| By Derek Caney (@stax920)
Secretary of State John Kerry defended the U.S.-Russian ceasefire agreement on Syria, saying that without it, violence would increase significantly. Quote of the day: "What's the alternative? The alternative is to allow us to go from 450,000 people who have been slaughtered to how many thousands more? That Aleppo gets completely overrun? That the Russians and Assad simply bomb indiscriminately for days to come and we sit there and do nothing?" – John Kerry on NPR's Morning Edition The ceasefire widened a rift between Kerry and Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and other skeptical White House officials who opposed the deal, according to the New York Times. President Barack Obama ultimately approved the deal.
New York's attorney general opened an inquiry into the Donald J. Trump Foundation to make sure the charity was complying with state laws governing nonprofit organizations. It's true that Attorney General Eric Schneiderman opens inquiries the way some people open pistachio nuts. But it's also true, according to the Washington Post, that very little money from the foundation comes from Trump himself. Then, sometimes, the Post reported, he takes that money and passes it on to other charities that are under the impression that it is Trump's own money.
Digits of the day: $66 billion Bayer finally won Monsanto's hand in marriage with a $66 billion cash offer, a move that gives Bayer more than a quarter of the combined world market for seeds and pesticides. 'Do I have spinach in my teeth?' 
Justin Timberlake arrives on the red carpet for the film "Justin Timberlake and the Tennessee Kids" during the 41st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), in Toronto, Canada, September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
Around the country - Chelsea Manning ended her hunger strike after the Army permitted her to get gender transition surgery, the ACLU said. Manning is serving a 35-year prison term for passing classified files to WikiLeaks.
- The Democratic Party was hacked again by Russian state-sponsored agents trying to influence the election, the organization's chief said. Separately, retired four-star general and Secretary of State Colin Powell was also hacked. He called Donald Trump "a national disgrace" and an "international pariah," BuzzFeed reported. He was also unhappy about Hillary Clinton's efforts to link her own email practices at the State Department with the way Powell had done business.
- The effects of climate change endanger U.S. military operations and could increase the danger of international conflict, according to three new documents endorsed by retired top military officers. They called on the next president to create a cabinet level position to deal with climate change and its impact on national security.
Around the world - Aung San Suu Kyi, once a political prisoner and now Myanmar's unofficial national leader, meets with President Obama in her first visit to the United States since her party won a sweeping victory in last year's election. The United States may further ease sanctions against the country. Washington had shunned Myanmar for decades when it was ruled by a military junta.
- John Kerry will meet with Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers on Sunday to discuss responses to North Korea's latest nuclear test, South Korea's foreign ministry said. The three countries are pushing for tough new U.N. sanctions after the Hermit Kingdom conducted its fifth and largest nuclear test.
- The European Union's chief executive, Jean-Claude Juncker, called for a joint command headquarters for EU military missions and greater defense cooperation, reviving long-running efforts to reduce reliance on the United States. The proposals are part of a broader attempt to rally EU nations after Britain's vote to leave the bloc and to capitalize on its departure. London opposed the proposals.
Around Wall Street - Wells Fargo scrapped its product sales goals for retail bankers and may take further disciplinary action against its employees in the wake of a fake account scandal that has already led to $190 million in fines and the firing of 5,300 employees.
- Three ships chartered to Hanjin Shipping have been sold and two more vessels are up for grabs, kicking off an asset sale sparked by the failure of the world's seventh largest container shipper. Around $14 billion of cargo has been tied up globally as ports, tugboat operators and cargo handling firms fear getting stiffed by the bankrupt company.
- Hey driver, can you step on it please...oh, never mind. Uber is testing self-driving vehicles in Pittsburgh, the first time self-driving cars have been so freely available to the U.S. public.
Today's reason to live Frank Ocean - Ivy |
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