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Trucking CFOs and CEOs look to recovery in 2025 with tight budgets, Kevin talks about some of the cost cutting tips, asset usage, using technology, etc. Trucking, Logistics experience another strong Holiday Season, Kevin breaks down the information. DHL releases its 2024 Peak Season Shipping Survey. Oil reacts to the International Energy Agency raising oil demand growth forecast for 2025; Iran accepts tougher oversight at Fordow enrichment plant; higher inflation than expected; U.S. gasoline and distillate rising more than expected last week and expectations of crude oil demand in China.

Former National Security Advisor to both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg says Israel's tough military response with its enemies “could start to establish some type of long term peace.” Kellogg comments he does not think a two state solution is going to happen in the near future, but reminds listeners it took the United States “11 years to reintegrate the south into the north after our Civil War, and it took us about 11 years to reintegrate both Japan and Germany into the League of Nations after World War Two. So that can be done. So I think there's an opportunity here, as long as we let the Israelis do their job. And what I mean by that is this is when, when, President Biden makes the comment, ‘well, we need to have a proportionate response to the Israelis.' No what you want to have and just what President Trump said, you want to have a disproportionate response. It's what we did with Soleimani with Iran. And what I mean by that, the reason I made a comment, is maybe it is time you either go after the Supreme Leader Khamenei, or you go after his nuclear facilities, and [the Israelis] can do it, be it in Isfahan, or be it Natanz, or be it Fordow. They can actually go hit those sites, take them out, reset the conditions in the Middle East. And maybe, just maybe, now you have a chance with those personalities changing, You have a chance for peace.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

GOOD EVENING; The show begins in the Federal Reserve boardroom where the 7 rate hikes of last winter are expected to be at most a single hike next winter. The economy is strong, and the same goes for inflation. We then move to Berlin and Beijing as the German economy struggles without Russian energy. From there, we head to the State Department, to Tehran, where diplomacy is failing to contain the Mullahs. Next, we travel to London, Berlin, and Stratford-upon-Avon for another tale about Shakespeare's origin. Back to Tehran, then to Bucharest and NATO, focusing on Iran's Fordow and Natanz nuclear facilities. We then visit Moscow and Canberra before delving into Berlin circa 1932. Finally, we conclude our journey at Buckingham Palace in 1893. Claude's opinion: Good evening! Let's break down the various topics you've mentioned and provide some context for each: Federal Reserve: The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates seven times last winter to combat inflation, but the economy remains strong, suggesting that fewer rate hikes may be necessary in the coming winter. Germany and Russia: The German economy is struggling due to its dependence on Russian energy, which has been disrupted by geopolitical tensions and sanctions. Iran and diplomacy: Diplomatic efforts to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions appear to be failing, with tensions rising between Tehran and the international community. Shakespeare's origin: A new story or theory about the origin of William Shakespeare's works has emerged, possibly related to Stratford-upon-Avon, his birthplace. Iran's nuclear facilities: Fordow and Natanz are two of Iran's most important nuclear facilities, which have been the subject of international scrutiny and negotiations. Germany 1932: In the context of the previous mention of Berlin, this likely refers to the political and economic instability in Germany during the rise of the Nazi Party in 1932. Buckingham Palace 1893: This year is significant in British royal history, as it marks the marriage of Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V), to Princess Mary of Teck (later Queen Mary). The topics covered in your introduction span a wide range of subjects, from current economic and geopolitical issues to historical events and cultural references. The connecting thread seems to be the complexity and interconnectedness of global affairs, with each topic potentially influencing or being influenced by the others. undated Delphi

Following the shelling of the Russian-controlled nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has rung the alarm, warning of a possible nuclear catastrophe.Meanwhile, Iran has announced it is enriching uranium at its Fordow nuclear facility at 60 percent.Is there any sign Iran is trying to build a nuclear weapon?With the global nuclear arsenal nearing 13,000 weapons, mostly in the hands of the United States and Russia, it seems an increasing number of countries are trying to expand their nuclear capabilities.Should the non-proliferation treaty signed in 1968 be revised?Rafael Grossi, IAEA chief, talks to Al Jazeera.Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglishFind us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeeraCheck our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/@AljazeeraEnglish#Aljazeeraenglish#News

Guest: Nicholas Moore, Reporter1. Indonesia earthquake: Search for survivors as death toll soars2. Nuclear watchdog says Iran enriching up to 60% at underground Fordow nuclear facility3. U.S. Supreme Court clears way for lawmakers to get Trump's tax returns4. Bankman-Fried's FTX, senior staff, parents bought Bahamas property worth $300 mln1. 인도네시아 지진으로 사망자 급증, 속 생존자 수색中2. 핵감시단 '이란이 포르도 지하 핵 시설에서 최대 60%까지 농축' 밝혀3. 미국 대법원, 국회의원들이 트럼프의 세금 환급 받을 수 있는 길 열어줘4. FTX, 고위 직원, 부모에게 3억 달러 상당의 바하마 부동산을 구입한 것으로 드러나See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

