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Power's Still Out In Puerto Rico, Kevin Spacey Responds, and Australia Goes All 'Dark Ages': The VICE Morning Bulletin

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International News

Catalan Leaders Face Sedition Charges
Spain's attorney general José Manuel Maza said separatist leaders in Catalonia should face criminal charges of rebellion and sedition. Maza also said misuse of funds indictments would be appropriate. Ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont posted a picture from the region's government building Monday morning, despite the disbanding of the parliament by the Spanish government.—The Guardian

Puerto Rican Authorities Set to Cancel Energy Contract
The CEO of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority has asked his board to back the scrapping of Whitefish Energy's contract to restore power on the island. It follows a request from Governor Ricardo Rosselló, who said ditching Whitefish would be "protecting our public interests." FEMA has joined other authorities questioning why the small Montana firm was given the $300 million USD commission.—NBC News

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Rodrigo Duterte Says Nations Must 'Reach Out' to Kim Jong Un
The Philippine president said "somebody" in the US or in neighboring Asian countries should try to convince the North Korean leader that nobody wants to invade the county. Duterte said "if somebody could just reach out, talk to him and say, 'My friend, why don't you just join me in the table and we'll just talk about these things?'"—AP

Kevin Spacey Accused of 'Trying to Seduce' a Minor
Former child actor Anthony Rapp claimed the star laid down on top of him at a party when he was only 14 years old. "He was trying to seduce me… he was trying to get with me sexually," Rapp said. Spacey issued an apology on Twitter and said he was sorry "for the feelings [Rapp] describes having carried with him," but claimed he did not remember the incident. Spacey also revealed that he had chosen "to live as a gay man."—BuzzFeed New

Everything Else

'Jigsaw' Tops the Domestic Box Office
The latest installment in the Saw franchise debuted at No.1 despite taking only $16.3 million USD. The George Clooney-directed Suburbicon opened to a dire $2.8 million USD. Meanwhile, Thor: Ragnarok earned $107.6 million USD during its debut overseas.—The Hollywood Reporter

Migos Drops New Track 'Motor Sport'
The hip-hop superstars have released a song from upcoming album Culture II—a track featuring both Cardi B and Nicki Minaj. —Noisey

Elon Musk Says Australia in Danger of Returning to 'Dark Ages'
Speaking on the Australian version of 60 Minutes, the Tesla CEO said the country urgently needed to switch to renewable energy or "into the dark ages we go." Musk added: "We will have the choice of the collapse of civilization… or we find something renewable."—VICE