## Why do eight radicals hold power over the entire US House of Representatives? | David Daley

Authored by theguardian.com

On Tuesday, a mutiny led by eight hardline conservatives toppled speaker Kevin McCarthy and plunged the House into chaos.

Rattled financial markets declined steeply and the prospects for a government shutdown six weeks from now rose dramatically.

The unforgivable sin that led Representative Matt Gaetz and a small band of Republican insurgents to move on McCarthy now?

Leaders who recognize the reality of compromise under divided government shouldn’t be ousted for working toward an accord.

It will only get worse until we change the rules and stop punishing what a functional democracy would reward.

In that Congress, the fairer one America deserves, forging consensus that Americans desire would be rewarded, not repudiated.

Matt Gaetz might be one of 435 members, but his caucus of eight wouldn’t hold power over the rest of us. »

### Gaza border residents beg for help: 'They are slaughtering us here, there's no army'

Authored by ynetnews.com

Residents in communities adjacent to the Gaza Strip sought assistance on Saturday as armed terrorists, firing indiscriminately, breached their communities, attempting home invasions and torching residences.

Desperate calls from residents indicated they could not defend themselves and demanded military intervention but no troops arrived as civilians were taken hostage.

"They are slaughtering us here, there is no army and no nothing," he said. »

### Chocolate factory fined for failing to evacuate before fatal natural gas explosion

Authored by abcnews.go.com

A Pennsylvania chocolate factory was fined more than $44,000 by the federal workplace safety agency on Thursday for failing to evacuate before a natural gas explosion that killed seven people.

WEST READING, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania chocolate factory was fined more than $44,000 by the federal workplace safety agency on Thursday for failing to evacuate before a natural gas explosion that killed seven people. R.M. Palmer Co. did not heed warnings from employees about a natural gas leak, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which issued multiple citations to the company.

The powerful natural gas explosion leveled one building and heavily damaged another at the Palmer factory complex in West Reading. »

### Police found 115 bodies at Colorado ‘green’ funeral home while investigating putrid smells

Authored by apnews.com

Inside, they made a gruesome discovery: At least 115 decaying bodies.

A state document, meanwhile, alleged funeral home owner Jon Hallford tried to conceal the improper storage of corpses.

Hallford acknowledged that he had a “problem” at the property, the Colorado Office of Funeral Home and Crematory Registration letter said. »

### CD Projekt Spent Roughly $125 Million Turning Cyberpunk 2077 Around Post-Launch

Authored by ign.com

CD Projekt spent $125 million on Cyberpunk 2077 post-launch, repairing the game's reputation with the Edgerunners and Update 2.0 patches alongside the well-received Phantom Liberty expansion.

CD Projekt announced on October 5 that the expansion starring Idris Elba cost a hefty 275 million Polish Zloty (around $62.7 million) to develop and approximately 95 million Polish Zloty (around $21.6 million) to market.

The three figures together, combining the cost of Phantom Liberty with the amount spent bringing Cyberpunk 2077 back from its poor state at launch, total 546 million Polish Zloty, so around $125.9 million. »

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