MEDIA CONFIRMATION : Iran says starts enriching uranium to 60% at Fordo plant hidden under mountain Nov.22,2022 - as predicted by Clairvoyant Stoyanka Staikova in her E-book publ. October 8,2022 New E-book : Time, Space, Cosmos and Technologies 2022/2023. Financial Forecasting and World Stock Exchanges - Dubai,Hong Kong,NYSE,Japan,Euronext,Moscow, Finances. The war of the Ayatollahs in Iran. Where is the place for control of the weather? - Clairvoyant/Psychic predictions and prophecies By Clairvoyants : Dimitrinka Staikova, Stoyanka Staikova, Ivelina Staikova Published : October 8, 2022 TABLE OF CONTENTS : https://clairvoyantdimitrinkastaikova.weebly.com/hottestnewspredictions/new-e-book-time-space-cosmos-and-technologies-20222023-financial-forecasting-and-world-stock-exchanges-dubaihong-kongnysejapaneuronextmoscow-finances-the-war-of-the-ayatollahs-in-iran-where-is-the-place-for-control-of-the-weather-clair ONLY A SMALL PART OF CLAIRVOYANT/PSYCHIC PREDICTIONS ABOUT : Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Iran's Supreme leader) - Clairvoyant/Psychic predictions September 19,2022 : The war of the Ayatollahs - time of funeral, resurrection, miracles. Who are the future ayatollahs? Who will stay? What will happen with the government of Iran year 2022/2023 - by Clairvoyant House “Dimitrinka Staikova and daughters Stoyanka and Ivelina Staikova “ - from Europe, Bulgaria, Varna Visit our E-book Store , Blogs and Websites: http://clairvoyantDimitrinkaStaikova.weebly.com http://sites.Google.com/site/dimitrinkastaikova http://HottestNewsPredictions.blogspot.com http://ivstaikova.wixsite.com/clairvoyant ….. *************************************** In Addition : • Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei - Clairvoyant/Psychic predictions September 17,2022 for : his health, the oil business of Iran, More protests. Explosion - where? Problems with the nuclear facility of Iran - by Clairvoyant Stoyanka Staikova http://clairvoyantDimitrinkaStaikova.weebly.com ….November/December 2022 - I see an underground facility located in the base of a mountain or a hill - under a thick layer of earth, there is a big car moving underneath and carries many radioactive bombs (cores) and transmits and receives data (information). Iran will move their nuclear facility because of attempts by the West to detect it from above…. ************************************** • Ali Khamenei (Ayatollah of Iran) - Clairvoyant/Psychic predictions September 17,2022 - Upcoming Attack against oil fields - by Clairvoyant Ivelina Staikova ….. ************************************** MEDIA CONFIRMATION : Iran says starts enriching uranium to 60% at Fordo plant FacebooTwittEmaiSha Tuesday 22 November 2022 - 1:53pm https://www.enca.com/business/iran-says-starts-enriching-uranium-60-fordo-plant TEHRAN - Iran said Tuesday it had begun producing uranium enriched to 60 percent at its Fordo plant, an underground facility that reopened three years ago amid the breakdown of its nuclear deal with major powers… … The heavily protected Fordo plant around 180 kilometres (110 miles) south of Tehran was built deep underground in a bid to shield it from air or missiles strikes by Iran's enemies.… … While Iran is already enriching uranium up to 60% purity elsewhere, its decision to do so at Fordow is likely to be viewed by Western nations as particularly provocative because the site is buried under a mountain, making it harder to attack.… … "We warned that political pressure and resolutions wouldn't change anything and that the adoption of a resolution would draw a serious response," said Eslami. "That's why the production of uranium enriched to 60 percent began at Fordo from Monday." Click here to read more : https://hottestnewspredictions.blogspot.com/2022/11/media-confirmation-iran-says-starts.html

- Hôm qua, Iran thông báo đã làm giàu urani tới mức 20% sử dụng các máy ly tâm tiên tiến tại nhà máy hạt nhân ngầm Fordow. Động thái này được nhận định là một đòn giáng vào tiến trình khôi phục thoả thuận hạt nhân giữa Iran và các nước phương Tây vốn đang rất mong manh, trong bối cảnh quá trình đàm phán vẫn đang bế tắc. Tác giả : Anh Tuấn/VOV1 Chủ đề : iran, làm giàu, urani --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/vov1tintuc/support

