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11:30 AM ET, October 30, 2024

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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:
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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
Aaron Pellish / CNN:
RFK Jr. said Trump promised him ‘control’ of HHS and USDA
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
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’
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 …
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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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
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
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.
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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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.
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.
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
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 …
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.
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
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
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 …
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump: 'No president's done more for Puerto Rico than I have.'  —  Donald Trump made his first mention of Puerto Rico after widespread backlash over comedian Tony Hinchcliffe calling it a “floating island of garbage” at his Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday night — though he did not mention the backlash to the racist joke.
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Associated Press:
Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was ‘an absolute lovefest’
Alex Roarty / NOTUS:
Democrats Are Blanketing Small Newspapers With Ads in the Election's Last Sprint  —  The DNC is placing ads in small-to-midsize papers in core states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.  — Copy  —  Democrats are turning to a few dozen small newspapers to get their message out in the election's final days.
Discussion: New York Times and Fox News
 
 
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Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Treasury Contender Pledges to Work With Musk to Slash Spending
Discussion: The Hill
Mick Mulvaney / New York Post:
I was Trump's chief of staff — ex-aide's Hitler claims are deranged
Discussion: RedState
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:
Washington Post cancellations hit 250,000 - 10% of subscribers
Robert Tracinski / The UnPopulist:
Heritage Foundation's Far-Right Project 2025 Will Guide Trump's Second Term
 Earlier Items: 
Axios:
Scoop: Schumer pledges antisemitism vote in Senate's lame-duck session
Discussion: NPR
The Economist:
Ukraine is now struggling to survive, not to win
Discussion: nationalinterest.org
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
What a ‘Tennessee Three’ Member Thinks She Can Achieve by Running for Senate
Discussion: Raw Story
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Elon Musk-Funded PAC Supercharges ‘Progress 2028’ Democrat Impersonation Ad Campaign
Gal Beckerman / The Atlantic:
Revenge Voting Is a Mistake
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

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

Sean Burch / The Wrap:
Report: Garrett Ventry, who will join NBC News' Election Night coverage as a Republican pundit on election day, registered as an agent of Qatar in September

 
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