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1:15 AM ET, November 15, 2021

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Craig Karmin / Wall Street Journal:
Trumps Selling Prized Washington, D.C., Hotel for $375 Million  —  CGI Merchant Group, a Miami-based investment firm, is in contract to acquire the hotel lease for the Trump International Hotel  —  Donald Trump's family hotel company has reached an agreement to sell the rights to its glittering Washington …
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Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Trump's company to sell D.C. hotel lease for $375 million, report says
Discussion: Insider
CNN:
Exasperation and dysfunction: Inside Kamala Harris' frustrating start as vice president  —  (CNN)Worn out by what they see as entrenched dysfunction and lack of focus, key West Wing aides have largely thrown up their hands at Vice President Kamala Harris and her staff …
Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Name Mitch Landrieu to Lead Roughly $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan  —  The former Louisiana lieutenant governor led the city of New Orleans from 2010 to 2018  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden intends to name former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to supervise the roughly $1 trillion …
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The White House:
President Biden Announces Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu as Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator
Discussion: Red Voice Media
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
In wake of Bannon indictment, Republicans warn of payback  —  GOP lawmakers say Democrats, by pursuing contempt charges against a Trump ally, are paving the way for them to go after Biden aides if they retake the House in 2022.  —  Republicans are rallying around former White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon …
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Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Memo from Trump attorney outlined how Pence could overturn election, says new book  —  ABC News' Jonathan Karl covers the story in his new book on Trump's presidency.  —  In a memo not made public until now, then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows emailed to Vice President Mike Pence's top aide …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:   Rittenhouse, Arbery cases, Jan. 6 probe reveal stench of America's broken justice system
NBC News:
Schiff says Jan. 6 committee preparing to refer Meadows for criminal contempt charges
Discussion: CNN and HuffPost
ABC News:
Sen. John Barrasso refuses to condemn Trump comments on ‘hang Mike Pence’ chant
Brian Stelter / CNN:
New book alleges Fox's Maria Bartiromo shouted at Bill Barr about imagined voter fraud  —  (CNN Business)Former attorney general Bill Barr says Fox News host Maria Bartiromo called him up “screaming” about imaginary voter fraud, according to his account in a new book.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Katherine Huggins / Mediaite:   Maria Bartiromo Allegedly Called Bill Barr ‘Screaming’ About Baseless Voter Fraud, New Jon Karl Book Claims
Jared Malsin / Wall Street Journal:
Moammar Gadhafi's Son Launches Libyan Presidential Bid  —  Saif al-Islam Gadhafi has called the 2011 rebellion that led to his father's brutal death ‘evil’  —  Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Libya's slain dictator, launched a presidential campaign on Sunday in an attempt to retake control …
Discussion: Voice of America
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Ahmed Elumami / Reuters:
Son of former Libyan ruler Gaddafi runs for president
Financial Times:
Ukraine warned of ‘high probability’ of Russian military escalation this winter  —  Kyiv's deputy defence minister tells FT western intelligence not just based on troop surge at border  —  Western intelligence suggests a “high probability of destabilisation” of Ukraine by Russia as soon …
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Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
Europe's Migration Crisis, Born in Belarus
Ben Smith / New York Times:
His Reasons for Opposing Trump Were Biblical.  Now a Top Christian Editor Is Out.  —  A clash over culture and politics comes to World, a groundbreaking journalistic institution that covers evangelical Christians.  —  When Marvin Olasky gets angry emails from readers …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The media's epic fail  —  A reckoning is hitting news organizations for years-old coverage of the 2017 Steele dossier, after the document's primary source was charged with lying to the FBI.  —  Why it matters: It's one of the most egregious journalistic errors in modern history …
Rolling Stone:
Marilyn Manson: The Monster Hiding in Plain Sight  —  He was a provocative media darling for decades.  Offstage, exes allege, he was an abuser who made their lives hell.  A Rolling Stone investigation based on court documents and more than 55 new interviews  —  It started as a vocal booth.
Terry Tang / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: ‘Sesame Street’ debuts Asian American muppet  —  What's in a name?  Well, for Ji-Young, the newest muppet resident of “Sesame Street,” her name is a sign she was meant to live there.  —  “So, in Korean traditionally the two syllables they each mean something different and Ji means, like, smart or wise.
Discussion: Channel NewsAsia
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Anti-Vax Conspiracist Emerald Robinson is Reportedly Out at Newsmax: ‘The Decision Has Essentially Been Made’  —  Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson has been off the air since earlier this month after she posted a lunatic tweet claiming that the Covid-19 vaccines contained a bioluminescent demonic tracker.
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The Daily Beast:
Newsmax Goes Fishing for Respectabilty in Fox's Talent Pool
Discussion: Raw Story
Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
China's nuclear build-up: ‘one of the largest shifts in geostrategic power ever’ … On July 27, China became the first nation to fly a hypersonic glide vehicle — a manoeuvrable craft that travels at more than five times the speed of sound — around the earth.
Francesca Mari / New York Times:
Will Real Estate Ever Be Normal Again?  —  In Austin and cities around the country, prices are skyrocketing, forcing regular people to act like speculators.  When will it end?  —  To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
Stewart Whittingham / Daily Mail:
Did you witness any of Sunday's events in Liverpool?  —  Earlier, Merseyside Police chief constable, Serena Kennedy, said: 'This has not been declared a terrorist incident at this stage although out of caution [counter-terrorism] detectives are leading as we try to understand the circumstances behind the explosion.
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Republican Rep. Upton unsure if he'll run again  —  Rep. Fred Upton (Mich.), one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Trump in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, revealed on Sunday that he has not yet decided if he will run for reelection in 2022.
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Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam / Reuters:
Taliban hold military parade with U.S.-made weapons in Kabul in show of strength  —  Taliban forces held a military parade in Kabul on Sunday using captured American-made armoured vehicles and Russian helicopters in a display that showed their ongoing transformation from an insurgent force to a regular standing army.
Washington Post:
Inflation emerges as defining economic challenge of Biden presidency, with no obvious solution at hand  —  Many of Biden's policies have helped the bottom third, but the middle class is facing new hardships and blaming Biden for it.  —  America is emerging from the pandemic facing …
Mike Allen / Axios:
“Axios on HBO”: Christie calls waiting on Trump for '24 disqualifying  —  On “Axios on HBO,” former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took a tough opening shot at potential 2024 candidates who plan to decide whether to run based on what former President Trump does:
 
 
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Flu shots uptake is now partisan. It didn't use to be
Discussion: Forbes
Kerry J. Byrne / New York Post:
Cops find respect, warm welcome, more money in Florida
Discussion: HotAir, Breitbart and RedState
Mary Beth Sheridan / Washington Post:
Cuba harasses, detains activists on eve of planned protest
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
NATO chief: Jan. 6 was attack on “core values” of alliance
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Raphael Minder / New York Times:
Portugal bars companies from contacting employees off hours and requires other protections for remote work.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Biden spending bill to likely slip in Senate after House delays
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
‘Terrifying for American democracy’: is Trump planning for a 2024 coup?
Discussion: NBC News and Insider