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Warren calls out Facebook for refusing to remove anti-Biden ad | TheHill – The Hill

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann WarrenOn The Money: Fed officials saw rising risk of recession | Ocasio-Cortez, Cruz blast NBA for ‘outrageous’ response to China | Prospects dim for trade breakthrough with China Hillicon Valley: Zuckerberg to testify on Libra | Extremists find home on Telegram app | Warren blasts Facebook for not removing anti-Biden ad | California outlaws facial recognition in police body cameras | China rips US tech sanctions…

Biden campaign slams New York Times for op-ed by conservative author behind Ukraine claims – The Washington Post

Thursday, October 10, 2019

“Are you truly blind to what you got wrong in 2016, or are you deliberately continuing policies that distort reality for the sake of controversy and the clicks that accompany it?” Kate Bedingfield, Biden’s deputy campaign manager, wrote in the Wednesday letter, which was posted by CNN’s Oliver Darcy.

Trump says he would cooperate if Democrats ‘give us our rights’; Biden makes most direct demand for impeachment – The Washington Post

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Felicia Sonmez Colby Itkowitz John Wagner October 9 at 10:23 PM Former vice president Joe Biden made his most direct call for President Trump’s impeachment Wednesday, hours after Trump said the Democratic-led inquiry should be terminated “for the good of the Country,” claiming it was tainted with political bias. “President Trump has indicted himself by obstructing justice, refusing to comply with a congressional inquiry … he’s already convicted himself,” Biden,…

‘I am ashamed’: US Special Forces soldier denounces ‘insanity’ of US abandoning Kurds – Washington Examiner

Thursday, October 10, 2019

A U.S. Special Forces soldier who most recently trained Kurdish fighters in Syria denounced his country’s decision to remove troops from northern Syria. Fox News national security reporter Jennifer Griffin posted on Twitter snippets of a conversation she had with an active duty Special Forces soldier on Wednesday. The soldier, whom Griffin did not name, unleashed on President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. forces out of northern Syria, removing maybe…

PG&E slammed for cutting power to millions of Californians – NBC News

Thursday, October 10, 2019

SONOMA, Calif. — Californians from the governor on down slammed the state’s largest utility Wednesday for rolling blackouts that could plunge up to 2 million people into darkness as it scrambles to keep its power lines from sparking wildfires. Pacific Gas & Electric Corp., or PG&E, began shutting off power in phases early Wednesday to about 500,000 customers in northern and central parts of the state, including sections of the…

California Bans The Pesticide Chlorpyrifos – NPR

Thursday, October 10, 2019

California is banning a pesticide often used by growers of grapes, citrus, almonds and other crops. Sales of chlorpyrifos will be outlawed in the state as of Feb. 6. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Risberg/AP California is banning a pesticide often used by growers of grapes, citrus, almonds and other crops. Sales of chlorpyrifos will be outlawed in the state as of Feb. 6. Eric Risberg/AP Beginning in…

Arizona Official Placed 29 Babies in Adoption Fraud Scheme, Prosecutors Say – The New York Times

Thursday, October 10, 2019

He offered each of the expecting mothers $10,000 to put their newborns up for adoption, siphoning off money for housing and health care after arranging for them to travel more than 5,000 miles from the Marshall Islands to the United States, prosecutors said. Then, after falsifying their residency records to enroll them in state health care coverage, Paul D. Petersen commanded a $35,000 fee from parents eager to adopt, according…

Trump defends abandoning the Kurds by saying they didn’t help the US in WWII – Business Insider

Thursday, October 10, 2019

President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued to defend his decision to withdraw US troops from northeastern Syria, abandoning Kurdish forces in the region, by saying the Kurds did not help the US during World War II. “They didn’t help us in the Second World War; they didn’t help us with Normandy,” Trump said of the Kurds, who played a vital role in the US-led campaign against ISIS. And when asked…

Latest information on potential safety power outages for Kern County – KERO 23ABC News

Thursday, October 10, 2019

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — UPDATE (5:54 p.m.) PG&E said they’re contacting customers in Kern County to update them on whether are not they will be impacted by the planned power outage. PG&E officials said the impact to Kern County customers has went from 42,000 to 4,600 in phase three of its planned safety power outage. There is a scheduled media briefing planned for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, at that time, they…

Dow futures drop 250 points after Chinese media reports that trade talks have made no progress – CNBC

Thursday, October 10, 2019

U.S. stock futures slipped Wednesday night after a slew of conflicting reports around Thursday’s U.S.-China trade talks sent investors for a wild ride. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost more than 300 points at one point. They were last seen off the lows, but still indicating a decline of about 50 points as traders tried to make sense of the unfolding situation. S&P 500 futures fell 0.2% and Nasdaq 100…

