Happening in the World: Interpol, the international police organization, is asking China about the whereabouts about its missing president, Meng Hongwei. There has been no word of him since September 25; he has reported to have been taking away for questioning.
Happening in the US: Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed and sworn in yesterday by the Senate, after a close vote of 50-48 almost entirely along party lines. The Supreme Court now has a conservative majority. Once again, high-profile sexual assault and misconduct were justified and swept under the rug.
Happening in NYC: Today’s the last day of Comic Con, a four-day convention celebrating popular culture stemming from comic books. The Javits Center is hosting the event, welcoming over 900 exhibitors and an expected quarter of a million visitors over the four days.
Happening on Campus: The President of the UN General Assembly, 73rd Session H.E. Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, is delivering an address this Tuesday as part of the World Leaders Forum!
Overseen/Overheard: A cute, sleep-deprived pumpkin spotted trying to get some fro-yo at John Jay this week.
Tweet of the Day:
This is a terrible time to be named Brett Kavanagh
— Brett Kavanagh (@Brett_Kavanagh) October 6, 2018
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