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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
"I've been saying for six months now: hit Iran"
Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina joining a chorus calling for military action against Iran.
Graham saying that Iran must be attacked because of their backing for the Yemeni (Houthi) government behind attacks on shipping in the Red Sea area...TASS RUSSIA...
US CENTRAL COMMAND SAYS THAT A US WARSHIP SHOT DOWN A DRONE AND A MISSILE OFF THE COAST OF YEMEN.
NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE REPORTED WITH THE US CALLING THIS THE 22ND ATTEMPTED ATTACK BY THE YEMENI (HOUTHI) FORCES ON INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING...US CENTRAL COMMAND "X" SOCIAL MEDIA
CANADIAN POLITICAL ACTIVIST EZRA LEVANT OWNER OF 'REBEL NEWS' FINED 13-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR PUBLISHING A BOOK CRITICAL OF PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND HIS LIBERAL PARTY.
THE BOOK "LIBRANO$" PUBLISHED DURING THE 2019 ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
THE JUDGE SAYING MR. LEVANT WAS LUCKY HE WASN'T CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED BUT WARNING THAT IF ANOTHER SUCH BOOK IS PUBLISHED DURING THE NEXT ELECTION CAMPAIGN HE COULD BE PROSECUTED AND JAILED...WESTERN STANDARD CANADA
US politics President Donald Trump removed from the ballot in the State of Maine by Democrat Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.
President Trump's presence on the Maine GOP Primary ballot was challenged...FREE REPUBLIC POST-ABC NEWS STORY-DISCUSSION
(UPDATED) ISRAEL ATTACKING SYRIA TONIGHT.
AIRSTRIKES WITH SYRIA CLAIMING THAT MANY MISSILES WERE SHOT DOWN.
SYRIA ALSO SAYING THE FIRST STRIKES CAUSED DAMAGE IN SOUTHERN SYRIA...(Syrian Arab News Agency)...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
LATER IN THE NIGHT ISRAELI STRIKES IN THE DAMASCUS AREA. SOME MISSILES SHOT DOWN WITH DAMAGE REPORTED...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
A FEDERAL JUDGE IN NEW YORK REJECTING A BID BY DEMOCRAT SENATOR BOB MENENDEZ OF NEW JERSEY TO DELAY HIS TRIAL SCHEDULED FOR MAY.
MENENDEZ ACCUSED OF BEING AN AGENT FOR EGYPT AMONG OTHER THINGS.
HIS LAWYERS HAD HOPED TO DELAY THE TRIAL TILL JULY SO THEY COULD LOOK THROUGH THE FEDERAL EVIDENCE GIVEN TO THEM...ABC 7 NEWS NEW YORK
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FROM FEDERAL CASES INVOVLING ONE-TIME REPUBLICAN SENATOR TED STEVENS OF ALASKA TO MEMBERS OF THE BUNDY FAMILY IN OREGON AND NEVADA FEDERAL PROSECUTORS-LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE A HABIT OF WITHHOLDING EVIDENCE THAT PROVES THE INNOCENCE OF THE DEFENDANTS FROM DEFENSE LAWYERS.
Venezuela announcing military maneuvers near Guyana in response to the dispatch of a British warship there.
A referendum held recently in Venezuela approved annexation of 2/3 of Guyana that contains rich oil deposits.
The country's Communist ruler President Nicolas Maduro saying the UK's action constituted a 'provocation' and 'threat'.
Maduro also saying the action violated the 'spirit' of recent agreement between Guyana and Venezuela stating that their dispute would not be resolved by force...BBC NEWS
CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE JOSEPH GOW FIRED BY THE UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN BOARD OF REGENTS YESTERDAY.
GOW SAYS HIS REMOVAL BY UNANIMOUS VOTE IS BECAUSE HE AND HIS WIFE PRODUCE AND APPEAR IN PORNOGRAPHIC VIDEOS.
THE REGENTS PRESIDENT KAREN WALSH AND UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN PRESIDENT JAY ROTHMAN BOTH ISSUED STATEMENTS YESTERDAY SPEAKING OF SPECIFIC CONDUCT BY GOW THAT CAUSED 'SIGNIFICANT REPUTATIONAL HARM'.
ROTHMAN CALLING HIS CONDUCT 'ABHORRENT' WITH WALSH SAYING SHE WAS 'DISGUSTED'...ASSOCIATED PRESS-WISN MILWAUKEE
Turkey (Türkiye) reinforcing its military presence in northern Iraq. More troops going to bases established there.
That's after 12 Turkish soldiers died in fighting with Kurdish forces last weekend...REUTERS-JERUSALEM POST
ARGENTINA'S TRADE UNION FEDERATION THE CGT CALLING A GENERAL STRIKE AND MASS PROTEST JANUARY 24TH OPPOSING PRESIDENT JAVIER MILEI.
