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Welcome to Notable News for October 5th! Today, I cover: -The latest on Judge Kavanaugh including the results of the FBI report, Kavanaugh's op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, and the upcoming vote -Time's cover of Dr. Ford -Trump's rally in Minnesota last night -Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, both dedicated to ending sexual violence in armed conflicts -Mike Pence shifting election interference blame to the Chinese I reference 3 books/plays to read: -Ruined by Lynn Nottage -As the Waltz Was Ending by Emma MacAlik Butterworth -Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn In my Facebook group, we're talking about how to say no to things that we do not want to do. Join us at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com. Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for October 4th! (Not so great noise in this recording from my headphones.... Will be trying to edit it out for the podcast) Today, I talk about: -Kavanaugh, again! -The sham FBI investigation -The vote is scheduled for Friday -Senators only have one report to read, for one hour, in a SCIF -The Presidential alert and no, you can't turn it off My Facebook group is focused this month on saying no to all the things you do not want to do. Join us! www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com. Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 3rd of October! Today I talk about: -The latest Kavanaugh updates including the sham FBI investigation and President Trump mocking Dr. Ford at his rally in Mississippi last night -The NY Times report on the Trump family's tax fraud -The Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded -International Court of Justice rules against the United States -The humanitarian crisis in Yemen continues -Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of her honorary Canadian citizenship -The new NAFTA is basically NAFTA with a new name -Melania Trump heads to Africa -Indonesia death toll now at 1407 -Tulsa mayor re-opens an investigation to find mass graves from a 1921 massacre This month in my Facebook group, we're looking at how to say NO when we mean NO. Join us at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com. Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 27th of September! Today we talk about 3 main topics: -The upcoming Kavanaugh and Ford hearing, happening today -The Rosenstein and Trump meeting, also happening today -Trump's freewheeling press conference If you find the news a touch overwhelming right now, like a lot of people, you're always welcome to join my Facebook group, The Society of Notable Women. This month, we're focused on self-care. Join us at > www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 26th of September! Today we talk about all things Judge Kavanaugh so this episode has a trigger warning. Included in this episode: -The New Yorker Sunday night news drop about Deborah Ramirez and Judge Kavanaugh at Yale -Michael Avenatti, from his interactions with the Senate Judiciary Committee, the bots and trolls attacking his account, the 4chan falsehoods, and his client Julie Swetnick -The upcoming hearing for Dr. Ford and Judge Kavanaugh -Who Rachel Marshall is and why it is so strange that she will be questioning Dr. Ford You're always welcome to join my Facebook group where we are celebrating Self-Care September. Don't we all need extreme self care these days? Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 21st of September! Today, I talked about: -Yesterday's Rite Aid distribution center shooting and why there is a discrepancy on what a mass shooting is -The latest Brett Kavanaugh update, including Ralph Norman's joke about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Kavanaugh's law clerk "look" requirements -Joe Biden and the Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill hearings -Midterm updates -Brazil and their own misogynistic presidential candidate -Tanzania ferry disaster -New Mexico federal closure for a child porn ring investigation, not aliens Thank you for listening, and please feel free to share! I'd love to have you join my Facebook group for Self Care September! Gotta take care of yourself first. Join us at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com. Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 20th of September! Today, I talk: -Kavanaugh update -Ron DeSantis and the Hurricane Maria numbers -Google and "don't be evil" doesn't apply to their push to create a search engine in China -Obama's rebuke of the Trump administration cutting refugee numbers -China retaliates on tariffs Join us for Self Care September is The Society of Notable Women >>> www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 18th of September! Today we cover: -The latest Kavanaugh news, a hearing scheduled and vote postponed -Hurricane Florence death toll continues to rise and the environmental effects on North Carolina -President Trump orders the Justice Department to de-classify Russian investigation related material -The Trump administration adds more Chinese good tariffs -The US is once again slashing the number of refugees it will take Self Care September is in my Facebook group! Come and join us! I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 17th of September! Today we cover: -The latest on Dr. Ford's letter on Judge Kavanaugh -Hurricane Florence's damage to The Carolinas, and now a tropical depression -Why FEMA's been in the news a lot, not even related to Hurricane Florence -Manafort did indeed plead guilty, avoiding his second trial Self Care September is in my Facebook group! Come and join us! I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 12th of September! Today we cover: -Hurricane Florence update -$10 million taken from FEMA for ICE -Paul Manafort discusses plea deal -US deficit and federal borrowing soar -More coming out of Woodward's book I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 11th of September! Today we cover: -September 11th anniversary -Hurricane Florence update -The return of the Playboy Club in NYC -Dallas police officer could face more serious charge than manslaughter -John Bolton and the International Criminal Court -Billie Jean King's op-ed on Serena Williams and the US Open I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 6th of September! Today we cover... -The mysterious NY Times op-ed -The second day of Kavanaugh hearings -Britain charges 2 Russians with poisoning in the nerve agent attack -India decriminalizes gay sex -Two big healthcare disrupters It's Self Care September in my Facebook group! Come and join us and focus on taking care of yourself this month! www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 5th of September! Today we cover: -An update on day 1 of Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court hearings -Early drop of Bob Woodward's book -Nike's bold move with Colin Kaepernick as a face of their 30th anniversary "Just Do It" campaign -Amazon becomes the world's 2nd 1 trillion dollar company -Ford Motor Company announced cuts to the workforce, around 12% -Ayanna Pressley defeated incumbent Michal Campauno, a 10 term Massachusetts representative I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 4th of September! Today we cover all things Brett Kavanaugh, including: -Mitch McConnell refusing to give Merrick Garland a hearing -The surprising resignation of Anthony Kennedy and his son's ties to Deutsche Bank -What the Federalist Society is and what they want -What an originalism interpretation of the constitution means -What all the talk about documents related to Kavanaugh's time in the Bush White House means -Why you should text "resist" to 50409 to fight Kavanaugh's appointment today I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 29th of August! Today we cover: -Death toll from Hurricane Maria goes from 64 to 2,975 -White ex-officer found guilty in the killing of 15-year-old boy -Primary re-cap from yesterday's results: Andrew Gillum wins!! Joe Arpaio loses!! -Canada rejoins NAFTA talks with a Friday deadline -Serena wins her US Open match in a tutu -California becomes the first state to abolish bail -Devin Nunes' secret trip to London for dirt on Christopher Steele -3D gun blueprints now for sale, despite court order -Donald Trump encourages evangelical leaders to campaign for Republicans from the pulpit or there will be violence -Trump and Google -Far-right violence rocks Germany -On this day in Notable Woman history is back I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 28th of August! Today we cover: -The half-staff flag controversy around John McCain's passing and the Trump administration finally releases a statement -North Carolina’s gerrymandered map is ruled unconstitutional -President Trump announces that he and Mexico had come to a new version of the NAFTA agreement without Canada -A US district judge extended the ban on 3D printed gun blueprints -The Trump administration pledged to pay farmers $4.7 billion to offset losses from trade disputes with foreign buyers of U.S. agricultural products -UN experts provided details today of possible war crimes by all parties in the Yemen conflict -Air pollution may harm cognitive intelligence, says a new study on China -John McCain's last statement I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. Also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com.

Welcome to Notable News for the 27th of August! Today we cover: -The passing of US Senator John McCain -Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush give eulogies at McCain's funeral -Hurricane Lane updates -3 are dead after a shooting at a Florida video game tournament -Allen Weisselberg, Trump Organization CFO, has immunity in the Cohen probe -Trump's ex-doorman released his catch and kill contract -Serena Williams and her life saving, blood clot stopping Nike designed black tennis outfit is banned at the French Open -Joe Biden's statement on John McCain's death I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 24th of August! Today we cover: -David Pecker granted immunity in exchange for giving prosecutors information about Cohen and Trump -Trump tweeted out a common talking point of white nationalists and neo-Nazis about South Africa -New poll shows Trump supporters approve of Trump's personality but not his policies by a margin of 3 to 1 -The lawyer for Maria Butina accused of violating court rules by talking to the press about her case -Yesterday, the DNC reported a hack that then turned out to be a false alarm -Senator Chris Murphy attempted to add an amendment to an education spending bill yesterday that would prevent DeVos from using federal funds to purchase guns for schools I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 23rd of August! Today we cover: -One juror held out on the full 18 counts against Manfort -Duncan & Margaret Hunter indicted for using campaign funds to pay personal bills -Facebook and Russian and Iranian disinformation campaigns -Verizon admits to throttling data of California firefighters -Hunger strikes have been reported as prisoners stand against forced labor -New tariffs between China and the US -Betsy DeVos weighs using federal funds to outfit schools with guns -Aung San Suu Kyi's Freedom of Edinburgh award revoked -Senator Chuck Schumer met with Judge Kavanaugh to find his stance on several issues, and Kavanaugh refuses to respond I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 22nd of August! Today we cover: -The jury came back with 8 guilty verdicts and 10 non-unanimous decisions for Paul Manafort -Michael Cohen pleads guilty to 8 charges and implicated the President of the United States in campaign finance violations -A lawsuit has been filed against Google for illegally tracking users after they turned location tracking off -JP Morgan slashed its price target on Tesla by more than a third -The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed relaxing pollution standards for power plants nationwide -White House advisor Larry Kudlow hosted a white nationalist at his home for his birthday last weekend I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 21st of August! Today we cover: -Microsoft announced that it disabled fake sites by a group affiliated with the Russian government -Silent Sam Confederate statue toppled at the University of North Carolina -Brett Kavanaugh's explicit 1998 memo -Close to 250 officials have spoken out against Brennan's security clearance removal -Trump considering removing sanctions against Russia altogether -Simone Biles became the first woman to win 5 U.S. All-Around titles -USA Gymnastics did not do anything to recognize the survivors of Nassar’s abuse again -Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager pleads guilty in the shooting of Walter Scott -The Trump administration set to loosen state-based regulations on coal-fired power plants -The oldest and thickest sea ice in the Arctic has started to break up I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 20th of August! Today we cover: -Pope Francis releases a statement on the Pennsylvania sex abuse report -The NY Times reports Donald F. McGahn II was cooperating with the Mueller investigation -The New York Times reports updates on the Michael Cohen investigation -Rudy Giuliani and "Truth Isn’t Truth" -Shots fired at the US embassy in Turkey -John Brennan floating suing the Trump Administration -Crazy Rich Asians takes the top spot at the box office this weekend I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 17th of August! Today we cover: -The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin passes away at 76 -Manafort's jury asks for the definition of reasonable doubt -Responses to Trump removing John Brennan's security clearance -Kavanaugh lied about his knowledge of the Bush era torture program to the Senate, says 3 Democratic senators -No military parade until 2019, Pentagon says -The Vatican issues a response to the latest priest sexual abuse report -State of emergency in British Columbia -A federal judge in South Carolina has ruled against the Trump administration on waterway pollution reversal -The ACLU is suing to end the Justice Department's policy to remove protections for domestic violence asylum seekers -On this day in Notable Woman history, in 2012, three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot are jailed for two years I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 14th of August! Today we cover: -The firing of Peter Strzok -The doings of Stephen Miller -Florida "stand your ground" shooter charged with manslaughter -The federal government supports your disenfranchisement -Manafort trial updates -Car plows into pedestrians in London -Google really is following you around -Trump doesn't understand time zones -6 months since the Parkland shooting I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notablenews. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 13th of August! Today we cover: -The Unite the Right 2 Rally in DC -Syria explosion kills 67 -Romanian protests -Omarosa records in the Situation Room -The Boston Globe's initiative against Trump's media attacks -Chris Collins suspends his re-election campaign -New cables reveal Gina Haspel's involvement in torture -Aretha Franklin hospitalized I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notable news. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

