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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
In Hawaii "Phase 2" of the state Attorney General's report on "systemic issues" related to the deadly Maui wildfire disaster.
More than 500 pages in the report that says there are multiple key issues related to the August 2023 fire that killed 102 people and heavily damaged the historic town of Lahaina...HAWAII NEWS NOW
THE LENGTHY TRIAL OF ORGANIZERS OF THE 2022 FREEDOM CONVOY TRUCKERS PROTEST AGAINST COVID MANDATES WRAPPED UP TODAY IN OTTAWA.
TAMARA LICH AND CHRIS BARBER FACING VARIOUS CHARGES INCLUDING MISCHIEF, OBSTRUCTING POLICE, COUNSELLING OTHERS TO COMMIT MISCHIEF AND INTIMIDATION.
A LAWYER REPRESENTING TAMARA LICH ESTIMATES MORE THAN FIVE MILLION DOLLARS (3.68 MILLION US DOLLARS) PROSECUTING THE CASE.
AN INQUEST OPENED IN THE UK TODAY REGARDING THE SUICIDE OF AN AUTISTIC TEENAGER MONITORED BY BRITISH INTELLIGENCE AGENCY MI5 AND ARRESTED BY POLICE ON TERRORISM CHARGES.
RHIANAN RUDD ARRESTED IN OCTOBER OF 2020 AFTER DOWNLOADING A BOMB-MAKING MANUAL.
CHARGES AGAINST HER DROPPED IN DECEMBER 2021 AS EVIDENCE EMERGED OF GROOMING INVOLVING A 'RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST' IN THE US.
RUDD TOOK HER OWN LIFE AT AGE 16 ON MAY 19, 2022...BBC NEWS
POLICE IN PORTLAND, OREGON SUSPECT FENTANYL IS INOVLVED IN THE DEATH OF A TWO-YEAR OLD GIRL.
THE CHILD FOUND IN CARDIAC ARREST BY FIREFIGHTERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
"Against Life"
The view of Pope Francis regarding the two major party presidential candidates in the United States.
Francis saying Donald Trump's anti-immigrations policies and Kamala Harris's pro-abortion policies amount to opposition to human life.
He says the choice for voters amounts to a decision to support 'the lesser of two evils'...CNN
THREE AMERICANS AMONG 37 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CONNECTION WITH A COUP ATTEMPT IN CONGO.
THE DEFNEDANTS SENTENCED IN A TRIAL THAT WAS HELD IN AN OPEN AIR SETTING AND BROADCAST ON LIVE TV.
SIX PEOPLE DIED IN THE COUP ATTEMPT BACK IN MAY...ASSOCIATED PRESS-PBS USA
US Central Command said tonight that US and Iraqi forces were involved in an August 29th mission that killed 14 ISIS operatives...US Central Command "X"
THE US AND OTHER NATIONS GOING AFTER THE MEDIA OUTLET 'RUSSIA TODAY' SAYING THAT RT DOES THE WORK OF RUSSIA'S INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES.
US SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON TWO PEOPLE AND THREE ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH RT INCLUDING ITS PARENT COMPANY.
SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN LINKING RT AND ITS ASSOCIATES TO THE UPCOMING US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SAYING:
"They are engaged in covert influence activities aimed at undermining American elections and democracy..."...
Canada in talks to join the Anti-China military alliance started by Australia, the UK and the US.
Visiting Japan Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair saying the AUKUS alliance offers Canada opportunities in fields like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
The plan is for Canada to join AUKUS in its second pillar with focuses on new military technologies...Reuters-Global News Canada
THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION TARGETING CHINESE OWNED ONLINE SHOPPING SITES SHEIN AND TEMU.
AN EXEMPTION TO TARIFFS AND FEES ON LOW-COST SHIPMENTS IS ENDING...BBC NEWS
China's foreign ministry protesting missions by foreign warships in the Taiwan Strait.
Spokeswoman Mao Ning saying that such 'freedom of navigation' missions are 'provocations'.
Her statement comes ahead of an expected voyage by two German warships in waters between Taiwan and China that China considers its territory...Tass Russia
THE NEW DUTCH GOVERNMENT LED BY FORMER INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DICK SCHOOF ROLLING OUT ITS PROGRAM AND BUDGET TODAY.
ITS THE WORK OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN GEERT WILDERS'S PARTY OF FREEDOM AND THREE OTHER PARTIES THAT PROVIDE THE LEGISLATIVE VOTES AND CABINET MINISTERS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM.
IMMIGRATION RULES WILL BE TIGHTENED BUT THOSE NEW RULES ALREADY BEING QUESTIONED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
INDIA'S SUPREME COURT GRANTING BAIL TO JAILED OPPOSITION LEADER ARVIND KEJRIWAL.
KEJRIWAL, CHIEF MINISTER OF NEW DELHI, WAS BEING HELD ON AN ACCUSATION THAT HE RECEIVED BRIBES.
30,000 Boeing workers walking off the job in Oregon and Washington today.
An offer from Boeing including a 25 percent pay hike rejected...BBC News
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 297.01 points or .72 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 114.30 points up .65 percent.
The price of oil up slightly to 69 dollars 24 cents a barrel...Marketwatch
Russia Security Council chief Sergei Shoigu meeting North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un.
His visit part of an 'ongoing strategic dialogue' between Russia and North Korea...News Agencies-TRT World Turkey (Turkiye)
RUSSIA EXPELLING SIX BRITISH DIPLOMATS. THE SIX LINKED TO INTELLIGENCE AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES AGAINST RUSSIA...TASS RUSSIA
JOE BIDEN MEETING BRITISH PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER TODAY WITH NATO WEAPONS USE BY UKRAINE THE ISSUE.
BIDEN SAID TO BE WILLING TO ALLOW US TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT BRITISH AND FRENCH WEAPONS USE FOR LONG-RANGE ATTACKS ON RUSSIA...AFP-FRANCE 24
The US Navy's elite Seal Team Six in training for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
The "Financial Times" with limited details but noting the economic importance of Taiwan as the producer of 90 percent of the world's most advanced microchips...Israel National News...
The US will press China on those collisions involving Chinese patrol vessels and Philippine ships in the South China Sea.
An unidentified senior US defense official saying those ramming incidents are a 'threat to regional peace and stability'.
In upcoming talks between US and Chinese defense officials the US will be 'frank and candid' according to the defense official...USNI News
NORTH KOREAN RULER KIM JONG-UN VISITING A URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY.
KIM CALLING FOR MORE CENTRIFUGES TO ENRICH URANIUM IN LINE WITH INCREASING NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR ARSENAL...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
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In other news...
ISRAELI BRIGADIER GENERAL YOSSI SARIEL RESIGNING HIS POSITION AS HEAD OF AN ELITE INTELLIGENCE UNIT.
SARIEL SAYING HE FAILED AS CHIEF OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES 8200 UNIT IN PREVENTING THE BRUTAL HAMAS ATTACK LAST OCTOBER 7TH...TIMES OF ISRAEL
A story leaked out regarding last Monday's Israeli attack on Syria saying it included a special forces operation.
The Israeli forces descending from helicopters to place explosives in a facility linked to Iran.
It's also being said that secret information was removed from the facility by the special forces...BBC News
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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In other news...
Two dozen police and soldiers from Jamaica arriving in Haiti to help with an UN backed mission to combat gang violence.
Eventually 170 soldiers and 30 police are to participate in the Kenyan led security force backing Haitian police.
The United States saying the mission needs more support and is considering a UN peacekeeping mission to replace the current security mission...Associated Press-ABC News USA
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