(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING)
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
MORE US AIR ATTACKS LATE TONIGHT IN YEMEN...OSINTdefender "X"
Britain and Norway putting up a military aid package to Ukraine valued at more than 500 million euros (565.25 million USD).
It is said to include 'hundreds of thousands of drones'...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
AN EMERGENCY RULING FROM THE US SUPREME COURT UPHOLDING A LOWER COURT ORDER THAT A MAN SENT TO EL SALVADOR BE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES.
THE SUPREME COURT SAYING THE LOWER COURT SHOULD CLARIFY ITS RULING WITH DEFERENCE TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
THE RULING ALSO SAYING THAT THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH SHOULD DISCLOSE TO THE COURT STEPS IT IS TAKING OR INTENDS TO TAKE TO RETURN KILMAR ALBREGO GARCIA TO THE US...THE HILL USA
Six dead in the crash of a tourist helicopter into the Hudson River in New York.
The pilot of the chopper killed along with a family of five from Spain...ABC 7 New York (Video Embed)
A SUDDEN BUDGET VOTE IN THE US HOUSE TODAY.
IT WAS A 216-214 VOTE FAVORING WHAT WAS SPUN AS THE 'TRUMP BLUEPRINT' FOR A FEDERAL BUDGET...THE HILL USA...
CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION FROM REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE OF KENTUCKY JOINED BY REPUBLICAN CONGRESSWOMAN VICTORIA SPARTZ OF INDIANA.
CONGRESSMAN MASSIE SAYING THE BILL IS:
"keeping spending on an increasingly unsustainable trajectory"...
Thomas Massie "X"
American and Russian officials have held talks in Istanbul to facilitate improvements of diplomatic ties that were cut off due to the Ukraine War.
Russia saying progress was made suggesting there will be more progress towards better relations including business ties between the two countries in the future...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
TARIFFS ON CHINA HIKED TO 145 PERCENT BY THE UNITED STATES...(NEWS AGENCIES)
(NEWS AND COMMENT FOLLWING THE STORY)
ISRAEL'S HIGH COURT PLACING A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION ON A STATE INQUIRY INTO SUBMARINE PURCHASES BY THE GOVERNMENT.
FORMER PRIME MINISTER NAFTALI BENNETT'S GOVERNMENT STARTED THE INQUIRY OVER SUSPICIONS OF BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION IN THE PURCHASE OF SUBMARINES FROM GERMAN SHIPBUILDER THYSSENKRUPP.
THOSE PURCHASES OCCURRING UNDER A FORMER GOVERNMENT LED BY BENJAMIN NETANYAHU...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
(COMMENT) PEOPLE AROUND BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SUSPECT IN THE AFFAIR WITH MR. NETANYAHU DENYING ANY WRONGDOING.
THE SUBMARINES PURCHASED IN THIS MATTER VITAL FOR ISRAEL'S NATIONAL DEFENSE IN RELATION TO IRAN WHERE MILITARY ACTION MAY BE ON THE HORIZON IN THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS.
"There is an absolute majority of the public which is deeply disgusted by alarming calls: for civil war, for refusing to obey the law, and for refusing to abide by court rulings"
Israeli President Issac Herzog speaking today at a swearing in ceremony for judges and other court officials.
Recently Israelis on the Left opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken about the notion of 'civil war' with Israelis on the Right who support Mr. Netanyahu suggesting that court rulings against Mr. Netanyahu be ignored...Times of Israel
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1,014.79 points or 2.5 percent.
The NASDAQ down 737.66 points or 4.31 percent.
At 429 pm New York Time the price of oil 60 dollars 26 cents a barrel down two dollars eight cents or 3.34 percent...Marketwatch
THE PRICE OF OIL 20 PERCENT LESS COMPARED TO A WEEK AGO BUT THERE IS NO CORRESPONDING DROP IN GASOLINE PUMP PRICES AT LEAST HERE IN YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.
319.9 IS A LOW POINT FOR GAS HERE AND 369.9 WAS THE HIGH POINT UNTIL THOSE RETAILERS MOVED THEIR PRICES FOUR CENTS LOWER TO 365.5 TODAY.
