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TOPICS & SOURCES: A federal judge on Friday blocked Gov. Greg Abbott's plan to authorize only one ballot box per county in Texas, no matter the size. Judge Robert Pitman said the directive imposed a burden on an already vulnerable voting population that is somewhere between 'slight' and 'severe.' (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-texas-abbotts-limit-ballot-boxes) Federal Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto of Federal District Court in Brooklyn, on Friday allowed Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to move forward with new restrictions on gatherings at synagogues and other houses of worships, finding that the rules did not violate the free exercise of religion for Orthodox Jews. (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/world/a-brooklyn-judge-declined-a-request-to-block-cuomos-restrictions-on-houses-of-worship.html) In Milwaukee, Protests ignited earlier in the week after prosecutors announced Wauwatosa police Officer Joseph Mensah wouldn't face charges for shooting and killing Alvin Cole, 17, outside the Mayfair Mall on Feb. 2. (https://www.foxnews.com/us/wisconsin-protests-heat-up-alvin-cole) Two reporters for the conservative news outlet Daily Caller said they were beaten with nightsticks by police as they reported on an anti-police protest Thursday night in Wauwatosa, Wis. (https://www.foxnews.com/us/daily-caller-reporters-say-cops-beat-them-with-nightsticks-during-wauwatosa-protest) North Korea displayed what appeared to be its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile during a nighttime military parade in Pyongyang on Saturday, but it was not immediately clear if the missile would work or was for show. North Korea had prepared for months for the parade on Saturday, the 75th anniversary of its ruling Workers’ Party. (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/10/world/asia/north-korea-icbm.html) Spain’s government on Friday decreed a state of emergency for the Madrid region, overruling Madrid’s own regional politicians, who had applied a limited lockdown on specific neighborhoods. (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/world/spain-uses-emergency-powers-to-lock-down-madrid.html) President Trump’s ordered his secretary of state to declassify thousands of Hillary Clinton’s emails, and also insists that his attorney general issue indictments against Barack Obama and Joseph R. Biden Jr., essentially ordering direct, immediate government action against specific opponents, timed to serve his re-election campaign (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/10/us/politics/trump-barr-pompeo.html) President Trump’s decision to restrict the federal government and its contractors from engaging in what he calls “divisive” and “un-American” diversity training is sending a chilling effect throughout corporate America just as companies were stepping up efforts to address racial disparities. (

1. THE COMMISSION ON PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE (CPD) CANCELED THE NEXT PLANNED PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE SCHEDULED FOR THIS NEXT THURSDAY, DUE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP REFUSING TO TAKE PART IN A VIRTUAL DEBATE. (FOXNEWS.COM)2. HURRICANE DELTA WEAKEND TO A CATEGORY 1 AS IT MADE LANDFALL IN LOUISIANA; 100 MPH WINDS. (FOXNEWS.COM)3. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL TO SELL F-35 STEALTH WARPLANES TO THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES IS BEING STALLED AMID CONCERNS RAISED OVER THE SALES RISK TO U.S. TECHNOLOGY SECURITY AND ISRAEL'S DEFENSE. (FOXNEWS.COM)4. AZERBAIJAN & ARMENIA HAVE AGREED TO A CEASE-FIRE TRUCE, TEMPORARILY, AFTER MOSCOW BROKERED FOR AN EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS AND TIME TO GATHER THE DEAD. (NEWYORKTIMES.COM)5. AFTER SIX MONTHS OF NATIONWIDE DEMONSTRATIONS, BLACK LIVES MATTER IS EXPANDING ITS INFLUENCE INTO POLITICS BY FORMING AN OFFICIAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC). (POLITICO.COM)6. THE BIGGEST ARTIC EXPEDITION IN HISTORY RETURNS TO A GERMAN PORT ON MONDAY, AFTER A YEAR-LONG MISSION OF A SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION OF SEA ICE MELT IN THE TRANSPOLAR DRIFT. (AFP.COM)7. SEVERAL MINK-ANIMAL BREEDING FUR-FARMS IN UTAH & WISCONSIN HAVE HAD TO QUARANTINE, AND ARE REPORTING THAT 12,000 MINKS HAVE DIED FROM CONTRACTING THE COVID-19 VIRUS FROM HUMANS (INDEPENDENT)8.THE NEW YORK TIMES UNVEILED SOME NEW INSIGHTS FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TAX RECORDS: IN 2016 TRUMP IS REPORTED TO HAVE RECEIVED $21 MILLION DOLLARS IN AN UNUSUAL ONE-OFF PAYMENT FROM A LAS VEGAS HOTEL HE OWNED WITH HIS FRIEND AND CO-OWNER PHIL RUFFIN. (NEWYORKTIMES.COM)

