## AfD becomes first far-right party to win German state election since 1945

Authored by cnn.com

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become the first far-right party to win a state election in Germany since the Nazi era, dealing a crushing blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government with only a year to go before the next federal election.

If federal elections were held now, recent polls show the AfD could become the second-largest group in the Bundestag, with the SDP trailing in third.

Scholz described the results as “bitter” and, calling on the European principle of the “cordon sanitaire,” urged mainstream parties in Thuringia and Saxony to exclude the AfD from any state governing coalitions.

“All democratic parties are now called upon to form stable governments without right-wing extremists,” Scholz said in a statement.

Alice Weidel, co-leader of the AfD, speaks during the final election campaign rally in Erfurt, Germany, on Saturday.

Mainstream parties perform less well in the east, creating space for anti-establishment parties like the AfD and political entrepreneurs like Wagenknecht.

That message is taking root in the fertile ground of Germany’s east, where voters told CNN they felt neglected by traditional parties. »

### Donald Trump is losing it

Authored by newstatesman.com

About two weeks ago, Trump seemed to denigrate the Medal of Honor, America’s highest award for military valour in combat.

The liberal press, now comfortably primed to respond with moral outrage to every outrageous thing Trump says, pounced.

It is harder to discern Trump’s cognitive decline, because his behaviour, ironically, serves the same purpose as Biden’s entourage, obscuring the decline it is a symptom of. »

### Rocksteady hit by layoffs after Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League underperforms

Authored by eurogamer.net

Rocksteady staff have told Eurogamer of redundancies at the studio, following the underperformance of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

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"Rocksteady's talent is so evident in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, it almost overcomes the terrible decision to try and make it," reads Eurogamer's Suicide Squad review. »

### Former Aurora cop charged with raping daughter remains free as mom is sent to jail

Authored by denvergazette.com

She said that she has arranged for family members to care for her children when she goes to jail.

Following the criminal filing in July, he posted a $50,000 surety bond and remains free from jail while under GPS ankle monitoring.

Her trip to jail occurs as such therapy and its potential harms are increasingly coming under fire in Colorado. »

### Poland has right to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine for national security, Polish FM says

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Most Poles believe the Polish military should shoot down Russian drones that enter Polish airspace during aerial attacks on Ukraine, according to a survey published on Sept. 1 by the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita.

Previously, a Russian missile entered Polish airspace during a massive aerial attack launched against Ukraine in March, staying in Polish airspace for 39 seconds.

Polish investigators later concluded that it was a stray Ukrainian surface-to-air missile launched to intercept a Russian attack. »

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