Bono says he realized commerce and capitalism help poor people, not socialism

Alito calls leak abortion draft opinion a ‘grave betrayal’ that endangered conservative justices
He did not offer an update on the leak investigation, but his comments suggested the court has yet to find out who breached its inner sanctum.

Fetterman 'much worse' than predicted, says reporter who lowered expectations before debate
"I spoke to Fetterman recently, and I expected him to be very bad tonight. But he was much much worse than I expected (and much worse than in our one-on-one conversation.)," said Charlotte Alter, a senior correspondent for Time magazine.

Fetterman Faces Fallout From Disastrous Debate: ‘Worst Performance By Any Candidate I Have Ever Seen’
PR executive Josh Holmes wrote: “I’ve honestly never seen anything like this. The partisanship required to vote for Fetterman at this point should be studied in a lab.”

Fetterman Opens Debate With ‘Hi. Goodnight, Everybody’
The Democrat struggled to speak throughout the debate, repeatedly trailing off and losing focus.

NY Times: Fetterman, Showing Stroke Effects, Battles Oz in Hostile Senate Debate
Fetterman’s words were frequently halting ... but he was also fluent enough over the course of the hour to present his Democratic vision for a state.

WaPo: For Fetterman, contentious exchanges, verbal struggles in debate with Oz
The debate marked a new test for the Democrat, who has eased his way back into campaigning after spending much of the summer recovering from a stroke.

John Solomon: Oz shines, Fetterman falters in Pennsylvania debate
Oz’s performance punctuated a night of critical battleground state debates where surging Republicans stayed on offense just two weeks from Election Day.

Telemundo poll: Florida's Hispanic voters back DeSantis over Crist, support sending illegal aliens to Martha's Vineyard
Hispanics side with the governor on the Martha’s Vineyard flight, with 50% in favor and 43% opposed to the relocation. Support was strongest among Hispanic immigrants. Those born outside the United States favored the policy by 52% to 41%, according to the poll.

Republican Ted Budd rallies in North Carolina Senate race, now leads Beasley
Budd leads Democrat Cheri Beasley by 4% in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race with two weeks to go before Election Day.

NY Times: New Yorkers, Your Vote in the Race for Governor Is Crucial
Ms. Hochul has set aside political drama to make progress on the things that matter most to New Yorkers — health, safety and access to good jobs and housing. For that work, she has our endorsement for a full term.

'Why's that so important?' Hochul baffled when Zeldin talks jailing criminals during NY gov debate
“Anyone who commits a crime, under our laws, especially with the changes we made to bail, has consequences," Hochul said. “I don’t know why that’s so important to you.”

Can Concerned Parents Turn Michigan Red This November The Way They Did Virginia?
The brewing battle for greater parental rights in Michigan is reminiscent of what happened in Virginia last year.

National Republicans Jump Back Into New Hampshire Senate Race With $1 Million Ad Buy
The NRSC is committing about $1 million in advertising to support the campaign of New Hampshire Republican candidate Don Bolduc, just as a top GOP super PAC pulls out of the race.

Rove super PAC boosts Democrat in Pennsylvania gov race
A political advertisement from Karl Rove's American Crossroads boosts Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee for governor, over his Republican opponent.

Democrats: The Only Way To Save Democracy Is One-Party Rule
"Save Our Democracy" is the new "Russia Collusion."

Hillary says Republicans plan to 'steal the next presidential election'
Clinton claimed that "right-wing extremists already have a plan to literally steal the next presidential election. And they're not making a secret of it."

Charlie Crist campaign accused Republicans of yelling 'refried beans' at Democrat, but...
They were actually chanting "keep Florida free"...

Rubio calls on Republicans to use their oversight role to investigate 2020 BLM riots
Saying that "there has been no accountability about the summer of 2020," Rubio asked: "Who was behind it? How much did the political rhetoric lend itself to it?"

Records Reveal External Forces That Aided Soros-Funded Prosecutor in Toppling Missouri GOP Governor
A Soros-bankrolled prosecutor in St. Louis was fed derogatory information in 2018 from two opponents of Eric Greitens — a special interest group executive and an estranged husband — before she filed and later withdrew criminal charges that toppled the sitting Republican governor of Missouri.

Fed's mission creep has turned its monetary policy into a failed mission
Let Congress and the president deal with such issues as regulations, equity, and environmental issues, and let them be accountable to the voters. Let the Fed focus on monetary policy.

