| No Images? Click here  Monday, September 23TRUMP CONFIRMS UKRAINE CALL President Donald Trump acknowledged he spoke about former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, in a call with the newly elected leader of Ukraine over the summer, although he failed to confirm a whistleblower’s bombshell complaint that Trump asked a foreign power to investigate one of his prime rivals in the 2020 election. [HuffPost]PELOSI WARNS: GRAVE NEW PHASE OF LAWLESSNESS House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is calling for the release of the whistleblower report allegedly flagging Trump’s requests for election help from Ukraine, warning that keeping it from Congress could usher in “a grave new chapter of lawlessness.” [HuffPost]TOUR COMPANY THOMAS COOK COLLAPSES Longtime British tour company Thomas Cook collapsed after failing to secure rescue funding, and travel bookings for more than 600,000 global vacationers were canceled early Monday. [AP]ANTONIO BROWN OUT OF NFL In an angry series of tweets, Antonio Brown said he will no longer be playing in the NFL after he was released by the New England Patriots following sexual assault allegations against him. “Will not be playing in the NFL anymore,” the wide receiver wrote on Twitter. [HuffPost]FIFTH DEATH LINKED TO TROPICAL STORM IMELDA The widespread damage brought to the Houston area by one of the wettest tropical cyclones in U.S. history came into broader view as floodwaters receded to reveal the exhausting cleanup effort that lies ahead for many communities and homeowners. [AP]MASS DRUG OVERDOSE IN PITTSBURGH Three people were killed and four others were hospitalized in what police said appeared to be a mass drug overdose. The victims, all men, appear to have taken narcotics at the same time and in the same place in an apartment on Pittsburgh’s south side, authorities said. [AP] A global HuffPost project on everything you ever wanted to know about therapy, whether you've been once or 100 times. MNUCHIN STONEWALLS ON WHISTLEBLOWER Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said allowing Congress to see a whistleblower complaint that allegedly calls into question Trump’s dealings with the Ukrainian president would set a “terrible precedent.” But Democrats and some legal experts say granting Congress access is required by law. [HuffPost]IRAN ASKS WEST TO LEAVE PERSIAN GULF Iran’s president called on Western powers to leave the security of the Persian Gulf to regional nations led by Tehran, criticizing a new U.S.-led coalition patrolling the region’s waterways as nationwide parades showcased the Islamic Republic’s military arsenal. [AP]CHINESE JOURNALISTS TO BE TESTED ON ‘LOYALTY’ In China, considered one of the most restrictive countries to work as a member of the press, thousands of journalists will soon reportedly be required to pass a test grading their understanding of President Xi Jinping’s political teachings, as well as their loyalty to the Chinese leader. [HuffPost]THE U.S. IS BRAZIL’S BEST CLIMATE DENIAL ALLY If Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro continues to paint international concern over the Amazon as a global conspiracy at the United Nations General Assembly this week, he will be able to count on at least one major ally: the United States. [HuffPost]SCHIFF SHIFTS: TRUMP MAY FORCE IMPEACHMENT House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who had been reluctant to back impeachment, said reports that Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden may make impeachment “the only remedy.” [HuffPost]GREEN NEW DEALERS FOCUS ON TEXAS DEM The campaigners behind the Green New Deal picked Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), the eight-term lawmaker dubbed “Big Oil’s favorite Democrat,” as their first primary target of 2020. [HuffPost]
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