Friday, October 23, 2026

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Health

Oct 22 · Moderna and Merck's personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine cuts the risk of recurrence or death by 42%, and Moderna shares tumble after the data leaks early

From the Left
CNN · Oct. 22 4:26 PM ET
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Experimental mRNA vaccine cuts risk melanoma returns by 42%

The Phase 3 result (42% lower risk of recurrence or death with Keytruda), how the tailor-made shot works, a trial patient, the early release after the leak and the stock drop

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Center
Forbes · Oct. 22 2:10 PM ET
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Moderna Stock Plunges 25% After Apparent Leak of Cancer Vaccine Data

Market story: Moderna down about 26% by 2 p.m. after Phase 3 data surfaced early on Oncology Central, Citi's valuation downgrade, billionaire shareholders' losses

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From the Right
Just the News · Oct. 22 8:23 PM ET
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Moderna stock plummets after reported leak of disappointing cancer-vaccine data

Moderna closes down nearly 18% after OncologyCentral posted the study early; the 42% and 38% figures, credited to the Wall Street Journal

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Justice

Oct 22 · Justice Department charges 15, including six medical professionals, in a nearly $2 billion Los Angeles health care fraud takedown

From the Left
Associated Press · Oct. 22 7:00 PM ET
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California latest target in Department of Justice efforts to end public benefits fraud

The Tarzana arrest, the surgeon-chiropractor atherectomy case and the $1.5 billion sober-home network, set inside the administration's wider fraud push, with Newsom's reply

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Center
NewsNation · Oct. 22 3:07 PM ET
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LA chiropractor, surgeon indicted in alleged Medicare fraud scam

The Tabaie-Malek atherectomy indictment in detail, each step credited to prosecutors, as part of the 15-defendant, $2 billion takedown

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From the Right
Fox News · Oct. 22 2:17 PM ET
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Federal authorities charge 15 in massive $1.8B Southern California medical fraud sweep

Predawn raids, the surgeon-chiropractor case, the father-son $1.6 billion sober-home case with 'body brokers', hospice and Medi-Cal schemes, officials quoted

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World

Oct 22 · Macron says protests by groups with 'no legitimate authority' will be banned after France's riots

From the Left
Associated Press · Oct. 22 12:43 PM ET
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Thousands gather in Paris after a court lifts a protest ban despite fears of new violence

Paris march goes ahead after a court lifts the police ban; Macron's ban on protests by groups with 'no legitimate authority', curfews, Saturday's security plan and the protests' school-staffing roots

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Center
Semafor · Oct. 22 6:23 PM ET
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Macron bans non-union protests amid France unrest

Brief: Macron bars protests not organized by unions ahead of Saturday, then sets the unrest against the centrist government's wider crisis

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From the Right
Fox News · Oct. 22 12:38 PM ET
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France's Macron blames protests on 'ultra-left groups whose aim is to bring down the Republic'

Macron's ban on protests by groups with 'no legitimate authority', in his own words, with the Paris court ruling, the Lyon bans and the protests' education roots

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Culture

Oct 22 · Tom Skerritt, the 'Top Gun,' 'Alien' and 'Picket Fences' actor, dies at 93

From the Left
NPR · Oct. 22 4:12 PM ET
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Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died

Death confirmed by his representative, then the career from Alien to Picket Fences; opens on the writer's own sketch of him

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Forbes · Oct. 22 8:37 PM ET
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Tom Skerritt, 'Top Gun,' 'Alien' and 'Cheers' star, dies at 93

The family statement on his death, then the credits from War Hunt to Broke and the Picket Fences Emmy; calls the films classics in its own voice

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From the Right
The Daily Caller · Oct. 22 4:55 PM ET
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'Top Gun' Star Dead At 93

The family statement via People, his credits and awards, and the family's request for privacy

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Elections

Oct 22 · Blanche won't rule out DOJ moving to block election certification in a 'doomsday' case

From the Left
NBC News · Oct. 22 3:34 PM ET
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Blanche won’t rule out DOJ post-election action in a ‘doomsday’ scenario

Blanche's words in full context, the legal limits on DOJ, and Schumer's reply; leans on unnamed experts once

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The Hill · Oct. 22 8:29 PM ET
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Blanche: DOJ could block election certification in ‘doomsday scenario’

Blanche's quotes, the monitors plan, the Democrats' suit and DOJ's reply; ends on its own verdict about Trump

