FRIDAY THE 13TH! (9/13/19)

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1948 – MARGARET CHASE SMITH WINS A SENATE SEAT, BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE IN BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS

1971 – 39 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE FOUR DAYS OF RIOTING AT ATTICA PRISON IN BUFFALO, NY

1993 – SIGNED AT THE WHITE HOUSE — BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE PLO — THE OSLO ACCORD GRANTING PALESTINIANS AUTONOMY

1961 – AN UNMANNED MERCURY CAPSULE ORBITS THE EARTH AND IS RECOVERED

2004 – OPRAH GAVE AWAY 276 CARS IN HER SEASON OPENER (WHICH CAR? THE PONTIAC G3)

News and The Politics out of D.C.

DEMS DEBATE #3. (UGH, ONLY 7 MORE TO GO…BEFORE THE ACTUAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES)

AP’s KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM LAST NIGHT’S DEBATE

FACT CHECKING DEMS ON SOME WILD CLAIMS MADE DURING THE DEBATE

BETO: ‘HELL YES…WE’RE GOING TO TAKE YOUR AR-15’

ANDREW YANG OPENS WITH A $12,000 GIVEAWAY FOR 10 FAMILIES

BIDEN SLAMMED SANDERS ON HEALTHCARE

WAS JULIAN CASTRO’S ATTACK ON BIDEN OVER HEALTHCARE AN ATTACK ON HIS AGE?

KAMALA HARRIS WAS NOT HAPPY — NO ABORTION QUESTIONS IN THE DEBATE

YANG ALSO ENDED THE NIGHT BLOWING KISSES TO THE CAMERAS

MEANWHILE… IN BALTIMORE, THE PRESIDENT TELLS THE HOUSE GOP, ‘THE BEST IS YET TO COME’

IS ISRAEL SPYING ON THE U.S. IN DC? THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE DOES NOT BELIEVE SO

WHAT DOES ISRAEL SAY TO SYPING ALLEGATIONS? NETANYAHU DENIED IT

HOUSE MOVES ON IMPEACHMENT INVESTIGATION

PELOSI SCOLDS MEDIA OVER QUESTIONS ABOUT IMPEACHMENT

HOUSE DEMS PASS SWEEPING GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION (NO ASSAULT WEAPONS TALK)

MORE CANDY: ELIZABETH WARREN PROMISES HIGHER SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS FOR 64 MILLION

CEOs OF 145 COMPANIES WANT THE SENATE TO TAKE ACTION ON GUNS

US ATTORNEY RECOMMENDS PROCEEDING WITH CHARGES AGAINST ANDREW MCCABE

CNN EMPLOYEES REACT TO MCCABE NEWS: ‘I HAVE NO SYMPATHIES FOR HIM’

BILL MAHER LAMENTS THE DEMS’ ‘RACE TO THE FAR LEFT’

General News

MAJOR CONCERN AND UNCERTAINTY FOR THE BAHAMAS AS FLORIDA AS A STORM IS FORMING

THERE ARE AT LEAST 1300 PEOPLE MISSING IN THE BAHAMAS

FELICITY HUFFMAN LEARNS HER FATE IN THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE CHEATING SCANDAL TODAY

UBER THUMBS ITS’ NOSE AT CALIFORNIA, WON’T CLASSIFY DRIVERS AS EMPLOYEES

CALIFORNIA ASKS THE NCAA IF IT IS TIME TO PAY COLLEGE ATHLETES (IS IT?)

KEVIN HART RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL

Strange News Catching My Eye

MEMBER OF KENYA’S PARLIAMENT WANTS GOVERNMENT ACTION TO STOP FARTING ON PLANES

WANT TO WARD OFF DEMENTIA? SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS EVERY DAY

TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER SPILLED COFFEE IN THE COCKPIT FORCES FLIGHT CREW TO WEAR OYGEN MASKS

VINYL OUTSELLS CDS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES — BUUUUUUUUUT, SALES OF BOTH STILL SUCK