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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Co-founder of Trump's media company details Truth Social's bitter infighting — Will Wilkerson, one of Trump Media & Technology Group's first employees, alleges the company violated securities laws and that Trump pressured executives to hand over their shares to his wife.
Alex Binley / BBC:
Evin prison fire: Gun shots and sirens heard at notorious detention centre — A fire has broken out at Iran's notorious Evin prison, with footage posted online showing flames and smoke billowing from the area. — Gun shots and alarms have been reported as coming from the jail, the primary site for detaining political prisoners.
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New York Times:
Peter Thiel, Major U.S. Political Donor, Is Said to Pursue Maltese Citizenship — Obtaining citizenship in Malta would provide another passport for Mr. Thiel, who is one of the largest individual donors for the U.S. midterm elections. — VALLETTA, Malta — At the end of a narrow road …
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The Guardian, Raw Story, Forbes, MindWar and Unf*cking the Republic …
Washington Post:
U.S. backs sending international forces to Haiti, draft proposal says — A draft U.N. resolution, citing instability and violence in Haiti, suggests the Biden administration may be willing to participate in a multinational mission that has a military component
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Herschel Walker's debate performance scores points for his campaign — An AJC analysis of the U.S. Senate debate between the GOP nominee and incumbent Raphael Warnock — SAVANNAH - As the sole debate between U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker wound down …
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Axios:
Dems fear Kari Lake could be Arizona's governor—and a major MAGA star — Democratic Party strategists are watching Arizona's Kari Lake with growing alarm. … And with the talent she's already displayed even as a political novice, they see her potential to soar to a vice presidential spot or a post-Trump presidential candidacy.
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Washington Examiner and New York Magazine
Articles and Investigations:
Rent Going Up? One Company's Algorithm Could Be Why. — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — On a summer day last year, a group of real estate tech executives gathered at a conference hall …
Wall Street Journal:
Company Documents Show Meta's Flagship Metaverse Falling Short — Most visitors to Horizon Worlds generally don't return after first month; ‘an empty world is a sad world’ — Nearly a year after Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook META -2.71%▼ as Meta Platforms Inc. META -2.71%▼ …
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Fortune, The Verge, Mashable, The Register and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
The Bulwark:
The Munich Model for Trump's National Security Extortion — The president does not own America's national secrets. — In the annals of successful political extortions, few rival the one that took place in Munich more than 80 years ago. — On September 29, 1938, two days before a deadline …
Mark Landler / New York Times:
For Truss and the Tories, a ‘Fairy Tale’ Unravels — Having abandoned her signature economic plan, it remains unclear whether the British prime minister or her party can reclaim a mandate. — LONDON — For all the shock and dismay at the chaos that has enveloped Britain's new government, this was a crisis foretold.
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The Guardian, The Sun, Wall Street Journal, Reason, Politico, New York Magazine, Metro.co.uk, Fortune, Just The News, CBS News, Bloomberg and The Times
Kara Voght / Rolling Stone:
John Fetterman Had a Stroke. Gisele Fetterman Became A Political Star — The former undocumented immigrant from Brazil never wanted a life in the spotlight. She didn't have a choice after her husband was hospitalized … It was the first thing he mentioned in his rally stump speech …
James Gordon / Daily Mail:
Creepy Joe strikes again! Biden sneaks up behind girl, grabs her shoulders and tells her 'no serious guys until you're 30' - as the uncomfortable teen tries to laugh it off — President Joe Biden was speaking at a community college in California on Friday when he was seen grabbing a girl by the shoulder as he gave dating advice
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Bloomberg:
Secret Service Minimized Threats Before Jan. 6, Documents Show — A Secret Service unit responsible for identifying threats repeatedly downplayed advance warnings of potential violence on Jan. 6, 2021, newly released documents show, a lapse that is now part of the House investigation into the attack on the US Capitol.
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Raw Story, Outside the Beltway, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast and New York Times
Mick Ryan / Engelsberg Ideas:
A tale of three generals — how the Ukrainian military turned the tide — Over the past three months the wider world has watched Ukrainian army offensives with amazement. While impressive, their successes are not miracles and can be explained by superb leadership, excellent operational planning and its decentralised chain of command.
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The Hill, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, The National Interest, Sputnik News, New York Times, Cyprus Mail and CNN
Miami Herald:
‘You have my full support’: Top DeSantis aides played key roles in migrant flights — Top aides to Gov. Ron DeSantis played key roles in planning and executing Florida's controversial migrant flight program, according to public records released late Friday.
Harris Poll / Harvard CAPS:
Key Results - October — The Harvard CAPS / Harris Poll is a monthly poll released by Harvard's Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) and Harris Insights and Analytics.
Wall Street Journal:
FBI Seeks Additional Information From Two Trump Aides About Mar-a-Lago Records — Aides are being asked about the treatment and moving of sensitive records at the Florida resort — Can Trump Declassify Documents? It's Complicated — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.
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The Gateway Pundit, Bloomberg, Streams of Crunchiness and Mediaite
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
U.S. Asks Court to End Special Master Review of Files Seized From Trump
U.S. Asks Court to End Special Master Review of Files Seized From Trump
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Mediaite, UPI, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, CBS News and The Guardian