| No Images? Click here  Tuesday, October 1TRUMP DEALING DIRTY WITH AUSTRALIA President Donald Trump tried to pressure the Australian prime minister to help Attorney General William Barr investigate the origins of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, according to a New York Times report. [HuffPost]POMPEO REPORTEDLY ON UKRAINE CALL Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a senior State Department official. [HuffPost]EMPLOYERS SET BREASTFEEDING TRAP When an employee was intent on breastfeeding her new baby, Walmart was legally obligated to help her do it by providing a private space and enough breaks so she could pump breastmilk. But the slow-moving disaster that unfolded over several weeks illustrated the many challenges breastfeeding moms like her still face on the job. [HuffPost]GOP REP TO PLEAD GUILTY TO INSIDER TRADING Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to felony charges related to insider trading, two years after dismissing the allegations as a “witch hunt.” Collins resigned amid reports of his impending guilty plea. [HuffPost]NEW LAW ALLOWS COLLEGE ATHLETES TO MAKE MORE MONEY California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed a law allowing college athletes to hire agents and sign endorsement deals, setting the stage for a likely clash with the NCAA and potentially reshaping college athletics entirely. [HuffPost]BRIDGE IN TAIWAN COLLAPSES, CRUSHING BOATS A towering arch bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan collapsed, sending an oil tanker truck falling onto boats in the water below. The search for potential victims involved an air force helicopter and more than 60 army and naval personnel, including divers. [AP] A global HuffPost project on everything you ever wanted to know about therapy, whether you've been once or 100 times. MIXED RULING IN ABORTION LAW CHALLENGE A federal judge upheld a Virginia law requiring women to undergo an ultrasound and wait at least 24 hours before having an abortion, as well as the state’s “physician-only law” barring nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants from performing abortions. [AP]MCCONNELL: ‘NO CHOICE’ BUT TO START IMPEACHMENT TRIAL U.S. Senate rules require the upper chamber to begin a trial if the House votes to impeach Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said. “We’ll follow the Senate rules,” McConnell told CNBC. “I would have no choice but to take it up.” [HuffPost]TRUMP HAS HIS OWN VERSION OF ‘SECRET TAPES’ The transcripts and notes of Trump’s conversations with foreign government officials that administration officials restricted access to are Trump’s version of President Richard Nixon’s secret White House tapes: a trove of potentially deeply damaging information. [HuffPost]AFTER A MASS SHOOTING, WHO CARES FOR THE CORONERS? Las Vegas's death investigators witnessed the atrocities of the Route 91 shooting, then had to grapple with the difficult task of healing themselves. Known as “the last of the first responders,” coroners are often female. They are empathetic, and not highly paid for their complex and emotionally laborious work. [The Trace]PERU PRESIDENT DISSOLVES CONGRESS Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra dissolved congress, exercising seldom used executive powers to shut down the opposition-controlled legislature that he accuses of stonewalling attempts to curb widespread corruption. [AP]HAITI AMPS UP DEMANDS FOR PRESIDENT’S RESIGNATION Thousands of demonstrators set fires chanted calls for Haiti’s president to resign as the opposition to Jovenel Moïse increased the pressure for him to leave office. Protesters said several people were hit by gunfire, including a local journalist. [AP]
Businessman Ralph Taylor, who learned he is 4% Black from a DNA test, is classified as Black by his state government and White by the federal government. This racial inconsistency means he’s eligible for affirmative action programs in Washington state, but not in Washington, D.C. But critics say he’s abusing the program and undermining the very concept of racial identity.
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