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EYEWITNESS NEWS TEN SYDNEY OPEN 1983...

At least hundreds are dead following a major earthquake in Morocco and Apple hit hard by Chinese retaliation for US-led economic warfare this week but first...

LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

Tonight the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals with a ruling that the White House, the FBI, the Surgeon General and the Centers for Disease Control likely violated the First Amendment.

This is related to pressure applied to social media companies concerning COVID vaccine information labeled as "misinformation" by the federal government.

But the appeals court ruling gutted the injunction of a federal district judge preventing the federal government from contacting social media companies about content.

The appeals court saying the injunction was too broad and vague.

Tonight the Biden Administration Justice Department said it is reviewing the court's decision and its options in response...THE HILL

Social media company "X Corp" formerly "Twitter" suing California over its "content moderation law".

"X" arguing that the law violates the First Amendment of the US Constitution denying "X" its free speech rights...REUTERS

THE UNPOPULARITY OF FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON ON DISPLAY TONIGHT AT THE STADE DE FRANCE.

DERISION FROM THE CROWD AS MACRON SPOKE TO OPEN THE RUGBY WORLD CUP.

MACRON'S POPULARITY BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 30 PERCENT FOLLOWING HIS IMPOSITION OF A HIGHER RETIREMENT AGE (64 INSTEAD OF 62) EARLIER THIS YEAR WITHOUT A VOTE IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

Out in the Atlantic Ocean well away from land masses is Hurricane Lee an intense storm with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour.

The National Hurricane Center watching the storm which is not expected to be close to the US mainland until late next week...NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ADVISORY

TONIGHT IN SOUTHERN MOROCCO AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 6.8 ON THE RICHTER SCALE. AT LEAST 296 REPORTED KILLED ACCORDING TO MOROCCO'S INTERIOR MINISTRY.,,(BBC News)...

PICTURES OF DAMAGE HAVE BEEN SHOWN ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING THE QUAKE CENTERED IN THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS BETWEEN MARRAKESH AND AGADIR...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...BBC NEWS STORY

The African nation of Burkina Faso says that some of its military units have arrived in Niger.

Niger under threat of foreign military intervention over a recent military coup...TASS RUSSIA

THE US AND OTHER ANTI-RUSSIA, PRO-UKRAINE NATIONS LAUNCHING MILITARY MANEUVERS TOMORROW ON THE NORTH SHORE OF THE BALTIC SEA NEAR UKRAINE.

THERE HAVE BEEN RUSSIAN ATTACKS ON UKRAINIAN PORT FACILITIES IN RECENT DAYS NEAR THE AREA OF THESE MANEUVERS.

ALSO, ROMANIA HAS MADE A CLAIM ABOUT RUSSIAN DRONE DEBRIS LANDING ON ITS TERRITORY.

GERMANY THE LEAD NATION FOR THE DRILLS SAID TO INVOLVE REPELLING 'A POTENTIAL RUSSIAN ATTACK'...THE DEFENSE POST...

MEANWHILE ABC NEWS IN THE US REPORTING THAT THE US MAY INCLUDE LONG-RANGE ATACMS MISSILES IN THE NEXT SHIPMENT OF ARMS FOR UKRAINE.

THOSE MISSILES ARE FIRED BY HIMARS SYSTEMS AND HAVE A RANGE OF ABOUT 300 KILOMETERS (186 MILES)...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Pushback from US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to the latest "ethics" claim involving the five Conservative justices who ruled in favor of returning abortion laws to the states last year.

Alito saying he will not recuse himself from a case because of his appearance on a panel with a lawyer involved in it.

Justice Alito stating there is "no valid reason for my recusal"...BUSINESS INSIDER

Politics in the USA word that the grand jury convened by Democrat prosecutor Fani Willis in Atlanta recommended charges against some 30 individuals in addition to the 19 she charged including President Trump.

Willis did not file any charges against the group that includes two former Republican US Senators from Georgia and current Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina...FREE REPUBLIC POST-NEW YORK POST STORY-DISCUSSION...

Meanwhile former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows losing a bid to move the case against him into federal court...BBC NEWS

Politics in the Netherlands the BBB farmers party rolling out its platform for the November election.

The BBB calling for an end to:

"white collar government"

and involvement in the government of those who are:

"practically educated"

The BBB also pledging an end to the "climate" related cabinet post of Nitrogen Minister...

