Subject: Daily Skimm: I don't care if Monday's blue
From: "theSkimm" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 06:28:27 -0400 (EDT)

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QUOTE O= THE DAY

"John is a tough SOB" – A man fell down a mine shaft and had to kill ra=tlesnakes while he was stuck there for days. Meet the new Indiana Jones.

READY TO TALK

The Story

More than two weeks after Jamal Khashoggi disappeared= Saudi Arabia is finally prov=ding some answers.

Back up.

Khashoggi was a Saudi journalist who criticized the country's crown prince and =overnment. Earlier this month, he went into the Saudi consulate in Istanbu=, Turkey and hasn't been seen since. The Saudi gov initially said he disap=eared after he left the consulate. But Turkey's been telling anyone who wi=l listen that a Saudi hit team killed and dismembered him. So the Saudi go='s been under a lot of pressure to explain itself. Now it finally is.

Well...what's it saying?

It's changing its tune. And admitting that he died in=ide the consulate, claiming he was strangled to death after a fight broke out. And that the people r=sponsible tried to cover it up. It also says Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sal=an wasn't involved or aware of what went down. The Saudi foreign minister =s calling it a "terrible mist=ke." But one Saudi official is telling a different story, and reported=y says Khashoggi died from a chokehold while trying to escape.

So...still confusion?

Yep. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are skeptical and want to respond wit= sanctions. Some want to kick out the Saudi ambassador and cut down on arm= sales. But President Trump is still trying to figure things out. At first=he said the explanation seemed Iran=

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The details around Khashoggi's disappearance and deat= caused worldwide outrage. Now, even after Saudi Arabia admitted he was ki=led, there are still a lot of unanswered questions. Like why the gov lied =o begin with.

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REPEAT AFTER ME...

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Rethinking this. Over the weekend, an estimated 700,0=0 people protested in London<=a> over the Brexit deal...or lack thereof. Reminder: in 2016, the UK voted=to break up with the EU. But it's been really difficult to hash out the de=ails of the divorce, which is expected to become official in March. Last w=ek, EU leaders got together in Brussels to try to talk it out. But �=93 surprise – not muc= progress was made. Now, protesters want to have a say on the final te=ms and conditions, saying they have more info on how expensive and complex=this all is. The protest was one of the largest ever in the country.

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What you'll be hearing about…

This new=report that says the Trump admin is trying to change how gender is def=ned. The Obama admin set guidelines on this, saying people can choose thei= gender and that it doesn't have to be the sex you're assigned when you're=born. The goal: be more inclusive to transgender people. It sparked rules =ike letting transgender students use bathrooms that match their gender identities (which the Trump a=min scrapped). People have=feelings about it. Now, the Trump admin is reportedly trying to narrow the=definition of gender under Title IX. The new guidelines: you're either mal= or female – and your gender can't change once you're born. The ad=in has reportedly argued that the term "sex" shouldn't include people who =re transgender. And that including them gives certain protections to peopl= who shouldn't have them. The admin hasn't been shy about taking away prot=ctions for transgender people before (see: this and thi=). But this reported new move could be the most significant rollback o= civil rights protections.

What to say when your SO doesn't agree to a couples Hall=ween costume...

Fine, I don't need you. Over the weekend, President T=ump said he's pulling the US =ut of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. Aka a decade=-old agreement with Russia that was signed back in the '80s. It required b=th countries to get rid of certain missiles with ranges between about 300 =nd 3,400 miles – and stop producing them. But in 2014, the Obama a=min accused Russia of violating the terms of the agreement. Then earlier t=is month, NATO said 'yu=, we agree.' Russia has said 'nyet true.' Now, the Trump admin says Russia=did, in fact, violate the treaty, so it's time to break up the party. The =ine print of the agreement says it would take the US six months to peace o=t. But the idea of the US leaving just adds to the mess of tensions betwee= the US and Russia.

Who people are thinking about…

Selma Bl=ir. Over the weekend, the actress announced she was diagnosed with mul=iple sclerosis earlier this year. And that she might have had it for 15 ye=rs. She says she hopes to "give some hope to others."

What to say while checking your bank account after th= weekend…

Fingers crossed for some of that lotto money.

THING TO KNOW

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