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ProPublica:
A Texas Woman Died After the Hospital Said It Would be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her Miscarriage  —  Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care.  She'd told her husband that the medical team said it couldn't act until the fetal heartbeat stopped.
Discussion: Eschaton
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's clown car cabinet  —  🚗 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.🚗  —  👻 Subscribe to Public Notice 👻  —  By Lisa Needham
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says Trump Promised Him ‘Control’ Of CDC And Other Health Agencies
Discussion: USA Today and New York Times
John Fritze / CNN:
Supreme Court rules RFK Jr. will appear on battleground ballots despite suspending campaign
Bryan Mena / CNN:
America's economy is at a historic point ahead of presidential election  —  The US economy seems to have pulled off a remarkable and historic achievement.  —  Gross domestic product, which measures all the goods and services produced in the economy, expanded at an annualized rate of 2.8% …
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Ben Casselman / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Grew at 2.8% Rate in Third Quarter  —  The resilience was again driven by robust consumer spending.  —  Consumers are spending.  Inflation is cooling.  And the U.S. economy looks as strong as ever.  —  Gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, expanded …
Steven Greenhouse / The Guardian:
Trump wants you to believe that the US economy is doing terribly. It's untrue
Discussion: Associated Press and DNyuz
Patrick Smith / NBC News:
Machete-wielding teen arrested after group accused of intimidating Democrat supporters at Florida polling station, police say  —  Caleb James Williams was arrested for allegedly brandishing his weapon at two women, aged 71 and 54, police said.  —  Police arrested an 18-year-old wielding …
Axios:
Biden sets off election firestorm with “garbage” comment … - The comment came in a video call with the progressive group Voto Latino when Biden wanted to respond to a comedian calling Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday.
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Fox News:
Harris responds to Biden ‘garbage’ remark for first time
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden appears to call Trump supporters ‘garbage’
Rick Perlstein / American Prospect:
What Will You Do?  —  Life-changing choices we may be forced to make if Donald Trump wins  —  Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event at Nassau Coliseum, September 18, 2024, in Uniondale, New York.  —  What will you do if men in uniforms arrive in your neighborhood …
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Supreme Court allows Virginia effort to strike possible noncitizen voters  —  Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) asked the justices to intervene after lower courts blocked efforts to cancel registrations of voters who could be noncitizens.  —  A divided Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday …
Josh Marcus / The Independent:
Harris campaign says 75,000 people at Ellipse speech - 22,000 more than Trump's Jan 6 crowd at same spot  —  On rally stage, vice president said she would seek ‘common ground’  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls.
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris on Ellipse: Time to turn the page on Trump
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Kamala Harris Draws Massive Crowd at Ellipse, Notches Larger Audience Than Trump's Jan. 6 Rally in Same Spot, Campaign Says
Discussion: Associated Press
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Mike Johnson vows major changes to Affordable Care Act if Trump wins election  —  The House speaker said Republicans would seek to overhaul the law, which provides health coverage to tens of millions and has been a frequent target of GOP repeal efforts.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson pledged …
Discussion: Rolling Stone
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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2024 (Advance Estimate)  —  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024 (table 1), according to the “advance” estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.  In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.0 percent.
New York Times:
Once Top Advisers to Trump, They Now Call Him ‘Liar,’ ‘Fascist’ and ‘Unfit’  —  Former President Donald J. Trump often brags about hiring “the best people.”  But the breadth of the criticism aimed at Mr. Trump, especially from his own former military and national security officials, sets him apart from any modern president.
Terry Collins / USA Today:
Harris, Trump deadlocked in battleground Michigan, new exclusive poll shows  —  Less than a week before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are deadlocked in the battleground state of Michigan, according to an exclusive new USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll.
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Ryan Murphy / The Indianapolis Star:
Former GOP congressional candidate arrested on allegations of Madison County ballot theft  —  Larry Lee Savage Jr., a former Republican 5th Congressional District candidate, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday morning after he was charged with stealing ballots during a public test of voting machines in Madison County.
Dov Fischer / The American Spectator:
If Trump Is Such a Nazi, Why Do 80 Percent of Orthodox Jews Support Him?  —  It denigrates what Jews faced when Democrats leverage our Shoah tragedy for their hoped-for gain  —  Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Pennsylvania (Donald J Trump/YouTube)  —  No one in the world knows …
Alexandra Berzon / New York Times:
Michigan Clerk Removed From Election Duty Over Plans for a Hand Count  —  The clerk had said he wanted to count votes by hand, as Trump-aligned activists push misinformation about problems with voting machines.  —  Two local election officials in Michigan have been removed from overseeing the vote …
Discussion: Raw Story
Fortune:
We led some of America's largest companies.  Here's why we are voting for Harris, not Trump  —  Doug Parker is a former CEO of American Airlines.  Ken Frazier is a former CEO of Merck.  Anne Mulcahy is a former CEO of Xerox.  Ursula Burns is a former CEO of Xerox.  Reid Hoffman is a former CEO of LinkedIn.
Discussion: Business Insider
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Companies ready price hikes to offset Trump's global tariff plans  —  Executives say Americans, not foreign countries, will pay the tariffs.  —  Across the United States, companies that rely on foreign suppliers are preparing to raise prices in response to the massive import tariffs …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Marianna Spring / BBC:
How X users can earn thousands from US election misinformation and AI images  —  Some users on X who spend their days sharing content that includes election misinformation, AI-generated images and unfounded conspiracy theories say they are being paid “thousands of dollars” by the social media site.
Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Treasury Contender Pledges to Work With Musk to Slash Spending  —  Investor John Paulson, a Trump ally, says he would also work on trade and energy if he became Treasury secretary
Discussion: The Hill
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Ivanka Trump Was One of Donald Trump's Biggest Supporters.  Lately, She's Been Absent. … Ivanka Trump has been surfing.  She's posed in front of the Eiffel Tower, and attended a Formula 1 party in Miami in a race-car red dress.  She took a dip with her children in a hot tub …
Amanda Moore / The Turtle Diaries:
GOP Political Consultant Once Wrote for Richard Spencer  —  Ryan Girdusky used his own name on Spencer's Alternative Right website  —  Last night, CNN had Ryan Girdusky, a pro-Trump political consultant, on a panel discussing Trump's Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden.
 
 
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Mick Mulvaney / New York Post:
I was Trump's chief of staff — ex-aide's Hitler claims are deranged
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Alex Roarty / NOTUS:
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Discussion: New York Times and Fox News
New York Post:
Trump will be ‘seizing the assets of criminal gangs and drug cartels’ if re-elected, he says
David Gilbert / Wired:
Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories Are Already Thriving Online
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
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Heritage Foundation's Far-Right Project 2025 Will Guide Trump's Second Term
Axios:
Scoop: Schumer pledges antisemitism vote in Senate's lame-duck session
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Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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