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Biden Takes On Trump With A Sweeping Ethics Plan, Amid Push Back Over Ukraine – NPR

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Former Vice President Joe Biden unveiled an ethics plan that also assails practices in the Trump administration. It comes as his son Hunter is making new pledges to curtail overseas business dealings to quell criticism over his role in Ukraine’s energy sector while his father was managing policy with the nation. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Former Vice President Joe Biden unveiled an ethics plan…

Former Fort Worth Officer Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting Of Woman In Her Home – NPR

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Bouquets of flowers and stuffed animals are piling up outside the Fort Worth home of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson who was shot to death early Saturday morning by Ft. Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean. Jake Bleiberg/AP hide caption toggle caption Jake Bleiberg/AP Bouquets of flowers and stuffed animals are piling up outside the Fort Worth home of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson who was shot to death early Saturday morning by Ft. Worth…

Hunter Biden steps down from Chinese firm amid Ukraine controversy – Fox News

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Joe Biden’s son is leaving the board of a Chinese private equity firm as questions around his foreign business dealings put the 2020 candidate under new scrutiny. #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and the direct-to-consumer streaming service, FOX Nation. FOX News also produces FOX News Sunday on FOX Broadcasting Company and FOX News Edge….

Typhoon in Japan leaves dozens dead and many missing as crews race to find victims trapped in mudslides today – CBS News

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Nagano, Japan — Rescue crews dug through mudslides and searched near swollen rivers Monday as they looked for those missing from a typhoon that left dozens dead and caused serious damage in central and northern Japan. Typhoon Hagibis unleashed torrents of rain and strong winds Saturday, leaving thousands of homes on Japan’s main island flooded, damaged or without power. CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio said parts of the city that once…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he expects tariffs to go up in December if there is no China deal – CNBC

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

The two countries addressed intellectual property rights, financial services — including currency and foreign exchange — and “very significant structural issues” dealing with agriculture, a key sticking point in the tit-for-tat tariff battle, Mnuchin said. Mnuchin said the U.S. expects China to buy $40 billion to $50 billion worth of agriculture products. He also said that China will be removing some tariffs on imports of U.S. goods. Trump, in an…

Giuliani says he has ‘nothing to do with’ oligarch at edges of Trump-Ukraine affair – NBC News

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani on Monday denied being involved with a Ukrainian oligarch whose ethical issues have dovetailed with the ongoing impeachment inquiry into the president. Giuliani also told NBC News he was not planning on visiting Dmitry Firtash, who is currently wanted on corruption charges in the U.S., during a trip to Vienna he planned last week. He said he could not speak for his two…

Impeachment inquiry news: The past 48 hours explained – Vox.com

Monday, October 14, 2019

The Trump Ukraine scandal — about to enter its fourth week — saw a number of outstanding if relatively minor questions answered over the weekend, all while President Trump worked to further define his strategy to counter Democrats’ impeachment inquiry against him. The central question around Trump’s interactions with Ukraine is not whether he pushed that country to investigate potential presidential rival former Vice President Joe Biden, but whether there…

Is the Trump Impeachment Saga Kavanaugh 2.0? Some Republicans Hope So – The New York Times

Monday, October 14, 2019

In interviews, other allies of the president who were instrumental in the Kavanaugh fight said that the impeachment inquiry was a much different and, in some ways, more difficult case for them to defend in the court of public opinion because of its complexity. Much of Mr. Trump’s public response, and the defense from his surrogates, has focused on the process of impeachment rather than the actual facts of the…

Mark Levin blasts media’s Ukraine narrative, claims transcript destroys Biden ‘favor’ argument – Fox News

Monday, October 14, 2019

Video Mark Levin blasts media narrative of Trump-Ukraine transcript Mark Levin blasts media narrative of Trump-Ukraine transcript Mark Levin dismissed the media’s narrative that President Trump tried to cover up a quid pro quo with Ukraine in order to damage former Vice President Joe Biden. Levin, in the latest episode of “Life, Liberty & Levin,” claimed the plain text of the transcript disproves the existence of such a deal between Trump…

Drone video shows aftermath of New Orleans hotel collapse, search continues for 1 missing – NBCNews.com

