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Twitter reacts to the Bears trouncing Washington 40-20 on Thursday Night Football

.@therealmarklane provides the latest takes from Twitter as the Chicago Bears thumped Washington 40-20 on Thursday Night Football

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Putin says Ukraine would last ‘a week’ if Western military support stops

Putin’s prediction comes as concerns mount about future of US funding for Ukraine amid political turmoil in Washington.

Al Jazeera

Failure of single component caused Washington seaplane crash that killed 10, NTSB says

U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year

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Big Ten releases updated football matchups for 2024 and beyond

The opponent list had to be updated when the league added Washington and Oregon.

Chicago Sun-Times

Officers' lawyers challenge analysis of video that shows Black man's death in Tacoma, Washington

Lawyers for three police officers charged in the death of Manny Ellis have challenged a forensic video analyst’s interpretation of videos shot by witnesses that show the Black man’s fatal arrest in Tacoma, Washington

The Independent UK

Biden memo directs US agencies to restore 'healthy and abundant' salmon runs in the Northwest

President Joe Biden has directed federal agencies to use all available authorities and resources to restore “healthy and abundant” salmon runs in the Columbia River Basin, a move that conservationists and tribes call a potential breakthrough

The Independent UK

Why are thousands of Kaiser health care workers on strike? 5 questions answered

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers began a three-day strike in Virginia, California, Colorado, Washington state, Oregon and Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2023, after company executives and eight unions representing aides, techs, support staff and other employees failed to agree on the terms of new contracts. This…

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European leaders meet amid tensions over Ukraine, migration

European leaders are gathering in Spain to reiterate their support for Ukraine as infighting in Washington throws the United States's commitment into question. On Friday, European Union member states will meet to discuss enlargement – including Ukraine’s inclusion in the EU – as well as migration.

Radio France Internationale

Three keys for Bears vs. Commanders

The Bears are riding a 14 game losing streak into suburban Washington, D.C., on Thursday night.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Grade’s Alexander Russo talks education reporting and school board elections in the latest episode of On the Ballot

Welcome to the Thursday, October 5, Brew.

Ballotpedia

The Real Scandal in Washington Is the Government's Reckless Spending

Those sounding the loudest alarms about possible shutdowns are largely silent when Congress ignores its own budgetary rules. All that seems to matter is that government is metaphorically funded.

Reason

Prosecutors focus on video evidence in trial of Washington officers charged in Manny Ellis' death

A certified video analyst walked the jury through a cellphone video of the fatal arrest of Manny Ellis that showed him on the ground with his hands in the air in surrender as police officers held his neck and shot him with a Taser

The Independent UK

House Speaker McCarthy Ousted In Unprecedented Vote, Leaving Chamber In Chaos

Far-right conservatives and Democrats join forces to remove McCarthy, raising questions about leadership in a polarized Congress.

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Kevin McCarthy ousted as US House speaker by Trump supporters – everything you need to know

The Republican has been removed from one of Washington’s most powerful positions in a historic vote. So what does it mean?

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Kevin McCarthy ousted as US House speaker – everything you need to know

Kevin McCarthy has been removed from one of Washington’s most powerful positions in a historic vote. So what does it mean?

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Intervention for carers aids in prevention of elder maltreatment: Study

Washington: A recent double-blind, randomised controlled trial found that elder abuse of older individuals with chronic illnesses, including dementia, was reduced by an educational and social support intervention for carers. Read further on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

Is US funding for Ukraine under threat?

US President Joe Biden faces hardening scepticism from Republicans over aid to Kyiv. What does this mean for Ukraine?

France 24

Who is Matt Gaetz, the hard-right Republican who brought down the US House speaker?

Hard-right Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz made US history on Tuesday by bringing down House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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Al Jazeera

Egypt faces scrutiny in US after Senator Menendez’s bribery indictment

US lawmakers are demanding probe into allegations that Egypt was involved in bribery scheme with Senator Bob Menendez.

The Independent UK

House speaker chaos stuns lawmakers, frays relationships and roils Washington

For the first time ever, a House speaker had been voted out of leadership

Reason

Solicitation of Crime and "Things of Value" (Plus a Mother-of-the-Year Candidate)

State v. Valdiglesias Lavalle, decided Thursday by the Washington Supreme Court (in a unanimous opinion written by Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud), involved Washington's criminal solicitation law, which makes it a crime to, with intent to promote or facilitate the commission of a crime, … offer[] to give or give[] money…

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar carjacked at gunpoint near his Washington home

Cuellar was unharmed in the incident, and law enforcement eventually retrieved the car.

The Independent UK

Democratic Rep Henry Cuellar carjacked at gunpoint in Washington DC

Three armed men made off with the congressman’s car, phone, iPad and sushi dinner

The Independent UK

Opening statements to begin in Washington officers' trial in deadly arrest of Black man Manuel Ellis

Opening statements are set to begin in the trial of three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the death of Manny Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, in 2020

The Independent UK

Fed's Powell gets an earful about inflation and interest rates from small businesses

Federal Reserve officials typically gather many of their insights and observations about the economy from some of the top Ph.D. economists in Washington

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