You might think that J.D. Vance, the GOP venture capitalist and author Trump endorsed in the U.S. Senate race in Ohio, would be well ahead of Rep. Tim Ryan, his Democratic opponent. But polls show the race is tight. LA Times

VOA VIEW: The liberal media is complicit in misinformation on Ryan.

Supreme Court opens a historic term with challenges to past liberal rulings on race, affirmative action, voting rights -- and its first Black female justice. LA Times

VOA VIEW: Republicans should not give in to liberal Dems.

A Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin was charged Thursday with violating US sanctions, including through a scheme to ensure his girlfriend gave birth to their child on American soil. New York Post

VOA VIEW: Putin is full of tricks.

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The mission in Germany would streamline a training and assistance system that the United States and its allies created on the fly after Russia’s invasion, officials said. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Putin must recognize he is losing.

The stopgap spending measure was the final legislative deadline facing the Senate before the midterm elections. It heads to the House next, with a midnight deadline on Friday. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Dems will lie to get their way.

The lawsuit accuses President Biden of overstepping his authority in directing the government to cancel as much as $20,000 in student loan debt for millions of people. New York Times

VOA VIEW: There should be no loan forgiveness.

As the average 30-year mortgage rate eclipses 7 percent, home buyers and sellers are confronting sticker shock. New York Times

The company’s chief executive had signaled for several months that he wanted to rein in costs as he shifts attention toward the metaverse. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Zuckerberg cannot be trusted.

Ginni Thomas repeated claims the 2020 election was stolen despite a lack of evidence, while meeting with the House Jan. 6 panel.       USA Today

VOA VIEW: The election was stolen.

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Approval and trust of the Supreme Court by Americans hit an all-time low after overturning the 1973 landmark case Roe v. Wade.       USA Today

VOA VIEW: The SC has gone too far to the left.

Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz's gain in the polls could be a warning sign to Fetterman and Democrats nationwide over the Pa. Senate seat and beyond.      USA Today

VOA VIEW: The liberal media is having a hard time in covering for Fetterman.

Joe Biden's callout to Jackie Walorski, who died in August, was embarrassing. But it also underscored his decency and understanding of the presidency.       USA Today

VOA VIEW: Biden is not all there.

A House committee hearing on abortion restrictions took an unexpected turn Thursday when a Democratic witness who works for Planned Parenthood testified that men can get pregnant. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: The doctor is an idiot - men cannot get pregnant.

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Twitter has accused Tesla CEO Elon Musk of destroying evidence and suggested that his accounting of fake-account "bots" on Twitter is inaccurate, even as the billionaire tries to rescind his $44 billion offer to buy the social media company. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: The "bots" numbers can be confirmed.

A lawyer challenging provisions of New York's new gun law argued that the state restricts people from carrying weapons in too many places, telling a federal judge Thursday the rules affect not only people on busy Manhattan streets but an upstate pastor on his church's property. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: NYC is dodging the SC orders.

Senate Republicans demanded answers from the Department of Justice on the arrest of pro-life activist Mark Houck, including whether "political considerations" contributed to the decision for armed agents to arrest him at his home with his seven children present. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Garland is an idiot and should be impeached when Republicans take control.

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Industry analysts weigh in on whether Florida's Hurricane Ian will cause a hike in food and gas prices in the U.S. ABC

VOA VIEW: Prices will go up after this major catastrophe.

Russia has confirmed it will formally annex parts of Ukraine. ABC

VOA VIEW: A foolish move.

Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration to try and halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of Americans ABC

VOA VIEW: The loan forgiveness program in unconstitutional.

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for the sixth straight week, marking new highs not seen in 15 years ABC

VOA VIEW: It may go higher.

Battered by surging consumer prices and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy shrank at a 0.6% annual rate from April through June, the government announced Thursday, unchanged from its previous second-quarter estimate ABC

VOA VIEW: The economy will continue to worsen as long as Dems are in total control.

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Authorities were still assessing the situation across Florida, but these stunning photos offer a glimpse of the damage Floridians woke up on Thursday. CBS

In recent decades, 9 of 10 Americans have seen their share of the nation's wealth shrink, a CBO analysis found. CBS

The causeway is the only way for vehicles to enter or leave Sanibel and Captiva islands. CBS

VOA VIEW: A major problem.

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Investors continue to worry that Fed could hit brakes on economy too hard and cause a recession. CBS

VOA VIEW: Thank the Biden administration.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Thursday that there were more than 2 million power outages in Southwest Florida alone and that at least two counties will likely need their infrastructure rebuilt. CBS

VOA VIEW: Sad!

Bed Bath & Beyond's results didn't reflect the struggling, debt-laden retailer's turnaround plan, which it announced in August. CNBC

The Biden administration imposed sanctions Thursday on multiple entities involved in evading sanctions on Iranian oil and petrochemicals, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in a statement. CNN

Satellites that are no longer in service must get out of the sky far more quickly under a new rule adopted by US federal regulators Thursday — and it's all in the name of combating the garbage in Earth's orbit. CNN

VOA VIEW: This will be a hard task.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a farmworker unionization law that he had previously hinted he would oppose. The law was one of his most contentious bills this year. FOX News

VOA VIEW: The unions control Biden.

Hurricane Ian weakened into a tropical storm early Thursday but forecasters warned that it will still lash the eastern United States with strong winds and heavy rain as it continues its trek toward the Atlantic. UPI

Former President Donald Trump argued in a new court filing that he should not have to declare in court whether or not the Justice Department's updated inventory of the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago is accurate. UPI

VOA VIEW: Makes sense.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Demilitarized Zone on Thursday and slammed North Korea's "brutal dictatorship" and "destabilizing" weapons program just hours ahead of a missile launch by Pyongyang. UPI

VOA VIEW: Harris is an idiot.

American Doreen Bogdan-Martin beat out a Russian official on Thursday, to become the next secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union. UPI

VOA VIEW: Russia should be ousted from the UN.

Michigan lawmakers have reached a deal with the governor to allow more time to process what's expected to be a flood of absentee ballots during the upcoming November midterm and beyond. UPI

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