| California tees up a fight with the NCAA Posted: 30 Sep 2019 04:13 PM PDT TicToc Tonight | Greetings, TicToc readers! Shake off the Mondays with your top-of-the-week debrief:  A renaissance for college sports? Defying the NCAA, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Monday the Fair Pay to Play Act, a first-in-the-nation law that will let college athletes hire agents and make money from endorsements. "Colleges reap billions from student-athletes but block them from earning a single dollar. That's a bankrupt model," Newsom tweeted. The NCAA fiercely opposed the bill, saying it "would erase the distinction between college and professional athletes." Moving forward: - Expect legal challenges from the NCAA. Lawyers will likely argue the bill is unconstitutional and regulation is up to the federal government, not individual states.
- Other states may follow suit. Officials in South Carolina, Florida and New York are considering similar bills, which could put even more pressure on the NCAA to reform.
- It'll matter sooner than you think. The law doesn't take effect until Jan. 2023, but football players accepted to a California school next fall would benefit from this new money in their senior seasons, which could entice recruits.
News from around the world In Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping renewed commitment to the "one country, two systems" principle on the heels of the 17th straight weekend of Hong Kong protests and on the eve of the People's Republic's 70th anniversary. In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country can't be pressured into investigating Joe Biden or his son and slammed the White House for releasing a transcript of his private call with Trump. In the U.K., PM Boris Johnson denied allegations that he groped a journalist while he was the mayor of London. Highly quotable "I take full responsibility." Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said he's accountable for the "heinous" killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but when asked whether he ordered it, he said, "absolutely not." "No choice." Mitch McConnell said the GOP-led Senate would have to hold a trial if the House votes to impeach President Trump. But, "how long you're on it is a whole different matter," he said. $ignificant figures 47% to 47%. American voters are evenly split on impeaching and removing Trump from office, according to a Quinnipiac poll, closing a 20-point gap from less than a week ago. 620,000. The number of TVs Chinese officials gave away to citizens so they'll tune-in to Tuesday's 70th anniversary parade in Beijing. 178. Forever 21 plans to shutter at least that many stores, out of roughly 800, after filing for bankruptcy over its botched international expansion. Tomorrow's tech Rise of restaurant robots. Whether it's cleaning dishes, flipping burgers or mopping floors, these cyborgs are coming to fill the labor gap for talent-hungry eateries.  This is not normal Montana digs out. It's not even October but the state is already buried under nearly 2 feet of snow after a winter storm blew through parts of the Rockies. Meanwhile, temps in New York City could reach record highs this week.  What's good "He, she, it, they. I really don't care." Backstage at London Queer Fashion Week, we talked gender pronouns with model and activist Rain Dove, who said, "I want the only labels to be the ones that are on my clothing. All I care is that you have good intentions."  You made it this far... Now tell your friends to sign up here. Watch your inbox for our next newsletter tomorrow.
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| SNL Suggests Assassinating President Trump Instead Of Impeachment Posted: 30 Sep 2019 04:25 PM PDT | | | The future is entirely in your hands. The globalist power brokers want you to believe that there is nothing you can do to stop them from engineering a civil war or impeaching President Trump. It’s more critical now than ever before to keep Infowars on air through the 2020 election to help retake America from globalist control! Remember, they want Infowars off the air as much as they want Trump out of office! Fund the info war by capitalizing on the Black Friday Comes Early Sale that includes free shipping and double Patriot Points! Afterwards, counter the leftist coup by bringing truth to their events! Take advantage of our mega sale at InfowarsStore.com to support free press which exists to counter the Deep State's propaganda and corporate media lies! | | | Jamie White | Infowars.com | | | | | | | Paul Joseph Watson | Infowars.com | | | | | Dan Lyman | Europewars.com | | | | Adan Salazar | Infowars.com | | | Jamie White | Infowars.com | | | | |  |
| TWI Podcast: Erdogan Transforms Turkish Foreign Policy Posted: 30 Sep 2019 03:14 PM PDT | | | Erdogan's Empire – Explaining the Transformation of
