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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
In California Lyle Menendez denied parole a day after his brother Erik was denied parole.
Both brothers imprisoned for the 1989 murders of their parents.
A recent resentencing gave each of them 50 years to life with the possibility of parole...ABC 7 Los Angeles
IN BRAZIL A SENATOR BANNED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA BY SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ALEXANDRE DE MORAES APPEARING IN A LIVE STREAM VIDEO.
MARCOS DO VAL ALSO ORDERED TO WEAR AN ANKLE BRACLET BY THAT CONTROVERSIAL SUPREME COURT JUSTICE MORAES SO HE WON'T LEAVE THE COUNTRY.
HE DISPLAYED HIS ANKLE BRACELET DURING THE STREAM ALSO CRITICIZING THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON HIM AS POLITICAL PERSECUTION AND ABUSE OF AUTHORITY...SBT BRAZIL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
LATER IN THE SUMMARY THE THREAT OF JUSTICE MORAES TO BRAZILIAN BANKS IF THEY COMPLY WITH SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON HIM BY THE UNITED STATES.
Iran will resume talks with the UK, France and Germany on its nuclear program next week. Those nations involved in the JCPOA agreement on Iran's nuclear program reached in 2015.
Iran's Foreign Minister speaking with the foreign ministers of those countries today.
The "E3" powers threatening new sanctions on Iran ahead of an August 31st deadline.
Israeli journalist Barak Ravid painting a negative picture of today's phone call between the foreign ministers saying 'no progress' was made...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...Barak Ravid "X"
MEANWHILE IRAN'S DEFENSE MINISTER SPEAKING OF NEW SURPRISE WEAPONS IF THE SHOOTING WAR WITH ISRAEL RESUMES.
BRIGADIER GENERAL AZIZ NASIRZADEH CITING A MISSILE DESIGNATED 'QASEM BASIR' AS 'OUR SURGICAL MISSILE WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PRECISION'...PRESS TV IRAN
"but the 20 is actually probably not 20 because a couple of them are not around any longer"
President Trump speaking at the White House today about Israeli hostages held in Gaza causing a concerned reaction from a hostage family group in Israel.
This led an Israeli government official to respond the government believes 20 hostages are still alive with two others 'in grave danger'...Times Of Israel
THE HOUTHI MOVEMENT IN YEMEN CLAIMING ATTACKS ON ISRAEL BUT ONE MISSILE WAS SHOT DOWN AND A DRONE INTERCEPTED BY ISRAELI AIR DEFENSES...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Three people wounded late tonight in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Volgograd Region.
The region's governor says a massive attack is underway...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH FIRING THE HEAD OF THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AIR FORCE LT. GEN. JEFFREY KRUSE.
KRUSE'S FIRING COMES TWO MONTHS AFTER CRITICISM OF A DIA REPORT ON THE US BOMBINGS OF IRANIAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES DURING THE ISRAEL-IRAN WAR.
THAT REPORT SAYING THE US ATTACKS DAMAGED BUT DID NOT DESTROY THOSE FACILITIES...TASK AND PURPOSE
The man at the center of a high-profile deportation controversy freed.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from federal custody in Tennessee.
Garcia returned to the US from a prison in El Salvador then charged with involvement in human trafficking and the MS-13 gang...CNN USA (VIDEO EMBED)
AN ISRAELI AIR ATTACK ON SOUTHERN LEBANON TONIGHT. A HEZBOLLAH WEAPONS DEPOT SAID TO HAVE BEEN HIT.
SEVERAL HOURS EARLIER A HEZBOLLAH OPERATIVE IN LEBANON KILLED BY AN ISRAELI DRONE...TIMES OF ISRAEL
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THAT THE US GOVERNMENT NOW OWNS 10 PERCENT OF CHIP MAKER INTEL...DONALD J. TRUMP TRUTH SOCIAL
Five people killed when a tour bus crashed and rolled over on the New York State Thruway near Buffalo.
