OCTOBER 25, 2016
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"If we’re successful, it’s the beginning of the end of the war on marijuana."
GAVIN NEWSOM, the lieutenant governor of California, on the state’s efforts to legalize recreational pot.
（１）Justice Dept. Shakes Up（振る、徹底捜査する） Inquiry Into Eric Garner Chokehold（背後から首を絞めること） Case エリック・ガーナー窒息死事件
The agency replaced its team after a dispute over whether to bring civil rights charges（民事訴訟） against the New York police officer who used a fatal chokehold on Mr. Garner in 2014.
（２）Liberals Hope Elizabeth Warren Will Serve as Clinton’s Scrutinizer in Chief
With polls showing that Hillary Clinton is likely to prevail in the election, liberal Democrats are beginning to exert（発揮する） pressure over her potential appointments.
（３）Multimedia Feature: Resettling China’s ‘Ecological Migrants’
Miaomiao Lake Village is just one of the new communities built to accommodate the world’s largest environmental migration project. But residents are struggling to adapt.
（４）Some Health Plan Costs to Increase by an Average of 25 Percent, U.S. Says
Consumers in some states will also find significantly fewer insurance companies offering coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
（５）AT&T-Time Warner Deal Is a Strike（一撃） in the Dark
AT&T’s $85 billion deal for Time Warner is a ploy（作戦） to do something — anything — in the face of a rapidly changing media landscape.
（６）Election May Be a Turning Point for Legal Marijuana
Opinion polls point to the possibility that voters in California and four other states will legalize marijuana in what some call a vast experiment in public health. 11月8日、カリフォルニアでマリファナ合法化イニシアティヴが行われる。
