The legendary wrestling entertainment promoter Vince McMahon announcing his retirement.
McMahon 's retirement comes amidst an investigation by his company into allegations of hush money being paid to cover up sexual misconduct and infidelity...CNN
IN CANADIAN HOCKEY A GANG RAPE ALLEGATION FROM 2003.
IT'S ALLEGED THAT MEMBERS OF A WORLD JUNIOR MEN'S TEAM WERE INVOLVED IN A SEXUAL ASSAULT IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA.
ALSO, POLICE IN LONDON, ONTARIO REOPENING A PROBE INTO A 2018 ALLEGATION INVOLVING A MENS JUNIOR HOCKEY TEAM...CBC SPORTS CANADA
California Governor Gavin Newsom signing a gun control law that resembles the abortion law enacted in Texas.
It will allow private citizens to sue for ten thousand dollars any individual or business involved in the production, sale or transportation of firearms that are illegal in California...MALAY MAIL (SATURDAY NEWS STORY-LAW SIGNED TODAY IN USA)
In the Netherlands there's going to be a criminal investigation into the incident where a police officer opened fire on a 16-year-old tractor driver.
That happened during the farmers protest against the climate change cow gas rules.
Police were preventing a convoy of protesters from moving on an access ramp to the A32 superhighway in Heerenveen.
As tractors began to move around the police blockade gunshots were fired by police some of them directly hitting at least one tractor...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
THE PANAMA PRICE PROTESTS: NEW DEVELOPMENTS
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Talks continuing in Panama between union representatives and the government amidst the nationwide protest over high prices.
Some indigenous protesters cleared a blockaded road at the Pan American Highway bridge in Santiago, Panama in recognition of the talks underway.
Arrests of individuals said to be leaders of the protest in Panama and other groups including business wanting a say in the negotiations now underway...(Telemetro Panama)...TELEMETRO PANAMA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
SRI LANKA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER SWORN IN TODAY. DINESH GUNAWARDENA AND HIS CABINET TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE...ANI NEWS INDIA...
EARLY THIS MORNING IN SRI LANKA'S CAPITAL COLOMBO A POLICE CRACKDOWN AT A PROTEST CAMP WITH ARRESTS, BEATING AND THE DISMANTLING OF THE CAMP...BBC NEWS
Amidst the farmers protest in the Netherlands a Dutch bank expressing its regrets for financing livestock farming that produces cow gas.
Those "nitrogen" emissions are to be reduced by the governments "climate" policy in the coming years threatening the livestock industry in Holland leading to the protests...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Wall Street moving downward today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 137.61 points or .43 percent in value.
The NASDAQ slid further 225.50 points or 1.87 percent in value.
Also the price of a barrel of oil stood at 95 dollars and nine cents a barrel late this afternoon.
The overall trend there is a slow decline in price...MARKETWATCH
Twitter with financial losses in the second quarter some 270 million dollars.
Twitter reporting more use but also talking about a soft advertising market and the high-profile takeover plans of Elon Musk now being fought out in court...THE IRISH INDEPENDENT
FRANCE'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN AN ALL-NIGHT MARATHON WORKING ON MATTERS FROM COVID LEGISLATION TO ENERGY LEGISLATION AMONG OTHER THINGS.
A COMPROMISE ON THE COVID LEGISLATION NO MORE VACCINE PASSPORTS IN FRANCE BUT THE GOVERNMENT BEING ALLOWED TO IMPOSE COVID RULES AT THE BORDER.
ENERGY LEGISLATION MOVING WITH CONCERN ABOUT THE LOSS OF RUSSIAN NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES.
A MAJORITY SUPPORTING RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF AN OFFSHORE TERMINAL TO BRING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS INTO FRANCE.
A MAJORITY ALSO SUPPORTING THE REFIRING OF COAL OPERATED POWER PLANTS IN FRANCE.
Today the French energy giant "Total" increasing its rebates at the gas pump to 20 cents a liter in Euros from the present 12 cents a liter effective September 1st...(BFM-TV France)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says her husband has never purchased stock based on information she gave him.
Pelosi's denial during an interview by Fox News Digital.
