| Greetings, QuickTake readers! In this edition: Israel puts annexation on hold, Britain bows out of Brussels, and a deadly blob heats up the ocean.  Senators start asking questions U.S. senators embarked on a 16-hour Q&A session Wednesday to grill House managers and President Trump's defense lawyers over evidence presented in the impeachment trial thus far. The pivotal question of whether to depose new witnesses, bolstered by John Bolton's revelations, comes next and may hinge on a few undecided GOP senators. Democrats need four of them to flip the chamber, and, so far, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Mitt Romney of Utah have indicated a willingness to break with their party in the Friday vote. If it fails, the trial will move to the final question of whether to acquit or remove Trump. 5 key Qs&As: 1. Chuck Schumer (D) to House Managers: "Is there any way to render a verdict in this case without hearing from key witnesses?" - Adam Schiff (D): "No. And when you have a witness as plainly relevant as Bolton, to turn him away is at odds with being impartial."
2. Ted Cruz (R) to Trump's lawyers: "As a matter of law, does it matter if there was a quid pro quo?" - Alan Dershowitz: "If you don't, you don't get the money. If you do, you get the money. No one in this chamber would regard that as unlawful."
3. Dianne Feinstein (D) to House Managers: "The president said there should be no witnesses or documents from the executive branch to these proceedings. Is there any precedent for this? - Zoe Lofgren (D): "It was to prevent Congress from holding Trump accountable for high crimes and misdemeanors. If he can say we're not sending witnesses or documents, we're eliminating oversight."
4. Collins (R) and Murkowski (R) to Trump's lawyers: "Before Vice President Biden entered the 2020 presidential race did Trump ever mention Joe or Hunter Biden in connection with Ukraine?" - Patrick Philbin: "I can't point to something in the record that shows Trump at mentioning something relating to Joe or Hunter Biden."
5. Tom Udall (D) to House Managers: "Please address Trump's claim that impeachment is the overturn of an election and the decision should be left to voters." - Schiff: "What you're really saying is you can only impeach a president in your second term," adding it doesn't matter an election is taking place in 10 months."We had to hurry because the president was trying to cheat in that election."
$ignificant figures $1.1 billion. Apple and Broadcom must pay that much in damages for infringing California Institute of Technology patents on Wi-Fi transmissions, a jury in California ordered. 71. How many Republican lawmakers attended Trump's USMCA trade pact signing ceremony, a rare moment of bipartisanship that included no Democrats, who say they weren't invited. 60. How many Starlink satellites SpaceX successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida as part of its mission to build a network of 12,000 internet-providing satellites in orbit. Highly quotable "Whole world needs to be on alert." The WHO urged international "solidarity" to fight the "very active" coronavirus outbreak that's killed at least 170 people and infected more than 7,800 others in 17 countries. "We will never be far." EU chief Ursula Von Der Leyen told U.K. lawmakers Europe "will always love you" after the EU parliament ratified the Brexit withdrawal deal, paving the way for Britain to leave on Friday. "We won't be ready by Sunday." Israel postponed a Trump-backed plan to annex large parts of the West Bank, Tourism Minister Yariv Levin said, citing unworkable preparations like consulting Israel's attorney general. This is not normal Red flag. A "blob" of warm water in the Pacific Ocean was responsible for the deaths of 1 million seabirds in less than 12 months, a study said, blaming the unprecedented mass die-off on a prolonged ocean heatwave.  The future is now It's moving! The biggest walking humanoid robot ever is in the works in Japan that'll stand 18-meters tall and weigh 25 tons. The anime-style cyborg will also be outfitted with hydraulics, giving it the energy to move.  What's good A better prognosticator. Ahead of Groundhog Day, PETA has pitched an early retirement for Punxsutawney Phil to start using an animatronic groundhog that could predict the weather more accurately by using AI.  Now that you're caught up... Tell your friends to sign up to receive our newsletter five days a week. Follow QuickTake on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Before you go: In the days since Kobe Bryant's death, artists around the world have immortalized the NBA champ in vibrant murals, including this giant one on a basketball court in the Philippines. Thanks for reading!
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