House Launches Formal Impeachment Inquiry

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, citing the need to investigate allegations of “abuse of power, obstruction and corruption.”

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer will lead the inquiry, a first step toward deciding whether to bring impeachment charges. House GOP leaders will meet tomorrow to lay out their latest findings and the status of the Biden investigation.

The White House called the inquiry “a wild goose chase,” and House Democrats said they would defend Biden “until the very end.”

Death Toll Could Hit 10,000 in Libya Flooding

Massive flooding in Libya has left more than 5,000 dead and at least 10,000 missing after dams collapsed and whole neighborhoods were swept away by Mediterranean storm Daniel.

Floods wiped out a quarter of the coastal city of Derna, with many families being washed into the sea. Aid in the form of rescue boats, generators, and food was being rushed to Libya’s aid.

The U.S. Special Envoy for Libya issued an official declaration of humanitarian need, saying the order would free up funding from the United States to support relief efforts.

Aaron Rodgers’ Injury Ends His Season

It’s been confirmed that superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon on live TV Monday night, putting him out for the season and abruptly ending his much-anticipated role as savior of the New York Jets.

The injury came on the fourth play of “Monday Night Football,” less than 10 minutes into the game. Announcers, including Peyton and Eli Manning, were stunned at the sudden turnabout (See Video). The Jets still won the game in overtime.

Rodgers, 39, was the longtime quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. He moved to the Jets this year amid much hoopla and has a $112 million contract, with $75 million guaranteed through the 2024 season.

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➤ The CIA offered to pay analysts to bury information tying Covid to a lab leak in China, according to a CIA whistle-blower testifying to Congress. The witness said the agency tried to pay off six analysts to change their data. (More)

➤Donald Trump’s lawyers asked the federal judge overseeing his case in Washington D.C. to recuse herself because of her public statement about Trump. Judge Tanya Chutkan asked for a response from the prosecutors, but the decision is up to her. (More)

➤ GOP senators criticized the White House for releasing $6 billion in frozen assets back to Iran as part of a prisoner swap, calling it a “shameful” ransom that would encourage more hostage-taking. (More)

➤ The poverty rate in the U.S. rose by 4.6 percentage points in 2022, its first increase since 2010. The child poverty rate more than doubled from 2021; President Biden blamed the phenomenon on Republicans’ refusal to continue the Covid-era expanded Child Tax Credit. (More)

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➤ The Colorado Buffaloes‘ victory against Nebraska on Saturday was the highest-rated college football game of the week, with nearly 9 million viewers. That surpassed even the primetime Alabama-Texas game Saturday night. (More)

➤Colorado’s team is No.1 in another area, too: Quarterback Shadeur Sanders tops this week’s On3 Top 10 NIL rankings, with a worth of $4.1 million, followed by Texas QB Arch Manning at $2.9 million. (See Top 10)

➤ If you thought that Monday Night Football’s conclusion was exciting to watch on TV, you should listen to how the radio announcer called it. (Listen Here)

➤ One last story about Monday night’s game: A Wisconsin bar promised free drinks if the Jets lost, and when Aaron Rodgers left the game, the patrons drank up, confident they wouldn’t have to pay. Then the Jets won, and the fans realized they had to pay for all their beer. (See Video)

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➤ Big Stock Move: Oracle stock dropped 13.5% today, its biggest decline since 2002, on disappointing revenue and a weak forecast going forward. (More)

➤ Apple showed off its next generation of iPhones Tuesday, featuring better cameras, faster processors, and a new USB-C charging system to replace its current Lightning port. The stock dropped nearly 2% after. (More)

➤ McDonald’s plans to phase out its self-serve soda machines over the next 10 years. The company says it’s to better accommodate the growing number of drive-through and online orders. (More)

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➤ The James Webb Space Telescope may have found evidence of possible life on a planet 120 lightyears from Earth. Astronomers say they’ve detected a molecule called demethyl sulphide, produced only by life. (More)

➤ That popular decongestant you grab from the drugstore shelf doesn’t work, says the Food and Drug Administration. The active ingredient, phenylephrine, doesn’t fix congestion, though Sudafed, Allegra, Dayquil and others sell it. (More)

➤ The Koch Institute Image Awards honor extraordinary visuals from the life sciences. Ten images were chosen this year for display at their public gallery. (See 2023 Winners Here)

➤ Coco Gauff, the 19-year-old winner of the US Open, says the key to her victory was to stop caring what other people thought of her and focus on her own self-belief. (See Her Philosophy)

➤ Jay Shetty is a former monk who now shares his lessons with others. In his talks, he offers “Eight Rules of Love.” (See Them Here)

➤ After losing his girlfriend in a car accident, Maxime Lagace’ started collecting quotes on wisdom from “the best minds ever.” He’s put together a list of the best 75 of these. (See List Here)

➤ A 7-year-old on a birthday trip discovered a nearly 3-carat golden brown diamond at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, the second largest ever found at the park. Visitors often find much smaller diamonds there. (See Photo)

➤ A new survey of 1,500 college graduates by ZipRecruiter revealed the ten “most-regretted” and “least-regretted” college majors. The No. 1 most regretted was journalism, and the least regretted was computer science. (See Lists Here)

➤ A literal river of red wine — 2.2 million liters of it — poured through the streets of a small Portuguese town after two distillery tanks burst. Local officials declared an environmental alert and diverted the wine into a nearby field. (See Video) 

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Monday’s Results:

Do you have or plan to buy an electric vehicle?

Yes: 6%
No: 94%

Today’s Trivia

Which president is on the $2 bill?