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The deadly incident in Gaza earlier today the UK Special Election in Rochdale but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
US CENTRAL COMMAND STRIKING SIX MISSILES SET TO LAUNCH IN YEMEN TONIGHT AND SHOOTING DOWN A DRONE OVER THE RED SEA...US CENTRAL COMMAND "X"
"Democrats and Republicans have united to kick the can down the road"
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie spoke as lawmakers voted to continue massive federal spending for another week into March...THOMAS MASSIE "X" VIDEO EMBED
IN BANGLADESH AT LEAST 44 KILLED DOZENS MORE WOUNDED WHEN A FIRE CONSUMED A SEVEN-STORY BUILDING.
TONIGHT'S FIRE STARTING IN A RESTAURANT AND SPREADING TO THE UPPER FLOORS OF THE BUILDING...AFP FRANCE-VOICE OF AMERICA
US politics the Bloomberg/Morning Consult poll shows Donald Trump leading Joe Biden in seven 'battleground' states.
Trump leading in two-candidate matchups and in multi-candidate fields...REAL CLEAR POLLING-LATEST POLLS
AT THE SOUTHERN US BORDER TODAY BOTH JOE BIDEN AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MAKING CAMPAIGN APPEARANCES.
JOURNALIST SIMON ATEBA SAYING THAT MR. BIDEN APPEARED 'WEAK AND CONFUSED' AS HE WALKED WITH BORDER PATROL AGENTS...SIMON ATEBA "X" (VIDEO EMBED)
MR. TRUMP SHOOK HANDS WITH NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS DEPLOYED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS AND OTHER REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED STATES ALONG A SMALL PORTION OF THE BORDER...REAL DONALD TRUMP TRUTH
The former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney dead at the age of 84.
Mulroney came to power in 1984 leading Canada's Conservatives then called the "Progressive Conservatives".
The Conservatives came to power after 20 years of Liberal dominance in Canadian leadership mainly under Prime Ministers Lester Pearson and Pierre Trudeau.
In order to finance the cost of Canada's welfare state Mr. Mulroney expanded the scope of taxation to include a national sales tax (the GST).
Once his popularity declined Mr. Mulroney left office and then the Liberals came back to power in 1993...CBC NEWS CANADA
BRITISH PARLIAMENT BY-ELECTION IN ROCHDALE WON BY LEFTIST CANDIDATE
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"Keir Starmer this is for Gaza"
WORKERS PARTY OF BRITAIN CANDIDATE GEORGE GALLOWAY VICTORY SPEECH IN ROCHDALE BY-ELECTION
IN THE ROCHDALE BY-ELECTION IN THE UK LEFTIST GEORGE GALLOWAY WINNING AS THE CANDIDATE OF THE 'WORKERS PARTY OF BRITAIN'...(Background Later In Summary)
GALLOWAY PLEDGING TO BE A THORN IN THE SIDE OF LABOR PARTY LEADER SIR KEIR STARMER WHO TAKES A 'MODERATE CENTRIST' COURSE.
GALLOWAY SAYING THAT THE:
"two big parties of the State were thoroughly and soundly beaten"
GALLOWAY CITING THE WAR IN GAZA IN HIS VICTORY SPEECH.
TONIGHT SOME INCLUDING REFORM UK LEADER RICHARD TICE ARE SPEAKING OF 'INTIMIDATION' AT THE POLLING PLACES TODAY. IT'S LINKED TO PRO-PALESTINIAN ACTIVISTS...
SKY NEWS UK BLOG
"Netanyahu murdered 100 Palestinians while they were begging for food. This is called genocide and reminds us of the Holocaust, even if the world powers don't want to acknowledge it"
The Leftist President of Colombia reacting to events in Gaza today that incident where Israel's military opened fire as Palestinians were lined up for humanitarian aid...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...
More on the story in the Israel-Hamas War section of this summary.
