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After the markets closed today President Trump flew by helicopter to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center for treatment of COVID-19....CNN.......President Trump was administered "polyclonal antibodies" to help him fight the virus.......NEW YORK POST
President Trump and the First Lady tested positive for the coronavirus. The President tweeting the news early this morning saying... "We will get through this TOGETHER"......DONALD J TRUMP TWITTER......They were tested after aide Hope Hicks tested positive for the coronavirus. Word earlier today was that the President was experiencing mild symptoms.
ALSO WORD TONIGHT THAT OTHERS CLOSE TO THE PRESIDENT HAVE TESTED POSITIVE INCLUDING TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER BILL STEPIEN, RNC CHAIR RONNA MCDANIEL AND US SENATORS MIKE LEE OF UTAH AND THOM TILLIS OF NORTH CAROLINA......
The medical officer for Canada's capital city says:
"I'm sounding the alarm"
Vera Etches warning that Ottawa's health care system is "in crisis" because of rising numbers of coronavirus cases. 142 new cases reported in the city today........CBC NEWS
Tightened restrictions going into force this weekend in and around Spain's capital city of Madrid with only essential travel permitted, bars and restaurants forced to stop serving at 10 pm and no more than six people allowed to meet in the same place among other things.......BBC NEWS
Police in Israel arresting the driver of a car who ran down an anti-government demonstrator. Intense demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu picking up even more since the parliament approved powers for the government to ban protests in the name of stopping coronavirus spread......ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
Louisville police officers are trained to "neutralize the threat". That's part of the audio record of the grand jury probe surrounding the killing of Breonna Taylor in a March 13th police raid. The audio recordings released today......LOUISVILLE COURIER JOURNAL
The Superintendent of the Oregon State Police moving to retire early as a media report emerges saying he was behind the federal deputization of 56 Portland police officers. Travis Hampton going on vacation with his retirement slated to begin November 1st. The new superintendent Terri Davie says she fully endorses the federal deputization policy of Hampton.......OREGONLIVE
The European Union warning Turkey that sanctions are possible over its "provocations" in the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkey has been exploring for energy resources in waters claimed by Greece and Cyprus. The message came early this morning from EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...BBC NEWS
The war continues between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region today. Fighting broke out last Sunday following months of tensions......SPUTNIK NEWS STORY AND BLOG.....Armenia says it is ready for truce talks with Azerbaijan......BBC NEWS......France, Russia and the United States urging a humanitarian cease-fire.....TASS
Russia says its tracked 52 planes and nine drones near its borders in the past week.......TASS....The US extending sanctions against the Russian arms export agency.....TASS
A journalist setting herself on fire in Moscow outside the Interior Ministry after her home was searched by authorities yesterday.....BBC NEWS
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meeting the European Commission president by teleconference tomorrow. The EU threatening legal action over a British law that would go against the Brexit agreement reached last year.......UPI
The European Union sanctioning 40 officials from Belarus after that nation's crackdown on opposition leaders and street protesters. But the EU isn't sanctioning the country's president Alexander Lukashenko.....ASSOCIATED PRESS-SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Politics in the USA and Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott ordering counties to shut down multiple ballot drop-off locations. Only one will be allowed for each Texas county from the smallest that tend to vote Republican to the largest that tend to vote Democrat. The Democrats crying foul seeing the move as election rigging......AUSTIN STATESMAN
MOVIE MOGUL HARVEY WEINSTEIN FACING NEW RAPE CHARGES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. CALIFORNIA PROSECUTORS WANT TO TRY WEINSTEIN AND ARE SEEKING HIS EXTRADITION FROM NEW YORK WHERE HE'S SERVING A 23-YEAR SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.........ABC NEWS
The French President Emmanuel Macron addressing the issue of Islam in his country today expressing concern over "separatism" among Muslims. Macron also calling Islam a religion that is "in crisis all over the world".........VOICE OF AMERICA
Lebanon is seeking the arrest of a ship owner and captain that brought a volatile cargo to Beirut harbor years ago. The fertilizer that exploded in the massive blast on August 4th. Interpol asked to held apprehend the two both identified as Russian nationals.......BBC NEWS
Covid-19 statistics from Worldometers. First in the USA 51,403 new cases reported today led by California with 3,997, Texas with 3,428 and Wisconsin with 2,745. Among the other states Illinois 2,446, New York 1,707, Ohio 1,481, Pennsylvania 1,192, Minnesota 1,106 and Utah 1,107.
Around the world 316,256 new coronavirus cases reported led by India with 79,974. Among the other nations Brazil 33,002, Argentina 14,687, France 12,148, the UK 6,968, the Netherlands 3,825 and Canada 2,124.
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