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TOPICS & SOURCES:President Trump returned to the White House on Monday night. “Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life.” (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/05/us/politics/trump-leaves-hospital-coronavirus.html)The Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc “antibody cocktail” given to President Donald Trump to treat his Covid-19 symptoms was developed with the unauthorized use of a fluorescent protein, according to a lawsuit by a California company (Allele Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Inc.) that patented the technology. (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-05/regeneron-antibody-cocktail-used-by-trump-faces-patent-suit?srnd=premium&sref=Ig8525Pv)A White House decision to halt release of new standards for emergency authorization of a Covid-19 vaccine came after officials told the FDA that the pharmaceutical industry had objected to the tougher requirements. (https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/05/white-house-fda-vaccine-standards-426605)New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Monday the state could move to shut down religious institutions that do not agree to comply with restrictions on mass gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic. (https://www.foxnews.com/us/cuomo-religious-institutions-coronavirus)Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris will face off in their debate on Wednesday at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pence-harris-vice-presidential-debate-what-to-know)Hurricane Delta continues to rapidly intensify, with a dangerous storm surge and water levels of 7 feet expected within parts of the northern Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico beginning Tuesday night. It's forecast to make landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast around Friday. (https://www.foxnews.com/us/live-updates-hurricane-delta-continues-to-rapidly-intensify)Paris closed all bars amid a sharp uptick in the number of coronavirus cases among young adults. This comes as the government of Ireland recommended Sunday a return to a nationwide lockdown for the next four weeks, as the country braces for a second wave of infections in Europe. However, the Prime Minister of Ireland, Micheál Martin, ultimately decided

TOPICS & SOURCESON SUNDAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP BRIEFTLY LEFT THE HOSPITAL TO PAY TRIUTE TO HIS SUPPORTERS GATHERED OUTSIDE, WAVING FROM A BLACK MOTORCADE CAR. (FOXNEWS.COM)ON SUNDAY, HUNDREDS OF PROTESTERS BLOCKED A LOS ANGELES, CA FREEWAY TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE CONFLICT BETWEEN AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA. LOS ANGELES HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST POPULATIONS OF ARMENIANS. (FOXNEWS.COM)THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION, THE LARGEST HUMANITIES PHILANTHROPY IN THE U.S., HAS PLEDGED $250 MILLION OVER 5 YEARS TO HELP REIMAGINE THE COUNTRY'S APPROACH TO MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS, IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER REFLECT THE NATION’S DIVERSITY. (NEW YORK TIMES)THE NEW NORMALIZATION DEALS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES MEAN THAT MANY OF ISRAELS' ARAB CITIZENS HAVE THE FREEDOM TO NOW TRAVEL AND WORK IN DUBAI. (NEW YORK TIMES)NIKOL PASHINYAN, ARMENIA'S PRIME MINISTER, WAS PROMISED A CALL WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP TO DISCUSS THE RAGING CONFLICT WITH AZERBAIJAN, BUT THAT CALL WAS CANCELED WHEN TRUMP WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COVID UNEXPECTEDLY. (NEW YORK TIMES)KENZO TAKADA, AN ICONIC FRENCH-JAPANESE FASHION DESIGNER, DIED AT AGE 81, IN A HOSPITAL NEAR PARIS. (BLOOMBERG.COM)DATA CHARTS, SHOWING DAILY CASE COUNT CURVES FOR INDIVIDUAL STATES IN THE U.S., REVEAL THAT MANDATED LOCKDOWNS HAD LITTLE EFFECT ON THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. THE SAME DATA CURVES APPEAR IN STATES WITH LOCKDOWNS AND IN STATES WITHOUT. (NATIONALREVIEW.COM)ON SATURDAY, RUSSIA ANNOUNCED AN INVESTIGATION INTO A POSSIBLE ECOLOGICAL CATASTROPHE IN THE EASTERN KAMCHATKA REGION ALONG ITS BEACHES – ANIMALS REPORTED DEAD AND SURFERS WITH CHEMICAL BURNS. (ABCNEWS)A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS IN INDIA, WORKING FOR THE COMPANY “TATA”, HAVE DEVELOPED AN INEXPENSIVE PAPER-BASED CRISPR TEST FOR COVID-19, THAT DELIVERS FAST RESULTS. (BBC.COM)