Russian air defenses repelling a Ukrainian attack in the Kursk Region late this evening. One drone shot down...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
THIS WEEK THE GERMAN FRIGATE 'HESSEN' LAUNCHED TWO MISSILES THAT FAILED TO OPERATE DUE TO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS.
THOSE MISSILES ALMOST SHOT DOWN A US DRONE IN THE RED SEA AFTER THE SHIP'S RADAR WAS UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE MQ-9 DRONE.
THE GERMAN WARSHIP PART OF A MULTINATIONAL TASK FORCE OPPOSING ATTACKS LAUNCHED BY HOUTHI FORCES IN YEMEN...TASK AND PURPOSE
In New York City an FBI raid on the home of a top aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams.
Winnie Greco is currently under a city probe over alleged use of her position to get perks...NEW YORK POST
TWO ISRAELIS KILLED IN A TERRORIST ATTACK AT A GAS STATION OUTSIDE THE SETTLEMENT OF ELI.
THE ATTACKER SHOT DEAD BY THE OWNER OF A NEARBY RESTAURANT...TIMES OF ISRAEL
"They are practically, directly involved in this conflict"
KREMLIN SPOKESMAN DMITRY PESKOV TALKING ABOUT BRITISH INVOLVEMENT IN THE UKRAINE WAR.
"THE TELEGRAPH" IN THE UK REPORTING THAT BRITISH TROOPS ARE ON THE GROUND IN UKRAINE INVOLVED IN THE WAR...TASS RUSSIA...
THE RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS THAT BRITISH SPECIAL SERVICES ARE HELPING UKRAINE TO ATTACK RUSSIAN TARGETS IN THE BLACK SEA.
SPOKESWOMAN MARIA ZAKHAROVA NOTING THAT THE US AND UK ARE SPOTTING BY PROVIDING COORDINATES FOR ATTACKS ON RUSSIAN WARSHIPS IN THE BLACK SEA...TASS RUSSIA
AMOS MILLER SUPPORT RALLY LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 2/29/2024
Here in Central Pennsylvania in Lancaster hundreds protesting in conjunction with the court hearing for Amish farmer Amos Miller....THE LANCASTER PATRIOT "X"...
Miller hauled into court over his business providing lower cost unregulated food products to consumers.
His business challenges the existing food distribution system led by government regulators and large corporate entities.
Republican elected officials in Pennsylvania either silent or opposed to Miller's food business.
But Miller has drawn support from a few political leaders outside of Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The judge in the case did not rule against Mr. Miller today deferring his ruling.
IN CANADA TODAY LEGISLATION TO CREATE 'PHARMACARE' PROVIDING FEDERAL PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE COVERAGE FOR CANADIANS.
THE PROPOSAL DEMANDED BY THE NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY WHICH PROVIDES VOTES TO SUSTAIN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S MINORITY LIBERAL PARTY GOVERNMENT.
THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE PLAN IS LIMITED AT FIRST DUE TO COST CONSIDERATIONS ONLY COVERING THINGS LIKE CONTRACEPTIVES INCLUDING ABORTIFACIENTS AND DIABETES RELATED MEDICATIONS...(Information from CBC News Canada used in this story)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 47.37 points.
The NASDAQ rose 144.18 points or .9 percent.
At 532 pm New York Time after trading closed the price of oil off slightly to 78 dollars, 30 cents a barrel down 24 cents...MARKETWATCH
ELECTRONIC ARTS CANCELLING A PLANNED STAR WARS GAME AND CUTTING JOBS.
THE GAMING INDUSTRY GIANT CUTTING FIVE PERCENT OF ITS WORKFORCE 670 POSITIONS.
THE GAMING INDUSTRY IS EXPERIENCING A RISE IN COMPETITION...BBC NEWS
In the African nation of Chad the opposition leader is dead.
Authorities say Yaya Dillo was killed in an attack on the government security agency building.
Internet service shut down in the country yesterday with denials that a coup was underway.
A presidential election scheduled in Chad on May 6th...ASSOCIATED PRESS-ABC NEWS USA...
