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FIRED

McDonald’s CEO,

Steve Easterbrook,

on Nov. 3, for engag-

ing in a consensual

relationship with an

employee.

DECLARED

That President

Donald Trump will list

his primary residence

as Florida instead

of New York. Trump

confirmed the move

in an Oct. 31 tweet.

REOPENED

Thailand’s Tham

Luang cave, on

Nov. 1, for the first

time since 12 youth

soccer players and

their coach were

trapped there, then

rescued in July 2018.

MOVED

An upcoming U.N.

global climate

conference, from

Chile to Spain, per

a Nov. 1 announce-

ment. Chile canceled

plans to host the

meeting in the midst

of ongoing mass

protests there.

ARRESTED

A Colorado man, on

Nov. 1, for allegedly

plotting to blow

up a synagogue,

by the FBI. Officials

said they began to

track him after he

made threatening

comments online.

PURCHASED

Fitbit, by Google,

in a $2.1 billion

acquisition

announced Nov. 1.

REVEALED

That measles can

have long-term

effects on the

immune system,

per two studies

published Oct. 31.

DROPPED OUT

Former Representa-

tive Beto O’Rourke,

from the 2020 Demo-

cratic presidential

race, on Nov. 1.

Mercado, photographed in 2001 in Los Angeles,

began his career as an astrologer in 1969

DIED

Walter Mercado

Star of the stars

By Susan Miller

WalTer mercado, Who died in his laTe 80s on nov. 2, Was

a giant in the field of astrology, having made his forecasts

understandable and instantly useful to a wide Spanish-speaking

audience. My hat goes off to him, because he did much to start the

modern interest in astrology.

His horoscopes and predictions—presented with his warm,

optimistic style—were syndicated daily throughout Latin Amer-

ica, attracting the dedication of millions of fans for more than

three decades. Although I never met him, his mark on our field

was inescapable. The many publications for which he wrote in-

cluded People en Español here in the U.S., and I had the pleasure

of working on my book Planets and Possibilities with someone

who had been at the Time & Life Building in New York City sev-

eral decades ago when word got out that he was coming to see

his editor there. The crowd of fans stretched down the block, she

said, just to capture a glimpse of him. This was even more remark-

able because it happened before the advent of social media.

Mercado dressed like Liberace, in an entertaining, flamboyant

style. He was the original individualist, far ahead of his time, and

I feel I’m successful in part because of his work. All astrologers

stand on his shoulders, for he led the way—and the world will

miss him too, as there will never be another Walter Mercado.

Miller is an author and astrologer and the founder of AstrologyZone.com

Milestones

ANNOUNCED

Paris Agreement

withdrawal

A climate setback

PresidenT TrumP has noT

been shy about his disdain

for climate science. Still,

some world leaders held out

hope that he might reverse

course on his promise to

leave the Paris Agreement,

the landmark 2015 climate

deal supported by every

other nation—until Nov. 4,

when his Administration, on

the very first day the U.S. was

eligible to do so, officially

told the U.N. the U.S. would

withdraw.

The move was widely ex-

pected but nonetheless disap-

pointed leaders committed to

stemming temperature rise.

The U.S. played a key role in

shaping the deal, and some

fear that without the U.S.,

other leaders will now feel

less pressure to act. Trump

framed the move as neces-

sary to protect American eco-

nomic interests. But other

countries are finding adher-

ence is an advantage. China,

for example, is growing its

clean-energy economy, and

the European Union is work-

ing on a border tax to punish

countries that aren’t com-

mitted to addressing climate

change. It’s easy to guess who

will be target No. 1.

— JusTin Worland

Trump’s intent to leave the deal
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