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Legislature weighs impeachment:

South Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday subpoenaed law enforcement officials and documents as they weigh whether the state attorney general should be impeached for his conduct in a fatal car crash. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg pleaded no contest in August to misdemeanors in the crash that killed Joseph Boever. Ravnsborg reported it as a collision with an animal. He claims he didn’t know he killed a man until he returned to the scene the next day.

Ex-president says he had to leave quickly:

Former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said he had no choice but to abruptly leave Kabul as the Taliban closed in and denied an agreement was in the works for a peaceful takeover. Ghani said in a BBC interview that an adviser gave him just minutes to decide to abandon Kabul. He also denied accusations that he left with millions in stolen money.

Editors charged with sedition:

Two former editors from a Hong Kong online pro-democracy news outlet were charged with sedition and denied bail Thursday, a day after one of the last openly critical voices in the city said it would cease operations following a police raid on its office and seven arrests.

Drug manufacturer liable:

Drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals is responsible for contributing to the opioid crisis, a suburban New York jury ruled Thursday in one of few verdicts so far among thousands of lawsuits nationwide concerning the painkillers. A separate trial will follow to determine what Teva will have to pay in the case.

Schwarzenegger divorce final:

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver’s marriage is officially over more than 10 years after Shriver petitioned to end her then-25year marriage to the action star and former California governor.