Representative Jackie Speier, a Democrat from California, drew laughter and applause Wednesday for a comment she made about President Trump having “five Pinocchios on a daily basis.” She made the remark while questioning Ambassador Gordon Sondland in his public impeachment hearing. Source
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Watch live: Sondland implicates top officials in “quid pro quo” scheme
The ambassador to the EU said the White House and State Department were fully aware of the effort to pressure Ukraine Source
Pete Buttigieg releases tax returns from time at consulting group
Buttigieg also called on other candidates to disclose their income from their prior work in the private and public sectors Source
Scientists decode human thoughts and emotions using MRI
Scientists at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University have found a way to map brain activation patterns using MRI scans to read peoples’ thoughts and emotions. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday Source
Watch a computer read out a 60 Minutes producer’s emotions
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University are using MRI scans and computer analysis to decipher people’s emotions. 60 Minutes associate producer Jaime Woods had her “mind read” to show how it works. See the full story, Sunday Source
Housing records allegedly faked as military families lived with roaches, mold
The pressure to falsify records came from management at the Balfour Beatty Communities at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, the former worker said Source
Generation Equality: 2019 Women Leaders Global Forum
Participants in this discussion at the 2019 Women Leaders Global Forum in Reykjavik, Iceland, include: Anita Bhatia, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women; Patricia Milligan, Senior Partner and Global Leader of When Women Thrive and Multinational Client Group, Mercer; Afke Schaart, VP and Head of Europe, Russia and Eurasia at GSMA; Catherine Gotani Hara, Speaker of the Parliament, Malawi. Source
GM suit says Fiat Chrysler bribed UAW leaders
Fiat Chrysler paid union leaders millions in bribes to get concessions and gain advantages in labor deals, GM alleges Source
What are the key challenges leaders face as we approach the third decade of the 21st century?
Participants in this discussion at the 2019 Women Leaders Global Forum in Reykjavik, Iceland, include: Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia (2010-2013), Member of CWWL; Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist, IMF; Jacqueline Hunt, Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE. Source
Charles Barkley apologizes for telling reporter: “I would hit you”
“Just FYI Charles Barkley told me tonight “I don’t hit women but if I did I would hit you,” and then when I objected to that he told me I “couldn’t take a joke,'” she wrote Source