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BuzzFeed News:
Tallahassee Yoga Shooter Was A Far-Right Misogynist Who Railed Against Women And Minorities Online  —  Scott Beierle shot two women at a Florida yoga studio on Friday night.  He posted a series of videos and songs online and appeared to identify as an “involuntarily celibate.”
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Hollie Silverman / CNN:
Police identify suspected gunman and 2 people killed at hot yoga studio in Tallahassee
Discussion: The Capitolist
Janet Reitman / New York Times:
U.S. Law Enforcement Failed to See the Threat of White Nationalism.  Now They Don't Know How to Stop It.  —  For two decades, domestic counterterrorism strategy has ignored the rising danger of far-right extremism.  In the atmosphere of willful indifference, a virulent movement has grown and metastasized.
Washington Post:
Amazon is in advanced talks about putting second headquarters in Northern Virginia, those close to process say  —  Amazon.com has held advanced discussions about the possibility of opening its highly sought-after second headquarters in Crystal City, including how quickly it would move employees there …
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Osita Nwanevu / New Yorker:
If Jeff Bezos Makes Washington the Second Headquarters of Amazon  —  On October 21, 2016, an entity called the Cherry Revocable Trust purchased two adjacent buildings in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C., for twenty-three million dollars.  The buildings, which previously had housed …
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Racist robocall targets Stacey Abrams, Oprah in Georgia governor's race  —  Washington (CNN)A white supremacist group that targeted Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum with racist robocalls is now targeting Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.
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Emily Jashinsky / The Federalist:
5 Excerpts From Democrat Stacey Abrams's Hilarious Romance Novels
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
NYC Synagogue Vandalism Suspect Is Former City Hall Anti-Hate Crime Intern  — The suspect in a synagogue vandalism act that forced the cancellation of a Democratic event is reportedly a former City Hall employee who worked on anti-hate crime issues and is a Democratic activist, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Drama builds around Stone in Mueller probe  —  Robert Mueller continues to zero in on Roger Stone as speculation builds that the special counsel could take a major overt step in his Russia investigation following the midterm elections next week.  —  Stone, a longtime adviser to President Trump …
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Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Roger Stone's Shifting Story Is a Liability
Discussion: Politico
Dan Bongino:
The George Papadopoulos Interview You've Been Waiting For  —  In this special episode, I interview George Papadopoulos and his answers are explosive.  You don't want to miss this.
New York Times:
Trump Administration Spares Corporate Wrongdoers Billions in Penalties  —  In the final months of the Obama administration, Walmart was under pressure from federal officials to pay nearly $1 billion and accept a guilty plea to resolve a foreign bribery investigation.
Jason Hancock / Kansas City Star:
Hawley won't answer questions about private emails; calls Star report ‘absurd’  —  COLUMBIA  —  Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Josh Hawley declined on Saturday to clarify why his government staff used their personal email addresses to organize meetings with campaign consultants …
John Harwood / CNBC:
Republicans are spreading two types of fear ahead of next week's midterm elections  — The upstairs-downstairs split within the Republican coalition requires more than hype about imagined threats of “invasion” from a bedraggled immigrant caravan.  GOP strategy involves two distinctly different kinds of fear.
Caleb Parke / Fox News:
Gillum intern arrested in Florida for throwing chocolate milk at College Republicans  —  An intern for Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has been arrested and charged with battery after she threw chocolate milk on a group of College Republicans tabling on campus.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Hullabaloo
New York Times:
House and Senate Latest, Obama Asks a Question, Beto Video: 3 Days to Go  —  Welcome to The Tip Sheet, a daily political analysis of the 2018 elections, based on interviews with Republican and Democratic officials, pollsters, strategists and voters.  —  Where things stand
Discussion: Bloomberg
Derick Waller / abc7ny.com:
Arrest made after hate graffiti found written inside Brooklyn synagogue  —  Police have made an arrest after disturbing messages of hate were found inside a Brooklyn synagogue Thursday evening, the latest in a string of anti-Semitic incidents across the nation.
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump stumps in cities that don't look that much like US  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is in the final stretch of a 44-city blitz for the midterm elections, but the America he's glimpsed from the airport arrivals and his armored limousine is hardly a reflection of the nation as a whole.
Washington Post:
Anxiety high in campaign's final days as voters prepare to render judgment on Trumpism  —  Two years of political volatility will culminate Tuesday when voters for the first time since the stunning 2016 election render a nationwide judgment on whether Trumpism is a historic anomaly or a reflection of modern-day America.
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
'We're going to win the House,' top Democratic campaign official predicts  —  The top executive of the Democratic Party committee charged with winning control of the House predicted victory in Tuesday's midterm elections, projecting confidence as President Trump and other Republican leaders try …
Discussion: Associated Press
New York Times:
A Nation in Turmoil Prepares to Deliver a Verdict on Trump  —  The tumultuous 2018 midterm campaign, shaped by conflicts over race and identity and punctuated by tragedy, barreled through its final weekend as voters prepared to deliver a verdict on the first half of President Trump's term …
Discussion: PJ Media Home and CNBC
Paul Sonne / Washington Post:
Trump's border deployments could cost $200 million by year-end  —  The total price of President Trump's military deployment to the border, including the cost of National Guard forces that have been there since April, could climb well above $200 million by the end of 2018 and grow significantly …
BBC:
Asia Bibi: Deal to end Pakistan protests over blasphemy case  —  Pakistan's authorities have struck a deal with a hard-line Islamist party to end a protest over the acquittal of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy.  —  As part of the deal, proceedings will begin to bar Asia Bibi from leaving the country.
Discussion: Geller Report and Jihad Watch
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Steve King, for a Change, Faces a Battle for House Seat in Iowa  —  DES MOINES — Representative Steve King, the polarizing Republican from rural Iowa given to incendiary racial remarks, was expecting to glide to an easy victory next week, like all of his previous eight races.
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Disabled veteran knocks MSNBC crew for blocking handicapped spots at polling site  —  A disabled Air Force veteran this week voiced frustration with an MSNBC news crew for blocking handicapped parking spots outside of a polling site in Houston.  —  “Went to vote, and found this waiting for us …
Discussion: AOL
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP super PAC rushes to save Alaska's Don Young from defeat  —  A super PAC aligned with House Republican leadership is mounting a surprise final-weekend effort to save Alaska Rep. Don Young from defeat on Tuesday.  —  On Saturday, Congressional Leadership Fund will launch a phone-based …
Discussion: Raw Story
Zeeshan Aleem / Vox:
Obama tends to hold back.  But he's getting aggressive for the midterms.  —  He slammed Trump for “constant fear-mongering” at a fiery campaign rally in Florida Friday.  —  Former president Barack Obama and his successor Donald Trump went head to head in dueling rallies on Friday …
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Judge Orders Evidence to Be Gathered in Emoluments Case Against Trump  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Maryland on Friday ordered evidence-gathering to begin in a lawsuit accusing President Trump of violating the Constitution by maintaining a financial interest in his company's Washington hotel.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
We have no excuses now.  Our eyes are wide open.  —  This time, our eyes are wide open.  —  Exactly two years ago, many Americans held their noses and voted for Donald Trump.  Some were conservatives willing to tolerate his vulgar excesses in hopes of getting tax cuts, a repeal of Obamacare and a friendlier judiciary.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Arizona Republic
 
