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Lawrence Mower / Tampa Bay Times:
Police cameras show confusion, anger over DeSantis' voter fraud arrests  —  Local police carrying out the arrests were patient, understanding — almost apologetic.  —  TALLAHASSEE — When police went to arrest Tony Patterson outside his Tampa home in August, he couldn't believe the reason.
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Lawrence Mower / Miami Herald:
‘What is wrong with this state?’  Video shows stunned Floridians arrested for voting  —  When police went to arrest Tony Patterson outside his Tampa home in August, he couldn't believe the reason.  —  “What is wrong with this state, man?”  Patterson protested as he was being escorted to a police car in handcuffs.
New York Times:
Voters See Democracy in Peril, but Saving It Isn't a Priority  —  A New York Times/Siena College poll found that other problems have seized voters' focus — even as many do not trust this year's election results and are open to anti-democratic candidates.  —  Voters overwhelmingly believe …
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A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
Mike Lee's Golden Rule  —  “He's tasted the wine and he wants more and he loves power and thinks that means sticking with Donald Trump now, regardless of what he represents.”  —  Beseeching Mitt Romney for help—on Tucker Carlson's show of all places—would have been unthinkable to Sen. Mike Lee, even recently.
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Sam Metz / Associated Press:
Mike Lee tries to distance himself from Trump in Utah debate  —  Fending off attacks from his independent challenger, U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah worked to distinguish himself from former President Donald Trump in a contentious debate Monday evening.  “I stood against my party time and time again to oppose reckless spending.
Washington Post:
Retired U.S. brass cash in with Saudis, other repressive governments … More than 500 retired U.S. military personnel — including scores of generals and admirals — have taken lucrative jobs since 2015 working for foreign governments, mostly in countries known for human rights abuses …
Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
GOP to use debt limit to force spending cuts, McCarthy says  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that if Republicans win control of the House the GOP will use raising the debt limit as leverage to force spending cuts — which could include cuts to Medicare and Social Security …
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Louis Casiano / New York Post:
More lethal strain of COVID created in Boston University lab, researchers say  —  ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY:  —  Researchers at Boston University say they have developed a new COVID strain that has an 80% kill rate following a series of similar experiments first thought to have started the global pandemic that began in China.
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New York Times:
French Cement Company to Pay $780 Million Over Payoffs to ISIS  —  The Justice Department's deal with the company, Lafarge, is one of the largest penalties a private corporation has paid for providing material support to a terrorist organization.  —  The Justice Department has reached …
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CNBC:
French company fined $777 million and pleads guilty to paying ISIS as terror group killed Westerners
Politico:
Biden to pledge legalizing abortion on Roe anniversary if Dems expand majorities  —  President Joe Biden on Tuesday will promise that the first bill he'll send to the next Congress will be legislation to reinstate the abortion protections of Roe v. Wade, according to a Democratic official previewing the president's remarks.
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Punchbowl News:
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Discussion: The Hill
Maurice Chammah / The Marshall Project:
We Surveyed America's Sheriffs.  Their Views May Surprise You. … Over the last decade, debates about police violence, mass incarceration and other criminal justice issues have generally focused on police chiefs and prosecutors.  But sheriffs demand equal attention.
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BBC:
Ukraine war: US says Iranian drones breach sanctions
Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report:
Top Georgia journalist warns about Herschel Walker's political assets  —  Award-winning journalist and author Greg Bluestein of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution joined our show to talk about what lessons can be learned from the 2020 special elections in Georgia and shared wisdom about Herschel Walker's campaign.
CNN:
John Fetterman said he's ‘always supported’ fracking — he previously said 'I don't' and ‘never have’  —  Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Candidate John Fetterman said in a national television interview last week that he has always supported fracking in his state, but in 2018 Fetterman …
Discussion: Twitchy and Political Wire
Bloomberg:
Deutsche Bank HQ Raided by German Prosecutors in Tax Probe  —  German authorities raided Deutsche Bank AG's headquarters as well as the home of former co-chief executive officer, Juergen Fitschen, as part of a vast investigation of the controversial Cum-Ex transactions that's embroiled some of the world's most powerful financial firms.
