Plus: Voter purge in Georgia, deadly train fire.
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Thursday, October 31
BOLTON UP TO BAT As the impeachment probe pushes ever deeper into the White House, investigators want to hear from John Bolton, the hawkish former adviser who was openly troubled by President Donald Trump’s approach to Ukraine. He has since left the administration. Meanwhile, the House votes today on formalizing the impeachment inquiry, robbing the GOP of a major talking point. [AP]
MASSIVE VOTER PURGE IN PEACH STATE Over 300,000 people in Georgia are set to be removed from the state’s voter rolls to prune what state officials call “inactive voters.” [HuffPost]
DEADLY FIRE ERUPTS ON PAKISTAN TRAIN A massive fire caused by a cooking gas stove erupted on a train traveling in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, killing at least 71 passengers, officials said. The disaster is the latest tragedy to hit Pakistan’s dilapidated, poorly maintained and mismanaged rail system. [AP]
NATIONALS WIN THEIR FIRST WORLD SERIES The Washington Nationals are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history. Behind Howie Kendrick’s dramatic go-ahead home run and gusty pitching performances from Max Scherzer and Patrick Corbin, the Nationals rallied to defeat the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game 7. [HuffPost]
KEYSTONE PIPELINE LEAKS UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF OIL A pipeline that carries tar sands oil from Canada through seven states has leaked an unknown amount of crude oil over more than quarter-mile swath in northeastern North Dakota, state environmental regulators said. [AP]
CALIFORNIA FIRES BLAZE AMID 'EXTREME' WEATHER WARNING While thousands of firefighters made progress on the two most urgent blazes burning up California, a third that swelled to over a thousand acres in a populated area on Wednesday morning underscored the relentless nature of the state’s wildfire nightmare. [HuffPost] |
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EVERYONE TO KNOW IN THE TRUMP-UKRAINE INVESTIGATION As the impeachment investigation progresses, the list of people involved in the scandal grows longer, and the roles that they played become more intertwined. This is a running list of who’s who in the Ukraine story, why they matter and how they fit into the congressional impeachment investigation. [HuffPost]
UKRAINE CALL SUMMARY MOVED AFTER AIDE'S CONCERNS A White House lawyer apparently suggested the transcript of President Trump’s July 25 call with the leader of Ukraine be moved to a highly secure server usually reserved for state secrets just moments after a national security adviser came to him with concerns about the discussion. [HuffPost]
CHRYSLER AND PEUGEOT MERGE IN MEGA AUTO DEAL Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA Group have announced the terms of a merger that would create a new trans-Atlantic automaking giant with roughly 410,000 employees and combined revenues of $190 billion. Shareholders of each automaker would own 50% of the combined operation. [CNN]
PENTAGON RELEASES IMAGES OF BAGHDADI RAID The U.S. Defense Department released video and images of the nighttime raid conducted by U.S. forces in northern Syria that left Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the self-described Islamic State, dead. [HuffPost]
CHILE CANCELING THE CLIMATE SUMMIT IS A DARK OMEN With barely a month’s notice, Chile canceled plans to host the annual United Nations climate summit as fiery protests against austerity and widening inequality engulfed the country for a third week. [HuffPost]
TRUMP POSTS FAKE PHOTO WITH HERO DOG A photo tweeted by Trump is getting dogged by accusations of fake news. The image shows the president putting a medal around the neck of a military Belgian Malinois dog credited with helping to capture and kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. However, the photo didn’t really happen. [HuffPost] |
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