Trump Abruptly Drops $500M Lawsuit Against Michael Cohen (Newser Morning 8)

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October 6, 2023     "Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds." —George Eliot   1 Putin Implicates Drugs, Alcohol, Grenades in Prigozhin's Death US officials may believe Vladimir Putin ordered the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, but the Russian president himself is sharing a different theory on the plane crash that killed the mercenary leader. Keep reading   2 Trump Abruptly Drops $500M Lawsuit Against Michael Cohen Former President Trump has abruptly dropped a federal lawsuit he filed against Michael Cohen, his former "fixer," earlier this year. Keep reading   From our sponsors:   At a Glance Iranian Narges Mohammadi, right, from the Human Rights Defenders Center, listens to Karim Lahidji, president of the Iranian League for the Defense of Human Rights, during a press conference on the assessment of the human rights situation in Iran at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 9, 2008. The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Mohammadi for fighting the oppression of women in Iran. The chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the prize Friday, Oct. 6, 2023 in Oslo. (Magali Girardin/Keystone via AP, File) Keep reading   3 Authorities Seize Woman's Giraffe Poop at Minnesota Airport An Iowa woman who brought giraffe poop from Kenya back to the US had her dream of making a necklace from the dung dashed when customs officials seized it instead. Keep reading   4 Mike Lindell's Lawyers Say He Owes Them Millions Lawyers representing MyPillow founder and conservative conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell want to dump him as a client after, they allege, he stopped paying his bills to the tune of millions. Keep reading   5 Trump Allegedly Told Nuclear Sub Secrets to Aussie Billionaire Former President Trump allegedly shared classified information about US nuclear submarines with a billionaire Australian businessman who then went on to share the information with more than a dozen other people, according to sources who spoke to ABC News and the New York Times. Keep reading   6 US Is Resuming Direct Deportation of Venezuelan Migrants The Biden administration will resume deporting Venezuelan migrants, the largest single group encountered at the US-Mexico border last month, back to their economically troubled country as their arrivals continue to grow. Keep reading   From our sponsors   7 LA Tests $1K Monthly Payment to Prevent Homelessness While some fear artificial intelligence will steal their likeness, work, and jobs, Los Angeles hopes the technology will prevent 20 net people from falling into homelessness each day. Keep reading   8 Trump Makes His Endorsement for Speaker of the House Former President Trump officially endorsed Jim Jordan as the next House speaker early Friday. Keep reading   This Day in History In 2017, the board of directors of The Weinstein Co. said movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was on indefinite leave from the company he founded amid an internal investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2019: GM, Workers Hit a Big Snag —and Mexico Plays a Role   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2023 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved