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The Latest: Bolivia’s president announces his resignation (AP)
Bolivian President Evo Morales has announced his resignation, seeking to calm the country after weeks of unrest over a disputed election that he had claimed to win.

Spain sees Socialists win but far-right Vox surge in vote (ABC)
The entire 350-seat lower house and 208 senators were elected Sunday, chosen by Spain's 37 million eligible voters. Spain's four main parties had focused their campaigns on how to deal with the independence push in the northeastern region of Catalonia.

UN mission in Iraq proposes roadmap for ending upheaval (AP)
BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations’ mission for Iraq on Sunday proposed a roadmap out of the country’s social upheaval, while Amnesty International said Iraq’s crackdown on anti-government protests has descended into a “bloodbath.”

"There is a long way to go": Firefighters battle more than 100 bushfires in Australia (CBS)
Firefighters in Australia are battling more than 100 bushfires in New South Wales and Queensland, officials said Monday. At least three people have died in New South Wales since Friday.

GOP senators plan to tune out impeachment week ( The Hill)
As Washington gears up this week for the public phase of the impeachment inquiry, one group is largely tuning it out: Senate Republicans.

Intelligence Democrat: Stop using 'quid pro quo' to describe Trump allegations (The Hill)
Please stop using the Latin phrase ‘quid pro quo’ regarding the impeachment inquiry. Most people don’t understand what it means, and in any case it doesn’t refer only to a crime.

Alibaba Singles’ Day sales hit $13 billion in first hour (CNBC)
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said on Monday that sales for its annual Singles’ Day shopping blitz hit 91.2 billion yuan ($13 billion) within the first hour, up 32% from last year’s early haul of 69 billion yuan.

Akin to Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the United States, Singles’ Day has been promoted as a shopping fest by Alibaba.

The market rally will soon be tested by a big Trump speech and testimony from the Fed chief (CNBC)
Progress in trade talks and a steady, but accomodative Fed policy have eased the way for the stock market’s rally to new highs, and both will be in the forefront when President Donald Trump and Jerome Powell speak at separate events in the week ahead.

An investor’s guide to space, Wall Street’s next trillion-dollar industry (CBS)
The space industry is in the middle of a widespread transformation, as the last decade has seen a number of young companies begin to seek to profit in an area where most of the money was made from military contracts or expensive communications satellites.

Army Basic Training PFT (Military)
The Army's Basic Training Physical Fitness Test is a three-event physical performance test used to assess endurance. It is used to measure a your physical strengths, abilities, and cardio-respiratory fitness.

These are the 10 most walkable cities in the U.S. (USA Today)
SmarterTravel.com took a look at thetop 10 most walkable cities in the U.S., along with the most pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods in each one, as determined by Walk Score.

From Lawn Mowers To Rock Concerts, Our 'Deafening World' Is Hurting Our Ears (NPR)
Our ears are complicated, delicate instruments that largely evolved in far quieter times than the age we currently inhabit —an early world without rock concerts, loud restaurants, power tools and earbuds.

tap /verb
To select, as for membership in an organization; designate, appoint.
任命；委派

You mentioned that the company Burisma was a bit of a shady organization?” GOP staff attorney Steve Castor said, moving the conversation with Taylor toward the company that hired Hunter Biden. “Do you think it’s possible that he was tapped for the board because his dad was the vice president?
The Washington Post Nov 10,2019

Out of the loop
to be left out of the knowledge that is known by a certain group of people, to be excluded from being informed about certain things known to a select few people.
指不被通知, 在决策圈外的, 不是圈子内的

Republicans frequently complained about the handling of the probe and argued that the president was being denied his right to due process, the transcripts show. They also frequently criticized Schiff, accusing the majority of keeping them out of the loop on witness schedules, copies of subpoenas or opening statements.
— The Washington Post Nov 10, 2019

snake pit
a place or state of chaotic disorder and distress
让人痛苦混乱不堪的地方

Taylor says that before he reluctantly accepted the job in Ukraine, he had concerns that an “informal channel” of actors that included Giuliani and a group of Ukrainian nationals were impacting U.S. policy for the worse.
“I was concerned that there was . . . a snake pit in Kyiv and a snake pit here, and I was not sure that I could usefully serve in that context,” Taylor said.
-- CNN Nov.06, 2019

sweet spot
the point or area on a bat, club, or racket at which it makes most effective contact with the ball.
原指球拍、球棒等上的最有效击打点，引申最佳点，恰到好处。最佳平衡点

The economy is in a sweet spot, with steady growth and broad improvement in the labor market.
-- New York Times

tune (sb/sth) out
to ignore someone or not give your attention to something or to what is happening around you
不理睬，对…置之不理 (Cambridge)

GOP senators plan to tune out impeachment week. As Washington gears up this week for the public phase of the impeachment inquiry, one group is largely tuning it out: Senate Republicans.
--The Hill Nov. 10, 2019

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