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News of the Iran War in this summary but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
15 ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES DOWNED EARLY SATURDAY IN RUSSIA'S LENINGRAD REGION AROUND ITS SECOND LARGEST CITY ST. PETERSBURG.
Democrats on the House Government Oversight Committee looking into the disappearance of hard drives from Jeffrey Epstein's mansion.
Private investigators taking those drives before authorities searched it in 2006 following his first arrest.
Epstein's personal attorney Darren Indyke confirming the story in testimony given to the committee...Daily Mail UK
A LAWSUIT FILED ON BEHALF OF VICTIMS OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN AGAINST THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND GOOGLE.
IT'S BECAUSE OF THE REVELATION OF THEIR NAMES WHEN THE EPSTEIN FILES WERE RELEASED.
THE EPSTEIN FILES TRANSPARENCY ACT REQUIRED THE NON-DISCLOSURE OF THEIR NAMES...CNBC USA
A documentary about the corruption case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The maker of the documentary Alex Gibney obtaining more than 1,000 hours of police video interrogations of Mr. Netanyahu.
The Netanyahu corruption trial disrupted since Israel first went to war with Hamas in October of 2023 and since then.
IRAN WAR DAY 28 FINAL UPDATE
EXPLOSIONS REPORTED IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA AND THE NEARBY COUNTRYSIDE AS ISRAEL INTERCEPTED IRANIAN MISSILES.
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES REPORTING ATTACKS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TWO FIRES IGNITED IN AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE IN ABU DHABI.
DEADLY ATTACKS TONIGHT WITH AT LEAST FIVE KILLED IN IRAN AS THE US AND ISRAEL CONTINUE THEIR MASSIVE SERIES OF AIR ATTACKS.
AT LEAST FOUR IRANIAN CITIES HIT BY AIRSTRIKES LATE TONIGHT.
AN IRANIAN MISSILE IMPACTING 11 LOCATIONS IN TEL AVIV WITH SHRAPNEL ONE KILLED, TWO WOUNDED.
NORTHERN ISRAEL HIT BY IRANIAN AND HEZBOLLAH ATTACKS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
IN SAUDI ARABIA 12 US MILITARY MEMBERS WOUNDED IN AN IRANIAN ATTACK THAT DESTROYED OR DAMAGED US AIR REFUELING PLANES.
BAHRAIN ATTACKED BY IRANIAN MISSILES TONIGHT A US MILITARY BASE SAID TO BE THE TARGET.
IRAN IS BELIEVED TO BE HITTING INDUSTRIAL TARGETS IN LINE WITH AN EARLIER THREAT TO RETALIATE FOR US-ISRAELI ATTACKS ON NUCLEAR AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES EARLIER TODAY.
RUSSIA BANNING THE EXPORT OF GASOLINE EFFECTIVE NEXT WEDNESDAY APRIL 1ST. THE MOVE LINKED TO STABILIZING PRICES AND PRIORITIZING SUPPLY OF THE DOMESTIC MARKET.
RUSSIA REMAINS A MAJOR EXPORTER OF OIL...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA
US INTELLIGENCE IS CERTAIN THAT ONE-THIRD OF IRAN'S MISSILE ARSENAL HAS BEEN DESTROYED SO FAR IN THE IRAN WAR.
FIVE SOURCES FAMILAR WITH THE INTELLIGENCE SAYING THIS ACCORDING TO REUTERS.
THE STATUS OF ANOTHER THIRD OF IRAN'S MISSILES IS IN QUESTION THEY MAY BE BURIED UNDER BOMBING ATTACKS.
A SIMILAR ESTIMATE HAS BEEN GIVEN REGARDING IRAN'S FLEET OF DRONES...REUTERS-DAWN PAKISTAN
"Their leaders are dead. Their supreme leader is not longer supreme. He's dead. The son is either dead or in very bad shape..."
US President Donald Trump speaking of success in the Iran War saying the US 'knocked the hell' out of Iran.
His comments at a Saudi investment forum in Miami. Trump expressed frustration with a lack of support from NATO countries for the war.
Mr. Trump praising America's 'great military' touting the successful mission to capture Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro earlier this year.
A US HOUSE ETHICS SUBCOMMITTEE FINDING DEMOCRAT CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK GUILTY ON 25 CHARGES.
