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12:35 PM ET, October 28, 2018

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Bari Weiss / New York Times:
A Massacre in the Heart of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood  —  Squirrel Hill will continue to live by the values that Jews have sustained for more than 2,000 years.  They can never be gunned down.  —  October 27, 2018  —  How to Turn a Person Into a Voter  —  Our approach is specific to black Southerners.
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Jason Sattler / New York Daily News:
The tide of hate and the man in the White House  —  Before Shabbat began Friday night, a Donald Trump superfan had been arrested for a failed domestic terrorism spree against the President's favorite rhetorical targets.  —  Trump refused to take any blame for inspiring alleged mail bomber …
USA Today:
A 97-year-old, an elderly wife and husband: These are the 11 victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre  —  Thousands of people jammed an intersection amid light rain for a vigil Saturday evening for the victims of a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue earlier in the day.
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
Why We Cling To The Tree Of Life  —  On Saturday, in a constantly-repeating story as old as the Jewish people, a Jew-hating murderer decided to slaughter as many Jews as possible.  This murderer shouted the slogan of Jew-haters throughout time: “All Jews must die.”
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
I Grew Up in a Place Where I Felt Safe from Anti-Semitism—It was the United States  —  As a Jewish child in 1990s America, anti-Semitism to me was a theory, not a reality.  But today, I wonder if it will be the same for my young son.  —  I remember standing there, staring at the ash pits …
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
On Gab, an Extremist-Friendly Site, Pittsburgh Shooting Suspect Aired His Hatred in Full  —  Early Saturday, moments before the police say he barged into a Pittsburgh synagogue and opened fire, Robert D. Bowers's anti-Semitic rage finally boiled over and he posted one last message online.
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Officials: Shooter in synagogue attack spoke of killing Jews
Discussion: The Daily Beast
CBS Pittsburgh:
Victims In Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Begin To Be Identified
Roey Hadar / ABC News:
US ‘toxic’ discourse spurs ‘deranged’ people to act, as with synagogue shooting, mail bombs: Ex-DHS chief
Discussion: Breitbart and Daily Wire
Eleanor Mueller / Politico:
DHS secretary: ‘This caravan is not getting in’
Discussion: Breitbart
Max Boot / Washington Post:
What is happening to our country?
Gab:
Gab.com Statement On The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting
Georgia Wells / Wall Street Journal:
Violence Foreshadowed in Social Media
John Podhoretz / Commentary:   The Slaughter in Pittsburgh  —  The synagogue in Pittsburgh is called the Tree of Life.
Alexandra Schwartz / New Yorker:
The Tree of Life Shooting and the Return of Anti-Semitism to American Life
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Trump's Attacks on the News Media Are Working  —  He was at it again.  —  At 3:14 a.m. on Friday, President Trump was awake and tweeting.  —  “Funny how lowly rated CNN, and others, can criticize me at will, even blaming me for the current spate of Bombs and ridiculously comparing …
CBS News:
Tight contests mark critical Senate races — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll  —  Florida  —  Tight contests dominate the Senate landscape: In Florida, incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott are tied among likely voters, 46 percent to 46 percent including those who have cast ballots already.
Discussion: Political Wire and NTK Network
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump Cabinet exodus likely after midterms  —  President Donald Trump could see up to six Cabinet officials depart in the weeks after next month's midterm elections, according to interviews with a half-dozen current and former Trump officials and Republicans close to the White House.
Discussion: Raw Story
Marco Giannangeli / Daily Express:
Khashoggi BOMBSHELL: Britain ‘KNEW of kidnap plot and BEGGED Saudi Arabia to abort plans’  —  MURDERED journalist Jamal Khashoggi was about to disclose details of Saudi Arabia's use of chemical weapons in Yemen, sources close to him said last night.  The revelations come as separate intelligence …
Matt Morrison / CBS News:
Killer cats: The invasive species in your backyard  —  Watch the CBSN Originals documentary, “Burmese Python Invasion: Fighting Invasive Species,” in the video player above.  The full hour special premieres on CBSN Sunday, Oct. 28, at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET.  —  Invasive species can be ruthless.
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
The powerful weapon House Republicans handed Democrats  —  Democrats eager to investigate the Trump administration if they seize the House would have the GOP to thank for one of their most potent tools — a sweeping subpoena authority that Democratic lawmakers denounced as an abusive power grab three years ago.
Discussion: Political Wire
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed News:
The Conspiratorial Hate We See Online Is Increasingly Appearing In Real Life  —  This week, reporters dredged up the online pasts of two monsters: a Florida man who was arrested for sending pipe bombs to at least a dozen of President Trump's critics, and a neo-Nazi sympathizer who opened fire …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Associated Press:
Enough is enough: Fed-up Americans crave unity amid violence  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — She flipped through television channels and radio stations, scanning from conservative to liberal media, searching for any sign that the polarized nation had finally reached its tipping point.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
‘Riling Up the Crazies’  —  WASHINGTON — As long as I've covered politics, Republicans have been trying to scare me.  —  Sometimes, it has been about gays and transgender people and uppity women looming, but usually it has been about people with darker skin looming.
Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Pence rejects suggestions of a link between Trump rhetoric and acts of violence  —  The vice president defended Trump's attacks on opponents as part of “political debate.”  —  LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Vice President Mike Pence rejected the suggestion that there is a link between the kind …
Washington Post:
‘He felt that somebody was finally talking to him’: How the package-bomb suspect found inspiration in Trump  —  BOCA RATON, Fla. — The first thing that stood out about Cesar Sayoc was his vehicle.  —  As far back as 2002, lawyer Ronald Lowy recalled, the windows of Sayoc's white Dodge Ram van …
Discussion: Al Jazeera English and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Mail bomb suspect made numerous references on Facebook to Russian associates and echoed pro-Kremlin views
Discussion: Raw Story and The Intercept
 
 
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Andrew Gilligan / The Times & The Sunday Times:
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's agents attacked me outside Harrods, says activist Ghanem al-Dosari
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
To Rally Voters, Democrats Focus on Health Care as Their Closing Argument
Josefin Dolsten / The Times of Israel:
GOP congressman sympathizes with Austrian far-right after Auschwitz visit
Discussion: Washington Post and The Guardian
New York Times:
Driven by Trump Policy Changes, Fracking Booms on Public Lands
Fox News:
Voter fraud exists - Even though many in the media claim it doesn't
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Neither of this week's attacks will affect the midterms
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
The Worst of Our Country—And the Best
Discussion: The Nation and The Guardian
 Earlier Items: 
BBC:
Leicester City owner's helicopter crashes leaving stadium
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Number of Georgia Voters Purged by Brian Kemp Continues to Climb
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Critics say Trump has fostered the toxic environment for the political violence he denounces
Discussion: RedState, twitchy.com and POLITICUSUSA
Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Iowa newspaper breaks its tradition, endorses Steve King's Dem opponent
Jared Keller / Task & Purpose:
US Troops Deploy ‘Overwhelming Force’ Against Iceland's Beer Supplies
Discussion: Townhall and The Daily Caller
 

 
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify reports Q1 revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% YoY to 615M, below 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% YoY to 239M, and a €168M operating income

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Puck hires veteran journalist and TV commentator John Heilemann as its chief political columnist and partner, as the outlet expands its presence in Washington

Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
PEN America cancels its 2024 literary awards ceremony, set for April 29, after months of protests over the organization's response to the war in Gaza

 
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