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7:25 AM ET, December 10, 2022

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Associated Press:
Soccer writer Grant Wahl dies at World Cup match in Qatar  —  Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands.  U.S. media seated near him said Wahl fell back in his seat …
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Russell Lewis / NPR:
Longtime soccer sportswriter Grant Wahl has died covering the World Cup in Qatar  —  Longtime soccer sportswriter Grant Wahl died on Friday while covering the Argentina-Netherlands quarterfinal at the 2022 World Cup in Doha, Qatar.  —  As the match was winding down, an NPR reporter witnessed …
Wall Street Journal:
Prominent Soccer Journalist Grant Wahl, 48, Dies While Covering World Cup in Qatar  —  Wahl, who chronicled men's and women's soccer in the U.S. for more than two decades, collapsed during the Argentina-Netherlands match  —  DOHA, Qatar—Journalist Grant Wahl, one of the most prominent chroniclers …
ABC News:
Judge declines DOJ request to hold Trump team in contempt over classified documents: Sources  —  The judge urged the DOJ and Trump's team to resolve the dispute themselves.  —  A federal judge in Washington declined to hold Trump or his legal team in contempt of court following …
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Washington Post:
U.S. judge won't hold Trump's office in contempt, people familiar say  —  Justice Department sought contempt order from chief judge over whether all classified documents have been recovered  —  A federal judge on Friday declined to hold former president Donald Trump's office in contempt …
CNN:
Justice Department demanding Trump team attest all documents marked classified have been returned
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:
Blowback Over Griner's Release Exposes Depth of America's Divisions  —  Past hostage exchanges have sparked criticism, but the response to Brittney Griner's homecoming has been fueled by the politics of race, gender and sexual orientation.  —  There was a time when the release of American citizens …
Grant Wahl / Fútbol with Grant Wahl:
World Cup Daily, Day 25  —  They just don't care.  Qatari World Cup organizers don't even hide their apathy over migrant worker deaths, including the most recent one.  —  DOHA, Qatar — They just don't care.  —  The Supreme Committee in charge of Qatar's World Cup doesn't care …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
What happens now that Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema is no longer a Democrat  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has switched from Democrat to independent, and there's no great mystery as to why.  —  Arizona was home to several competitive statewide contests this year, many of which had national implications.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Sifting through the Sinema fallout
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Kyrsten Sinema Is Playing Chicken
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Sinema's decision to quit the Democratic Party jolts Arizona 2024 Senate race
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
Russia Launches New Drone Attacks as Partnership With Iran Deepens  —  Iranian drones have been crucial to Russia's attacks on Ukraine; White House has said Russia and Iran are considering joint drone production  —  Russia launched fresh attacks with Iranian-made drones early Saturday over Ukraine …
Discussion: Cyprus Mail and Bloomberg
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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
White House warns of deepening Russia and Iran military ties
David Ovalle / Miami Herald:
Miami woman known as Fox News' ‘Liberal Sherpa’ charged with ripping off her aging mother  —  Cathy Areu, a journalist and former periodic Fox News guest known as the “Liberal Sherpa,” has been arrested in Miami on accusations that she kidnapped and financially exploited her elderly mother.
Eric Rosenbaum / CNBC:
Biden approval rating on Main Street rises for first time in presidency  — President Joe Biden's approval rating from small business owners increased for the first time during his presidency, according to the CNBC|  SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey for Q4 2022.
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Leaders Back Away From Raising Debt Ceiling, Punting Clash to New Congress  —  Some Democrats had hoped to act on the issue before their party loses unified control of Congress, but a lack of political will and time appears to have sapped momentum for doing so.
Discussion: Insider and Algemeiner.com
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Florida GOP donor, DeSantis ally under ‘active investigation’ weeks before death, authorities say  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Kent Stermon, a prominent Jacksonville-area Republican donor and friend of Gov. Ron DeSantis found dead in his car Thursday night, was under “active investigation” by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
‘Duct Tape and Band-Aids’: Inside Herschel Walker's Campaign Collapse  —  Herschel Walker cruised to an easy primary victory with Donald Trump's endorsement.  The general election was very different. … It was no secret that Herschel Walker had baggage.  —  Before he even announced his candidacy …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Exclusive: SBF secretly funded crypto news site  —  The Block, a media company that says it covers crypto news independently, has been secretly funded for over a year with money funneled to The Block's CEO from the disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried's cryptocurrency trading firm, sources told Axios.
David Corn / Mother Jones:
The Media Still Don't Know How to Cover Trump's Extremism  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  The day after Donald Trump, a former president and the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 …
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Robert Tracinski / The Bulwark:
The Lesson of Trump: Character Matters
Discussion: Raw Story
Ryan Colby / Becket:
FEDERAL APPEALS COURT BLOCKS CONTROVERSIAL BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TRANSGENDER MANDATE EIGHTH CIRCUIT RULES THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CANNOT FORCE RELIGIOUS DOCTORS TO PERFORM GENDER TRANSITIONS  —  Legal Doc: Eighth Circuit Decision in Sisters of Mercy v. Becerra
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Charges from DeSantis' election crimes office keep falling apart  —  The arrests from Ron DeSantis' election crimes office appeared ridiculous over the summer.  As the criminal cases keep collapsing, they now look even worse.  —  The pattern is unmistakable: Cases from Gov. Ron DeSantis …
Discussion: Raw Story and susiemadrak.com
 
 
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