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(UPDATED) AN ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT FORCED TO RETURN TO PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TONIGHT AFTER A WINDOW SECTION BLEW OUT.
PASSENGERS IN THE AIRLINER CABIN BREATHING THROUGH EMERGENCY OXYGEN MASKS AFTER THE BLOW OUT.
NO INJURIES REPORTED...OREGON LIVE...
THE PLANE INVOLVED SAID TO BE A BOEING 737-8MAX...JOHN BASHAM TWITTER...
BUT MAINSTREAM MEDIA SAY IT WAS A BOEING 737-9MAX AND ALASKA AIRLINES HAS GROUNDED THOSE PLANES...BBC NEWS STORY
IN AURORA, COLORADO FORMER POLICE OFFICER RANDY ROEDEMA GIVEN A 14 MONTH SENTENCE IN THE DEATH OF ELIJAH MCLAIN.
IN 2019 MCLAIN A BLACK MAN HELD IN A CHOKEHOLD WHILE HE WAS INJECTED WITH KETAMINE. MCLCAIN LATER DIED.
THE JUDGE SAYING HE WAS SHOCKED BY 'INDIFFERENCE TO ELIJAH MCCLAIN'S SUFFERING'...AFP FRANCE-DIGITAL JOURNAL
"a pathetic fearmongering campaign event"
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CAMPAIGNING IN IOWA BLASTING JOE BIDEN OVER BIDEN'S SPEECH TODAY IN VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA.
IN THAT SPEECH BIDEN SAYING TRUMP WOULD:
"sacrifice our democracy"
TO REMAIN IN POWER...DONALD J. TRUMP TRUTH SOCIAL MEDIA WITH LINK TO JUST THE NEWS ARTICLE
The US Supreme Court allowing Idaho's abortion law to be enforced and deciding to hear an appeal in April.
The high court reversing a decision by the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals to prevent the Idaho law from taking effect pending hearing an appeal.
The Idaho law limits abortions but allows them to save the mother's life...NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
SHIPPING GIANT MAERSK ANNOUNCING A PAUSE IN TRAFFIC THROUGH THE RED SEA AND GULF OF ADEN.
THERE IS CONTINUING CONCERN FOLLOWING ATTACKS BY YEMENI (HOUTHI) FORCES IN THE AREA.
ON DEC. 24 MAERSK SAID IT WAS RESUMING OPERATIONS BUT NOW SEES A 'CONSTANTLY EVOLVING' AND 'HIGHLY VOLATILE' SITUATION IN THE REGION...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
Television executive Nigel Lythgoe stepping aside as a judge on the "So You Think You Can Dance" TV series following sexual assault allegations...BBC NEWS
The Pentagon says that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was incapacitated and hospitalized this week.
Austin treated for complications following an "elective medical procedure"
It is said that Austin is 'recovering well' and is expected to resume his full duties today.
The statement spoke of the Deputy Defense Secretary being prepared to act in his place this week...THE HILL
A huge volume of documents related to the convicted child sex offender and accused child sex trafficker the late Jeffrey Epstein rolled out this afternoon and evening.
These documents connected to the defamation suit by Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre against Epstein associate Ghislane Maxwell convicted of child sex trafficking and currently imprisoned.
US District Judge Loretta Preska today rejecting efforts by the Miami Herald, reporter Julie K. Brown and former Epstein attorney Alan Dershowitz for clearer disclosure of "John Does" in the often redacted documents.
Reporter Brown out with a story this evening that discusses the late scientist Stephen Hawking and Giuffre's allegation of his involvement in an orgy involving underage girls...JULIE K. BROWN "X" SOCIAL MEDIA...
Around 8 pm a big dump and one document has a deposition with the witnesses name redacted.
This witness describing her fear because of the threatening tone of Jeffrey Epstein's phone conversations with others Epstein using phrases like "You're going to die... You're going to break your legs"
She heard Epstein talking about a trip to Africa with actor Kevin Spacey and former President Bill Clinton.
