Russian Firm Paid Clinton-Tied Outfit for Nuclear Lobbying
Circa News
A Russian company whose top executive was under FBI investigation paid millions of dollars to a Clinton-connected consulting firm to lobby U.S. regulatory agencies for the Russians, who would go on to acquire 20 percent of American uranium. $15-Hour Advocate Suspended Amid Staff-Affair Rumors
BuzzFeed News
A top figure in the Service Employees International Union who led the Fight for $15 minimum-wage campaign was suspended after complaints from staffers about his conduct toward women. Complaints about Scott Courtney's office affairs had been an open secret among women in the high-profile campaign. How Robert Mueller Tried To Entrap Me
WGBH News
Civil liberties attorney Harvey Silverglate writes that Robert Mueller, as a federal prosecutor in Boston, sent a man wearing a wire to entrap Silverglate into suborning perjury on behalf of a client he was defending. Silverglate didn't fall for the ruse, which evidently arose from a malicious tip Mueller had received. "This experience made me realize that Mueller was capable of believing, at least preliminarily, any tale of criminal wrongdoing and acting upon it," Silverglate writes, "despite the palpable bad character and obviously questionable motivations of his informants and witnesses." Navy Hospital Ship Sent to Puerto Rico Being Barely Used
Wall Street Journal
The U.S. Navy sent a floating hospital to Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane Maria. Yet the ship—staffed with roughly 800 personnel and 250 beds—has treated only about 150 since arriving Oct. 3 because few people knew about it. It costs about $180,000 daily to operate the ship. Olympic Gymnast Alleges Abuse by Team Doctor
Wall Street Journal
Olympic gold-medal-winning gymnast McKayla Maroney claims she was sexually assaulted multiple times by the former doctor for the U.S. national team. According to her statement, the abuse started when she was 13 years old and continued for at least four years when she stopped competing in 2013. She joins several athletes accusing Dr. Larry Nasser of abuse. Opioid Addicts on the Trading Floor
Bloomberg Businessweek
The opioid epidemic ravaging poor and working-class communities across America has hit the rich and powerful on Wall Street as well, although not in quite the same way. Financiers have had stakes in pharmaceutical companies pushing opioids, as well as high-end treatment centers helping the affluent kick the habit. Methodology Revolution Hits Psychology Star
New York Times Magazine
Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist at Harvard, became famous for her 2010 study on the physiological benefits of "power poses." Her findings were featured on CNN and in Oprah magazine and became a viral TED talk. But since 2015 she has come under intense criticism, an example of the methodological reform movement rattling her field. Illnesses Soar From Backyard Chicken Trend
Associated Press
Going back to the ol' farm roots by raising cluckers in the backyard: What could possibly go wrong? Plenty, the AP says: The urban and suburban trend is bringing with it a soaring number of illnesses from salmonella poisoning and other poultry-related diseases. | 