NOS NEWS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

WITH US TROOPS EXPECTED IN ARMENIA FOR MILITARY MANEUVERS ON MONDAY, THE GOVERNMENT OF AZERBAIJAN ALLEGING AN ARMENIAN MILITARY BUILDUP.

THIS ALLEGATION FOLLOWS THE ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENT THAT AZERBAIJAN WAS BUILDING UP ITS FORCES.

THE TWO COUNTRIES INVOLVED IN A SIMMERING DISPUTE CENTERED ON THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH REGION...TASS RUSSIA...

MEANWHILE RUSSIA PROTESTING THE UNFRIENDLY ACTIONS OF ARMENIA TO ITS AMBASSADOR IN MOSCOW TODAY.

RUSSIA CITING NUMEROUS MATTERS INCLUDING THE ARMENIAN DETENTION OF A RUSSIAN BLOGGER AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF RUSSIA'S RADIO SPUTNIK...TASS RUSSIA...

LATE WORD TONIGHT IS THAT THE DETAINED RUSSIANS HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES...(TASS Russia)

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 75.86 points.

The NASDAQ rose 12.69 points.

At 418 pm New York Time the price of oil is 87 dollars and 33 cents a barrel up 46 cents...MARKETWATCH

IDAHO'S SUPREME COURT DENYING AN APPEAL FROM A MOTHER WHO SAID THAT AUTHORITIES AND INSTITUTIONS VIOLATED HER CIVIL RIGHTS IN A CHILD PROTECTTIVE SERVICES CASE.

THE CASE INVOLVING KRISTINE MCCREERY WHO THEN 15-YEAR OLD SON WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM HER FOR 15 MONTHS.

MCCREERY ARGUED THAT POLICE, A PROSECUTOR, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND DOCTORS WERE ALL INVOLVED IN VIOLATING HER CIVIL RIGHTS...IDAHO DISPATCH

The US Federal Aviation Administration ordering Elon Musk's Space X to take 63 corrective actions before it uses its Super Heavy rocket for another launch...FREE REPUBLIC POST-CNBC STORY-DISCUSSION

ELON MUSK CONDEMNED BY AN ADVISER TO UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY FOR SHUTTING DOWN SATELLITE LINKS DURING A URKAINIAN DRONE ATTACK ON THE RUSSIAN FLEET IN CRIMEA.

IN A BIOGRAPHY OF MUSK TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE COMING DAYS AUTHOR WALTER ISSACSON PRESENTS DETAILS OF THE DECISION BY MUSK TO CUT OFF STARLINK COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE UKRAINIAN DRONES...AL JAZEERA QATAR

The United States State Department outraged over a 'cinema cooperation agreement' between Israel and Russia.

A spokesperson claiming that Russia's culture ministry funds "Anti-Semitic propaganda in Ukraine and elsewhere."...TIMES OF ISRAEL

IN THE UK AUTHORITIES PROBING WHETHER PRISON STAFF HELPED TERRORISM SUSPECT DANIEL KHALIFE ESCAPE.

KHALIFE, A FORMER SOLDIER, ESCAPED THE WADSWORTH PRISON IN SOUTHWEST LONDON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REPORTING THAT HE SAW KHALIFE WALKING AWAY FROM A FOOD TRUCK.

METROPOLITAN POLICE CHIEF MARK ROWLEY SPEAKING OF A 'CLEARLY PRE-PLANNED' ESCAPE THAT INVOLVED AN 'EXTREMELY CONCEALING' PLAN...BBC NEWS BLOG...

HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA A GUARD FIRED AT THE CHESTER COUNTY PRISON OVER THE ESCAPE OF CONVICTED MURDERER DANELO CAVALCANTE.

THE GUARD ON DUTY WHEN CAVALCANTE CRAB WALKED TO GO OVER PRISON WALLS.

AN INTENSIVE SEARCH FOR HIM INVOLVING HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT NOW UNDERWAY IN SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA NEAR THE BORDER WITH DELAWARE...BBC NEWS

The President of the African nation of Zambia starting a visit to China on Sunday.

In June, China, Zambia's major creditor, and other nations agreed to a restructuring of the country's 6.3 billion US dollar debt.

A Memorandum of Understanding needs to be signed with creditor nations to formalize the debt restructuring.

