Britons will be heading out to vote again in December after the House of Commons on Tuesday backed an early election that could break the country’s political impasse over Brexit. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes a new crop of of lawmakers could end the stalemate in pulling Britain from the European Union. Source
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“Game of Thrones” prequel reportedly dead at HBO
The series planned to highlight the “Age of Heroes,” thousands of years before the beloved original series takes place Source
Human trafficking task force outlines progress and plans
Two entities received the 2019 Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking Source
Amazon spends big to remake Seattle’s liberal City Council
With seven of the nine council seats up for grabs, business interests are hoping to shift leadership to the center Source
Impeachment updates: Democrats unveil impeachment resolution
Democrats plan to vote on the measure in a full House vote in the coming days Source
Federal judge blocks Alabama’s near-total abortion ban
A federal judge has blocked Alabama’s near-total ban on abortion from going into effect while legal challenges to the law work their way through the courts. CBSN’s Reena Ninan has more. Source
National security official to testify he was “concerned” by Trump’s Ukraine call
For the first time, House impeachment investigators are hearing testimony from someone who was on the call between President Trump and Ukraine’s president. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the White House’s top national security expert on Ukraine, says he told his superiors twice that military aid was being improperly tied to politics. Nancy Cordes reports. Source
House Dems unveil plan for public impeachment hearings
“The next phase will move from closed depositions to open hearings where the American people will learn firsthand about the President’s misconduct” Source
U.S. debt rose by $3 trillion since Trump pledged to eliminate it
But it has risen at a slower pace under Trump than under recent presidents Source
The 50 most popular baby boy names
Noah, Liam, Carter – how many of these popular male baby names do you know? Source