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Sewell Chan / Columbia Journalism Review:
Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement — Mariel Garza, the editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times, resigned on Wednesday after the newspaper's owner blocked the editorial board's plans to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
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Jeff Bercovici / The San Francisco Standard:
L.A. Times opinion editor quits after billionaire owner kills endorsement — Mariel Garza, editorials editor at The Los Angeles Times, has resigned to protest the paper's decision to cancel a presidential endorsement at the behest of its owner. — The news comes a day after it was revealed …
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The Guardian:
Donald Trump groped me in what felt like a ‘twisted game’ with Jeffrey Epstein, former model alleges — Stacey Williams says the ex-president, whose spokesperson denied the allegations, touched her in an unwanted sexual way in 1993, after Epstein introduced them
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
The Sad, Pathetic Spectacle of John Kelly's Critics — WHEN GEN. JOHN KELLY WENT PUBLIC about Trump's praise for Hitler and his fears about a dictatorial second Trump term, he joined a growing list of former Trump officials ringing the alarm. — He also sparked what has become a pathetic …
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Dan Merica / Associated Press:
Trump said Hitler ‘did some good things’ and wanted generals like the Nazis, former chief of staff Kelly claims
Trump said Hitler ‘did some good things’ and wanted generals like the Nazis, former chief of staff Kelly claims
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Fox Host Says Maybe Trump Didn't Realize Hitler's Generals Were Nazis
Fox Host Says Maybe Trump Didn't Realize Hitler's Generals Were Nazis
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Hailey Branson-Potts / Los Angeles Times:
Trump repeatedly praised Hitler, said Nazi leader ‘did some good things,’ John Kelly says
Trump repeatedly praised Hitler, said Nazi leader ‘did some good things,’ John Kelly says
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Kamala Harris is right, Trump 2.0 would be “unhinged,” aimed at “unchecked power”
Kamala Harris is right, Trump 2.0 would be “unhinged,” aimed at “unchecked power”
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Washington Post:
Harris to deliver closing argument speech Tuesday on the National Mall — The vice president is slated to present her final case to the American people in D.C. exactly one week before Election Day. — Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to deliver her closing argument Tuesday in a speech …
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Wrong-way driver passes Harris motorcade on Milwaukee highway
Wrong-way driver passes Harris motorcade on Milwaukee highway
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CNN:
Harris to deliver closing argument speech at Ellipse, site of Trump's January 6 rally
Harris to deliver closing argument speech at Ellipse, site of Trump's January 6 rally
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Arizona Republic:
FBI finds hundreds of weapons at home of suspected shooter of Arizona Democratic Party office — Lauren De Young Richard RuelasArizona Republic — (This story was updated with new information.) — Federal agents on Wednesday morning hauled more than 100 firearms, including “machine guns …
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KASW-TV:
Man behind Phoenix-area political threats had huge stash of guns, ammo, police say — TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Dozens of guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and a grenade launcher were reportedly recovered from the home of a suspect accused of leaving bags of white powder at multiple locations …
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CNN:
Justice Department warns Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway to registered voters may be illegal — The Justice Department warned Elon Musk's America PAC in recent days that his $1 million sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states may violate federal law, people briefed on the matter told CNN.
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24sight News:
🚨🚨 SCOOP: DOJ sends Musk PAC warning letter
🚨🚨 SCOOP: DOJ sends Musk PAC warning letter
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New York Times:
Justice Department Warns Musk That His $1 Million Giveaway Might Be Illegal
Justice Department Warns Musk That His $1 Million Giveaway Might Be Illegal
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Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Takes Narrow Lead Over Harris in Closing Weeks of Race — Voters remember Trump's presidency more fondly as negative views of Harris grow — Donald Trump has opened a narrow lead in the presidential race, as voters have adopted a more positive view of his agenda and past performance …
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CNN:
McConnell says ‘MAGA movement is completely wrong’ and Reagan 'wouldn't recognize' Trump's GOP — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a scathing assessment of the modern Republican Party in an upcoming biography, saying the “MAGA movement is completely wrong” and that Ronald Reagan “wouldn't recognize” the party today.
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ProPublica:
“Not Medically Necessary”: Inside the Company Helping America's Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care — Co-published with The Capitol Forum — Uncovered: How the Insurance Industry Denies Coverage to Patients — Dialing for Dollars: America's largest insurers hire EviCore …
Wes Davis / The Verge:
Guess who's suing the FTC to stop click to cancel … Three industry groups are suing to prevent the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing its new “Click to Cancel” rule that requires companies to make it easy to cancel subscriptions, according to Reuters. And yes, it's exactly who you'd expect.
Axios:
Top Democrat sounds alarm over Trump transition plan delay … - The Maryland Democrat said the Trump team's actions demonstrated “a spectacular disregard for the successful continuation of the essential institutions of American democratic government.” — Two deadlines on agreements …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Democrat raises alarm over Trump campaign's failure to enter into transition agreements
Democrat raises alarm over Trump campaign's failure to enter into transition agreements
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Swing State Poll 2024: Michigan, Wisconsin: Gender Divide Defines Tight Races In Rust Belt Battlegrounds, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; U.S. Senate Races: Dem Holds Lead In MI, Very Close In WI — mail_outline — MICHIGAN: Harris 49%, Trump 46%, other candidates 2%
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Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Harris holds 3-point lead over Trump in Michigan: Poll
Harris holds 3-point lead over Trump in Michigan: Poll
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Politico:
Judge's ultimatum forces deal to shelve subpoena fight in House GOP probe of Hunter Biden — 'Don't test me on this,' Judge Ana Reyes intoned, betting her dog that the subpoenas wouldn't yield the info Republicans are seeking. — A highly unusual ultimatum from a frustrated judge caused …
Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
The AI-Generated Product Reviews Choking the Internet Are Now Illegal — Cleaning Up — It's officially illegal to publish fake, AI-generated product reviews. — Sweeping changes to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines aimed at cleaning up the polluted, confusing world …
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Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
American creating deepfakes targeting Harris works with Russian intel, documents show — Russian documents reviewed by The Post expose the workings of a Moscow network that has become a potent source of fake news targeting American voters. — A former deputy Palm Beach County sheriff …
Steven Greenhouse / Slate:
What's Preventing Harris From Crushing Trump Is Shockingly Simple — As Elon Musk's rabid pro-Trump mania makes clear, billionaires are wielding their financial might in this year's presidential election far more than in any previous campaign—and far more openly, too.
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Karen Kaplan / Los Angeles Times:
Half a pound of this powder can remove as much CO₂ from the air as a tree, scientists say — A typical large tree can suck as much as 40 kilograms of carbon dioxide out of the air over the course of a year. Now scientists at UC Berkeley say they can do the same job with less than half a pound of a fluffy yellow powder.
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CNN:
Georgia election official says battleground state fended off cyberattack likely from a foreign country — Georgia's secretary of state's office this month fended off a cyberattack believed to have come from a foreign country against the website voters use to request absentee ballots, the office told CNN.
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Azeen Ghorayshi / New York Times:
U.S. Study on Puberty Blockers Goes Unpublished Because of Politics, Doctor Says — The leader of the long-running study said that the drugs did not improve mental health in children with gender distress and that the finding might be weaponized by opponents of the care.