President Hakainde Hichilema will sign new cooperation agreements with China...REUTERS

APPLE TAKING A BIG STOCK MARKET HIT THIS WEEK AFTER CHINA DECIDED TO BAN GOVERNMENT WORKERS FROM USING I PHONES.

THIS ACTION BY CHINA'S GOVERNMENT FOLLOWS SIMILAR MOVES IN WESTERN NATIONS AGAINST CHINESE OWNED TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES LIKE HUAWEI AND TIKTOK.

APPLE LOSING 200 BILLION DOLLARS IN VALUATION THIS WEEK.

THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF THE CHINESE MARKET FOR APPLES I PHONES MAY BE A SIGN OF THE US LOSING DOMINANCE IN THE TECH INDUSTRY...BBC NEWS...BUSINESS INSIDER

"tactical nuclear attack submarine"

North Korea touting a newly launched warship that it describes as a submarine capable of carrying out a nuclear attack from underwater.

Pictures of the Wednesday launching ceremony have been released showing North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un in attendance...YONAHP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA...

North Korea says it intends to fit all of its submarines with tactical nuclear weapons...TASS RUSSIA

OPPOSITION LEADER RAYMOND NDONG SIMA APPOINTED THE INTERIM HEAD OF GABON'S GOVERNMENT FOLLOWING A MILITARY COUP.

NDONG SIMA CHALLENGED LONGTIME PRESIDENT ALI BONGO IN THE RECENT ELECTIONS AND RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED PRIOR TO THE COUP CLAIMING THAT ALI BONGO WON THE ELECTION...TAGESSCHAU GERMANY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Lower starting wages for some new hires at Walmart.

The leading retailer in the US paying about a dollar an hour less for those starting in jobs like preparing online orders or stocking shelves.

In this region (Central PA) that means a 16 dollar an hour starting wage is now down around 15 dollars an hour.

Observers of the economy look to Walmart for signs of a slowing economy and this move may signify that it's now easier to Walmart to find new hires because the economy is slowing down...CNBC-MSN

THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED

RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In other news....

A nearly one thousand square kilometer area cordoned off for human outdoor activity due to the African swine fever.

Authorities warning about the disease which has a nearly 100 percent mortality rate for wild boars and pigs after a boar was found dead and tested...SVT SWEDEN (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Friday, September 8, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT FRIDAY 9/8/2023 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY NATO MANUEVERS CLOSE TO UKRAINE, MUSK SLAMMED OVER UKRAINE WAR, NORTH KOREA TOUTS NUKE CARRYING SUB, WALMART PAY CUTS MAY SHOW SLOWER ECONOMY

EYEWITNESS NEWS TEN SYDNEY OPEN 1983...

At least hundreds are dead following a major earthquake in Morocco and Apple hit hard by Chinese retaliation for US-led economic warfare this week but first...

LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

Tonight the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals with a ruling that the White House, the FBI, the Surgeon General and the Centers for Disease Control likely violated the First Amendment.

This is related to pressure applied to social media companies concerning COVID vaccine information labeled as "misinformation" by the federal government.

But the appeals court ruling gutted the injunction of a federal district judge preventing the federal government from contacting social media companies about content.

The appeals court saying the injunction was too broad and vague.

Tonight the Biden Administration Justice Department said it is reviewing the court's decision and its options in response...THE HILL

Social media company "X Corp" formerly "Twitter" suing California over its "content moderation law".

"X" arguing that the law violates the First Amendment of the US Constitution denying "X" its free speech rights...REUTERS

THE UNPOPULARITY OF FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON ON DISPLAY TONIGHT AT THE STADE DE FRANCE.

DERISION FROM THE CROWD AS MACRON SPOKE TO OPEN THE RUGBY WORLD CUP.

MACRON'S POPULARITY BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 30 PERCENT FOLLOWING HIS IMPOSITION OF A HIGHER RETIREMENT AGE (64 INSTEAD OF 62) EARLIER THIS YEAR WITHOUT A VOTE IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

Out in the Atlantic Ocean well away from land masses is Hurricane Lee an intense storm with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour.

The National Hurricane Center watching the storm which is not expected to be close to the US mainland until late next week...NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ADVISORY

TONIGHT IN SOUTHERN MOROCCO AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 6.8 ON THE RICHTER SCALE. AT LEAST 296 REPORTED KILLED ACCORDING TO MOROCCO'S INTERIOR MINISTRY.,,(BBC News)...

