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Steve Herman

newsguyusa@flipboard.social

<p>Senior Fellow, Center for Information Advantage and Effectiveness; <br />Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media;<br />Former VOA News White House bureau chief;<br />Author, Behind the White House Curtain;<br />Board of directors: @JURISTnews, NPC Journalism Institute board of governors; Overseas Press Club of America;<br />2022 Kiplinger Fellow, Ohio Univ.;<br />Nevada Broadcasters Assoc. Hall of Fame; W7DQ on ham radio.</p>

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    CBS - The Black college students who were harassed by two White students at the University of Mississippi making monkey gestures and sounds outside their apartment are speaking out after the incident went viral. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ole-miss-students-speak-out-racist-harassment/

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    People - Joe Biden says he would have resigned from the presidency and ended his 2024 reelection campaign had he been diagnosed with cancer while he was in office. https://people.com/joe-biden-would-have-resigned-as-president-if-he-knew-he-had-cancer-exclusive-12248964

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    Russia&#39;s ambassador to the US, Alexander Darchiev, has died at the age of 66. No cause of death disclosed. https://t.me/MID_Russia/96016

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    UAL to prevent personal AI assistants from accessing its systems to book flight tickets. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/united-airlines-is-banning-ai-bots-from-booking-flights-5b514b38?st=tNp3uh

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    Ukraine rejects a US proposal to redraw Donbas borders as a way to break the deadlock in peace talks, insisting it will not recognize Russian control over occupied Ukrainian territory. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/89765

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    Pro-Palestinian protesters swarm former US President Biden during surprise visit to Dublin. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-biden-dublin-arrests-hunter-event-b3082651.html

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    Politico - A top federal financial regulator has warned Kalshi of potentially imminent charges tied to the launch of certain wagers by the prediction market giant. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/10/regulator-charges-prediction-market-kalshi-01159140

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    CNN - House Democrats are demanding that the Interior Department retain documents related to President Trump’s construction projects around Washington after whistleblowers warned that key paperwork has already been destroyed before the opposition party takes power. https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/10/politics/trump-building-investigation-democrats-house-natural-resources?Date=20261110&amp;Profile=cnn

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    Actor Stacy Keach has died at the age of 85. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/stacy-keach-dead-mike-hammer-fat-city-new-centurions-1236752423/

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    Republican House members unite to smother the effort to quickly impeach the Defense Secretary Hegseth. https://abcnews.com/US/hegseth-dismisses-impeachment-effort-political-spectacle/story?id=138002466

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    Sen. Bernie Sanders says he won’t support Minority Leader Chuck Schumer as leader of the Democratic caucus next year. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/10/congress/sanders-dings-schumer-01159546

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    NYT - Alina Habba Mildon, one of Donald Trump’s former lawyers, was fired last week by the family company that gave her a $50 million contract weeks before the president granted a pardon to the family’s patriarch. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/10/us/politics/alina-habba-fired-pardon.html?campaign_id=60&amp;emc=edit_na_20261110&amp;instance_id=184985&amp;nl=breaking-news&amp;regi_id=61081641&amp;segment_id=229532&amp;user_id=1aa0e7750bb1c186130bb6a1f3edcb83#:~:text=4:49%20min-,Share,-full%20art...

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    A senior US army soldier has been arrested in the UK on suspicion of spying for Russia. https://news.sky.com/story/member-of-us-army-arrested-in-uk-over-allegations-of-espionage-involving-russia-13610748

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    House Republicans select Ohio&#39;s Jim Jordan as their leader. https://thehill.com/the-120/6211341-republicans-elect-jim-jordan-minority-leader/

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    The Online News Association (ONA) will not hold an annual conference or any other in-person event in 2027 and its &quot;long-time staff will leave the organization,&quot; announces CEO/Exec Director Niketa Patel. https://mailchi.mp/d03d5843cab3/onas-new-strategic-shift-11-10-2026?e=44d1efe9a7

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    The Desk - A federal appeals court ruled today that the Trump administration cannot fire the director of the Voice of America without approval from an independent oversight board, which the president effectively dismantled. https://thedesk.net/2026/11/voice-of-america-appeal-court-order-blocking-firing/

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    WaPo - Several US military aircraft have left a British air force base in England — the second such redeployment from the UK in two months. wapo.st/4taOy77

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    WaPo - Several US military aircraft have left a British air force base in England — the second time such redeployment from UK bases in two months. https://wapo.st/4taOy77

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    Costs for goods and services in the US rose more than expected in October, a fresh warning for the Federal Reserve in the fight to lower inflation. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

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    Anthropic is targeting a valuation of up to $1.4 trillion in its IPO. https://www.anthropic.com/news/roadshow-launch

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    A suspect has been taken into federal custody after a woman died aboard the MSC Seascape, which returned to Galveston today as the FBI investigates a suspected homicide. https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/msc-seascape-suspected-homicide-fbi-galveston/285-0bf56013-22b6-47d2-891b-cf166941c17b

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    Ohio State fraternity suspended after video shows two men on fire. https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/2026/11/09/ohio-state-sigma-alpha-epsilon-fire-video-frat-party-buckeyes/92691424007/

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    France&#39;s foreign minister accuses the IRGC of being involved in “unprecedented&quot; cyberattacks targeting supermarket fridges, vowing to hit Iran with sanctions in response. https://f24.my/CGzO

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    Nick Berardini&#39;s New Yorker piece on how sports betting apps prey on gambling addicts should be read by every member of Congress and their staffers. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/11/16/the-nba-player-who-got-hooked-on-sports-betting

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    Judo Olympic gold medalist announces bid for presidency of France. https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261109-french-judo-star-teddy-riner-announces-bid-for-presidency

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    NVIDIA plunges 7% in opening minutes of trading. https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/NVDA

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    &quot;Of course, I was kidding.&quot; - President Trump to reporters on his offer to mixed martial arts mogul Dana White to be White House press secretary.

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    In the latest episode of America at 250: Due Diligence, we chat with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jack Rakove and Princeton professor Frances Lee to explore the history behind the ballot. We dive into: 🏛️ The Founding Fathers&#39; debates over term lengths 📜 When U.S. Senators were finally elected by the people (1913) 🛑 LBJ&#39;s failed 1966 push for four-year House terms ⚖️ Why midterms act as a powerful check on the presidency https://newsguy.substack.com/p/why-do-we-vote-every-two-years?r...

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    I&#39;m a day late preparing to post to social media our latest episode of America at 250: Due Diligence but in the meantime you can read about the hourlong program we taped last week in Pittsburgh: https://pittnews.com/article/204375/top-stories/america-at-250-podcast-recorded-at-barco-law-discussed-the-first-clash-over-constitutional-power/

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    NYT - Secretary of State Rubio oversaw the drafting of the highly classified memo this spring warning top Trump administration officials that Nvidia’s chief executive was in a close relationship with a Chinese spy. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/08/us/politics/rubio-nvidia-ceo-chinese-spy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.O1E.xaEW.M-FV8DMZTGNa&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share