TOPICS & SOURCES: The White House offered conflicting messages about President Trump’s health on Saturday. By evening, the President released a four-minute video meant to reassure the nation. (NewYorkTimes.com) Minutes before the president tweeted his positive test, two Boeing E-6B Mercury planes took off from both US coasts. Pentagon officials were quick to dismiss speculation that the two planes were a show of strength and a warning to enemies not try to take advantage of the political turmoil. (The Telegraph.com) North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un offered his sympathy and support on Friday to the president and first lady after each tested positive. (FoxNews.com) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was sued on Thursday over plans to restrict the number of ballot drop-off boxes in the state just weeks ahead of the presidential election by several voting rights advocacy groups, including The League of Women Voters of Texas. (FoxNews.com) The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it would review a 2016 Arizona law that prohibits anyone but a family member or caregiver from returning another person’s early ballot, or “ballot harvesting.” (FoxNews.com) More than 20 hours of audio recording of the grand jury inquiry into the police killing of Breonna Taylor were released on Friday following public pressure. They do not, however, include any statements or recommendations from prosecutors about what charges should be brought against the officers, as was expected. (Refinery29.com) A 17-foot great white shark weighing an astounding 3,541 pounds was captured and tagged for research purposes Friday in the Northwest Atlantic by researchers with OCEARCH. Researchers named the shark Nukumi. (MiamiHerald.com) Archaeologists found Iron Age remains in a burial site and have concluded they belong to the ancient Tagar culture, a nomadic group of warriors that lived in modern-day Siberia. Two warriors, one male and one female, as well as an infant and an elderly woman, were part of the four skeletons discovered in the burial ground. The 2,500-year-old grave was packed with daggers, knives, axes, bronze mirrors and a miniature comb made of an animal horn. (FoxNews.com) Half-dozen works by local artists that have been erected across the northern Iraqi city of Mosul since the Islamic State group lost control of it three years ago. The grueling fight to recapture the city from the jihadists ravaged its infrastructure. (AFP.com) On Friday, the European Union imposed sanctions, travel bans and asset freezes, on Belarus' interior minister and the head of its electoral commission but spared President Alexander Lukashenko. Germany expects the European Union to impose new sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. (Reuters.com) The euro accounts for nearly half of sustainable capital market finances across the world,

TOPICS & SOURCES:DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE JOE BIDEN ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN MICHIGAN URGED AMERICANS TO WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC, AND CALLED ONCE AGAIN FOR MASK MANDATES NATIONWIDE. (FOXNEWS.COM)PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS TAKEN TO WALTER REED MEDICAL CENTER ON FRIDAY TO START RECEIVNG REMDESIVIR TREATMENT, AND IS RESPORTED TO HAVE A SMALL FEVER AND A COUGH. SEVERAL REPUBLICANS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ATTENDED THE ROSE GARDEN CEREMONY ON SATURDAY ARE TESTING POSITIVE, AS IS KELLYANNE CONWAY. (FOXNEWS.COM)6 MONTHS AFTER THE CORONAVIRUS STARTED, THE ECONOMY HAS LOST 11 MILLION JOBS, A BIGGER LOSS THAN THE 8.7 MILLION JOBS LOST DURING THE RECESSION A DECADE AGO. (NEWYORKTIMES.COM)ON FRIDAY, HARVEY WEINSTEIN WAS CHARGED WITH TWO MORE COUNTS OF RAPING WOMEN IN LOS ANGELES WHEN HE WAS A MOVIE MOGUL. HE COULD FACE UP TO 140 YEARS OF COMBINED PRISON SENTENCES IS CONVICTED. (CNN.COM)BORIS JOHNSON AND U.K. HOME SECRETARY PRIT PATEL, ARE REPORTED TO HAVE CONSIDERED SENDING ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND MIGRANTS TO TWO ISLANDS 4000 MILES FROM THE UK OFF THE COAST OF AFRICA - REPORTS SHOW THE GOVERNMENT INQUIRED ABOUT PURCHASING FERRIES FOR THE MOVES. (CNN.COM)ON FRIDAY, THE HOUSE PASSED A BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION TO CONDEMN THE CONSPIRACY THEORY MOVEMENT QANON. THE FBI HAS LISTED THE GROUP AS A POSSIBLE DOMESTIC TERRORISM THREAT. (CNN.COM)ISRAEL'S TOURISM INISTER, ASAF ZAMIR, RESIGNED ON FRIDAY, SAYING HE HAD NOT A SHRED OF TRUST LEFT IN PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU, AFTER THE PRIME MINISTER IMPLEMENTED NEW LAWS TO CURB PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS. (REUTERS.COM)IN FRANCE, PRESIDENT MACROM DELIVERED A SPEECH OUTLINING A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE FOR A BILL IN DECEMBER THAT WOULD PUT IN PLACE MEASURES TO REIN IN THE SPREAD OF RADICAL ISLAM AND HELP DEVELOP AN "ISLAM OF FRANCE." (NEWYORKTIMES.COM)MUSIC FOR INTRO/OUTRO: IAN CALKINS - "GLIMPSE HORIZON"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K2xN5-_38Q

