Thursday, August 23, 2018

                   NEWS  SUMMARY AT THIS HOUR


Appearing on "Fox and Friends" this morning, President Trump said the plea deal between Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his former lawyer Michael Cohen was a deal for Cohen to make up stories in exchange for a lighter sentence.

The message is clear from President Trump following the conviction of former campaign manager Paul Manafort on charges of fraud brought by the Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Early this morning the President tweeted in all caps:  NO COLLUSION RIGGED-WITCH HUNT!

Two people are dead, one seriously wounded in a knife attack in a Paris suburb.  Police shot the attacker dead.   He shouted "Allahu Akhbar" during the attack.   Those killed were his mother and sister.

Kelli Ward continues her fight against the GOP machine in Arizona ahead of next Tuesday's primary for US Senate.   The mainstream media says her tour with nationally known conservative activists across the state is an appeal to the "kook vote".

Massive amounts of negative advertising by wealthy donors against Ward is designed to help Congresswoman Martha McSally to win the race.   McSally got in after anti-President Trump Senator Jeff Flake decided not to run for re-election as opinion polling showed Flake would lose to Ward in the primary.

The political fight is hot in Australia as Liberal Party leader Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is going down facing a second challenge in caucus this week from Peter Dutton,  Turnbull wants his opponents to put their support for his removal down in writing and now his Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, says she is best poised to be the new leader.

Three candidates are expected to run in the end with Scott Morrison also in contention.

Losses in recent by-elections and low popularity for Mr, Turnbull, along with opposition to climate change based restrictions on carbon emissions have caused rumblings for a change in Prime Minister with the Liberal Party.

A new election must be called in Australia by March.

The Mexican national accused of murder Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts is claiming memory loss regarding her death but he does recall "getting mad" when she threatened to call 911.

Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, was in the United States illegally according to police.

His lawyer says he is legally here and his Iowa farm employer claims that Rivera was vetted through the government's E-verify system and was an employee in good standing.

Yarrabee Farms owner Dane Lang is the brother of a prominent Republican.

Swedish Public Television SVT is reporting that 58 percent of those convicted of rape or attempted rape in Sweden are foreign born.  This news comes less than three weeks before Sweden's September 9th General Election.

The anti-mass immigration Sweden Democrats are running strong in the polls and may emerge as the country's leading party when the votes are counted.

President Trump tweeted late last night that he's asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to closely study the situation in South Africa where the government has taken the first step towards seizing farm lands owned by whites.  White farmers have been targeted by violence including murder in the period leading up to the government's decision.

In Saudi Arabia a women's rights activist who is a Shia Muslim in a Sunni Muslim ruled nation is to be put to death if the government prosecutor has his way.   Israa al-Ghomgham and four others recently went on trial before a Saudi 'terrorism tribunal' for participating in Shia protests against the Sunni government.

She has been in prison since her arrest in December of 2015.

The Middle East director of Human Rights Watch Sarah Leah Whitson said:  "Every day, the Saudi monarchy's unrestrained despotism makes it harder for its public relations teams to spin the fairy tale of 'reform' to allies and international business."

Hawaii is preparing for Hurricane Lane to pass very close in the next 24 to 48 hours.   The storm has maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour and could produce torrential rains.   Hurricane Warnings are in effect for all of the islands from Oahu southwards while a Hurricane Watch is in effect for Kauai.

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