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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Tuesday, October 5, 2021

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Schumer warns on debt ceiling: 'It's not too late, but it's getting dangerously close'
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned on Tuesday that action must be taken soon to avert a debt limit crisis, saying in a floor speech, "it's not too late, but it's getting dangerously close," as a key deadline looms on October 18.




























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Boar's Head faces legal scrutiny over deadly deli meat listeria outbreak, USDA says

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The deli meat company Boar's Head is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials over a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning
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Biden Officials Stave Off Sticker Shock on Medicare Drug Premiums

  • News source: Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson
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Federal regulators spent billions of dollars to avoid a spike in costs for older Americans that could have been politically damaging to the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris.
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G.O.P. Candidates, Looking to Soften Their Image, Turn to Their Wives

  • News source: Annie Karni and Catie Edmondson
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Ads featuring candidates’ families have long been a campaign staple. But they have taken on new urgency, especially for vulnerable Republicans, in a year when reproductive rights are a pivotal issue.
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Top Bidder for Citgo Is Elliott Management, Court Master Says

  • News source: Rebecca F. Elliott
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The sale, which requires a judge’s approval, would help compensate foreign companies owed billions of dollars by the government of Venezuela, which owns Citgo.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Won’t Be on New York Ballot, Supreme Court Rules

  • News source: Adam Liptak
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The candidate had asked the justices to intervene after a state judge found that he had used an improper home address in election paperwork.
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WADA Lost Track of Open Doping Cases Before Paris Olympics

  • News source: Tariq Panja and Michael S. Schmidt
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In a fraught meeting in May, top officials at the World Anti-Doping Agency were warned that a computer glitch might allow athletes accused of doping to compete at the Paris Games.
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Watch: Reporter captures moment air strike hits Beirut

  • News source: BBC News - World
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BBC reporters capture the moment and aftermath of an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon.
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WATCH: Crews navigate floodwaters and house fire to rescue people in wake of Hurricane Helene

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Search and rescue teams in Florida battled floodwaters and encountered a house fire while looking for survivors after Helene slammed into the state.
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Supreme Court denies RFK Jr.'s bid to be reinstated to New York ballot

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by independent presidential Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restore his name to New York's general election ballot.

The unsigned order from the court leaves intact a lower court decision declining to place his name back on New York's ballot ahead of the Nov. 5 contest. Kennedy mounted an unsuccessful independent bid for the White House and, after suspending his campaign last month, is working to have his name removed from ballots in more than a dozen states.

He has since endorsed former President...
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Special counsel pushing for public release of key filing in Trump's Jan. 6 case

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Special counsel Jack Smith is pushing to file a public version of his recent court brief that summaries what witnesses told investigators in Donald Trump's Jan. 6 case.
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New York City mayor pleads not guilty to federal bribery, fraud charges

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty to federal charges related to an alleged conspiracy involving gifts from Turkish nationals.
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Special Counsel Proposes Making Public More Evidence From Trump Election Case

  • News source: Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage
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The prosecutor is seeking to disclose quotations from secret grand jury testimony and interviews, but is proposing to shield witness identities.
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Democrats See a Chance to Beat Trump on Judicial Confirmations

  • News source: Carl Hulse
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They hope to use the time after the election to approve judges, but Senator Durbin says their aggressive efforts have already produced a remarkable demographic shift on the federal courts.
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Pope says church must be ashamed of Belgium sexual abuse

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Belgium's King Philippe levelled direct criticism at the pontiff, saying it had "taken far too long for the cries to be heard and acknowledged".
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Trump says he wants 'fair deal' between Ukraine and Russia

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Former President Donald Trump touted a "very good relationship" with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he vowed to negotiate a "fair deal" for both Ukraine and Russia.
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