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NEWS
Thursday, October 4, 2018
1)
From ABC News, I’m Daria Albinger. The
FBI has identified the suspect in Utah tied to the letters that caused a ricin scare.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says William
Clyde Allen III is now in
custody. “The FBI has made a contact with the suspect and is questioning him.
The Pentagon top spokesperson says an analysis of the two envelopes sent to the
Pentagon has determined the substance inside was not ricin but castor seeds.”
ABC’s luis Martinez.
2)
The FBI could finish the background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as early as today. “Once
the Senate receives the FBI’s conclusions on Brett Kavanaugh, Senate Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell will file, what’s
called file cloture, basically taking the first step in the process that gets lawmakers
to the Kavanaugh confirmation vote. Once he filed the procedural motion, the
Senate and the House will let a day go by before it can hold the actual vote. Stephanie Ramos, ABC News, Washington.”
3)
USA Weightlifting CEO Phil Andrews, one
of several Olympic sports leaders, to testify before Senate panel about changes
being made to protect athletes from abuse. “Weigh-in in our sport can now be
done within a singlet or fully closed. That has also been suggested to our international
federation for discussing where we’re discussing that in less than a month.”
The hearing holds a number of sex abuse scandals across several sports.
4)
An effort to raise awareness of what’s been called the silent enemy plaguing veterans.
“Covering the National Mall, thousands of small American flags placed by the
group of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America to bring awareness to
veteran’s suicide. More than 5500 flags represent each military and veterans’
suicide so far this year, an average of 20 suicides every day, according to new
data from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The veterans group hopes this effort
will spark action by leaders in Washington. Elizabeth McLaughlin, ABC News, the Pentagon.”
5)
Chicago Cubs’ infielder Addison Russell
has accepted a 40-game suspension under MLB’s domestic violence policy. You’re
listing to ABC News.
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From
the Fox Business Network, on Wall Street, the major averages closing slightly
higher with the Dow notching its 15th record close of the year. Among the
gainers today, banks and big technology companies were high, dividend stocks fell.
The Dow closing up 54 points, NASDAQ up 26, S&P 500 up 2. // And shares of Barnes & Noble jumping in the
extended session after announcing its foreign strategic alternative has to
evaluate selling itself, following interest from multiple parties. // And Eldorado Resorts completing a purchase
of Atlantic City’s Tropicana casino.
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission still has to approve a full casino
license for Eldorado. The deal is part of $1.85 billion acquisition of Tropicana
Entertainment that billionaire investor Carl
Icahn agreed to back in April. The Tropicana recently improving its
performance in Atlantic City to place behind only the Borgata in terms of annual gambling revenue. With the Fox Business
Report, I’m Hilarie Barsky.