THEY RELATE TO STEALING FEDERAL RELIEF FUNDS SOME OF WHICH WERE USED TO FUND HER POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
THE SECRET VOTE OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOLLOWED A SEVEN-HOUR PUBLIC TRIAL FOR THE CONGRESSWOMAN WHO ALSO FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES IN FEDERAL COURT.
THE ETHICS COMMITTEE WILL NOW DECIDE ON HER PUNISHMENT WHICH COULD INVOLVE EVERYTHING FROM CENSURE TO POSSIBLE EXPULSION FROM THE HOUSE...NBC NEWS USA-MSN
A British court sentencing a 23-year-old Afghan asylum seeker to 15 years in prison for kidnapping, raping and making a video involving a 12-year-old girl.
Ahmad Mulakhil found guilty by a jury. He also made a confession.
The case led to public protests in the town of Nuneaton when police refused to release details about Mulakhil's background following his arrest.
US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO TELLING G7 NATION FOREIGN MINISTERS THE IRAN WAR WILL LAST ANYWHERE FROM TWO MORE WEEKS TO A MONTH.
AUSTRIA ANNOUNCING PLANS TO BAN SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CHILDREN UP TO AGE 14. THE BAN TO TAKE EFFECT IN THE 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR.
THE GOVERNMENT ALSO INTENDS TO INTRODUCE 'MEDIA LITERACY' COURSES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Russia protesting to the Czech Republic after an attack on "Russia House" in Prague. The Russian cultural and scientific center was attacked with Molotov cocktails (homemade fire bombs).
Russia demanding that Czech authorities properly investigate and punish the perpetrators of last night's attack...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
THE US AND ISRAEL ATTACKING AN IRANIAN NUCLEAR FACILITY.
IRAN SAYS PRECAUTIONS TAKEN BEFORE THE ATTACK ON THE KHANDAB HEAVY WATER RESEARCH REACTOR PREVENTED ANY HARM TO THE PUBLIC...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...JERUSALEM POST ISRAEL
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 793.47 points or 1.73 percent.
The NASDAQ down 459.72 points or 2.15 percent.
In New York the price of oil at the close 101 dollars 18 cents a barrel up six dollars 70 cents or 7.09 percent ..Marketwatch
A US FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE RULING AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S BREAKING OF TIES WITH AI PROVIDER 'ANTHROPIC'.
THE 'ANTHROPIC' BAN LINKED TO THE COMPANY'S REFUSAL TO COOPERATE WITH THE US MILITARY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The Mexican Navy searching for two missing sailboats that were bringing humanitarian aid to Cuba.
They were bringing more than 20000 kilograms (44000 pounds) of food, medicine and other essential products to Havana leaving Mexico last Sunday and expected in Cuba on Tuesday.
Mexican authorities say they are being assisted by maritime rescue coordinators from other countries including the US...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prommpt)
IRAN WAR DAY 28
(UPDATED AS ABLE)
IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI PROMISING A 'HEAVY PRICE' IN RETALIATION FOR TODAY'S ATTACKS ON NUCLEAR AND INDUSTRIAL SITES IN IRAN...MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT TRACKER "X"
SATELLITE IMAGES APPEAR TO SHOW A US AERIAL REFUELING TANKER DESTROYED WITH OTHERS DAMAGED IN AN IRANIAN ATTACK ON A SAUDI AIR BASE...OSINTdefender "X"...
LATER REPORTING BY THE 'WALL STREET JOURNAL' CONFIRMS THAT STORY ADDING THAT SOME 10 MEMBERS OF THE US MILITARY WERE WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK.
ISRAEL'S DEFENSE MINISTER ISRAEL KATZ SAYS AIR ATTACKS ON IRAN WILL INTENSIFY AND EXPAND.
FOUR KILLED IN AN AIR ATTACK ON THE IRANIAN CITY OF YAMCHI IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY.
18 KILLED IN AN AIR ATTACK ON IRAN'S HOLY CITY OF QOM.
LEBANON REPORTING 1,142 PEOPLE KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACKS SO FAR. TWO MORE FATALITIES IN ONE OF THE LATEST ISRAELI ATTACKS.
WAVES OF ISRAELI AIR ATTACKS ON BEIRUT TODAY.
ONE PERSON KILLED AN ATTACK ON AN IRANIAN STEEL FACTORY IN ISFAHAN.
ISRAEL SAYS TWO OF ITS SOLDIERS FIGHTING IN SOUTHERN LEBANON WERE SEVERELY WOUNDED.