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| Making it worse Posted: 30 Sep 2019 03:04 PM PDT Evening Briefing | U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi scolded President Donald Trump, saying he should avoid making things worse for himself. This as Trump appeared to threaten officials who revealed his now-infamous Ukraine call, demanded to know the identity of the whistleblower, cited far-right supporters who predict civil war if he's impeached and attacked the committee chairman running the inquiry. —David E. Rovella Here are today's top stories Support for removing Trump from office is rising, with Americans now evenly split. Ironically, Trump is basing his campaign strategy on impeachment, especially since core supporters don't seem to care about his effort to dig up dirt on ex-Vice President Joseph Biden. In fact, the damage to Biden may have already been done. Trump lawyer Rudolph Giuliani was subpoenaed by the House as part of the impeachment inquiry. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was also subpoenead and has brushed off the whistleblower complaint, was reportedly on the phone when the Ukraine call happened. Russia, Ukraine....Australia? The New York Times reports that Trump pushed Australia's prime minister to help Attorney General William Barr with a bid to discredit the Special Counsel's investigation of alleged collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia. Joe Nocera writes in Bloomberg Opinion that while Wall Street may find it convenient to call Senator Elizabeth Warren a socialist, she's not. Another Texas Republican is retiring from Congress, the sixth this year to forgo a re-election campaign. Meanwhile in New York, a Republican Congressman resigned as he prepared to plead guilty to insider trading. Powerful figures are gathering 2,500 miles from Wall Street to redesign how IPOs are done, and investment bankers aren't invited. What's Joe Weisenthal thinking about? The Bloomberg news director says domestic policy decisions in Beijing that drive Chinese inequality are also contributing to American inequality. This is how. What you'll need to know tomorrow What you'll want to read in Bloomberg Pursuits More than 130 years ago, the Orient Express redefined luxury train travel. Although the rail line has gone the way of Amtrak's dining car, a new breed of hotels is ensuring that you can still enjoy the opulence of legendary carriages, without the risk of motion sickness.  Like Bloomberg's Evening Briefing? Subscribe to Bloomberg.com. You'll get our unmatched global news coverage and two premium daily newsletters, The Bloomberg Open and The Bloomberg Close, and much, much more. See our limited-time introductory offer. The Bloomberg Breakaway CEO Summit returns to London on Nov. 12, with Bloomberg TV and radio co-anchor Carol Massar. Join 100+ CEOs and founders for a day of expert-led workshops, compelling keynotes and news-making interviews to help scale up and transform your organization. Apply here to become a member and attend the London summit. Download the Bloomberg app: It's available for iOS and Android. | |   |
| How the heck does impeachment work? Does it exist in Canada? Posted: 30 Sep 2019 02:45 PM PDT | The Liberals have pledged that, if re-elected, they will ask the RCMP to create a program to flag bulk purchasing to prevent legal firearms from entering the illegal market. Trudeau noted that federal Conservatives have promised to repeal the gun-control measures Liberals passed in the previous Parliament that, among other things, brought in enhanced background checks. Impeachment is the new hot term on everyone’s lips after Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced a formal impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this month. Scheer’s climate plan, which has no firm targets, relies heavily on new technology and suggests that Canada should be less preoccupied with lowering its own emissions and should focus instead on creating technology it can export to help lower global emissions. Canada’s major cities are short of thousands of rental housing units and will see affordability worsen unless construction speeds up considerably, a new report is warning. Taking care of your mental health is critical — but there's still a stigma about seeking therapy to manage your own wellbeing. In our series, we'll answer the questions you've been wondering about, and show you the ways therapy can benefit you and the people you love. You're all set. Have a great day! Follow HuffPost Canada on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
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| Helping Iraq Reassume Command (Knights | PolicyWatch 3193) Posted: 30 Sep 2019 02:30 PM PDT HELPING IRAQ TAKE CHARGE OF ITS COMMAND-AND-CONTROL STRUCTURE by Michael Knights PolicyWatch 3193
September 30, 2019 Recent organizational shifts offer a glimmer of hope that Baghdad will stand up to Iranian influence, but implementation will be the test of their actual merit. READ THIS ITEM ON OUR WEBSITE
