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Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2018 06:22:30 -0500 (EST)

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DECEMB=R 5, 2018

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QUOTE O= THE DAY

"Bring home the bagels" – PETA ruffled some feathers when it told peopl= to stop using "anti-animal language." Oops.

THINGS MAKING STATEMENTS<=p>

Robert Mueller

The Story

Yesterday, special counsel Robert Mueller said Michae= Flynn shouldn't receive =ny jail time. Flynn – the former national security adviser �=93 pleaded guilty to lying=to the FBI and is set to be sentenced later this month. Now the special co=nsel is saying 'go easy on him.' And says that Flynn provided "substantial=assistance" to the DOJ's Russia investigation. And may have convinced othe=s to cooperate as well. Speaking of Russia...yesterday, Sec of State Mike =ompeo says the country has 60=days to get its sh*t together with the IMF treaty or the US will back =ut. The treaty is a Cold War-era missile deal that's kept everyone's trigg=r fingers on lock for more than 30 years. So some are hoping to see it stay in place.

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This all goes back to whether the Trump campaign coor=inated with Russia to attack the 2016 presidential election. We know that =lynn gave info on interactions between President Trump's transition team a=d Russia. But that's pretty much all we know, which might show Mueller is =ot ready for the world to figure out more details about how Flynn helped. =/p>

France

The Story

France is hitting pause on its planned fuel tax hikes. They were part of Presid=nt Macron's efforts to fight climate change. But they've led to weeks of violent protests. Including=this past weekend – which led to Paris's worst riot in decades. The hike was supposed to tak= effect next month, but now it's being suspended for six months.

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Protesters have called out Macron for being out of to=ch, saying that living there is already too expensive. And these new taxes=would especially hurt people living in rural areas who need to drive to wo=k. Yesterday's move is a big concession from the gov and a blow to Macron'= agenda. The gov says that the tax isn't worth risking the "unity of the n=tion."

Israel

The Story

Yesterday, thousands of people in Israel protested ov=r violence against women.=At least 24 women have been killed there this year – including two=girls last week – and most of them reportedly flagged police about=their safety before their deaths. Now people across the country are taking=a stand. A number of Israeli companies reportedly let women take a (paid) =ay off to protest, and protesters did things like paint streets red. Prote=ters also demanded that the gov implement a $67 million plan it promised l=st year on the issue.

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu visited a women's shelt=r last week, where he said the gov needs to fight the problem. But he was =alled out for voting against a proposal to start a gov commission that wou=d look into violence against women.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

Who people are thinking about…

Former President George HW Bush. Today is a National =ay of Mourning in honor of th= 41st president. Meaning: most federal employees won't have to go to w=rk. Post offices will be closed as well as major US stock markets. The for=er president will be given a state funeral in DC today. After the ceremony= he will be taken back to Texas, where he will be buried at his presidenti=l library.

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What to say when your grandma calls you the favorite�=80�

Pause for fake shock. Yesterday, after a CIA briefing= a bipartisan group of senators said they had absolutely no doubt that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed b=n Salman (known as MBS) ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.=You've heard this before and you'll hear it again: Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Is=anbul earlier this year. The Saudi gov eventually arrested 18 Saudi citizens in connection with the =illing, but insisted that MBS wasn't involved. But pretty much everyone el=e (except the Trump admin= said the crown prince was behind the whole thing. Now, senators are doubl=ng down and saying 'seriously, it's all MBS.' TBD if this pressures the Tr=mp admin to change where it stands on the issue. In other news making the =ounds in DC, the National Republican Congressional Committee said it was h=t with a "cyber intrusion"

What to say when you hear former CBS CEO Les Moonves apparently destroyed evidence=and misled investigators...

Not the only guy making you say 'ugh.' Yesterday, mul=imillionaire and alleged serial sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein settled a lawsuit that would have let som= of his accusers tell their stories in court. To recap a bombshell report about the allegations agai=st him: Epstein – who has connections to powerful people like form=r President Clinton and President Trump – pleaded guilty to solici=ing underage girls and only got 13 months in jail. With work breaks. Yes, =ou read that correctly. This recent lawsuit involves a lawyer who reps som= of Epstein's accusers. It started with allegations about how the lawyer c=nducted his investigation, and led to the lawyer countersuing for defamati=n. Yesterday, Epstein settled that lawsuit and apologized to the lawyer. B=t, you'll be hearing Epstein's name again. There's a lawsuit in federal court, which means his accus=rs have another shot at justice.

What to say when you hear Seattle is getting an NHL team…

Meanwhile, Ohio is losing a coach. Yesterday, Urban M=yer said he's retiring as=Ohio State's head football coach after New Year's Day. This comes after a =candal over how he mishandled domestic abuse allegations against one of hi= now-former assistant coaches. But he said he's hanging up his whistle spe=ifically to focus on his health. Speaking of things in the sports world, d=n't ask women if they know ho= to twerk. Ever.

What to say when you hear President Trump called himself=a "Tariff Man"…

He's not the only guy with something to say. Former V= Joe Biden thinks he's "t=e most qualified person in the country to be president." Want to know who'= def not? Michael Avenatti<=a>.

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What to say when you hear Kevin Hart will be hosting the Oscars...

Stay cla=sy, Hollywood.

THING TO KNOW

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