Monday, October 14, 2019

NEW ORLEANS — Rescue workers and search dogs moved gingerly through a dangerously unstable New Orleans hotel Monday in a risky search for the only person still missing after the structure partially collapsed. Two people are known to have died in the Saturday disaster and more than 20 were hurt. Fire Chief Tim McConnell told reporters that engineers were in the building to determine how best to stabilize it. Experts…

Police officer who shot Fort Worth woman in her own home resigns | TheHill – The Hill

Monday, October 14, 2019

The Fort Worth, Texas, police officer who fatally shot a black woman in her own home over the weekend has resigned but remains under criminal investigation, Chief Ed Kraus said at a news conference Monday. Kraus identified Aaron Dean as the officer who shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson early Saturday morning after a neighbor called to tell police Jefferson’s door was open, according to the Forth Worth Star-Telegram. Dean reportedly shot…

8 Republican senators to watch on impeachment – Vox.com

Monday, October 14, 2019

Congress is back — meaning Senate Republicans are going to have to start answering pointed questions about where they stand on impeachment. While it’s pretty unlikely enough Republican senators will actually vote to convict President Donald Trump if articles of impeachment are brought against him, members who represent swing states, such as Susan Collins, might feel pressure to defect due to pushback from their constituents. Others, like Mitt Romney, have…

The latest on what’s happening in Syria – CNN

Monday, October 14, 2019

Turkey claims Kurdish fighters released ISIS prisoners from a holding facility in northeast Syria as the ongoing Turkish operation raises concerns of an ISIS resurgence.  During a raid on a prison in the town of Tal Abyad on Monday, Turkish forces determined that the prisoners had been set free “in an attempt to fuel chaos in the area,” said a senior Turkish official who cannot be named due to protocol….

Trump has been clobbered by the courts — and there may be more ahead – CNN

Monday, October 14, 2019

Trump impeachment inquiry: A visual timeline Trump’s Ukraine scandal: Who’s who? The phases of Trump’s coming impeachment proceedings Trump’s Ukraine phone call, annotated Why Democrats aren’t planning to vote on an impeachment inquiry The wild indictment of Rudy’s associates, annotated

Today’s Impeach-O-Meter: OK, It Was a Quid Pro Quo, but We Didn’t Say the Words “Illegal Quid Pro Quo” Out Loud – Slate

Monday, October 14, 2019

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Hunter Biden to step down from Chinese-backed firm, will forgo foreign business if dad is elected – NBC News

Monday, October 14, 2019

Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden will step down from a Chinese-backed private equity firm, his lawyer said in a statement posted to Medium defending the former vice president’s son’s work abroad for the first time since it has become a major issue in the 2020 presidential cycle. Through his attorney George Mesires, the younger Biden defended his past relationships with foreign businesses while pledging to avoid any future work that…

Syria Live Updates: Assad’s Forces Move Into Area Hit by Turkey – The New York Times

Monday, October 14, 2019

The invasion of Manbij would be led on the ground by Syrian Arab militias, but would have Turkish backing, Mr. Erdogan said. The Turkish president appeared to be more ambivalent about Kobani, a Kurdish-run city on the Syrian border that Mr. Erdogan had previously threatened to capture. It was the scene of a fierce battle between Kurdish fighters and ISIS extremists in 2014 and 2015 that ended in an ISIS…

Report: Internet meme showing Trump shooting media, political opponents shown at president’s resort – NBC News

Monday, October 14, 2019

A video showing a likeness of President Donald Trump shooting, stabbing and brutally assaulting members of the news media and his political opponents has prompted calls for the White House to denounce the violence after it was reportedly shown at a meeting of Trump supporters at his Miami resort. The New York Times obtained the footage that it says was shown at a three-day event held by a pro-Trump group…

Syria’s Kurds look to Assad for protection after US pullout – CNBC

Monday, October 14, 2019

What ‘deepfakes’ are and how they may be dangerous “Deepfakes” are being used to depict people in fake videos they did not actually appear in, and can potentially affect elections, diplomacy and how markets move, experts say. Technologyread more

White House reporters condemn fake video showing Trump killing press – Reuters

Monday, October 14, 2019

(Reuters) – The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) condemned on Sunday a video that depicted a fake image of U.S. President Donald Trump slaughtering members of the news media, shown at a gathering of his supporters. News of the video was first reported by the New York Times after someone who attended the gathering leaked a cell-phone video of it to the newspaper. “The WHCA is horrified by a video…