Facing pressure to assert more control over Iraq’s military sector, Prime Minister Adil Abdulmahdi has issued a pair of potentially crucial executive orders in the past two weeks. The reforms come at a time when the lawless activities of various armed factions have put the state in growing danger. Since May, militias within the supposedly state-regulated Popular Mobilization Forces (al-Hashd al-Shabi) have attacked local diplomatic and energy targets, launched drone attacks into Saudi Arabia, and reportedly abetted Iranian missile proliferation to such a degree that they drew repeated airstrikes from Israel. Meanwhile, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis—the PMF’s near-autonomous de facto leader and commander of the Iranian-backed, U.S.-designated terrorist organization Kataib Hezbollah—has threatened America, declared the extralegal formation of a PMF air force, and sent tank reinforcements to the very militia that Abdulmahdi unsuccessfully ordered to vacate the Nineveh Plains. These and other rogue actions have spurred a cautious government effort to reestablish comprehensive command and control, with the eventual goal of placing all militia and military arms under state control. Yet the chances of this effort succeeding are by no means assured, especially without concerted diplomacy and advice from Washington. UNIFYING A BIFURCATED SYSTEM Under Article 78 of the Iraqi constitution, the prime minister is commander-in-chief of all armed forces, with day-to-day stewardship typically delegated to the Joint Operations Command in Baghdad, currently headed by Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Lt. Gen. Abdul-Amir Yarallah. The JOC in turn sends orders to provincial-level Operations Commands, which exercise tactical control of units in the field. Since June 2014, militias have been managed under a parallel system overseen by the PMF Commission. Although National Security Advisor Faleh al-Fayyad chairs this commission, in practice it is led by Muhandis, the vice chairman. In other words, a U.S.-designated terrorist currently has a direct line of control to almost every directorate of the PMF Commission, including vital functions such as finance, intelligence, internal affairs, and procurement. Muhandis also runs the provincial-level PMF Operations Commands that work in parallel to the like-named JOC structures, further splintering unity of command in each province. On September 12, the politically powerful Shia religious establishment signaled its growing impatience with the government’s minimal progress in integrating the PMF into the broader armed forces. Hamid al-Khafaf, the Lebanon-based director of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani’s office, pointed out that religious authorities “are waiting for this executive order to be enforced.” Parliament first mandated such integration via a law passed in November 2016, and Prime Minister Abdulmahdi reiterated it this July via Executive Order 237. Khafaf’s message was apparently heard—two days after his statement, the prime minister’s office issued Executive Order 328, which laid out how the JOC should be restructured. Most important, Abdulmahdi has assigned himself direct leadership of the JOC as commander-in-chief, sending an important signal that he is paying close attention to the issue and is willing to lend his political weight to PMF reform. The order also specifies that he or his alternate, General Yarallah, will exert operational control over all the formations commanded by JOC, now including the PMF The security agencies will retain administrative control (i.e., recruitment, training, and equipping) of their separate forces. Finally, the order gives the JOC exclusive control of all military and PMF appointments at the rank of brigade commander or higher. NEXT STEPS IN PMF REFORM More key changes came on September 17 with the release of Executive Order 331. Citing “the public interest” and “the powers given to us from the constitution,” Prime Minister Abdulmahdi mandated reorganization of the PMF leadership. Depending on how these changes are implemented, they may wind up diluting the powers currently wielded by Muhandis. Their fate hinges on three positions: - President of the PMF Committee. The order calls for certain corporate functions to be split away from the vice chair position held by Muhandis and gathered under the PMF chairman, a post now titled “President of the Hashd Committee.” These functions include overseeing the directorates of finance, administration, legal affairs, security, audit/monitoring, spiritual guidance, planning/procurement, and information. The order also indicates that the PMF inspector-general will be attached to this president’s office, though presumably with a degree of independence.
- Secretary-General to the President. The order identifies a “secretary-general” role within the office of this committee president, described using the Arabic term “Amin al-Sirr al-Aam.” This title has a venerable history in Iraq, connoting a very important surrogate to a top decisionmaker who speaks with said leader’s full authority.
- Chief of Staff. All directorates not controlled by the committee president will now fall under the PMF chief of staff, a post that has been vacant since 2017. This chief has five deputies (covering intelligence, logistics, administration, welfare, and operations) and directly oversees eight operations commands. The executive order mentions that twenty-three PMF brigades will be included within these commands, suggesting consolidation of the sixty-plus brigades in existence today.
