Missing couple found; white supremacist arrested
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Monday, November 4
TRUMP: 'NOTHING WRONG' WITH QUID PRO QUO President Donald Trump seemed to suggest Sunday night that asking a foreign government for a quid pro quo in exchange for a political favor is not an impeachable offense, even though he continued to maintain he didn’t do so. [HuffPost]
PRESIDENT WON'T GUARANTEE NO SHUTDOWN Asked on Sunday outside the White House whether there is legitimacy to concerns that he will hold up a government spending deal in order to trigger a government shutdown later this month, Trump told reporters: “We’ll see what happens,” before pivoting to a rant against Democrats. [HuffPost]
MCDONALD'S CEO OUT AFTER ROMANCING EMPLOYEE McDonald’s chief executive has been pushed out after violating company policy by engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee. The fast food giant said former president and CEO Steve Easterbrook demonstrated poor judgment. [AP]
MULVANEY'S TOP AIDE REFUSES TO TESTIFY Robert Blair, a senior adviser to acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, is refusing to testify on Monday before House lawmakers in the Trump impeachment inquiry. Blair was one of several U.S. officials on Trump’s July 25 call with the president of Ukraine. [HuffPost]
U.S. WHITE SUPREMACIST ARRESTED IN NORWAY American white supremacist Greg Johnson was arrested in Norway just hours before a planned appearance at a far-right conference over fears his “hate speech” could trigger violence, according to an official. [HuffPost]
MISSING COUPLE FOUND BURIED ON BEACH The bodies of a New Hampshire couple that went missing while traveling the country in their RV have been found buried on a Gulf Coast beach in Texas, authorities said. The remains of U.S. Navy veteran James Butler, 48, and his wife Michelle, 46, were discovered on Oct. 27 and Oct. 28. [HuffPost] |
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VIRGINIA ON BRINK OF CEMENTING DEMOCRATIC STATUS Democrats are poised to take control of both of Virginia’s state legislative chambers on Tuesday, bringing the state under unified Democratic control for the first time in a quarter century. The party needs to pick up three seats in the House of Delegates and two seats in the state Senate. [HuffPost]
BLUE REVIVAL IN SIGHT FOR KENTUCKY On the eve of the state’s first major election since they lost everything, Kentucky Democrats claim that this state, where they’ve won 10 of the last 12 governor’s races dating back to 1971, isn’t totally red yet. [HuffPost]
WHITE NATIONALIST FLAG SEEN AT NEW EMMETT TILL MEMORIAL A group carrying a white nationalist flag tried to film a video in front of the recently installed memorial for Emmett Till over the weekend, according to security footage captured at the site. The group seemed to be making some sort of propaganda video. [HuffPost]
CHINA APPROVES SEAWEED-BASED ALZHEIMER'S DRUG Authorities in China have approved a drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, the first new medicine with the potential to treat the cognitive disorder in 17 years. The seaweed-based drug is called Oligomannate. [CNN]
HOW OLIGARCHS AND POPULISTS MILK THE EU Every year, the 28-country bloc pays out $65 billion in farm subsidies intended to support farmers around the continent and keep rural communities alive. But across Hungary and much of Central and Eastern Europe, the bulk goes to a connected and powerful few. [New York Times]
SAUDI ARABIA STARTS SAUDI ARAMCO IPO Saudi Arabia formally started its long-anticipated initial public offering of its state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco, which will see a sliver of the firm offered on a local stock exchange in hopes of raising billions of dollars for the kingdom. [AP] |
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