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5:30 PM ET, October 23, 2018

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Haaretz:
Report: Saudi Journalist Khashoggi's Remains Found  —  Sky News reports that his body had been cut up and his face ‘disfigured’  —  The remains of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, Sky News reported on Tuesday, with one source saying remains were found in the garden of the Saudi consul general's home.
Discussion: twitchy.com and Axios
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Saudi Crown Prince Gets Standing Ovation Despite Inquiries Into Khashoggi  —  RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, received a standing ovation as he made an unannounced appearance at a global investment conference here on Tuesday, further clouding an event that has been thrown …
Alex Crawford / Sky News:
Sky sources: Jamal Khashoggi's body parts found  —  Body parts belonging to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, according to Sky sources.  —  Sources have told Sky News the writer had been “cut up” and his face “disfigured”.  —  One source also suggested Mr Khashoggi's remains …
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Trump says Erdogan ‘pretty rough’ on Saudis over Khashoggi
Discussion: Axios
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:   The UAE's Powerful Ambassador Is Still Hobnobbing in Washington After Jamal Khashoggi's Murder
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Erdogan Says Saudis Planned Khashoggi's Killing, and Demands Answers
Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: In Leaked Audio, Brian Kemp Expresses Concern Over Georgians Exercising Their Right to Vote  —  The Republican gubernatorial candidate spoke to donors about the growing threat of the Stacey Abrams campaign as the midterm elections approach  —  Brian Kemp, Georgia Secretary of State …
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Disgustingly Racist Robocall Goes Out Against Andrew Gillum In Florida  —  A neo-Nazi group in Idaho is behind the calls, and it's gone after the Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate before.  —  A white supremacist website in Idaho is sending out an extremely racist robocall …
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Lawrence Mower / Tampa Bay Times:
Records show FBI agents gave Andrew Gillum tickets to ‘Hamilton’ in 2016  —  The records, released by former lobbyist Adam Corey today, appear to refute what his campaign has said about the trip.  —  Undercover FBI agents were the ones who gave Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum a ticket …
NBC News:
Gillum targeted by new racist robocall in Florida governor race
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and POLITICUSUSA
Orlando Sentinel:   Racist robocalls targeting Andrew Gillum are back
Politico:   Undercover FBI agent got Gillum ‘Hamilton’ tickets, texts show
Talal Ansari / BuzzFeed News:
White Nationalist Richard Spencer's Wife Says In Divorce Filings That He Physically and Emotionally Abused Her  —  “The only language women understand is violence,” Nina Kroupiianova said Spencer told her.  Spencer said, “I dispute many of her assertions.”  —  The wife of Richard Spencer …
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ten Rating Changes as Democrats' Enthusiasm Edge Narrows and Fundraising Advantage Widens  —  Two weeks out, district-level polls reflect a House battleground gradually polarizing along the lines of the 2016 presidential race.  Democrats are maintaining leads over GOP opponents in upscale …
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Cook shifts 8 House races toward Dems
Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
“The Idea That He's Racist Is Absurd”  —  That Yale professor who knows “the real reason” liberals hate Trump defends his op-ed, the president, and birtherism.  —  In a recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, titled “The Real Reason They Hate Trump,” David Gelernter, a professor …
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
The Ripple Effect of a Trump Tweetstorm  —  When President Trump began tweeting warnings and threats about a caravan of migrants headed for the border, his own government could not explain what he meant.  —  President Trump, the first president to rely on social media as a primary means …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Fox News
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Ted Hesson / Politico:
Why Trump is talking nonstop about the migrant caravan
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Caravan Is a Challenge to the Integrity of U.S. Borders
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
New York Times:
At George Soros's Home in N.Y. Suburb, Explosive Device Is Found in Mailbox  —  The explosive device found in a mailbox at the home of George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist, on Monday afternoon was relatively small, a senior law enforcement official said on Tuesday.
