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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification … Now that he owns Twitter, Elon Musk has given employees their first ultimatum: Meet his deadline to introduce paid verification on Twitter or pack up and leave. — The directive is to change Twitter Blue …
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Elon's first big move: pay to remain verified on Twitter — Under pressure to generate revenue quickly, Twitter's new CEO considers ending free verification — Twitter is strongly considering making its users pay to remain verified on the service, Platformer has learned.
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Jack Nicas / Reuters:
Lula's victory likely means big changes for Brazil, though his specific plans are vague. — Maria Magdalena Arréllaga for The New York Times — Maria Magdalena Arrellaga for The New York Times — Victor Venco Moriyama for the New York Times — Maria Magdalena Arrellaga for The New York Times
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CNN:
Brazil's Bolsonaro loses bid for second term in fiercely contested presidential vote — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to become the next president of Brazil, after defeating his rightwing rival, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, by a razor-thin margin. — The leftist former leader …
Travis Waldron / HuffPost:
Leftist Lula Da Silva Defeats Far-Right Bolsonaro In Brazilian Presidential Election — Brazilian voters rejected President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday in a race defined by the right-wing leader's threats to undermine the world's fourth-largest democracy. — SAO PAULO ― …
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New York Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Guardian, Metro.co.uk, DNyuz, Cyprus Mail and The Times of Israel
Camilo Rocha / CNN:
Lula da Silva will return to Brazil's presidency in stunning comeback — Sao Paulo CNN — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected the next president of Brazil, in a run-off race on Sunday that was tight until the last moments. — The victory of the 76-year-old politician represents …
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New York Times:
Senate Control Hinges on Neck-and-Neck Races, Times/Siena Poll Finds — The contests are close in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania. Many voters want Republicans to flip the Senate, but prefer the Democrat in their state. — Control of the Senate rests on a knife's edge …
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Opinion Today and DNyuz
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Times/Siena Polls Show Democrats Slightly Ahead in Key Senate Races — Respondents said they preferred Republicans to control the Senate, but individual matchups showed a different story. — Eight days before the election, we have our final* midterm surveys: polls of the four states likeliest to determine control of the Senate.
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Raw Story
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
The Battle for Blue-Collar White Voters Raging in Biden's Birthplace
The Battle for Blue-Collar White Voters Raging in Biden's Birthplace
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The Daily Caller
Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP reaches deeper into Biden-land
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
TV Prepares for a Chaotic Midterm Night
TV Prepares for a Chaotic Midterm Night
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Political Wire
New York Times:
Pelosi, Vilified by Republicans for Years, Is a Top Target of Threats — The attack on the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which appeared to target her, came after more than a decade of Republican efforts to demonize and dehumanize the most powerful woman in Washington.
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Popular Information, CNN, Fox News, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Axios
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Kurtis Lee / New York Times:
Elon Musk, in a Tweet, Shares Link From Site Known to Publish False News — The tweet on Sunday posted an article that made baseless allegations about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband. — Three days after Elon Musk purchased Twitter, the billionaire posted a tweet …
CNN:
Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner, tweets conspiracy theory about attack on Paul Pelosi — Elon Musk on Sunday gave credence to a fringe conspiracy theory about the violent attack on Paul Pelosi. — The new Twitter owner tweeted a link to an article full of baseless claims about Pelosi.
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Jay Caspian Kang / New Yorker:
The Futile Race to Label Paul Pelosi's Attacker
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Elon Musk, right-wing figures push misinformation about Pelosi attack
Elon Musk, right-wing figures push misinformation about Pelosi attack
Demian Bulwa / San Francisco Chronicle:
Elon Musk tweet promotes baseless anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack
Elon Musk tweet promotes baseless anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack
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Quartz, Mediaite, NDTV, Los Angeles Times, DNyuz and The Post Millennial
Julianne McShane / NBC News:
Elon Musk, new owner of Twitter, tweets unfounded, anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack
Elon Musk, new owner of Twitter, tweets unfounded, anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack
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Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Laxalt campaign paid thousands to political operative linked to Twitter account that denigrated Jews, women — A Twitter account connected to former Laxalt staffer Michael Pecjak has compared abortion to the Holocaust and claimed that “Jews are not a religious sect and are a cult,” among other comments
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Axios
NBC News:
Biden lost temper with Zelenskyy in June phone call when Ukrainian leader asked for more aid — It's become routine since Russia invaded Ukraine: President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak by phone whenever the U.S. announces a new package of military assistance for Kyiv.
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Politico
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
January 6 committee obtains eight emails showing possible planning of post-election crime — The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has obtained eight emails from late 2020 that a judge determined show Donald Trump and his lawyers planning …
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Raw Story and Los Angeles Times
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Belief in the Ballot: Republicans in Arizona running on claims of election fraud — It's the vote that holds America together—belief that with a ballot voices are heard, disputes are addressed and there's always another chance. Countries without this belief tend to be in bondage or at war.
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The Hill, Washington Post, HuffPost and Axios
CBS News:
Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack had list of targets, law enforcement sources say — The suspect in the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi had a list of people he wanted to target, law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation confirmed to CBS News.
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Gizmodo, The Hill, ABC7, HotAir and Law & Crime
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