NEWS SUMMARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 5/16/2022 FEDS ALLOWING BABY FORMULA PRODUCTION TO RESUME, TRUMP REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR CONGRESSMAN IN NORTH CAROLINA, US GROUND FORCES SET FOR RETURN TO SOMALIA, SWEDEN BREAKS WITH NEUTRALITY TO SEEK NATO MEMBERSHIP

 

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                LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

ITS PRIMARY ELECTION DAY HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA TOMORROW MUCH ATTENTION FOCUSED ON THE REPUBLICAN CONTESTS A SPECIAL REPORT AT THE LINK...SPECIAL REPORT

Wounded Ukrainian soldiers besieged in Mariupol are coming out of the Azovstal factory and are being taken away further into Russian controlled territory.

Ukraine's President Zelensky says he hopes they will be home soon...TASS RUSSIA...

Western media admitting its over for the Ukrainian forces they are giving up control of the city to Russian forces.   More on Russia and Ukraine later in the summary.

The federal government will allow a major baby formula producing factory to start production again.

The Food and Drug Administration reaching agreement with Abbott Nutrition to reopen the Strugis, Michigan facility.

There had been safety concerns surrounding the now closed down facility...INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES

Economic turbulence continues Wall Street mixed with a small gain in the Dow and a larger loss for NASDAQ.    26.76 points up for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and 142.21 points or 1.2 percent of value down for the NASDAQ...MARKETWATCH

AUTHORITIES IN CALIFORNIA SAY THE ATTACK ON A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN ORANGE COUNTY THAT KILLED ONE AND HURT FIVE OTHERS WAS MOTIVATED BY HATRED OF THE TAIWANESE COMMUNITY.

THE ATTACK WAS A MAN FROM MAINLAND CHINA...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY

The Monday night protests for health care freedom and opposing COVID mandates and coerced vaccination continuing in Germany.

Numerous cities and towns involved in the protests hundreds on the streets in Freiberg...

The North Korean regime acknowledging widespread illness and death believed to be COVID but not confirmable due to a lack of testing capability in the country.

North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un blasting lower ranking officials for their handling of the situation...NEW YORK POST

JOE BIDEN WANTS TO GET US TROOPS BACK ON THE GROUND IN NORTHEASTERN AFRICA.

PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD PULLED OUT NEARLY ALL 700 TROOPS STATIONED IN SOMALIA BUT NOW BIDEN HAS AUTHORIZED US MILITARY DEPLOYMENT THERE AGAIN...AFRICA NEWS

In New Zealand health care workers staging a 24 hour strike protesting low pay and saying they are undervalued...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND

"At 18 years of age, Madison Cawthorn, the now 26 year old Congressman from the Great State of North Carolina, went through a life changing event the likes of which, fortunately, few people will ever have to endure"

Part of President Trump's message on social media today affirming support for incumbent Congressman Madison Cawthorn in North Carolina facing a primary challenge and intense negative story telling in the mainstream media.

The primary election in North Carolina tomorrow...GAB SOCIAL MEDIA

FRENCH POLITICS PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON MAKING HIS CHOICE FOR PRIME MINISTER AHEAD OF NEXT MONTH'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS.

LABOR MINISTER ELISABETH BORNE TAPPED FOR THE JOB.

A MAJOR MACRON PRIORITY WILL BE 'PENSION REFORM' A VERY CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE THAT INVOLVES CONSOLIDATION OF EXISTING PENSIONS AND LIKELY REDUCTIONS IN PENSION BENEFITS...POLITICO EU

POLITICS IN PENNSYLVANIA THE LEADING DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR US SENATE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JOHN FETTERMAN HAS SUFFERED A STOKE.

FETTERMAN SAYS THAT DOCTORS REMOVED A BLOOD CLOT AND THAT IS RESTING AT LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW.

HE ADDS THAT HE HAS NO COGNITIVE DAMAGE AND WILL EVENTUALLY BE BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL...CNN

                 RUSSIA UKRAINE DRAMA

                                                           (UPDATED)

           SWEDISH PM ENDORSES NATO MEMBERSHIP

   RUSSIA SAYS UKRAINE CREATED TOXIC CHEMICAL                                                      CLOUD

                    TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED

                           BBC NEWS UKRAINE BLOG

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson announced today that her country is seeking membership in the NATO military alliance breaking with Sweden's tradition of neutrality...AFP-TIMES OF ISRAEL

Russia says that Ukrainian forces have exploded ammonia nitrate creating a poisonous chemical cloud...TASS RUSSIA

In other news...

US Senator Republican Ted Cruz of Texas winning a legal fight at the US Supreme Court.    

The high court allowing Cruz to get unlimited money back from donors for loans he made to his own campaign.

A 250,000 dollar cap ruled a violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution.

Chief Justice John Roberts and the five "Conservative" justices in the 6-3 majority...THE HILL