PICTURES OF DAMAGE HAVE BEEN SHOWN ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING THE QUAKE CENTERED IN THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS BETWEEN MARRAKESH AND AGADIR...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...BBC NEWS STORY

The African nation of Burkina Faso says that some of its military units have arrived in Niger.

Niger under threat of foreign military intervention over a recent military coup...TASS RUSSIA

THE US AND OTHER ANTI-RUSSIA, PRO-UKRAINE NATIONS LAUNCHING MILITARY MANEUVERS TOMORROW ON THE NORTH SHORE OF THE BALTIC SEA NEAR UKRAINE.

THERE HAVE BEEN RUSSIAN ATTACKS ON UKRAINIAN PORT FACILITIES IN RECENT DAYS NEAR THE AREA OF THESE MANEUVERS.

ALSO, ROMANIA HAS MADE A CLAIM ABOUT RUSSIAN DRONE DEBRIS LANDING ON ITS TERRITORY.

GERMANY THE LEAD NATION FOR THE DRILLS SAID TO INVOLVE REPELLING 'A POTENTIAL RUSSIAN ATTACK'...THE DEFENSE POST...

MEANWHILE ABC NEWS IN THE US REPORTING THAT THE US MAY INCLUDE LONG-RANGE ATACMS MISSILES IN THE NEXT SHIPMENT OF ARMS FOR UKRAINE.

THOSE MISSILES ARE FIRED BY HIMARS SYSTEMS AND HAVE A RANGE OF ABOUT 300 KILOMETERS (186 MILES)...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Pushback from US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to the latest "ethics" claim involving the five Conservative justices who ruled in favor of returning abortion laws to the states last year.

Alito saying he will not recuse himself from a case because of his appearance on a panel with a lawyer involved in it.

Justice Alito stating there is "no valid reason for my recusal"...BUSINESS INSIDER

Politics in the USA word that the grand jury convened by Democrat prosecutor Fani Willis in Atlanta recommended charges against some 30 individuals in addition to the 19 she charged including President Trump.

Willis did not file any charges against the group that includes two former Republican US Senators from Georgia and current Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina...FREE REPUBLIC POST-NEW YORK POST STORY-DISCUSSION...

Meanwhile former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows losing a bid to move the case against him into federal court...BBC NEWS

Politics in the Netherlands the BBB farmers party rolling out its platform for the November election.

The BBB calling for an end to:

"white collar government"

and involvement in the government of those who are:

"practically educated"

The BBB also pledging an end to the "climate" related cabinet post of Nitrogen Minister...

NOS NEWS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

WITH US TROOPS EXPECTED IN ARMENIA FOR MILITARY MANEUVERS ON MONDAY, THE GOVERNMENT OF AZERBAIJAN ALLEGING AN ARMENIAN MILITARY BUILDUP.

THIS ALLEGATION FOLLOWS THE ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENT THAT AZERBAIJAN WAS BUILDING UP ITS FORCES.

THE TWO COUNTRIES INVOLVED IN A SIMMERING DISPUTE CENTERED ON THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH REGION...TASS RUSSIA...

MEANWHILE RUSSIA PROTESTING THE UNFRIENDLY ACTIONS OF ARMENIA TO ITS AMBASSADOR IN MOSCOW TODAY.

RUSSIA CITING NUMEROUS MATTERS INCLUDING THE ARMENIAN DETENTION OF A RUSSIAN BLOGGER AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF RUSSIA'S RADIO SPUTNIK...TASS RUSSIA...

LATE WORD TONIGHT IS THAT THE DETAINED RUSSIANS HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES...(TASS Russia)

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 75.86 points.

The NASDAQ rose 12.69 points.

At 418 pm New York Time the price of oil is 87 dollars and 33 cents a barrel up 46 cents...MARKETWATCH

IDAHO'S SUPREME COURT DENYING AN APPEAL FROM A MOTHER WHO SAID THAT AUTHORITIES AND INSTITUTIONS VIOLATED HER CIVIL RIGHTS IN A CHILD PROTECTTIVE SERVICES CASE.

THE CASE INVOLVING KRISTINE MCCREERY WHO THEN 15-YEAR OLD SON WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM HER FOR 15 MONTHS.