These changes are supposed to take effect in the coming months, with the JOC (and possibly parliament) tasked with ratifying new PMF appointments. The most crucial question is where Muhandis lands. Iran and its militia proxies would prefer that he take the committee’s revived chief of staff position, allowing him to retain most day-to-day decisions regarding the PMF. Alternately, he or other pro-Iran militiamen (e.g., Abu Zainab al-Lami, Abu Muntadher al-Husseini, Salah Hantush) could take the new secretary-general post. IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY The latest executive orders have the potential to strengthen the Iraqi state and reduce the influence of negative Iranian-backed actors and designated terrorists in the PMF. Yet the changes could prove counterproductive if the state acts meekly and allows such actors to shape implementation. Accordingly, U.S. policymakers should: - Pay attention. When it comes to command and control, the devil is in the details of implementation. If Muhandis appears likely to become PMF chief of staff and another pro-Iranian militia figure is appointed secretary-general, then nothing will change for the better in the PMF. In that scenario, Washington should let Iraqi political and religious leaders know that they have missed a major opportunity to reform the armed forces.
- Watch for indirect responses. If Muhandis loses any influence in the PMF, Tehran’s proxies may attempt to take control of other institutions. On September 28, Iraq’s most revered military commander, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, was forced out of his role atop the Counter-Terrorism Service, Washington’s closest partner in the security forces—a move that fulfilled a long-term objective of Iranian-backed militias and their allies within corruption networks. Moreover, the Iran-backed Badr Organization has inserted PMF brigade commander Ziyad al-Tamimi as inspector-general at the Defense Ministry, despite his lack of qualifications for that post, while Abu Zainab al-Lami is still seeking a powerful deputy post within the Interior Ministry, despite the likelihood that he will be targeted by U.S. sanctions. Other groups will probably try to restaff the leadership of Iraq’s National Intelligence Service and National Security Service.
- Support PMF professionalization. To institutionalize the underdeveloped PMF, Iraq needs to appoint a chief of staff with formal military experience. This and other senior commands are nominally reserved for staff college graduates, though Iraqi law allows the prime minister to make exemptions. In addition, the JOC must approve all appointments above brigadier general, and parliament must ratify those at major general and above (or their civilian equivalent). These mechanisms offer numerous opportunities for Iraq’s leadership to vet the next candidates for PMF chief of staff and secretary-general with care. Baghdad should be encouraged not to rush into either appointment, but to leave them as acting positions under a fully empowered prime minister, JOC, and PMF committee president—a position that should be rapidly ratified, unlike the others.
- Encourage unity of command. Iraq’s currently mandated reforms leave an unnecessary set of PMF Operations Commands in place, creating a scenario in which they may still undermine (or, at best, duplicate) the military’s longstanding JOC Operations Commands. The JOC should dissolve the PMF commands, a decision that would aid the counterterrorism fight, among other benefits.
Michael Knights is a senior fellow with The Washington Institute. Since 2003, he has conducted extensive on-the-ground research in Iraq alongside security forces and government ministries.
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| Russia moves on climate change, while the U.S. stalls Posted: 30 Sep 2019 01:54 PM PDT Bloomberg Opinion Today Today's Agenda  An Inconvenience Truth If you're like me, you ignore health problems that aren't worth the hassle of a doctor visit. Emergencies get medical attention; everything else gets WebMD. Americans are like that with climate change, except the emergency is already here. Massive storms, wildfires, droughts and more make it clear we have a worsening climate problem. But as Noah Smith points out, we can't yet be bothered to truly do anything about it. One straightforward tool for curbing carbon emissions is taxing them a bit more, for example. But we vote that down whenever it's on the ballot. Keeping warming within tolerable limits will require decades of sacrifice and upheaval far beyond a little tax. The sooner we accept that, the sooner we can solve our problem. Things may be changing at the margins. The collapse of travel agency Thomas Cook may herald the decline of the kind of the pre-packaged tourist experience it invented, writes Leonid Bershidsky. A spreading woke-ness about authentic experiences is part of this, but so is guilt over the environmental impact of living like a pasha everywhere you go. The cruise industry is a small but exemplary part of this travel-industrial complex. It has a massive negative environmental impact, Adam Minter writes, and consumers and governments are noticing. But the cruise industry is about as slow to change course as, um, a very large, ponderous watercraft. Vladimir Putin moves a bit faster. Russia has long been a climate ignorer; it even stands to benefit from unfrozen Arctic waterways. But it recently joined the Paris climate accord, and Julian Lee explains one reason why: Thawing permafrost