‘The Cash Monster Was Insatiable’: How Insurers Exploited Medicare for Billions — By next year, half of Medicare beneficiaries will have a private Medicare Advantage plan. Most large insurers in the program have been accused in court of fraud. — Accused — of fraud by — whistle-blower
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David Griffin / news9.com:
Poll: Hofmeister Holds Edge On Stitt 1 Month From Election — Gubernatorial challenger State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister holds a slight lead on incumbent Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, according to new polling released Friday. — The exclusive News 9 / News On 6 poll, conducted between Oct. 3 and 6 …
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Valeriy Tarasenko, associate of fake heiress who wandered Mar-a-Lago and posed with Donald Trump, shot outside Canadian resort — A close associate of a woman who posed as a member of a famous banking family and spent days at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home was shot Friday outside …
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New York Post
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Howard Schultz's fight to stop a Starbucks barista uprising — Starbucks's CEO saw his unionizing baristas as a threat to his life's work. They said he didn't understand how the country and their lives had changed. — SEATTLE — Howard Schultz, the billionaire founder of Starbucks …
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Marjorie Taylor Greene: can Democrats unseat the far-right extremist? — Georgia in focus: A Democratic challenger who raised $10.8m is facing an uphill battle against the Maga congresswoman — n cowboy hat and square-toed boots, Marcus Flowers steps on to another porch …
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Marc Caputo / NBC News:
The Justice Department's sex trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz seems stalled, attorneys say — Gaetz unlikely to be charged in sex crimes probe — The FBI seized Rep. Matt Gaetz's cellphone in December 2020, marking the beginning of an investigation into whether …
NBC News:
Overwhelmed medical examiners grapple with grim task after Hurricane Ian — In the wake of Hurricane Ian, the living have struggled to account for all the dead. — Overwhelmed by the number of bodies to autopsy and thrown into a political debate over precisely how many lives the storm has claimed …
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Ben Zeisloft / The Daily Wire:
New PayPal Policy Lets Company Pull $2,500 From Users' Accounts If They Promote ‘Misinformation’ — A new policy update from PayPal will permit the firm to sanction users who advance purported “misinformation” or present risks to user “wellbeing.” — The financial services company …
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