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4:05 PM ET, November 24, 2022

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Nathaniel Herz / Washington Post:
Lisa Murkowski and Mary Peltola win Alaska races, defeating Trump-backed opponents  —  Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola on Wednesday became the first Alaska Native to win a full term in Congress, securing reelection along with Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who both defeated challengers endorsed …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Murkowski, Peltola win in Alaska  —  Two Alaska moderates, GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, won reelection Wednesday over two challengers backed by former President Donald Trump, thanks to the state's ranked-choice-voting system, which allowed them to prevail without winning a majority of the vote.
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Sarah Palin Loses as the Party She Helped Transform Moves Past Her  —  The former Alaska governor, once the standard-bearer of the G.O.P.'s dog-whistling, no-apologies culture, was no match for the same forces she rode to national prominence.  —  It is hard to overstate just how much of a jolt …
Discussion: Raw Story and Eschaton
Financial Times:
Zelenskyy vows Ukraine will withstand Russian attacks on power networks  —  ‘We must return all lands,’ Ukrainian president tells the FT  —  Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia's new strategy to destroy Ukraine's infrastructure and plunge it into darkness would not weaken the country's resolve …
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Iranian advisers killed aiding Russians in Crimea, says Kyiv  —  Top security official says Tehran military personnel in occupied areas will be ‘targeted’  —  Ukraine's top security official has confirmed that Iranian military advisers have been killed in Crimea, and warned that any other Iranians …
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
There is a growing shadow campaign to defend Joe Biden from House Republicans  —  WASHINGTON — As Republicans prepare to use their new House majority to probe the Biden administration and the business dealings of the president's son Hunter, Democrats are assembling a constellation of groups to respond.
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
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Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
White House likely to honor some GOP probes but not those on Hunter
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Newsbusters
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
US Confronts Iran on Protests, Ukraine and Nuclear Enrichment  —  The Biden administration has imposed new sanctions on Tehran and expressed support for protesters, as the Iranian government aids Russia in the Ukraine war and continues nuclear enrichment.  —  Over the past few days …
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
Trump Hosts Holocaust Revisionist Nick Fuentes and Kanye West at Mar-a-Lago  —  Fuentes and West are the latest figures with known histories of extremism and explicit antisemitic remarks to meet with Trump since he announced his 2024 presidential candidacy earlier this month
John Nichols / The Nation:
FDR Served Up a Critique of Capitalism With His Thanksgiving Proclamations  —  The 32nd president regularly decried “greed and selfishness and striving for undue riches.”  —  Franklin Delano Roosevelt wasn't a socialist.  But, like Abraham Lincoln before him, the 32nd president enjoyed …
European Parliament:
European Parliament declares Russia to be a state sponsor of terrorism  — Russia is committing war crimes and uses “means of terrorism”  — MEPs call for the further international isolation of Russia  — Close and ban Russian state-affiliated institutions in the EU spreading propaganda
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New York Times:
Russia unleashes a missile barrage, knocking out power and killing at least 10.
Michael Wilson / New York Times:
After 3 Mass Shootings, a Thanksgiving With 14 Empty Chairs  —  The victims' lives paint a picture of a uniquely American holiday's ideals.  Their deaths reveal how routinely those dreams are dashed.  —  A janitor working his shift at a Virginia Walmart.  A 40-year-old woman returning home to Colorado Springs for the holidays.
Amelia Gentleman / The Guardian:
‘An explosion’: what is behind the rise in girls questioning their gender identity?  —  As the NHS reviews gender referrals, parents, clinicians and young people reveal the social, medical and emotional challenges they face  —  Earlier this year, a team of NHS researchers was asked …
Brad Dress / The Hill:
Russia's parliament passes law banning ‘gay’ and ‘pedophilia’ propaganda  —  Russia's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a new law banning all forms of “gay propaganda,” as well as the “propaganda of pedophilia and sex change” among adults.  —  The bill passed unanimously …
Sandra Laville / The Guardian:
Over 20,000 died in western Europe's summer heatwaves, figures show  —  This year's temperatures would have been virtually impossible without climate crisis, scientists say  —  More than 20,000 people died across western Europe in this summer's heatwaves, in temperatures …
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Two Americas Index: No politics at Thanksgiving, please  —  The overwhelming majority of Americans say they don't want to talk politics at the Thanksgiving table, according to the Axios-Ipsos Two Americas Index.  —  Yes, but: 41% of Democrats and 29% of Republicans said they'll probably do it anyway.
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Biden administration clears way for ESG in 401(k)s, reversing Trump rules  —  The Labor Department cleared the path for employers to consider environmental, social, and governance principles when choosing investment funds for their 401(k) plans.  —  The move, which was announced on Tuesday …
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Porn-Star Dad of LGBT Club Massacre Suspect Spews Homophobia in First Interview  —  Aaron Franklin Brink, who has appeared in such films as “I Wanna Get Titty Fucked” and “Latina Slut Academy,” said he was just happy his kid isn't gay.  —  MMA-fighter-turned-porn-actor Aaron Franklin Brink …
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James Risen / The Intercept:
I Experienced Jack Smith's Zeal Firsthand.  Will Trump Get the Same Treatment? … Jack Smith came after me.  If he goes after Donald Trump with the same unrelenting ferocity, Trump will be in trouble.  —  On Friday, Smith was appointed special counsel to handle two ongoing criminal investigations …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Israel lobbies allies with intel on Iranian arms transfers to Russia
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Supreme Court upholds Saturday voting in US Senate runoff
Bill McKibben / New Yorker:
Dimming the Sun to Cool the Planet Is a Desperate Idea, Yet We're Inching Toward It
Discussion: Althouse
Charles Ashby / Daily Sentinel:
Boebert gets new FEC warning letter
Politico:
Schumer proposes Dem leadership shake-up
Discussion: Political Wire
Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
Almost Safe, She Returned to Munich and Lost Her Painting and Her Life
Ian James / Los Angeles Times:
'It's a disaster.' Drought dramatically shrinking California farmland, costing $1.7 billion
Discussion: news.ucmerced.edu and The Hill
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Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
What 2022 tells us about the 2024 electoral map
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Likely Won't Be Forced to Testify at Trial in the First Amendment Case Brought by Prosecutor He Ousted
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Doug Mastriano supporters are flooding Pa. courts with baseless recount petitions in the governor's race
Discussion: Raw Story
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How New York City Became a Free-for-All of Unlicensed Weed
David Dayen / American Prospect:
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