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Biden Impeachment Inquiry |
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R, CA-20) yesterday announced the House will open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over allegations of possible financial misconduct. McCarthy is launching the proceedings without a formal House vote and is directing three House committees—Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means—to carry out the inquiry, allowing them to use their subpoena power to directly investigate potential wrongdoings by the president.
House Republicans have been investigating the business dealings of the Biden family, including the president's son, Hunter Biden, who currently faces federal charges over tax evasion and a gun violation. House Republicans claim President Biden profited off his son's overseas business ventures while serving as vice president during 2009-17. Those allegations are based on an FBI tip sheet, which the FBI says can contain incomplete and uncorroborated information.
The House would need to bring articles of impeachment against President Biden if it finds evidence of wrongdoing and adopt the charges by a simple majority vote. The Senate would then hold an impeachment trial (see overview). Only three presidents have been impeached: Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump. None were convicted by the Senate. |
Libya Flood Death Toll Rises |
An estimated 5,300 people in northeast Libya are feared dead, with thousands more missing amid devastating floods from Mediterranean storm Daniel's historic rainfall Sunday. The rare, tropical storm-like phenomenon—the same storm responsible for last week's floods in southeastern Europe—lost strength yesterday as it tracked east into Egypt.
The country's northeastern port city of Derna, roughly 150 miles east of Benghazi, was hit hardest, with over 16 inches of rain falling in 24 hours (its September average is 1 inch). Roughly a quarter of the city of 90,000, bisected by the Wadi Derna river (see map), was completely washed away after two upriver dams failed, sending walls of water down the valley and across the city's delta to the Mediterranean Sea. See photos here.
Rescue efforts have been delayed as a result of flooded or destroyed infrastructure, a network of aging bridges and roads experts claim have not been maintained amid the country's decadelong division into rival east and west governments. See an overview of Libya's civil war here. |
Apple's 'Wonderlust' Event |
Apple unveiled its latest flagship device, the iPhone 15, at its annual product event yesterday in Cupertino, California. The most notable change is the adoption of USB-C, replacing the Lightning port, in compliance with the European Union's charger port standardization mandate for 2024.
Among other changes, the iPhone 15 Pro models introduce spatial video capabilities, using wide and regular cameras to create immersive 3D videos, which can be used with the Vision Pro. On the design side, the Pro models will feature a mostly titanium framework instead of stainless steel, while the base models offer five color options: pink, black, green, blue, or yellow. Apple also introduced the Apple Watch Series 9, featuring a double-tap gesture for answering calls and snoozing alarms by tapping your thumb and index finger together twice. See a list of all the updates here.
The announcement coincides with Apple facing three consecutive quarters of year-over-year sales decline. The company's stock price has dropped nearly 10% since mid-July, causing its market value to dip below the $3T threshold it achieved earlier this summer. |
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