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The hack gap: how and why conservative nonsense dominates American politics  —  Republicans have a huge strategic advantage in shaping the news.  —  In the fall of 2016, Hillary Clinton, asked at a fundraiser how she explained the political appeal of Donald Trump, said that …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Ebola was incredibly important to TV news until Republicans decided it shouldn't be
Discussion: Mother Jones
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Begins First Cyberoperation Against Russia Aimed at Protecting Elections  —  WASHINGTON — The United States Cyber Command is targeting individual Russian operatives to try to deter them from spreading disinformation to interfere in elections, telling them that American operatives …
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Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica:   Russian trolls get DM from US Cyber Command: We know who you are. Stop it
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
GOP Sen. Jeff Flake: 'I Don't Know if I Believed' Brett Kavanuagh  —  The senator admitted to ‘The View’ that Christine Blasey Ford's testimony was ‘very compelling’ and that he's not sure he believed Kavanaugh's denials.  —  Several weeks after delaying the confirmation …
Discussion: IJR and Boing Boing
Terry Gross / NPR:
Republican Voter Suppression Efforts Are Targeting Minorities, Journalist Says  —  Since the 2010 election, 24 states have implemented new restrictions on voting.  Alabama now requires a photo ID to cast a ballot.  Other states, like Ohio and Georgia, have enacted “use-it-or-lose” laws …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
White House anti-socialism report inadvertently makes a case for single-payer  —  The Trump administration says this chart is a case against single-payer.  Actually, it's a case for it.  —  Earlier today, the White House released a paper titled “The Opportunity Costs of Socialism.”
Jessica Gresko / Associated Press:
Sandra Day O'Connor announces likely Alzheimer's diagnosis  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, “probably Alzheimer's disease.”  —  The 88-year-old said in a public letter …
Justin Doom / ABC News:
Man accused of groping woman on flight: Trump 'says it's OK to grab women by their private parts'  —  A man arrested for allegedly touching a woman's breast on an airplane, according to court documents, told authorities “the president of the United States says it's OK to grab women by their private parts.”
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Amazon met with ICE officials over facial-recognition system that could identify immigrants  —  Amazon.com pitched its facial-recognition system in the summer to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials as a way for the agency to target or identify immigrants, a move that could shove …
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The Daily Beast:
Amazon Pushes ICE to Buy Its Face Recognition Surveillance Tech
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump takes an old Republican lie and makes it even worse  —  “You know what I am?  I'm a nationalist, okay?  I'm a nationalist,” President Trump shouted at a rally in Texas on Monday night.  Just before saying this, Trump claimed that “we're not supposed to use that word,” …
Lauren Huff / Hollywood Reporter:
Megyn Kelly Apologizes to Colleagues for Blackface Comments  —  The NBC host sent an internal email shortly after she faced intense backlash for her comments on air.  —  Megyn Kelly is apologizing for comments she made on Tuesday's Megyn Kelly Today in which she seemingly defended blackface Halloween costumes.
Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
Confederate pride and prejudice  —  Some white Northerners see a flag rooted in racism as a symbol of patriotism  —  The property belongs to former mayor Greg Cler, who runs a car repair shop in this central Illinois village of 3,500 people.  Cler isn't from the South.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Raw Story
William March / Tampa Bay Times:
Steve Bannon tickets now going for zero dollars  —  Friday's dinner is now free at the Hillsborough County Republican Party dinner.  —  The Hillsborough County Republican Party's dinner with former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon is now free.  —  Party vice chairman Jeff Lukens sent …
Michael Wilson / New York Times:
His Body Was Behind the Wheel for a Week Before It Was Discovered.  This Was His Life.  —  A software designer ended his life in his parked car in the East Village.  His family asked the police for help finding him, but met resistance.  —  A neighbor walking his dog in the East Village saw …
Elizabeth Hewitt / Columbia Journalism Review:
Sarah Kliff brings transparency to ER prices, one hospital bill at a time  —  It started with a Band-Aid.  A $629 Band-Aid.  —  A medical bill emailed to Vox senior policy correspondent Sarah Kliff got her interested in emergency room facility fees—a widely applied, highly variable …
Wall Street Journal:
Harvey Weinstein, Accusers, Insurers in Early Talks to Settle Civil Claims  —  Mediation is scheduled, but parties are as much as $100 million apart  —  Lawyers for Harvey Weinstein and women who have accused him of sexual misconduct are working with insurance companies …
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Paul Volcker, at 91, Sees ‘a Hell of a Mess in Every Direction’  —  The former Fed chairman, whose memoir will be published this month, had a feisty take on the state of politics and government during an interview.  —  Paul Volcker, wearing a blue sweatsuit and black dress socks …
Discussion: CNBC
 
 
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
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John Fritze / USA Today:
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It Was Dirty Work No One Else Wanted, But They Were Happy To Do It. …
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