In Hungary today an announcement that 18 million dollars worth of assistance is on its way to Chad.
The money will be used to strengthen security.
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto noting that otherwise the money might have ended up going to a European fund sustaining the War in Ukraine against Russia...TASS RUSSIA
(UPDATED) SPEAKING TO BOTH HOUSES OF RUSSIA'S PARLIAMENT JUST WEEKS BEFORE HIS EXPECTED RE-ELECTION, PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SAYING US ALLEGATIONS THAT RUSSIA IS DEPLOYING NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN SPACE ARE UNFOUNDED...TASS RUSSIA...
IN ANOTHER PART OF HIS SPEECH PUTIN SPOKE REGARDING WESTERN INVOLVEMENT IN THE UKRAINE WAR AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WESTERN INVOVLEMENT.
HE SAID IN PART:
"Today any potential aggressors will face far graver consequences. They must grasp that we also have weapons...capable of striking targets on their territory."...
MOON OF ALABAMA POST-COMMENTARY
China says that the United States is the biggest threat to security in space.
China's Defense Ministry noting that the US has deployed offensive weapons in space and is conducting military exercises there.
China's military also saying that the US is maliciously tracking satellites of other nations and getting close to them creating the danger of collisions...TASS RUSSIA
PAKISTAN'S PARLIAMENT BACK IN SESSION TODAY INCLUDING THE POLITICAL PARTIES APPROVED BY PAKISTAN'S MILTITARY AND THE SUPPORTERS OF JAILED FORMER PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN ELECTED AS INDPENDENTS.
ON SATURDAY A NEW GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE FORMED INVOLVING TWO PARTIES ACCEPTABLE TO THE MILITARY WITH KHAN'S SUPPORTERS IN OPPOSITION ALIGNED WITH A RELIGIOUS PARTY IN ORDER TO SIT IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...OUTLOOK INDIA
IN THE UK TODAY THE SPECIAL ELECTION (BY-ELECTION) FOR THE ROCHDALE CONSTITUENCY IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
THE LABOR PARTY HAS HELD THE SEAT BUT HAS WITHDRAWN ITS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE AZHAR ALI CITING OFFENSIVE COMMENTS REGARDING THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR.
MUCH ATTENTION FOCUSED ON THIS CONSTITUENCY WITH ITS LARGE MUSLIM POPULATION AND THE CANDIDATE GEORGE GALLOWAY.
THE FORMER LABOR AND LEFTIST MP OUTSPOKENLY OPPOSED TO ISRAEL'S MILTIARY ACTIONS IN GAZA SINCE THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACKS.
REFORM UK'S CANDIDATE IS A FORMER LABOR MP WHO HELD THIS SEAT FROM 2010 TO 2017 BUT BECAME EMBROILED IN A SEXTING SCANDAL INVOLVING A 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL...WIKIPEDIA ROCHDALE BY-ELECTION
In Ghana legislation approved concerning LGBTQ+ matters.
The bill denounced as a violation of human rights.
Supporters of the legislation say that it protects children and victims of sexual abuse.
The legislation supported by both Christian and Muslim leaders in Ghana...ASSOCIATED PRESS-ABC NEWS USA
THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
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100 KILLED, 700 WOUNDED IN ISRAELI ATTACK ON LINE OF PEOPLE WAITING FOR AID, ISRAEL DISPUTES FULL RESPONSIBILITY
MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
TIMES OF ISRAEL
Health officials say an Israeli strike killed and wounded people who were waiting in line for humanitarian aid in Gaza.
The total death toll in Gaza now estimated over 30,000 people.
Israel saying many deaths caused by the chaos of the situation not Israeli military action...NBC NEWS USA LIVE UPDATES
In other news today...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announcing 72 million pounds ($91 million) will be spent to increase security at Jewish institutions in the UK.
Also today Prince William visiting a synagogue in London expressing concern over antisemitic activity...YNET NEWS ISRAEL
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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