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Dr. Gupta explains why opioids so addictive
00:55 - Source: CNN
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    TODAY

    • It’s Diwali, one of the most important Hindu festivals. To those who celebrate: May your life be as colorful, shimmering and magical as the lights of Diwali! We hope the glow of the Festival of Lights shines on you all year long.

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    Rep. Waters leads impeach Trump chant
    01:15 - Source: CNN

    TODAY

    • A Missouri abortion clinic’s fate is debated. Planned Parenthood and the state’s Republican governor go head-to-head over the clinic’s license. State officials reportedly have asked for enhanced security ahead of the administrative hearing. At issue is a law that effectively would shutter an abortion clinic, making Missouri the only state without such a medical site.-

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    On Columbus Day support grows for the indigenous
    01:33 - Source: WPTZ

    TUESDAY

    • Facebook & Twitter execs confront disinformation. More than year out from the 2020 races, the Federal Election Commission is due to host leaders of the influential social media platforms to talk about disrupting efforts to spread political lies. Facebook, Twitter and Google execs the next day are expected at a US Senate panel hearing on extremism and mass violence online.

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    'Rocketman' gives us Elton John's life & music
    01:25 - Source: CNN
    Cyntoia Brown, a woman serving a life sentence for killing a man when she was a 16-year-old prostitute, smiles at family members during her clemency hearing Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at Tennessee Prison for Women in Nashville, Tenn. It is her first bid for freedom before a parole board since the 2004 crime. (Lacy Atkins /The Tennessean via AP, Pool)
    Cyntoia Brown granted clemency after 15 years
    02:30 - Source: CNN

    Dems spar in their fourth debate: A dozen candidates are scheduled to take the stage in the key battleground state of Ohio as impeachment drama continues to consume their would-be White House rival. CNN anchors Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett, along with New York Times National Editor Marc Lacey, moderate. Tune in at 8 p.m. ET on CNN.

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    Covering Democrats' mixed messages about impeachment
    05:25 - Source: CNN

    WEDNESDAY

    • The Fed chair speaks. In what is always an anticipated moment, Jerome Powell is set to take the mic following a two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Experts expect another rate cut.

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    Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy (2019)
    00:50 - Source: CNN

    THURSDAY

    • Another impeachment inquiry witness appears. Timothy Morrison, a top Russia and Europe adviser on the National Security Council, is due to corroborate that Trump pressed Ukraine for political help in return for US aid.

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    Terrifying moment anchors react to earthquake on set
    00:51 - Source: CNN
    PAREKKLISIA, CYPRUS - NOVEMBER 16:  Wine bottles are stacked in a celler at the Hadjiantonas Winery on November 16, 2013 in Parekklisia, Cyprus. With wine production averaging between 35,000 and 100,000 bottles a year at the winery's in Cyprus many have been able to weather the financial crisis. International lenders have said that Cyprus remains on target to meet the terms of its bailout agreement and the economy is doing better than expected.  (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty Images)
    Wine, whiskey and cheese to be hit by new tariffs
    00:59 - Source: HLN

    FRIDAY

    • The US economy gets its health results. The October jobs report is released, along with a manufacturing report. Both are seen as key indicators of the health of the American economy.