Paul Pelosi made a purchase of computer chip stock ahead of a congressional vote that has raised eyebrows...FOX BUSINESS...
TODAY IN WASHINGTON DC THE JURY MOVED QUICKLY IN LESS THAN THREE HOURS STEVE BANNON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FORMER ADVISER CONVICTED OF TWO COUNTS OF CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS.
ITS OVER BANNON'S EARLIER REFUSAL TO TESTIFY TO THE DEMOCRAT RUN JANUARY 6TH HOUSE COMMITTEE.
BANNON NOW SAYS HE IS WILLING TO TESTIFY IN A PUBLIC HEARING.
AN APPEAL OF THE CONVICTION EXPECTED.
SENTENCING SET FOR FRIDAY OCTOBER 21ST.
BANNON COULD BE GIVEN UP TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON AND TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FINES...TALKING POINTS MEMO
POLL SHOWS TRUMP ELECTION WINNER
POLL SHOWS GOP UP BY TEN PERCENT IN CONGRESSIONAL VOTE
The latest Emerson poll says Donald Trump would beat Joe Biden if an election were held today.
Trump at 46 percent.
Biden at 43 percent.
And there's a new Rasmussen Poll it's showing Republican support at 49 percent and Democrat support at 39 percent in this year's Congressional Elections...REAL CLEAR POLITICS (LATEST POLLS)
IT'S FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHO WON THE DEMOCRAT PRIMARY FOR GOVERNOR IN MARYLAND TUESDAY NIGHT.
AUTHOR WES MOORE THE WINNER. MOORE FACING REPUBLICAN DAN COX IN NOVEMBER'S GENERAL ELECTION...WBAL BALTIMORE
NY GOP GOVERNOR CANDIDATE ATTACKED, ATTACKER RELEASED AFTER BEING IN CUSTODY BRIEFLY
(UPDATED)
POLITICS IN THE USA A MAN WITH A SHARP OBJECT SUBDUED AFTER HE GOT ON STAGE AND WRESTLED WITH NEW YORK REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR CONGRESSMAN LEE ZELDIN THURSDAY EVENING.
ZELDIN SPEAKING AT A VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS EVENT IN PERINTON, NEW YORK.
HE SAYS THE ATTACKER TRIED TO STAB HIM.
THE SUSPECT UNDER ARREST BRIEFLY THEN RELEASED AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE ASSAULT.
Israel sending a team to Moscow with Russian authorities intending to shut down the activities of the Jewish Agency in Russia.
Russia's Justice Ministry in court seeking dissolution of the Jewish Agency's operations in the country which promote and support Jewish immigration to Israel...TIMES OF ISRAEL
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
RUSSIA UKRAINE OTHER PARTIES AGREE ON GRAIN EXPORTS FROM UKRAINE
Today Turkiye (New Official Spelling) joined Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations in signing an agreement to allow grain exports to flow from Ukraine.
Grain will be moved through the Black Sea and Turkey's Bosphorus to reach the world...TASS RUSSIA...
Present at the ceremony with Russian and Ukrainian representatives the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY...
In other news...
(UPDATED) The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that a Russian airstrike in northwestern Syria's Idlib region has killed seven...SYRIAN OBSERVATORY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS...
Meanwhile the Syrian government reports two killed and five wounded in a shelling attack by jihadists in northwestern Syria...TASS RUSSIA
THE BRITISH HIGH COURT SAYS THAT PRINCE HARRY WILL BE PERMITTED TO MOUNT A LEGAL CHALLENGE TO A GOVERNMENT DECISION TO DENY HIM AND HIS FAMILY POLICE PROTECTION...BBC NEWS
A LAWSUIT FROM THE AFRICAN NATION OF GAMBIA ALLEGING GENOCIDE BY MYANMAR AGAINST ROHINGYA MUSLIMS CAN MOVE FORWARD.
A trademark dispute between the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts over co-ed scouting programs adopted by the Boy Scouts settled.
The Girl Scouts were appealing a court decision in favor of the Boy Scouts that their use of the word "scouting" did not violate the Girl Scouts trademarks.
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