undermines the stability of Russian oil and gas projects. That might make gasoline a bit more expensive, and we can't have that. Further Energy Reading: Oil and gas stocks avoided an embarrassing index-name change but can't avoid harsh reality. – Liam Denning Impeachorama President Donald Trump continued to respond to his growing impeachment threat by watching television and tweeting. The latter included increasingly hostile attacks on the whistle-blower and Democrats; today he called for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff to be arrested for treason. Such vitriol is a reminder that Trump's real enemy isn't some amorphous "Deep State," but the entire apparatus of state itself, writes James Gibney. If it doesn't serve him, then it must be destroyed. So far, Attorney General William Barr has been on the Trump-friendly side of the divide, helping him snuff out his little Mueller Report problem and also swatting down the whistle-blower complaint about Trump's dealings with Ukraine. In fact, writes Stephen Mihm, the Justice Department has a long history of cronies holding the job. Barr keeps that tradition alive. Still, Trump's jeopardy grows the more we learn about what's on the secret White House server where staffers quarantined his most toxic conversations. Tim O'Brien notes Trump has always hated leaving a paper trail. Now there's one that includes much more of interest to an impeachment inquiry than just his chat with Ukraine's president. Warren's No Socialist Wall Street is apparently terrified of an Elizabeth Warren presidency; even Democratic fundraisers would rather keep Trump around another four years than face the horrors of a Warren administration. But she's getting a bad rap, writes Joe Nocera. Warren favors capitalism over socialism; she just wants it to be more fair. Wall Street hated FDR too, Joe notes, but he restored faith in financial markets by reforming them. Even on health care, she has not exactly been a Medicare for All zealot, writes Max Nisen. Trump's Dangerous China Threat Stocks rebounded today partly on hopes Trump will come to his senses about curbing U.S. investment in China, which would have devastating repercussions, John Authers notes. For one thing, it would give China incentive to start selling Treasury bonds, writes Shuli Ren. For another, American investors already are woefully underweight China stocks, which will probably outperform U.S. stocks for the foreseeable future, writes Nir Kaissar. And turning financial markets into political weapons would set a terrible precedent for the world. Further China Reading: Starbucks Inc. must walk a fine line in Hong Kong between fostering its China expansion and not openly opposing the protesters. – Nisha Gopalan Austria's Do-Over Austrian political wunderkind (if you can call a 33-year-old a wunderkind) Sebastian Kurz seems headed back to the chancellorship after his center-right party won a plurality in snap elections. The first time he got the job, he partnered with the far-right Freedom Party. That was a disaster that cost him his government, and he shouldn't make the same mistake again, Bloomberg's editorial board writes. Leonid Bershidsky suggests he'll probably form a coalition with the surging Greens, which could be a harbinger of what's to come in Germany. Bonus Editorial: California should jump on a proposal to ease the state's housing crisis by helping homeowners rent out parts of their property. Telltale Charts Millennials will soon be the biggest demographic in the U.S. economy. Can they help it boom again? Brian Chappatta and Elaine He look at their balance sheets and find they're making and saving money but aren't building wealth and are weighed down by student loan debt.  Forever 21's woes show the tide has turned against fast fashion, writes Sarah Halzack.  Further Reading Boeing Co.'s safety overhaul is an overdue step in the right direction. – Brooke Sutherland WeWork says it's only temporarily shelving its IPO; junk bond investors don't seem to believe it. – Brian Chappatta A crisis is growing in German industry. – Chris Bryant Turkey's finance minister looks back on the recovery from last year's turbulence. – Berat Albayrak How long must we sing Bono's Irish tax-rate song? – Lionel Laurent ICYMI Rep. Chris Collins of New York resigned from Congress ahead of an insider-trading plea. Cape Town's great white sharks are missing. What's your wealth number? Kickers Worms with three sexes thrive in arsenic-poisoned lake. (h/t Mike Smedley) California college athletes can get paid now. China grew two cotton leaves on the Moon. Every "Breaking Bad" episode, ranked. Note: Please send cotton leaves and complaints to Mark Gongloff at mgongloff1@bloomberg.net. New to Bloomberg Opinion Today? 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| BREAKING NEWS: House Intelligence panel subpoenas Giuliani for Ukraine documents Posted: 30 Sep 2019 01:04 PM PDT The House Intelligence Committee slapped a congressional subpoena on Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, as part of the House Democrats' rapidly accelerating impeachment inquiry. The subpoena, which was issued in consultation with the House Foreign Affairs and Oversight panels, seeks documents related to Trump's efforts to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate 2020 contender and former Vice President Joe Biden. The committee is demanding that Giuliani turn over the information by Oct. 15. The committees also scheduled depositions with three of Giuliani's business associates.