உலகச் செய்திகள் - 10.07.2022 | Today World News in Tamil | Samugam TV News #Ukraine #India #Iran #Australia #China #UnitedStates #Russia #Worldnews #Tamilnews #SamugamTVNews ‣ Ukrainian President Zelensky sacks Ukraine's ambassadors to five countries, including India ‣ Iran escalates uranium enrichment with adaptable machines at Fordow, IAEA reports ‣ Australia's Wong says China meeting a 'first step' in stabilising relationship ‣ Russia threatens broad Ukraine offensive as US presses China over war stance ‣ Trudeau apologizes for racism faced by all-Black Canadian unit in First World War ‣ Center Open to Public-Private Partnership to Strengthen Subs Industry: ISRO CF Somnath ‣ US ban on Chinese goods hits Bangladesh's ready-made garment industry

Hour 3 –  Good Tuesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour: The Islamic Republic of Iran is reportedly continuing to escalate its enrichment of uranium by preparing to use advanced centrifuges at its underground Fordow nuclear facility as U.N. experts warn that Iran now has enough of the material to build a nuclear weapon. Missouri Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden says he contacted law enforcement after Greitens campaign video.

Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Donnerstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.Bund und Länder beraten über härtere Corona-Maßnahmen Bund und Länder wollen an diesem Donnerstag härtere Maßnahmen im Kampf gegen Corona auf den Weg bringen. Dazu schalten sich die Länderchefs mit Noch-Kanzlerin Angela Merkel und Bald-Kanzler Olaf Scholz zusammen. Der Vorsitzende der Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz, NRW-Regierungschef Hendrik Wüst, hat schon angekündigt, es solle unter anderem um umfangreiche Kontaktbeschränkungen für Ungeimpfte gehen sowie um die Vorbereitung einer allgemeinen Impfpflicht. Im Gespräch sind auch eine Ausweitung der 2G-Regel auf den Einzelhandel und die Reduzierung der Zuschauerzahl bei Großveranstaltungen. UN: Zahl der Bedürftigen weltweit wächst um fast 40 Millionen Im kommenden Jahr dürften nach Schätzungen der Vereinten Nationen fast 40 Millionen Menschen mehr weltweit auf humanitäre Hilfe oder Schutz angewiesen sein als in diesem Jahr. Die Vereinten Nationen stellen sich 2022 auf 274 Millionen Bedürftige ein, nach 250 Millionen im Jahr 2021, wie das UN-Nothilfebüro (OCHA) berichtete. Jeder 29. Erdenbewohner sei auf Unterstützung angewiesen. Gründe dafür seien politische Instabilität, zunehmende Vertreibungen, Folgen des Klimawandels und Auswirkungen von COVID-19. Groß sei die Not unter anderem in Äthiopien, Afghanistan, im Jemen, Myanmar und Südsudan. Milliarden-Investitionen der EU in Entwicklungsländern Die EU will sich mit Milliarden-Investitionen in die Infrastruktur von Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländern mehr globalen Einfluss sichern. Das Projekt macht damit Chinas Vorhaben für eine "Neue Seidenstraße" Konkurrenz. Wie EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen in Brüssel mitteilte, sollen über die Initiative "Global Gateway" bis 2027 bis zu 300 Milliarden Euro zur Verfügung stehen. Geplant sind unter anderen Projekte zur Energieerzeugung mit klimaneutralem Wasserstoff in Afrika sowie eine neue Unterwasserkabelverbindung zum Datentransport zwischen der EU und Lateinamerika. Verstöße gegen Atomabkommen Der Iran baut seine Fähigkeiten zur Anreicherung von Uran weiter aus. Dies teilte die Internationale Atomenergiebehörde IAEA in Wien mit. Deren Inspektoren hätten am Dienstag die unterirdische Atomanlage in Fordow besucht. Dort habe der Iran Schritte zur Urananreicherung mittels hocheffizienter Zentrifugen unternommen. Mit dem Pakt von 2015 war das Atomprogramm des Iran stark eingeschränkt worden, um die Entwicklung von Nuklearwaffen zu verhindern. Unter anderem hatte sich die Führung in Teheran verpflichtet, in Fordow keine Zentrifugen mehr einzusetzen. Erdogan feuert Finanzminister Inmitten einer schweren Währungskrise tauscht der türkische Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan den Finanzminister aus. Der bislang stellvertretende Finanzminister Nureddin Nebati soll auf Lütfi Elvan folgen, der seinen Posten gerade mal ein Jahr lang innehatte. Vor dieser Personalentscheidung war die türkische Lira auf Berg- und Talfahrt gegangen. Auslöser dafür waren umstrittene Äußerungen Erdogans zu Zinssenkungen und dem Eingreifen der Zentralbank. Die Türkei muss im kommenden Jahr mit einer Inflation von etwa 30 Prozent rechnen. Schulschütze in Michigan unter Terrorverdacht Nach der Schusswaffenattacke an einer US-Schule ist der 15-jährige Angreifer wegen Terrorismus und vierfachen Mordes angeklagt worden. Dem Teenager werden zudem in sieben Fällen Körperverletzung mit Tötungsabsicht und Verstöße gegen das Waffenrecht zur Last gelegt. Ihm soll nach dem Erwachsenenstrafrecht der Prozess gemacht werden. Dem Schüler droht lebenslange Haft. Er hatte am Dienstag an einer Highschool im US-Bundesstaat Michigan mit einer Pistole vier Mitschüler getötet und sieben weitere Menschen verletzt. Großer Zapfenstreich für Merkel Am Abend will sich die Bundeswehr von der scheidenden Bundeskanzlerin verabschieden. Kurz vor Ende ihrer 16-jährigen Amtszeit ehren die Soldaten Angela Merkel mit einem Großen Zapfenstreich. Das traditionsreiche Zeremoniell gelte als "die höchste Würdigung, welche die deutschen Streitkräfte einer Zivilperson zuteilwerden lassen können", teilte das Bundesverteidigungsministerium mit. Die Feierstunde für die deutsche Regierungschefin findet vor dem Bendlerblock statt, dem Berliner Dienstsitz des Ministeriums. Als Ehrengast wird Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier erwartet.

