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Obama rallied about thirty-five hundred to four thousand people in Georgia for Senator Jon Ossoff, and Trump fired back at his own rallies; the restaurant chain stayed neutral.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPresident Trump and former president Barack Obama traded barbs on the campaign trail today, less than a week before the midterms.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorObama told a Georgia crowd these are not serious people.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe also joked the White House looks like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. Trump replied that the Cheesecake Factory is a very successful company.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDefended the restaurant chain. Not the building.

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Minecraft creator lists Beverly Hills mansion for $70M

The listing agent says the nine-figure-adjacent market is slower than it used to be; the house has eight bedrooms, fifteen bathrooms and a DJ booth.

Via New York Post

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Wisconsin Republican, 26, set to be youngest member of Congress

Michael Alfonso won an August primary with 48.1 percent and faces Democrat Fred Clark in November for a Wisconsin seat once held by his father-in-law.

Via Washington Examiner