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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
There has been a ruling from a federal district judge to stop new US Postal Service rules for mail-in balloting.
A previous ruling from a district judge to stop those rules shut down by the US Supreme Court noting the rules had not yet been promulgated.
This ruling follows yesterday's publication of the mail-in ballot rules by the postal service...CNN USA
(UPDATED) EXPLOSIONS REPORTED IN UKRAINE TONIGHT INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN PORT CITY OF ODESSA AS RUSSIAN ATTACKS CONTINUE...(RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA)....RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
UKRAINE ATTACKING RUSSIAN TARGETS TONIGHT INCLUDING THE PORT CITY OF SEVASTOPOL IN CRIMEA WHERE AN APARTMENT WAS SET ON FIRE BY A DRONE HIT...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
A new US aircraft carrier is being sent to Middle East waters near Iran.
The "USS Theodore Roosevelt" moving out for an extended seven-month deployment.
It will relieve the "USS George Washington" hastily moved from the Pacific to replace the "USS Abraham Lincoln" recently.
The "Lincoln" moved to Thailand following problems with ship and crew reported during its extended deployment not being allowed to immediately sail home by the Navy...USNI News USA
IN WATERS OFF ROMANIA A MERCHANT SHIP CAUGHT FIRE AND SANK.
ROMANIAN PRESIDENT NICUSOR DAN SAYS THE SHIP WAS HIT.
HE SAYS AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY.
THE 12 CREW MEMBERS OF THE CARGO SHIP "PROGRESS IV" WERE PULLED FROM THE WATER BY RESCUERS AND ARE SAFE...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
ROMANIA IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE UKRAINE WAR ZONE.
Protests in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta with hundreds blocking the Red Cross from offloading relief supplies to migrants living on the beach.
Police intervened to enable those supplies to be taken off a ship and delivered to the migrants...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
TWO KILLED IN AN ATTACK AT A SCHOOL NEAR BERLIN.
GERMAN AUTHORITIES SAY THE 19-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT KILLED AN 18-YEAR-OLD SCHOOLGIRL AND A CARETAKER (CUSTODIAN) WHO COULD HAVE INTERVENED.
THE KILLING NOT LINKED TO A MASS MURDER ATTACK BY POLICE THEY BELIEVE THE KILLING WAS CONNECTED TO A RELATIONSHIP...TAGESSCHAU GERMANY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In a move clearly aimed at Chinese components used in building electricity grids US President Donald Trump declaring a national emergency.
Mr. Trump ordering the US Energy Secretary to coordinate efforts to decide which foreign-made gear will be banned from the US electrical grid.
The emergency declaration says that foreign electric equipment 'constitutes and unusual and extraordinary threat' to national security.
No specific nation mentioned in the order but China dominates the market in certain electrical items 80 percent of lithium-ion batteries and 85 percent of solar production capacity...The Hill USA
A former Serb commander in the Bosnian conflict of the 1990's died in a United Nations prison at the International Court in the Netherlands.
84-year-old General Ratko Mladic convicted of genocide in connection with that war.
(UPDATED) THE DEATH TOLL IN NEPAL 469 WITH THE NUMBER OF MISSING ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN 1,000 FOLLOWING YESTERDAY'S FLASH FLOOD...
MANY FOREIGN TOURISTS AND INDIANS VISITING OR WORKING IN NEPAL ARE AMONG THE MISSING...NDTV INDIA
In the face of US sanctions Iran calling for more cooperation with Muslim nations.
The visit of Qatar's foreign minister to meet Iranian leaders today signals an emphasis on diplomacy over military action for the moment.
Pakistan's military chief visited Tehran earlier this week...Al Jazeera Qatar Blog
CONTROVERSY IN WASHINGTON AMONG DEMOCRATS WITH PRO-ISRAEL DEMOCRATS GETTING KEY POSITIONS ON THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
THE MOVE TO PLACE DEBBIE WASSERMAN-SHULTZ OF FLORIDA, JARED MOSKOWITZ ALSO OF FLORIDA AND WESLEY BELL OF MISSOURI CRITICIZED AS BEING OUT OF TOUCH WITH OPINION INSIDE THE DEMOCRAT PARTY AND PUBLIC OPINION IN GENERAL...AL JAZEERA QATAR
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 105.56 points or .2 percent.
The NASDAQ rising 411.16 or 1.57 percent.
At 446 pm New York Time the price of oil 83 dollars 52 cents a barrel up one dollar 29 cents or 1.57 percent...Marketwatch
Information on maritime attacks in the Strait of Hormuz appears to be delayed.
An official and respected source for reporting attacks United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations waiting until late Wednesday night to report a Monday attack on a tanker...UKMTO "X"...
Last night there was word from an official of the "EOS Risk Group" of a new oil tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz not yet confirmed by UKMTO...OSINTdefender "X"
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S 'BOARD OF PEACE' ENVOY NICKOLAY MLADENOV SAYS ISRAEL IS WRONG IN ITS DECISION TO PROBHIT SHELTERING SUPPLIES TO REACH GAZA.
HE STRESSED THE NEED FOR SHELTERS TO BE BUILT IN GAZA TO DEAL WITH THE WINTER MONTHS AHEAD.
MLADENOV SPOKE TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL SAYING ISRAEL'S CONTINUING ATTACKS ON GAZA WILL NOT LEAD TO HAMAS DISARMAMENT.
HE WAS ALSO CRITICAL OF HAMAS FOR FAILING TO LIVE UP TO ITS COMMITMENT TO CEASE MILITARY ACTIVITY IN GAZA...TIMES OF ISRAEL
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