MENA Now Morning Briefing, January 5, 2021 *This daily morning briefing covers news as presented by the media, and does not present the views of MENA Now. * All sources were drawn from publicly available online news sources Lebanon Today Nasrallah: Iranian General's Remarks Distorted, Iran Itself to Avenge Soleimani; http://bit.ly/3rPOyZP Blasts Rock Fuel Depot on Lebanese-Syrian Border; http://bit.ly/2JJM524 Regional Overview Iran says it has resumed 20% uranium enrichment at Fordow site; http://bit.ly/3be4xuT South Korean tanker seized by Iran in Strait of Hormuz; http://bit.ly/3op9Tat Israeli prosecutors detail corruption charges against Netanyahu; http://bit.ly/2XjIj2E

The ACW crew discusses the JCPOA...again. Iran has announced its 5th step away from the JCPOA. The trio discusses what that means, what it doesn't mean, and where we go from here.  And, for your ease of reference, Iran's Five Steps: May 2019: No longer limit stockpiles of LEU or heavy water July 2019: No longer limit uranium enrichment to 3.67% September 2019: Abandoned all limits on R&D for new centrifuges  November 2019: Resume uranium enrichment at Fordow, resulting in a podcast. January 2020: Abandon limits on number of centrifuges.    Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!

On FPF #421, I discuss Trump getting Iran and Israel wrong. Trump continues the failed maximum pressure campaign against Iran. The Iranian people are suffering but their leaders remain firmly in place. The US continues to place more sanctions on Iran and Iran responds by moving away from more commitments outlined in the defunct JCPOA. The US is now looking to exploit protests in Iran in an attempt to weaken the leadership.  Like Trump's Iran policy, Trump has been wrong on Israel from the start. Trump has already taken major steps moving the US embassy and recognizing the Golan Heights as Israel territory. Now, the Trump administration has changed the US position on Israeli settlements.  The settlements clearly violate international law - and for the past four decades, the US has agreed - now the US says that isn't the case. The move is being seen as a boon to Netanyahu, who is in a power struggle, and to legitimize any Israel decision to annex parts of the West Bank.  Links Amazon will protest the Pentagon awarding the Penton’s cloud contract - JEDI - to Microsoft. [Link] Ukraine Russia will return three ships to Ukraine. Russia seized the ships after the Ukrainian ships entered Russian waters without permission. [Link] Bolivia Officials of the coup government in Bolivia are threatening opposition legislators and journalists. [Link] At least 23 people have been killed during protests in Bolivia. [Link] NK North Korea says it is not going to engage in talks with the US just so Trump can brag about it. North Korea wants to put changing the hostile policy on the table. [Link] The US and South Korea postponed upcoming wargames. [Link] Trump tweets at Kim Jong-un telling him to make a deal soon. [Link] North Korea says it will not engage in talks with the US unless the US hostile policy is on the agenda. [Link] Afghanistan From January through October, the US dropped over 6,000 missiles and bombs on Afghanistan. [Link] American and Australian hostages were released by the Taliban in exchange for three Taliban officials. [Link]  The Afghan government claims victory over ISIS-K. It says over 600-IS fighters have surrendered to the government over the past few weeks. [Link] 12 civilians - including three children - were killed by a car bomb in Kabul. [Link] Israel  Pompeo announces the US no longer views Israeli settlements are inconsistent with international law. [Link] Iran Protest breakout in Iran over rising fuel prices. At least one person has died during protests. [Link] Amnesty International reports that over 100 people were killed during protests in Iran. [Link] New documents from Iran are leaking showing how Iran capitalized on the Iraq War to gain influence in a new Iraqi government. [Link] The IRGC warns it will use decisive and revolutionary force to end protests. [Link] Pompeo says the US stands with Iranian protesters. [Link] Pompeo says the US will end sanction waivers for Iran’s Fordow nuclear site. [Link] Iran now has 130 tonnes of heavy water. The JCPOA limited Iran to under 130 tonnes. [Link] Syria Turkey is threatening to attack northeastern Syria if all Syrian Kurdish forces as withdrawn. [Link] Turkey says Syria Kurds killed 10 people with a car bomb in a Turkish controlled in northern Syria. [Link]  Russia announces it has taken control of a former-US base in northern Syria. [Link] Libya Seven civilians were killed by an airstrike at a biscuit factory in Libya. Haftar’s forces are behind the attack. [Link] The US carried out four drone attacks in southern Libya at the end of September. Officials claim the attacks killed roughly ⅓ of the 150 IS fighters in Libya. The drones were launched from Niger. [Link]

