--- description: Protesters Set Deadline Hong Kong's pro-democracy group Occupy Central called on Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to grant citizens the right to nominate and directly vote... title: Morning Must Reads: September 30 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Morning Must Reads](/tag/morning-must-reads/) ## Morning Must Reads Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Morning Must Reads: September 30 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 30, 2014 11:45 AM CUT  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 30, 2014 11:45 AM CUT [Protesters Set Deadline](http://time.com/3447864/democracy-occupy-hong-kong-protest-leaders-government-october-1-deadline/ "undefined") Hong Kong’s pro-democracy group Occupy Central called on Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to grant citizens the right to nominate and directly vote for candidates for the city’s highest office. Leung replied that Beijing would not be moved and refused to resign [Women’s Colleges Turn to Men](http://time.com/3422152/women-colleges-enrollment-men/ "undefined") Women’s colleges are going co-ed in an effort to combat years of decline in revenue. Enrollment at women-only colleges fell 29% since 2000 [Secret Service Under Fire](http://time.com/3446393/secret-service-julia-pierson-congress/ "undefined") A report released ahead of a congressional hearing on presidential security reveals the White House fence-jumper got further inside than thought [See Newlywed Photos of George Clooney, Amal Alamuddin](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20857276,00.html "undefined") The intimate wedding that took place in Venice on Sept. 27 is featured in this week’s issue of _PEOPLE_, in conjunction with _Hello!_ magazine internationally, and includes 25 exclusive photos of the ceremony, celebrity-packed parties and other candid moments [Afghanistan, U.S. Sign Long-Awaited Security Pact](http://time.com/3449183/afghanistan-u-s-sign-long-awaited-security-pact/ "undefined") The deal, which will allow U.S. forces to remain in the country past the end of the year, was signed in Kabul on Tuesday. President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, sworn into office a day earlier, said it signaled a fundamental shift in Afghanistan’s relations with the world [Va. Kidnapping Suspect May Be Linked to 2009 Murder](http://time.com/3446142/hannah-graham-morgan-harringon-virginia/ "undefined") Authorities say Jesse L. Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, may be connected to the abduction and murder of another young woman in the area five years ago [Louisiana Restaurant Gives a 10% Discount for Packing Heat](http://time.com/3446709/louisiana-restaurant-owner-gives-a-discount-to-gun-owners/ "undefined") Kevin Cox, owner of Bergeron’s Restaurant in Port Allen, is bucking a corporate trend by encouraging, rather than banning, firearms in his Cajun food establishment. “I just need to see a weapon. I need you to be carrying a gun,” he said [Marijuana Legalization Spreads Across 2014 Ballots](http://time.com/3433257/marijuana-pot-legalization-2014/ "undefined") Referendums on legalizing marijuana across the country this year, from Florida to Alaska, have the power to shape the ongoing fight ahead of an even bigger battle in 2016\. Here are the pot votes that will matter most in 2014 [Netflix Plans to Release First Original Movie](http://time.com/3447312/netflix-to-release-first-original-movie/ "undefined") Netflix has announced plans to release its first original movie — a sequel to Ang Lee’s martial-arts epic _Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon_ — to all subscribers in August 2015, charting new territory for the streaming service [Wildlife Populations Have Dropped by More Than Half](http://time.com/3446626/wildlife-populations-have-dropped-by-more-than-half/ "undefined") A new WWF report that measured more than 10,000 representative populations of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish found a 52% decline between 1970 and 2010, with even grimmer statistics for some species like freshwater dwellers [No, Snapchat Hasn’t Been Hacked](http://time.com/3446785/snapchat-not-hacked/ "undefined") Snapchat denied being hacked after some users reported receiving spam messages from their friends advertising a weight-loss site. User login data may have been taken from other sites and used to access Snapchat for the spam [Iceland Plans for Men-Only Conference on Gender Equality](http://time.com/3447374/iceland-gender-equality-conference-women/ "undefined") Iceland has plans to organize a gender-equality conference that won’t have any female attendees. The conference will be conducted in January and will be co-hosted by the South American nation of Suriname, according to the Icelandic government [_Get TIME’s_ _The Brief e-mail every morning in your inbox_](http://time.com/politicsemail "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3449211/morning-must-reads-september-30/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3449211/morning-must-reads-september-30/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: September 30","datePublished":"2014-09-30T11:45:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:29:03.229Z","description":"Protesters Set Deadline Hong Kong's pro-democracy group Occupy Central called on Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to grant citizens the right to nominate and directly vote...","url":"https://time.com/3449211/morning-must-reads-september-30/","keywords":["Morning Must Reads"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Morning Must Reads","caption":"Capitol","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/morning-must-reads/","name":"Morning Must Reads"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3449211/morning-must-reads-september-30/","name":"Morning Must Reads: September 30"}}]}] ```