| Greetings, TicToc readers! In this edition: Big Tech's housing boost, U.K. parliament's new speaker, and productivity soars with a 4-day workweek. First private transcripts released House Democrats released for the first time the full transcripts from two closed-door hearings in the Trump impeachment probe Monday, as the public phase of the investigation draws near. Here's what we learned: - Former envoy to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified on Oct. 11 she felt threatened by the way President Trump criticized her on the call with Ukraine's president and that Ukrainian officials warned her that Rudy Giuliani and other Trump allies were planning to "do things, including to me" and were "looking to hurt" her.
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Yovanovitch told investigators Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said it'd be "dangerous" for Ukraine to get involved in U.S. politics because it would damage bipartisan support the country had in Congress. -
Michael McKinley, a former senior aid to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, testified on Oct. 16 he resigned over how Yovanovitch was treated, as well as "the emerging information on the engagement of our missions to procure negative political information for domestic purposes." $ignificant figures $2.5 billion. Apple pledged that much to combat California's skyrocketing Bay Area housing costs, following $1 billion donations from both Facebook and Google. 40%. Sales per employee at Microsoft Japan rose that much compared with this time last year after the company spent August experimenting with a four-day workweek. 1 year. Trump filed paperwork to formally withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, a process that will be completed on Nov. 4, a day after the 2020 election. Highly quotable "Make sure tarnish is polished away." Labour MP Lindsay Hoyle was elected speaker of Britain's House of Commons, succeeding John Bercow, and vowed a "change for the better." "Must be brought forward to testify." Trump said the whistleblower should appear publicly after the person's lawyer offered written answers to questions from House Republicans. "Conspicuously similar to Flint." Thousands of Canadians have been exposed to unsafe levels of lead in their drinking water, a yearlong investigation found. Montreal and Regina residents were worst affected. This is not normal Living in a "gas chamber." New Delhi is choking on smog, and there's no end in sight after officials declared a public health emergency over record-levels of air pollution that have closed schools and diverted flights. The future is now Space-aged vino. A dozen bottles of fine French wine arrived at the International Space Station for a one-year test of the aging process in zero gravity. Also delivered: an oven to bake chocolate chip cookies. What's good Epic formation. 15 women set a record for the most female skydivers to pull off a multi-point formation jump over Jurien Bay in Western Australia. Organizer Shirley Cowcher called the jump a "euphoric" feat. Now that you're caught up... Tell your friends to sign up to receive our newsletter five days a week, and follow us on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Did you see? Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki shared this awkward hug with Trump during the team's celebratory White House visit. Thanks for reading! -Andrew Mach |
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