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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

What went down last night

 


5 to 11-year-olds can now get the COVID-19 vaccine

Today's Top Stories:

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Democrats jolted by statewide GOP sweep in Virginia, dead heat in New Jersey governor's race

The elections, the first major tests of voter sentiment since Biden took office, suggest growing voter frustration and ominous political headwinds leading up to the 2022 midterms.


Hundreds of QAnon believers gather in Dallas expecting the arrival of long-deceased JFK Jr.
The conspiracy theorists managed to convince themselves that a man who died in a plane crash in 1991 is actually their mythical leader "Q."



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Republicans try to set TRAP for Democrats over Biden's new bill

No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Disgraceful.


Minneapolis voters reject proposal to replace police department with a health-centered Department of Public Safety
Voters in Minneapolis have resoundingly rejected a proposal to reinvent policing in their city, 17 months after the killing of George Floyd by police sparked massive protests and calls for change.



Incumbent Buffalo mayor wins wild write-in vote over Democratic nominee who defeated him in primary
In a bitter loss for progressives, four-term incumbent Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown, a Democrat, declared victory on Tuesday night, defeating his own party’s official nominee and self-described socialist India Walton in an unprecedented write-in campaign.


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Lauren Boebert takes homophobic swipe at Pete Buttigieg, suggests no one deserves paternity leave

"I delivered one of my children in the front seat of my truck. Because, as a mom of four, we got things to do. Ain’t nobody got time for two and a half months of maternity leave. We have a world to save here," the congresswoman said, before joking that the transportation secretary was trying to figure out how to "chest feed."



Schumer announces deal on prescription drug pricing, a key obstacle to mega-bill
Democrats reached an agreement on lowering prescription drug costs, particularly for seniors, after holdout Sen. Kyrsten Sinema endorsed the latest proposal. Better late than never.



Former cop Eric Adams elected as mayor of New York City
Former police captain Eric Adams, a Democrat, clinched victory to become the next mayor of New York and the second African American to hold the post.


Judge throws out man’s guilty plea after bodycam footage reveals NYPD drug planting
Maybe Mayor-elect Adams can do something about those bad apples when he takes office on January 1st.


Michelle Wu becomes first woman and person of color elected as mayor of Boston
Wu, a daughter of Taiwanese immigrants and a protégé of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, campaigned on police reforms and a Green New Deal for Boston.


89 NYPD officers on leave over vaccine mandate, despite unions warning 10,000 would resist
Gee, it's almost like they weren't being forthcoming with the facts.


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