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Democrat Primary election results in the Philadelphia contest for Mayor but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
LEGISLATORS IN NORTH CAROLINA HAVER OVERRIDEN DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR ROY COOPER'S VETO OF AN ABORTION LAW.
THE LAW SETS A 12-WEEK LIMIT ON ABORTIONS WITH FOUR EXCEPTIONS INCLUDING RAPE AND INCEST, SEVERE FETAL NORMALITIES AND 'MEDICAL EMERGENCIES'.
THIS LAW IS MORE LIBERAL THAN ABORTION LAWS PASSED IN MANY OTHER STATES SINCE LAST YEAR'S SUPREME COURT ABORTION DECISION...
JOE BIDEN CANCELLING PLANNED VISITS TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND AUSTRALIA SO HE CAN BE IN THE US AFTER THE G7 LEADERS MEETING IN JAPAN THIS COMING WEEKEND.
THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING TALKS WITH REPUBLICAN LEADERS ON THE US DEBT CEILING...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...
THERE WAS A HOUR-LONG MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY WITH REPUBLICAN HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY SPEAKING OF WIDE DIFFERENCES.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SIGNALING A CRISIS SITUATION WITH NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESMAN JOHN KIRBY CLAIMING THAT CHINA AND RUSSIA WANT TO SEE THE US DEFAULT ON IT'S DEBT.
BUT HOPES AND OPTIMISM EXPRESSED TO THE MEDIA ABOUT A DEAL AS WELL...
POLITICS TONIGHT THE PRIMARY ELECTION IN PHILADELPHIA AMONG DEMOCRATS EXPECTED TO DECIDE WHO THE NEXT MAYOR WILL BE IN THE DEMOCRAT DOMINATED CITY...
DAVID OH WILL BE THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IN THE ELECTION THIS FALL FOR PHILADELPHIA MAYOR.
In Kentucky's primary election Republicans picking a candidate to challenge incumbent Democrat Governor Steve Beshear.
The projected winner is Kentucky's Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
Cameron, seen as a political protege of Republican US Senate leader Mitch McConnell, was endorsed by President Trump...
(INFO FROM MAINSTREAM MEDIA CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT)
US politics today Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene submitting articles of impeachment against the US Attorney for Washington DC.
Greene citing Matthew Graves for neglecting to prosecute violent criminals in favor of targeting those who entered the US Capitol on January 6th...JULIE KELLY TWITTER...
Representative Greene confronting Graves with those articles of impeachment at a hearing on Capitol Hill this afternoon...MARJORIE TAYLOR GREEN TWITTER (VIDEO EMBED)
The CEO of ChatGPT says that the government needs to regulate AI (Artificial Intelligence)...BBC NEWS
HIGH DRAMA IN FRENCH POLITICS TODAY THE BEATING OF A GRAND-NEPHEW OF THE FIRST LADY OF FRANCE BRIGITTE MACRON.
EIGHT ARRESTED IN THE ATTACK IN THE NORTHERN FRENCH CITY OF AMIENS.
IT HAPPENED AT A RALLY WHERE PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON HAD JUST SPOKEN.
BRIGITTE MACRON SPEAKING OF THE COWARDICE OF THE ATTACKERS.
THE LEADING OPPOSITION POLITICIAN IN FRANCE MARINE LE PEN OF THE NATIONAL RALLY SPEAKING OF HER 'OUTRAGE' AT THE INCIDENT.
THE FRENCH LEFT ALSO DENOUNCING THE ATTACK...
(Information from BFM-TV France used in this story)
In Argentina the peso continuing to lose value against the dollar the unofficial "Blue Dollar" topping 490 pesos during the middle of the day.
That's a rise of five pesos or more today...(Todo Noticias Argentina)
The markets today.
The Dow sharply lower down 336.46 points or 1.01 percent.
The NASDAQ down 22.16 points.
The price of oil falling...MARKETWATCH
A FRENCH JUDGE ISSUING AN INTERNATIONAL ARREST WARRANT FOR THE HEAD OF LEBANON'S CENTRAL BANK.
RIAD SALAMEH BEING PROBED BY FRENCH AUTHORITIES FOR ALLEGED MISUSE OF FUNDS. SALAMEH FAILED TO APPEAR IN A FRENCH COURT FOR A HEARING.
THE ALLEGED MISUSE CONCERNS WEALTH ACCUMULATED IN EUROPE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES...AFP FRANCE
"Soros reminds me of 'Magneto'
The world second richest man Elon Musk tweeting about billionaire financier George Soros yesterday. "Magneto" is an evil character from the X-Men series.
But Musk had more to say as the usual defense of Soros was raised namely that he is a Holocaust survivor concerned about humanity.
Musk indicating that Soros is working to erode the 'very fabric of civilization adding:
"Soros hates humanity"...
The attack against Musk continued with allegations of increased Anti-Semitism on Twitter following his Soros tweets yesterday.
Israel's Foreign Ministry says Musk is stoking Anti-Semitism and not taking any action against it...TIMES OF ISRAEL
UNEMPLOYMENT RISES IN UK
(UPDATED NEWS, COMMENT)
Unemployment rising in the UK.
The British economy already hit hard by inflation which has reached double digits (10 percent or more).
Unions now demanding significant pay increases and staging short-duration strikes to drive home their demands.
Many British media and political voices including the opposition Labor Party pointing a finger at Brexit when the UK left European Union.
But not much being said about massive spending by the governing Conservative Party related to COVID or the COVID lockdowns.
POLITICS IN ISRAEL: JUDCIAL REFORM 'COMPROMISE TALKS' STALLED
(UPDATED)
ISRAELI PARLIAMENT MEMBER SIMCHA ROTHMAN SAYING PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S GOVERNMENT WILL FALL UNLESS THE JUDICIAL REFORM PROPOSALS ARE PASSED.
IN RADIO INTERVIEW THIS MORNING ROTHMAN SAYING THAT THE OPPOSITION IS USING 'COMPROMISE TALKS' AS A STALLING TACTIC.
IF THOSE TALKS FAIL, HE SAYS THE REFORMS SHOULD BE PASSED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S MAJORITY IN PARLIAMENT...ISRAEL NATIONALNEWS...
LATER IN THE DAY THE ISRAELI PRESIDENT ISSAC HERZOG, WHO'S MEDIATING THE TALKS, SAYING IT'S TIME FOR THE TALKS TO MOVE FORWARD.
HERZOG USING THE EXPRESSION 'IT'S MONEY TIME'...TIMES OF ISRAEL
At least six dead in a fire at a hostel in Wellington, New Zealand.
There were also injuries.
Others are missing following the blaze that broke out late last night at Loafers Lodge.
Residents saying fire alarms did not sound...RADIO NEW ZEALAND
THE UKRAINE WAR
UKRAINIAN DRONES DOWNED IN KURSK REGION OF RUSSIA
UKRAINE CLAIMS SHOOT DOWN OF ALL RUSSIAN MISSILES RUSSIA CLAIMS TO HAVE HIT PATRIOT MISSILE SYSTEM IN KIEV
The Governor of Russia's Kursk Region says two Ukrainian drones were shot down on the border today...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Conflicting claims following Russia's overnight attacks across Ukraine.
The Ukrainians say all 18 Russian missiles aimed at Kiev were downed but Russia says one of it's missiles hit a US made Patriot air defense system in Kiev...TASS RUSSIA
In other news...
Electricity producing wind farms in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands going into virtual shut down to accommodate the migration of birds.
For a four-hour period movement of the turbines reduced to two rotations per minute last Saturday.
A model has been created to project the migration of the birds leading to pre-arranged shut down periods...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
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