This Powerful BlackRock Team Has the Ear of Governments and Megabanks
The company’s financial markets advisory team dispenses counsel to the Fed, the Vatican, and the Ukrainian president, among others.

Biden's secretary of labor: An economic ‘catastrophe’ is coming, but it’s not recession or inflation
Lack of immigration reform is a "catastrophe" in the making.

The Housing Market Is About To Fall Off A Cliff, Economist Says
“Discretionary buyers are disappearing rapidly in the face of the near-400 [basis point] increase in rates over the past year.”

California on track to surpass Germany as fourth-largest economy
If the estimates are accurate, California will rank fourth in the world behind the United States, China, and Japan. It would be the latest jump since surpassing Brazil in 2014, France in 2015, and the United Kingdom in 2017.

Guatemalan President Says Biden Admin Refused To Help Him Deport Illegal Aliens Bound For The US
Giammattei told the Daily Caller that he’d requested that the Biden admin move its deportation planes and buses to Guatemala for the country to use in returning illegal migrants to their home countries before they reach the U.S.

House progressives retract Russia-diplomacy letter amid Dem firestorm
The about-face comes as some Democratic lawmakers vent their fury that the letter backing talks with Putin — originally drafted and signed in June — wasn’t recirculated before its public release on Monday.

Biden: Russia's Use of Tactical Nuclear Weapons Would Be 'Serious Mistake'
"Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake for the use of tactical nuclear weapons," Biden said Tuesday.

Russia Today: US vows to protect allies with nukes
The U.S. military will unleash its full arsenal, including nuclear weapons, to protect South Korea and Japan from attack, a top State Department official has said, also blasting Pyongyang for its “dangerous” and “destabilizing” weapons tests, while vowing “ironclad” cooperation with allies in Asia.

Chechen leader Kadyrov vows to conquer all of Ukraine
Kadyrov called for a jihad against Western "Satanism," citing their "disrespect for unbelievers" and gay marriage. He also vowed that Russian troops would attack unceasingly and take no "devils" prisoner in the invasion of Ukraine's territory.

Poll: Americans, Japanese, and South Koreans don’t support using nuclear weapons against North Korea
Wait, who has been suggesting nuking North Korea?

Ben Shapiro says he was deceived on COVID vaccine
Shapiro stated that, like many others, he had been deceived about the efficacy of the vaccines, particularly with regard to their ability to prevent viral transmission.

Reporter Confronts Jean-Pierre On Using COVID To Justify Student Debt Relief
Heinrich asked what the criteria need to be in order for COVID to no longer qualify as a national emergency.

New York court reinstates employees fired for being unvaccinated, rules they're entitled to back pay
Clarification: Many sites ran this story saying it was the NY Supreme Court, but in NY, the Supreme Court is not the top court, making this a lower level ruling that is being appealed.

Biden Says He Wants A ‘Fresh Start’ On COVID. No Thanks!
“As we enter this new moment in the battle against COVID, let’s use it to start fresh as a country,” he said Tuesday, “to put all of the old battles of COVID behind us, to put all the partisan politics aside.”

China caught trying to disrupt US justice system
The Department of Justice announced on Monday that it had charged 13 Chinese nationals, ten of whom are believed to be spies, for efforts to "unlawfully exert influence in the United States."

Bono says he realized commerce and capitalism help poor people, not the redistribution of resources
During an interview with the New York Times, Bono talked about starting out as a left-wing activist but eventually realizing that capitalism helps the most poor people.

Kanye West’s net worth plummets after Adidas cancels partnership for anti-Semitic comments
Dropped from $2 billion to $400 million after Adidas ended its “Yeezy” brand partnership.

Thanks to Kanye West, people are discovering Adidas’ ties to the Nazi Party
The company predates the rise of Hitler, but both Dassler brothers joined the Nazi Party in the 1930s, with Adi becoming an athletic coach to the Hitler Youth.

Al Sharpton says Kanye West’s anti-Semitism is ‘intentional,’ Adidas right to cut ties
Sharpton, in 1990, at a eulogy for Gavin Cato blasted “the diamond merchants right here in Crown Heights” and called on Jews to “pay for your deeds,” which in part lead to the Crown Heights race riots.

Dallas Observer hot take: Insult Glenn for his choice in clothing
This year's Glenn Beck costume requires a plaid shirt in a single, loud color. Very loud. Violently loud. Think of a Day-Glo poster vomiting on the '80s. It also helps if the shirt is ill-fitting and practically new.

