| No Images? Click here  Thursday, September 12WARREN MEETS BIDEN ON HOME TURF On Thursday night, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren will share a presidential debate stage for the first time in a hotly anticipated showdown between the establishment Democratic front-runner and one of his fiercest progressive challengers. Biden and Warren’s core disagreement centers on how hard the next president should push to fundamentally restructure the American economy. [HuffPost]UBER DODGY: DRIVERS ‘OUTSIDE’ CORE BUSINESS After California lawmakers passed legislation seeking to reclassify many “gig economy” workers from independent contractors to employees ― with additional benefits and protections ― Uber said it still does not plan to consider its drivers full employees. [HuffPost]2,500 MISSING IN BAHAMAS About 2,500 people have been reported missing in the Bahamas in the days since Hurricane Dorian left widespread destruction, government officials said. 50 people have been reported dead, but that toll is expected to rise as authorities comb through the wreckage and recover more bodies. [HuffPost]U.S. WON’T GRANT PROTECTED STATUS TO BAHAMIANS The Trump administration will reportedly not grant temporary protected status to people fleeing the Bahamas due to Hurricane Dorian. The Department of Homeland Security typically grants the status to refugees, allowing them to live and work in the U.S. until it is safe enough for them to return home. [HuffPost]SCOTTISH JUDGES: PARLIAMENT SUSPENSION ‘UNLAWFUL’ Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament was “unlawful,” judges at the appeals court in Edinburgh, Scotland, have ruled. The prime minister is now facing demands he recall the House of Commons immediately. [HuffPost]31 SHIITE PILGRIMS DIE IN IRAQ STAMPEDE A walkway collapsed and set off a stampede in the holy city of Karbala as thousands of Shiite Muslims marked Ashura, one of the most solemn holy days of the year. At least 31 people were killed and about 100 were injured, officials said. [AP]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. IRAN TO U.S.: PUT WARMONGERS ASIDE Iran’s president urged the U.S. to “put warmongers aside” as tensions roil the Persian Gulf amid an escalating crisis between Washington and Tehran in the wake of the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers. [AP]SANTORUM’S 2020 WARNING FOR TRUMP Two-time Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has said that while President Donald Trump is celebrating this week’s Republican victory in North Carolina, there was a more ominous long-term trend appearing in the polls. Trump has low favorability ratings and is trailing most of his potential 2020 Democratic rivals. [HuffPost]SYRIAN CAMP COULD BIRTH ISIS REVENGE Al-Hol is a sprawling encampment for those displaced from the former ISIS territory in northeastern Syria. About 15% of the inhabitants here are foreigners, but the international community has for months neglected the camp. And, as living conditions worsen, nostalgia for ISIS rule is beginning to brew. [CNN]VAPING-RELATED ILLNESSES: THE WARNING SIGNS Hundreds of people across the country have been sickened by a severe lung illness linked to vaping, and a handful have died. Many were otherwise healthy young people, in their teens or early 20s. Here’s what we know so far. Meanwhile, Trump said he wants regulators to ban flavored e-cigarettes, which hold particular appeal for young people. [New York Times]TEAM TRUMP WRESTLES WITH QANON PROBLEM In late August 2018, Lisa and John Welch weren’t feeling great about the future of QAnon, the ludicrous conspiracy theory that posits that Trump is engaged in a secret battle with pedophilic elites in Hollywood, big banks, and the Democratic Party. [Daily Beast]CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT ALLOWS DEATH PENALTY TRIALS The California Supreme Court refused to block death penalty cases from proceeding during Gov. Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on executions. [AP]
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