Breaking news: The Pentagon acknowledged that the number of troops who have died in the Middle East during its operations against Iran is higher than previously reported, and updated the official count to include two more noncombat deaths.

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On this day in 2002: "I Am Mine" is the first single released from Riot Act.

Pennsylvania law allows for the death penalty, though there have been no executions in the state since 1999.

So I edited this story. And I wanna share on thought on language, & telling the truth We talked about: the "government is lying to you" It may sound saucy. It may sound like opinion But it's just true And if something is true then you should just say it, clearly That's just good journalism

NEW: As Colorado’s Tina Peters reportedly meets with President Trump to discuss an election “plan,” her attorney says the plan involves seizing ballots nationwide and discusses strategy for a potential civil war

oil prices jumping this morning after several explosions were heard in the Saudi capital, including at Riyadh's airport... WTI up $4/bbl Brent up nearly $5/bbl, with gasoline and diesel futures also rising sharply

It may be Thursday, but it's my Friday, friendos. A good morning to you. How about an absolute banger as the best song I heard on my commute? "I exploit you, still you love me I tell you, one and one makes three Oh, I'm the cult of personality"

"Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express—in a way that wouldn’t leave a paper trail."

Commentary: Commentators are contemplating the possibility of a Democratic trifecta in Pennsylvania for the first time since 1993. Voters should understand what the legislative priorities will be for either party if they gain control of the General Assembly. From @theconversation.com

The Democratic effort builds on regular election protection methods and incorporates practices and procedures that grew out of the effort to document ICE agents’ actions during the immigration surge in Minnesota this year.

ICYMI: Speakers at the rally were critical of Shapiro for his initial embrace of Amazon and other tech companies as they scoped out sites. The development guidelines that now encompass much of the commonwealth’s data center policy are too little, too late, they said.