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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
IT'S BEING CALLED A 'CONGESTION PRICING PROGRAM'.
NEW YORK GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL SAYING THAT AS EARLY AS NEXT SPRING ANYONE DRIVING INTO THE CENTER OF MANHATTAN COULD PAY UP TO 23 DOLLARS.
HOCHUL PUSHING THE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAYING THE PRICING SCHEME FOR CARS WILL BRING MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATON REVENUE.
SHE ALSO SEES AN IMPOVEMENT IN AIR QUALITY RESULTING...CITY STATE NEW YORK
Hundreds of billions of dollars in US government COVID relief funds likely stolen by fraudsters.
That's what the Small Business Administration's inspector general is saying.
At least 17 percent of all funds (more than 200 billion dollars) in two government COVID programs given to "potentially fraudulent actors"...NEWS AGENCIES-TRT WORLD TURKIYE
500 MILLION DOLLARS MORE IN US MILITARY AID HEADED FOR UKRAINE.
THE PENATGON ANNOUNCED NEW SUPPORT THAT INCLUDES JAVELIN ANTI-TANK WEAPONS AND STINGER ANTI-AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
ALSO INVOLVED BRADLEY AND STRYKER ARMORED VEHICLES.
SO FAR 40.5 BILLION DOLLARS IN US MILITARY AID SENT TO UKRAINE SINCE THE CONFLICT BEGAN IN FEBRUARY OF 2022...(News Agencies)...DEFENSE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE
French police shot and killed a 17-year old driver in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, this morning.
Disturbances broke out later in the day with riot police deployed and 9 arrests were made.
Police say the teenager did not respond to their commands to stop over a traffic violation...
As the holiday period approaches here in the USA the move to pass judicial reform is moving forward in Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeking to pass some part of the reform opposed by many different forces including Banking, Business and the Biden Administration.
Opponents of the reform who have led massive street protests are ramping up their efforts including a planned blockade of Israel's Ben Gurion Airport next Monday...TIMES OF ISRAEL
TODAY RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN ACKNOWLEDGING THAT RUSSIAN PILOTS WERE KILLED DURING THE MUTINY BY WAGNER PMC CONTRACT SOLDIERS LAST WEEKEND.
PUTIN SPEAKING OF STATE SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE DEAD PILOTS...TASS RUSSIA
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 212.03 points.
The NASDAQ up sharply 219.89 points or 1.65 percent.
At 420 pm New York Time the price of oil 67 dollars and 76 cents a barrel falling one dollar and 61 cents...MARKETWATCH
The Inspector General of the US Justice Department weighing in on the death of Jeffrey Epstein in a federal prison cell early on a Saturday morning in August of 2019.
Michael Horowitz again saying no foul play was involved in the death of the convicted child sex offender and accused child sex offender.
His report speaks of negligence and misconduct leading to Epstein's death.
Security cameras not working, no cellmate assigned to Epstein after the previous one left and too many bed linens in his cell mentioned among other things.
Poor performance involving 13 employees cited.
The two guards assigned to watch Epstein avoided jail time with a guilty plea to falsifying logs...ASSOCIATED PRESS -TIMES OF ISRAEL
A US SUPREME COURT DECISION ALLOWING A NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT RULING AGAINST A REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAP TO STAND.
THE 6-3 COURT DECSION WITH THE LIBERAL JUSTICES JOINTED BY CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS AND JUSTICES AMY CONEY BARRETT AND BRETT KAVANAUGH IN THE MAJORITY...FREE REPUBLIC POST-NBC NEWS STORY-DISCUSSION
A THIRD DAY OF TESTIMONY AT THE CORRUPTION TRIAL OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU BY STAR WITNESS ARNON MILCHAN.
THE HOLLYWOOD MOGUL SAYS HE WORKED ON CREATING POSITIVE COVERAGE FOR MR. NETANYAHU IN ISRAELI MEDIA...TIMES OF ISRAEL
In Vietnam the US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan and two other warships making a six-day visit. It's seen as an attempt to advance US-Vietnam relations.
The US advancing closer relations with Vietnam in what it calls the "Indo-Pacific" region as a counter to China...THE DIPLOMAT
IN RUSSIA THE WAGNER PRIVATE MILITARY CONTRACTOR TURNING OVER ITS HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO THE RUSSIAN MILITARY...TASS RUSSIA...
MEANWHILE RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES SAY THEY HAVE DROPPED A CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST WAGNER FOR ARMED MUTINY...TASS RUSSIA
THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT SETTING COURSE FOR A HIGHWAY USER FEE IN THE YEAR 2030.
USE OF ANY ROADWAY IN THE NETHERLANDS IS EXPECTED TO COST AROUND SEVEN OR EIGHT EURO CENTS A KILOMETER...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Citing reduced mail volume New Zealand Post cutting 750 jobs. Those jobs will phase out over the next five years...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND
The Biden Administration reversing the policy of the Trump Administration cutting off support to Israeli scientific and technological research institutions in Judea and Samaria (The West Bank)...TIMES OF ISRAEL
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
PUTIN ANNOUNCES UKRAINIAN LOSSES DURING OFFENSIVE AND EMPHASIZES ROLE OF PILOTS
LIMITED UKRAINIAN SUCCESSES CLAIMED ON BATTLEFIELD
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Ukraine has lost 259 tanks and 780 armored vehicles since the beginning of their offensive.
Speaking to members of the military, Putin saying these losses have occurred since June 4th and he said pilots 'did a lot' to make those losses happen...TASS RUSSIA
The battlefield story in Western Mainstream Media is that Ukrainian forces are making limited progress in their offensive but they are frustrated by Russian helicopters...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
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