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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
The US Central Command denying an Iranian report about attacking a US warship in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz.
A 'command center' alleged to have been on the US destroyer...Press TV Iran
NINE KILLED IN THE LATEST ISRAELI ATTACKS IN LEBANON.
THE IRAN-ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT ATTACKING ISRAELI SOLDIERS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON AND NORTHERN ISRAEL...BBC NEWS
In Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's personal lawyer elected by parliament as State Comptroller.
The second and decisive 61-57 vote to elect Michael Rabello followed an earlier 60-57 vote that fell one vote short of the majority needed.
Some parliament members from Mr. Netanyahu's coalition defected in the voting.
The comptroller's position has traditionally been considered an independent non-political position.
Opponents see Rabello's election as a move towards a more authoritarian and corrupt government in Israel...Times Of Israel
INEXPENSIVE CHINESE ONLINE CLOTHING RETAILER SHEIN FINED 22 MILLION EUROS BY FRENCH AUTHORITIES.
REASONS FOR THE FINE INCLUDE NOTIONS THAT THE COMPANY MAY BE USING MATERIALS THAT VIOLATE ENVIRONMENTAL RULES AND THE DIFFICULTY CUSTOMERS FACE IN MAKING RETURNS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The FBI shooting and killing a suspect in a hostage-taking incident at a bank in Bakersfield, California.
There was a 12-hour standoff prior to the FBI operation...Al Jazeera Qatar
THREE KILLED IN A TRAINING ACCIDENT DURING A ROYAL NAVY EXERCISE IN THE UK.
IT HAPPENED NEAR A VILLAGE IN DEVON IN SOUTHWESTRN ENGLAND.
VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING A HELICOPTER ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN A FIELD...EURONEWS
Ukraine attacking the Russian city of St Petersburg. The drone attacks coinciding with an international economic forum being held in the city.
59 drones downed by air defenses. Smoke visible in the area of on oil terminal in the city...UPI USA
AT LEAST ONE KILLED OTHERS WOUNDED IN LAST NIGHT'S IRANIAN ATTACKS ON KUWAIT CONNECTED TO US ATTACKS ON IRAN...Al Jazeera Qatar Blog
At least 21 killed in a hotel fire in New Delhi, India.
Many of the victims foreigners from Africa and Asia connected to medical treatment being provided by a nearby hospital.
Some people who survived jumped out of the building in with local residents using bed mattresses from a shop to ease their fall to the ground...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...NDTV India (Video Embed)
IN CALIFORNIA THE LONG VOTE COUNT IN YESTERDAY'S PRIMARY WITH DEMOCRAT XAVIER BECERRA AND REPUBLICAN STEVE HILTON LEADING IN THE CONTEST FOR THE TOP TWO SPOTS ON THE BALLOT THIS FALL.
THE CONTEST FOR MAYOR IN LOS ANGELES INCUMBENT KAREN BASS LEADING WITH THE REPUBLICAN BIG-MONEY BACKED CANDIDATE SPENCER PRATT IN SECOND PLACE FOR THE TOP TWO SPOTS.
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST CANDIDATE NITHYA RAMAN PUSHED TO THIRD PLACE IN THE VOTE COUNT SO FAR...NBC NEWS USA VOTE COUNT PAGE
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 620.72 points or 1.21 percent.
The NASDAQ fell 239.93 points or .89 percent.
At 445 pm New York Time the price of oil 96 dollars four cents a barrel up two dollars 28 cents or 2.43 percent...Marketwatch
In Bolivia the defense minister resigning amid ongoing leftist street protests.
For more than a month demonstrators on the streets demanding the resignation of elected Conservative President Rodrigo Paz.
President Paz warning his country is at the 'breaking point' amid an economic crisis. The government accuses former Leftist President Evo Morales of driving the nationwide protests.
One option open to him is declaration of a state of emergency and military intervention against the demonstrators.
The country's new Defense Minister is Ernesto Justiniano who leads anti-drug law enforcement.
Dozens of roadblocks on highways across Bolivia fueling shortages of food, fuel and medicine...AFP France-The Korea Herald
AUSTRALIA'S ECONOMY SLOWING DOWN.
WHILE THE ANNUAL RATE OF GDP GROWTH REMAINED AT 2.5 IN THE MARCH QUARTER, THE QUARTERLY GROWTH RATE WAS ONLY .3 PERCENT.
THAT IS DOWN FROM .9 PERCENT IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
The US House Ethics Committee investigating Democrat Congressman Jimmy Gomez over allegations of sexual misconduct.
In a statement Gomez acknowledging mistakes that hurt his family but saying he did not violate the law or House ethics rules...CNN USA
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