THE UNION CITING MILEI'S DECREE CHANGING EXISTING ECONOMIC POLICIES IN ARGENTINA...TODO NOTICIAS ARGENTINA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
A new safety concern regarding the troubled Boeing 737 Max. A missing bolt reported in a rudder control system suggesting a problem with loose bolts.
Two crashes involving 737 Max aircraft resulted in hundreds of deaths in 2018 and 2019.
More than 200 million dollars paid out to settle claims regarding lax safety and the 737 Max...UPI
THE US TREASURY DEPARTMENT IMPOSING SANCTIONS AIMED AT THE YEMENI (HOUTHI) FORCES.
THOSE FORCES LINKED TO ATTACKS ON SHIPPING IN AND AROUND THE RED SEA.
ONE PERSON ALONG WITH BUSINESSES IN YEMEN AND TURKEY SANCTIONED...US TREASURY DEPARTMENT RELEASE
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 53.58 points.
The NASDAQ down slightly 4.04 points.
In New York the price of oil closed sharply lower 72 dollars and four cents a barrel down two dollars and seven cents...
MARKETWATCH
"you are clearly a moron"
British media host and political activist Nigel Farage talking about British Home Secretary James Cleverly's visit to the English Channel coast when he tried to paint a picture of migrant crossings slowing down.
Farage noting the bad weather this time of year is the only thing deterring the flood of migrants making their way across the Channel from France...NIGEL FARAGE "X" SOCIAL MEDIA POST
New York Mayor Eric Adams signing an order restricting charter buses from Texas bringing migrants to the city.
Buses used by the State of Texas must now give 32 hours' notice and arrive in the city only on weekdays between 830 am and 12 Noon...THE INDEPENDENT UK
Israeli politics there have been leaks of a Supreme Court opinion overturning judicial reform legislation passed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
Acting Supreme Court President Uzi Vogelman denouncing the leaks describing them as 'partial' involving unfinished work.
Vogelman saying the leaks are designed to influence the Supreme Court's decision and undermine public trust in the court.
He says it will not succeed and is promising an investigation once the rulings are handed down...TIMES OF ISRAEL
ISRAEL WARNING OF MILITARY ACTION IN SOUTHERN LEBANON TO REMOVE HEZBOLLAH FROM THE REGION.
INCREASING NUMBER OF ROCKETS AND MISSILES FIRED INTO ISRAEL FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON IN RECENT DAYS...BBC NEWS
More than 40 people dead in a tanker explosion in Liberia....BBC NEWS
NORTH KOREAN RULER KIM JONG-UN ORDERING THE MILITARY AND MUNITIONS INDUSTRY IN NORTH KOREAN INCLUDING THE COUNTRY'S NUCLEAR FORCES TO 'FURTHER ACCELERATE WAR PREPARATIONS'.
KIM SPEAKING AT A MEETING OF THE RULING WORKERS PARTY...ANI NEWS INDIA...TASS RUSSIA
China's defense ministry spokesman says Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party is hyping a Chinese military threat to win votes in the January 14th election.
Spokesman Wu Qian saying that the DPP is using a:
"familiar electoral playbook to stoke confrontation and manipulate the election"...
HINDUSTAN TIMES
DAUGHTERS OF REPUBLICAN CONGRESSWOMAN MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE'S SWATTED AT THEIR HOME WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THIS FOLLOWS A SWATTING INCIDENT AT THE CONGRESSWOMAN'S HOME ON MONDAY MORNING CHRISTMAS DAY...MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE "X" SOCIAL MEDIA
The New York Times filing lawsuits in the billions of dollars against Open AI and Microsoft.
The suits allege those companies are unlawfully using exclusive NYT content in connection with their chatbots...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
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TWO ISRAELIS STABBED SOUTH OF JERUSALEM
ATTACKS IN GAZA, RAIDS IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA
MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
TIMES OF ISRAEL
AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
Two Israelis stabbed and wounded in an incident at a checkpoint south of Jerusalem. The terrorist attacker killed...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
The Israeli military continuing its attacks in Gaza and also continuing raids in Judea and Samaria (The West Bank)...(Al Jazeera Qatar)
In other news...
The US announcing what is being billed as the last military aid for Ukraine until Congress approves more.
Some 250 million dollars' worth of assistance mainly ammunition for weapons ranging from rocket-firing systems to artillery to small arms...TASS RUSSIA...
But Joe Biden is also seeking a determination from the State Department that 20 million dollars more in military aid can be sent to Ukraine on the basis of the 'security interests of the United States"....TASS RUSSIA
THE URKAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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