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9:45 PM ET, October 23, 2022

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Rolling Stone:
Trump Plans to Challenge the 2022 Elections — Starting in Philly  —  The former president is fixated on challenging the results of Pennsylvania's Senate race, which he views — as one source puts it — as a “dress rehearsal for Trump 2024”  —  IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, Donald Trump welcomed …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
DeSantis endorses O'Dea in Colorado Senate race, bucking Trump
Discussion: Washington Post
Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:   Voter beware: Divided government will be an unholy mess
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Olive Enokido-Lineham / Sky News:
Boris Johnson pulls out of Conservative leadership race  —  Boris Johnson has pulled out of the Conservative leadership race.  —  Mr Johnson had the public backing of 59 Tory MPs but had to reach 100 to proceed in the race.  —  This leaves the race open for former chancellor Rishi Sunak …
Financial Times:
Boris Johnson pulls out of Conservative leadership contest
Mark Murray / NBC News:
‘Anger on their minds’: NBC News poll finds sky-high interest and polarization ahead of midterms  —  Less than three weeks before Election Day, voter interest has now reached an all-time high for a midterm election, with a majority of registered voters saying that this election is “more important” to them than past midterms.
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Fears Over Fate of Democracy Leave Many Voters Frustrated and Resigned
Discussion: Not The Actual Title
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats fear the midterm map is slipping away
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and CNN
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
In Nevada, national Republicans exude optimism over Senate takeover: ‘People are fed up’
Discussion: Reno Gazette-Journal
Margot Patrick / Wall Street Journal:
Three New Yorkers Ordered Cocaine From the Same Delivery Service.  All Died From Fentanyl.  —  Cocaine, long popular among New York professionals, is now often tainted with fentanyl, catching users unprepared and driving drug fatalities  —  NEW YORK—Ross Mtangi, a trading executive …
NBC News:
Full Cheney: ‘If Donald Trump is the nominee of the Republican Party, the party will shatter’  —  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) discusses the January 6th select committee's subpoena of former President Donald Trump, her political future and the future of the Republican Party in an exclusive interview.
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Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
The Trump Tapes: 20 interviews that show why he is an unparalleled danger … In more than 50 years of reporting, I have never disclosed the raw interviews or full transcripts of my work.  But after listening again to the 20 interviews I conducted with President Donald Trump during his last year …
Sam Jones / The Guardian:
Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of one hand, says agent  —  Full extent of injuries from ‘brutal attack’ on Satanic Verses author in New York state in August revealed  —  Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand after the attack he suffered while preparing …
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Guillermo Altares / El País:
Andrew Wylie, ‘The Jackal’ of books: ‘Amazon is like ISIS; it takes no prisoners’  —  The world's leading literary agent speaks about Salman Rushdie, Stephen King, Donald Trump and the e-commerce giant  —  Among the literary giants included under the letter B on Andrew Wylie's endless client list …
New York Times:
Trump Organization's Tax Fraud Trial to Begin on Monday  —  The Trump Organization's trial on tax fraud and other charges begins Monday in Manhattan, raising questions about the future of the former president's family business.  —  At the dawn of Donald J. Trump's presidency …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Tucker Carlson lashes out at GOP campaign chief in irate private call  —  An irate Tucker Carlson phoned Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), chairman of the House Republican campaign committee, with an ultimatum on Friday:  — Either reveal which staff member took a swipe at Carlson's son …
Kevin Rector / Los Angeles Times:
More antisemitic hate seen in L.A. after Kanye West's remarks  —  Fears that antisemitic remarks by Kanye West would spur additional bigotry came to fruition in Los Angeles on Saturday when a well-known hate group held a demonstration in support of the rapper on a 405 Freeway overpass.
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Top Fox lawyer's “big screw up” could reveal Lachlan Murdoch's secrets  —  Ben is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Semafor, coming over from the New York Times.  Max is Semafor's media reporter, and joined us from Politico.  Sign up for their media newsletter, out every Sunday night!
Max Zahn / ABC News:
Potential mass layoffs at Twitter could cripple content moderation, some experts say  —  Prospective owner Elon Musk reportedly wants to cut 75% of its workforce.  —  In this Feb. 10, 2022, file photo, Elon Musk speaks at an event in south Texas.  —  The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILE
Discussion: Washington Post
CBS News:
Dominion Voting Systems CEO speaks out against conspiracy theories  —  Despite a rash of unsubstantiated claims lobbed against his company, the CEO of Dominion Voting Systems, John Poulos, has remained largely silent.  That changed Sunday night on 60 Minutes when Poulos sat down with Anderson Cooper …
Meduza.io:
Fighter jet crashes into two-story home in Irkutsk  —  3:38 pm, October 23, 2022Source: Main Command of the Ministry of Emergency Services of Irkutsk  —  A Su-30 multirole fighter jet crashed into a two-story home in Irkutsk, report government and emergency services in the region.
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Associated Press:
Russian fighter jet crashes in Siberia, killing two crew members
New York Times:
Turns Out Sometimes the Government Can Get Things Right  —  The Biden administration unveiled its student loan forgiveness application online a week ago.  Twitter lit up with joyful posts about debt relief, as well as about the surprisingly easy process.  —  “Incredible.  Took about 120 seconds.”
Pamela Paul / New York Times:
Let's Say Gay  —  Last month, the new president of the advocacy group Human Rights Campaign, Kelley Robinson, posted a six-and-a-half-minute video to introduce herself and frame the mission of her organization, which was founded 40 years ago by the gay activist Steve Endean to help fund political campaigns for pro-gay-rights candidates.
 
 
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Washington Post:
Hyperpartisan ‘local news’ sites are dangerous to democracy
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
A ‘Tripledemic’? Flu and Other Infections Return as Covid Cases Rise
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
Sean Golonka / The Nevada Independent:
How rural Nevada became the next battleground for the ‘Big Lie’
Albany Times Union:
For governor, Kathy Hochul
Discussion: Fox News
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
Man says he secretly lowered his town's water fluoride for over a decade
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Biden: ‘Legitimate’ for voters to weigh age as he nears 80
Sam Jones / The Guardian:
Climate activists throw mashed potatoes at Monet work in Germany
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Russian Superyachts Find Safe Haven in Turkey, Raising Concerns in Washington
Axios:
Voter isolation grows as 2024 candidates forgo mainstream media
Cara McGoogan / Washington Post:
In Ohio, Vance faces backlash in Ukrainian community over war stance
Reuters:
Saudi forum set to draw U.S. business leaders despite tensions
Discussion: Bloomberg
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Blunder in Affirmative Action Case May Cost Harvard $15 Million
Discussion: Reason
Scott Wong / NBC News:
Young Democrats ready their plans for a post-Pelosi shake-up
Discussion: The Hill
 

 
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Financial Times:
Similarweb: Bluesky app usage in the US and UK grew ~300% to 3.5M DAUs after Nov. 5; Threads now has 1.5x Bluesky's DAUs in the US, down from 5x before Nov. 5

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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