Alex Acosta resigns, Jeffrey Epstein arrested and Trump ends bid for citizenship question on census
[{"sender": "editorialstaff@flipboard.com", "recipients": ["jeevacation@gmail.com"], "timestamp": "7/13/2019 6:48:31 PM", "subject": "Alex Acosta resigns, Jeffrey Epstein arrested and Trump ends bid for citizenship question on census", "body": "Plus, U.K. ambassador to U.S. resigns, Tom Steyer enters 2020 race and remembering Ross Perot.\n\nBiggest news stories from the past week.\n\nAlex Acosta resigns as labor secretary amid intense scrutiny of his handling of Jeffrey Epstein case\n\nwashingtonpost.com / David Nakamura, John Wagner, Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's resignation Friday amid the mushrooming Jeffrey Epstein investigation made him the latest in a growing list of President… read more\n\nFinancier in sex abuse case went from math whiz to titan\n\napnews.com / MICHAEL R. SISAK and JIM MUSTIAN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — He has rubbed elbows with a prince and flown a former president on his private jet. He amassed a fortune that includes a 100-acre island… read more\n\nDarroch's resignation may have chilling effect on diplomacy, experts warn\n\ntheguardian.com / Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington The resignation of Sir Kim Darroch as the UK's ambassador to the US after controversy over leaked memos in which he criticized Donald Trump could have a… read more\n\nTrump backs away from census citizenship question, orders agencies to hand over citizenship information to Commerce\n\ncnn.com / Kevin Liptak, Pamela Brown, Jim Acosta and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump retreated from his quest to add a question about US citizenship to the 2020 census on Thursday, instead… read more\n\nIran makes new nuclear threats that would reverse steps in pact\n\nreuters.com / Babak Dehghanpisheh, Tuqa Khalid GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Monday to restart deactivated centrifuges and ramp up enrichment of uranium to 20% purity in a move away… read more\n\nPro-impeachment billionaire Tom Steyer makes late entry into Democratic race\n\nnbcnews.com / Alex Seitz-Wald The California hedge fund founder, who considered running earlier this year but pulled back, now joins a crowded field of more than 20 candidates.… read more\n\nTrump Proposes Ways to Improve Care for Kidney Disease and Increase Transplants\n\nnytimes.com / REED ABELSON and KATIE THOMAS President Trump issued a sweeping set of proposals aimed at improving medical care for the tens of millions of Americans who have kidney disease, a… read more\n\nBillionaire and former presidential candidate Ross Perot dies at 89\n\ncnbc.com / Kevin Breuninger Billionaire businessman, philanthropist and independent presidential candidate Ross Perot is dead at 89, CNBC has confirmed. Perot, who ran for … read more\n\nHouse Judiciary approves subpoenas for 12 key witnesses, including Jared Kushner\n\npolitico.com / ANDREW DESIDERIO and KYLE CHENEY The House Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to authorize subpoenas for 12 crucial witnesses as part of House Democrats' ongoing investigations… read more\n\nWATCH: Women's National Soccer Team Parades Through NYC's 'Canyon Of Heroes'\n\nnpr.org / Bill Chappell The U.S. Women's National Team is celebrating their World Cup championship with a ticker tape parade in New York City. Throngs of fans packed… read more\n\nCheck out The Daily Edition for the biggest stories in news, business, tech, sports and entertainment."}]