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0	0	0			Kennedy's Vaccine Panel Votes to Limit Access to Covid Shots (Apoorva Mandavilli/New York Times) Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times: Kennedy's Vaccine Panel Votes to Limit Access to Covid Shots — The panel recommended that people consult a health professional before receiving a Covid vaccine. Left unclear was whether Americans can still walk into pharmacies for shots. — The federal vaccine committee appointed … 2025-09-20 00:35:01 UTC New York Times
0	0	0			Trump says he wants prosecutor who has investigated but not charged Letitia James removed from post (Associated Press) Associated Press: Trump says he wants prosecutor who has investigated but not charged Letitia James removed from post — A federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal charges resigned Friday under pressure from the Trump administration. 2025-09-20 00:20:01 UTC Associated Press
0	0	0			Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material (Scott Nover/Washington Post) Scott Nover / Washington Post: Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material — A document spells out the latest in a series of escalating restrictions placed on the press corps covering the Pentagon during Trump's second term. — The Trump administration unveiled a new crackdown Friday … 2025-09-20 00:10:00 UTC Washington Post
0	0	0			House passes a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown, but prospects in the Senate look dim (Kevin Freking/Associated Press) Kevin Freking / Associated Press: House passes a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown, but prospects in the Senate look dim — The House on Friday passed a short-term spending bill to extend government funding for seven weeks and avoid a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1, but prospects looked dimmer in the Senate … 2025-09-20 00:05:02 UTC Associated Press
0	0	0			EXCLUSIVE: Attempted Kavanaugh Assassin Identifies As Transgender Woman, Legal Filings Show (Mary Margaret Olohan/The Daily Wire) Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Wire: EXCLUSIVE: Attempted Kavanaugh Assassin Identifies As Transgender Woman, Legal Filings Show — WASHINGTON—The man who attempted to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh identifies as a transgender woman and was deeply mentally ill and suicidal, according to court documents first obtained by The Daily Wire. 2025-09-20 00:05:02 UTC The Daily Wire
0	0	0			Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report (Courtenay Brown/Axios) Courtenay Brown / Axios: Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report — The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday postponed the release of a key annual report central to future inflation data. … - There is heightened concern about the future of U.S. statistics, including the politicization and accuracy … 2025-09-19 23:45:01 UTC Axios
0	0	0			Chicago Starbucks Worker Did Not Write 'Loser' On Order Honoring Charlie Kirk, Company Says (Molly DeVore/Block Club Chicago) Molly DeVore / Block Club Chicago: Chicago Starbucks Worker Did Not Write ‘Loser’ On Order Honoring Charlie Kirk, Company Says — NORWOOD PARK — A viral social media video this week claimed that employees at a Norwood Park Starbucks wrote “Loser” on a drink ordered in honor of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. 2025-09-19 23:25:23 UTC Block Club Chicago
0	0	0			Trump to Add New $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas in Latest Crackdown (Bloomberg) Bloomberg: Trump to Add New $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas in Latest Crackdown — President Donald Trump is expected to sign a proclamation as soon as Friday that would move to extensively overhaul the H-1B visa program, requiring a $100,000 fee for applications in a bid to curb overuse, according to a White House official familiar with the matter. 2025-09-19 22:39:09 UTC Bloomberg
0	0	0			Copyright Troll Backfires: Has To Pay Up To Get Out Of Its Lawsuit Of Lies It’s been a good while since we’ve had an old-fashioned copyright troll nonsense story around here, and boy do we have a doozy for you today. Regular Techdirt readers know that we’ve covered Paul Levy’s work for years—the man who the Washingtonian once dubbed “the web bully’s worst enemy” has been taking down copyright trolls […] 2025-09-19 21:40:03 UTC
0	0	0			Who's paying for the White House ballroom and what's in it for them (Arden Farhi/CBS News) Arden Farhi / CBS News: Who's paying for the White House ballroom and what's in it for them — Washington — Contribute money to the new White House ballroom President Trump is constructing and, in exchange, donors may be able to choose a Trumpian option: their names etched inside the White House forever. 2025-09-19 21:25:00 UTC CBS News
0	0	0			Weighted vest women are the 2026 swing voters (Adam Wren/Politico) Adam Wren / Politico: Weighted vest women are the 2026 swing voters … Matthews' wanted answers to two simple questions: How many women were wearing weighted vests? And what were their politics? So she commissioned a poll of 1,000 women across the U.S., the results of which she shared exclusively with POLITICO. 2025-09-19 21:20:00 UTC Politico
0	0	0			Fight Erupts Over Fate of U.S. Attorney Investigating Two Trump Foes (New York Times) New York Times: Fight Erupts Over Fate of U.S. Attorney Investigating Two Trump Foes — Trump officials told Erik S. Siebert that he was likely to be fired. He had hit roadblocks investigating New York's attorney general, Letitia James, and the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey. 2025-09-19 19:40:00 UTC New York Times
