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Supporters of President Trump and opponents of COVID lockdowns showing up to warn the Ohio Republican Party not to endorse incumbent Governor Mike DeWine for re-election next year.
Police were called by the Ohio Republican Party to clear the room as the party's central committee met today. The meeting adjourned by Chairman Bob Paduchik.
Plenty of contentious issues including the lockdown and curfew imposed over COVID last year by Governor DeWine and the primary endorsements along with the party's financial situation...
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The Mayor of Amsterdam closing a cafe for a week following a protest there this evening.
Member of Parliament Wybren van Haga of the Forum for Democracy party and 50 others protesting in support of the owners of Cafe del Mondo following the 5 pm COVID closing time ordered by authorites...(NOS Netherlands)
IN BELGIUM THE MASK ORDER FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN TIGHTENED. CHILDREN SIX YEARS AND OLDER MUST NOW BE MUZZLED.
PREVIOUSLY THE AGE LIMIT HAD BEEN 10 YEARS AND OLDER FOR MUZZLING...(NOS Netherlands)...
BELIGUM ALSO DECIDING TO CLOSE NURSERY SCHOOLS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS ONE WEEK EARLY FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY BREAK...(BFM-TV France)
"Today marks a new era of draconian segregation in New Zealand society"
The message posted today by The Freedoms and Rights Coalition of New Zealand as the vaccine passport system becomes operational in the country.
The vax passport part of an overall scheme billed by the government of Labor Party Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as a "traffic light" with Red, Orange and Green codes...THE FREEDOMS AND RIGHTS COALITION NEW ZEALAND
More COVID news at the end of the summary...
THE iPhone HACKING SPYWARE OF ISRAEL'S NSO GROUP WAS USED ON NINE US STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS RECENTLY.
REUTERS IS REPORTING THIS STORY. THE OFFICIALS INVOLVED WERE IN UGANDA OR INVOLVED IN POLICY REGARDING UGANDA.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RECENTLY PUT NSO ON BLACKLIST SAYING THE COMPANY WAS ACTING CONTRARY TO THE FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS OF THE US...THE GUARDIAN UK
In the last 14 years the CIA collected credible evidence that 10 of its contractors and staffers were involved in sex crimes involving children.
Many of the cases referred to federal prosecutors with only one prosecution. The others sent back to the CIA for internal handling...BUZZFEED NEWS
(WARNING: STORY MAY BE DISTURBING)
The testimony continued at the Ghislaine Maxwell trial today from housekeeper Juan Alessi who says he saw hundreds of women and at least underage girls enter Jeffrey Epstein's home during his employment.
Alessi also noting that Epstein told him to remove pictures of Maxwell when other women visited the house and Maxwell was away.
Jurors today saw a green massage table in the courtroom. It was used by Jeffrey Epstein with prosecutors saying Epstein would use the term 'massage' to lead girls into touching him.
A picture of a box of "sex toys" seized by police in 2005 from Epstein's home was also shown to the jury...
I NEWS UK
METRO US
In Pakistan a Sri Lankan factory manager lynched. A mob beating him to death and setting him on fire.
Blasphemy against Islam triggering the mob with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan saying he will personally oversee the investigation into the attack.
Khan calling the lynching a "horrific vigilante attack" and a "day of shame for Pakistan"...AFP FRANCE-STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE
IN THE AFRICAN NATION OF MALI TODAY A JIHADIST ATTACK KILLING AT LEAST 31 PEOPLE. GUNMEN OPENED FIRE KILLING THE DRIVER OF A BUS. THEN THEY LIT IT ON FIRE...BBC NEWS
THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATING SEXUAL HARRASSMENT CLAIMS AGAINST FORMER NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO.
A NEW YORK STATE DOCUMENT SPEAKS ABOUT SUCH AN INVESTIGATION BEING UNDERWAY...REUTERS-GLOBE AND MAIL CANADA
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today.
Russia stressing Ukraine as an issue discussed in the talks. Turkey is reported to be providing Ukraine with military support in particular combat drones...TASS RUSSIA...
Also on the agenda Syria where Russia and Turkey have competing spheres of influence in the country Russia backing the Bashar Assad government and Turkey supporting rebel forces and occupying parts of northern and northwestern Syria.
Another topic Libya where Russia and Turkey have been on opposing sides of the internal conflict...TASS RUSSIA
TODAY TWO US SPY PLANES INTERCEPTED BY RUSSIAN FIGHTERS IN THE BLACK SEA NEAR RUSSIAN AIRSPACE. THE BLACK SEA ALSO NEAR UKRAINE...TASS RUSSIA
AUSTRIA HAS A NEW CHANCELLOR.
