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Justice Dept. Steps Up Moves on Comey and Others as Midterm Elections Near (Gift Article)

In some cases, court paperwork bears unmistakable signs of urgency — typos, unorthodox tactics and the signatures of the department’s senior political leadership.

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New York Times legalpolitics
Egyptian Court Orders News Site Closed as Critics Warn of a Crackdown (Gift Article)

Mada Masr, one of Egypt’s few independent media outlets, said a judge ordered it closed for operating without a license and detained its editor in chief.

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Medium politics
On Democrats Who Cave in Response to Anti-Trans Attack Ads

and more importantly: a response to all the cis people responding to the way that trans people are responding to said Democrats’ responses

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Medium technologypoliticslegal
Meta is a cancer on democracy

Meta’s interference in Brazil’s presidential election is just the latest example of the danger Mark Zuckerberg poses to democracy…

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New York Times politics
Election Dispatches:: Trump Rallies in Texas for 3rd Time This Month as G.O.P. Anxieties Mount
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New York Times politicsworld
Michigan Senate Race Drives Anxiety Among Jewish and Muslim Voters (Gift Article)

More than elsewhere in the country, U.S. policy toward Israel is at the forefront of the race between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed.

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New York Times politicsworld
The U.S. Called It Putin’s ‘Slush Fund.’ Now Trump May Drop Sanctions on It. (Gift Article)

The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secure an end to war in Ukraine.

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The Atlantic politicsworld
Israel’s Version of the Latinx Question

Activists and journalists often refer to Arab citizens of Israel as simply “Palestinians,” but the reality is messier—and can teach us about our own questions of identity

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New York Times politics
What if America Went Completely Dark? (Gift Article)

The power grid relies on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. If enough fail, the blackout could last years.

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New York Times politics
GM Is Leaving NYSE for the Nasdaq After More Than 100 Years (Gift Article)

After more than 100 years on the New York Stock Exchange, the automaker is shifting its listing to the Nasdaq, which is home to many technology companies.

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New York Times politics
Prominent Texas Congregation Votes to Leave United Methodist Church (Gift Article)

Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas had waged an unusually public campaign against the denomination’s demands for control.

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New York Times businesspoliticsworld
China Steps In to Rescue Stocks, But the Market Continues to Fall (Gift Article)

The Communist Party uses a “national team” of state-owned investment funds to stem the market rout. But this time, investors are not sure it will work.

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The Atlantic opinionpolitics
The Issues Christian Voters Are Neglecting

What would a Christian political agenda look like if it were measured by the lives that could be saved, sheltered, and healed?

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The Atlantic politics
Trump’s Cheesecake Factory Dissent

Every Republican wants to paint Obama as an out-of-touch elitist—except one.

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New York Times opinionpolitics
Why Is It So Hard to Tax the Ultra-Rich? (Gift Article)

See how America's billionaires can accumulate so much wealth without drawing a significant salary.

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The Atlantic politicssports
Maine Has Changed. Susan Collins Hasn’t.

The senator is trying to defy the odds, again.

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NRC politicsworld
Een vermoeide Zelensky toont zijn kwetsbaarheid en zijn inzet voor nieuwe onderhandelingen over een einde aan de oorlog

Oorlog in Oekraïne: Met twee opvallende interviews bereidt de Oekraïense president Volodymyr Zelensky zijn land en de wereld voor op nieuwe gesprekken over vrede. Terwijl Trump de druk opvoert en Poet...

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New York Times legalpolitics
Supreme Court Allows Texas’ Deal With Justice Dept. on Deportation Proceedings (Gift Article)

Immigrant advocates called the agreement “collusion” and had asked the justices to reinstate a Biden-era policy that gave immigration judges discretion.

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New York Times politics
Serbian Students, Victorious and Leaderless, Go After the Media (Gift Article)

Supporters of the opposition movement that won Sunday’s election stormed the offices of a pro-government tabloid. Another news outlet apologized for years of “one-sided” coverage.

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NRC politicsworldentertainment
Bolsonaro’s partij erkent nederlaag in Braziliaanse verkiezingen – Bolsonaro zelf, Trump en Musk zijn nog niet zover

Brazilië: De Liberale Partij heeft erkend dat haar kandidaat Flavio Bolsonaro de verkiezingen heeft verloren van de zittende president Lula da Silva. De buitenlandse geestverwanten van Bolsonaro zijn ...

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Bloomberg businesspolitics
Trump to Ease Oil Well Methane Curbs in Bid to Lower Costs

President Donald Trump is set to unveil a plan to dial back federal requirements designed to slash methane emissions from oil and gas operations, casting the proposal as a way to encourage more domest...

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New York Times politics
RFK Jr. Makes Bigoted Remarks About Arabs on the Campaign Trial in Michigan (Gift Article)

Stumping for the Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claimed that Arabs did not win global awards for science and “don’t produce literature.”

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New York Times businesspolitics
Veronica Burton, soul of the Valkyries, embraces leading a team on the verge of history (Gift Article)

"We feed off her energy," said Kaila Charles of Burton, who is realizing a long held dream as Golden State's leader.

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Bloomberg politics
Black Turnout Surges in South as Voting Rights Fallout Aids Dems

Black voters — especially in southern states — are casting early ballots at a pace well ahead of previous midterm elections, giving Democrats a reservoir of likely support a week before Election Day.

