| No Images? Click here  Wednesday, October 17TRUMP CRITICIZES SAUDI ACCUSERS Donald Trump has defended Saudi Arabia against mounting global condemnation over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, claiming the kingdom is being unfairly viewed as “guilty until proven innocent.” Trump’s comments came amid new reports that Khashoggi was killed and dismembered in a plot organized by a high-ranking officer in Saudi Arabia's main intelligence service. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook]KUSHNER LEADING KHASHOGGI RESPONSE A senior Trump administration official claims that White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is playing a critical role in formulating the White House response to the disappearance of Khashoggi, including direct phone conversations with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the crisis. [HuffPost]TRUMP: NOT MY FAULT IF GOP LOSES The president said he will not accept blame if Republicans lose the House in the November midterms. [HuffPost]NEW USA GYMNASTICS CHIEF QUITS After only five days in the job, the interim president and CEO of USA Gymnastics, Mary Bono, has resigned. Bono came under fire for posting a photo on Twitter of her covering the Nike logo on her golf shoes, a reference to the company’s move to partner with Colin Kaepernick. [HuffPost]SECRET SERVICE BLOCKED REPORTER A Secret Service agent blocked the phone of a CBS reporter who was attempting to ask Kushner a question, telling the journalist he didn’t “give a damn” who he was. [HuffPost]EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SUED OVER GUNS FOR SCHOOLS A coalition of advocacy and teacher groups will sue the Department Of Education for information on whether the NRA had a hand in the government’s decision to allow schools to use federal funds to buy guns. [HuffPost] AUSTRALIAN PM SLAMMED OVER JERUSALEM Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is facing international backlash over his decision to follow Trump and consider officially recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. [HuffPost]TRUMP SLAMS FED… AGAIN Trump heaped more criticism on the Federal Reserve in an interview with Fox Business Network, calling it, “my biggest threat.” [Reuters]BETO GOES IN HARD ON ‘LYIN’ TED’ Democratic Texas Senate challenger Beto O’Rourke repeatedly attacked Sen. Ted Cruz as dishonest and overly ambitious in their second debate. He even borrowed Trump’s campaign catchphrase of “Lyin’ Ted” to ridicule the incumbent. [HuffPost]MICHAEL DEATH TOLL RISES An additional 10 people in Florida have been confirmed dead in the wake of Hurricane Michael, bringing the number of storm-related deaths to at least 29. [Reuters]TRUMP THREATENS TO STOP HONDURAS AID Trump issued a threat to Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez: Recall a mass caravan of mostly Honduran migrants bound for the United States or watch American aid dry up. [HuffPost]HUMANS KILL HUNDREDS OF MAMMAL SPECIES A grim new study reveals that humans have helped propel the extinction of more than 300 mammal species — equaling a staggering loss of 2.5 billion years of evolutionary history. [HuffPost]
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