THE DECISION BY SEBASTIAN KURZ TO STEP ASIDE FROM POLITICS AMID CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS LED TO A NEW SELECTION PROCESS BY AUSTRIA'S PEOPLE'S PARTY.
INTERIOR MINISTER KARL NEHAMMER SELECTED FOR THE POST...ORF AUSTRIA (ENGLISH TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Facebook has removed accounts used against critics of the Communist government in Vietnam.
Facebook's parent company Meta says the accounts were used to stage "mass reporting" attacks against the Facebook pages of government opponents.
Vietnam's government claims the accounts were run by opponents of the government...RADIO FREE ASIA
IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS BREAK FOR THREE DAYS WITH CONCERN OVER IRAN'S STANCE
European diplomats expressing dismay after this week's talks with Iran about the 2015 JCPOA nuclear agreement.
They say Iran is "walking back" from compromises and demanding "major changes".
Talks set to resume in Vienna next week...DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying Iran does not seem serious about getting back into the JCPOA deal...REUTERS-NEWS 18 INDIA
The head of Israel's spy service Mossad vows that Iran will never have nuclear weapons.
David Barnea says that if world powers cut a new nuclear deal with Iran it would be "intolerable" for Israel.
Barnea adding that his agency will work with other partners in Israel's security establishment to "thwart" the "threat against Israel...by any means"...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
The United Arab Emirates is buying 80 fighter jets from France. The announcement coincides with President Emmanuel Macron's travel to the Gulf Arab states for a two-day visit...GREEK CITY TIMES
HERE IN THE US THE OREGON RANCHERS WHOSE PLIGHT LED TO THE OREGON STANDOFF PROTEST OF 2016 BEING TARGETED BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.
THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT CONDUCTING A 'ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY' ON LAND USED BY THE HAMMOND FAMILY FOR GRAZING CATTLE.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION GAVE THE HAMMONDS THE ABILITY TO BEGIN USING LAND FOR GRAZING AFTER THE PARDON OF DWIGHT AND STEVEN HAMMOND AND THEIR RELEASE FROM FEDERAL PRISON IN 2018...MAXINE BERNSTEIN OREGONLIVE TWITTER
IN MICHIGAN PROSECUTORS IN OAKLAND COUNTY DECIDING TO CHARGE THE PARENTS OF SCHOOL MASS SHOOTING SUSPECT ETHAN CRUMBLEY WITH MANSLAUGTHER.
THE ATTACK EARLIER THIS WEEK KILLED FOUR STUDENTS...BBC NEWS
Politics in Virginia a Republican declared the winner in a House of Delegates race. That means the GOP will control the lower house of Virginia's legislature...NEWSWEEK
THE SON OF ONETIME LIBYAN LEADER MOAMMAR GADDAFI HAS BEEN CLEARED TO RUN AS A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
A COURT ACCEPTING SAIF AL-ISLAM GADDAFI'S APPEAL OF HIS REMOVAL FROM THE BALLOT BY AN ELECTORAL COMMISSION...RUSSIA TODAY
US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SIGNING A BILL TO KEEP THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING MACHINE IN FULL OPERATION UNTIL FEBRUARY 18TH.
THE STOPGAP MEASURE APPROVED BY CONGRESS IN SPITE OF MONEY BEING SPENT IN RELATION TO VACCINE MANDATES.
IT ALSO ADDS IN SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF MONEY TO BE SPENT ON THOSE EVACUATED FROM AFGHANISTAN...AL JAZEERA QATAR
A weak hiring picture in the US in November with only 210,000 more people entering the workforce instead of 550,000 as expected.
The unemployment rate in the US dropped to 4.2 percent in November...BBC NEWS
They skipped over the Greek letter "Xi" the same name as China's president to name the new COVID variant "Omicron".
But Russia's "Omicron" chain of eye care stores is crying foul over the World Health Organization's designation...TASS RUSSIA
COVID NUMBERS TODAY FROM WORLDOMETERS
In the US today 147,434 new positive tests and 688,114 Worldwide.
Those numbers a week ago today on the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in the USA 37,686 and 569,876.
In selected nations outside the US new positive tests Germany 52,417 (Final Total Pending), the UK 50,584, France 49,858, Russia 32,930, Poland 26,965 and Belgium 23,113.
The Netherlands 21,529, Turkey 21,495, The Czech Republic 18,582, Italy 17,030, South Africa 16,055 and Slovakia 15,278.
Ukraine 13,777, Spain 13,738, Hungary 10,143, Austria 6,738, Greece 6,201 and Ireland 5,408.
Canada 3,487
Israel 415.
That's the way it really is Friday December 3rd, 2021 Day 627 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19, Day 627 of America and the World held hostage to COVID shots.
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