NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 5/19/2020 

(LIMITED SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY)

A federal judge in Oregon today denied a request for an emergency injunction from nine businesses and a non-profit organization seeking relief from the defacto martial law conditions in the state.

US District Judge Michael McShane  who was appointed by President Barack Obama finding that the plantiffs were unlikely to succeed in their case........OREGONLIVE STORY

In Clark County, Washington  last night more than 100 people in attendance at the People Rights meeting       Clark County is a suburb of  Portland, Oregon.  An online post from libertarian activist Kelli Stewart notes that the meeting carries on the work of rancher LaVoy Finicum who was killed in an FBI led operation during 2016's Oregon Standoff protest.....FACEBOOK POST

The Oregon Supreme Court put a hold on a local judge's order that nullified Governor Kate Brown's "Stay Home Save Lives" orders.      The higher court making its move late Monday....OREGON LIVE STORY

The US Justice Department has sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom supporting the reopening of churches with social distancing guidelines under his current "second phase" of "reopening" in the state.     

The head of the Civil Rights Division,  Eric S. Dreiband, says that allowing secular business to reopen with social distancing requirements but not churches is discriminatory......ASSOCIATED PRESS STORY

Eight killed and five wounded tonight in an attack on a mosque in central Afghanistan.    Afghanistan's Interior Ministry blaming the Taliban for the attack.......REUTERS NEWS STORY PUBLISHED BY STRAITS TIMES-SINGAPORE

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would like to avoid appearing in court on the first day of his impending trial on corruption charges......ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS STORY

The Palestinian Authority backing away from agreements signed with Israel and the United States in light of the intentions of Prime Minister Netanyahu to pursue a policy of annexation of Judean and Samarian territory in the "West Bank"........HAARETZ NEWS STORY

French political maneuvers today with seven National Assembly members defecting from President Emmanuel Macron's  "La Repubique En Marche" (LaREM)  to form their own party.   This leaves his party one short of a majority in the 577 member legislature but he has smaller parties as his allies.   The new faction to focus on "green" issues and "social inequality".....BBC NEWS STORY

A Russian military helicopter on a training mission crashed north of Moscow tonight killing all crew members......TASS NEWS STORY

In Nevada Laughlin's Colorado Belle hotel and casino extending layoffs for 400 employees and will remain closed even if the state allows it to reopen because it will be under restrictions that do not allow it to fully operate......ASSOCIATED PRESS STORY

The BBC News coronavirus blog reports developments from the around the world today regarding the coronavirus.......BBC NEWS CORONAVIRUS BLOG 5/19/2020

In other news......

The head of human spaceflight at NASA leaving suddenly days before a launch of two astronauts into space.    Doug Loverro leaving on Monday.......THE GUARDIAN STORY

And that's a brief look at the way it really is Tuesday May 19th, 2020......