His comments seeming vague to her implying that both men enjoyed themselves on the trip...ANONYMOUS WITNESS DEPOSITION...
Britain's Prince Andrew is said to have gotten daily "massages" during visits that totaled into weeks at Epstein's Palm Beach home.
This according to a housekeeper who worked for Epstein Juan Alessi...NEW YORK POST...
More documents are to be released on Monday.
COURT LISTENER-GIUFFRE V MAXWELL DOCUMENTS IN FULL (GO TO PAGE 8 LAST PAGE FOR DOCUMENTS DUMPED TODAY)
THE US SUPREME COURT HEARING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S APPEAL OF HIS REMOVAL FROM THE COLORADO BALLOT BY COLORADO'S SUPREME COURT...THE NEW DAILY AUSTRALIA
The resignation of Wayne LaPierre as the CEO of the National Rifle Association a longtime bulwark of support for mainly Republican politicians.
It comes ahead of a civil corruption trial next week in New York in a case pursued by New York Democrat Attorney General Letitia James.
LaPierre citing health reasons for his departure effective January 31st.
James is hailing his departure.
LaPierre accused of spending lavishly on himself using NRA funds.
Now there have been concerns expressed over the years about Mr. LaPierre and or the spending habits of the organization.
Some concern from within the NRA itself including a former President of the NRA Oliver North who was ousted after he questioned how the organization was being operated...ASSOCIATED PRESS
RUSSIA AIR DEFENSES ACTIVE TONIGHT OVER CRIMEA AND THE BLACK SEA AFTER MIDNIGHT FOUR UKRAINIAN MISSILES DESTROYED...TASS RUSSIA
"China-United States cooperation is no longer a dispensable choice for the two countries or ever for the world, but a mandatory question that must be seriously addressed"
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaking tonight in Beijing at a dinner commemorating 45 years of diplomatic relations between the US and China.
There are currently tensions in US-China relations with military demonstrations ahead of next Saturday's Presidential election in Taiwan which the US affirmed as being part of China when diplomatic relations were established back in 1979...REUTERS-AFP FRANCE-VOICE OF AMERICA
A US MILITARY BASE IN IRAQ ATTACKED BY A DRONE. THE ATTACK AT THE HARIR BASE NEAR ERBIL IN NORTHERN IRAQ...SHAFAQ NEWS IRAQ
The US Food and Drug Administration clearing the way for Florida to import lower-cost- prescription drugs from Canada.
Legislation to do that signed by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2019 but it's taken till now for the FDA to approve the move.
The Biden Administration is supportive of importing prescription drugs with the Pharma Industry claiming there may be safety issues with the imports...ASSOCIATED PRESS-NEW YORK POST
IN GERMANY AT LEAST FOUR DEAD AND 20 INJURED IN A FIRE AT A HOSPITAL.
SMOKE SPREAD THROUGH THE BUILDING WITH FIREFIGHTERS USED LADDERS TO RESCUE PATIENTS...NOS NEWS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 25.77 points.
The NASDAQ up 13.77 points.
At the close in New York today the price of oil 73 dollars and 75 cents and 95 cents a barrel up one dollar and 76 cents...MARKETWATCH
The US unemployment rate steady at 3.7 percent last month with 216,000 new jobs added.
The added employment driven by government hiring...BBC NEWS
US SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN IN TURKEY (TURKIYE) TONIGHT STARTING A MIDDLE EAST TOUR.
TOMORROW HE'S MEETING THE TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN AND FOREIGN MINISTER HAKAN FIDAN.
BLINKEN THEN MOVES ONTO GREECE WITH OTHER STOPS INCLUDING ISRAEL ON MONDAY...AFP FRANCE-TIMES OF ISRAEL
THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT CREATING A COMMITTEE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO 'PREPARE THE CLOSING DOWN' OF THE US-LED MILITARY COALITION'S ACTIVITIES.