MCCREERY ARGUED THAT POLICE, A PROSECUTOR, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND DOCTORS WERE ALL INVOLVED IN VIOLATING HER CIVIL RIGHTS...IDAHO DISPATCH

The US Federal Aviation Administration ordering Elon Musk's Space X to take 63 corrective actions before it uses its Super Heavy rocket for another launch...FREE REPUBLIC POST-CNBC STORY-DISCUSSION

ELON MUSK CONDEMNED BY AN ADVISER TO UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY FOR SHUTTING DOWN SATELLITE LINKS DURING A URKAINIAN DRONE ATTACK ON THE RUSSIAN FLEET IN CRIMEA.

IN A BIOGRAPHY OF MUSK TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE COMING DAYS AUTHOR WALTER ISSACSON PRESENTS DETAILS OF THE DECISION BY MUSK TO CUT OFF STARLINK COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE UKRAINIAN DRONES...AL JAZEERA QATAR

The United States State Department outraged over a 'cinema cooperation agreement' between Israel and Russia.

A spokesperson claiming that Russia's culture ministry funds "Anti-Semitic propaganda in Ukraine and elsewhere."...TIMES OF ISRAEL

IN THE UK AUTHORITIES PROBING WHETHER PRISON STAFF HELPED TERRORISM SUSPECT DANIEL KHALIFE ESCAPE.

KHALIFE, A FORMER SOLDIER, ESCAPED THE WADSWORTH PRISON IN SOUTHWEST LONDON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REPORTING THAT HE SAW KHALIFE WALKING AWAY FROM A FOOD TRUCK.

METROPOLITAN POLICE CHIEF MARK ROWLEY SPEAKING OF A 'CLEARLY PRE-PLANNED' ESCAPE THAT INVOLVED AN 'EXTREMELY CONCEALING' PLAN...BBC NEWS BLOG...

HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA A GUARD FIRED AT THE CHESTER COUNTY PRISON OVER THE ESCAPE OF CONVICTED MURDERER DANELO CAVALCANTE.

THE GUARD ON DUTY WHEN CAVALCANTE CRAB WALKED TO GO OVER PRISON WALLS.

AN INTENSIVE SEARCH FOR HIM INVOLVING HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT NOW UNDERWAY IN SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA NEAR THE BORDER WITH DELAWARE...BBC NEWS

The President of the African nation of Zambia starting a visit to China on Sunday.

In June, China, Zambia's major creditor, and other nations agreed to a restructuring of the country's 6.3 billion US dollar debt.

A Memorandum of Understanding needs to be signed with creditor nations to formalize the debt restructuring.

President Hakainde Hichilema will sign new cooperation agreements with China...REUTERS

APPLE TAKING A BIG STOCK MARKET HIT THIS WEEK AFTER CHINA DECIDED TO BAN GOVERNMENT WORKERS FROM USING I PHONES.

THIS ACTION BY CHINA'S GOVERNMENT FOLLOWS SIMILAR MOVES IN WESTERN NATIONS AGAINST CHINESE OWNED TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES LIKE HUAWEI AND TIKTOK.

APPLE LOSING 200 BILLION DOLLARS IN VALUATION THIS WEEK.

THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF THE CHINESE MARKET FOR APPLES I PHONES MAY BE A SIGN OF THE US LOSING DOMINANCE IN THE TECH INDUSTRY...BBC NEWS...BUSINESS INSIDER

"tactical nuclear attack submarine"

North Korea touting a newly launched warship that it describes as a submarine capable of carrying out a nuclear attack from underwater.

Pictures of the Wednesday launching ceremony have been released showing North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un in attendance...YONAHP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA...

North Korea says it intends to fit all of its submarines with tactical nuclear weapons...TASS RUSSIA

OPPOSITION LEADER RAYMOND NDONG SIMA APPOINTED THE INTERIM HEAD OF GABON'S GOVERNMENT FOLLOWING A MILITARY COUP.

NDONG SIMA CHALLENGED LONGTIME PRESIDENT ALI BONGO IN THE RECENT ELECTIONS AND RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED PRIOR TO THE COUP CLAIMING THAT ALI BONGO WON THE ELECTION...TAGESSCHAU GERMANY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Lower starting wages for some new hires at Walmart.