The bus returning to New York City after a visit to Niagara Falls.
Dozens of others injured in the accident...WGRZ BUFFALO
JEFFREY EPSTEIN-GHISLAINE MAXWELL DEVELOPMENTS
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THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS TURNED OVER A BATCH OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES TO A US HOUSE COMMITTEE.
THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT ALL THE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN HELD BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WHICH A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF US HOUSE MEMBERS WILL SEEK RELEASE OF WITH A DISCHARGE PETITION NEXT MONTH...(NEWS AGENCIES)...
A RELEASE OF INFORMATION BY THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT THIS AFTERNOON RELATED TO DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL TODD BLANCHE'S DEALINGS WITH GHISLAINE MAXWELL.
MAXWELL SERVING TIME IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR HER INVOLVEMENT WITH JEFFREY ESPTEIN IN SEXUAL ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING CASES INVOLVING UNDERAGE GIRLS.
MAXWELL SAYING SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE EPSTEIN COMMITTED SUICIDE IN A NEW YORK FEDERAL DETENTION FACILITY IN 2019 NOR DOES SHE HAVE ANY REASON TO BELIEVE HE WAS KILLED THERE BY SOMEONE ELSE.
MAXWELL ALSO SAYING SHE DID NOT BELIVE FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON 'RECEIVED A MASSAGE'.
SHE ALSO SAID NO 'CLIENT LIST' EXISTS RELATED TO EPSTEIN.
AND REGARDING THE NOTION OF A LETTER SEEN RECENTLY FROM PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN A JEFFREY EPSTEIN 50TH BIRTHDAY 'BOOK' MAXWELL SAYING SHE DOES NOT RECALL ASKING MR. TRUMP FOR SUCH A LETTER.
MAXWELL SAYING SHE NEVER WITNESSED THE PRESIDENT IN ANY TYPE OF MASSAGE SETTING...The Hill USA...Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene "X"
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office this afternoon President Trump speaking of other cities besides Washington DC becoming targets for stepped up law enforcement efforts.
Chicago and New York City mentioned by the President...The Hill USA
IN GAZA THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ARE SUFFERING FROM ACUTE MALNUTRITION ACCORDING TO ISRAEL'S 'HAARETZ' NEWSPAPER.
ISRAELI JOURNALISTS WORKING FOR THAT NEWSPAPER HAVE DOCUMENTED CASES OF CHILDREN STARVING IN GAZA...Nir Hasson "Haaretz" On "X" (Link To "Haaretz" News Story)
DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH ORDERING MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYED TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO BE ARMED STARTING TONIGHT...OSINTdefender "X"
The markets today sharp rises in stocks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 864.24 points or 1.89 percent.
The NASDAQ up 396.22 points or 1.88 percent.
Tonight in New York the price of oil closed at 63 dollars 77 cents a barrel up 25 cents...Marketwatch
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL SAYING THERE IS 'SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY' IN THE ECONOMY.
SPEAKING IN JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING MR. POWELL SUGGESTING WEAKING OF THE LABOR MARKET WOULD BE A TRIGGER FOR THE INTEREST RATE CUTS THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS DEMANDING...THE HILL USA
PARLIAMENT IN INDIA PASSING AN ONLINE GAMBLING BAN.
EXCEPTIONS MADE FOR E-SPORTS AND EDUCATIONAL REASONS.
AN INDIAN GOVERNMENT STATEMENT SAYING THE LEGISLATION IS DESIGNED TO 'COMBAT ADDICTION, FINANCIAL RUIN AND SOCIAL DISTRESS CAUSED BY PREDATORY GAMING PLATFORMS'...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The FBI raiding the home and office of former National Security Adviser and critic of President Trump John Bolton.
The searches related to the notion that Bolton may possess classified information.
FBI Director Kash Patel posting a message saying in part 'no one is above the law' on social media this morning...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
(UPDATED) US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYING HE WOULD PREFER NOT TO BE PRESENT AT ANY MEETING BETWEEN RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN AND UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY.
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SEGEI LAVROV SAYS NO SUCH MEETING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED YET BUT MR. PUTIN IS WILLING TO PARTICIPATE ONCE AN AGENDA IS AGREED TO...TASS RUSSIA...
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP STANDING BACK FROM THE URKRAINE WAR AFTER LAST FRIDAY'S HIGHLY VISIBLE MEETING WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN.
TRUMP SAYS THE SITUATION REGARDING ANY PEACE SETTLEMENT IN UKRAINE WILL BE KNOWN 'ONE WAY OR THE OTHER' WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
TRUMP SUGGESTING 'WE MAY HAVE TO TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH' AT THAT POINT...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Hungary and Slovakia protesting to the European Union over Ukrainian attacks disrupting the oil pipeline supplying their countries.
Both countries want the EU to force Ukraine to stop the attacks on the Druzhba pipeline.
An attack last night on the pipeline in Russia forcing a suspension of oil supplies to the two countries that may last up to five days...Tass Russia
A UN REPORT CONFIRMING FAMINE IN GAZA. THE REPORT NOTES IMPROVEMENT IN HUMANITARIAN CONDITIONS IN THE SHORT TERM.
BUT IT SAYS HEALTH CONDTIONS WILL DETERIORATE WITH DISEASES SPREADING.
ISRAEL DESCRIBING THE REPORT AS A LIE WITH PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S OFFICE CALLING IT 'BLOOD LIBEL'...BBC NEWS BLOG
A court in Thailand dismissing a case accusing former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of insulting King Maja Vajiralongkorn...Al Jazeera Qatar
A "Trump economic zone" said to be in the works for southern Lebanon on its border with Israel.
It's part of a broader plan for Lebanon that includes disarmament of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon and the infusion of investment from Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
The withdrawal of Israel's military from southern Lebanon will be needed for the economic plan to move forward...BarakRavid "X"
THE US HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SET TO PROBE THE NATION'S LARGEST TEACHERS UNION FOR ALLEGED ANTISEMITISM.
REPUBLICAN TIM WALBERG CITING ACTIONS BY THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION THAT INCLUDED THE UNION'S BAN ON MATERIALS FROM THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE AND INCLUSION OF PALESTINIAN HISTORICAL MATERIAL DEEMED TO BE UNFRIENDLY TO THE STATE OF ISRAEL...TIMES OF ISRAEL
BRZAILIAN SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ALEXANDRE DE MORAES WARNING BRAZILIAN BANKS NOT TO COMPLY WITH US SANCTIONS.
MORAES HIMSELF SUBJECTED TO THOSE SANCTIONS WITH BRAZILIAN MEDIA SAYING HIS MASTER CARD AND VISA CREDIT CARDS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED BY A BRAZILIAN BANK IN RESPONSE TO THE US SANCTIONS.
JUSTICE MORAES SAYING THAT BRAZILIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS COULD BE PUNISHED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH US SANCTIONS.
MORAES TARGETED BY THE US IN CONNECTION WITH HIS ORDERS CENSORING SOCIAL MEDIA IN BRZAIL PARTICULARLY MEDIA SUPPORTING FORMER PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO.
BOLSONARO NOW UNDER HOUSE ARREST BEING PROSECUTED BY MORAES FOR JANUARY 6TH STYLE EVENTS IN BRAZIL'S CAPITAL CITY BRASILIA ONJANUARY 8TH, 2023...REUTERS...GLENN GREENWALD "X"
Ceremonies held in North Korea honoring North Korean soldiers who participated in the Ukraine War.
North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un in attendance honoring the North Koreans who participated in fighting in Russia's Kursk Region to repel a Ukrainian invasion.
Flowers laid in honor of those North Koreans killed in the war. Kim saying those who fought in Russia 'vividly displayed the power of the Korean Peoples Army"...Tass Russia...DD Geopolitics "X" (Photo Embeds)
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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