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On the version of Hot off the Wire posted Jan. 24 at 7 a.m. CT: MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump has easily won the New Hampshire primary. He has swept the opening contests for the Republican presidential nomination and delivered a fresh setback to his last major rival, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. Trump's margin of victory Tuesday is still coming into focus. But it's clear his hold on the Republican Party hasn't wavered despite the multiple criminal cases he is facing. The results are disappointing for Haley, but she vowed to stay in the race, declaring it “far from over.” Trump bragged about following up his Iowa win with a victory in New Hampshire but also repeatedly insulated Haley, declaring, “Lets not have someone take a victory when she had a very bad night.” Russia's Defense Ministry accused Ukrainian forces of shooting down a military transport plane, killing all 74 people aboard, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war being swapped. It said the POWs were being transported to Russia's Belgorod region. Ukrainian officials did not comment on the crash and The Associated Press could not confirm who was aboard. Officials in Kyiv cautioned against sharing unverified information. In addition to the 65 POWs, the Il-76 transport carried a crew of six and three other passengers, the ministry said. According to the statement, Russian radar registered the launch of two Ukrainian missiles from Ukraine's Kharkiv region that borders Belgorod. The ministry called the attack “a terrorist act.” BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials say at least 25 people died after a fire broke out in southeastern Jiangxi province. Local authorities for the Yushui district of Jiangxi province said a fire broke out in the basement of a shopping area in mid-afternoon on Wednesday. They say 120 rescue, firefighters, police and local government officials were deployed to the scene. Search and rescue operations are underway, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 1.9 million Explorer SUVs in the U.S. because a trim piece can fly off and create a hazard for other drivers. The recall covers Explorers from the 2011 through 2019 model years. Documents posted Wednesday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say that clips holding the trim that covers the roof supports by the windshield can come loose. If that happens, the trim can fly off. The recall comes after U.S. regulators opened an investigation into the problem last year after receiving consumer complaints. Canadian regulators also inquired about the problem. Dealers will inspect the trim pieces to make sure the clips are engaged and add adhesive to hold them in place. Owners will be notified starting March 13. NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Osgood, who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for more than two decades, hosted the long-running radio program “The Osgood File” and was referred to as CBS News' poet-in-residence, has died. He was 91. CBS reported that Osgood died Tuesday at his home in Saddle River, New Jersey, and that the cause was dementia, according to his family. Osgood proved to be a broadcaster who could write essays and light verse as well as report hard news, a man who continued to work in both radio and television with equal facility. He joined the CBS network in 1971. MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have joined forces at a rally in Virginia as they push for abortion rights. First lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff were also there Tuesday at what was the first joint appearance by all four of them since the 2024 campaign began. It's a reflection of the importance that Democrats are placing on abortion as they face a likely rematch against Donald Trump, the former Republican president. Trump helped pave the way for overturning Roe v. Wade by nominating three conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, a fact that the Biden campaign plans to remind voters of at every opportunity. WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has hit three facilities in Iraq and two anti-ship missiles in Yemen within hours of each other in its continued effort to keep violence from the Israel-Hamas war from spilling over into a wider conflict. Both strikes were targeting Iranian-backed proxy weapons sites that the United States has said are involved in the strikes against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria and in launching anti-ship missiles and drones that threaten commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The strikes came hours after the U.S. said on Tuesday that militants fired two one-way attack drones at the al-Asad Air Base, injuring U.S. service members and damaging infrastructure. NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have barred TurboTax maker Intuit Inc. from advertising its services as “free” unless they are free for all customers, or if eligibility is clearly disclosed. In an opinion and final order, the Federal Trade Commission ruled that Intuit engaged in deceptive practices by running ads claiming consumers could file their taxes for free using TurboTax — when in fact many taxpayers did not qualify for such free offerings. In addition to prohibiting Intuit from marketing its products or services as free unless there's actually no cost for everyone, the FTC said Intuit must disclose what percentage of consumers are eligible and note if a majority of taxpayers do not qualify. Inuit said it had appealed the decision, which it called deeply flawed. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama intends to put a man to death with nitrogen gas this week unless stopped by the courts. It would be the first execution attempt with the method in the United States. Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening at a south Alabama prison. Alabama plans have a gas mask put over the 58-year-old's face to replace his breathing air with pure nitrogen gas and kill him. The Alabama attorney general's office says using nitrogen gas is the most painless and humane method created. But some doctors and critics say what exactly Smith will feel is unknown. ATLANTA (AP) — Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died after battling prostate cancer. The King Center in Atlanta says the 62-year-old son of the civil rights leader died in his sleep on Monday at his home in Malibu, California. Named for the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father once served as pastor, he was just 7 years old when his father was assassinated in 1968. He became chairman of the King Center, where he shepherded his parents' legacy and focused on protecting the King family's intellectual property. The Baseball Hall of Fame makes room for three new members, the Bucks fire a first-year coach with an excellent win-loss record, the Nuggets rely on their big guns to win at Indiana, South Carolina shocks AP sixth-ranked Kentucky, and the Oilers' long win streak gets longer. NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 Oscar nominations have been announced. The nominees for best picture are: “American Fiction”; “Anatomy of a Fall”; “Barbie”; “The Holdovers”; “Killers of the Flower Moon”; “Maestro”; “Oppenheimer”; “Past Lives”; “Poor Things”; “The Zone of Interest.” Lily Gladstone, star of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” became the first Native American nominated for best actress. For the 10th time, Scorsese was nominated for best director. Leonardo DiCaprio, though, was left out of best actor. Among the nominated films is the Ukraine war documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” which is a joint production between The Associated Press and PBS' “Frontline” and will compete in the best documentary category. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Lee Enterprises produces many national, regional and sports podcasts. Learn more here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted Jan. 4 at 7:30 a.m. CT: NEW YORK (AP) — A winter weather system moving through the U.S. is expected to wallop the East Coast this weekend with a mix of snow and freezing rain. But forecasters say it's too soon to say which areas will get snow and which will get rain and how much. The Pacific system is moving through Western and Southern states before moving up the East Coast this weekend. Major U.S. cities accustomed to white winters didn't receive much snow last year due to a lack of cold air. The National Weather Service in New York City said this week that 2023 would go down as the city's “least snowiness” year, with just 2.3 inches measured in Central Park. DENVER (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Colorado ruling that bars him from the state's ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The Republican presidential candidate on Wednesday appealed the Colorado Supreme Court's finding that an insurrection clause in the Constitution's 14th Amendment renders him ineligible. The Colorado court's December ruling was the first time in history a court disqualified someone from running for the White House for having “engaged in insurrection." Trump's appeal comes a day after his legal team asked the Maine Superior Court to review a ruling by Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows that Trump cannot be on that state's ballot. BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say an airstrike on the logistical support headquarters of an Iran-backed militia in central Baghdad has killed a high-ranking militia commander. Thursday's strike comes amid mounting regional tensions fueled by Israel-Hamas war and fears that it could spill over into surrounding countries. The Popular Mobilization Force - a coalition of militias that is nominally under the control of the Iraqi military - announced in a statement that its deputy head of operations in Baghdad, Mushtaq Taleb al-Saidi, or “Abu Taqwa,” had been killed “as a result of brutal American aggression.” SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A pilot accused of threatening to shoot a commercial airline captain who wanted to divert a flight to get medical attention for a passenger is set to make his first federal court appearance. Former Delta Air Lines pilot Jonathan J. Dunn was indicted Oct. 18. He is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday in Salt Lake City. Dunn was charged with interfering with a flight crew and could face up to 20 years in prison. The captain had proposed diverting to Colorado if a passenger's condition worsened. Prosecutors say Dunn objected and threatened multiple times to shoot the captain. Delta says Dunn no longer works for the airline. DETROIT (AP) — American consumers bought 15.6 million new vehicles last year. The numbers indicate car buyers were undeterred by high prices, rising interest rates, autoworker strikes and a computer-chip shortage that slowed assembly lines. The tally is 12% more than in 2022, and the biggest increase in more than a decade. Yet sales still haven't returned to the 17 million rate in the years before the pandemic, and there are signs of a cooling market as supplies grow on dealer lots and prices start to fall. Average auto sales prices peaked in December of 2022 just over $47,300. Data from J.D. Power show that average prices in mid-December were down 2.7% from the peak to around $46,000. Analysts expect more discounts through the year. WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has coordinated with Israel, Egypt and others in rescuing the mother of a U.S. serviceman and her American brother-in-law who were pinned down during heavy fighting in Gaza City. News of the rescue, in the only known operation of its kind, came Wednesday from a U.S. official. