Joe Biden's chances of winning election plummet after debate (www.newsweek.com)
Undecided voter focus group disappointed in Biden's debate performance (www.axios.com)
All undecided voters in a U.S. swing states focus group hosted by pollster Frank Luntz said President Biden should be replaced as the Democratic nominee after watching his first presidential debate against former President Trump.
Labeling social media as harmful would provide a vital, helpful nudge • Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
CT begins exploring ranked-choice voting merits, logistics (ctmirror.org)
Seoul warns Russia over North Korea-supplied weapons (ptv-news.com.pk)
‘The state encourages it’: Amid the full-scale war in Ukraine, thousands of Russians have reported their fellow citizens for dissent (meduza.io)
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China honours woman who died saving Japanese family (www.bbc.com)
A Chinese woman who tried to shield a Japanese mother and her child from a knife attack has died....
Vast majority of German companies support tariffs on Chinese products, including e-cars, demand stop of technology transfers to China over fears tech could be used for Chinese military, study says (www.iwkoeln.de)
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Democrats consider the unthinkable: It’s time for Biden to go (www.politico.com)
One adviser to major Democratic Party donors said they were texting from a meeting of donors in Atlanta on Thursday night, some writing “wtf.”...
Sandy Hook Families’ Fight for Alex Jones’s Money Takes an Ugly Turn (www.nytimes.com)
Christian conservative leader wants federal law to sue teachers who "groom" kids with "sodomy" (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Trump Biopic Inches Toward Distribution Deal (www.nytimes.com)
NYTimes Gift Article, no paywall
90 disability organizations call on CNN to make the presidential debate more accessible (19thnews.org)
Gender-affirming surgeries are mostly performed on cisgender people: 'Bitter irony' (www.advocate.com)
This gay veteran spent 2 years in jail because he had sex. He can finally get a pardon. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Turmoil at the Daily Beast has staffers headed for the exits (www.washingtonpost.com)
Uvalde grand jury indicts officers tied to botched shooting police response (www.statesman.com)
Trump–Biden Debate Conspiracies Have Already Flooded the Internet (www.wired.com)
“Why does Fox News put on so many Biden people?”: Trump rants on Truth Social ahead of debate (www.salon.com)
NYC libraries to get budget funding back — and reopen on Sundays (gothamist.com)
After months of public outcry and pressure from the City Council, New York City’s libraries are poised to have their budgets fully restored so that branches may resume seven-day-a-week service, including Sundays, according to three people with knowledge of the budget negotiations....
How to watch the first US Presidential Debate 2024 online: free live streams available (www.techradar.com)
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Rashida Tlaib, Lone Palestinian-American in Congress, Rebukes Colleagues for Trying to Erase Gaza Death Toll (www.jezebel.com)
Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting (www.cnn.com)
Most Americans plan to watch the Biden-Trump debate, and many see high stakes, an AP-NORC poll finds (apnews.com)
Dr Disrespect Knowingly Sent Explicit Messages to a Minor, Former Twitch Employee Says (www.rollingstone.com)
“I recall that Dr Disrespect was made aware by the individual that they were underage during the conversation, after which he indicated that this was no problem and continued on,” the former employee says. “There was no confusion. Messages sent after this was acknowledged were no less graphic and in sexually explicit...
