| No Images? Click here  Wednesday, October 2THE OBSESSION THAT COULD BE HIS UNDOING President Donald Trump is convinced that the Democratic National Committee and his enemies in the U.S. government — the people he sometimes calls the “deep state” — framed Russia as the nation that hacked the Democratic National Committee in 2016. His belief in this unfounded plot explains the scandal that could lead to his impeachment. [HuffPost]DEMS WARN STATE DEPARTMENT: STOP INTERFERING As the clash over the brewing Ukraine scandal and the impeachment inquiry into Trump intensifies, the chairs of three House committees have urged the State Department and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “halt all efforts to interfere” in their investigations. [HuffPost]TRUMP SUGGESTED SHOOTING MIGRANTS IN THE LEGS Trump in March reportedly suggested soldiers shoot migrants in the legs in order to prevent them from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a new book, an excerpt of which The New York Times published. [HuffPost]ZUCKERBERG SAYS HE’LL WIN AGAINST WARREN THREAT Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees he’s ready to “go to the mat and ... fight” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and other politicians who have called for big tech companies to be broken up, and predicted the social media giant will prevail even if Warren wins the presidency in 2020. [HuffPost]WHY ZANTAC WAS PULLED FROM STORES Major drugstore retailers like CVS and Walgreens have been pulling Zantac off of shelves due to certain versions of the heartburn medication containing potentially cancer-causing ingredients. Here’s what you need to do now. [HuffPost]JOHNSON & JOHNSON SETTLES WITH OHIO COUNTIES Johnson & Johnson said it will pay $20.4 million to settle claims by two Ohio counties in a lawsuit that accused the drugmaker of contributing to the U.S. opioid addiction epidemic. [Reuters] A global HuffPost project on everything you ever wanted to know about therapy, whether you've been once or 100 times. ANOTHER FOOD BENEFITS CUT PROPOSED Some households would get an increase in food benefits, but 1 in 5 would see them shrink under a new proposal from the Trump administration. The proposed regulation, if finalized, would take away some state flexibility in setting benefit levels under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. [HuffPost]JUDGE BLOCKS TAX RETURN LAW AIMED AT TRUMP A federal judge permanently blocked a California law that requires presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns before appearing on the election ballot in the state. The ruling helps Trump, who has refused to turn over his tax returns. [HuffPost]MEGHAN MARKLE SUES BRITISH TABLOID Meghan Markle has launched legal action against the Mail on Sunday, alleging that the newspaper unlawfully published one of her private letters. In an online statement, Prince Harry said the couple had been driven to take legal action following “relentless propaganda” about the Duchess of Sussex. [HuffPost]TRUMP WANTS TO ‘INTERVIEW’ WHISTLEBLOWER In a series of tweets, Trump asked why he is not “entitled to interview & learn everything about” an intelligence community whistleblower who is guaranteed federal protections, including anonymity. Trump claimed the whistleblower reported “false information.” Meanwhile, longtime GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley defended the whistleblower, saying the person “ought to be heard out and protected.” [HuffPost]HONG KONG POLICE SHOOT PROTESTER IN CHEST Fierce clashes between pro-democracy protesters and police broke out in multiple parts of Hong Kong as the Chinese Communist Party celebrated its 70th year in power. A Hong Kong police official said a pro-democracy protester was shot when an officer opened fire with his revolver during the clashes. [AP]NORTH KOREA TESTS ANOTHER MISSILE North Korea fired a ballistic missile from the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, a suggestion that it may have tested an underwater-launched missile for the first time in three years ahead of a resumption of nuclear talks with the United States this weekend. [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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