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to confirm the rescue, which had been kept quiet for security reasons. The official said Zahra Sckak made it out of Gaza on New Year's Eve, along with her brother-in-law. Her husband had been shot earlier as the family fled from a building hit by an airstrike. He died days later. One of her three American sons is an Army infantryman. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve's policymakers concluded last month that inflationary pressures were easing and that the job market was cooling. In response, the officials chose to leave their key interest rate unchanged for the third straight time and signaled that they expected to cut rates three times in 2024. According to the minutes of their Dec. 12-13 meeting, Fed officials indicated in their own interest-rate forecasts that a lower benchmark rate “would be appropriate by the end of 2024" given the steady progress toward taming inflation. But they ”stressed the importance″ of remaining vigilant and keeping rates high “until inflation was clearly moving down sustainably″ toward their 2% target. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new law that would allow police in the state to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally. The lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses Texas of violating the U.S. government's authority over immigration enforcement. Under the Texas law, migrants could either agree to a Texas judge's order to leave the U.S. or be prosecuted on misdemeanor charges of illegal entry. Migrants who don't leave could face arrest again under more serious felony charges. The lawsuit asks a court in Austin to declare the Texas law unconstitutional, alleging that it would frustrate immigration operations and interfere with the federal government's right to regulate foreign commerce. The law is set to take effect in March. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is starting the campaign year by evoking the Revolutionary War to mark the third anniversary of the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection and visiting the South Carolina church where a white gunman massacred Black parishioners. The Democratic president is seeking to present in the starkest possible terms an election he argues could determine the fate of American democracy. Biden is kicking off 2024 in Pennsylvania by delving into some of the country's darkest moments rather than an upbeat affirmation of his record. Former President Donald Trump is the heavy favorite to win the Republican nomination. Trump's team argues Biden is threatening democracy because of the indictments brought against the former president. EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has led about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit to the Mexican border. And Johnson is expressing serious doubts about whether he'd support a bipartisan compromise. He's also suggesting he could use a looming government funding deadline as further leverage. Their trip Wednesday to Eagle Pass, Texas, comes as they are demanding hard-line immigration policies in exchange for backing President Joe Biden's emergency wartime funding request for Ukraine. Senate negotiators in Washington are plugging away in hopes of a bipartisan deal. Johnson says he's holding firmly to the policies of a bill passed by House Republicans in May without a single Democratic vote. Biden has threatened a veto WASHINGTON (AP) — America's employers posted 8.8 million job openings in November, down slightly from October and the fewest since March 2021. But demand for workers remains strong by historical standards. The number of job vacancies dipped from 8.9 million in October. And the number of people quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence in the labor market — fell to its lowest level since February 2021. The number of quits is now roughly where it stood before the pandemic erupted. Job openings dropped by 128,000 in transportation, warehousing and utilities and by 78,000 at hotels and restaurants. The federal government reduced job openings by 58,000. By contrast, openings in construction rose by 43,000 and in retail by 42,000. Officials say a New Jersey imam was shot multiple times and killed outside his mosque Wednesday, and authorities continue to search for the shooter. Essex County Prosecutor Ted Stephens said Imam Hassan Sharif was in his car when he was shot more than once near the Masjid-Muhammad Mosque in Newark. Attorney General Matt Platkin says authorities are still searching for a shooter, but there's no evidence indicating the shooting was related to anti-Muslim bias. Platkin says law enforcement has stepped up outreach to houses of worship, acknowledging the unfolding tensions amid the Israel-Hamas fighting in Gaza. Newark's public safety director says Sharif had been a resident imam at the mosque for five years. SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A father and son in Texas have been charged in the killings of an 18-year-old pregnant woman who disappeared before Christmas and her boyfriend. The arrests announced Wednesday night by San Antonio police come more than a week after the bodies of 18-year-old Savanah Nicole Soto and 22-year-old Matthew Guerra were found in the parking lot of an apartment complex. San Antonio police say the couple was fatally shot over an apparent drug deal before their bodies were moved and left in a car. Police charged a 19-year-old with capital murder and