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New York Times businesspolitics
Skeleton of Nanotyrannus ‘Jodi,’ T. Rex’s Cousin, Is Auctioned for $47.3 Million (Gift Article)

The Nanotyrannus specimen is the latest dinosaur fossil to fetch a high price at a private auction, this time at Sotheby’s.

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New York Times legalpolitics
U.C.L.A. Asks Judge to Dismiss Trump Lawsuit Over Antisemitism (Gift Article)

The filing was the second time in less than a month that the university moved to throw out a federal lawsuit about its actions after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

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Washington Post culturepoliticstechnology
Opinion | Frailty in older adults is not inevitable. Here’s how to reverse it.

A new study shows the benefits of vigorous walking for older adults.

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Bloomberg politicsworld
BC Left-Wing Leader Loses to Conservatives in Vote He Called

British Columbia elected its first Conservative Party majority in 98 years, swinging Canada’s third most populous province to the political right.

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New York Times politics
C.D.C. Deputy Director Resigns After Four Months in the Job (Gift Article)

Dr. Jennifer Shuford, a respected former Texas health official, had been appointed by President Trump to help steady the agency.

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National Observer politics
Federal Conservatives pitch bill that would end BC's tanker ban

Conservative members of Parliament are calling on Ottawa to repeal the West Coast oil tanker ban, arguing it's hurting Canada's prosperity. They pushed for the repeal during debate Monday in the House...

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New York Times politics
NYC Ballot Measures: What to Know About the 5 Proposals Before Election Day (Gift Article)

Bike lanes, outdoor dining and paperwork for contractors all figure in the amendments on the back of New Yorkers' ballots.

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Washington Post politics
How Trump and his allies are sowing doubt ahead of the midterms

A Post analysis found thousands of messages from right-wing influencers pushing new theories for why, if Democrats win, the elections can’t be trusted.

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Medium politics
Donald Trump is Trying to Kill You

And he may well succeed

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The Atlantic politicsculture
What Stephen Miller Gets Wrong About Human Nature

The Trump adviser’s assertions about the “real world” reflect a deep misunderstanding of Thomas Hobbes’s dog-eat-dog worldview.

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New York Times politics
Nithya Raman Is Not L.A.’s Mamdani. But She Might Become Mayor, Too. (Gift Article)

Little known a year ago, Nithya Raman is a Democratic Socialist drawing comparisons with New York’s Zohran Mamdani. She has mounted a strong challenge to the incumbent, Karen Bass.

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Defector politics
Mark Teixeira Is Sleepwalking Into Congress | Defector

During his 14-year MLB career, Mark Teixeira’s average Wins Above Replacement (WAR) was a respectable 4.4. As a political candidate, Teixeira’s WAR—yes, there’s a platform that measures this sort of t...

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Washington Post politicsworld
Trump’s arch would cast shadow on Arlington Cemetery

The monument would darken the nation’s premier military burial ground early in the morning on more than 280 days a year, a Post analysis finds.

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The Atlantic legalpolitics
He Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE.

When a soldier’s wife went to pick up her military ID at a base in Texas, ICE officers showed up.

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New York Times politics
King Charles Faces High Stakes Test With Caribbean Tour (Gift Article)

The king will confront calls for reparations and apologies for his country’s colonial past as he attends the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.

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New York Times politicsworld
Opinion | Four Thoughts About Israel’s Election (Gift Article)

A Middle Eastern nation votes — more than can be said for its neighbors.

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The Atlantic legalpolitics
RFK Jr. Was My Drug Dealer

Kennedy’s endorsement of Donald Trump raises an awkward question.

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The Atlantic opinionpolitics
The New Food Movement

Twenty years since my book “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” was published, America’s food system is still a mess—but there are reasons for optimism.

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New York Times politics
Professor Fired for Criticizing Charlie Kirk Reaches $1.9 Million Settlement (Gift Article)

Tamar Shirinian, a former professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, was among those who lost their jobs over their posts about the slain conservative activist.

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National Observer worldbusinesspolitics
Trump says he expects trade war with Canada to end 'pretty soon'
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National Observer politics
We don’t have to listen to the separatists any more

Alberta's separatist movement spent months collecting signatures, attracting attention, and rallying their vote — all to end up exactly where they've always been. It's time to stop giving them the att...

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The Atlantic politics
Can the Polls Possibly Be Right?

Democrats are now favored to take back the Senate, a prospect that seemed far-fetched a year ago.

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New York Times politics
U.S. Pensions Are Riding the A.I. Wave. For Better or Worse. (Gift Article)

As exuberance around the technology stokes fears of a bubble, the nation’s public pensions are starting to grapple with their role — and their risks.

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New York Times politics
A Rare Rescue, Announced by Melania Trump, Begins in a Besieged Ukrainian City (Gift Article)

Many of the people left in Oleshky, where bombardment is constant, have run out of food. A truce that began Tuesday is supposed to allow aid in and civilians out.

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New York Times politics
A Tight Senate Race in Mississippi? Trump and Others Seem to Think So. (Gift Article)

President Trump on Monday was the latest big political star to swing through Mississippi and boost a candidate in a red-state Senate race that suddenly seems competitive.

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The Atlantic politics
How the Campaign War Chests Are Being Spent

The Republican spending strategy is about turnout, not persuasion.

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