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October 2019

The State Department found that 38 people committed violations during its probe into failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's email. From The Associated Press:
The investigation, launched more than three years ago, determined that those 38 people were “culpable” in 91 cases of sending classified information that ended up in Clinton’s personal email, according to a letter sent to Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley this week and released on Friday. The 38 are current and former State Department officials but were not identified.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent told Congress on Tuesday that in 2015 he raised concerns about Hunter Biden sitting Burisma Holding's board. He feared Hunter working for the company "would complicate efforts by U.S. diplomats to convey to Ukrainian officials the importance of avoiding conflicts of interest." The office of then-Vice President Joe Biden brushed him off.

The Iranian economy could shrink by 9.5 percent in 2019 amid tighter U.S. sanctions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts. The economic projection comes a month after President Donald Trump ordered the Treasury Department to "substantially increase" sanctions on Tehran.

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) decided to strike, which began today after the union's House of Delegates turned down the latest offer from the Board of Education. Over 300,000 students did not have school on Thursday. They may not have school on Friday.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a Brexit deal with the European Union ahead of a crucial summit in Brussels. The details of the agreement were announced at a joint press conference with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels today. "We have a great new Brexit deal,” Johnson declared.