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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The ‘Twitter Files’ Is What It Claims to Expose — But it is actually a tool of progressive power. While you were hypnotized by viral memes, a cabal of social-justice STEM majors seized the commanding heights of the attention economy. And they have been using it to bend the mass public to their will.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
What Are the Politics of Elon Musk? It's Complicated. — Elon Musk has tweeted about political topics regularly since taking over Twitter, often belittling some liberal causes. But what he stands for remains largely unclear. — He has called himself an independent and a centrist, yet “economically right of center, maybe.”
Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
We Found the Guys Behind the Hunter Biden Porn That Elon Musk Won't Shut Up About — Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. — On the evening of October 24, 2020, a guy who goes by the name Wenyang tweeted a picture of Hunter Biden.
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 …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Sinema's break with the Democratic Party may not help her as much as she'd like — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has always marched to her own beat. — So it's not shocking that she decided this week she's officially switching from the Democratic Party to be an independent.
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New York Times:
Sinema Adds Intrigue and Democratic Fury to Arizona's 2024 Senate Race
Sinema Adds Intrigue and Democratic Fury to Arizona's 2024 Senate Race
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Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Majority of Americans don't want Biden or Trump to run again in 2024, CNBC survey shows — WATCH NOW — Most voters don't want either Trump or Biden to run again, CNBC survey finds — “No thanks!” — That's how majorities of the public responded when the CNBC All-America Economic Survey asked …
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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Sununu on Trump: 'He's Not Scaring Anyone Out of the Race'
Sununu on Trump: 'He's Not Scaring Anyone Out of the Race'
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Washington Post:
Some Hunter Biden allies making plans to go after his accusers — An array of groups is preparing to defend the president's son against an expected GOP onslaught, but they lack a unifying strategy — Hunter Biden's friend and lawyer Kevin Morris was blunt in laying out his thoughts …
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New York Times:
Kari Lake Sues Arizona's Largest County, Seeking to Overturn Her Defeat — Ms. Lake, who fueled the false claims that the 2020 election had been stolen from Donald Trump, lost the Arizona governor's race by 17,000 votes. — Kari Lake, the losing Republican candidate for governor of Arizona …
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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 …
Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
Non-binary Biden nuke official Sam Brinton caught on camera stealing woman's bag — The rainbow atomic symbol T-shirt should have been a clue. — Sam Brinton, the allegedly sticky-fingered Biden administration nuclear official, was captured on security footage making off with a woman's bag worth …
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Los Angeles Times:
Video reveals new details in physical fight between L.A. Councilman Kevin de León and activist — Hours after drawing protesters' ire with his first in-person appearance in two months at a Los Angeles City Council meeting, Kevin de León was involved in a fight with an activist Friday night …
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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 …
Washington Post:
In freeing Griner, Biden faced resistance abroad and at home — The president faced opposition from the Justice Department, which viewed a one-for-one swap involving WNBA star Brittney Griner and the notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout as a mistake — President Biden's 10-month effort …
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NBC News:
Republicans run from Trump's resistance to early voting — At virtually all levels of the conservative ecosystem — from the activist and operative class, the upper echelons of the Republican Party and the prime time lineup on Fox News — leaders have seen the light on mail-in and early voting after a disappointing 2022 election cycle.
NBC News:
Business groups optimistic Congress may finally strike immigration deal — WASHINGTON — Some of the largest business groups in Washington are making a last-ditch effort to get Congress to pass immigration legislation before the end of the year and are optimistic a bipartisan agreement could fall into place.