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8:35 AM ET, September 25, 2022

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New York Times:
Why Iranians Are Protesting Once Again  —  Amid growing repression, a sickly economy and bleak prospects, the death of one young woman was all it took.  —  The 22-year-old woman emerged from the Tehran subway, her dark hair covered with a black head scarf and the lines of her body obscured …
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Iran Protests Surge to Dozens of Cities  —  Iranians fed up with oppressive rules and a battered economy have faced bullets, tear gas and arrests to demand an end to the Islamic Republic's rule.  —  Protests in Iran against the government spread to more than five dozen cities on Friday …
Murtaza Hussain / The Intercept:
The Dark Odds Facing Iran's Brave Protesters … Over the past week, thousands of Iranians, young and old, urban and rural, have taken to the streets to protest the authoritarian rulers of the Islamic Republic.  The spark that ignited the rage of an already desperate nation came in the death …
Karim Sadjadpour / Washington Post:
What the West should learn from the protests in Iran
Washington Post:
With Kalashnikov rifles, Russia drives the staged vote in Ukraine  —  KYIV, Ukraine — Officials in Russian-occupied territories in eastern and southern Ukraine were forcing people to vote “under a gun barrel,” residents said on Saturday as staged referendums — intended to validate Moscow's annexation …
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Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Anger flares as Russia mobilization hits minority regions and protesters
Washington Post:
Voters divided amid intense fight for control of Congress, poll finds  —  With six weeks to go, Republicans hold a firm lead on the economy, inflation and crime, but Democrats have the advantage on abortion and climate change  —  Heading into the final weeks of the midterm election campaign …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Breitbart and Political Wire
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Biden struggles, as does his party, as most Democrats look elsewhere for 2024: POLL  —  The economy and inflation are among the top issues heading into the midterms.  —  President Joe Biden attends a performance by British rocker Elton John at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23, 2022.
Discussion: Fox News, Politico and Bloomberg
Ben Dreyfuss / Calm Down:
It's Somehow Been 6 Years Since I Cracked Up And Went To A Mental Institution  —  Time flies when you're heavily medicated!  —  On September 21st, 2016, I woke up in the Beth Israel psychiatric ward on a suicide hold.  I didn't immediately remember what had happened but I had some vague flashes.
Washington Post:
Ex-staffer's unauthorized book about Jan. 6 committee rankles members  —  Former Rep. Denver Riggleman is set to publish his book Tuesday, just one day before the final public hearing of the Jan. 6 panel.  —  News that a former adviser to the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 …
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Gov. Gavin Newsom calls on Democrats to go on offense  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned members of his party Saturday that the GOP is “winning right now” as that party controls the national conversation - arguing that Democrats' failure to offer a “compelling alternative narrative” …
Washington Post:
GOP strategy elevates clashes over crime, race in midterm battlegrounds  —  Republicans are increasingly centering their pitch to voters in the midterms on crime, prompting growing accusations of racism from some Democrats, but also worries that the attacks could resonate
Discussion: Politico
Josie Huang / LAist:
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Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Patrick Delaney / LifeSite:
FBI raids home of Catholic pro-life speaker, author with guns drawn as his terrified kids watch  —  ‘The kids were all just screaming.  It was all just very scary and traumatic,’ Ryan-Marie Houck described.  —  BUCKS COUNTY, Pennsylvania (LifeSiteNews) - A well-known pro-life author …
Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
GOP quiet as Arizona Democrats condemn abortion ruling  —  Arizona Democrats vowed Saturday to fight for women's rights after a court reinstated a law first enacted during the Civil War that bans abortion in nearly all circumstances, looking to capitalize on an issue they hope will have a major impact on the midterm elections.
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Students Say They Were ‘Duped’ Into Attending Twisted Religious Event  —  They thought they were attending a college fair.  Then things took a dark turn as girls were allegedly separated and “advised to forgive men who rape and assault them.”  —  The East Baton Rouge school system in Louisiana …
Discussion: WBRZ
Bloomberg:
Powell Says Economy May Be Entering ‘New Normal’ After Pandemic  —  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US economy may be entering a “new normal” following disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic.  —  “We continue to deal with an exceptionally unusual set of disruptions,” …
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Irina Ivanova / CBS News:
Buckle up, America: The Fed plans to sharply boost unemployment
 
 
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
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Giacomo Tognini / Forbes:
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Peter Aitken / Fox News:
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New York Times:
How a Hospital Chain Used a Poor Neighborhood to Turn Huge Profits
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
NBC News:
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Discussion: NPR
Washington Post:
Propaganda newspapers show how Russia promoted annexation in Kharkiv
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Financial Times:
US and Philippines increase military ties over China threat
Jon Levine / New York Post:
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Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
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Washington Post:
NFL owners' attitudes harden toward Commanders' Daniel Snyder