Cyndi Lauper is holding a two-part auction and exhibition called "Cyndi Lauper: Suitcase of Memories" at Bonhams in New York, featuring fashion and personal items from her career. The live sale is October 22, with an online second part ending October 23.
Al Jazeera reports that hundreds of Ethiopians have crossed into Kenya to flee fighting between regional forces, triggered by a dispute over raising the flag of Somali Regional State.
The US-sanctioned International Criminal Court has won the EU's Sakharov Prize, Europe's top human rights award, less than two weeks after President Trump announced sanctions against the court.
A magnitude 7 earthquake killed 16 people in China's Tibet region and injured 32 others, according to Xinhua via local medics.
A judge has ordered Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in a BBC defamation lawsuit by December 11, or face possible dismissal of the lawsuit.
BThe European Parliament just gave its top human rights award to a court the American president is actively punishing.
BThe International Criminal Court won the Sakharov Prize. Trump sanctioned the ICC less than two weeks ago.
BThat's not a coincidence. The EU is sending a message: Trump's sanctions on this court won't go unanswered.
BAnd honestly, the ICC has a point. Trump's sanctions went after judges and staff who were doing their jobs.
BTheir jobs like issuing arrest warrants for Israeli officials and going after the US position in Afghanistan.
BRight, and whether you agree with the court or not, the US has never been a member. That's the real fight here.
BIt's a fight over whether international law applies to the powerful, and the EU just said it does.
BNow, a story that's flying under the radar: hundreds of Ethiopians crossing into Kenya to escape fighting between regional forces.
BAl Jazeera reporting there. It started as a dispute over raising the Somali Regional State flag, then escalated into real armed conflict.
BSo a symbolic fight over a flag sent hundreds fleeing their homes. That's how fast things break down.
BAnd the border is porous at best. Kenya's been dealing with refugees from Ethiopia for years, but this is a surge.
BWhat worries me is this is just one flashpoint. Ethiopia's got multiple regional tensions bubbling right now.
BYou're right, and the international attention is all on the Middle East and the election. This could get worse quietly.
BLet's go to Washington. Some Freedom Caucus members apparently want Brandon Gill out.
BAxios has that as a scoop. Gill's one of the loudest voices in the caucus, so this is not a small thing.
BHe's been pushing the hardest on election fraud claims, and now some of his own people want him gone?
BNo, no, wait— this is classic Freedom Caucus. They turn on their own faster than anyone in the House.
BBut why now? Gill's been exactly what they say they want: loud, uncompromising, constantly in front of a camera.
BBecause being loud isn't the same as being effective. If you're not delivering wins, you're a liability.
BI think there's a simpler explanation. Some of them are tired of being defined by his most inflammatory posts.
BOh, come on. Half of them retweeted those posts. They just don't want the heat now.
BThen that's the admission: the heat is real, and they're feeling it as midterms close in.
BThe Freedom Caucus fighting itself is old news. The question is whether it costs them seats.
BWe'll know soon enough. And speaking of costs, the Democrats' Senate campaign arm just took out a $15 million loan.
BThat's Politico's reporting. A loan, not donations. That tells you they're spending more than they're raising right now.
BWhich makes sense. It's the final stretch. Every seat is a knife fight.
BBoth parties are burning cash right now. If anyone tells you the money doesn't decide elections, they're lying.
BNow, something lighter to end on: Cyndi Lauper is auctioning off her whole archive.
BFour decades of fashion, lyrics, stage outfits. It's called 'Suitcase of Memories' at Bonhams in New York.
BShe's said she's letting go of the past. But those outfits? 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' outfits are going to make a mint.
BThe live auction is today, online part ends tomorrow. If my first paycheck could buy that red dress, I'd be there.
BYou and I both know that dress is going for six figures. But a man can dream.
BTime after time, the market does what the market does.
BThat's it for this run.