Winners, Losers From the 3rd GOP Debate (Newser Morning 8)

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November 9, 2023     "Love is the ultimate expression of the will to live." —Tom Wolfe   1 Winners, Losers From the 3rd GOP Debate Republican presidential candidates gathered in Miami on Wednesday for their third debate, minus former President Trump, who is polling higher than all his rivals put together—and for the third time, Trump was widely seen as a winner. Keep reading   2 Feds Bust 'High-End' DC-Area Brothels With Politician Clients "Pick a profession, they're probably represented in this case." Keep reading   From our sponsors The Portable Heater That Has Taken America by Storm This is how thousands are heating up their homes and slashing electric bills. Try Now     At a Glance German Chancellor Olaf Scholz walks toward a podium to speak during a ceremony to mark the 85th anniversary of the pogrom night in the Beth Zion synagogue in Berlin, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. Across Germany, in schools, city halls, synagogues, churches, and parliament, people are coming together to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht—or the "Night of Broken Glass"—in which the Nazis terrorized Jews throughout Germany and Austria. (John Macdougall/Pool Photo via AP) Keep reading   3 How the 5 Candidates Would Handle Israel-Hamas One issue the five GOP candidates on stage Wednesday night agree upon appears to be Israel, or more specifically the need to wipe out Hamas. Keep reading   4 Japan Just Gained a New Island An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long. Keep reading   5 Gaza May See 3-Day Ceasefire in Exchange for 12 Hostages Negotiations are underway to reach a three-day humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the release of about a dozen hostages held by Hamas. Keep reading   6 Story of $6M Bank Heist Will Have You Shaking Your Head Little by little, an employee of Costa Rica's National Bank took advantage of a surveillance blindspot to slip more than $6 million worth of currency into envelopes and casually walk out of the country's largest bank, authorities said Wednesday. Keep reading     7 Ex-Assistant Accuses Record Exec of Sex Assault Influential music exec Antonio "LA" Reid is being sued for allegedly sexually assaulting and harassing one of his former employees, then later discriminating against her because she'd rejected his advances. Keep reading   8 DeSantis: 'I'm Sick of Republicans Losing' Republican debate No. 3 is underway, with a smaller field of candidates—five—though none of them named Donald Trump. Keep reading   This Day in History On Nov. 9, 1989, communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West for the first time in decades; joyous Germans danced atop the Berlin Wall. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2016: 5 Takes on 'Astonishing,' 'Unthinkable' Trump Victory   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