In a discussion with journalist Michael Wolff, New York financier Eric Epstein criticised the management style of US President Donald J. Trump. Epstein paraphrased some of Mr Trump’s comments about former strategist Steve Bannon, former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, and Trump Counselor Kellyanne Conway. Epstein also named JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon and business magnate Carl Icahn as involuntarily entangled in the internal conflicts of the Trump administration.
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The Colorado Department of State accidentally posted a spreadsheet containing partial passwords for voting systems on its website. However, it stated there is no immediate security risk, as two passwords are needed for each component and physical access is necessary. The passwords were accessible for over two months before being removed and the department aims to complete password changes by the end of the day.
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Nevaeh Crain, an 18-year-old pregnant woman, died in 2023 after being turned away from two hospitals due to complications in her pregnancy. Crain had shown symptoms of sepsis but had been sent home twice from separate emergency rooms. Her death has highlighted the fear and confusion among doctors in states with strict abortion laws who are unsure of how to treat pregnant patients with serious complications. The Texas abortion law threatens prison time for interventions that end a fetal heartbeat and abortion, even in cases of a life-threatening pregnancy. A report by ProPublica found that delays in treating Crain and at least one other pregnant woman who has died in Texas are a consequence of changing practices amid legal threats to doctors.
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Ohio Senator and Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance claimed that some teenagers become transgender to enhance their chances of being admitted into Ivy league universities. In an interview on podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience”, Vance also suggested that testosterone levels in young men are linked with conservative politics and that some women “celebrate” their abortions. He commented that he and former President Donald Trump could likely win the “normal gay guy vote”. There is no data to support Vance’s assertion that being transgender increases the likelihood of Ivy league admission. Rogan countered several of Vance’s claims, including the idea that any significant number of people celebrate abortions.
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The UCHealth Greeley Hospital in Colorado went into lockdown following a shooting in its parking lot on Thursday. A 35-year-old woman with gunshot wounds walked into the hospital’s emergency department, and is expected to survive. The suspect, a 38-year-old male, fled the scene and barricaded himself in a house around five miles away. The vehicle caught fire and spread to the house, the suspect was then found dead inside. Police believe the shooting was a result of domestic violence and the perpetrator knew the victim.
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Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians and captives of war is a crime against humanity, according to the UN. The ongoing investigations are examining the use of violent practices and sexual violence as a form of torture at Ukrainian detention centres controlled by Russians. Detainees reported “routinely harsh practices” as well as violent treatment during interrogations, with surveillance cameras used to observe them. The investigators say the authorities took no action to stop the torture or ill-treatment, and evidence suggests that the Russian authorities acted intentionally to torture civilians and prisoners of war, constituting a coordinated state policy.
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Former Representative Liz Cheney has criticized Donald Trump after he suggested she should have “guns trained on her face,” referring to him as a “cruel, unstable man.” The comments were made by Trump at an Arizona event, where he described critics of his administration as “war hawks.” Cheney, who openly endorses Vice President Kamala Harris, has accused the former president of being a threat to democracy and has often criticized his handling of the Capitol riot in January 2021. Cheney’s father, former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney, has also publicly cast his vote for Harris. Liz Cheney lost the Republican primary in 2022 to a pro-Trump candidate.
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Edward Jay Epstein, an American investigative journalist, has criticised President Donald Trump’s management style. He claimed that Trump promotes in-fighting among his aides, and discredits them with his outside allies. His criticisms have been heightened following leaks of internal dissent within the White House and plummeting approval ratings. References were made to Trump directives such as calling former strategist Steve Bannon a “scumbag”, and accusing counsellor Kellyanne Conway of being a “wildcard”.
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The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, a key indicator of US inflation, rose by 2.1% in September, down from 2.2% in August. This is the lowest level since 2021 and is seen as a success for the Federal Reserve, which was aiming to reduce inflation to 2%. In a move from its previous stance that price growth would be “transitory”, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to a 20-year high before beginning to cut them again in September. Despite this positive development, the high cost of living continues to be a hot topic ahead of the US presidential election. Furthermore, almost half of US citizens surveyed in a recent poll wrongly believe that the country is in recession.
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Mark Longo, a resident of rural Pine City, New York, is pleading for the return of his pet squirrel, Peanut, who was seized by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The DEC officers raided his home following complaints that he was keeping wildlife as pets, which is against state laws. Peanut had gained hundreds of thousands of followers on social media with his playful and amusing antics documented by Longo. A raccoon named Fred was also taken during the raid. Longo fears that Peanut, who he had kept for seven years, may have been euthanized.
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