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| BREAKING NEWS: GOP Rep. Chris Collins resigns ahead of expected guilty plea Posted: 30 Sep 2019 11:02 AM PDT New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins has resigned his seat effective today, according to a Republican source. Collins is expected to plead guilty to insider trading at a court appearance on Tuesday. Read more here. To change your alert settings, please go to https://secure.politico.com/newsletter-settings
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| NEWS ALERT: Bill Maher: U.S. will be 'paralyzed for a very long time' if House moves ahead with impeaching Trump Posted: 30 Sep 2019 08:21 AM PDT NEWS ALERT: Bill Maher: U.S. will be 'paralyzed for a very long time' if House moves ahead with impeaching Trump Liberal comic Bill Maher voiced reluctance about Democrats moving to impeach President Trump, warning his removal from office would result in the country becoming "paralyzed." | | The Washington Times | NEWS ALERT | | | | | Monday, September 30, 2019 11:09 AM EDT | | | | | NEWS ALERT Liberal comic Bill Maher voiced reluctance about Democrats moving to impeach President Trump, warning his removal from office would result in the country becoming "paralyzed." Read More > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | If you don't want to receive these emails unsubscribe | | 3600 New York Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002 | |   |
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| At least we have Animojis Posted: 30 Sep 2019 05:08 AM PDT What's next for the impeachment process, Germany needs concrete Brexit details, Spider-Man is back in the MCU  THE BIG STORY
Some Democrats are skipping their two-week vacation to keep working on impeachment
Six House committees are investigating President Donald Trump under the umbrella of impeachment.
If you need a refresher: The Washington Post reported that Trump put a hold on hundreds of millions in aid to Ukraine before a phone call with Ukraine's president. Trump then explicitly asked Ukraine's president for "a favor" and pushed for information on former vice president Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden, who had business in Ukraine.
Last week, the whistleblower complaint that triggered the stories about the call was released publicly. It outlines concerns raised by White House officials who say that Trump has used his office "for personal gain," a decision they said they were "deeply disturbed" by.
After a hectic week, Congress left for a two-week recess but some Democrats told us they plan to stay in Washington, DC, to continue work on impeachment.
The process moves fast — the chairs of three House committees have already subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for documents and have begun scheduling depositions.
If you're confused about what happens now, you are not alone — we made a handy, easy-to-understand flowchart for the impeachment process and all possible outcomes. Here's a part of it:
STAYING ON TOP OF THIS Germany will not agree to delay Brexit just "for the sake of it"
To catch you up on where we're at: The UK has twice asked for the Brexit deadline to be pushed back from the original March 29 date, with its departure from the European Union now due on October 31.
If Prime Minister Boris Johnson fails to secure a deal with EU leaders, Britain's Parliament has voted to compel him to ask for another extension. Now, Germany says it will not agree to an extension delaying Brexit any further without a clear plan outlining next steps, such as holding a general election.
SNAPSHOTS A judge has blocked the Trump administration's plan to speed up deportations of more immigrants. The order takes effect immediately and the Department of Homeland Security won't be allowed to enforce the fast-track deportation policy as the appeals process moves forward. A teen killed himself after explicit messages between him and another boy were blasted on social media. According to the family of Tennessee teen Channing Smith, a classmate posted private, explicit messages between him and another boy on Instagram and Snapchat, outing him as bisexual. The family is calling for an investigation into the "social media bullying."
A Princeton grad who killed his dad for reducing his allowance was sentenced to 30 years to life. Thomas Gilbert Jr. killed his father after his $1,000 weekly allowance was gradually decreased to $300. His lawyer and his mother said he's mentally ill, and he will appeal.
A Florida official confronted a police officer during an awards ceremony for "falsely arresting" him. Mike Gelin, a Florida city commissioner, confronted the sheriff's deputy during a ceremonial event honoring the officer, and told him "You're a bad police officer, and you don't deserve to be here." A clip of the encounter quickly went viral.
