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TODAY'S HEADLINES:

Devastating testimony by the acting Ambassador to Ukraine on Day One of the public impeachment hearings.

Meanwhile, for the first time ever, the Trump administration’s energy agenda is blocked for NOT considering climate change.

And lastly, Elizabeth Warren trolls cry-baby billionaires with wealth-tax advertisments on their favorite cable news network.

And our QUICKER QUICKIES HEADLINES:

Conservationists on Wednesday called for immediate action to address a human-caused insect "apocalypse" detailed in a new report. The report claims that the abundance of insects has fallen by 50% or more since 1970 because of heavy pesticide use around the world.

An aide to Michael Bloomberg tells CBS News that the former New York City Mayor will not appear on the primary ballot in New Hampshire. The New Hampshire filing deadline is Friday.

The Washington Post reports that Republican senators and their advisers are privately discussing whether to pressure GOP leaders to stage a lengthy impeachment trial beginning in January to scramble the Democratic presidential race — potentially keeping a half-dozen candidates in Washington until the eve of the Iowa caucuses or longer.

From Politico; the Republican National Committee is pouring another $1 million into the Louisiana governor’s race ahead of Saturday’s runoff — a move that comes amid mounting GOP concerns about losing a second major election in a conservative state in as many weeks.

And lastly, The Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur filed Wednesday to run for the House seat vacated by former Rep.Katie Hill.