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SHOT DOWN SIX MISSILES AND NINE DRONES TODAY.
THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC) SAYS IT TURNED BACK THREE CONTAINER SHIPS SEEKING TO ENTER THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ TODAY.
THR IRGC SAYS IT IS BLOCKING VESSELS ASSOCIATED WITH ISRAEL, THE US AND OTHER HOSTILE NATIONS.
IRAN SAYS ANY HOTELS WHERE US FORCES ARE WORKING FROM ARE SUBJECT TO ATTACK.
US MILITARY BASES IN THE MIDDLE EAST SAID TO HAVE BECOME UNIHABITABLE DUE TO IRANIAN ATTACKS.
AN AIRPORT IN KUWAIT ATTACKED BY IRANIAN DRONES AND MISSILES WITH DAMAGE BUT NO CASUALTIES...
In other news....
A Secret Service agent protecting former First Lady Jill Biden shooting themselves in the leg today.
The 'negligent discharge' occurred at the Philadelphia International Airport this morning.
The injury described as non-life threatening.
An investigation is underway...CNN USA
GOLFING GREAT TIGER WOODS ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
WOODS ARRESTED FOLLOWING A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT HIS LAND ROVER FOUND ON ITS SIDE BY POLICE.
IT WAS SAID THAT WOODS VEHICLE CLIPPED A PRESSURE WASHER TRAILER BEING PULLED BY A PICKUP TRUCK BEFORE GOING ON ITS SIDE.
WOODS RELEASED ON BAIL FOLLOWING HIS ARREST...WPEC PALM BEACH
IN LONDON A FOUR-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR THE MAN WHO ASSAULTED A WOMAN WITH BARRON TRUMP WITNESSING IT VIA VIDEO LINK.
23-YEAR-OLD MATVEI RUMIATSEV ATTACKED THE WOMAN JEALOUS OF HER FRIENDSHIP WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SON. BARON TRUMP CALLING POLICE AFTER HE WITNESSED THE ASSAULT.
AT SENTENCING THE JUDGE SPOKE OF MR. RUMIATSEV OF BEING 'TOTALLY UNREPENTANT' FOR HIS ACTIONS...SKY NEWS UK
Iran-linked hackers getting into the personal email box of FBI director Kash Patel.
The hackers releasing personal photos of Mr. Patel sniffing and smoking cigars, riding an antique convertible car and making a face while looking in the mirror holding a large bottle of rum...Reuters-Korea Times
In Spain 25-year-old Noelia Castillo euthanized as she had wished against the wishes of her parents.
Lethal drugs administered to Castillo after a legal battle in the Spanish courts.
In explaining her desire to die she cited physical and mental suffering.
Castillo was diagnosed as a teenager with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder.
She also cited two incidents of sexual abuse including one involving three men after which she attempted to commit suicide in October 2022.
After that suicide attempt Castillo was a paraplegic using a wheelchair and experiencing constant pain...ITV UK
South Korea more than doubling fuel tax cuts to ease the pain for consumers of higher oil prices caused by the Iran War.
The seven percent gasoline cut increased to 15 percent with the 10 percent diesel raised to 25 percent.
The fuel tax cuts extended from the end of April to the end of May...Yonhap News Agency South Korea
"no more powerful way to honor the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump than with U.S. dollar bills with his name on them"
Those words from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing that on the 250th anniversary of the United States President Donald Trump's signature will appear on American currency...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
CONTROVERSY OVER A NEW INDIAN LAW REGARDING SEXUAL IDENTITY.
IT ALLOWS A THIRD OPTION OTHER THAN MALE AND FEMALE BUT IT REQUIRES CERTIFICATION BY THE GOVERNMENT THAT INCLUDES MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
THIS HAS BEEN DENOUNCED AS BARRIER TO TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AND AN INITIAL STEP TOWARDS MAKING TRANSGENDERISM ILLEGAL.
A senior Hamas official says that President Trump's Board of Peace High Representative Nickolay Mladenov is on the side of Israel.
Mladenov was at the UN Security Council this week urging pressure on Hamas to disarm.
Hamas official Bassem Naim saying the High Representative serves the interest of the 'occupation' meaning Israel.
Naim noting 750 deaths since President Trump proclaimed a ceasefire-truce in Gaza back in October in conjunction with announcing the Board of Peace...Times Of Israel
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