Spider-Man is staying in Marvel's Cinematic Universe after all. Sony Pictures and Disney announced that their rift over Spider-Man is over, probably because they both realized there is a bunch of money to be made if they just figured it out.
 EPSTEIN'S REACH How Jeffrey Epstein bought his way into an exclusive intellectual boys clubs
After Jeffrey Epstein was arrested in July on sex-trafficking charges, news outlets, including BuzzFeed News, set out to investigate Epstein's connections to leaders in science and technology. One name kept coming up: John Brockman.
Brockman, an elite New York literary agent, ran Edge, billed as an elite salon of thinkers "redefining who and what we are."
In digging into Edge, Peter Aldhous uncovered that the nonprofit's full range of exclusive events would not have been possible without Epstein's donations. Indeed, after Epstein made his final recorded donation to Edge in 2015, the group stopped hosting the annual "billionaires' dinner" that was once the highlight of its calendar.
Epstein's connection with Edge wasn't just an association — he was by far its largest financial donor, it gave him access to leading scientists and figures in the tech industry.
Read Aldhous's report on Epstein and Edge, the intellectual boys club.
AT LEAST WE HAVE ANIMOJIS People are sharing videos of their kids as Animoji, and honestly, it's aggressively cute
As it turns out, Apple's popular Animoji feature, which lets you record yourself talking and singing as a tiny adorable animal, is just heartwarming when you make kids do it.
Twitter user Sophia Tripodi shared an adorable video of her niece as an Animoji, and people fell in love with it. The response: an outpouring of children as Animoji videos, making the internet a liveable and wholesome place. Enjoy.
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| U.S. House impeachment inquiry to intensify; Trump remains defiant Posted: 30 Sep 2019 05:01 AM PDT |  | | | | | | | | The House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over his request that a foreign power investigate a domestic political rival is set to intensify this week with testimony due from witnesses concerning allegations made by a whistleblower within the U.S. intelligence community. | | | | | | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday Kiev was unlikely to publish a summary of a July 25 call in which U.S. President Donald Trump pushed for an investigation into political rival Joe Biden. | | | | | | Ukraine does not want to get involved in U.S. domestic affairs, an aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as an impeachment inquiry in Washington was set to consider whether U.S. President Donald Trump pressured Kiev to investigate his political rival. | | | | | | Midwinter-like weather clobbered the northern Rockies Sunday and into Monday, making early Autumn feel like deep winter, while as much as 4 feet (121 cm) of snow fell in places and hard-hit Montana declared a state of emergency to clear blocked roads. | | | | | | General Motors Co and United Auto Workers (UAW) said they will continue talks on a new labor deal on Monday, as a strike by the union's members enters its third week. | | | | | | President Donald Trump pressed his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate a political foe. | | | | | | Congress is determined to get access to Donald Trump's calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders, the U.S. House Intelligence Committee's chairman said on Sunday, citing concerns that the Republican president may have jeopardized national security. | | | | | | Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, says he met Ukrainian officials in Madrid, Paris and Warsaw this year as he pushed an investigation into one of Trump's main political rivals in the 2020 presidential election, former Vice President Joe Biden. | | | | | | An American who leaked the names of more than 14,000 HIV-positive people in Singapore has been sentenced to 24 months in a U.S. federal prison for extorting the Singapore government. | | | | | | It looked like midwinter in the northern Rocky Mountains on Sunday as a major storm dumped record snowfall of over 3 feet (91 cm) in places and hard-hit Montana declared a state of emergency to clear blocked roads. | | | | | | | | | | | |  |
| Boris Johnson’s got a whole new problem Posted: 30 Sep 2019 03:26 AM PDT Balance of Power | | From  | | | | | He wants to talk Brexit, but instead, at every turn, Boris Johnson is dogged by questions about alleged sexual impropriety. It's hard to imagine a worse way for the U.K. prime minister to kick off the Conservative Party's annual conference than the barrage of negative headlines. Such gatherings are meant to instill confidence in the party leader, inspire the grassroots and whip up enthusiasm for new policies. "Get Brexit Done," scream the banners, but with less than five weeks to go until the U.K. is due to leave the European Union, the promise rings hollow. In London, Johnson's opponents are working to make sure he doesn't find a way to wriggle out of a law that forces him to ask for an extension if he can't get a deal by the end of a summit with EU leaders on Oct. 18. In Brussels, officials say they are waiting for serious written