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What appears to an assassination attempt against Argentina's vice-president facing possible conviction for corruption but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Politics here in Pennsylvania marijuana pardons being offered this month by Democrat Governor Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman who's the Democrat candidate for US Senate.
The pardons described as being for those convicted of marijuana possession and the use of small amounts.
Applications being accepted online...
PENNSYLVANIA'S REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR DOUG MASTRIANO SUING THE DEMOCRAT RUN JANUARY 6TH HOUSE COMMITTEE.
MASTRIANO CHALLENING THE VALIDITY OF THE PARTISAN COMMITTEE AND NOTING THAT HE NEEDS PROTECTION FROM THE USE OF ANY STATEMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE TO INFLUENCE THE ELECTION.
THE COMMITTEE WANTED TESTIMONY FROM MASTRIANO AND HE COUNTERED WITH THE OFFER OF VOLUNTARY TESTIMONY. MASTRIANO HAD A BRIEF MEETING WITH THE COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 9TH...THE HILL
THE NATIONAL POLITICAL WAR AND JOE BIDEN TAKING AIM AT PRESIDENT TRUMP IN PHILADELPHIA THIS EVENING.
RECENTLY AN EMERSON POLL SHOWED TRUMP BEATING BIDEN BY FIVE PERCENTAGE POINTS HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA IF A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WAS BEING HELD.
TRUMP COMING TO WILKES-BARRE THIS WEEKEND TO APPEAR WITH GOP CANDIDATES IN THE KEYSTONE STATE.
IN HIS SPEECH TONIGHT BIDEN CONDEMNING:
"MAGA forces"
BIDEN SAYING THOSE FORCES ARE:
"determined to take this country backwards"
HE ALSO SAID THAT THE SUPPORTERS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S AGENDA:
"are a threat to democracy"
IN RESPONSE REPUBLICAN HOUSE MINORITY LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY SAID THAT BIDEN'S REMARKS:
"severely wounded America's soul"...
A VERY STRANGE ATMOSPHERE AT THE INDEPENDENCE HALL SPEECH WITH A HECKLER IN THE CROWD ONE REPEATEDLY SHOUTING:
"F**k Joe Biden"
AND BIDEN OFFERING UP SOME RESPONSES LIKE:
"They're entitled to be outrageous. This is a democracy"
"Good manners is nothing they've ever suffered from"...
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IN ARGENTINA TONIGHT WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON VICE-PRESIDENT CRISTINA FERNANDEZ KIRCHNER.
A MAN POINTING A GUN A FOOT OR LESS FROM HER FACE AS SHE LEFT A CAR TO ENTER HER BUENOS AIRES HOME.
THIS COMES AMIDST A SWIRLING CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING KIRCHNER.
A PROSECUTOR LAST WEEK ASKED A JUDGE FOR HER CONVICTION AND A 12-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE ON CORRUPTION CHARGES.
PRESIDENT ALBERTO FERNANDEZ (NO RELATION) MAKING A SPEECH AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT...
Stocks falling again today at the open.
The Dow Jones and NASDAQ both moved down at first.
The NASDAQ hit hard losing two percent of its value by mid-day.
The Dow moving into positive territory by mid-afternoon.
At the close the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 145.99 points while the NASDAQ went down 31.08 points.
Oil prices moved downward dropping below 87 dollars a barrel by mid-day...MARKETWATCH
RUSSIA SAYING IT WILL NOT SUPPLY OIL AND GASOLINE TO NATIONS THAT PUT A CAP ON ITS PRICE...TASS RUSSIA...
SPAIN REDUCING ITS VALUE ADDED TAX ON GASOLINE FROM 21 PERCENT DOWN TO 5 PERCENT STARTING IN OCTOBER...NEWS AGENCIES-ORF AUSTRIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The European Medicines Agency approving the new COVID shots of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech.
The vaccines can be administered as a "booster shot" for those 12 years and older...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
CHINA IMPOSING A LOCKDOWN IN THE WESTERN CITY OF CHENGDU. SOME COVID CASES IN THE CITY OF 21 MILLION TRIGGERING THE CRACKDOWN CONFINING PEOPLE TO THEIR HOMES.
ONE PERSON PER HOUSEHOLD WILL BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE HOME TO SHOP PROVIDED THEY HAVE TESTED NEGATIVE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS...VOICE OF AMERICA
Poland is demanding that Germany pay 1.3 trillion US dollars in reparations for damage caused by the German invasion and occupation during World War II.
Germany has stated in the past that all claims related to World War II are settled...REUTERS-CNN
IN NEW ZEALAND THE MAIN OPPOSITION LEADER OF THE 'RIGHT' CHRISTOPHER LUXON FROM THE NATIONAL PARTY CALLING OPPONENTS OF PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN'S REPRESSIVE POLICIES 'CRAZY'.
LUXON RULING OUT ANY SUPPORT FOR THE NEW FREEDOMS NZ PARTY ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK BY ACTIVIST BRIAN TAMAKI AT A MASS PROTEST THAT DREW SOME TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE TO PARLIAMENT IN WELLINGTON.
THAT'S THE EQUIVALENT TO A PROTEST OF 132,000 PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND
Syria warning Israel following recent airstrikes. Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad says the Israelis are "playing with fire".
He said Israel's attacks in Syria "threaten to explode the security and military situation in the region" adding that "sooner or later the Israelis will pay the price"...TIMES OF ISRAEL
A United Nations human rights report says that China "may" have committed crimes against humanity in its treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority in western China.
China had urged the UN not to release this report...BBC NEWS
POLITICS IN THE USA THE REPUBLICAN TRAFALGAR GROUP WITH A POLL SHOWING THE GENERIC CONGRESSIONAL VOTE LEANING TOWARDS THE GOP.
REPUBLICANS 47 PERCENT TO THE DEMOCRATS 41 PERCENT IF THE ELECTION WERE HELD TODAY...REAL CLEAR POLITICS POLLS
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT DEMANDS ISRAEL JOIN RUSSIA SANCTIONS
INTERNATIONAL TEAM HEADS TO NUKE PLANT, RUSSIA SAYS UKRAINE TRYING TO THWART VISIT
TEAM TOURING PLANT LATE TODAY
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is counting on Israel to get involved in the sanctions against Russia.
Zelensky on Twitter following his conversation with Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid...TIMES OF ISRAEL
An international team headed to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant today with Russia saying that Ukraine is trying to prevent the visit and blame it on Russia.
Russia reporting shelling and the use of ground forces by Ukraine.
Western media emphasizing the grave threat of a nuclear accident...TASS RUSSIA...
Late in the day word that the team reached the plant and was being given a tour by officials of the Russian nuclear power company...TASS RUSSIA
In other news..
In Canada three Ontario Provincial Police constables are charged with manslaughter and criminal negligence.
The three accused in the death of 18-month-old Jameson Shapiro in November of 2020.
The constables responding to a call that the child had been kidnapped by his father and the pickup truck both were in became involved in a collision with police with one officer hurt.
Then police opened fire killing both the father and child...BBC NEWS
Russian President Vladimir Putin has paid his respects at the open casket of the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
But Putin's schedule will not permit him to attend Gorbachev's funeral on Saturday...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
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