Subject: Daily Skimm: Tell me something boy
From: "theSkimm" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 06:22:43 -0400 (EDT)

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OCTOBE= 11, 2018

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QUOTE O= THE DAY

"Y'all there is an emotional support squirrel on my f=ight" – A Twitter user after passengers were forced to deplane. As if flying could get any m=re nuts.

MICHAEL

The Story

Hurrican= Michael is ripping through the Southeast.

What's happening?

Yesterday, Michael hit the Florida Panhandle as a Cat=gory 4 storm with 155 miles per hour winds (very close to Category 5 statu=). It's since been downgraded to a tropical storm. Flash flooding and stor= surge are still a concern. Parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Caro=ina, and South Carolina have declared emergencies. Hundreds of thousands o= people have already lost electricity. It damaged many homes. At least two people were killed. And the storm is still on the m=ve.

Where's it headed next?

It's currently in Georgia, heading toward the Carolin=s, which are still recovering from Hurricane Florence. Tomorrow, it's expected to exit off the Mid-A=lantic coast.

How did it get so bad so quickly?

Moist air, warm waters, and wind patterns. It was barely a hurricane earlier th=s week and, in a little over a day, it transformed into a monster. It's al=o capable of spinning up tornadoes, which has people on edge.

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Michael is the strongest storm to hit the continental=US since 1992. Here's how you can prepare and stay safe.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What to say when you hear the Dow dropped more than 800 points yesterday�=A6

CVS is dropping dolla dolla bills. Yesterday, the Justice Department gave its b=essing for CVS's $69 billion marriage to Aetna. Aetna: the US's third-bigg=st health insurance company. CVS: the US's largest drugstore chain. So rai=e a toast for the US's largest health insurance deal. Ever. Speaking of pe=ple chanting 'health health health,' President Trump. Yesterday, he wrote an op-ed telling Americans to be wary of midterm candidates' "M=dicare for All" platforms. Trump says a single-payer system would destroy =edicare as it exists today – and cost the US gov tens of trillions=of dollars. Psst...there are different estimates for what might happen und=r a single-payer system. Read=up. And when you're done, make sure you read up on the healthcare debate before you hit the poll=.

What to say when someone keeps creeping on your Linke=In…

Are you an economic spy? Yesterday, the Justice Depar=ment said that a Chinese spy<=a> has been extradited from Belgium to the US to face charges. The guy in =uestion allegedly tried to steal corporate trade secrets from American avi=tion companies. He also tried to recruit a GE Aviation employee. Naughty b=y. It's the latest example of China allegedly playing dirty to steal US in=ellectual property. And seems to be the first time that a Chinese spy is b=ing brought to the US to face charges.

What to say when you're stressing out about climate change...

The US and Mexico just discovered a solar-powered tunnel believed to be built f=r things like drug smuggling. What are you doing to reduce your carbon foo=print?

What to say when your friend asks if you're free this=weekend…

I don't know, what are your plans…Michael Bloomberg?

What to say when you're accused of something you didn=t do…

I did not kill American cheese.

NO EXCUSES

Being informed, so hot right now. Just another reason=to go to the polls read in on this year's biggest issues.

We Skimm'd the status of today=s health care, the economy, LGBTQ rights, climate change, police reform, t=e opioid crisis, abortion, the Russia Investigation, #MeToo, criminal just=ce reform, immigration, gun policy, education, welfare programs, trade, No=th Korea, and tax reform.

Whew= long list. But so worth it. Because democracy works best with informed vo=ers. Make sure you're one of =hem.

And =a href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/14719043.2662216/aHR0cHM6Ly9za2l=bXRoLmlzL3ZvdGU/5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8Bfbf82d09" target="_blank" style=3D"color:#00b2a9;text-decoration:none;">tell us if you plan to vote No=ember 6th. We'll be here...with bells on.

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