Happening in the World: Recent fires that have scorched over 800,000 acres of Indonesian land have caused “hazardous” air pollution levels and a high concentration of PM10 around the province of Jambi. Thanks to these tiny particles and a phenomenon called Mie scattering, the sky there has turned blood red. (CNN)

Happening in the US: President Trump may have “committed an impeachable offense” in withholding almost $400 million in aid to Ukraine before pressuring Ukraine’s president to dig up damaging information on 2020 candidate Joe Biden. A whistleblower had filed a report against Trump but the White House is currently refusing to release the complaint’s content, and Trump has denied the freezing of aid to be related to acquiring dirt on Biden. (Guardian)

Happening in NYC: A Queens landlord was ruled to have violated NYC’s human rights law when she threatened to report her tenant to ICE if the tenant did not pay rent. The landlord will be paying a $17,000 fine, which is rare for a housing discrimination case, and officials say this will set a new precedent that will better protect against housing discrimination against immigrants. (NYT)

Happening on Campus: The Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Brigitte Bierlein, is giving an address today as part of Columbia’s ongoing World Leaders Forum. The topic is “Freedom, Security & the Rule of Law – a European Perspective,” and there will be a Q&A session afterwards. This event will take place in the Low Library Rotunda from 2 to 3 pm.

Pigeon Update: 

sailor’s warning via Pixabay