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Former Anti-Abortion Leader Alleges Another Supreme Court Breach — Years before the leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, a landmark contraception ruling was disclosed, according to a minister who led a secretive effort to influence justices. — As the Supreme Court investigates …
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump campaign announcement deepens Republicans' civil war — Republicans are now soul searching over how they lost a very winnable Senate and bracing for two tumultuous years in the House - and many blame Trump — ike Lindell was full of passionate intensity.
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Voters who backed GOP governors helped keep Senate blue — Ticket-splitting between those offices fell to its lowest rate in decades, but it played an important role in Democrats' Senate win. — Democrats have ticket-splitters to thank for maintaining their hold on the Senate.
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NBC News:
2024 GOP presidential hopefuls in no rush to jump in against Trump — President Donald Trump is boxing his own shadow as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination — and that's not likely to change anytime soon. — There's little incentive for rivals to join him in the ring …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
A new special counsel sets Washington ablaze — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — Attorney General MERRICK GARLAND's decision to name a special counsel to helm DONALD TRUMP-related probes at the Justice Department roiled the political world on Friday.
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Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
The Backlash To Losing Roe v. Wade Is Just Getting Started — The Supreme Court's Dobbs decision upending abortion rights helped Democrats stave off a “red wave.” It will continue to play a pivotal role in future elections. — The end of national abortion rights threw a wrench in Republican plans for a …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Merrick Garland was right to appoint a special counsel — Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday that seasoned prosecutor Jack Smith will serve as special counsel overseeing investigations into Donald Trump. That includes all aspects of the investigations into the former president's hoarding …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump says he 'won't partake' in special counsel investigation, slams as ‘worst politicization of justice’
Trump says he 'won't partake' in special counsel investigation, slams as ‘worst politicization of justice’
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Appointment of a Special Counsel
Appointment of a Special Counsel
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New York Times:
Elon Musk's Twitter Teeters on the Edge After Another 1,200 Leave — Mr. Musk sent emails on Friday asking to learn about Twitter's underlying technology as key infrastructure teams have been decimated. — Elon Musk sent a flurry of emails to Twitter employees on Friday morning with a plea.
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Stealthy Kherson resistance fighters undermined Russian occupying forces — KHERSON, Ukraine — Ihor didn't even know the first name of the person who contacted him. The man said he was a member of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces and wanted to know if Ihor was interested in helping fight …
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Wall Street Journal:
Elizabeth Holmes Brushed Off Patient Risks: 'They Don't Put Pretty People Like Me in Jail' — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reportedly told a Walgreens consultant that “They don't put pretty people like me in jail,” according to a government filing ahead of the sentencing hearing Friday.
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Steve Schmidt / The Warning:
The showdown between Senator Ed Markey and Elon Musk — I remember the first time my son saw someone on a unicycle. He was shocked. His mouth opened, his eyes narrowed and he pointed in awe. He yelled, “One tire!” I said, “It's called a unicycle.” — I'll admit, looking …
James B. Stewart / New York Times:
How Did AT&T's $100 Billion Time Warner Deal Go So Wrong? — At Time Warner, executives saw AT&T as just a “big phone company from Texas.” At AT&T, they thought Hollywood would play by their rules. That combination led to strategic miscalculation unrivaled in recent corporate history.
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
New York Post Takes Aim at Trump, and Hits a Nerve — The paper's increasingly harsh coverage has gotten the news media and political worlds talking about whether the Murdoch media empire has broken permanently from the former president. — Since Election Day last week …
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Iranian Protesters Attack Khomeini's Childhood Home as Unrest Spreads — The house where the Islamic revolution's founder grew up was set on fire during a fresh surge of anger over the government's killing of children, including three in the city of Izeh. — Three months into a nationwide uprising …
Robert Anglen / Arizona Republic:
Tom Petty's estate tells Kari Lake to back down on song — Tom Petty, in his famous rock anthem, vowed never to back down. Now, his heirs are telling Kari Lake to back off from using the song to promote her “failed campaign” for Arizona governor. — Petty's estate is threatening legal action …
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Samantha Ibrahim / New York Post:
Michelle Obama: Americans 'weren't ready' for my natural hair — Former First Lady Michelle Obama is opening up about the pressures of playing it straight. — The mother of two, 58, revealed how she felt Americans “weren't ready” for her natural hair as they were still “getting adjusted” …
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NBC News:
In win for Democrats, Georgia judge allows early voting in Senate runoff on Saturday after Thanksgiving — A Fulton County judge ruled Friday that the Georgia Secretary of State cannot prohibit counties from voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, a victory for the state Democratic Party and Sen. Raphael Warnock's campaign.
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Marisa Sarnoff / Law & Crime:
'You Didn't Love America That Day': Federal Judge Sends Jan. 6 Rioter to Prison for Obstruction, Stealing Coat Rack and Bourbon from Capitol — The Ohio man who stole a bottle of bourbon and a coat rack from the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 — and admitted lying in his trial testimony …
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Olivia Rondeau / The Post Millennial:
Lawyer who firebombed NYPD cruiser sentenced to 15 months after Biden admin intervention — The Biden administration's DOJ reportedly struck a “sweetheart deal” with the felon, and asked the court to go easy on Rahman and her accomplice after the Trump administration pressured for a domestic terrorism sentencing enhancement.
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John Miller / National Review:
Martin Morse Wooster, R.I.P. — Martin Morse Wooster started a peculiar tradition years ago: Whenever he spotted a “John Miller” in the news, he let me know. Early on, he sent clips by regular mail, cut from the pages of his prodigious reading. At some point, the emails outnumbered the stamped envelopes.
Pippa Crerar / The Guardian:
Mike Bloomberg forced to apologise after Boris Johnson speech criticising China — Exclusive: Ex-PM said to have described China as ‘coercive autocracy’ in speech to Asian businesspeople and diplomats — The billionaire financier Mike Bloomberg was forced to apologise to hundreds of guests …
Associated Press:
Maldives minister: negotiators reach deal on climate fund — Negotiators say they have struck a potential breakthrough deal on the thorniest issue of United Nations climate talks, creation of a fund for compensating poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich nations' carbon pollution.
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New York Times:
Empty Classrooms, Abandoned Kids: Inside America's Great Teacher Resignation — Ms. Walton is a producer with Opinion Video. Mr. Pollock is a producer and editor. — A survey of National Education Association members at the beginning of the year revealed an unsettling truth …
Sean Coughlan / BBC:
King Charles: Foie gras banned at royal residences — There will be no foie gras served in royal residences, a letter from Buckingham Palace to animal rights campaigners has confirmed. — King Charles is understood to have been a longstanding opponent of the food, made from the liver of a duck or goose …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Biden granddaughter's wedding offers youthful spin for president turning 80 — President Joe Biden is turning 80 this weekend, but the big bash at the White House will be for an entirely different and more youthful occasion. Naomi Biden, Biden's oldest granddaughter, is set to marry Peter Neal …
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