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She Was Dying of COVID. But She Made Damn Sure She Voted.

By Michael Daly

Elaine Cunningham White-Gardner went into the hospital at the same time as Donald Trump. Only one of them came out.

Inside the Company Faking Private Jet Photos for $64 an Hour

By Tarpley Hitt

Somewhere in L.A., you can affordably pretend to fly among the private jet set. But online deception is rarely a surprise anymore.

FBI Sits on Report Detailing White-Supremacist Terror Threat

By Spencer Ackerman

In violation of the law, the FBI won’t deliver a legally required report on domestic terrorism before an election that many security veterans fear may spark some level of violence.

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Billy Porter: America Is Not ‘Better Than This’

By Billy Porter

The trailblazing Emmy- and Tony-winning actor writes about living as a gay Black man in America, and why this election is so damn important.

The Good News: We’re ThisClose to Saving Our Country

By Michael Tomasky

From Bernie Sanders to Bill Kristol, Americans are putting disagreements to the side for as long as it takes to rescue democracy. And we’re winning.

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Attack Drones Dominate Armenian Tanks in War From the Future

By Emil Filtenborg, Stefan Weichert

Azerbaijan’s Turkish and Israeli drones are wiping out tanks, artillery, and soldiers as the Armenians lose ground in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Biden Blows It, and Trump Finally Strikes Oil

By Matt Lewis

If the election comes down to Pennsylvania, this could be a big deal.

The One Reason Republicans Are Frantically Fighting ‘Fraud’

By Jay Michaelson

They don’t want everyone to vote because if everyone votes, they lose. Just look at the Pennsylvania case that may be headed to the Supreme Court, just in time for Justice Barrett.

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Trump has desperately been trying to link Joe and Hunter Biden with unproven allegations of corrupt business practices in Ukraine.

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Inside, a blow-by-blow account of the ex-president’s fight for health-care reform, and how surprised he was at the fierce opposition he faced.

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4. Bay Area Urged to Flee Strong Winds That May Spark Fires

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A weather station on Mount St. Helena recorded a gust close to 90 mph, which is as strong as a Category 1 hurricane.

5. Bob Murray, Coal Magnate and John Oliver Nemesis, Dies at 80

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The Trump donor and EPA foe revealed in a legal filing last week that he was “near death” as a result of a long-term lung illness.

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