J.D. Vance says he gets bad press because most journalists are “childless adults” (www.motherjones.com)
Former FBI agent Peter Strzok reaches $1.2 million settlement with DOJ: Lawyers - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
He argued the Justice Department improperly released his text messages
Abbott must pay $495 million in premature infant formula trial, jury finds (www.reuters.com)
A jury on Friday found that Abbott Laboratories’ specialized formula for premature infants caused an Illinois girl to develop a dangerous bowel disease, ordering the healthcare company to pay $495 million in compensatory and punitive damages....
Exclusive: Boeing asks suppliers for decade-long titanium paper trail as check for forgeries widens (www.reuters.com)
Boeing is asking suppliers to disclose records on Chinese titanium since 2014, according to a letter seen by Reuters, as the U.S. planemaker widens checks for false paperwork used to authenticate the metal used in commercial jets....
Two billionaire Harris donors hope she will fire FTC Chair Lina Khan (www.reuters.com)
Billionaire Democratic donors Barry Diller and Reid Hoffman said in interviews this week they hope Kamala Harris will replace Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan if she becomes U.S. president, openly rejecting a pillar of President Joe Biden’s antitrust policy....
Trump mocks Kamala Harris' name but her campaign is putting it front and center (abcnews.go.com)
Trump thinks mispronouncing Kamala Harris’ name is a good attack route.
Critics Warn Manchin-Barrasso Permitting Bill 'Is Taken Straight From Project 2025'. (www.commondreams.org)
JD Vance Doubles Down on Attack on 'Childless Cat Ladies'. (www.commondreams.org)
Data privacy after Dobbs: Is period tracking safe? (stateline.org)
Israel Falsely Warned It Would Bomb a Media Office. The Actual Airstrike Killed Journalists on a Nearby Street. (theintercept.com)
The clock had not yet struck midnight on October 9, when Said Al-Taweel fell into a deep sleep in his office in al-Ghefari Tower, Gaza City’s tallest building. Alaa Abu Mohsen, Al-Taweel’s colleague, heard him snoring....
Oregon wildfire explodes to half the size of Rhode Island. (www.voanews.com)
Daughter of late Supreme Court Justice Scalia appointed to Virginia Board of Education (apnews.com)
The daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been appointed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to serve on the Virginia Board of Education, drawing criticism from some Democrats who called the appointment politically motivated....
What you need to know about America’s shockingly good economic report (www.cnn.com)
Kevin Roberts, architect of Project 2025, has close ties to radical Catholic group Opus Dei (www.theguardian.com)
Heritage Foundation leader has long received spiritual guidance from group and his policy goals align with its teachings
1 in 3 companies have dropped college degree requirements for some jobs. See which fields they're in. (www.cbsnews.com)
US defers removal of some Lebanese, citing Israel-Hezbollah tensions. (www.voanews.com)
People flee Idaho town through tunnel of fire and smoke as Western wildfires spread. (www.voanews.com)
Harris Taunts Trump After He Backs Out of Debates (www.rollingstone.com)
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UN Chief Says Rich Countries 'Signing Away Our Future' With Fossil Fuel Development. (www.commondreams.org)
FBI seeking to interview Trump as part of assassination attempt investigation (www.cnn.com)
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion (apnews.com)
A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, a majority of the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday....
An 11-year-old Virginia boy is charged with making swatting calls to Florida schools (www.cnn.com)
An 11-year-old Virginia boy is charged in Florida with calling in more than 20 bomb or shooting threats to schools and other places, authorities said Thursday....
California's largest wildfire doubles in size to 164,000 acres, shows explosive growth (www.latimes.com)
The Park fire in Butte County — already the largest blaze in California this year — exploded to more than 164,000 acres by Friday morning, with its rapid spread forcing more evacuation warnings....
Olympic athlete amputates finger to play in 2024 Paris Games (abcnews.go.com)
An Olympic athlete has had his finger amputated after he suffered an injury just so he can play in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games....
US operation to capture Sinaloa cartel leaders had the help of one of the captured men: a son of ‘El Chapo,’ official says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
