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• CNN Host Rips Colleague for 'Unprofessional Conduct'
  
  After a spat with conservative pundit Sebastian Gorka earlier in the summer, CNN host Brian Stelter ripped his colleague for "clearly unprofessional contact" at the White House. 
• Police: Epstein Associate Has Vanished Without a Trace
  
  According to investigators, an associate of alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is now a "ghost who has disappeared without a trace," the Washington Examiner reported Monday.
• Tenn. Catholic School Removes 'Harry Potter' Over 'Curses and Spells'
  
  A Catholic school in Nashville, Tennessee has removed the "Harry Potter" series of books from its library because it includes "actual curses and spells," The Tennessean reports.
• OPEC Output Rises 1st Time in 2019
  
  OPEC's crude production rose last month, the first increase since the group and its allies started a new round of output cutbacks at the start of the year to shore up a weak global market.Nigeria and Saudi Arabia led the boost by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting...
• Trump Eyes Venezuelan Migrant Protection to Win Fla.
  
  Despite President Donald Trump’s anti-migrant rhetoric and his administration’s efforts to end their temporary legal status, he is considering shielding Venezuelans in the U.S. as a way to win the key battleground state of Florida in next year’s election, Politico reported Monday.
• UK PM Boris Johnson Threatens Oct. 14 Election
  
  U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday he will not delay leaving the European Union and made a veiled threat that an election might be needed to deliver Brexit.A senior U.K. official confirmed that Johnson is planning to call a general election on Oct. 14 if he loses...
• Sheriff Blasts Sanctuary Laws After Series of Sex Crimes
  
  A Maryland county sheriff on Monday accused a Democratic county executive for supporting sanctuary laws protecting undocumented immigrants after a series of sexual assaults in the area.
• Sen. Graham: Barr Should Make FISA Warrant Probe Transparent
  
  Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday he's calling on Attorney General William Barr to declassify as much as possible his investigation into FISA warrants obtained by FBI agents who surveiled members of President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
• Trump Monitors Dorian at Golf Course, UK Mayor Jabs
  
  London Mayor Sadiq Khan mocked President Donald Trump for going to his private golf course while preparing to deal with the impact of Hurricane Dorian heading toward the United States, Politico reported on Monday.
• Iraq Suspends US-Funded Broadcaster Al Hurra
  
  Iraq has suspended the license of a U.S.-government funded broadcaster after it ran an investigation alleging corruption within the country's religious institutions.The country's media regulator on Monday shut down the local offices of Al Hurra television...
• Mattis: 'Terrorism Is Going to Be an Ambient Threat'
  
  Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Monday that the United States will “have to keep up the fight” against terrorism, describing this as “a reality we're going to face for our time."
• Reports: Boat Fire Kills 34 Off Calif.'s Santa Cruz Island
  
  At least 34 people died aboard a 75-foot boat off California's Santa Cruz Island early Monday, according to a local TV news report.The U.S. Coast Guard, meanwhile, said on Monday it had launched "multiple rescue assets" to get people off of the vessel in flamesoff the coast...
• Calif. Startup Raises $7.5M For Strawberry-Picking Robot
  
  Advanced Farm Technologies, a startup based in Davis, California, has raised $7.5 million from investors for its strawberry-picking robot that it hopes will revolutionize the industry, according to The Robot Report.
• Texas Shooter Fired From Job Hours Before Rampage
  
  Seth Aaron Ator, the man who murdered seven people and injured 22 in Odessa, Texas, over the weekend was fired from his trucking job a few hours before embarking on the mass shooting, The New York Times reported.
• TSA OKs 'Star Wars' Grenade-Like Bottles on Planes
  
  The TSA will allow passengers to bring certain "Star Wars" themed Coke bottles onto flights in the United States after they were initially banned for resembling hand grenades, CNN reports.
• US Tennis Star Fined $10K for Racket Rifle Gesture
  
  American tennis player Mike Bryan was fined $10,000 for pointing his racket like a rifle at an official at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York City over the weekend, Fox News reported.
• Orthodox Jew Beaten With Belt in Front of Synagogue
  
  An Orthodox Jewish man in New York City was beaten in the face with a belt in front of a synagogue Saturday night.
• NY Times: Administration at Odds Over CIA in Afghanistan
  
  Members of the Trump administration are at odds over whether to expand the CIA's presence in Afghanistan to back militia counterterrorism forces, should the United States and other countries pull out of the country, according to inside sources. 
• Gizzi: Merkel Clinging to Power After Right Makes Gains
  
  The decidedly right-of-center Alternate for Germany (AfD) Party scored the biggest gains of its six-year history, a clear sign voters are fed up with the nation's ruling coalition led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to Newsmax's John Gizzi.
• Trump Slams AFL-CIO’s Trumka
  
  President Donald Trump Monday launched a Labor Day Twitter attack against AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka after the labor leader Sunday said the nation's unions won't have "any choice" but to block the "unenforceable" United States-Mexico-Canada trading deal. 
• Reuters: Biden Is Dems' Weak Front-Runner
  
  As the race for the 2020 Democrat presidential nomination shifts into a higher gear, former Vice President Joe Biden's perilous position atop the vast field stands to be tested under even more pressure.
• Police Don't Know What Sparked West Texas Shooting Rampage
  
  Police say they are not sure why a man with a misdemeanor on his record and no warrant for his arrest erupted in a spate of violence after a routine traffic stop in West Texas, killing seven, including a man slain outside his parents' home and a teenager fatally shot...
• US, Taliban Near Deal to End Afghanistan War
  
  A U.S. envoy showed the draft of a U.S.-Taliban agreement to Afghan leaders on Monday after declaring they were "at the threshold" of a deal to end America's longest war, an official said.
• Pence: US Pleased With Poland's Visa Program
  
  U.S. Vice President Michael Pence said on Monday he was happy that Poland is nearing readiness for a visa waiver program.
• Iran Talking With Russia, France to Ease Sanctions
  
  Iran is ramping up negotiations as signs gather that it's closer to ending a showdown with Europe over the wobbling 2015 nuclear deal and easing a security crisis in the Persian Gulf.

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