Rod Reuven Dovid Bryant and Jerry Gordon bring back Dr. Stephen Bryen to address Iran’s provocative nuclear and missile threats to Israel and the US. Dr. Bryen is a former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense during the Reagan Era, a noted military technologist and Asia Times columnist. This timely discussion occurred on news of Iran further breaching the 2015 Nuclear deal with ramp up of uranium enrichment threatening to produce enough fissile material for multiple nuclear weapons within a year. Moreover, given recent strikes by cruise missiles in Saudi Arabia led Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Kochavi to warn of credible Iranian threats to launch precision missile strikes against Israel from Yemen, Syria and possibly Gaza. Iranian proxy in Gaza, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), launched a barrage of over 170 rockets against targets in Southern and Central Israel. Israel retaliated with air strikes killing PIJ leaders in Gaza. Bryen dismissed unconfirmed rumors by a Chinese news agency about Russia possibly obtaining a David Sling Stunner interceptor missile in Syria. The Stunner interceptor missile, jointly developed by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Systems and US partner Raytheon, is equipped with sophisticated digital radar, embedded software and electro optical systems enabling it to discriminate decoys from targets at a range of 190 miles. These Stunner interceptor capabilities makes it a valuable standoff air defense system for Israel against Iranian cruise missiles and drones. It is far superior to the US Patriot Missile air defense system that failed to intercept a swarm of ground hugging Iranian cruise missiles with advanced detachable warheads that made precision strikes on oil tanks in Saudi Arabia. Bryen cited noted Israeli missile defense systems expert, Uzi Rubin, who noted that these Iranian precision cruise missiles with detachable warheads were equipped with optical homing systems with infrared capable of attacking fixed civilian or military targets. Israel must assure that it doesn’t lose deterrence against such threats. Given this sophisticated Iranian missile capability, Bryen said that Israel has three options: 1) shoot down incoming missiles; 2) attack launching sites; 3) conduct a general retaliation war against Iran and proxies in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Gaza. Bryen noted that Palestinian Islamic Jihad can acquire precision rockets and missiles from Iran via smuggling by sea with delivery by small boats and from the Sinai through tunnels into Gaza. Hezbollah receives such missiles via Iranian air deliveries to Damascus airport, despite frequent Israeli air and missile attacks. Of mounting concern is Iran’s continual breaching of the 2015 nuclear agreement with news that the Tehran regime is loading gases into centrifuges at the underground Fordow facility near Qom, Iran. Bryen suggests that Iran will have enough fissile material within a year to produce multiple nuclear weapons. This presents a significant challenge to both Israel and the US, especially as neither is interested in a war with Iran. Instead, the Trump Administration is engaging in a campaign of “maximum pressure “including ratcheting up sanctions against key IRGC officials and controlled institutions. Despite this Iran pursued its nuclear program and regional support for proxies, estimated at $16 billion annually. Beyond the Matrix 14NOV2019 - PODCAST