his 53-year-old father with abuse of corpse for allegedly helping his son move the couple's bodies. HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel is suing a police investigator and the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, more than five years after his murder conviction was overturned. Skakel was found guilty in 2002 of the killing of Martha Moxley in their Greenwich neighborhood in 1975 when they were both 15. He served more than 11 years in prison before the state Supreme Court overturned his conviction. Skakel's lawsuit alleges malicious prosecution, civil rights violations and other wrongdoing. Skakel says the police investigator, Frank Garr, withheld key evidence that favored Skakel. The state attorney general's office, which is representing Garr, declined to comment. A lawyer for Greenwich did not return a message seeking comment. Plenty of offense in the NBA, Auston Matthews becomes the NHL's first 30 goal scorer, nine Niners make the Pro Bowl rosters and two ranked teams play and lose in college basketball. Chiefs' quarterback Patrick Mahomes will sit the  regular-season finale, firefighters put out a large fire at the home of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill and Scottie Scheffler wins player vote as PGA Tour player of the year over Jon Rahm. WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is confident Palestinian militant groups used Gaza's largest hospital to hold hostages seized during their bloody Oct. 7, 2023, attack and to house command infrastructure. That's according to an American intelligence assessment declassified Tuesday and shared by a U.S. official. The assessment offers the firmest U.S. support for Israeli claims about the Shifa hospital complex, which was raided by Israeli forces in November in an operation decried by global humanitarian organizations and some members of President Joe Biden's party. Yet the information released doesn't fully back some of Israel's most significant allegations the hospital served as the central node for activities by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief of Israel's Mossad has vowed the intelligence agency will hunt down every Hamas member involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, no matter where they are. David Barnea spoke a day after the deputy head of the Palestinian militant group was killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Beirut. Israel has refused to comment on reports it carried out the killing, but Barnea's comments appeared to be the strongest indication yet it was behind the blast. Israel was on high alert Wednesday for an escalation with Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah militia after the strike in the Lebanese capital killed Saleh Arouri, the most senior Hamas member slain since the war in Gaza erupted nearly three months ago. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Queen Margrethe rode through Denmark's capital in a gilded, horse-drawn coach as she concluded her last New Year celebrations before her Jan. 14 abdication after 52 years on the throne. Thousands braved the biting cold Thursday to cheer the popular queen in what is to be her last public appearance as monarch. The 83-year-old Margrethe, who is Europe's longest reigning monarch, will hand over the throne to her oldest son, Crown Prince Frederik in the first such resignation in Europe's oldest ruling monarchy in nearly 900 years. Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of captives since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukrainian authorities say that 230 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned home in the first exchange in almost five months. Russia's Defense Ministry says that 248 Russian servicemen have been freed under the deal sponsored by the United Arab Emirates. The Foreign Ministry in the UAE has attributed the successful swap to the country's friendly ties to both Russia and Ukraine. The UAE has maintained close economic ties with Moscow despite Western sanctions and pressure on Russia after it launched its invasion in 2022. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. 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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:   We delve into the shocking incident from Canada where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is ensnared in controversy after a Nazi SS veteran received a standing ovation in Parliament. As Trudeau issues an apology, the clamor for accountability and resignations grows nationwide.   We follow up on the surprising revelation that Russia's Black Sea Fleet Commander Viktor Sokolov may be alive, contradicting Ukraine's claims of his death in a missile strike. As a video surfaces from Russia's Defense Ministry, Ukraine hurriedly works to clarify its earlier statements.   Switching gears, we explore the European Union's stern warning to Elon Musk and his social platform X, amid allegations of a high disinformation ratio, highlighting the intensifying scrutiny of large social media platforms.   In today's back of the brief segment, we break down the landmark lawsuit against Amazon by the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states, a legal battle that has the potential to revolutionize your online shopping experience.   Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief.   Email: PDB@TheFirstTV.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russia's Defense Ministry says it has thwarted four nighttime Ukrainian drone attacks as Ukraine liberates a strategic southeastern city. Plus, what happens to abandoned business assets when companies leave Russia?

