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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.
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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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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.
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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 …
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New York Times, New York Post, The Times of Israel, Center for Human Rights … and CBS News
Dánica Coto / Associated Press:
US, Canada send armored vehicles to bolster Haiti's police — The U.S. and Canada sent armored vehicles and other supplies to Haiti on Saturday to help police fight a powerful gang amid a pending request from the Haitian government for the immediate deployment of foreign troops.
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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
Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Chuck Grassley narrowly leads Mike Franken in US Senate race — Stephen Gruber-Miller Brianne PfannenstielDes Moines Register — Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley's lead over Democrat Mike Franken has narrowed to 3 percentage points with less than a month until Election Day …
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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 …
Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Shooting at Russian Military Training Ground Leaves 11 Dead, 15 Injured — The shooting near the border with Ukraine comes as tensions run high in Russia over an order to mobilize more troops for the war — Russia Launches More Ukraine Strikes Following Bombardment — Created with sketchtool.
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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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Eileen Grench / The Daily Beast:
Herschel Walker Flashes Seemingly Bogus Police Badge at Debate, Gets Trolled Online
Herschel Walker Flashes Seemingly Bogus Police Badge at Debate, Gets Trolled Online
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Raphael Satter / Reuters:
Former WSJ reporter says law firm used Indian hackers to sabotage his career — A former Wall Street Journal reporter is accusing a major U.S. law firm of having used mercenary hackers to oust him from his job and ruin his reputation. — In a lawsuit filed late Friday, Jay Solomon …
The Guardian:
Senior Tories hold talks to discuss ousting Liz Truss to ‘rescue’ party — As new chancellor Jeremy Hunt rips up prime minister's economic plans, Conservatives plot route to replace her — Toby Helm, Political Editor, and Michael Savage — Senior Conservatives will this week hold talks on a …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
For Truss and the Tories, a ‘Fairy Tale’ Unravels
For Truss and the Tories, a ‘Fairy Tale’ Unravels
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Bloomberg, The Sun, CBS News, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Reason, New York Magazine, Just The News, Metro.co.uk and Fortune
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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Raw Story, Misinformation …, Forbes, The Guardian, MindWar and Unf*cking the Republic …
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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NOQ Report, High Plains Blogger, Political Wire and Washington Examiner
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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Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Outside the Beltway, New York Times and The Atlantic
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Racist GOP appeals heat up in final weeks before midterms — The toxic remarks appear to be receiving less pushback from Republicans than in past years — Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) suggested at a rally in Nevada this month that Black people are criminals.
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 …
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Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo and Adventus
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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Sputnik News, The National Interest, The Hill, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, RSS BelTA, New York Times, Cyprus Mail and CNN
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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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.