Welcome to Notable News for the 8th of August! Today we cover: -Asbestos is back in building materials in the United States thanks to the EPA -Twitter allows Alex Jones and Info Wars to continue to be on the platform -US house special election in Ohio -Claire McCaskill wins the Dem nomination -Stephen Miller's efforts to curb legal immigration -The ACLU sues Jeff Sessions I invite you to share this podcast with the hashtag #notable news. And also, my Facebook group is nearing 100 talks with amazing women helping you to recognize your own notableness. You can join at www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com Have a notable day!

In this episode of Notable News, we talk about: -Rick Gates at the Manafort trial -California wildfires and what a "truth sandwich" is -Kremlin Annex protests -YouTube, Facebook, Apple, and Spotify start enforcing their terms of service on Alex Jones -The US sanctions Iran -Saudi Arabia and Canada -On this day in Notable Women history, Lynne Cox swims from the US to the USSR Today at 11 AM Eastern in my group The Society of Notable Women, I have an excellent speaker and coach Valerie Friedlander talking about how to get clear and start taking action. You can go to www.thesocietyofnotablewomen.com to join, and if you are listening to this podcast after 11 AM on 8/7, you can still come on in, the sessions are available on replay for life.

Welcome back to Notable News! I talked Trump tweeting and admitting to crimes and the complete and total lack of reaction, the earthquake in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia ejecting Canada's ambassador, and this past weekend's Portland white supremacist rally.