0	0	0			Senate confirms former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz as U.N. ambassador (Rebecca Shabad/NBC News) Rebecca Shabad / NBC News: Senate confirms former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz as U.N. ambassador — Waltz's confirmation also comes just days before world leaders are set to gather for the annual U.N. General Assembly in New York amid multiple major conflicts. — WASHINGTON — The Senate … 2025-09-19 19:35:01 UTC NBC News
0	0	0			Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Like Biden’s But Far Worse In just eight months, Trump has overseen a more bloody, dangerous, and dumb version of what he had accurately called Biden’s 'historically horrible' foreign policy. 2025-09-19 19:30:31 UTC
0	0	0			Cruz calls out FCC for taking down Jimmy Kimmel (Cassandra Dumay/Politico) Cassandra Dumay / Politico: Cruz calls out FCC for taking down Jimmy Kimmel — Sen. Ted Cruz on his podcast Friday admonished Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr for demanding ABC suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late night show over comments regarding Charlie Kirk — calling Carr's actions “dangerous as hell” … 2025-09-19 19:15:01 UTC Politico
0	0	0			You Don’t Own What You Buy: New Lawsuit Dings Amazon For Misleading Video ‘Purchases’ Techdirt has long lamented how in the modern era, you don’t really “own” what you buy. That game console, smart lock, or smart refrigerator can quickly become less useful (or completely useless) with a firmware update, bankruptcy, or addition of annoying subscription paywall. The problem is particularly bad when it comes to digital rentals. In […] 2025-09-19 19:10:03 UTC
0	0	0			Global Sumud Flotilla Sails to Gaza Despite Israeli Threats The GSF is the latest attempt by activists to deliver much needed humanitarian supplies to the besieged Gaza Strip. The post Global Sumud Flotilla Sails to Gaza Despite Israeli Threats appeared first on UNICORN RIOT. 2025-09-19 18:59:36 UTC
0	0	0			Comedy hosts including Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert criticize Kimmel's suspension (Phil Helsel/NBC News) Phil Helsel / NBC News: Comedy hosts including Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert criticize Kimmel's suspension — The suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after criticism and threats of action by the Trump-appointed FCC chair has sparked concerns about government intimidation. — Late-night comedy hosts reacted … 2025-09-19 18:55:00 UTC NBC News
0	0	0			This is how Trump ends democracy (Zack Beauchamp/Vox) Zack Beauchamp / Vox: This is how Trump ends democracy — The past week has revealed Trump's policy road map to veto one-party rule. Will Americans let him follow it? … I mean this literally. The specific threats that Federal Communications Commission head Brendan Carr made against networks … 2025-09-19 18:45:01 UTC Vox
0	0	0			Children's Hospital Chaplain Jailed by Trump Admin Finally Released (Asawin Suebsaeng/Rolling Stone) Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone: Children's Hospital Chaplain Jailed by Trump Admin Finally Released — Ayman Soliman, a beloved former children's hospital chaplain in the Cincinnati area, was released on Friday … Just before 1:15 p.m. on Friday, Adam Allen — one of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital chaplains who was fired … 2025-09-19 18:25:00 UTC Rolling Stone
0	0	0			Judge Dismisses Trump's Lawsuit Against The New York Times (Michael M. Grynbaum/New York Times) Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times: Judge Dismisses Trump's Lawsuit Against The New York Times — The judge said that the complaint failed to contain a “short and plain statement of the claim.” Mr. Trump has 28 days to refile. — A federal judge in Florida on Friday threw out President Trump's defamation suit … 2025-09-19 18:25:00 UTC New York Times
0	0	0			Trump Firing Top Prosecutor for Failing to Invent Fake Crimes by Foes (Greg Sargent/New Republic) Greg Sargent / New Republic: Trump Firing Top Prosecutor for Failing to Invent Fake Crimes by Foes — President Donald Trump is set to fire a top federal prosecutor for committing a serious dereliction of duty, ABC News reports. What exactly is this prosecutor's offense, you ask? Did he fail to follow Justice Department protocol? 2025-09-19 18:15:00 UTC New Republic
0	0	0			At Broadview ICE facility, federal agents hurl tear gas and pepper spray at protesters blocking vans (Chicago Tribune) Chicago Tribune: At Broadview ICE facility, federal agents hurl tear gas and pepper spray at protesters blocking vans — Federal agents hurled tear gas and pepper spray into a crowd of about 100 protesters who attempted to block vans from entering and exiting a U.S. Immigration and Customs holding facility in Broadview Friday morning. 2025-09-19 18:00:00 UTC Chicago Tribune
0	0	0			How MAGA Killed Foreign Influence Research, But Now Demands Social Media Stop Foreign Influence Campaigns It’s fascinating how quickly the tune changes when the shoe’s on the other foot. For years, we’ve been treated to endless screaming about how any effort to identify and counter foreign manipulation on social media was “censorship” and a violation of Americans’ free speech rights. The same crowd that turned researchers into pariahs and shut […] 2025-09-19 17:50:30 UTC
0	0	0			Daily Deal: Hypergear 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Dock The Hypergear 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Dock is meticulously engineered to reduce the cable clutter and streamline your daily routine. Featuring 2 dedicated wireless charging surfaces, you can power up your phone and AirPods easily. In addition, you can charge your Apple Watch with the built-in charger mount. Stylish and compact, the dock is perfect for […] 2025-09-19 17:45:30 UTC