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From the Right
Just the News · Oct. 22 2:04 PM ET
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AG Blanche says DOJ has no plans to 'improperly interfere' with states certifying votes

Short rewrite of NBC's report with Blanche's denial up top; no critic or Democrat is heard

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Sports

Oct 22 · Trump calls LeBron James a 'disgrace' over stretching during the anthem

From the Left
ABC News · Oct. 22 7:47 PM ET
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Trump slams LeBron James over apparent national anthem stretches

Trump's post, what the video shows, their history in both men's words, and a request for James's comment

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The Hill · Oct. 22 1:07 PM ET
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Trump criticizes LeBron James as ‘disgrace’ over national anthem

Trump's post and his record of attacking athletes; loaded verbs and no word from James's side

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From the Right
New York Post · Oct. 22 8:44 PM ET
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How LeBron James acted this time after national anthem — and Trump’s evisceration

James standing still at Thursday's anthem, Trump's post and the WNBA anthem fight; loaded framing of the spat

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Defense

Oct 22 · Hegseth bars troops from using nonpublic information to bet on prediction markets

From the Left
CBS News · Oct. 22 3:21 PM ET
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Hegseth bans DoD personnel from using nonpublic info to bet on U.S. military operations

The scoop on the Oct. 20 memo: what it bans, why, the penalties and the Maduro-raid betting case, all sourced

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The Hill · Oct. 22 4:49 PM ET
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Hegseth bars US forces from using undisclosed information to bet on Polymarket, Kalshi

The memo, a Pentagon official's confirmation, the penalties and earlier betting cases; one unnamed-expert claim

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From the Right
New York Post · Oct. 22 10:27 PM ET
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Hegseth prohibits troops from using ‘nonpublic information’ to bet on prediction markets in new directive

AP's account: the memo's text, the Pentagon's no-comment, the Van Dyke charges and wider betting cases, all sourced

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Health

Oct 22 · Calley Means, RFK Jr.'s top MAHA adviser, quits the Trump administration

From the Left
PBS NewsHour · Oct. 22 8:51 PM ET
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RFK Jr. adviser Calley Means resigns amid growing MAHA discontent over lack of progress

His statement, the White House reply and MAHA voices, with the food-policy delays laid out; one loaded line about his tenure

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The Hill · Oct. 22 2:31 PM ET
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Calley Means, top RFK Jr. adviser, quits Trump administration

The resignation and Means's own statement on X, set against MAHA activists' frustration with the White House; adds its own read of why the agenda stalled

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From the Right
Daily Wire · Oct. 22 5:31 PM ET
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RFK Jr. Adviser, Top MAHA Ally Quits Trump Admin

His statement and record plus the Journal's account; frames him as MAHA's key ally without saying who thinks so

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Justice

Oct 22 · Justice Department investigating Trump ally Corey Lewandowski over his DHS role

From the Left
ABC News · Oct. 22 7:20 PM ET
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DOJ probing Trump ally Corey Lewandowski's actions at DHS after inspector general referral: Sources

The probe, the IG referral, Lewandowski's denial and Trump's reaction; leans on two unnamed sources and adds its own read

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Center
Newsweek · Oct. 22 7:11 PM ET
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Trump Reacts to Reported Lewandowski Probe: ‘I Want My People to Be Honest’

Trump's remarks, what CNN and the Times reported, DOJ's no-comment and the attorney's denial; closes with its own read

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From the Right
Daily Wire · Oct. 22 9:04 PM ET
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DOJ Investigates Whether Corey Lewandowski Cashed In On Homeland Security Role

The referral, the ad contract and GEO Group accounts, each tied to WSJ or NBC, with the denial and Trump's remarks

Read at Daily Wire →
Voting

Oct 22 · Supreme Court lets New Hampshire bar student IDs for voting in the midterms

From the Left
NBC News · Oct. 22 6:05 PM ET
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Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can’t be used to vote in November

Unsigned order, Jackson's dissent, the April law and what Judge Laplante's ruling did and did not block, in order

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Center
SCOTUSblog · Oct. 22 8:16 PM ET
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Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to restrict use of student IDs in voting

The order, Jackson's dissent, and both sides' arguments in their own words

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From the Right
Washington Examiner · Oct. 22 7:31 PM ET
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Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to bar student IDs for voting

Order and dissent quoted; misstates what the lower court blocked

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