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5:15 AM ET, October 11, 2024

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The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Goes to Detroit and Insults the Entire City  —  READ THE ROOM  —  He suggested Michiganders should vote for him if they don't want America to mimic their largest city.  —  Donald Trump on Thursday addressed business leaders in Detroit, where he insulted their city and big companies.
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
Kamala Harris agreed to CNN town hall  —  The cable network also extended an offer to former President Donald Trump.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris will participate in a town hall with CNN on Oct. 23, her campaign announced Thursday.  —  Harris' participation comes after former President Donald Trump …
Liam Reilly / CNN:
FCC chair denounces Trump's calls for CBS to ‘lose its license’ over Harris' ‘60 Minutes’ interview
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Obama admonishes Black men for hesitancy in supporting Harris  —  Former president suggests some in the Black community are uncomfortable voting for a woman and are coming up with excuses  —  PITTSBURGH — Former president Barack Obama on Thursday made a direct, impassioned plea to black men …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Obama tells men Trump doesn't represent ‘real strength’
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Delivers Historically Illiterate Lecture on Tariffs … Donald Trump has grown increasingly fixated on tariffs, which he seems to think, contrary to the consensus among economists, are borne by foreigners.  Trump understands at some level that economists and most business owners disagree with him …
Discussion: The Hill
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump tells Detroit he'll make car loan interest tax-deductible
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Taylor Lorenz leaves ‘Washington Post’ after rift with editors  —  When tech columnist Taylor Lorenz left the Washington Post last week, she did so with a splash: An interview with The Hollywood Reporter about launching her own digital magazine, called User Mag.
Washington Post:
Gateway Pundit settles with Georgia election workers in defamation suit  —  The far-right publisher, which frequently reported false election-fraud claims, wrote repeatedly about Shaye Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman.  —  The Gateway Pundit, a far-right news site that repeatedly published …
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Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Far-right site Gateway Pundit settles defamation suit with election workers
Discussion: New Republic
New York Post:
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer feeds Doritos to left-wing influencer in deeply bizarre ‘communion’ video  —  DETROIT — Now that's weird.  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer raised eyebrows Thursday over a bizarre video in which she fed Doritos into the mouth of a liberal podcaster …
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CNN:
Federal judges decline to extend voter registration deadline in Georgia and Florida as states face hurricane damage  —  Two federal judges have rejected requests to immediately reopen voter registration in Georgia and Florida as the southeast continues to grapple with significant storm damage ahead of the November election.
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
The FBI conducted a sham investigation into Brett Kavanaugh.  Surprised?  —  The bureau shamefully allowed itself to be used as a prop in political theater, orchestrated by the Trump administration  —  Maybe it was always obvious that the whole thing was a sham.
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Jim Jordan warns FTC to back off suing car dealer accused of overcharging Latinos  —  House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) fired off a warning shot at Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan, according to the New York Post: stop investigating civil rights matters.
Discussion: New York Post
Associated Press:
More than 3 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding  —  Florida residents returned to the familiar ritual of assessing hurricane damage Thursday, the day after Milton smashed through many coastal communities and spawned a barrage of tornadoes …
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NBC News:
Hurricane Milton live updates: At least 12 deaths confirmed after monster storm slams into Florida
US Department of Justice:
TD Bank Pleads Guilty to Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Conspiracy Violations in $1.8B Resolution  —  For Immediate Release  —  WASHINGTON — TD Bank N.A. (TDBNA), the 10th largest bank in the United States, and its parent company TD Bank US Holding Company (TDBUSH) (together with TDBNA …
Hadleigh Zinsner / FactCheck.org:
Republican Farmers Featured in Harris Ad Are Not Actors, Not Democrats  —  Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino.  —  Quick Take  —  An ad from Vice President Kamala Harris features a Pennsylvania farming couple who say they are “lifelong Republicans” but are voting for Harris.
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Cards Against Humanity to pay swing-state non-voters to make a plan to vote  —  Cards Against Humanity (CAH) is jumping into the 2024 White House election by offering to pay blue-leaning non-voters in swing states to create a plan to vote.  —  The company behind the popular card game rolled …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Plane with banner telling Trump to watch ‘The Apprentice’ flies near Pennsylvania rally  —  The distribution company behind the movie “The Apprentice” promoted the controversial film outside former President Trump's rally on Wednesday, flying a plane carrying a banner that urged the GOP nominee …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
They Served With Trump.  They Have a Warning.  —  Hurricane Milton, which slammed into Florida as a Category 3 storm last night, has been nearly as bad as advertised, although the absolute worst-case scenario—catastrophic storm surge throughout the city of Tampa—blessedly did not come to pass.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Harris tops Trump by 4 points in new national poll
Discussion: The 19th and New Republic
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Says He Was ‘Man of the Year.’ His Source Says It Isn't True.  —  Fact-checkers have found no evidence over the years that former President Donald J. Trump once received the honor in Michigan.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump expressed irritation on Thursday that anyone would challenge …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer Says She Didn't Support 6-Week Abortion Ban She Supported  —  The Oregon Republican is disputing something that's ... right there in plain sight.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON ― Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) is in one of the most closely watched congressional races …
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Marshawn Lynch hints at run for Oakland mayor  —  The former NFL and Cal Berkeley star hinted at a run on his podcast with Gavin Newsom and Doug Hendrickson.  —  Marshawn Lynch, the former star NFL running back and Super Bowl champ, hinted at a possible run for mayor of Oakland on the podcast …
Discussion: NBC News, New York Post and Raw Story
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Judge agrees to unseal additional filings from Jan. 6 case as Trump signals challenge  —  U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Thursday agreed to unseal additional filings from Special Counsel Jack Smith laying out his election interference case against former President Trump, something Trump's attorneys signaled they plan to challenge.
 
 
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Anuj Chopra / Agence France-Presse:
‘Sleeper agent’ bots on X fuel US election misinformation, study says
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Alec Schemmel / Fox News:
Walz silent on support for eliminating Electoral College after Harris camp says it doesn't back ban
HBR.org:
When Populists Rise, Economies Usually Fall
Umar Shakir / The Verge:
Instagram and Threads moderation is out of control
Discussion: TechCrunch
Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Proudly Defends Calling Immigrants Rapists
Discussion: NBC News
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Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump's Plan B
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Afghan accused of plotting terror attack worked as CIA guard, officials say
Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
A lost Trump interview comes back to life
Discussion: Quartz, Raw Story and Althouse
Rich Cromwell / The Federalist:
A Vote For Donald Trump Is A Vote For Normalcy
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Major papers are giving Trump's Jan. 6 indictment dramatically less attention than they did Clinton's server
 

 
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

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Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”
 
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