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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