Campus sexual assault survivors are speaking out about the rape allegations at Cornell, with the hashtag #IAmJaneDoe. "Being around frat culture and knowing how people can be there — I was not the most surprised,” a Cornell student told us w/ @stefsaulnytimes.com/2026/10/03/us/co…
SLF pulls out of NC.
One of the bigger developments on the Senate map: Dems now favored for first flip of cycle
PLUS: GOP super PAC sending millions to Kansas
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NEW: President Trump directly told Russ Vought to find the funds to finance the ads glorifying him. The agency’s general counsel and WH counsel both signed off on the move as legal. The president and WH chief of staff spoke to the DHS secretary. nytimes.com/2026/10/02/us/po…
Breaking news: A military judge has thrown out yet another confession in the 9/11 case, ruled it was involuntary. The prisoner wasn't told his statements could be used against him during questioning in 2007 at a former CIA black site in Guantanamo. #Mirandanytimes.com/2026/10/02/us/po…
President Trump directed staff to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency, setting in motion a $20 million contract that used funds from the Department of Homeland Security, according to people familiar with the matter. nyti.ms/4hsdqTz
Breaking News: A judge halted border wall construction across the Big Bend region in Texas, a project that has faced fierce local opposition. nyti.ms/3VktG0h
From @TheAthletic: The memory of Kobe Bryant's death lingers as LeBron James uses helicopters to get to 76ers practices. "Somewhere below, on a thousand glowing phones, strangers were begging him," our columnist writes. "Take the car. Please. Why risk it?" nyti.ms/4APA9AE
ALT “The night before Kobe’s death, LeBron passed him for third on the all-time scoring list. In Philadelphia, Kobe’s hometown. Kobe’s last tweet congratulated James. Now, LeBron plays for Philadelphia. And he leaves practice in a helicopter. So yes, it’s easy to get the chills on this one.” - Jason Lloyd, a senior columnist
Breaking News: Christa Pike was unconscious and on a ventilator in a Nashville hospital as of Thursday evening, a day after surviving a failed execution attempt, her lawyers said in a court filing. nyti.ms/4y3tuQH
Manchester City have launched their appeal — but what will their argument be?
@SamLee takes a look at the points they are likely to make, while @CWeatherspoon_ analyses any issues with those:
■ The money came from Abu Dhabi government, not the owner
■ Use of the word ‘sham’
■ Procedural flaws
■ Premier League can’t prosecute UEFA breaches
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From @TheAthletic: The NFL has suspended 49ers owner Jed York for six regular-season games and fined him $500,000 for violating the personal-conduct policy following his August arrest in an Ohio prostitution sting. nyti.ms/4hscVsv
Breaking News from @TheAthletic: Tony Romo is leaving CBS Sports two months after the NFL analyst was arrested on intoxicated driving charges. nyti.ms/4B0jTwK
Breaking News: A top Republican super PAC pulled money from the North Carolina Senate race, signaling the party no longer sees a path to winning the state. trib.al/OlIqun0
Breaking News: The G7, which includes Britain, France, Japan and others, agreed to release diesel from reserve stockpiles to ease record-high prices driven mostly by the war in Iran. nyti.ms/4dg3Xfv
From @TheAthletic: College football viewership was down in September. More fans are staying home.
"For the most part, college football has only itself to blame for a ho-hum September slate that turned off fans," our columnist writes. nyti.ms/4e4IXsj
Breaking News: Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said she was “deeply disturbed” by how the sexual assault allegations at Cornell University was handled in 2024. nyti.ms/46SECVo
From @TheAthletic: The memory of Kobe Bryant's death lingers as LeBron James uses helicopters to get to 76ers practices. "Somewhere below, on a thousand glowing phones, strangers were begging him," our columnist writes. "Take the car. Please. Why risk it?" nyti.ms/4y2oc82