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5:20 PM ET, November 20, 2022

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Ellen Francis / Washington Post:
At least 5 killed in shooting at LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs, police say  —  A shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs killed five people and injured 18 others overnight, police said early Sunday.  —  Club Q, where police said the first call came in minutes before midnight, described it as a “hate attack.”
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Associated Press:
Police: 5 dead, 18 injured in Colorado nightclub shooting  —  A shooter opened fire in a gay nightclub late Saturday, killing five people and wounding 18 in the latest mass shooting to befall the country in a year in which anti-gay rhetoric has been amped up among extremists.
New York Times:
‘I lost friends,’ says a patron who fled the Club Q shooting.  —  What to know about the Colorado nightclub shooting.  —  At least five people were killed and at least 18 were injured late Saturday in a shooting at an L.G.B.T.Q. nightclub in Colorado Springs, officials said on Sunday morning …
Andy Rose / CNN:
5 people are killed, at least 18 injured in a shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs
NBC News:
At least 5 killed after gunman opens fire at LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs
New York Times:
How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life  —  In order to reap millions of dollars in fees, universities are partnering with betting companies to introduce their students and sports fans to online gambling.  —  In September 2021, an official in Michigan State …
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New York Times:
Cigars, Booze, Money: How a Lobbying Blitz Made Sports Betting Ubiquitous  —  The gambling industry and its allies got their way with lawmakers after showering them with donations, gifts and dubious arguments.  —  TOPEKA, Kan. — Representative John Barker, a cattle breeder …
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Desperate for Growth, Aging Casino Company Embraced ‘Degenerate Gambler’  —  David Portnoy, who has a history of misogynistic and racist behavior, is now a public spokesman for the sports-betting industry.  —  Years before he became a controversy-courting media icon, gambling promoter …
Reuters:
Trump snubs Twitter after Musk announces reactivation of ex-president's account  —  Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of reinstating the former U.S. president, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence …
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Ben Blanchet / Yahoo News:
NAACP Calls On Twitter Advertisers To Take Action After Trump's Reinstatement
New York Times:
Elon Musk Reinstates Trump's Twitter Account
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Kinzinger: McCarthy won't ‘last very long’ if elected Speaker  —  Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) predicted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) won't “last very long” if he becomes Speaker when Republicans take control of the lower chamber in January.
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story, NPR, Breitbart and Insider
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Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
DeSantis, Others Draw Distinctions With Trump in 2024 GOP Nomination Race
Zvika Klein / Jerusalem Post:
Qatar won't allow any cooked Kosher food and public Jewish prayer  —  Jewish organizations claim that Qatar is breaking its promise on allowing any cooked Kosher food to be sold at FIFA World Cup.  —  Jewish organizations have said that even though they were promised otherwise …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Justice Alito denies allegation of a leak in 2014 case about access to birth control  —  Justice Samuel Alito denied allegations Saturday from a former anti-abortion activist that his wife, Martha-Ann Alito, played a role in revealing the outcome of a pending Supreme Court case in 2014.
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / The Daily Beast:
Maricopa County Chairman Transferred to Undisclosed Location After Death Threats  —  SCARY  —  A top Maricopa County election official has been moved to an undisclosed location over safety concerns following the midterm elections.  Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates confirmed on Sunday …
Discussion: Raw Story, IJR, The Hill and Washington Post
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
What Elephant?  AP Denies that There is Any Evidence That Joe Biden Discussed Hunter's Business Dealings  —  For those of us who have written about the Hunter Biden scandal and the family's influence-peddling operation for years, it is routine to read media stories denying the facts …
Discussion: The's Newsletter
Sun-Sentinel:
Innocence Sold: Florida hotels have stacked up thousands of violations of a 2019 sex-trafficking law.  But not one has been fined.  —  First of four parts.  —  The assault spilled into the fifth-floor hallway of the Plaza Hotel on State Road 7 in Fort Lauderdale.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
How the Pelosi Attack Suspect Plunged Into Online Hatred  —  David DePape's life was unstable when he embraced Gamergate and far-right conspiracy theories.  He is now accused of breaking into Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home and assaulting her husband.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Bitter over the end …
Stephen M. Lepore / Associated Press:
Biden agrees to pay climate REPARATIONS: US will pay up to $1BN to compensate developing countries for global warming - but gas-guzzling China WON'T have to pay into global fund  — The fund, negotiated at the UN's COP27 Summit, was originally known as a ‘loss and damage’ fund and had been blocked by previous administrations
Discussion: Voice of America and Power Line
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New York Times:
In a First, Rich Countries Agree to Pay for Climate Damages in Poor Nations
 
 
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
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 Earlier Items: 
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Happy 80th birthday, Mr. President. Now please don't run
Lauren Lantry / ABC News:
Former Speaker Paul Ryan calls himself a ‘Never-Again-Trumper’
Polina Ivanova / Financial Times:
Russians struggle to make sense of Ukraine war after Kherson retreat
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Washington Post:
Ukraine confronts tougher fight in push to extend battlefield wins
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
For experts, the evidence in two probes compels charging Trump
Martin Quin Pollard / Reuters:
Michael Bloomberg apologises for Boris Johnson speech criticising China
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Financial Times:
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