PG&E blackout: California PSPS shows the inequities of climate risks – Vox.com

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Pacific Gas & Electric, the utility serving more than 16 million people across California, shut down power to more than 500,000 customers early Wednesday morning with more outages scheduled in the coming days. It’s a blunt response to the growing risks of disastrous wildfires brought about by a complex combination of suburban sprawl, poor land management practices, and climate change. And the shutoff is a stark example of the trade-offs…

American Airlines says it expects to resume flying Boeing’s 737 Max jet in January – The Washington Post

Thursday, October 10, 2019

However, executives at Boeing said they expect to submit their final certification package to the FAA later this year. Based on that, airlines have begun to lay the groundwork for returning the planes to service. For example, American is working closely with the Allied Pilots Association, which represents its pilots, on training and other issues.

The whistleblower complaint: Read the contents of the whistleblower’s July 26 memo about Trump’s Ukraine call [exclusive] – CBS News

Wednesday, October 09, 2019

Washington — CBS News has learned the full contents of what appears to be a memo written by the whistleblower one day after President Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July.   The memo, dated July 26, is based on a conversation the whistleblower had with an unnamed White House official who listened to the call.  According to a source familiar with the matter, the memo was among…

California begins cutting power to more than 1 million people in face of wildfire risk – NBCNews.com

Wednesday, October 09, 2019

Thousands of Northern Californians lost power Wednesday morning as the embattled giant utility Pacific Gas & Electric began pulling the plug as a preventative measure against potential wildfires. In the biggest planned power outage in state history, PG&E started turning off the power that residents use for lights, television sets, computers, stoves and air conditioners in rolling blackouts planned for 30 counties with almost 800,000 paying accounts, impacting more than…

About 2,200 people watched the German synagogue shooting on Amazon’s Twitch – CNBC

Wednesday, October 09, 2019

Wednesday’s shooting in the eastern German city of Halle outside of a synagogue was livestreamed on Amazon‘s Twitch service, the company confirmed to CNBC. The video was 35 minutes long. Two people were killed in the attack, German police said earlier in the day. “We are shocked and saddened by the tragedy that took place in Germany today, and our deepest condolences go out to all those affected,” a Twitch…

Pay freeze at the UN? Trump administration owes the United Nations $1 billion – USA TODAY

Wednesday, October 09, 2019

CLOSE Trump accused China of “gaming” the global trade system in a speech Tuesday at the United Nations as he defended tariffs that his critics say have put the U.S. economy at risk of a recession. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump brushed aside warnings from the United Nations on Wednesday that the 74-year-old organization risks being unable to pay its staff and bills if member nations don’t cough up their…

Defense Intelligence Agency employee charged with leaking classified information to journalists – The Washington Post

Wednesday, October 09, 2019

Frese, who had a high-level security clearance, was arrested Wednesday morning as he arrived for work at DIA offices in Reston, Va., authorities said. The indictment, issued by a federal grand jury in Alexandria, charges him with two counts of willful transmission of national defense information.

Turkey begins military offensive in Syria: Live updates – CNN

Wednesday, October 09, 2019

A photo taken from Turkey’s Sanliurfa province shows smoke rising over the Syrian town of Ras al-Ayn. It is absolute gridlock here in northern Syria, near the border with Turkey, as people try to flee to safety with little idea of what the Turkish military has in store for them. For civilians living in this Kurdish stronghold, it’s their worst nightmare playing out before their eyes. There was a hope…

Utility Giant PG&E Voluntarily Shuts Off Power, Could Impact 800000 Californians – NPR

Wednesday, October 09, 2019

Pacific Gas & Electric began cutting off power to nearly 800,000 customers across large swaths of Northern and Central California on Wednesday morning, in a planned outage that it says is necessary to avoid the risk of fire. PG&E gave residents in more than 30 counties advance warnings about the power cut, which it says would “proactively” reduce the dangerous effects of a potential “widespread, severe wind event” forecast for…

In Shift, Warren Says She’ll Forgo Big Money Events if Nominated – The New York Times

Wednesday, October 09, 2019

Previously, Ms. Warren had been clear that her pledge applied only to the primary. MSNBC’s Chris Hayes asked her that directly when she announced it (“Yes,” Ms. Warren replied). And in an interview with The New York Times over the summer, Ms. Warren said, “It’s primaries. This is Democrat against Democrat. I don’t believe in unilateral disarmament.” Some of Ms. Warren’s rivals have privately grumbled about the inconsistency of her…