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Trump Aide, Granted Immunity, Set to Testify at Grand Jury Probing Mar-a-Lago Documents — Kash Patel, who has said Trump declassified documents as president, previously declined to testify, citing right against self-incrimination — WASHINGTON—Kash Patel, a close associate …
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Associated Press:
Biden to speak on ‘protecting our democracy’ as midterms enter final stretch — Biden will make the remarks near the U.S. Capitol. — President Joe Biden speaks about Social Security, Medicare, and prescription drug costs, Nov. 1, 2022, in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
George Will Begs Democrats Not to Run Biden-Harris 2024 and Risk America to Trump in Scorching Op-Ed
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Live Midterm Updates: Biden Calls Election Denial ‘the Path to Chaos’
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Julia Terruso / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
What effect did the Oz-Fetterman debate have on the Senate race? Here's what three new polls show — For all the attention last week's debate between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz received, the race appears virtually unchanged — and extremely close — in its aftermath.Separate polls …
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Senate Debate Shows Little Impact — Voters divided on Dem's ability to serve, but few reconsider support after debate — West Long Branch, NJ - John Fetterman's edge over Mehmet Oz on key issues in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate contest has narrowed, although the Democrat continues to be seen …
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: Rocky debate erodes Fetterman's lead over Oz in pivotal Pennsylvania Senate race
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Politico:
Trump lawyers saw Justice Thomas as ‘only chance’ to stop 2020 election certification — Donald Trump's attorneys saw a direct appeal to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as their best hope of derailing Joe Biden's win in the 2020 presidential election, according to emails newly disclosed to congressional investigators.
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
GOP Insiders Are Starting to Doubt Ron DeSantis Would Actually Take On Trump — The Florida governor is expected to cruise to reelection next week—yet might hold back on a 2024 bid. One source tells Vanity Fair that DeSantis has led donors “to believe he will not run if Trump does,” …
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Ben Goggin / NBC News:
Ye paid a settlement to former employee who alleged he praised Hitler and Nazis during meetings, documents show — LOS ANGELES — Ye, the artist previously known as Kanye West, paid a settlement to a former employee who alleged that the rapper and designer had used antisemitic language in the workplace …
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
‘Judges gone wild’: Trump-appointed judge says too many write for Twitter — A federal appeals court judge on Wednesday argued his judicial peers too often succumb to a “judges gone wild” mentality of writing “show off” opinions that may trend on Twitter but risk alienating the public instead of being persuasive.
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Hey Elon: Let Me Help You Speed Run The Content Moderation Learning Curve — from the speed-running-for-fun-and-for- profit dept — It's kind of a rite of passage for any new social media network. They show up, insist that they're the “platform for free speech” without quite understanding …
John Woolley / CBS News:
In FBI recording from Jan. 10, 2021, Oath Keepers' Stewart Rhodes talked about hanging Pelosi “from the lamppost” — Federal prosecutors played a recording of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes meeting with members of his far-right militia on Jan. 10, 2021, days after he and other Oath …
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Jake Tapper's Ratings-Deficient CNN Primetime Show to End After Midterms — The network had said he would host the show through the midterms, but there was speculation he could have held the slot permanently. — CNN will end Jake Tapper's primetime show after the midterm elections …
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Bloomberg:
Musk Plans to Eliminate Half of Twitter Jobs to Cut Costs — Elon Musk plans to eliminate about 3,700 jobs at Twitter Inc., or half of the social media company's workforce, in a bid to drive down costs following his $44 billion acquisition, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Brad Dress / The Hill:
CBS to pay $30 million for ‘reprehensible’ sexual harassment cover-up: New York AG — New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Wednesday secured a $30.5 million payment from CBS after she accused the media company of attempting cover up incidents of sexual harassment from former CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves.
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Axios:
Scoop: McCarthy privately floats replacing Chamber leadership — House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is telling U.S. Chamber of Commerce board members and state leaders the organization must undertake a complete leadership change and replace current president and CEO Suzanne Clark, Axios has learned.
Financial Times:
L'Oréal suspends advertising spending on Twitter — Some brands are ‘quiet quitting’ messaging platform after $44bn Elon Musk takeover — L'Oréal is suspending advertising spending on Twitter, as leading brands and marketing groups grow nervous that inappropriate content …
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Bullshit Reporting: The Intercept's Story About Government Policing Disinfo Is Absolute Garbage — Do not believe everything you read. Even if it comes from more “respectable” publications. The Intercept had a big story this week that is making the rounds, suggesting that “leaked” …
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Josh Barro / Very Serious:
The Problem With ‘Pro-Democracy’ Rhetoric — You can't extol the importance of democracy while also pursuing no-choice politics. — Dear readers, — I have a rant. — Six days before the midterm elections, Joe Biden will give yet another speech about “democracy.” I don't care for this.
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Bloomberg:
Powell Sees Higher Peak for Rates, Path to Slow Tempo of Hikes — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened a new phase in his campaign to regain control of inflation, saying US interest rates will go higher than earlier projected, but the path may soon involve smaller hikes.
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Scott Horsley / NPR:
The Fed orders another jumbo interest rate hike. Many are wondering what's next
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Don Van Natta Jr / ESPN:
Sources: U.S. attorney's office investigating Commanders over alleged financial improprieties — The U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that the Washington Commanders engaged in financial improprieties …
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United States Capitol Police:
The USCP Address Concerns Following Friday's Targeted Attack — The Command Center has access to roughly 1,800 cameras, which provide us the capability to collect evidence from any camera's location at any time, while also allowing Command Center personnel to monitor select video feeds.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why the right keeps telling awful lies about the Pelosi attack — The “big lie” is morphing into something even more virulent and ugly. Call it the “big flex.” — In 2020, Donald Trump's lies about voter fraud provided a fake pretext to overturn his presidential election loss.
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
TikTok tells European users its staff in China get access to their data — Privacy policy update confirms data of continent's users available to range of TikTok bases including in Brazil, Israel and US — TikTok is spelling out to its European users that their data can be accessed …
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Man attempted car attack outside Pentagon and said “I hate America,” court documents say — An Ethiopian man living in Virginia who allegedly yelled “F*** America” and told officers “I hate America” is accused of attempting to attack federal police officers outside the Pentagon last week, according to federal court documents.
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Chicago Sun-Times:
North Side man charged with sending GOP gov hopeful Darren Bailey voicemail death threat: ‘I know where his kids sleep’ — Illinois State Police say Scott Lennox left Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey a voicemail threatening to “mutilate and kill” him.
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New York Times:
A Group Raised Money to Push Adams's Agenda. Much of It Went to One Man. — A political action committee has given more money to its founder and his charter school than to candidates aligned with Mayor Eric Adams. — Last fall, with Eric Adams's election as mayor of New York City all but assured …
Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
500 drones to swarm NYC's skyline Thursday in new advertising ploy … We rely on your support to make local news available to all — Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022. — Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations — At least 500 drones will depart …
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