America's political commentators, news channels, newspapers, and bloggers are obsessed with sending Donald Trump to prison. Meanwhile, the largest foreign flotilla to approach American shores patrolled the coast of Alaska last week. Nearly a dozen Russian and Chinese warships came dangerously close to the Aleutian Islands. The warships were shadowed by four U.S. naval destroyers and a P-8 Poseidon aircraft. A spokesman for the US Northern Command confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that Russia and China carried out a combined naval patrol near Alaska. Russia's Defense Ministry in Moscow said the Russian and Chinese vessels had carried out drills that involved communication training, and helicopter landings and takeoffs from the decks of each other's ships. They also conducted a joint anti-submarine exercise in the Bering Sea where a mock target was destroyed. ABC News reported today that the Russian and Chinese ships are now moving away from Alaska. Rick Wiles, Doc Burkhart. Airdate 8/7/23You can partner with us by visiting TruNews.com/donate, calling 1-800-576-2116, or by mail at PO Box 690069 Vero Beach, FL 32969.It's the Final Day! The day Jesus Christ bursts into our dimension of time, space, and matter. Now available in eBook and audio formats! Order Final Day from Amazon today! https://www.amazon.com/Final-Day-Characteristics-Second-Coming/dp/0578260816/Apple users, you can download the audio version on Apple Books!https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/final-day-10-characteristics-of-the-second-coming/id1687129858Purchase the 4-part DVD set or start streaming Sacrificing Liberty today.https://www.sacrificingliberty.com/watchThe Fauci Elf is a hilarious gift guaranteed to make your friends laugh! Order yours today! https://tru.news/faucielf

Police say a man with a bullet-proof vest and an AR-15 style weapon carried out a mass shooting in the streets of Philadelphia last night, killing five people and injuring two children. Plus, Russia claims Ukraine attacked Moscow with five drones. After intercepting them, Russia's Defense Ministry calls it a terrorist attack. Kyiv has yet to respond. And, Lawyers argue in a civil lawsuit that Harvard University's legacy admissions program overwhelmingly benefits white applicants. Also this morning: Israel launches its biggest attack on the West Bank in 20-years, Nathan's hot dog eating contest champion Joey Chesnut aims to break his record today, and “Berberine” is being touted as “Nature's Ozempic”, but is it? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a new investigative report, journalists at Mediazona counted 536 service-related felony cases filed in Russian garrison courts against soldiers since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine started last year. Most of these charges involve AWOL offenses, often resulting in probation sentences that allow offenders to return to combat. More serious crimes include refusal to obey orders, striking a commanding officer, and outright desertion. Citing national-security grounds (and orders from Russia's Defense Ministry and Federal Security Service), military courts frequently conceal information about cases involving “crimes against military service.” Mediazona dug through available records and spoke to attorneys to learn what it could about this growing wave of insubordination among Russian troops. To discuss the investigation, Mediazona reporter and data-team journalist David Frenkel joined The Naked Pravda. Timestamps for this episode: (4:02) Why Putin doesn't rescind his mobilization execution order (8:51) Is AWOL the most common offense by Russian soldiers or merely what Russia's military courts prefer to prosecute? (14:52) Rational choice if you're a Russian soldier who doesn't want to fight in Ukraine (16:39) Morale and discipline (24:54) Conscientious objection (26:39) Show trials and judges' “preventative talks” with soldiers

Amid an escalating public conflict between Russia's Defense Ministry and Evgeny Prigozhin, The Naked Pravda builds on last year's episode about the warlord-tycoon, looking more closely at the paramilitary cartel he fronts. To understand how Wagner Group should be defined, why its brutality is so valuable to Moscow, and how its recruitment of prisoners has played out, Meduza spoke to three experts. Timestamps for this episode: (3:55) Candace Rondeaux (a professor of practice and fellow at the Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies and the Center on the Future of War at Arizona State University, and the director of Future Frontlines at New America) explains how Wagner Group is best defined. (5:50) Andreas Heinemann-Grüder (who teaches Political Science at the University of Bonn in Germany and is a senior researcher at the Bonn International Center for Conflict Studies) break down how Russia's mercenaries practice “exterminatory warfare.” (7:38) Bellingcat training-and-research director Aric Toler talks about Wagner Group's promises of pardons and burials with honors. (10:07) Andreas Heinemann-Grüder says Wagner's recruitment of prisoners undermined the group's internal cohesion and “didn't work out” in the end. (14:21) Why does Moscow need Wagner Group at all in the middle of an invasion openly waged by Russia's official military? (17:41) Candace Rondeaux explains the difference between designations for organized crime and terrorism, from a foreign policy perspective. (22:27) Wagner Group as a front for Russian state corporations' interests abroad. (24:21) Aric Toler examines what funerals for three 1990s-era crime bosses recruited by Wagner say about the group's dubious promises to inmates. (28:14) Candace Rondeaux highlights the ways in which Wagner Group is a social movement too. (31:50) How to read Prigozhin-linked channels online and Russia's Z-blogosphere more broadly. (37:10) Why ending the war demands a resolution to Wagner Group's fate.

