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Andy Borowitz | White House Staff Nervously Checking Whether Trump Retweeted Anything by Bombing Suspect
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Moments after law enforcement apprehended the pipe-bombing suspect, Cesar Sayoc, in Florida, White House staffers scrambled to make sure that Donald J. Trump had never retweeted anything from Sayoc's demented Twitter feed."
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Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Moments after law enforcement apprehended the pipe-bombing suspect, Cesar Sayoc, in Florida, White House staffers scrambled to make sure that Donald J. Trump had never retweeted anything from Sayoc's demented Twitter feed."
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First responders surround the Tree of Life Synagogue where a shooter opened fire Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (photo: Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter in Custody, Identified as Far-Right White Supremacist
Amir Tibon, Noa Landau, Judy Maltz and Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz
Excerpt: "Eight people were killed after a man opened fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday. The perpetrator entered the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue and yelled 'All Jews must die,' according to KDKA, a local radio station."
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Amir Tibon, Noa Landau, Judy Maltz and Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz
Excerpt: "Eight people were killed after a man opened fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday. The perpetrator entered the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue and yelled 'All Jews must die,' according to KDKA, a local radio station."
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Minutemen militia members. (photo: Yahoo!)
Militia Groups Plan to Head to the US-Mexico Border to Stop the Migrant Caravan
Luke Barnes, ThinkProgress
Barnes writes: "Militia groups and far-right activists are gearing up to head to the Mexican border to try to stop a migrant caravan from entering the United States, as conservatives and the far-right escalate their warnings about the supposed dangers it poses."
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Luke Barnes, ThinkProgress
Barnes writes: "Militia groups and far-right activists are gearing up to head to the Mexican border to try to stop a migrant caravan from entering the United States, as conservatives and the far-right escalate their warnings about the supposed dangers it poses."
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A voter holds various ID cards. (photo: Jaime Henry-White/AP)
Voter Suppression Is Already an Issue in the Midterm Elections
Nidhi Prakash, BuzzFeed
Prakash writes: "Less than two weeks out from the midterm elections, high-profile cases of alleged voter suppression have emerged in at least three different states, raising concerns among voting rights advocates about obstacles for people of color in particular to get to the polls."
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Nidhi Prakash, BuzzFeed
Prakash writes: "Less than two weeks out from the midterm elections, high-profile cases of alleged voter suppression have emerged in at least three different states, raising concerns among voting rights advocates about obstacles for people of color in particular to get to the polls."
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Supporters hold up signs for the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who Turkish police said was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. (photo: Ozan Kose/Getty)
Saudi Ties to US Universities Under Question Amid Ongoing Crisis Over Khashoggi Murder
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges Saudi Arabia to disclose who ordered the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, we end today's show looking at how U.S. universities are facing new scrutiny over their close ties to Saudi Arabia in the wake of Khashoggi's murder."
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Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges Saudi Arabia to disclose who ordered the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, we end today's show looking at how U.S. universities are facing new scrutiny over their close ties to Saudi Arabia in the wake of Khashoggi's murder."
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Protesters in Gaza City. (photo: Adel Hana/AP)
Israel Batters Gaza Hamas Outposts Overnight
teleSUR
Excerpt: "On Saturday, the Israeli military perpetrated a massive bombing attack in the Gaza, reportedly firing on 80 Hamas targets, in response to 30 rockets fired from the region to an area near the city of Sderot Friday."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "On Saturday, the Israeli military perpetrated a massive bombing attack in the Gaza, reportedly firing on 80 Hamas targets, in response to 30 rockets fired from the region to an area near the city of Sderot Friday."
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A humpback whale. (photo: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty)
Humpback Whales Are Falling Silent and the Reason Will Make You Cry
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Chow writes: "Male humpback whales are known for their evocative songs, but their classic melodies are being shortened or silenced in reaction to shipping noise, Japanese researchers found."
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Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Chow writes: "Male humpback whales are known for their evocative songs, but their classic melodies are being shortened or silenced in reaction to shipping noise, Japanese researchers found."
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