The actor’s claims come in a countersuit against the city which is suing him to recover more than $130,000 that police say was spent on its investigation into Smollett’s claim that he was beaten Source

White-collar workers are among the most vulnerable to being replaced by artificial intelligence, research finds Source

In a statement released by the vice president’s office, Pence “never had a conversation with Gordon Sondland about investigating the Bidens, Burisma, or the conditional release of financial aid to Ukraine based upon potential investigations.” Source

Republican Congressman Mike Turner criticized Ambassador Gordon Sondland for his “presumption” that the release of military aid to Ukraine was conditioned on announcing investigations – saying it amounted to “nothing.” Watch their exchange at Wednesday’s impeachment inquiry hearing. Source

“I know precisely what American policy was with respect to Ukraine,” Pompeo said. “I was working on it, and I’m very proud of what we’ve accomplished” Source

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

“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

California Congressman Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, and Steve Castor, senior investigative counsel for Republicans on the panel, questioned U.S. Ambassador to the E.U. Gordon Sondland on Wednesday, the fourth day of public impeachment hearings. Source

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

Participants in this discussion at the 2019 Women Leaders Global Forum in Reykjavik, Iceland, include: Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania (2009-2019), Chair Emerita of the Council of Women World Leaders (2014-2019), Member of the Council of Women World Leaders; Oby Ezekwesili, Presidential Candidate (2019), Minister of Education (2006-2007), and Minister of Solid Minerals (2005-2006), Nigeria; Vice-President for Africa at the World Bank (2007-2012) Source