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Washington Post:
‘Based on what I feel’: Trump escalates attack on childhood vaccines — Trump promoted long-debunked claims that vaccines can cause autism as he called for changes to the childhood immunization schedule sought by anti-vaccine activists. — Public health experts were already on edge …
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump's Pick to Replace Ousted U.S. Attorney Lacks Prosecutorial Experience — Trump Promotes Unproven Ties to Autism and Tylenol Use — Where Things Stand — Autism: President Trump, speaking at the White House, gave direct and unproven medical advice contradicting decades of research …
Associated Press:
Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol and repeats discredited link between vaccines and autism — President Donald Trump on Monday used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven and in some cases discredited ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism as his administration announced …
NBC News:
Trump claims acetaminophen use during pregnancy may cause autism, without clear proof — The over-the-counter drug has been used in Tylenol and many other other widely used medications for decades as a pain and fever reliever during pregnancy. — President Donald Trump said Monday the Food …
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NPR:
Trump blames Tylenol for autism. Science doesn't back him up — In a White House press conference Monday, President Trump and several deputies said the Food and Drug Administration would be updating drug labelling to discourage the use of acetaminophen by pregnant women, suggesting a link between the common painkiller and autism.
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump posts his Watergate tapes — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🌊🌊 Subscribe to PN 🌊🌊 — One of the biggest lessons we can take from the Trump era is that Richard Nixon thought way too small. — Watergate? Pffft.
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Washington Post and New Republic
Dylan Scott / Vox:
The flimsy evidence behind Trump's big autism announcement, explained
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New York Times:
‘This May Be the Most Difficult Day in My Career’: Experts React to Trump's Autism Remarks
‘This May Be the Most Difficult Day in My Career’: Experts React to Trump's Autism Remarks
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MeidasTouch News, HuffPost, The Independent, Cremieux Recueil and Associated Press
Alex Wickham / Bloomberg:
UK Tells Patients 'Don't Pay Attention' to Trump on Tylenol
UK Tells Patients 'Don't Pay Attention' to Trump on Tylenol
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New York Times:
Trump's Handpicked Prosecutor Takes Over Comey and James Cases
Trump's Handpicked Prosecutor Takes Over Comey and James Cases
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Oliver Holmes / The Guardian:
‘Pay no attention’: global health agencies dismiss false Trump claim on everyday painkillers
‘Pay no attention’: global health agencies dismiss false Trump claim on everyday painkillers
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Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:
In Targeting a Common Painkiller, Trump Oversteps His Own Advisers' Guidance on Autism
In Targeting a Common Painkiller, Trump Oversteps His Own Advisers' Guidance on Autism
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New York Magazine
Politico:
RFK Jr. to link Tylenol to rising autism rates
RFK Jr. to link Tylenol to rising autism rates
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STAT:
STAT+: FDA aims to expand use of leucovorin as RFK Jr. touts it as autism treatment
STAT+: FDA aims to expand use of leucovorin as RFK Jr. touts it as autism treatment
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Maya Goldman / Axios:
Trump's Tylenol warning could fuel new lawsuits
Trump's Tylenol warning could fuel new lawsuits
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Wall Street Journal and The Independent
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
For Trump, Who Has ‘Strong Feelings’ About Autism, the Issue Is Personal
For Trump, Who Has ‘Strong Feelings’ About Autism, the Issue Is Personal
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Fox News
John Koblin / New York Times:
Jimmy Kimmel's Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night — The network removal of Mr. Kimmel's show last week almost immediately morphed into a flashpoint for free speech in America. — Jimmy Kimmel is coming back. — ABC said on Monday that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would return to its airwaves on Tuesday …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday — Jimmy Kimmel will have more to say on late-night TV. — Disney and ABC will bring the comedian back to its schedule starting Tuesday night, after a decision to take his show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” off the air for an indefinite period of time.
