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Ariella Marsden / Jerusalem Post:
‘I like Hitler,’ Kanye West says, denies Holocaust in Alex Jones interview  —  The rapper also asserted that Hitler, who West said had redeeming qualities, “didn't kill 6 million Jews.”  —  American rapper Kanye West praised Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and denied the Holocaust in a disturbing …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The GOP's bet on Kanye West has gone very bad  —  It's not hard to understand why the rapper Ye — born Kanye West — signaling his support for Donald Trump would be so appealing to Republicans.  For years, the party has struggled to bolster its standing with Black voters and its position in popular culture.
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Tucker Carlson made Ye a right-wing hero.  Now he's praising Hitler and Nazis.  —  Is anyone at Fox News embarrassed by how this story played out?  —  Ye, the rapper previously known as Kanye West, has spent the last several weeks ranting about Jewish people on social media and in a series of interviews.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Kanye West's Deal to Buy Parler Has Been Terminated
Amanda Terkel / NBC News:
House Judiciary Republicans delete ‘Kanye. Elon. Trump.’ tweet as rapper praises Hitler
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Embraces Extremism as He Seeks to Reclaim Office  —  As he gets his presidential campaign underway, Donald J. Trump has aligned himself with forces that used to be outside the mainstream of American politics.  —  WASHINGTON — The conviction of the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia …
Discussion: Raw Story
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump expresses solidarity with Jan. 6 rioters who stormed the Capitol  —  Former president Donald Trump expressed solidarity with the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sending a video of support to a fundraising event Thursday night hosted by a group called the Patriot Freedom Project …
CNN:
CNN Poll: Warnock holds a narrow edge over Walker in final undecided Senate contest  —  In the final undecided Senate contest of 2022, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia holds a narrow lead over Republican challenger Herschel Walker among those likely to vote in a runoff election Tuesday …
Discussion: Fox News and HotAir
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Herschel Walker is a very bad candidate.  Could he still win?  —  A new poll reinforces a familiar problem for the GOP in the final Senate race this year  —  The (sort of) good news for Herschel Walker in a new CNN poll is that he's just outside the margin of error in his Tuesday runoff with Sen. Raphael G. Warnock (D) in Georgia.
New York Times:
Hate Speech's Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find  —  Problematic content and formerly barred accounts have increased sharply in the short time since Elon Musk took over, researchers said.  —  Sheera Frenkel writes about misinformation and social media platforms.
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New York Times:
Appeals Court Scraps Special Master Review in Trump Documents Case  —  The panel's decision removed a major obstacle that for more than two months had hindered the Justice Department's investigation into Mr. Trump's handling of sensitive government documents.
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Appeals court halts special master review of documents seized at Mar-a-Lago in major defeat for Trump
BBC:
Ukraine war: Zelensky aide reveals up to 13,000 war dead  —  Up to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the start of Russia's invasion, a senior official has said.  —  Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said between 10,000 and 13,000 troops had died.
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Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
Florida prepares U-turn on Disney's 'Don't Say Gay' punishment  —  Lawmakers seek compromise preserving theme park operator's right to run private government  —  Florida lawmakers are working on plans to reverse a move that would strip Disney of its right to operate a private government around …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Payrolls and wages blow past expectations, flying in the face of Fed rate hikes  — Nonfarm payrolls increased 263,000 for the month while the unemployment rate was 3.7%, the Labor Department reported Friday.  — The payrolls number was well above the 200,000 estimate, while the unemployment rate was in line.
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Reuters:
Alex Jones files for bankruptcy following $1 bln Sandy Hook verdict  —  Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones filed for bankruptcy on Friday, less than two months after a jury ordered him and the parent company of his Infowars website to pay nearly $1 billion for spreading lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting.
New York Times:
Russia-Ukraine War  —  E.U. Agrees to a Price Cap for Sale of Russian Oil … E.U. agrees on Russian oil price cap of $60 per barrel after fraught talks.  —  Diplomats from the European Union agreed on Friday to set a top price of $60 per barrel for Russian oil cargoes, according to Andrzej Sados …
Discussion: The Post Millennial and Euractiv
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Syracuse Post-Standard:
Smoke and mirrors: Inside the murky $200M effort to kickstart NY's marijuana industry … New York's equity-focused rollout of its legal marijuana market relies heavily on a $200 million fund to support the state's first retailers.  —  Yet the team picked to raise and manage that money …
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Pennsylvania Republicans reconsider their war on mail voting  —  PHILADELPHIA — For the past two years, Republican officials in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania have blasted mail voting, firing off lawsuits and bills aimed at crippling the balloting method that has become increasingly popular post-pandemic.
Adriana Gomez Licon / Associated Press:
DeSantis 2024 prospects prompt Fla. lawmakers to review law  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may need some help from the state Legislature if he proceeds with a highly anticipated bid for the Republican presidential nomination.  A “resign to run” law requires state officeholders to commit …
Discussion: Just The News
Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
The New York Times Newsroom Gets Ready to Walk Out  —  This morning at 8 a.m., New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger and CEO Meredith Kopit Levien received a letter from Bill Baker, unit chair of the Times guild, that was signed by more than 1,000 employees.  Subject line: “Enough.
CNN:
GOP tension builds over House speaker race as McCarthy and critics prep for floor fight  —  House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and his critics are gearing up for a potential floor fight over the speakership in January, raising the possibility of a messy intraparty showdown that could bring uncertainty …
Alejandro Serrano / The Texas Tribune:
Uvalde officials say local prosecutor impeded investigation into police response to shooting  —  In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the city of Uvalde says the district attorney is restricting information needed by its independent investigator.  Uvalde wants a judge to compel the prosecutor to hand …
Pamela Constable / Washington Post:
Taliban blocks two U.S.-funded radio stations in Afghanistan  —  KABUL — Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Thursday blocked transmissions by two news radio stations funded by the U.S. government, saying they had repeatedly “failed to adhere” to government press laws, “violated journalistic principles” and aired “one-sided broadcasts.”
Washington Post:
Biden pushes South Carolina as first primary state, elevates Georgia and Michigan  —  The tectonic decision to radically remake his party's presidential nominating calendar for 2024 came as a shock to party officials and state leaders who had been lobbying hard to gain a place in the early calendar
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Des Moines Register:
Biden wants South Carolina, not Iowa, first in shakeup of presidential selection process
 
 
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Douglas Murray / New York Post:
Media treats fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried with kid gloves because he was a Dem darling
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Jarod Facundo / American Prospect:
Sen. Gillibrand Hires Former Crypto Lawyer
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Alex Burness / Bolts:
Rhode Island Pair, Once Dogged by Criminal Legal System, Elected to Statehouse
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
House Dems pass some more torches
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Arizona Republic:
Cochise vote totals OK'd; reluctant supervisor joins colleague to certify results
Maya Kaufman / Crain's New York Business:
New Yorkers face long wait for mental health programs
Jason Willick / Washington Post:
The midterms have busted the myth of conservative ‘minority rule’
Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
The Abortion Diaries  —  Pregnant and desperate in post-Roe America
The Hill:
Senate votes to avert costly rail strike
Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Biden Administration Can Provide Mass Student-Loan Forgiveness