Big Tobacco Co. Reynolds American made $5 million donation to political group aligned with Trump shortly before administration’s decision to lift restrictions on certain flavored vaping products.
Matt Belloni at Puck reported Colbert was losing $40m/yr but Snopes notes he also wrote that other people at CBS added that executives didn't ask Colbert to take pay cut, or fire people or slash costs.
Pentagon targets Nigeria where terror “has run amok,” reports the Spectator. In last 6 months, the US Air Force bombed rebel camps to halt murders and abductions. US bombings this week killed Islamic State’s #2 but the insurgency shows no sign of slowing.
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Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach has only been on the job six months but he's facing new questions about a system that's been broken for decades: Electronic monitoring.
Here's the latest from WGN Investigates: tinyurl.com/4utb4tna
Report on Oct 7th includes testimony of rape and assault. Gunshots to the face and genitals. Mutilation. Bodies naked, legs spread. Grotesque scenes staged. 10k photos and video segments.
“I saw them raping her. Then they murdered her. And then they raped her again.” (WSJ)
Russia Launches Huge Attack on Ukraine -
Strikes Kill at least 27 people after Putin, Trump discuss cease-fire; The brunt of the attacks were on residential buildings; a carwash and an auto-repair shop were among the locations hit. -WSJ @WGNMorningNews
FDA Announces First OK of Fruit-Flavored E-Cigarettes -The decision is certain to be opposed by health groups and parent organizations that have long pointed to flavors as the driver behind underage vaping in the US. newser.com/s388622@WGNMorningNews