*)Bolivia’s Morales given asylum in Mexico Former Bolivian president Evo Morales has boarded a plane to Mexico, where he has been granted asylum. His supporters set barricades on fire to block roads leading to the country's main airport. His opponents have taken to the streets of La Paz to celebrate. Senate second Vice President Jeanine Anez is constitutionally next in line to take over the presidency. *)Violent clashes continue in Hong Kong Hong Kong is experiencing one of its most violent days of clashes since unrest erupted five months ago. Clashes between protesters and security forces continue a day after a demonstrator was shot by police. Railway services have been suspended, while universities, schools and roads have been closed. *)Iran caught breaching nuclear deal The UN atomic watchdog confirms Iran is enriching uranium at its underground Fordow site and rapidly accelerating enrichment. This follows Tehran's statement that it increased production at its Fordow facility. The move, which breaches the limits on permitted nuclear activities, is in violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. European leaders say they'll consider reimposing international sanctions on Tehran. *)State of emergency declared as Australia burns A state of emergency has been declared as 57 bushfires burn through Australia's New South Wales state. Millions of hectares of farmland and forest have been razed. Hot, dry and windy weather is forecast to worsen the situation in the coming days, posing a threat to Sydney – home to more than 5 million. And finally, *)Mercury crosses the sun Mercury put on a grand show on Monday as it moved across the sun. It took Mercury five hours to transit the middle of the sun, which is 285 times larger than the tiny planet. Astro scientists say the crossing occurs only 13 times every century.

Tristan Guyette and Colleen Moore of Beyond the Bomb discuss their experiences organizing a nationwide mass movement to prevent nuclear war in an exclusive interview with Joe Cirincione. Early Warning features Press the Button co-host Michelle Dover, Ploughshares Fund Director of Policy Tom Collina, and Ariane Tabatabai of Columbia University on recent news that Iran has restarted uranium enrichment at its Fordow facility and the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Joe Cirincione answers a question from Kayvon in California.

Daily News Brief for Thursday, November 7th: *) Trump impeachment hearings to go public next week US House Democrats announced the first open impeachment hearings into President Trump will begin next week. The testimony of William Taylor, a career envoy and war veteran with 50 years of service to the US, is what Democrats want Americans to hear first. Taylor has relayed in private his understanding that there was a blatant quid pro quo with Trump holding up military aid to US ally Ukraine. *) Three people charged in US for spying for Riyadh Two former Twitter employees and a third man were charged in the US with spying on Twitter users for Saudi Arabia, the US Justice department said. The three suspects allegedly worked together to unmask the ownership details behind dissident Twitter accounts on behalf of Riyadh and the royal family. They were guided by an unnamed Saudi official which The Washington Post reported was Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. *) Turkey announces capture of Baghdadi's wife Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the capture of one of former Daesh leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi's wives. The announcement came more than a week after the US declared that Baghdadi had killed himself during a raid by US special forces. A senior Turkish official said earlier this week that Turkey had captured Baghdadi's sister, her husband and daughter. *) Iran resumes uranium enrichment Iran injected uranium gas into centrifuges at its underground Fordow nuclear complex, taking its most-significant step away from the 2015 nuclear deal. Tehran’s moves aim to put additional pressure on Europe to offer Iran a way to sell its crude oil abroad despite the imposition of US sanctions. Fordow's 1,044 centrifuges previously spun without uranium gas for enrichment under the deal that the US unilaterally pulled out of last year. *) Smog forces closure of schools in Pakistan’s Lahore And finally, A pall of smog descended on Pakistan’s Lahore city leaving people with itchy eyes and forcing authorities to suspend school, local media reported. Micro air pollutants in Lahore reached Air Quality Index level of 500 - a situation where it's considered hazardous for humans to breath. Smog has become a problem for some cities in South Asia due to industrial and transport pollution and the practice by farmers to burn stubble crop.

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, after Sondland added a bribery confession to his past testimony, Trump allies and the GOP scramble to prep a new impeachment defense.Then, on the rest of the menu, ICE agents tried unsuccessfully to confiscate student records without a subpoena at a Florida elementary school; almost two and a half million poor Americans have lost vital phone services under Trump; and, Devin Nunes threatened to sue the Fresno County DA for ignoring a fake cow on twitter who Devin really, really hates.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Boris Johnson has withheld a government report on Russian meddling to avoid devastating revelations about Brexit; and, Iran will start injecting uranium gas into centrifuges at its underground Fordow enrichment facility because that's what happens when you have to undo everything the Black President did.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"To those of us who believe that all of life is sacred every crumb of bread and sip of wine is a Eucharist, a remembrance, a call to awareness of holiness right where we are. I want all of the holiness of the Eucharist to spill out beyond church walls, out of the hands of priests and into the regular streets and sidewalks, into the hands of regular, grubby people like you and me, onto our tables, in our kitchens and dining rooms and backyards.” -- Shauna Niequist "Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/11/6/1897503/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