Prada buying rival fashion brand Versace for 1.36 billion US dollars.
The merger of the two Italian brands will position them to compete against French fashion brands LVMH and Kering...BBC News
IN THE AFRICAN NATION OF ZIMBABWE THE FIRST THREE MILLION US DOLLARS PAID OUT TO WHITE FARMERS WHOSE LAND WAS SEZIED BY THE GOVERNMENT DECADES AGO.
ITS THE BEGINNING OF A 3.5 BILLION PROGRAM TO COMPENSATE THE FARMERS OVER THE SEIZED LAND.
THE LAND SEIZRUES HURT THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY AND RUINED ITS RELATIONS WITH WESTERN NATIONS.
IN 2020 THE GOVERNMENT HAD AGREED TO A COMPENSATION SCHEME...BBC NEWS
A prisoner swap between the United States and Russia. Russian-American Ksenia Karelin returning to the United States with Russian national Artur Petrov returning to Russia.
Karelin in a Russian prison for supporting Ukraine's military with Petrov jailed by the US over violation of export restrictions.
The prisoners swapped in the United Arab Emirates with US CIA Director John Ratcliffe present for the exchange...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
NETANYAHU CALLS MILITARY LETTER SIGNERS 'FRINGE EXTREMISTS' ISRAEL'S MILITARY TO DISMISS THEM
(UPDATED)
ISRAEL'S MILITARY TO DISMISS ACTIVE RESERVISTS WHO SIGNED A LETTER CALLING FOR HOSTAGE RELEASE TO TAKE PRIORITY OVER WARFARE IN GAZA.
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER CALLING THE SIGNERS OF THE LETTER 'FRINGE EXTREMISTS'...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
A LETTER FROM 1,000 CURRENT AND FORMER ISRAELI AIR FORCE RESERVISTS CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO PRIORITIZE GETTING HOSTAGES BACK HOME OVER CONTINUING THE WAR IN GAZA.
THE LETTER RELEASED IN SPITE OF EFFORTS TO STOP ITS PUBLICATION BY ISRAELI MILITARY LEADERS.
CONSERVATIVE MEDIA OUTLETS IN ISRAEL HAD DEPICTED THE PROPOSED LETTER AS ONE COMING FROM RESERVISTS WHO WERE REFUSING TO SERVE...TIMES OF ISRAEL
(UPDATED CASUALTIES)
THE DEATH TOLL IN THE ROOF COLLAPSE OF A NIGHTCLUB IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NOW AT 218. 189 ARE INJURED...TASS RUSSIA...
MORE BODIES HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THE WRECKAGE.
THE COLLAPSE OCCURRED DURING A TUESDAY NIGHT PERFORMANCE BY MERENGUE SINGER RUBBY PEREZ WHO IS AMONG THE DEAD...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The US intelligence community is probing the involvement of the FBI in the events at the US Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
Joseph Kent, chief of staff to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, revealed this during a US Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on his nomination to head the US National Counterterrorism Center.
26 FBI informants in Washington DC when the January 6th events happened.
The Biden Administration released its findings before it left office stating the FBI did not authorize any of the FBI informants to enter the US Capitol or engage in violent acts...REUTERS-STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE (CLICK PAST AD)
(UPDATED) AN ISRAELI OFFICIAL SAYS DECONFLICTION TALKS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND TURKEY ARE UNDERWAY.
MILITARY OFFICERS OF BOTH NATIONS DISCUSSING DECONFLICTION IN SYRIA WHERE TURKEY HAS A MILITARY PRESENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW SYRIAN GOVERNMENT IT SUPPORTS.
FOLLOWING RECENT ISRAELI CRITICISM OF TURKEY AND THE NEW SYRIAN GOV'T PRESIDENT TRUMP EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR TURKEY MONDAY DURING A MEETING WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AT THE WHITE HOUSE...BARAK RAVID "X"...
LATER WORD IS THE INITIAL TALKS WERE HELD IN AZERBAIJAN AND WILL RESUME AFTER PASSOVER.
THE URKAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
(UPDATED WHEN ABLE)
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