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Nov 8, 2019: Bloomberg 2020 Is Happening
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:

The New York Times reports former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is actively planning to make a late entry into the 2020 Democratic presidential race.

Meanwhile, a judge orders Donald Trump to pay $2 million for illegally abusing funds from his own charity foundation.

And lastly, billionaire Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer’s campaign caught bribing local politicians in exchange for endorsing his go-nowhere election.

And our QUICKER QUICKIES HEADLINES:

Axios reports that acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney has been subpoenaed to testify before the House Intelligence Committee today at part of the impeachment inquiry.

House Democrats released the transcript of George Kent’s testimony, a senior diplomat who told the impeachment probe that President Trump’s anti-corruption campaign in Ukraine was itself corrupt.

The New York Times reports that five years after Michigan switched Flint’s water supply to the contaminated Flint River from Lake Huron, the city’s lead crisis has migrated from its homes to its schools, where neurological and behavioral problems among students are threatening to overwhelm the education system.