On FPF #415, I cover important new dealing with US foreign policy. The House is moving forward with impeaching Trump. I argue that Trump's decision to give military aid to Ukraine is more of a scandal than the alleged quid-pro-quo. A UN investigator said Julian Assange's life is in danger because of the conditions he is being held in. I discuss the importance of getting Assange out of jail; for his own health and the rights of all journalists. The US policy in Syria remains unclear. I update some recent development and the problems with Trump's 'stay for the oil' plan.  Links The House votes for rules in the impeachment hearings. [Link] Steve Beigun has been named the number two at the State Department. Beigun will retain his duties negotiating with North Korea. [Link] Tulsi Gabbard introduced a War Powers bill to remove US troops from Syria. [Link] US veterans are increasingly suffering from cancer. [Link] Russia says it is too late to negotiate a replacement agreement to the New START Treaty. Russia says there is still time to extend New START. [Link] Assange An independent UN investigator into human rights says the UK is putting Julian Assange’s life at risk with arbitrary detention. [Link] Mexico Trump says he will surge to fight violent crime. His new push will include $600 million in military equipment to police forces. [Link] Mike Maharrey explains Trump’s law enforcement surge is unconstitutional. [Link] Thomas Knapp Sanctions The Treasury Department announces sanctions on five Venezuelans. [Link]  The US imposed sanctions on Iran’s construction sector. The US announced it would extend waivers on sanctions for 90 days for work on redesigning Iran’s nuclear facilities. [Link] The US places sanctions against nine Iranians described as being the Ayatollah's inner circle. [Link] Iran announces they will being using Uranium gas in centrifuges at the Fordow nuclear facility. Under the JCPOA, Iran agreed to only use the facility for research. The US broke the JCPOA last year and Iran has been reducing its commitments to the broken deal. [Link] Iran announces installing new advanced centrifuges and developing a new, more advanced centrifuge. [Link] Catalonia  The Spanish high court reissues arrest warrants for three members of the former Catalan government that held an independent vote in 2017. [Link] Afghanistan Nine children were killed by a landmine in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. [Link] Israel A leaked video shows an Israeli police officer shooting a Palestinian man in the back as he walked away from the officer. The officer was released from the police but joined the army. She may face charges. [Link] Iraq At least 13 protests have been killed in Iraq since Monday. [Link] Protesters in Iraq blocked a main port over the weekend. The protesters also attacked an Iranian consulate. [Link] Six more people were killed during protests in Iraq. The protesters are being killed with live fire, rubber bullets, and from being directly hit with tear gas canisters. [Link] Syria Turkey says it will send captured foreign ISIS fighters back to their home countries. [Link] Twelve people were killed by a car bomb in a Turkish controlled area of northeastern Syria. The dead included Turkish backed rebels and civilians. Turkey blames Syrian Kurds for the attack. [Link] Turkey releases 18 captured Syrian soldiers to Russia. [Link] US troops report lacking order and not understanding the mission. [Link] Turkish backed Syrian rebels attacked Syrian Kurdish positions south of the safe zone. [Link] Turkey says the US continues to hold joint patrols with Syrian Kurds in an agree the US agreed it would clear of armed Kurds. [Link]  Iran signs contracts with Syria to rebuild the country’s power grid. [Link] Yemen Saudi Arabia is inflicting a famine on Yemen. [Link] The Houthi claim to down a US-made ScanEagle drone near the Saudi border. [Link] Trump tweeted about Yemen today Niger AFRICOM says the US will begin armed and unarmed air operations in Niger. [Link]

BRASIL - Aprovação de novas propostas do governo para a economia virá em tempos distintos, prevê Guedes BRASIL - ANM diz que Vale não forneceu dados corretos sobre barragem que rompeu em Brumadinho BRASIL - Em alegações finais, PGR quer rescindir acordos de delação de Joesley e Wesley Batista MUNDO - Trump pressiona México sobre segurança após morte de família mórmon MUNDO - Irã enriquecerá urânio a 5% em instalação nuclear subterrânea de Fordow, diz autoridade MUNDO - Líder trabalhista Corbyn rotula planos de Johnson para Brexit de "thatcherismo com esteroides" MUNDO - Cientistas pedem compromissos maiores com Acordo de Paris para conter mudança climática NEGÓCIOS - Presidente da Boeing "fez tudo certo", diz chairman NEGÓCIOS - Regra de oferta de ações da Aramco deve restringir listagem no exterior por um ano AGRONEGÓCIO - Preço do óleo de soja dispara na China em meio a escassez de suínos e baixo estoque de grãos TECNOLOGIA - Como Apple, Disney, AT&T e Netflix manterão seus assinantes de streaming? TECNOLOGIA - Interferência online afeta eleições em todo o mundo, diz relatório CULTURA - Solteira? Sou minha própria companhia, diz atriz Emma Watson