Rachel Vindman / USA Today:
Complacency got women here, but authenticity can get us back to where we want to be  —  I heard from women who are living the real effects of book bans, attacks on women's health care choices and threats of political violence.  They repeatedly told me not being involved is not an option.
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
Biden's Blessing  —  Biden's inner circle is pondering throwing their juice behind a Silicon Valley-inflected outside political group.  The move would represent a break with the past, and the unmistakable westward march of Democratic influence.  —  In the argot of today's soft-money political …
Discussion: The Hill and OpenSecrets.org
Washington Free Beacon:
Warnock Denies His Church Evicts Tenants.  Three Eviction Notices Were Filed Last Week.  —  Georgia Democratic senator Raphael Warnock forcefully denied the charge that his church is trying to evict chronically homeless tenants, telling Georgia voters on Friday that those are “false charges” …
Discussion: Breitbart, Twitchy and RedState
Nicole Gaudiano / Insider:
The House rules chairman blocked Lauren Boebert's measure under a ‘new rule’ against ‘lunatics’  — Rep. Lauren Boebert offered a “rational” amendment, but the House Rules Committee chairman blocked it.  — Rep. Jim McGovern said his committee's “new rule” is that “if you're batshit crazy …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Turnout on first day of Georgia early voting breaks midterm record  —  Competitive elections drive Georgia voters to the polls  —  The first day of early voting in Georgia set a new midterm turnout record, with nearly 123,000 in-person voters casting their ballots, an early sign of strong interest in this year's elections.
Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Desperate pleas and smuggled pills: A covert abortion network rises after Roe  —  Amid legal and medical risks, a growing army of activists is funneling pills from Mexico into states that have banned abortion  —  Monica had never used Reddit before.  But sitting at her desk one afternoon in July …
CNN:
Why Wakanda might be a model for our future cities  —  Wakanda is a marvel.  The fictional country of the Marvel Universe is the most advanced civilization in the world, years beyond the rest of the world in technological learning.  —  But it's a little-noticed part of Wakanda that may predict …
BBC:
Chinese diplomat involved in protester attack, says UK MP  —  One of China's most senior UK diplomats was involved in violence against protesters at the Manchester consulate on Sunday, a British MP says.  —  “What we saw was the Chinese consul-general then ripping down posters and peaceful protest …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Andrew Cuomo to host new weekly podcast, leaves door open to politics  —  Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is launching a new podcast on the subscription podcast platform Quake, he told Axios. … - The show's first guest is former White House communications director and Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci.
Tom Mitchell / Financial Times:
What the eclipse of Tencent by a liquor company says about Xi's China  —  Kweichow Moutai has overtaken the tech group in market capitalisation thanks to the whims of one man  —  What would it say about US innovation and President Joe Biden's stewardship of the economy if America's largest beer company …
Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'I've never shot any dog ever.' GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert denies claim she killed husky that attacked goats at her Colorado ranch - but staunchly defends the man who did ‘neutralize’ neighbor's pet  — Rep. Lauren Boebert told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview that claims she killed a dog on her ranch are false.
 
 
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Americans' Trust In Media Remains Near Record Low
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Sara Novak / New Scientist:
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Jonas Schöley / Nature:
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Discussion: The Hill
Detroit News:
Lee Chatfield suspected of engaging in criminal enterprise
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The Daily Beast:
Fox News Execs Hunt Down the Tucker-Kanye Video Leaker
Discussion: Raw Story
Hannah Dellinger / Houston Chronicle:
New law asks Texas schools to distribute kits to students to keep DNA samples in case of emergencies like Uvalde
Discussion: Gizmodo and Raw Story
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Ted Cruz reimbursed himself $555,000 after successfully challenging a political spending law at the Supreme Court
Discussion: Raw Story and SCOTUSblog
Maura Reynolds / Politico:
Fiona Hill: ‘Elon Musk Is Transmitting a Message for Putin’