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CNN:
Kimmel's show to return Tuesday, but Sinclair will continue to keep it off its ABC stations — Video Ad Feedback — Jimmy Kimmel's show set to return on Tuesday — Jimmy Kimmel's show set to return on Tuesday — Trump links autism to Tylenol use during pregnancy, contradicting decades of evidence
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Sinclair Won't Air Jimmy Kimmel's Return on Its 38 ABC Stations
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MeidasTouch News, Deadline, Newsbusters, Variety and RedState
Max Rego / The Hill:
Sinclair will preempt Jimmy Kimmel's show, replacing with ‘news programming’
Sinclair will preempt Jimmy Kimmel's show, replacing with ‘news programming’
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Axios, New York Post, Mediaite, Deadline, Variety and NewsMax.com
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
How Arizona voters are set to put Mike Johnson in a corner … Grijalva — who is heavily favored to succeed her late father, Raúl Grijalva, in a district Trump lost by 22 points — said she will be pleased to force the issue. She would be eligible to sign immediately after she is sworn in, likely early next month.
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CNBC:
Trump says no meeting with top Democrats on shutdown ‘could possibly be productive’
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Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
Why Democrats are talking up a state Senate election in Trump country
Why Democrats are talking up a state Senate election in Trump country
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MeidasTouch News, Raw Story, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Associated Press
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization — Section 1. Antifa as a Terrorist Threat. Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law.
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Christopher Mathias / MSNBC:
Trump's new anti-antifa panic is the start of something much more dangerous
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Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
Paul Leech / JURISTnews:
Trump labels Antifa as domestic terrorist organization
Trump labels Antifa as domestic terrorist organization
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The White House, WokeSpy, NBC News, Washington Examiner, The Post Millennial, New York Post, Bloomberg and Washington Times
United States Secret Service:
U.S. Secret Service dismantles imminent telecommunications threat in New York tristate area — Published By U.S. Secret Service Media Relations — NEW YORK - The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a network of electronic devices located throughout the New York tristate area that were used …
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NBC News:
Secret Service agents dismantle system used to convey assassination threats — Agents discovered a system in five locations in and around New York that could be used to disable cell phone towers. — NEW YORK -U.S. Secret Service agents have dismantled a network of electronic devices located …
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Cache of Devices Capable of Crashing Cell Network Is Found Near U.N. — Elon Musk's Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse — Errol Musk has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, a Times investigation found. Family members have appealed to Elon Musk for help.
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The Guardian, TMZ.com, Mediaite and Raw Story
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Mamdani Lands Endorsement From Kamala Harris, His Biggest Yet — “I support the Democrat in the race,” Ms. Harris said during an interview with Rachel Maddow. She added of the Democratic Party, “we've got a big tent and we've got a lot of stars.” — Former Vice President Kamala Harris …
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Caleb Ecarma / Oligarch Watch:
Billionaire surveillance enthusiast set to acquire TikTok's US operations — In the near future, Larry Ellison, an 81-year-old tech oligarch, could be in control of one of the world's most powerful media empires. — In August, Skydance Media, a firm funded by Ellison and led by his son David …
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New York Times, The Register and Time
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Trump Vengeance Tour Is Coming to a Stadium Near You
The Trump Vengeance Tour Is Coming to a Stadium Near You
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Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times:
Federal judge orders Trump to restore $500 million in frozen UCLA medical research grants — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in UCLA medical research grants. — The grants were suspended over allegations of campus antisemitism, use of race in admissions …
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Associated Press, Reuters, NewsMax.com and CalMatters
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Financial Times:
How Argentina's Javier Milei lost the markets and turned to Donald Trump — Libertarian president's tight grip on inflation cost him political capital and dollars — Ciara Nugent in Buenos Aires, Michael Stott in Rio de Janeiro and Joseph Cotterill in London
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Ciara Nugent / Financial Times:
Argentina's Javier Milei to meet Donald Trump for talks on US financial lifeline
Argentina's Javier Milei to meet Donald Trump for talks on US financial lifeline
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Bloomberg, Reuters, New York Times, Al Jazeera, El País and New York Sun
New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner — The justices said they will consider overruling a landmark Supreme Court precedent that has limited the president's ability to fire top officials at the agency. — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Trump to fire …
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
New poll: Percent saying America on the “wrong track” hits new high — This article reports results from the September Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll. You can read our previous poll releases here. Subscribers can suggest a question for the October poll here (or leave them in the comments).
