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Monday, September 23

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg, of Sweden, addresses the Climate Action Summit in the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters on Sept. 23, 2019.

150,000 tourists stranded. Greta Thunberg's message to world leaders. It's Monday's news.

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Yesterday we were watching the Emmys, but this is what we couldn't take our eyes off Monday: A teen climate activist captivating the world and thousands of vacationers living a travel nightmare.

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Greta Thunberg seems this close 👌 to freaking out at world leaders

Pope Francis himself gave a speech at the U.N. Climate Action Summit on Monday. But it was 16-year-old youth activist Greta Thunberg's powerful words that captivated the world. Moments after the U.N. secretary general addressed investments in green finance, Thunberg fired back: "People are suffering, people are dying, entire ecosystems are dying ... and all you talk about is money and eternal fairy tales of economic growth. How dare you?" Leaders from more than 100 nations attended the summit, meant to ramp up plans for the next stage of deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. "The eyes of all future generations are on you," she said through tears. "Right here, right now is where we draw the line, and change is coming, whether you like it or not."

•	Video: Greta Thunberg demands change and calls out world leaders.

Grim faced, youth activist Greta Thunberg delivered harsh words to the world's leaders at the start of the UN Climate Action Summit on Monday.

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Is anyone down to binge an entire season of 'Fleabag' tonight?

If you watched Sunday's Emmy Awards, you may have (like me) added "Fleabag" to your to-watch list. You also saw Phoebe Waller-Bridge joke about her "ridiculous" wins, Emilia Clarke's Jennifer Lopez-inspired look and the celebs who landed on our (humble) worst-dressed list. What went down off camera? A lot – and our entertainment team was there to 👀all of it. Here's what you didn't see on TV:

•	Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner were heckled while presenting. Was the audience laughing at or with them? We may never know. 🤔
•	The first standing ovation happened when the "Game of Thrones" cast took the stage during a tribute to the show. But we didn't see one key player on stage: Bran Stark.
•	Winners had their Emmys engraved on the spot: "You gotta wait four weeks at the Tonys (for your customized award)," marveled Billy Porter, who made history winning best actor in a drama.
•	If you didn't watch the Emmys, we've got you covered with the most memorable moments from the show.

Kim Kardashian West and Kendall Jenner present at the Emmy Awards on Sept. 22, 2019.

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What everyone's talking about

•	It's the first day of fall! Time for sweaters, crunchy leaves and scary movies.
•	Demi Moore's raw "Inside Out" memoir reveals a rape and why her marriage to Ashton Kutcher crumbled.
•	Grab your kiddos and sit down for this: The new "Frozen 2" trailer is "epic!"
•	Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan kicked off their South Africa royal tour with stunning fashion.
•	After a brutal attack, a woman's face transplant offered a second chance. Now, her new face is failing.

Trump says he didn't do it

President Donald Trump arrived at his third United Nations General Assembly and was immediately confronted with a widening scandal over whether he sought Ukraine's help to discredit Democrat Joe Biden. Monday, Trump rejected suggestions from Democrats that he used foreign aid as leverage to push the country to investigate his political rival's son Hunter. "I didn't do it," Trump told reporters during a meeting with Polish president Andrzej Duda. "I did not do that at all." Though Trump explicitly denied he delayed foreign aid to Ukraine as leverage, his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was more ambiguous. Earlier Monday, Giuliani said he could not "100%" dispute stories that Trump threatened to withhold military aid to Ukraine.

•	Biden to Trump: Release the transcript of your call with the Ukrainian president.

As if flying wasn't stressful enough

More than 150,000 stranded vacationers are being forced to find new travel arrangements after the collapse of British tour company Thomas Cook, which folded Monday after failing to secure emergency funding. All flights were canceled. Help appears to be on the way, however – at least for passengers returning to Great Britain. British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said dozens of planes were hired to fly British customers home to the U.K. free of charge. Although customers may get a ride home, it's questionable whether they'll get refunds for their unfulfilled travel.

•	Thomas Cook collapse: 21,000 employees will lose their jobs.

Tourists wait at a Thomas Cook company counter at Heraklion airport on the island of Crete on September 23, 2019. British travel group Thomas Cook declared bankruptcy on September 23, 2019, after failing to reach a last-ditch rescue deal, triggering the UK's biggest repatriation since World War II to bring back stranded passengers. The 178-year-old operator had been desperately seeking £200 million ($250 million, 227 million euros) from private investors to save it from collapse.

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Real quick

•	More blood pressure medicines have been recalled over a possible cancer-causing impurity.
•	Tropical Storm Karen is heading for Puerto Rico and could impact the U.S. mainland by next week.
•	Trump says he deserves a Nobel Prize for "many things," but the selection is not fair.
•	Tom Brady gave the most nonsensical, rambling answer when asked about Antonio Brown.
•	America's massive debt will doom us. That's common wisdom, but wrong.

The world knew her as Emily Doe for years

Chanel Miller, the woman former Stanford University student Brock Turner sexually assaulted in 2015, spoke out about assault in her first TV interview. "Rape is not a punishment for getting drunk," she said in a CBS "60 Minutes" interview that aired Sunday. "And we have this really sick mindset in our culture, as if you deserve rape if you drink to excess ... but you don't deserve to have somebody insert their body parts inside of you." During the interview, Miller said she thought revealing her identity would "absolutely humiliate" her. But after her 13-page victim impact statement went viral in June 2016, activists credited Miller with helping spark the #MeToo movement. Her memoir, "Know My Name," is available Tuesday.

This image released by CBS shows Chanel Miller during an interview on "60 Minutes," airing on Sept. 22. Miller, who read a searing statement at the sentencing of the college swimmer who sexually assaulted her at Stanford University, has revealed her identity.

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