TOPICS & SOURCES:COLORADO GOV. JARED POLIS RELEASED A PLAN WEDNESDAY TO CUT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND MEET ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS CALLED "THE GREENHOUSE GAS POLLUTION REDUCTION ROADMAP." (FOXNEWS.COM)GOV JARED POLIS OF COLORADO ALSO SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ON THURSDAY, PARDONING 2732 COLORADIANS CONVICTED OF POSSESSING ONE OUNCE OR LESS OF MARIUANA. (FOXNEWS.COM)ON WEDNESDAY, GOV. TATE REEVES LIFTED MISSISSIPI'S STATE WIDE MASK MANDATE, MAKING IT EH FIRST STATE TO DO SO SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE BAN BACK IN AUGUST 04. (FOXNEWS.COM)JUDGE VANESSA BARAITSER FOR JULIAN ASSANGE'S TRAIL IN BRITAIN SAYS HE WILL LIKELY SPEND ANOTHER 3 MONTHS THERE IN A CELL BEFORE HE FINDS OUT IF HE WILL BE SENT TO AMERICA ON ESPIONAGE CHARGES. (FOXNEWS.COM)HOPE HICKS, ONE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S MOST SENIOR ADVISORS, TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. ON FIRDAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP AND MELANIA TRUMP TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. (NEWYORKTIMES.COM)ON THURSDAY, HOUSE DEMOCRATIS PASSSED THEIR $2.2 TRILLIO DOLLAR STIMULUS PLAN. NANCY PELOSI'S TALKS WITH STEVE MNUCHIN ARE STILL STALLED THOUGH. (NEW YORK TIMES.COM)ON THURSDAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FOXNEWS, CONDEMNED THE PROUD BOYS, THE KKK, AND WHITE SUPREMACISTS, AFTER DECLINING TO CONDEMN THEM AT THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ON TUESDAY. (BLOOMBERG.COM)ON THURSDAY, TEXAS GOV. GREG ABBOT ORDERED ALL COUNTIES TO LIMIT THEMSELVES TO 1 DROP BOX LOCATION FOR VOTING BALLOTS. DEMOCRATS ARE CALLING IT BLATANT VOTER SUPPRESSION. (CNN.COM)THE EMIR OF KUWAIT, SHEIKH SABAH AL-AHMAD AL-JABER AL-SABAH, WAS ANNOUNCED DEAD AT 91 YEARS OLF ON TUESDAY. (CNN.COM)IF GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CONTINUE TO RISE, GEOSCIENTISTS THINK THE EARTH WILL SHIFT BACK INTO CONDITIONS FROM THE PLIOCENE EPOCH ERA. (MARKETWATCH.COM)MUSIC FOR INTRO/OUTRO: IAN CALKINS - "GLIMPSE HORIZON"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K2xN5-_38Q