proposals after the conference ends. Johnson, used to stealing the show at past conferences, is finally the headline act, but even in Manchester there is no escaping the cloud of scandal. His office denied allegations he groped a journalist 20 years ago, and scrutiny is growing over his ties with an American businesswoman during his time as London mayor, which ended in 2016. In an ominous sign, some ministers aren't giving their fulsome support for Johnson over the claims. — Flavia Krause-Jackson |  | | A delegate holding a Union flag umbrella passes a "Get Brexit Done" sign yesterday as the annual Conservative Party conference in Manchester got underway. Subscribe to Bloomberg's Brexit Bulletin to stay on top of the divorce talks. | | Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg | | | Global Headlines | | Coming out swinging | U.S. President Donald Trump solicited advice on heading off his impeachment from Republican lawmakers and confidants over the weekend, but made clear his main tactic will be publicly ratcheting up his grievances against opponents in the hope of exacting as much political damage as possible. - As Tyler Pager and Sahil Kapur report, claims that Joe Biden tried to stop a probe into his son's work in Ukraine might have been discredited, but they're still testing Biden's pitch that he's the strongest Democrat to take on Trump in 2020.
No current plans | The Trump administration has issued a partial — and qualified — denial to the revelation that it's discussing imposing limits on U.S. investments in Chinese companies and financial markets. After Bloomberg News reported deliberations over a potential "financial decoupling" of the world's two largest economies, a Treasury spokesman said there were no current plans to stop Chinese companies from listing on U.S. exchanges.
- The World Trade Organization is due as soon as today to publish a decision authorizing the U.S. to impose tariffs on nearly $8 billion of European goods in response to illegal state aid provided to aircraft maker Airbus.
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Greta Thunberg effect | Austria's Greens saw their support triple in yesterday's election, vaulting them into pole position to join Sebastian Kurz in a governing coalition. The Social Democrats, who suffered their worst result since World War I, were clear about the reason: The global climate protests led by the 16-year-old Swedish campaigner are shifting the political goalposts in Austria as more people worry about the environment.
Big anniversary | China is gearing up to celebrate 70 years of Communist Party rule tomorrow, after another weekend of violence in Hong Kong left the city on edge — and bracing for demonstrations coinciding with the pageantry. Festivities in Beijing will include a military parade that will be cheered by China as a display of national pride as well as showcase missiles that have prompted the U.S. in recent years to try and put more firepower in East Asia.
 Demonstrators set fire to barricades during a protest in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong yesterday. Photographer: Kyle Lam/Bloomberg
Game on | Argentine President Mauricio Macri's bid for re-election has been all but written off after he was trounced by Alberto Fernandez in an August primary, sending the economy into a tailspin. He has now begun a national tour ahead of the Oct. 27 election in a plea to win back voters. "This election can be turned around," Macri told a weekend rally in Buenos Aires.
What to Watch This Week - The U.S. Supreme Court starts a new term that will give the clearest indication yet of how eager the justices are to roll back abortion rights.
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pledging to increase the nation's debt to deliver tax cuts and spending that his team says is needed to stoke growth and provide struggling households with help as he fights for his political life three weeks out from an election.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make a last-ditch effort to glue together a coalition after his talks to form a government failed following the second inconclusive election this year.
- Afghanistan's presidential election on Saturday drew the lowest turnout since the nation's first democratic vote in 2004, with an independent watchdog blaming Taliban violence and concerns about fraud for demoralizing voters. Provisional results are due on Oct. 19.
- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has has warned that war between his country and Iran would lead to a "total collapse of the global economy" and said he prefers non-military pressure to stymie Iranian ambition.
We would like to hear from you so please send us your comments and questions at balancepower@bloomberg.net.
And finally ... A Russian scientist wants to defy the informal global ban on using gene-editing technology to manipulate human babies. His plan, which has already drawn a warning from the influential British journal Nature, is getting high-level attention in Moscow and beyond. As Stepan Kravchenko reports, backers are lobbying Vladimir Putin's scientist daughter hoping to win a blessing from her father, who will make the ultimate decision.
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