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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
In a Santa Monica, California courtroom opening arguments at a civil trial of comedian Bill Cosby.
A now 64-year old woman accuses Cosby of sexual assault at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was 16 years old.
Last year a criminal conviction of sexual assault against Cosby was thrown out by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and he was freed from prison...BBC NEWS
Five dead in an attack at a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma at St. Francis Hospital.
This includes the attacker who committed suicide after shooting and killing the four victims...KTUL TULSA
(Updated) In the South Pacific the President of Vanuatu affirming his nation's close ties to China.
President Tallis Obed Moses spoke on Wednesday as China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi continues his South Pacific tour....PEOPLES DAILY CHINA...
Thursday the Chinese Foreign Minister continues his South Pacific tour in Papua New Guinea.
THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS APPEALING AN APRIL FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT ORDER THAT ENDED THE NATIONAL COVID MASK ORDER FOR TRANSPORTATON...NBC NEWS
Wall Street continuing a downward trend the Dow Jones Industrial Average off 176.89 points or .54 percent of value.
NASDAQ losing .72 percent of its value or 86.93 points...MARKETWATCH
Germany trying to deal with higher fuel costs and fuel shortages by cutting gasoline tax and promoting public transportation.
Gasoline tax lowered by more than one dollar per gallon with special prices for regional and local buses, subways and trains. Unlimited public transportation offered at a cost of nine dollars and 50 cents US...BBC NEWS...
MEANWHILE RUSSIA BENEFITING FINANCIALLY IN SPITE OF ENERGY SANCTIONS DUE TO THOSE HIGHER OIL PRICES.
DAILY OIL AND GAS REVENUES COULD REACH THE 800 MILLON DOLLAR MARK BY THE END OF THIS YEAR ACCORDING TO BLOOMBERG NEWS...TASS RUSSIA
France's Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire predicting the "peak" of inflation will last in France until the end of 2023.
Le Maire expects more inflation at a lower level than that afterwards.
With legislative elections in France less than two weeks away, Le Maire promising government aid for increased energy and food prices as long as is needed.
Politics in the USA the Senate race in Ohio between Republican J. D. Vance and Democrat Tim Ryan new polling done by the Columbus Dispatch and Suffolk. Vance leading 42-39 percent...REAL CLEAR POLITICS
ISRAEL SIMULATING AN ATTACK ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES IN MILITARY EXERCISES OVER THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN...TIMES OF ISRAEL
TURKEY CONTINUING TO RATCHET UP PRESSURE ON GREECE AND GOING ON THE OFFENSIVE IN NORTHEASTERN SYRIA.
PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN SPEAKING TODAY SAYING THAT TURKEY INTENDS TO CREATE A 30 KILOMETER (18.64 MILE) DEEP SECURITY ZONE IN NORTHEASTERN SYRIA.
TURKEY IS ATTACKING KURDISH GROUPS CONSIDERED 'TERRORISTS' OPERATING IN THE REGION.
SPEAKING TO THE PARLIAMENTARY GROUP OF THE RULING AKP PARTY, MR. ERDOGAN SAID THAT TALKS WITH GREECE ARE SUSPENDED.
HE CITED PROVOCATIVE MOVES AND INFLAMMATORY RHETORIC FROM THE GREEKS.
THE TURKISH PRESIDENT ALSO REITERATED HIS COUNTRY'S POSITION ON FINLAND AND SWEDEN JOINING NATO.
HE SAYS BOTH COUNTRIES MUST SHUT DOWN OPERATIONS OF KURDISH GROUPS AND RESTRICT THEIR ACTIVITIES...HURRIYET DAILY NEWS TURKEY
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
"WHY THE TIDE IS SUDDENLY TURNING IN RUSSIA'S FAVOR?"
US WEAPONS FOR UKRAINE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY
Analysis of the military situation in Ukraine from Israel's "Haaretz" sees a new situation on the ground more favorable to Russia...HAARETZ
The US announcing new weapons for Ukraine today the long-range rockets being sent said to be the type that have a 45 mile range?...(BBC News)
In other news...
A woman named to lead a branch of US armed forces. In a first Admiral Linda Fagan becoming commandant of the US Coast Guard...CBS NEWS
Actor Johnny Depp winning his defamation suit against actress Amber Heard and Heard partially winning her countersuit against Depp.
Moneywise the jury's verdict awarding 10.35 million dollars to Depp and 2 million dollars to Heard...BBC NEWS BLOG
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