TOPICS & SOURCES: -President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are preparing for their first presidential debate today, Tuesday at 9 P.M. ET, hosted by Fox News anchor Chris Wallace in Cleveland, Ohio. (https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/28/politics/us-presidential-debates-explained/index.html) -In the 10 months since a mysterious pneumonia began striking residents of Wuhan, China, Covid-19 has killed more than one million people worldwide as of Monday. (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/world/covid-1-million-deaths.html) -President Trump on Monday announced that his administration will begin distributing 150 million rapid coronavirus tests, including 100 million to states and another 50 million tests to vulnerable communities. The tests, which cost $5 apiece and are produced by Abbott Laboratories, are less expensive than lab tests and show results in 15 minutes. (https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-announces-plan-to-distribute-150-million-coronavirus-tests/) -A nonprofit organization, Shark Allies, estimates about 500,000 deep-sea sharks may need to die to supply the world with a coronavirus vaccine when one proves safe and effective. (Miami Herald: https://www.yahoo.com/news/500-000-sharks-may-die-192510978.html) -Northern California's wine country was on fire again Monday as strong winds fanned flames in the already scorched region, destroying homes and prompting orders for nearly 70,000 people to evacuated. The Glass Fire broke out before 4 a.m. Sunday and merged with two other fires to scorch more than 56 square miles as of Monday. (Associated Press: https://www.yahoo.com/news/news/california-fire-scorches-wine-country-143041718.html) -Residents of eight different cities in Texas have been warned not to use their water supply over concerns that a brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri had infected the water system. (https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/texas-boy-dies-brain-eating-amoeba-very-rare-infection-165831261.html) -Police arrested Brad Parscale, President Trump’s former campaign manager for his 2020 reelection campaign until July, on Sunday at his home in Fort Lauderdale after his wife called authorities and said she was afraid he was suicidal and had seen him load a gun. (https://www.nationalreview.com/news/police-arrest-former-trump-campaign-chief-brad-parscale-after-apparent-suicide-attempt-seize-multiple-guns/) -House Democrats unveiled a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill that would provide aid to American families, businesses, schools, restaurants and airline workers. (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/us/politics/stimulus-bill-pelosi-mnuchin.html) -A juror in the Breonna Taylor case contends that the K

TOPICS & SOURCES:A new law signed by California Governor Gavin Newson on Saturday, requires the state to house transgender inmates in prisons based on their gender identity. (FoxNews.com)Hundreds of homo-sapien fossilized footprints dating back 120,000 years have been discovered in Saudi Arabia in a lakebed, and could point to the earliest evidence of human movement in the region. (CNN.com)Saudi Arabia has signed 3 agreements with United Nations aid agencies to provide $204 million in funding for the crisis in Yemen. (CNN.com)Due to COVID-19, the United Nations estimate that 24 million children will drop out of schools in the developing world, and be sucked back into child labor work, rolling back years of progress. (NewYorkTimes.com)According to a New York Times article, copies obtained of his federal income taxes show President Trump paid no taxes in 10 out of 15 years since 2000, because he reported losing significantly more than he actually made. (CNN.com)An article by the National Review in response to the NYT article, points out that Trump was legally taking advantage of loopholes in the IRS tax code that a savvy operator could exploit, tax loopholes that Obama implemented as part of the Great Recession recovery effort. (NationalReview.com)Music Used for Intro/Outro: Ian Calkins – Glimpse Horizonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K2xN5-_38Q

TOPICS & SOURCES: Russia and China blocked the official release of a report by U.N. experts on Libya that accused its warring parties and their international backers -- including Russia -- of violating a U.N. arms embargo, U.N. diplomats said Friday. (https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-china-block-release-of-un-report-criticizing-russia) The U.S. imposed export restrictions on Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., taking aim at another prominent Chinese technology company. (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-27/u-s-imposes-restrictions-on-exports-to-china-s-top-chipmaker?srnd=premium&sref=Ig8525Pv) Hong Kong residents renewed or applied for British National (Overseas) passports in record numbers last year as anti-government protests erupted in the city. (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-27/hong-kongers-seek-u-k-bno-passports-in-record-numbers-scmp?sref=Ig8525Pv) Iran lost $150 billion of revenue since U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from a the nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on its economy, President Hassan Rouhani said in a state tv broadcast. (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-26/u-s-sanctions-cost-iran-s-economy-150-billion-rouhani-says?sref=Ig8525Pv) Lebanon’s prime minister-designate stepped down after failing to form a government, leaving the nation rudderless as it struggles to recover from a devastating explosion at its main port last month. (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-26/lebanon-pm-designate-steps-down-says-unable-to-form-government?srnd=politics-vp&sref=Ig8525Pv) The violence in the Himalayas between India and China points to a rapidly deteriorating relationship. (https://www.brinknews.com/tension-escalates-in-the-himalayas-between-india-and-china/) Imran Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan, devoted a large portion of his prerecorded U.N. speech aired Friday to assail India, reflecting the entrenched antagonism between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/world/middleeast/UN-mideast-palestinians-israel.html) President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority used his U.N. speech on Friday to request the United Nations to convene a conference in early 2021 to help solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/world/middleeast/UN-mideast-palestinians-israel.html) Washington has threatened to close its embassy in Baghdad over near-daily attacks on its interests in Iraq. (AFP.COM:

TOPICS & SOURCES:President Trump has selected Judge Amy Coney Barrett has his open Supreme Court seat nominee. (NewYorkTimes.com)In New York City, Mayor Bill DeBlasio ordered the police and sheriff’s office to enforce public health guidelines in several Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in Queens and Brooklyn, where many residents are defying wearing masks and social distancing at religious social events. (NewYorkTimes.com)Oregon Gov. Kate Brown declared a state of emergency in Portland on Friday as authorities anticipate violent clashes between the Proud Boys, Patriot Players, and Black Lives Matter protesters over the coming weekend. (FoxNews.com)The U.S. House of Representatives just passed “The CROWN Act” which would legally prohibit discrimination for one’s hair based on a form of race or national origin. If approved in the Senate, the bill would be upheld nationally in all states, though 7 states already do. (Refinery29.com)In Denver, CO, the city is looking to setup sanctioned and managed camp site for the homeless that will have staff, sanitation services, and clean water. The “Safe Outdoor Spaces” project will be managed by the Colorado Village Collaborative.A Wealth Tax proposal to tax only liquid assets above a certain threshold is a popular idea being floated for how to deal with the COVID-19 economic fallout and circulate wealth into the economy. (BrinkNews.com). Music for Intro/Outro: Ian Calkins – Glimpse Horizonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K2xN5-_38Q

TOPICS & SOURCES:Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu imposed an even tighter lockdown than the one he announced last week to limit the spread of the coronavirus in Israel, which now has the highest rate of new cases per capita in the world. The rules announced Thursday effectively ended both the protests and indoor worship. (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/world/middleeast/israel-covid-lockdown.html)Aleksei A. Navalny, the Russian opposition leader poisoned last month, was still in a medically induced coma in a hospital in Berlin when his assets were frozen by Russian authorities. (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/world/europe/navalny-poisoning-russia-frozen-assets.html)Cardinal Angelo Becciu, head of the Vatican’s saint-making office, announced his resignation on Thursday amid a burgeoning financial scandal that has roiled the Vatican for over a year. (https://www.nationalreview.com/news/powerful-vatican-cardinal-angelo-becciu-resigns-amid-burgeoning-financial-scandal/)President Donald Trump has been making public comments causing some to believe he will refuse to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses to Joe Biden in November. But, whether that is truly the case or not, assistant to the president Chris Liddell has spent weeks mapping out a possible handover of power. (https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/24/trump-presidential-transition-421465)President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will sign a “Born Alive” executive order, which will require doctors to provide care to all babies born alive, in an appeal to anti-abortion voters. (Miami Herald: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-proposes-born-alive-executive-170022294.html)The White House unveiled a new executive order on Thursday: “it is the official policy of the United States government to protect patients with preexisting conditions.” Trump failed to note those with preexisting conditions are already covered by U.S. law. (Huffington Post: https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/pelosi-trump-preexisting-conditions-034125605.html)The Trump administration is expected on Friday to finalize its plan to open about 9 million acres of the pristine woodlands of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest to logging and road construction. Climate scientists point out that the Tongass is one of the world’s largest carbon sinks, absorbing about 8 percent of the planet-warming carbon dioxide pollution emitted by the United States. (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/climate/tongass-logging.html)Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told a judge the U.S. Postal Service can’t reassemble the hundreds of high speed mail-sorting machines that were taken apart this year, a project that more than a dozen states allege was intended to undermine