| No Images? Click here  Friday, September 13BOOKER ‘GOES THERE’ ON BIDEN Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) lobbed a fierce, post-debate attack against Democratic front-runner Joe Biden, questioning the former vice president’s ability to “carry the ball” and saying other candidates had “legitimate concerns” about whether Biden is up for a long fight for the White House. [HuffPost]‘MEDICARE FOR ALL’ MELEE Leading Democratic presidential candidates sought to differentiate themselves on health care at Thursday’s debate by vying to find out what scares voters more: the potential for higher taxes or to continue to be subject to the whims of the private health insurance system. [HuffPost]TRUMP’S RAMBLING IN BALTIMORE PROVES A HIT In disjointed, jumbled remarks delivered in a city that he proclaimed in July was “a disgusting, rat and rodent-infested mess,” President Donald Trump addressed House Republicans at their annual retreat with a preview of his central reelection message: “You have no choice.” [HuffPost]CLEAN WATER ON CHOPPING BLOCK The Trump administration plans to revoke an Obama-era regulation that provided federal protection to many U.S. wetlands and streams, according to two Environmental Protection Agency officials. [AP]EL PASO SUSPECT INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGE The man arrested in the El Paso, Texas, mass shooting has been indicted on a capital murder charge. Prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against 21-year-old Patrick Crusius, jailed without bond in the Aug. 3 massacre that left 22 dead. [AP]MAN’S REMAINS FOUND THANKS TO GOOGLE EARTH For over two decades, William Moldt's family was left with unanswered questions about his disappearance. Now they can have closure -- all because of a startling discovery made while browsing Google Earth. [CNN]ANOTHER NEWSLETTER YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN As the United States and other nations grapple with the rise of far-right movements and white supremacy, HuffPost is relaunching the Fringe newsletter to keep you informed about the latest news on political extremism. Get it here. A global HuffPost project on everything you ever wanted to know about therapy, whether you've been once or 100 times. NO-DEAL BREXIT COULD LEAD TO FOOD, MEDICINE SHORTAGES A no-deal Brexit could lead to outbreaks of disease and shortages of medicine, fresh food and fuel, with the poorest hit worst, official government documents show. The papers – marked “official sensitive” – also warn of “a rise in public disorder and community tensions.” [HuffPost]BACKPACK GRAVEYARD MEMORIALIZES CHILDREN IN WAR Lined up on a lawn at the United Nations’ Manhattan headquarters are rows upon rows of bright blue UNICEF backpacks, a scene reminiscent of a graveyard. There are 3,758 backpacks in all — each symbolizing a child who died in conflict last year. [HuffPost]NEARLY 150 CEOS SIGN LETTER ON GUN LEGISLATION The heads of nearly 150 companies, including Twitter, Uber, Lyft, Airbnb and Reddit, are banding together to urge the Senate to pass legislation addressing the scourge of gun violence. [HuffPost]NZ PLANS FURTHER RESTRICTIONS TO GUN OWNERSHIP Six months after a gunman killed 51 people at two Christchurch mosques, New Zealand’s government is planning further restrictions to gun ownership. A new bill would create a register to track all the guns in the country and require gun owners to renew their gun licenses every five years instead of every 10. [AP]FRANCE ADDRESSES VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Since the beginning of the year, 104 women in France have reportedly been killed because they were women. Now the country is debating issues of domestic violence, including whether the term “femicide” should be added to the penal code. [HuffPost]EYES ON NORTHERN IRELAND There is a lurking suspicion among the Irish that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is the latest in a long line of British leaders who haven’t cared much about them. [New York Times]
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