Kristy's out of the way and busy with her Strawberry Festival and Stacey's stuck between the two handsome boys in her life, so get ready to Hashtag “Swoon" (this is a new cool thing to say!) over the ever-so-dreamy Ethan, and Hashtag “Speak The Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear” (not a thing yet, but hopefully soon!) for Robert “Brewdoggy” Brewster, who is truly going through some stuff this week. If all of that makes you socially anxious, just remember your FORDOW acronym and you can't go wrong! Unless you're too far gone with Suzeynity, in which case the best you can probably do is sit back and either wait for the universe to be set upon the Golden Path or lament the ominous return of the Jaquio. Is it just me or is this podcast making less and less sense as we go on?  Music credits: “Strong Inspiration,” by SR40 “Stardust,” by Fox Beat Stock Music Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music.

Colin Kahl speaks with Marc Lynch about U.S. foreign policy during the Obama administration. Kahl is an associate professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. From October 2014 to January 2017, he was Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President. On Iran, Kahl spoke about the strategy behind the JCPOA. "I can't think of an actual bonafide Iran expert on on planet Earth that believed that you were going to resolve this problem without giving the regime some face-saving way out on enrichment. And that was, I think, an inflection point in the decision of the Obama administration, which was ultimately not to drive the program to zero— not because we wouldn't prefer a world in which every nut and bolt of Natanz and Fordow enrichment facility was dismantled— but because that's a perfect world that perfect scenario was impossible to achieve. No matter how much pressure you were going to you were going to put on the regime." "We found that in the case of countries— like Israel, Saudi Arabia or others— they want us to do two things, ultimately that the president was unwilling to do because of his overall theory of the role of military force in the region. One was they very much wanted us to engage in regime change— especially as it related to Iran. At the end of the day, the Israelis and the Saudis will never will never tolerate an Iran that's a strong actor in the region as long as this regime is in power. At the end of the day, they were more concerned about the regime and its had hegemonic ambitions than its nuclear program— even though the Israelis continually dialed up the existential language on the nuclear program. They did not believe that the threat from Iran— whether its nuclear or anything else— could be settled with anything short of regime change. And so, that was their preference: to basically leave the sanctions in place until the regime in Tehran went out of existence. And if they crossed some mythical red line, smash them like we smashed Saddam. The president wasn't going to go in for that." "The second issue is the president was extraordinarily clear about: defending our allies from external aggression. Which is why we did so much to bolster their own capabilities— unprecedented amounts of military assistance to Israel, unprecedented steps to maintain their qualitative military edge— even as we were providing unprecedented degrees of security assistance to our partners in the Gulf, to Jordan, and otherwise. But what we weren't going to do is give them a blank check to drag us into conflicts that we believed didn't serve their interests. And certainly didn't serve our interests," Kahl said. " I think it all goes back to Obama's fundamental humility about what military forces can and can't accomplish." Kahl also addressed criticism of foreign policy during the Obama administration. "Probably no area of the Obama administration's foreign policies came under more criticism than the approach to Syria. And yet every proposal— whether it was arming the opposition, putting in place a no fly zone or safe zones, or standoff strikes, or even you name it— whatever big idea was was out there in think tank land or in the academic world. They were deliberated over and over and over again. And so it doesn't mean that policy makers always make the right decision. They're human beings. They have incomplete information. They make wrong decisions all the time. But they're a lot smarter than you think." "The last point I will make just briefly is that I also think academics probably don't appreciate the degree to which things that seem relatively banal— like process, budgets and whether human beings are getting enough sleep— actually affect the outcome of certain things. And those are just constraints— bureaucratic and human."

In April 2015, the P5+1, the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, negotiated an interim nuclear accord with Iran. Among the key parameters: Iran’s enrichment capacity, enrichment levels, and stockpile would be limited; its Fordow site converted into a research center; and the Arak heavy water reactor redesigned. In return, the IAEA would gain greater access for inspections, and U.S. and EU sanctions would be lifted. Many in the U.S. fear that a deal as outlined would not go far enough and, instead of being a benefit, would strengthen Iran’s hand in the Middle East. Not to mention the important question of trust. Is this agreement a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to halt nuclear proliferation, or does President Obama have this wrong? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the summer of 2012, despite increased international pressure and economic sanctions, Iran doubled the number of nuclear centrifuges installed in its underground Fordow site, stopping just short of the capacity to produce nuclear fuel.   President Obama has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s call to draw a “red line” that would trigger U.S. military action.  But what would the costs and benefits of military action be?  Can Israel live with a nuclear Iran, or could the time be near for a pre-emptive strike? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices