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See Ya Never: Both Donald Trump's and Mike Pence's chiefs of staff—John Kelly and Nick Ayers—have announced they'll be leaving the White House by the end of the year (aka, the end of the month). Trump, who had wanted to replace Kelly with Ayers, has no obvious replacement picked out.

Thank U, Next: Done with filleting Michael Cohen, federal prosecutors are now zeroing in on how the Trump family business played a role in influencing the 2016 election.

Eye in the Sky: Your apps are tracking everywhere you go and sharing the data with corporations. While the data isn't linked to a name or number, it's pretty damn easy for those corporations' employees to track down a person's identity and stalk them. Fun!


White Collar Criminal Update: Bernie Madoff's victims are close to getting their owed $19 billion , a decade after Ponzi scheme king was arrested.

Holding Out: British PM Theresa May has paused a vote on her Brexit plan after learning it doesn't have enough support in Parliament to pass.

When Can a Cop Lie? As it turns out, Portland police can't lie to people about their First Amendment rights without a really, really good reason.

No Whip: Portland police shot an escaped felon who was threatening staff at a NE Starbucks Friday night. The man, originally arrested for robbery in 2015, survived the shooting and is being held in federal custody.

Cost of Crime: The mayor's office has promised to get rid of the sky-high fees crime victims must pay to obtain records request related to their case in Portland. (Thanks, Oregonian!)

The trailer for Avengers 4 is out and features a lot of tormented gazes: