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6:55 PM ET, October 15, 2022

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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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Sputnik News
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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Wall Street Journal:
Iran's Evin Prison Set on Fire as Protests Spread  —  Authorities said arrested demonstrators had clashed with prison guards, resulting in a blaze engulfing a jail known for housing political prisoners  —  TEHRAN—A fire on Saturday engulfed an Iranian detention center known for holding political prisoners …
Samya Kullab / Associated Press:
Blaze, shots heard from prison in Iran capital amid protests  —  A huge fire blazed Saturday at a notorious prison where political prisoners and anti-government activists are kept in the Iranian capital.  Online videos and local media reported gunshots, as nationwide protests entered a fifth week.
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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Eileen Grench / The Daily Beast:
Herschel Walker Flashes Seemingly Bogus Police Badge at Debate, Gets Trolled Online
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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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
Discussion: CNN
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Miami Herald:
Exclusive: U.S. will support sending ‘multinational rapid action force’ to Haiti
Discussion: CNN and New York Post
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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%▼ …
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 …
Discussion: RedState and Twitchy
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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Karen Attiah / Washington Post:
So who's ‘naive’ about Saudi Arabia, now?
Discussion: The National Interest
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Racist appeals heat up in final weeks before midterms
Harris Poll / Harvard CAPS:
Key Results - October
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Far-Right Republicans Face Tough Races in Swing Districts, Testing McCarthy
Discussion: Raw Story
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Romney aides irked by Lee plea for support, highlighting GOP divide in Utah
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Tried to Destroy the Constitution
Discussion: HuffPost
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Dirty money, dirty politics, and Hunter Biden
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Fatherly
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Independent voters don't want mini-Trumps, are bored by Biden
Discussion: Axios and Daily Kos