Subject: Daily Skimm: I'm sorry that you seem to be confused
From: "theSkimm" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 06:25:22 -0400 (EDT)

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QUOTE O= THE DAY

"The songs are great, but do not give your voice up f=r a man" - Keira Knightley on why she doesn't let her daughter watch "The Little Mermaid."

BREXTENSION

The Story

There was supposed to be a Brexit update by now. Ther='s not.

Why?

Well, in short, Northern Ireland. It's part of the UK – which some peop=e haven't been ok with. Meet a What's the latest?

EU leaders are in Brussels for an EU summit. UK PM Th=resa May is under serious pressure from some in her Conservative Party to =ave a clean cut with the bloc, ASAP. But it's proving much harder than it =ooks. The UK officially leaves the EU in March 2019. And wants to finalize=things by the end of the year so that people and businesses can know what =he eff to expect. May has until the end of 2020 as a transition period, bu= now that talks have stalled she might ask for a little extension.

What if they can't work things out?

Too bad. Brexit would still move forward with no deal= which could lead to serious trade confusion and chaos. If that happens, t=ere's a backup plan to av=id a hard border: keep Northern Ireland part of the EU single market longe=. Reminder: the single market means that goods and services can move freel= within the bloc. But there are issues around that, too – like how long that would last.

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May is under a ton of pressure to negotiate a serious=y delicate situation at home, abroad, and even within her party. And if sh= doesn't get it right soon, her government might up and collapse. No pressure.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What to say when you feel like you're not getting the=truth...

Let's ask the source. Yesterday, The Washington Post =eleased an op-ed by missi=g Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The topic: freedom of expression and t=e press in the Middle East. He filed it just before he disappeared. Meanwh=le, President Trump and Sec of State Mike Pompeo are still being cagey about holding Saudi Arabia re=ponsible. But Turkey's not backing down from its accusations. See: these apparent audio recordings. =h, and people are questioning a $100 million payment Saudi Arabia transferred to the US this week. I='s apparently for the US's support in Syria. But some people are whisperin= 'hello, payoff?'

What to say when you hear Robert Mueller may be wrapping it up soon…

The show's not over yet. But it is for White House co=nsel Don McGahn. Yesterda=, he packed up his desk. McGahn helped President Trump stack federal court= with conservative judges, and helped get Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the S=preme Court. He also spent a lot of time with Mueller and his team...30 hours, to be exact. Earlier=this year, the prez announced that McGahn would be out in the fall after K=vanaugh's confirmation process. Now that that's done, he's calling it quit=. Meanwhile, a Treasury Dept official was arrested for allegedly leaking confidential info tied to=Mueller's Russia investigation. She's accused of sending a BuzzFeed News r=porter financial reports (like details on transactions) from people like e=-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. And faces potential time behind ba=s.

DC is still a =ot mess #SkimmLife

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What to say when you hear President Trump's feeling strapped for cash...

Speaking of things on the decline, students apparentl= aren't ready for college= A new report says less than half of 2018 grads who took the ACT (#TBT) we=e ready for things like college-level algebra. The limit to how much they'=e not prepared does not exist. In other news about things on a downhill sl=pe, fertility. Women are =aving fewer children – and those who do are waiting longer to have=their first ones. You do you, moms.

What to say to your friend who's scared to watch the =riginal "Halloween"…

Chicken. Yesterday, the CDC said 92 people have gotte= sick from salmonella in=raw chicken. It's still trying to figure out the source of the problem. Me=nwhile, here's some good health-related news: researchers reportedly say t=at a pill that treats tho=e with HIV infections can also stop some people from getting the disease.<=p>

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What to say when you're feeling lucky…

Time to play the lotto.

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