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45 candidates share a last name with one or more of their opponents in November

Welcome to the Thursday, October 27, Brew.

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Football corruption and the remarkable road to Qatar’s World Cup

The most significant day in the history of modern football ended with the award of a tainted event that is now weeks away

The Guardian - UK

War Elephants settle for third place

Thailand made up for their shock defeat to Malaysia by claiming the third place in the King's Cup after securing a 2-1 upset victory over higher-ranked Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday night.

Bangkok Post

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Tensions rise as families reckon with Hispanic church leader’s sex crimes sentencing

ATLANTA — News out of California this summer of a Mexican church leader’s guilty plea for sexually abusing minors had a deep resonance for Erica Ortiz, a metro Atlanta resident since the late 1980s.

Tribune News Service

After primaries, these 10 House members are most vulnerable - Roll Call

Roll Call's latest update of the 10 most vulnerable House members includes six Democrats and four Republicans.

Roll Call

BMW PGA Championship: Golf tee times and Round 1 schedule including Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm

Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick and Jon Rahm top a star-studded field at the headquarters for the DP World Tour

The Independent UK

El Paso joins Texas Gov. Abbott’s strategy of busing migrants to New York, other East Coast cities

EL PASO, Texas — A chartered bus carrying migrants is scheduled to leave El Paso for New York on Tuesday, marking the first time city and county officials have agreed to work with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

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VIR IMSA: Pfaff Porsche and Winward Mercedes claim victories

Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell scored Pfaff Motorsports’ fifth GTD Pro victory of the year at VIR, as Philip Ellis and Russell Ward claimed a strong win for the Winward Racing Mercedes AMG GT3, in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's Michelin GT Challenge.

Motorsport

Corvette Racing aims for third straight VIR win

Ahead of the second GT-only race on the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule, Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor are optimistic they can clock up the C8.R’s second win of the season at VIR.

Motorsport

Migrants arrive in Dallas as high numbers cause overcrowding worries at border

About 50 migrants arrived at a Dallas church Wednesday morning as local nonprofits scramble to assist private shelters with historic high migration.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Bail’s purpose is freedom, not jail

Megachurch leader Naasón Joaquín García was sentenced last week to nearly 17 years in state prison after pleading guilty to child sexual abuse, putting an end to a case that in its early days made headlines for the astonishingly high $50 million bail amount set by the court.

Los Angeles Times

Former Amazon Mexico CEO accused of paying hitmen to shoot dead his wife

His wife had filed for divorce after she accused him of trying to kill her in her sleep

The Independent UK

Diego Garcia by Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams review – protest fiction for a new generation

Two writers take on a tale of exile, personal tragedy and literary friendship in a stirring reimagining of the political novel

The Guardian - UK

Mexican megachurch leader pleads guilty in LA to sex abuse

California prosecutors say the leader of Mexican megachurch La Luz del Mundo has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing three girls

The Independent UK

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SF Giants’ bullpen blows chance at sweep of scuffling Phillies

PHILADELPHIA — The Giants failed to sweep the scuffling Philadelphia Phillies, and their loss in the series finale Wednesday night was a lesson in domino effects.

The Independent UK

In Cuba, caution and confusion meet eased US sanctions

The Biden administration's move to ease some sanctions on Cuba are being met with some confusion and caution by people on the island

Tribune News Service

Meet the Socialist Workers Party candidate running in California to be a US senator

Eleanor García joined the Socialist Worker’s Party in her twenties. She had been working with the United Farm Workers in Phoenix, Arizona, where she is from, on a boycott of Gallo wine, iceberg lettuce and table grapes.

Los Angeles Times

US reaches 1 million COVID deaths — and the virus isn’t done with us

David Dowdy hunches in front of his laptop at his kitchen table as he watches COVID-19 data trickle in. One death. Then another. And another. And another.

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Los Angeles Times

Review: How Netflix's legal drama 'The Lincoln Lawyer' might predict the streamer's future

"The Lincoln Lawyer," premiering Friday on Netflix, is a meat-and-potatoes legal thriller starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller, a Los Angeles defense attorney. It was created by David E. Kelley and developed by Ted Humphrey (a producer and writer on "The Good Wife") from "The Brass Verdict," the second of…

Reason

Another Attempt to Vanish from Google Searches Materials About Attempts to Vanish Materials

Some years ago, Paul Alan Levy (Public Citizen) and I wrote extensively about "Dozens of suspicious court cases, with missing defendants, aim at getting web pages taken down or deindexed." (Deindexing means hiding from Google search results.) Eventually, a federal court concluded there was "fraud on the Court" in one…

The Independent UK

New this week: 'The Brothers Garcia,' Jewel and Barack Obama

This week’s new entertainment releases include Jewel’s first new studio album in seven years, former President Barack Obama narrating a five-part Netflix series about U_S_ public lands and the return of “The Brothers Garcia.”

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox wrap up Cactus League with win over the Padres

Michael Kopech struggled in his tuneup for his start Sunday in Detroit.

Motorsport

Taylor: ABS can challenge yet help Corvette at Long Beach

Corvette Racing ace Jordan Taylor says that maximizing the anti-lock brakes allowed on GT3 cars will make the Long Beach IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round a challenge, but says the system is also a great aid.

Liverpool Echo

Steven Gerrard returns to Liverpool to captain incredible line-up against Barcelona legends

Liverpool starting eleven and full squad confirmed for legends game against Barcelona at Anfield

Motorsport

Corvette drivers surprised by pace after 12th Sebring win

Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor and Nicky Catsburg scored Corvette Racing’s 12th victory in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring but admitted the C8.R’s speed came as a surprise.

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