(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Overnight News Digest October 3, 2023 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-03 Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to) Interceptor 7, Man Oh Man, wader, Neon Vincent, palantir, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse (RIP), ek hornbeck (RIP), rfall, ScottyUrb, Doctor RJ, BentLiberal, Oke (RIP) and jlms qkw. OND is a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors of OND impart their own presentation styles and content choices, typically publishing each day near 12:00 AM Eastern Time. Please feel free to share your articles and stories in the comments. The New York Times: Far-Right G.O.P. Faction Throws House Into Chaos as McCarthy Is Ousted. Pinned post by Catie Edmondson The House voted on Tuesday to oust Representative Kevin McCarthy from the speakership, a move without precedent that left the chamber without a leader and plunged it into chaos. After a far-right challenge to Mr. McCarthy’s leadership, eight G.O.P. hard-liners joined Democrats to strip the California Republican of the speaker’s gavel. The 216-to-210 vote reflected the deep polarization in Congress and raised questions about who, if anyone, could muster the support to govern an increasingly unruly House G.O.P. majority. “The office of speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant,” Representative Steve Womack, Republican of Arkansas, a McCarthy ally who presided over the chamber during the vote, declared after banging the gavel to finalize the result. Soon after, Mr. McCarthy told Republicans behind closed doors that he would not seek to reclaim the post, ending a tumultuous nine months as speaker. Republicans said they would leave Washington until next week, with no clear path to finding a new speaker of the House. Chicago Sun-Times: South and West Siders plead for law to end pollution ‘sacrifice zones’ by Brett Chase South and West Siders who live with heavy pollution call their neighborhoods sacrifice zones. On Tuesday, a number of them told city lawmakers that they need a law with teeth that will protect them from dirty industry, including measures to slow the proliferation of warehouses that draw thousands of polluting diesel trucks. The hearing follows a recently released citywide pollution-impact study and proposed reforms by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration. The assessment, part of a civil rights settlement with the federal government, reinforced earlier findings that Chicagoans on the South and West Sides are those affected most by a combination of pollution, health and social stresses. Washington Post: An epidemic of chronic illness is killing us too soon by Joel Achenbach, Dan Keating, Laurie McGinley, Akilah Johnson, and Jahi Chikwendiu The United States is failing at a fundamental mission — keeping people alive. After decades of progress, life expectancy — long regarded as a singular benchmark of a nation’s success — peaked in 2014 at 78.9 years, then drifted downward even before the coronavirus pandemic. Among wealthy nations, the United States in recent decades went from the middle of the pack to being an outlier. And it continues to fall further and further behind. A year-long Washington Post examination reveals that this erosion in life spans is deeper and broader than widely recognized, afflicting a far-reaching swath of the United States. While opioids and gun violence have rightly seized the public’s attention, stealing hundreds of thousands of lives, chronic diseases are the greatest threat, killing far more people between 35 and 64 every year, The Post’s analysis of mortality data found. CNN: Judge issues gag order and rebukes Trump after social media post attacking his clerk by Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, Sabrina Souza, and Jeremy Herb Judge Arthur Engoron rebuked Donald Trump after the former president attacked his clerk in a social media post on Tuesday and forbade the parties from making any future comments about his staff. “This morning one of the defendants posted on (a) social media account a disparaging untrue and personally identifying post about a member of my staff. Although I have since ordered the post deleted and apparently it was, it was also emailed out to millions of other recipients,” the judge said in court. “Personal attacks of any member of my court staff are unacceptable, inappropriate and I will not tolerate them,” the judge said. Trump looked straight ahead at the judge as he issued the order. The judge then said all parties must not speak publicly about any members of the court staff. The New York Times: Drug Makers Agree to Negotiate With Medicare on Prices of 10 Medications by Michael D. Shear The manufacturers of 10 expensive medications have agreed to negotiate with the federal government for lower prices for Medicare recipients, the Biden administration announced on Tuesday. The pharmaceutical companies said they would begin talks with the government even as several of them were suing the administration, arguing that the new law authorizing the negotiations — and steep potential penalties if drug makers opt out — is unconstitutional. Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, called the decision by the companies “another major step in President Biden’s fight to lower health care costs for seniors and families.” The drug pricing program was created last year by Congress when it passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a signature legislative achievement for Mr. Biden. Medicare, the federal health insurance program for older and disabled people, had previously been barred by federal law from negotiating directly with drugmakers. The Congressional Budget Office projected that the price negotiation program would save the government about $100 billion over a decade. BBC News: Canada MPs elect first black House of Commons Speaker Canada has elected Liberal MP Greg Fergus to be the new Speaker of the House of Commons after the previous one resigned amid a Nazi in parliament row. Mr Fergus - the first black man to hold the position - was chosen by the 338-member House after a secret ballot on Tuesday. He called it "a great honour" to be chosen for the role. The former Speaker resigned after inviting a Ukrainian man who fought for a Nazi unit to the parliament. Anthony Rota said he did not know of the veteran's Nazi ties. Seven candidates had been in the race to replace him on Tuesday. In his first remarks, Mr Fergus urged his colleagues to treat each other with respect in the House, a place he said was for "passionate debate". Guardian: At least 21 dead after coach veers off overpass near Venice by Angela Giuffrida At least 21 people have died and 18 were injured after a tourist coach crashed off an overpass near Venice in northern Italy. The coach was carrying a group of tourists who were returning to a campsite in Marghera after spending the day in Venice, according to reports in the Italian media. Officials said the vehicle fell 30 metres (98ft) on to electricity lines and caught fire at about 7.45pm local time. Those on board included Ukrainian, German and French citizens, according to Venice prefect Michele Di Bari. Two of the dead were children. The Italian driver, aged 40, was also killed, Di Bari said. “The bus is totally crushed. The firefighters had difficulty getting a lot of the bodies out,” Di Bari told Sky Italia television. POLITICO Europe: EU set to announce Ukraine accession talks by December by Nicholas Vinocur, Jacopo Barigazzi, and Clea Caulcutt The European Union is gearing up to open negotiations with Ukraine on its future accession to the bloc with a formal announcement expected as soon as December. According to three diplomats with knowledge of the plans, leaders are preparing to give Kyiv the green light to begin formal talks on joining the 27-country bloc before the end of the year. Ukraine is at the heart of a major new push to expand the EU to as many as 35 countries. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in her annual address to Parliament last month that Ukraine's future was "in the Union." EU countries granted Kyiv status as a candidate for EU membership in June, and the Commission is due to issue a "progress report" on how well Ukraine and other aspiring members are meeting the bloc's conditions for joining in November, according to an EU official who spoke to journalists on Tuesday. As requested: AP College Football Top 10 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. Texas 4. Ohio State 5. Florida State 6. Penn State 7. Washington 8. Oregon 9. USC 10. Notre Dame Everyone have the best possible evening! 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