In our news wrap Saturday, a coal mine explosion in Turkey on Friday has killed at least 41 people, Russia's Defense Ministry says 11 volunteer soldiers died in a shooting at a training ground, a massive blaze has erupted at an Iranian prison known for keeping political prisoners and protestors, and Alaska has canceled its snow crab fishing season for the first time due to plummeting populations. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Saturday, a coal mine explosion in Turkey on Friday has killed at least 41 people, Russia's Defense Ministry says 11 volunteer soldiers died in a shooting at a training ground, a massive blaze has erupted at an Iranian prison known for keeping political prisoners and protestors, and Alaska has canceled its snow crab fishing season for the first time due to plummeting populations. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Saturday, a coal mine explosion in Turkey on Friday has killed at least 41 people, Russia's Defense Ministry says 11 volunteer soldiers died in a shooting at a training ground, a massive blaze has erupted at an Iranian prison known for keeping political prisoners and protestors, and Alaska has canceled its snow crab fishing season for the first time due to plummeting populations. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Saturday, a coal mine explosion in Turkey on Friday has killed at least 41 people, Russia's Defense Ministry says 11 volunteer soldiers died in a shooting at a training ground, a massive blaze has erupted at an Iranian prison known for keeping political prisoners and protestors, and Alaska has canceled its snow crab fishing season for the first time due to plummeting populations. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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, Justice Department lawyers asked the judge who approved the search warrant for Mar-a-Lago to keep the accompanying affidavit under seal.Then, on the rest of the menu, the IRS says teachers can now deduct more for out-of-pocket expenses for the classroom; immigration advocates sued LexisNexis over personal data sold to ICE: and, the special board appointed by President Joe Biden to intervene in stalled railroad contract talks, suggested that 115,000 rail workers should get 24% raises and thousands of dollars in bonuses.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where China's worst heat wave in six decades has dried up reservoirs used to generate hydropower; and, Russia's Defense Ministry warned Britain against a planned spy plane flight over Russian territory.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/2022/8/17/2117137/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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A potentially deadly strain of bacteria has been detected in US soil and water for the first time, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ask healthcare workers to be on the lookout for symptoms in patients. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) reached their agreement on a major tax and climate package Tuesday evening but kept it a closely guard secret — giving Democrats just enough time to pass a $280 billion chips and science bill that Republicans would have otherwise blocked. Russia's Defense Ministry on Friday claimed that at least 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed after U.S.-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) were used by Ukrainian armed forces to strike occupied territory in the Donbas, and hit a Russian detention center. Vice President Harris and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) are Democrats' top two choices to run for president if President Biden chooses not to seek a second term in 2024, according to a new poll. Air conditioning has the potential to keep people cool as climate change keeps making the planet hotter. At the same time, conventional air conditioning technology uses a lot of energy, meaning it's contributing to climate change — and will have a bigger effect as more people need air conditioners to stay comfortable or even survive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On #TheUpdate this Thursday, Russia has pulled back its forces from a Black Sea island where they have faced relentless Ukrainian attacks, but is keeping up its push to encircle the last bulwark of Ukraine's resistance in the eastern province of Luhansk. Russia's Defense Ministry said it withdrew its forces from the Zmiyinyy (Snake) Island off Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa in what it described as a "goodwill gesture."

Delta Air Lines will begin allowing passengers who were banned from flying for “mask non-compliance” back on its airplanes after a federal judge struck down the Biden administration's mask mandate for air, rail and other travel, the company said. Russia's Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that it has conducted the first test launch of its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile – a nuclear weapon that President Vladimir Putin says will "provide food for thought for those who... try to threaten our country." Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of agriculture, which Lebanon depends on. Ukraine alone exported more than $27 billion in agricultural products to the world last year. About 80% of Lebanon's wheat comes from Ukraine. A tiny but mighty Jack Russell terrier has been saving lives in Ukraine and gaining fans around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sherriff Mimms, Steve Brandau and via the phone FPOA  President Brandon Weimiller all show up on the Ray Appleton show to show their support for Carey Catelano who is running for City Council District 1. In relation, also discussed is their thoughts on concerns of divisiveness at City Hall, crime concerns throughout the city, and defunding the police, amongst other topics. Russia's Defense Ministry promised Friday to ramp up missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital in response to Ukraine's alleged aggression on Russian territory, an ominous warning that followed Moscow's stinging symbolic loss of its navy's flagship in the Black Sea. It's that time of year again when snakes begin emerging from their winter sleep. But did you know that there is a ‘Zombie' snake that's emerging across the United States as well?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The town of Volnovakha lies 60 kilometers (almost 40 miles) outside Donetsk. Or rather it used to. On March 11, Russia's Defense Ministry announced that soldiers from the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic had "liberated" the town. Ukrainian officials phrased this a bit differently, saying that Volnovakha no longer exists. Before Moscow's full-scale invasion, more than 20,000 people lived here. Look at it now. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/03/14/behold-russia-s-liberation

Three days into the war against Ukraine, Russia's Defense Ministry has yet to report any losses, both in terms of military personnel and technical equipment. Russian state media outlets have also been silent on this front. Two anonymous sources -- one at a major wire agency and one at a federal television channel -- confirmed to Meduza that their newsrooms received a memo telling them to rely strictly on "official Russian state sources" in their reporting. These consist mostly of briefings held once per day by Russian Defense Ministry representative Igor Konashenkov. The journalists were also told not to cite any Ukrainian state sources, with an exception for announcements by the Ukrainian government about its own losses to Russian forces. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/02/26/unreliable-at-best

Three days into the war against Ukraine, Russia's Defense Ministry has yet to report any losses, both in terms of military personnel and technical equipment. Russian state media outlets have also been silent on this front. Two anonymous sources -- one at a major wire agency and one at a federal television channel -- confirmed to Meduza that their newsrooms received a memo telling them to rely strictly on "official Russian state sources" in their reporting. These consist mostly of briefings held once per day by Russian Defense Ministry representative Igor Konashenkov. The journalists were also told not to cite any Ukrainian state sources, with an exception for announcements by the Ukrainian government about its own losses to Russian forces. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/02/26/unreliable-at-best

普京要让乌克兰“非军事化”｜Putin aims to demilitarize UkraineTensions escalated over the Ukraine situation on Thursday as Russian troops launched a "special military operation" authorized by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Kyiv decides to sever ties with Russia.2月24日，乌克兰局势急剧恶化，俄罗斯总统普京决定发起特别军事行动，而乌克兰总统泽连斯基决定与俄罗斯断绝外交关系。Putin said in a televised urgent address that the operation was launched after the "authorities of Donetsk and Lugansk" requested assistance in "repelling Kyiv's military aggression".普京在电视讲话中说，应“顿涅茨克和卢甘斯克共和国”当局请求协助击退基辅的军事侵略，俄罗斯已开始在乌克兰开展军事行动。He said that Moscow would seek the "demilitarization and denazification" of Ukraine, called upon the Ukrainian army to lay down its weapons and that any attempts at foreign intervention would be met with a prompt response.普京表示，莫斯科将寻求实现乌克兰“非军事化和去纳粹化”，呼吁乌克兰士兵放下武器，将对任何外部势力的干预迅速作出反应。Moscow's plans do not include an occupation of Ukraine, Putin said, adding that the Ukrainian people have a right to self-determination.俄罗斯的计划不包括占领乌克兰，普京补充道，乌克兰人民拥有自主权。He also said that Russia could not allow Kyiv to obtain nuclear weapons and recalled NATO's "illegitimate expansion" to the east.普京还指出，俄罗斯不会让乌克兰获得核武器，并回忆起北约向东的“非法扩张”。Shortly after Putin spoke, reports emerged that there were explosions in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and power had been cut.在普京发表讲话后不久，有报道称乌克兰首都基辅发生了爆炸，电力中断。Reuters reported that Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities starting on Thursday morning. Ukraine reported columns of troops pouring across its borders into the eastern Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Lugansk regions, and landings by sea made at the cities of Odessa and Mariupol in the south.据《路透社》报道，从2月24日开始，俄罗斯导弹在乌克兰城市上空席卷而下。据乌克兰报道，俄军越过边界线，进入切尔尼夫州东部、哈尔科夫州和卢甘斯克地区，并登陆敖德萨和东南部港口城市马里乌波尔。Russia's Defense Ministry reported later on Thursday that Russian troops were not striking Ukrainian cities. It emphasized that Ukrainian military infrastructure was being destroyed by precision weapons.当晚，俄罗斯国防部报道称，俄军没有对乌克兰城市进行炮击或空袭，而是使用精确武器打击军事基础设施。According to the ministry, Ukraine's air defenses had been suppressed, military airfield infrastructure had been damaged and Ukrainian border guards were not putting up any resistance to Russian troops.据俄国防部说法，乌克兰武装部队的防空力量已被完全压制，乌克兰武装部队空军的军事基础设施已瘫痪，乌克兰边防军没有对俄罗斯部队进行抵抗。