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PROBLEM: On Monday  the New York Times reported that  Brett Talley   President Trump's nominee for Alabama's federal district judge  had failed to disclose that  he  was married to a White House lawyer. But aside from  his  potential conflicts of interest  and general lack of experience for the role  there was another detail about the 36-year-old lawyer that made headlines Mondayâhis work as a horror novelist and ghost hunter.
As Gizmodo points out   Talley  first shared his supernatural interests in a 2014 Washington Post interview  where he talked about his novels of "true ghost" stories and going out with the Tuscaloosa Paranormal Research Group to hunt for the paranormal  armed with thermal cameras and digital voice recorders. According to its website  the group "uses a strictly scientific approach to determine the extent of the paranormal activity" and uploads photos and audio from some of its expeditions.
"I tend to believe thereâs a good scientific explanation for the weird things people see and hear "  Talley  told the Post. "But Iâm open to the idea  and itâs fun."
According to the Daily Beast   Talley  even co-wrote a book with the founder of the group  David Higdon  called Haunted Tuscaloosa. It apparently explores "tales of haunted houses and shadows moving through university buildings."
It's not clear if  Talley  has ever actually come across a ghost  considering Higdon told the Beast the group usually doesn't find any paranormal activity and ends up sitting "in the dark and mostly wish[ing] something does happen."
Still  it doesn't look like  Talley 's ghost-hunting abilities will stand in the way of his judicial aspirations. According to the Times  he's already been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee even though the American Bar Association unanimously deemed him "not qualified."

SOLUTION: A Guy Trump Nominated as a Judge Apparently Used to Hunt Ghosts

PROBLEM: Undersheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department  said at a press briefing the department has been exploring every aspect of Paddock's life  from birth to death  in search of an explanation.  He  said they have looked into details regarding Paddock's personal life  political affiliations  social behaviors  and economic situation â but answers remain evasive.
"We have been down each and every single one of these paths trying to determine why. Trying to determine who else may have known of these plans  " McMahill  said  adding that the rumors and speculation that have abounded in the wake of the shooting have been unhelpful to their investigation.
"In the past  terror attacks or mass-murder incidents  motive was made very clear  very clear in most of those cases by a note that was left  by a social media post  by a telephone call that was made  by investigators mining computer data  " McMahill  said. "Today in our investigation  we don't have any of that uncovered. I wish we did. We will and are continuing to investigate with great tenacity and hope to arrive at an answer."
 McMahill  also shot down several prevalent rumors that have circulated throughout media reports  telling reporters that they are confident no second shooter was in the room with Paddock during the attack.  He  said  he  could not  however  confirm whether any other people knew about Paddock's plans to carry out the shooting.
 McMahill  also said investigators do not believe anyone other than Paddock accessed  his  suite before the attack  despite reports suggesting a room key was used to enter  his  suite while Paddock's car was outside the hotel's parking garage.
 He  also said the Tannerite â an explosive powder used for long-range target practice â that was recovered from Paddock's home was not in a condition to be used in an IED  as others had questioned.  McMahill  said  it  was also unclear what Paddock intended to do with the tannerite.
Investigators are  however  "keenly interested" in Paddock's medical status at the time of the shooting   McMahill  said. The Las Vegas Review-Journal recently reported that Paddock had been prescribed the anti-anxiety drug diazepam â also known by its brand name  Valium.
"It's really imperative that the listening public have a very clear understanding that there are still a number of people out there that know that something looked out of place  " McMahill  said. "Someone may have been acting suspiciously that night  or in the years prior  the months prior. Somebody that may have seen something or know something."

SOLUTION: Las Vegas motive of Stephen Paddock still unclear police say

PROBLEM: (Reuters) - Saks Fifth Avenue owner Hudsonâs Bay Co (HBC.TO) said on Wednesday it had received a bid for its German department store chain Kaufhof from  Signa  Holding  the Austrian property and retail group that owns Karstadt  another German retail chain.
The announcement came after Reuters reported earlier on Wednesday  citing sources  that  Signa  had made a 3 billion euro ($3.5 billion) offer for Kaufhof. Hudsonâs Bay did not comment on the bidâs value  and  Signa  declined to comment.
 Signaâs offer  comes one week after Hudsonâs Bay agreed to sell its flagship Lord & Taylor building in New York for $850 million to WeWork Cos.
The Reuters sources said that  Signa  expects Toronto-based Hudsonâs Bay  which has been reluctant so far to engage in negotiations to sell Kaufhof  to respond to  the offer  by the middle of November.
Hudsonâs Bay called  the offer  incomplete  non-binding and unsolicited  with no evidence of financing.
The sources said that in its offer letter to Hudsonâs Bay   Signa  stated  its  bid for Kaufhof would not be contingent on any third-party financing  since  it  already has 700 million euros in approved financing from European banks  and also has cash available from a 1 billion euro equity raise last month.
 Signa  has also offered to assume all of Kaufhofâs liabilities  including a 1.34 billion euro real estate loan by German bank LBBW  the sources added.
Hudsonâs Bay said it plans to review  the offer  in due course. It added that its European business is an important element of the companyâs strategy  and that it remains focused on executing its strategy and plans for the upcoming holiday season.
At a valuation of 3 billion euros including debt  Signaâs bid values Kaufhofâs real estate at 2.63 billion euros  the sources said.
Signa tried to buy Kaufhof in 2015  but Hudsonâs Bay outbid it by paying 2.5 billion euros including debt for the German chain and its Belgian subsidiary. Since then  Kaufhofâs finances have deteriorated  to the point where vendors are finding it more difficult to find trade credit insurance to make shipments.
âHudsonâs Bay board of directors should  consistent with its fiduciary duties  seriously consider the reported  Signa  fully financed 3.0 billion euro offer for Hudsonâs Bay European business  which is above the Companyâs purchase price and stated net asset value â Lands and Buildings CEO Jonathan Litt said in a statement.
 Privately held Signa   founded 17 years ago by property developer Rene Benko  now runs more than 125 retail locations in Northern Europe  generating annual revenue of about 3.8 billion euros  according to  its  website.  It  owns a big real estate portfolio with a gross asset value of more than 10 billion euros.
 Signa  bought Karstadt from the brink of bankruptcy in 2014 for the nominal consideration of just one euro from  its  majority owner Nicolas Berggruen  son of an international art dealer.
 Signa  restored Karstadt to profitability: realigning  its  offerings closer to the tastes of German consumers  cutting costs and making operations more efficient. Karstadt and Kaufhof are now the two largest department store operators in Germany.
Last month   Signa  said  it  had completed an equity raise of 1 billion euros  giving  it  more firepower to pursue acquisitions.

SOLUTION:
Karstadt owner Signa makes offer for Hudson's Bay's Kaufhof