THIS FOLLOWS YESTERDAY'S ASSASSINATION OF AN IRAQI MILITIA LEADER BY THE UNITED STATES...NEWS AGENCIES-TRT WORLD TURKEY
In Senegal the highest court upholding the libel conviction and suspended six-month jail sentence of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.
Sonko now banned from participating in this year's Presidential election.
Sonko now in jail arrested last July and accused of Insurrection...AL JAZEERA QATAR
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS LEAKING OUT THE POSSIBLE INVOVLEMENT OF THE US MILITARY IN A WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
THIS IS BEING REPORTED BY 'POLITICO' QUOTING FOUR UNNAMED OFFICIALS...POLITICO
The Indian Navy responding to the reported hijacking of a merchant vessel off the coast of Somalia.
The "Lila Norfolk" came under aerial surveillance and a warship moved towards the vessel.
The 21 crew members including 15 Indian nationals rescued. The Indian Navy finding the hijackers gone...ANI NEWS INDIA LATEST STORY....ONE INDIA EARLIER STORY
IN ISRAEL A TURBULENT CABINET MEETING THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE POLITICAL-SECURITY CABINET AT ODDS OVER A COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED TO PROBE WHAT HAPPENED IN CONNECTION WITH BRUTAL HAMAS ATTACK ON OCTOBER 7TH.
MINISTERS ON 'THE RIGHT' UPSET THAT THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES HAS SUCH A COMMITTEE HEADED BY A GENERAL SAID TO FAVOR DISENGAGEMENT IN GAZA.
PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU BREAKING UP THE MEETING AFTER THE DISSENT WAS AIRED TELLING IDF CHIEF OF STAFF LT. GEN HERZI HALEVI THAT:
"Sometimes you have to listen to the ministers"...
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
In France today expectations of a government shakeup.
A cabinet meeting cancelled on Wednesday leading to the speculation about President Macron's plans in the coming hours and days...(BFM-TV France)
NEW YORK MAYOR ERIC ADAMS SUING TEXAS BUS COMPANIES FOR 708 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE COMPANIES TARGETED OVER TRANSPORT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS INTO NEW YORK CITY WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED A 'SANCTUARY CITY' FOR MIGRANTS.
MAYOR ADAMS CLAIMING THAT THE 17 COMPANIES INVOLVED NEED TO HELP BEAR THE COST OF NEW YORK CITY CARING FOR THE MIGRANTS.
ADAMS DENOUNCING WHAT HE CALLED THE 'RECKLESS POLITICAL PLOYS' OF TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT....ABC 7 NEWS NEW YORK
In South Korea residents of islands in the Yellow Sea ordered to evacuate to shelters.
This follows a report from a military unit in the area that it was attacking North Korean forces following a provocation...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA...
North Korea's military firing 200 shells into waters off its western coast...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA...
SOUTH KOREA'S INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ESTIMATING THAT KIM JONG-UN'S 'MOST LIKELY' SUCCESSOR IS HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER KIM JU-AE.
THE DAUGHTER KIM HAS BEEN SEEN IN PUBLIC AND GIVEN RESPECT IN REPORTING BY OFFICIAL MEDIA THAT POINTS TO HER HAVING STATUS AS KIM JONG-UN'S SUCCESSOR...BBC NEWS
THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
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ISRAEL ATTACKS OVER 100 TARGETS IN GAZA
12,500 ISRAELI VETERANS WILL BE RECOGIZED AS DISABLED
MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
TIMES OF ISRAEL
Israel says it attacked more than 100 targets linked to Hamas in Gaza today...TIMES OF ISRAEL
The Israeli military estimating that 12,500 veterans of the war will be designated as "disabled"...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
In other news...
The French retail giant Carrefour pulling Pepsi products from more than 9,000 stores in Belgium, France, Italy and Spain.
A demand for higher prices from Pepsi said to be responsible. Pepsi wanted to raise prices by 7 percent for Doritos, Pepsi, Lays, Lipton products and others...BFM-TV FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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