Explosions could be heard before dawn in Kyiv. Gunfire rattled out near the main airport and sirens blared across the city.凌晨，在乌克兰首都基辅，爆炸声不绝于耳。主要机场附近炮火连连，警报声在城市上空高声鸣响。Ukraine's President Zelensky announced that diplomatic relations with Russia had been cut, the country's state media Interfax-Ukraine reported.据乌克兰国家媒体Interfax-Ukraine报道，乌克兰总统泽伦斯基宣布，乌克兰与俄罗斯断交。Meanwhile, the Ukrainian parliament endorsed a presidential order declaring martial law.同时，乌克兰议会正式批准总统颁布戒严令。Zelensky also called on all citizens who were ready to defend the country to come forward, saying Kyiv would issue weapons to everyone who wants them.泽伦斯基呼吁所有“准备保卫国家”的民众“挺身而出”，并称将向所有“希望得到武器的人”发放武器。The Kyiv government sounded air raid sirens more than once in the morning. People poured into supermarkets to buy water and food, and roads toward the west were blocked by massive traffic jams as residents tried to escape the capital.基辅政府2月25日早晨发出了不止一次空袭警报。人们涌向超市抢购水和事物，试图逃离首都，而通往西方的道路被大量车辆堵塞，A resident of Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, the closest big city to the Russian border, said windows in apartment buildings were shaking from constant blasts. The city was gripped by panic as people tried to flee, said the resident, who asked not to be identified.在乌克兰第二大城市、距离俄罗斯边境最近的城市哈尔科夫，一位不愿透露姓名的居民表示，公寓楼的玻璃由于持续的爆炸不断震动，人们四散逃亡，恐慌的气氛蔓延了整个城市。Meanwhile, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine announced in the morning that the border with Belarus had been attacked by troops from Russia and Belarus.同时，乌克兰国家边防局上午宣布，乌克兰与白俄罗斯边境地区遭到了白俄罗斯和俄罗斯军队的袭击Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said his country had not participated in Russia's military operations in Ukraine.白俄罗斯总统卢卡申科称白俄罗斯没有参与俄罗斯在乌克兰的特别军事行动。Lukashenko added, however, that Belarusian troops could be used in the operation against Ukraine if needed.但卢卡申科补充道，如果需要，白俄罗斯军队可以参与针对乌克兰的行动。Russia claimed that two Ukrainian Air Force Su-24 jets had been shot down, and lots of Ukrainian government soldiers in Lugansk refused to take orders and began leaving the front line.俄罗斯宣称两架乌克兰空军苏-24战机被击落，在卢甘斯克的乌克兰政府军前线大批官兵拒绝指挥部命令，并离开本方前沿阵地。But the Ukrainian military soon denied that and they had shot down six Russian fighter jets and helicopters. They said one of their military units in Odessa had been attacked by a Russian airstrike, leaving six dead, seven wounded and 19 missing.然而，乌克兰军方很快否认了这一说法，表示他们击落了六架俄罗斯战斗机和直升机。乌克兰武装部队在敖德萨的一个军事单位遭到轰炸机袭击，造成6人死亡，7人受伤，另有19人失踪。sever英 [ˈsevə(r)]；美 [ˈsevər]v. 切开；割断；切下；割下rattle英 [ˈrætl]；美 [ˈrætl]v.（使）发出震颤（或碰撞）声;（使）发出格格声precision 英[prɪˈsɪʒn]；美[prɪˈsɪʒn]n.精确；精密siren英[ˈsaɪrən]；美[ˈsaɪrən]n.汽笛;警报器blasts英[blɑːst]；美[blæst]n.爆炸

The sheer number of separate cases that the disgraced former guy is facing is truly staggering when itemized.  See if you agree.  We also take a look at how truly pathetic we have become in the face of what we've dealt with in the past couple of years compared to generations prior.  It is somewhat embarrassing how soft we are as a species in 2022.minyard.minyardpodcast@gmail.comMusic by David Horton

Russia's Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that it's pulling some troops back, away from Russia's borders with Ukraine. Residents living in Kharkiv, near the Russian border, are keenly aware of what's at stake. And the former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, has only been out of office for three weeks. He's now facing extradition to the US. Plus, musician Luke Sital-Singh had a religious upbringing, with Indian and Jamaican roots. Now an atheist, he's been thinking about faith with his new single, "Me & God.”

S&P Futures are displaying a solid move higher this morning. The move higher is based on comments from Russia's Defense Ministry who said some troops on the Ukrainian border were returning to their bases after completing training. The news pushed the U.S. & European indices higher and oil prices lower as expected. Before the bell, watch for the release of the Producer Price Index, which covers prices that suppliers charge businesses, it could offer some insights into inflation. Last month's figures showed price rises cooling, a sign that supply-chain bottlenecks may be easing. In deal news, Intel is buying Tower Semiconductor for $53.00 per share.

① Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declares public order emergency to end truck blockades. Does the protest in Canada carry the risk of spreading to other parts of the world? ② We talk to the Director of Sustainability of the International Olympic Committee about efforts that have gone into environmental protection at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. ③ Russia's Defense Ministry has announced the start of a pullback of some of its forces along its border with Ukraine. Is that a sign of easing tension?

Russian President Vladimir Putin today told his military officers that Moscow will deliver a technical-military response to NATO. President Putin made remarks to the Collegium of the Ministry of Defense. Russia's Defense Ministry is managed by a council chaired by the Defense Minister, deputy defense ministers, the heads of the Main Defense Ministry and General Staff Directorates, the commanders of the Joint Strategic Commands, and the three services of the armed forces.Defense Minister Segei Shogu also spoke to the defense council. Gen. Shogiu accused the United States of sending private military contractors to Ukraine to plot a false flag event involving chemical weapons that could be blamed on Russia. Rick Wiles, Doc Burkhart. Airdate 12/21/21