Morning Joe panel shocked after PA Trump voters don't buy MSNBC Jan. 6 account
"I really don't know where to start here," said a shocked Scarborough. "They've been lied to."

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she distrusts World Economic Forum, province to cut ties
Smith said she won't deal with the agency until they stop "bragging" about their control over politicians.

Europe has a gas problem
After a summer of dire warnings about crippling energy shortages there, Europe has the exact opposite problem on its hands — it has too much natural gas.

Why Daylight Saving Could Exacerbate Europe’s Energy Crisis
Ending the practice of turning back the clocks one hour would generate financial and environmental savings for Europe just when the continent needs it most, according to new research.

Europe's execs have America envy
“It makes a lot of sense to invest in the U.S.," Moritz Borgmann, chief commercial officer at Meyer Burger, a Swiss solar PV manufacturer, said, adding that it's "simply not attractive, comparatively, to invest in Europe.”

NY Times: U.S. Officials Had a Secret Oil Deal with the Saudis. Or So They Thought.
After Saudi leaders pushed to slash oil production despite a visit by President Biden, American officials have been left fuming that they were duped.

NY Times: Democrats grew furious at the Saudis’ move to cut oil production
Saw it as an attempt to meddle in a U.S. election.

Saudi crown prince 'mocks' US president in private
An unwritten pact binding the U.S. and Saudi Arabia has survived 15 presidents and seven kings through an Arab oil embargo, two Persian Gulf wars, and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Now, it is fracturing under Biden.

State Dept. cares more about Saudi free expression than US pro-lifer's
"We've made consistently clear to Saudi authorities that freedom of expression should never be criminalized. The exercise of the universal right like freedom of expression should never be criminalized."

Here’s exactly how your diet affects the planet, a landmark study finds
From pork to rice to seafood, a new analysis of nearly 99 percent of all food production on land and sea reveals the ecological footprint of what we eat.

Are We Being Pranked? Biden-Backed Man-Playing-Girl Is Basically A Gross Caricature Of Women
Are we entirely positive that this Dylan Mulvaney fella isn’t some gigantic prank being played on both the Right and the Left?

DC Public Schools To Survey Students About Their Transgender Identities
District of Columbia Public Schools hired a consulting company owned by the U.S. attorney general’s son-in-law to solicit answers from middle schoolers about their transgender identity.

Judge Strikes Biden DOJ’s ‘Burdensome’ Bully Tactics Against Opponents Of Trans Surgeries For Kids
Monday’s decision probably won’t stop the Biden DOJ’s abuse of power, but the Eagle Forum and Southeast Law Institute’s victory is proof the battle can be won.

Biden pushes plan to help 'underserved students' most devastated by school closures he supported
Fresh evidence shows pandemic-related school closures championed by Democrats and teachers' unions most hurt low-income, minority, and other vulnerable students already behind.

Audio of education specialist allegedly touting critical race theory raises concerns in South Carolina
The South Carolina Freedom Caucus said the video shows how critical race theory is making its way into schools.

'World's dirtiest man' dies shortly after taking first bath in over 60 years
Aside from having not taken a bath in over 60 years, he had other practices, such as smoking a pipe filled with animal excrement and eating rotten roadkill. He was 94 years young.

Google CAUGHT Manipulating Search, Buries GOP Campaign Sites in 83% of Top Senate Races
“Google must be investigated for its un-American efforts to sway the election,” said L. Brent Bozell, founder and president of the Media Research Center.

More Americans are getting news on TikTok, bucking the trend on other social media sites
A small but growing share of U.S. adults say they regularly get news on TikTok. This is in contrast with many other social media sites, where news consumption has either declined or stayed about the same in recent years.

Elon Musk promises to close Twitter deal by Friday
The Tesla CEO told the bankers funding his $44 billion purchase of Twitter that he intends to close the deal later this week.

Twitter employees pen letter to Elon Musk demanding continued employment, 'safety'
Time acquired a draft of the letter, which the Independent claimed "has not yet been published but has been circulating around Twitter’s staff." In the letter, the writers make a series of demands, including...

Russian court rejects Britney Griner appeal of her 9-year sentence
While upholding the sentence, the court said Griner’s prison time will be recalculated to reflect what she has already served in pretrial detention, so she still will have to serve about eight years in prison.