The crisis in Puerto Rico, what is the Jones Act and why won't the Trump admin help PR, Roy Moore terrifies me and should you too, Jeff Sessions prefers free speech for racists, but not black athletes

Collins a hard no on healthcare repeal, more on the NFL weekend solidarity, North Korea's take on "won't be around much longer," Columbia Journalism Review all clear on Trump as racist, absent PR aid

Horrors in Puerto Rico, Trump vs. the Constitution, NFL vs. NASCAR, 21 states notified of Russian election hacks, Travel ban 3.0, Graham-Cassidy healthcare nightmare, & Kushner's private email server

Hurricane Maria leaves PR powerless, a 2nd Mexico earthquake, Trump at the UN goes as anticipated, Manafort'a wiretapping does not prove Trump claim, but tapes?, healthcare, & Mildred Loving

The crisis in Myanmar, Hurricane Maria devastates, Manafort wiretapped, Flynn legal fund, defense spending increase, more repeal, DT Jr scales back protection, St Louis/Georgia Tech protests, and Tutu

3 Hurricanes in the Atlantic, Trump tweets violence, diversity wins big at Emmy's, On Sept 18 1931, Japan fakes explosion, invades China, Jen Brockman busts sexual assault myths, and Danielle LaPorte

Explosion in the London Underground, so Trump tweets, Sessions called an idiot by Trump, Jemele Hill calls Trump a white supremacist, Hurricane Jose may visit the US, Agatha Christie's 127th Birthday

Schumer and Pelosi are had, Mnuchin and his plane request vs tax reform, Susan Rice uncovers more intrigue afoot, Martin Shrkeli to jail, Russia investigation leaks, Flynn & fam, Clinton on Flynn

Weeks before power returns in Fla, stay away Jose, Edith Windsor passes, Murray's resignation, new iPhone, Flynn won't testify, Margaret Chase Smith and the Declaration of Conscience

Hype scholarship, More Russia, particularly the Magnitsky Act executive order & Sputnik investigation, UN sanctions on North Korea, Irma updates, post Equifax hack, CIA cancels LGBT event, & Jackie O

Irma, Harvey, Mexico earthquake + Katia, Oregon & California fires, tax reform, Bannon, Congo's cholera, hating Equifax even more, September 11th attacks, Joan of Arc, Harry Potter and leadership

Hype scholarships!, extreme weather in Harvey, Irma, earthquakes, fire, floods, DACA, the debt ceiling, Ryan gives in again, Betsy DeVos - the Devil goes to Bible Study, DOJ #cantstop hating gays

The end of DACA, Hurricane Irma is a massive storm, stay safe!, Food for thought - Oprah Winfrey

North Korea's latest nuclear test, Nikki Haley, Putin's response, Trump poised to repeal DACA, major punting, Hurricane Irma, how a hurricane becomes "fake news," and testing yourself with Factitious

Friday in Trumpland, Harvey, proposed cuts to FEMA, gas price increases, Paul Ryan stands up, Fined for fraud and running the higher ed fraud dept?, McCain pushes Congress, More Mueller, and relax!

The devastation in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, Harvey continued, Missile test, Texas immigration bill, Harris and Sanders team up, Mueller and NY AG, pizza, and Brene Brown and undies for everyone

Harvey and "What a crowd!," Mattis stands up, Russia investigation hot 'n heavy, Harvey & climate change, how will Republicans in Congress respond to aid requests, Amy Siskind but not Melania's shoes

Tropical Storm Harvey, Arpaio & ratings/Flake, police with military grade gear, the many sides of Rex Tillerson, Sater said what? More emails and what Mueller is looking into now, and Alice Walker

Hurricane Harvey devastates Texas, how Trump used the hurricane to play politics, Arpaio & Gorka, Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech

Texas braces for Hurricane Harvey, Yemen airstrike, Samsung's woes, rallies planned, rethink your career choice Russian ambassadors, Ending DACA?, Tammy Duckworth, Amelia Earhart

A long list of marginalized groups attacked by Trump, more resignations, unlikely allies in Ryan and Schumer, Amy Schumer vs. Netflix, Taylor Swift's new album, Amelia Earhart, and Melinda Gates

Trump's Phoenix rally, teasing the pardon of Judge Arpaio, James Clapper's questioning of Trump's competency, McConnell's refusal to stop the Russian investigation, and modern day hero Leymah Gbowee

More on the USS John S. McCain crash, Trump & Afghanistan, Trump in Arizona, South Asia flooding, Betty Makoni, and Dorothy Parker