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Al Weaver / The Hill:
10 senators helped advance Ukraine aid after voting against it  —  Nine Republicans and one Democrat in the Senate voted Tuesday to advance a package that includes aid for Ukraine and Israel, after opposing the legislation in a vote earlier this year.  —  The package advanced toward a final vote Tuesday in an 80-19 procedural vote.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate sends sweeping foreign aid package to Biden's desk
NBC News:
McConnell says Tucker Carlson and Trump's waffling delayed crucial Ukraine aid
Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Biden's desk
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate passes Ukraine, Israel funding after months-long stalemate
Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes  —  FTC's final rule will generate over 8,500 new businesses each year, raise worker wages, lower health care costs, and boost innovation  —  Today, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide …
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Andrea Hsu / NPR:
U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs  —  The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own.  —  The FTC received …
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Federal Trade Commission Approves Ban Of Noncompete Agreements
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
Biden Roasts Trump for Selling His Own Version of The Bible  —  In today's snapshot of the presidential campaign, the contrast between the two candidates could not be starker.  President Biden gave another fiery speech, this time from the state of Florida, a week before their draconian abortion law goes into effect.
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Politico:
Trump fumes while Biden hits the trail  —  No day demonstrated the extreme asymmetry of the unfolding campaign more than Tuesday.  —  In New York on Tuesday, Donald Trump suffered through a hearing on whether he should be held in contempt of court and testimony from a tabloid publisher on a …
Discussion: The Hill and CBS News
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Biden To Florida Voters: Six-Week Abortion Ban Is Trump's Fault
Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Biden's Gains Against Trump Vanish on Deep Economic Pessimism, Poll Shows  —  The president is trailing Donald Trump in six of seven swing states as a majority of poll respondents see the economy worsening by the end of the year.  —  President Joe Biden's recent polling bump in key battleground states …
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
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Politico:
Why Biden's blasé about campus turmoil  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  FOR PETE'S SAKE — “Biden administration makes it easier for flyers to get refunds,” by Oriana Pawlyk: “Under the new rule, airlines can't simply give the passengers a voucher for a future flight.
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
FBI director rejects Trump's vow to investigate political rivals  —  In a wide-ranging interview with NBC News, Christopher Wray also broke with Trump over the former president's characterization of Jan. 6 defendants as “hostages.”  —  Reacting for the first time to former President Donald Trump's vow …
Discussion: HotAir, Raw Story, Fox News and Breitbart
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
National Enquirer made up the story about Ted Cruz's father and Lee Harvey Oswald, former publisher says  —  The Texas senator told NBC News that he's “not interested in revisiting ancient history.”  —  David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, testified at Donald Trump's trial Tuesday …
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Washington Post:
Bird flu virus found in grocery milk as officials say supply still safe  —  Viral fragments of bird flu have been identified in samples of milk taken from grocery store shelves in the United States, a finding that does not necessarily suggest a threat to human health but indicates the avian flu virus …
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US Food and Drug Administration:
Updates on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
Discussion: NBC Bay Area, The Hill and Ars Technica
Politico:
Inside Dems' thinking on saving Mike Johnson  —  “I don't think we should penalize a speaker for doing the right thing,” said Rep. Steny Hoyer.  —  Democrats are increasingly open to the idea of voting to protect Speaker Mike Johnson against an ouster attempt, putting him in a stronger …
Discussion: The Dispatch, Fox News and The Atlantic
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Anthony Izaguirre / Associated Press:
George Santos ends comeback bid for Congress after raising no money  —  Former U.S. Rep. George Santos on Tuesday said he is dropping his longshot bid to return to Congress, months after he was expelled from the House while facing a slew of federal fraud charges.
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
George Santos drops independent House bid
Oriana Pawlyk / Politico:
Biden administration makes it easier for flyers to get refunds  —  The rule comes after more than a year of promises by the administration to shore up protections for air passengers.  —  Passengers whose flights are canceled or “significantly” delayed won't have to fight to get a cash refund …
Discussion: CNBC, The Hill and The White House
Politico:
Why narrow majorities and House gridlock are here to stay in 2024  —  The number of truly competitive seats is smaller than it's been in decades.  —  The battle for the House will be determined by a smaller number of races than it has in at least the past two decades.
Discussion: Axios
The Tennessean:
Tennessee House passes bill allowing armed teachers, sending measure to the governor  —  Melissa Brown Angele LathamNashville Tennessean  —  Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday passed legislation to allow some trained teachers and school staff to carry handguns despite pleas from Democrats …
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Washington Post:
Tennessee passes bill to let teachers carry guns, a year after mass shooting
UN News:
Mass graves in Gaza show victims' hands were tied, says UN rights office  —  Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly found stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about possible war crimes amid ongoing …
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
The media should be celebrating college protesters instead of demonizing them  —  Mainstream-media reporters covering the growing wave of college protests against Israel's war in Gaza have adopted an overwhelmingly negative tone about something they should be celebrating …
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
In Columbia chaos, student journalists stand tall
Discussion: New York Times, The Hill and Politico
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Prosecutors Say Trump's Attacks Are Threat to Trial
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Angela V. Olinto / provost.columbia.edu:
Guidelines for Teaching, Student Accommodations, and Staff on Campus
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Biden scores major union backing as its leaders attack Trump
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Dasha Burns / NBC News:
Secretive conservative donor group meets to draw up 2024 plans — with a call-in from Trump
Anjali Huynh / New York Times:
Summer Lee, ‘Squad’ Member, Wins Democratic House Primary in Pennsylvania
Discussion: NBC News and Vox
Washington Post:
Progressives stare down primary challengers
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Top tech companies seek more cash for the lab keeping AI safe
Politico:
Appeals court greenlights release of secret Trump battles to block aides from testifying
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
India issues a notice to Wikipedia over bias concerns, questioning if it should be classified as a publisher, after judges called its open editing “dangerous”
 
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