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Republican lawsuits targeting overseas voters dismissed

Republican lawsuits targeting overseas voters dismissed

NPR reports: Two Republican legal challenges to the legitimacy of ballots cast by U.S. citizens living abroad, including U.S. military members, hit setbacks Monday. A Michigan state judge dismissed one of three lawsuits that GOP groups filed in swing states in recent weeks, while in a North Carolina-based case, a state judge rejected the Republican National Committee’s request for the court to order that returned ballots of some overseas voters be set aside and not counted until the voters’ eligibility…

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Giuliani ordered to turn over apartment and Benz to Georgia election workers

Giuliani ordered to turn over apartment and Benz to Georgia election workers

The Guardian reports: Rudy Giuliani must give control of his New York City apartment, a 1980s Mercedes-Benz once owned by Lauren Bacall, several luxury watches and many other assets to two Georgia election workers he defamed. Lewis Liman, a US district judge in New York, appointed Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss as recipients of the property and gave the former New York mayor and Trump confidante seven days to turn over the assets. A jury ruled that Giuliani…

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New research on political animosity reveals an ‘ominous’ trend

New research on political animosity reveals an ‘ominous’ trend

PsyPost reports: Usually, political tensions in the United States intensify as elections approach but return to pre-election levels once the elections pass. However, a new analysis of tens of thousands of interviews revealed that this did not happen after the 2022 elections. Individuals with more exposure to the campaign tended to be more polarized, and this sentiment endured after the elections. This trend held true for partisans on both sides of the political spectrum. The study, published in Science Advances,…

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Trump continues spreading lies about FEMA’s hurricane response during North Carolina visit

Trump continues spreading lies about FEMA’s hurricane response during North Carolina visit

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump used a Monday visit to North Carolina to repeat debunked lies about the federal response to Hurricane Helene. Speaking to reporters in a hard-hit community near Asheville, Trump kept repeating a false claim that was widely debunked when he made it earlier in October – his assertion that the Federal Emergency Management Agency took money that was supposed to go to disaster relief and instead spent it on migrants who entered the country illegally, leaving the…

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Trump allies spending millions to dissuade voters in key states from polls

Trump allies spending millions to dissuade voters in key states from polls

The Guardian reports: Key rightwing legal groups with ties to Donald Trump and his allies have banked millions of dollars from conservative foundations and filed multiple lawsuits challenging voting rules in swing states that are already sowing distrust of election processes and pushing dangerous conspiracy theories, election watchdogs warn. They also warn that the groups appear to be laying the groundwork for a concerted challenge to the result of November’s presidential election if Trump is defeated by Kamala Harris. America…

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Trump’s bro whispering could cost Democrats too many young men

Trump’s bro whispering could cost Democrats too many young men

John Della Volpe writes: Compared with when Mr. Trump ran in 2020, young male voters are now less likely to support government-backed climate change solutions (down 15 points, according to our poll) and affirmative action for qualified candidates (down eight points). They are more likely to question immigration policy (up 12 points), free trade (up 10 points) and whether government stimulus leads to economic growth (up seven points). They are also more likely to believe that religious values should play…

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Trump plan would make Social Security insolvent in just 6 years, budget group says

Trump plan would make Social Security insolvent in just 6 years, budget group says

CNBC reports: Former President Donald Trump’s campaign plans would significantly accelerate the already-fast-approaching date when Social Security is projected to run out of money, a nonpartisan budget group said Monday. Trump’s agenda would make the popular government program, relied upon by millions of American seniors, insolvent in six years — shrinking the current timeline by a third, the group found. The Republican nominee’s proposals would also expand Social Security’s cash shortfall by trillions of dollars and lead to even steeper…

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EU’s game plan for Trump trade war: ‘Hit back fast and hard’

EU’s game plan for Trump trade war: ‘Hit back fast and hard’

Politico reports: Fool me twice, shame on me — that’s the motto EU countries are going by as they prepare for a high-stakes, massive trade war with Donald Trump if he wins a second term as U.S. president next month. European leaders learned their lesson during Trump’s first presidency and are more united and determined than ever to face him down, senior diplomats and officials from Brussels and EU capitals said in conversations with POLITICO. “We will hit back fast…

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Humanity is on the verge of ‘shattering Earth’s natural limits’, say experts in biodiversity warning

Humanity is on the verge of ‘shattering Earth’s natural limits’, say experts in biodiversity warning

The Guardian reports: Humanity is “on the precipice” of shattering Earth’s limits, and will suffer huge costs if we fail to act on biodiversity loss, experts warn. This week, world leaders meet in Cali, Colombia, for the Cop16 UN biodiversity conference to discuss action on the global crisis. As they prepare for negotiations, scientists and experts around the world have warned that the stakes are high, and there is “no time to waste”. “We are already locked in for significant…

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These women are trying to humanize the climate crisis

These women are trying to humanize the climate crisis

By Jessica Kutz Originally published by The 19th It was Labor Day in 2022 when Amy Dishion received the phone call that would change her life: Her husband had died of heat stroke.   “My entire life just fell apart,” Dishion said. “I lost my best friend and the father of my child.” They had moved to Phoenix for her husband Evan’s medical residency in neurology. Just a few months before, Dishion had given birth to their daughter, Chloe.  Their life…

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Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally will be the ultimate act of ego and the climax of his Nazi rhetoric

Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally will be the ultimate act of ego and the climax of his Nazi rhetoric

Sidney Blumenthal writes: For the apotheosis of his entire “poisoning of the blood” campaign, Donald Trump has planned a spectacular extravaganza in Madison Square Garden on 27 October, a week before the election. When JD Vance sings Trump’s fulsome praises to introduce him, his ominous tribute will not inspire comparison to the night in the Garden of 19 May 1962, when Marilyn Monroe sang Happy Birthday, Mr President to John F Kennedy. Trump’s climactic rally will not be in the…

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FEMA administrator on disinformation after Hurricane Helene

FEMA administrator on disinformation after Hurricane Helene

  [60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn] Alfonsi interviewed Robert Samaan, a FEMA regional administrator who is overseeing the agency’s response in North Carolina. He said “mistrust” of the federal government can prevent those who have been affected from getting the help they need. “Any time that people are out there trying to sow mistrust in the government, it can impact people’s recovery,” said Samaan. “They may be more hesitant to call and register for assistance, which is disappointing. And it’s sad…

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Trump Media whistleblower blasts company for outsourcing jobs abroad as betrayal of ‘America First’

Trump Media whistleblower blasts company for outsourcing jobs abroad as betrayal of ‘America First’

By Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi and Alex Mierjeski This story was originally published by ProPublica An internal whistleblower complaint at Trump Media calls for CEO Devin Nunes to be fired, alleging he has “severely” mismanaged the company and opened it to “substantial risk of legal action” from regulators, according to a copy reviewed by ProPublica. The letter also says that former President Donald Trump’s company is hiring “America Last” — alleging that Nunes imposed a directive to hire only foreign…

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Kamala Harris acknowledges the reality of the genocide in Gaza

Kamala Harris acknowledges the reality of the genocide in Gaza

The Jerusalem Post reports: US presidential candidate Kamala Harris appeared to claim that Israel is committing genocide, calling it “real” during a talk in Milwaukee on Thursday. In the videos circulated on social media on Saturday evening, Kamala Harris can be seen addressing a group of students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee before being interrupted by a student who asks her to speak about “the genocide” in Gaza. Harris tells the students she is “so invested” in them before being…

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