 
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Allison Crist / Hollywood Reporter:
Jane Fonda Talks Threats to Democracy, Compares Trump to Hitler
Discussion: IJR, The Daily Caller and AOL
Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Why Are People Fleeing Central America? A New Breed of Gangs Is Taking Over.
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Trump administration appears in no hurry to judge Saudi Arabia for Khashoggi killing
Discussion: New York Times
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The 14th Amendment Does Not Mandate Birthright Citizenship
Kathleen Jacob / WZTV:
Political dummy hanging from tree sparks outrage in Shelbyville
Discussion: Fox News Insider
Martin Walsh / The American Mirror:
DEM PANIC?  Ocasio-Cortez calls Trump ‘monster’, Biden threatens violence, wild-eyed Obama's voice cracks during rant
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
G.O.P. Sees Trump's Playbook as Best Hope in Some Tight Races
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
New Jersey Democrats sound alarm over Menendez race
Discussion: Mother Jones and Political Wire
Joel Ebert / The Tennessean:
Two new polls show Marsha Blackburn, Phil Bredesen in a dead heat in Senate race
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Washington Post:
Former generals worry that Trump's border mission uses troops as a political tool
Discussion: DC Tribune and Raw Story
Ruben Kimmelman / NPR:
Judge Rules Native Americans In North Dakota Must Comply With Voter ID Law
New York Times:
How a Taliban Assassin Got Close Enough to Kill a General
 

 
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Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

Sara Fischer / Axios:
A look at news publishers' conflicting approaches toward AI companies, and how the lack of a data marketplace makes it hard for buyers and sellers to set rates

Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology:
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