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MARIE YOVANOVICH<\/strong>. Former Ukraine ambassador testifies that Trump had her removed on false claims<\/a>: \u201cIn a closed-door deposition that could further fuel calls<\/a> for Mr. Trump\u2019s impeachment, Ms. Yovanovitch delivered a scathing indictment of his administration\u2019s conduct of foreign policy. She warned that private influence and personal gain have usurped diplomats\u2019 judgment, threatening to undermine the nation\u2019s interests and drive talented professionals out of public service.\u201d<\/p>\n FINANCIAL RECORDS<\/strong>. Trump loses subpoena battle with House Democrats<\/a>: \u201cThe\u00a02-1 ruling<\/a>\u00a0from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit stems from a case where Trump sued to block Democrats from subpoenaing one of his accounting firms for a vast trove of materials as Congress probes the president over potential conflicts of interest and payments from foreign governments.\u201d<\/p>\n NAOMI CAMPBELL<\/strong>. Designers have asked me to fall on their runways<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n JACOB FREY<\/strong>. Minneapolis mayor trolls Trump rally by declaring October 10 \u201cLove Trumps Hate Day\u201d in the city<\/a>.<\/p>\n ED BUCK<\/strong>. West Hollywood meth predator pleads not guilty<\/a>: \u201cBuck\u2019s plea at the downtown Los Angeles federal courthouse was followed by an appearance outside by friends and relatives of Timothy Dean and Gemmel Moore \u2013 the men<\/a> found dead in Buck\u2019s apartment at 1234 N. Laurel Ave. \u2014 who described themselves as having come together as a family in their struggle to deal with the deaths and to push for the arrest and prosecution of Buck.\u00a0 LaTisha Nixon, Moore\u2019s mother, carried his ashes.\u201d<\/p>\n LAS VEGAS<\/strong>. Steve Sisolak is first Nevada governor to march in LGBTQ Pride parade<\/a>. \u2018Tod Story, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, called Sisolak\u2019s participation \u201chuge.\u201d \u201cTo see him walk in the parade here in Southern Nevada as the governor sends a very strong message to where he is philosophically,\u201d he said. Sisolak wants to continue to \u201cwork alongside our partners\u201d to continue the work done this year on LGBT equality.\u2019<\/p>\n HOUSE OF LOVE<\/strong>. RuPaul purchase $13.7 million Beverly Hills mansion<\/a>: \u2018Serving eye-popping ersatz realness, the ornately embellished mansion proudly screams, \u201cOpulence! You own everything<\/a>\u201d and measures in at more than 10,300 square feet over three floors with six bedrooms and five full and three half bathrooms.\u2019<\/p>\n THE BIG TICKET<\/strong>. Marc Malkin talks to Ben Platt about the queerness of The Politician<\/em>:<\/p>\n ON THE RAG<\/strong>. This week on the gay magazines<\/a>\u2026.<\/p>\n SECOND COMING OUT<\/strong>. Sam Smith gives emotional speech at Attitude Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n BRAZIL<\/strong>. Artists fight censorship<\/a>: \u201cIn the end, Brazil\u2019s highest court ruled that banning books over LGBT+ content was illegal and Queiroz was able to sell her book without it being confiscated by officials from the mayor\u2019s office in Rio de Janeiro. But the incident has given impetus to artists, politicians and lawyers to push back against efforts to stop LGBT+ stories being told, which have intensified since self-proclaimed \u201cproud\u201d homophobe, President Jair Bolsonaro came to power in January.\u201d Avoid the #24 shirt<\/a>: \u201cIs it because it is unlucky, or cursed? No, it\u2019s because in Brazil, the No. 24 is traditionally associated with being gay<\/a>.\u00a0\u201c<\/p>\n FRIDAY FLASH<\/strong>. Jesus Gonz\u00e1lez<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n