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Friday, October 25
BARR OPENS CRIMINAL PROBE INTO RUSSIA INVESTIGATION The Department of Justice has reportedly turned what was an administrative review closely overseen by Attorney General William Barr into a criminal investigation into the department's own probe of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. It’s unclear what potential crime is being investigated. [HuffPost]
OVER 5,400 KIDS SEPARATED AT BORDER U.S. immigration authorities separated more than 1,500 children from their parents at the Mexico border early in the Trump administration, the American Civil Liberties Union said, bringing the total number of children separated since July 2017 to more than 5,400. [AP]
WILDFIRES RAVAGE CALIFORNIA Tens of thousands of Californians were forced to evacuate their homes as a spate of fast-moving and potentially catastrophic wildfires broke out across the state, from Sonoma’s wine country to the hills around Los Angeles. [HuffPost]
THE MAKINGS OF A PREDATORY PRESIDENT In the New York Military Academy’s 1964 yearbook, there is a striking photo of a young man with a young woman by his side. He stares smugly into the camera under the caption “Ladies Man.” This young man would go on to become president of the United States. [HuffPost]
CORNYN DEFENDS DECISION TO ABANDON KURDS Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) defended President Donald Trump’s widely condemned decision to withdraw American troops from northern Syria, claiming it was an appropriate move if Turkey was “trying to ethnically cleanse” U.S.-allied Kurdish forces in the region. [HuffPost]
BANGLADESH SENTENCES 16 TO DEATH The principal of a religious school in Bangladesh was among 16 people sentenced to death for the murder of a teenage girl who refused to withdraw a complaint of sexual harassment against him. [Reuters] |
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BORIS DEMANDS ELECTION; BREXIT DEADLINE LOOMS U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will ask Parliament to allow him to hold an early general election on Dec. 12. Johnson said he would give members of Parliament more time to debate his Brexit deal on the condition that it votes in favor of an election before Christmas. [HuffPost]
39 FOUND DEAD IN UK TRUCK WERE CHINESE NATIONALS The 39 people found dead in the back of a truck in England were all believed to be Chinese nationals, Essex Police said. The refrigerated truck trailer discovered on Wednesday contained the bodies of 31 men and eight women. [HuffPost]
TRUMP PRESS SECRETARY: IT'S OK TO CALL NAYSAYERS 'SCUM' White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham defended Trump’s tweet a day earlier describing his Republican critics as “human scum.” Asked on “Fox & Friends” whether Trump regrets using that phrase, Grisham enthusiastically said no, adding, 'They deserve strong language like that.” [HuffPost]
ALBUQUERQUE SENDS TRUMP A RALLY BILL The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has sent Trump’s campaign a bill for $211,000 for a two-day September campaign visit in the area. The mayor said he wants the campaign to “pay our taxpayers back.” “Our resources for law enforcement are critical and limited,” Tim Keller, the Democratic mayor, said. [HuffPost]
BIDEN BAILS ON SUPER PAC PLEDGE Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign said it would welcome help from a super PAC, a total reversal from Biden’s stance at the beginning of the campaign and a decision reflecting his diminished financial position in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. [HuffPost]
OFFICER RESIGNS AFTER SLAMMING CHILD TO THE GROUND New Mexico police officer Zachary Christensen is off the force after body camera footage captured him slamming an 11-year-old girl to the ground while ignoring school officials’ commands to release her. [HuffPost]
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