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Wall Street Journal:
How the Trump Campaign Ran With Rumors About Pet-Eating Migrants—After Being Told They Weren't True — Springfield, Ohio, city officials were contacted by Vance's team and said the claims were baseless. It didn't matter and now the town is in chaos. — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Who Will Republicans in Springfield, Ohio Vote For? — What happens when partisans find out that their presidential nominee is lying about them and hurting their community? — ∙ Paid — 1. Cats and Dogs — Springfield, Ohio, is Trump country.
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Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
J.D. Vance offers ‘proof’ of pet-eating, but it's proven false with 1 phone call
J.D. Vance offers ‘proof’ of pet-eating, but it's proven false with 1 phone call
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Alice Herman / The Guardian:
JD Vance defends pet-eating remarks: ‘The media has a responsibility to fact-check’
JD Vance defends pet-eating remarks: ‘The media has a responsibility to fact-check’
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David Thompson / The Daily Beast:
GOP Mayor to Trump: Don't Come to Springfield After Your Dog-Eating Slurs
GOP Mayor to Trump: Don't Come to Springfield After Your Dog-Eating Slurs
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KC Cypress / International Brotherhood of Teamsters:
Teamsters: No Endorsement for U.S. President — International Union Cites Strong Political Divides, Few Commitments from Candidates — Press Contact: Kara Deniz Phone: (202) 497-6610 Email: kdeniz@teamster.org — (WASHINGTON) — The General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood …
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Teamsters will not endorse for president, a blow to Democrats — The union last failed to endorse a Democrat for president in 1996. Several powerful regional factions have endorsed Kamala Harris on their own. — For the first time in nearly three decades, the International Brotherhood …
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Taylor Giorno / The Hill:
Teamsters union skips endorsement in presidential race for first time since 1996 — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will not issue an endorsement in the presidential election for the first time since 1996, and for only the second time since 1960.
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New York Times:
Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say — Small amounts of explosive were implanted in beepers that Hezbollah had ordered from a Taiwanese company, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation. — Israel carried out its operation …
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Reuters:
Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah's Taiwan-made pagers, say sources — A Taiwanese pager maker denied on Wednesday that it had produced devices that wounded thousands of Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon when they exploded, an audacious attack that raised the prospect of a full-scale war between …
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
What to know: Hezbollah walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon 1 day after pager attack
What to know: Hezbollah walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon 1 day after pager attack
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed slashes interest rates by a half point, an aggressive start to its first easing campaign in four years … WATCH NOW — WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its first interest rate cut since the early days of the Covid pandemic, slicing half a percentage point off benchmark rates …
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Rob Wile / NBC News:
Fed goes big with interest rate cut in a bid to head off an economic slowdown
Fed goes big with interest rate cut in a bid to head off an economic slowdown
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Fed moves to protect weakening job market with bold rate cut
Fed moves to protect weakening job market with bold rate cut
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Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Powell downplays impact of rate cut on Trump-Harris presidential race
Powell downplays impact of rate cut on Trump-Harris presidential race
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Reaganbushmccainromney / Reagan, Bush …:
Over 100 Republican National Security Leaders Endorse Vice President Harris — Donald Trump cannot be trusted “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic . . . and bear true faith and allegiance to the same.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
111 Republican former officials endorse Harris, say Trump is ‘unfit to serve’
111 Republican former officials endorse Harris, say Trump is ‘unfit to serve’
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
111 Former G.O.P. Officials Back Harris, Calling Trump ‘Unfit to Serve’
111 Former G.O.P. Officials Back Harris, Calling Trump ‘Unfit to Serve’
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Swing State Poll 2024: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin: Harris Ahead In 2 Key Battleground States, 3rd State Up For Grabs, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; U.S. Senate Races: Democrats Have Leads In All 3 States — mail_outline — PENNSYLVANIA: Harris 51%, Trump 45%, Stein 1%, Oliver 1%
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Bloomberg:
Microsoft Executive Warns of Election Meddling in Final 48 Hours — Tech executives testify to Senate on foreign interference risk — Meta, Google, Microsoft said foreign actors are using AI … “The most perilous moment will come, I think, 48 hours before the election,” …
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The Napolitan Institute:
17% Say America Would Be Better Off If Trump Had Been Killed — The desensitization of some Americans following the second assassination of former President Trump is alarming. Seventeen percent (17%) of voters believe America would have been better off if former President Trump had been killed in last week's attempted assassination.
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Trump Tries to Close Off a Chief Line of Attack: That He's a Danger to Democracy
Trump Tries to Close Off a Chief Line of Attack: That He's a Danger to Democracy
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Shawn Tully / Fortune:
Could there be a Kamala Harris landslide in November? The data scientist who correctly called the last election is betting yes … In late 2020 and early 2021, this reporter wrote several stories focusing on the election predictions advanced by Thomas Miller, a data scientist at Northwestern University.
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Sharon Lerner / ProPublica:
EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against. — More than three years ago, a small group of government scientists came forward with disturbing allegations. — During President Donald Trump's administration …
Justin Glawe / The Guardian:
Network of Georgia election officials strategizing to undermine 2024 result — Emails reveal Georgia Election Integrity Coalition, a group of officials and election deniers, coordinating in swing state — The fight for democracy is supported by — Emails obtained by the Guardian reveal …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
This Is What a Losing Campaign Looks Like — How does Donald Trump's running mate have so much time on his hands? — A first draft of this story opened: “It's not every day that a candidate for vice president of the United States rage-tweets at you.” — Backspace, backspace, backspace.
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Ece Yildirim / CNBC:
Trump Media stock closes at new postmerger low on eve of ‘lockup’ expiration … Shares of Trump Media closed Wednesday at a new post-merger low, on the eve of the expiration of “lockup” restrictions that have barred the Truth Social owners' insiders, like majority shareholder Donald Trump, from selling their stakes.
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Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
Kentucky governor bans use of ‘conversion therapy’ with executive order — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear banned the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky on Wednesday, calling his executive order a necessary step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that tries …
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Brian Mann / NPR:
NPR Exclusive: U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives — For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. — “This is exciting,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the National Institute On Drug Abuse …
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Mandy Taheri / Newsweek:
‘Suspicious Occurrence’ Near Donald Trump New York Rally: What We Know — Nassau County police responded to a “suspicious occurrence” near the location of former President — 's Wednesday night rally in Long Island, noting that no explosives were located, the department confirmed to Newsweek.
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