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The theme of the day: Does Trump fall over the Vindman statement?
In the planned impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, the US Democrats want to prove to the head of state that he abused his office for personal gain.
Real doubts remain: Trump wanted to bring Ukraine by freezing hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to investigate the son of his Democratic rival Joe Biden. If it needed a definition of abuse, it could look like that.
A central figure has now been questioned in Washington in parliament - and has further burdened Trump: Alexander Vindman, Ukraine adviser in the White House. He is an ear witness to the incriminating telephone conversation of Trump with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Selenskyj. Here you can read more about the man who testifies against Trump.
Vindman - immigrant child, decorated war veteran and top consultant - must now defend himself against some anti-Semitic attacks from the ranks of Republicans and tricks of Trump. US correspondent Roland Nelles explains why the impeachment dispute is getting really dirty now.
The number of the day: 25.9 million
For so many Germans, tomorrow's Reformation Day is a public holiday. Happy are: people in Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia.
The day after is All Saints - the holiday is for 46.8 million people, namely in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.
Pinched this week: 9.78 million citizens of Berlin and Hesse.
News: What you need to know today
- Why not a Bavarian? Elmar Brook from the CDU has brought the CSU leader and Prime Minister Markus Söder as chancellor candidate into play.
- Court of Auditors complains Svenja Schulze: The Ministry of the Environment spent 600 million euros for consultants in about four years.
- Environmental Award? No, thanks: Greta Thunberg waives an award. The climate movement does not need prices, but politicians who act.
- Unrest in Chile: The South American country was supposed to host the World Climate Change Conference in December, and now the government is canceling the summit.
- Tax estimate: In the year 2018, the increase of the federal government amounted to four billion euros. But it soon threatens revenue shortfalls.
- Economic Surprise: Unemployment declined in October but less so than in previous years. An increase could follow.
- Death in the track: In Berlin, a man was apparently encountered in a dispute in front of an incoming subway at Kottbusser Tor and died.
Opinion: The most discussed comments, interviews, essays
Beware of Dumpfbürgern: Columnist Sascha Lobo is alarmed by 23 percent for the party Björn Höckes at the state election in Thuringia. He warns: The success of such fascists was made possible by the sympathizers and trivialists.
THE MIRROR
A Bavarian? Or a dog? For Harald Schmidt, the leadership dispute with the Christian Democrats with common sense is incomprehensible. He prefers to bark. The video.
Stories: The most read texts at SPIEGEL +
Marina Rosa / THE MIRROR
Cornelia Wockel
Rebel with a cause: Cornelia Wockel has paralyzed a coal-fired power plant, the energy company RWE sued her on a million-penalty. The CO2 rebel in an interview.
Is there a rain of death? 66 million years ago, many marine animals died because the sea became too acidic. The situation is different today - but because of too much CO2 in the air, the acid shock could be repeated.
My evening: the recommendations for your end of workday
Bayern have shivered against Bochum, 2: 1 in the last minute. Today, the DFB Cup has two treats to offer: Borussia against Borussia, would-be champions Dortmund against leaders Gladbach (ARD, 20.45 clock). And in Hamburg: Eintracht Frankfurt against St. Pauli.
I wish you a nice football evening.
warmly
Christoph Titz from the Daily Team
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