Trump allies pressured Ukraine over gas firm

Their aims were profit, not politics. No Images? Click here   By Holly Thomas     Monday, October 7 TRUMP ALLIES PRESSURED UKRAINE OVER GAS FIRM As Rudy Giuliani was pushing Ukrainian officials last spring to investigate one of Donald Trump’s main political rivals, a group of individuals with ties to the president and his personal lawyer were also active in the former Soviet republic. Their aims were profit, not politics. [HuffPost] WHITE HOUSE: TURKEY TO INVADE NORTHERN SYRIA The White House says Turkey will soon invade Northern Syria, casting uncertainty on the fate of the Kurdish fighters allied with the U.S. against in a campaign against the Islamic State group. [AP] THE CLEANUP AFTER DORIAN More than three weeks after Hurricane Dorian ravaged the northern Bahamas, the stench of oil was still heavy in the air on this remote stretch of Grand Bahama’s southeast coast. 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