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Wed Nov 1, 2023 Unbiased headline news in 60-seconds – The Biden administration urged Congress on Tuesday to approve its $105 billion national security supplemental request, which includes support for both Israel and Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken cautioned that separating funding for Ukraine from support for Israel might embolden adversaries such as Russia and Iran. “For our adversaries — be they states or non-states — this is all one fight and we have to respond in a way that recognizes that,” Blinken told a Senate panel on Tuesday. Federal prosecutors charged a New York resident and two Canadian citizens on Tuesday with exporting millions of dollars in technology to Russia, including components allegedly used in military gear seized in Ukraine. In a criminal complaint, the Department of Justice alleged that 52-year-old Salimdzhon Nasriddinov of Brooklyn, along with 37-year-old Nikolay Goltsev and 32-year-old Kristina Puzyreva, both of Montreal, Canada, participated in a global procurement scheme on behalf of sanctioned Russian entities. A 20-year-old Jordanian national living in Texas allegedly trained with others of a “radical mindset” to “possibly commit an attack” after illegally obtaining firearms, according to federal investigators. Court documents reveal that Sohaib Abuayyash, who at one point traveled to the U.S. on a Palestinian passport, was arrested in Houston on Oct. 19 after investigators said he had been “conducting physical training” and “trained with weapons to possibly commit an attack.” The House Ethics Committee announced on Tuesday that it will reveal its “next course of action” in its investigation into embattled Representative George Santos by November 17th. The update from committee leaders comes ahead of a possible floor vote on a resolution to expel the New York Republican from Congress as federal charges against him accumulate.

Tuesday October 31, 2023 Unbiased headline news in 60-seconds – Before the recent mass shooting in Maine, resulting in 18 fatalities and 13 injuries, the U.S. Army issued a directive to suspect Robert Card’s commanding officer, explicitly instructing that he should be denied access to an Army-issued weapon. Concurrently, the Army requested the local sheriff’s office to conduct a welfare check. U.S. Army spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Ruth Castro added that this directive followed Card’s mental health hospitalization and evaluation in mid-July, during which his commander was advised that he must refrain from possessing a weapon, handling ammunition, and participating in live fire activities. Kyle Norris reporting. Israeli forces entered the Gaza Strip on Monday as part of what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to as the “next phase” in their ongoing conflict with Hamas militants. Health authorities in the Hamas-controlled enclave reported that more than 8,300 individuals, including over 3,400 children, lost their lives due to three weeks of relentless Israeli artillery and missile strikes. Chris Anderson reporting. Confronted by the escalating Israeli military offensive involving ground and air attacks, the Palestinian militant organization Hamas released a brief video clip on Monday, featuring three of the 230 hostages that Israel claims were taken during their October 7 terror attack. One of the women, situated alongside two others in Gaza, directed a passionate message towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, criticizing him for his inability to prevent the attack and secure the hostages’ release. Benjamin Wright reporting. A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction preventing the federal government from removing or reducing the concertina wire placed by Texas authorities near the U.S.-Mexico border. The ruling, granted by Judge Alia Moses, came in response to a lawsuit filed by Texas. The exception to this order is if cutting the wire is necessary to prevent “serious bodily injury or death.” Jessica Oakley reporting.

Latest News Headlines for Monday October 30, 2023 – Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant asserts his country’s only recourse is self-defense, asserting that Hamas underestimated the resolute nature of the Israeli populace. In harmony with other Israeli leaders, he contends that Israelis have no alternative, emphasizing, “This is a formidable and potent asset,” Gallant conveyed to a select group of journalists during a one-hour roundtable in his Tel Aviv office last Friday. — In an illustration of increasing desperation and the erosion of public order during the third week of the Israel-Gaza conflict, thousands of people stormed aid depots in Gaza, making off with flour and essential hygiene items, as reported by a U.N. agency. Robert Mardini, the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, shared on “Face the Nation” last Sunday that three truckloads of medical supplies, medical equipment, water, and sanitation materials reached Gaza that day. “While this is encouraging, it’s just a drop in the ocean of requirements,” Mardini commented. — According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, Russian air defense thwarted over 30 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula on Saturday night. “The existing air defense systems neutralized 36 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the Black Sea and the northwestern part of the Crimean peninsula,” the ministry announced via Telegram. In the southern Krasnodar region adjacent to the Black Sea, local authorities reported a fire outbreak at an oil refinery during the early hours of Sunday, but the cause was not specified. — Approximately three months before Robert Card’s deadly rampage at a rural Maine bar and bowling alley, where 18 individuals lost their lives and 13 were wounded, he attempted to purchase a silencer for a rifle at a local firearms store, as confirmed by the store owner. Rick LaChapelle, the proprietor of Coastal Defense Firearms, recalled, “Our staff handled the situation admirably, allowing him to complete the form before conveying, ‘I’m sorry, Mr. Card, but due to the responses you provided, we cannot release this silencer to you at this time.'” — The judge presiding over the case of former President Donald Trump’s January 6th trial has reinstated the gag order she had initially imposed on Trump after a brief suspension of the limited gag order earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, on Friday, October 20, temporarily suspended the restricted gag order she had placed on the former president earlier in the week, following his appeal. Trump had entered a not guilty plea in August to charges related to an alleged “criminal scheme” to overturn the 2020 election results.

Unbiased headline news in for Friday October 27, 2023 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urgently called for a humanitarian ceasefire amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict. He strongly denounced the brutal actions by Hamas militants in Israel on October 7th but emphasized, “These terrible attacks should not be used to justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people.” Nevertheless, Israel continues its bombing campaign on the Palestinian territory controlled by Hamas, and the possibility of an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza remains. Israel’s UN ambassador called for Guterres’ resignation after he made the cease-fire appeal. Following the three-week speaker stalemate, some New York Republicans are determined to proceed with a formal resolution to remove embattled Representative George Santos, a Republican from New York. Santos’ New York House colleagues initiated this measure last week after federal prosecutors added new charges to an existing federal indictment, accusing Santos of fraud and conspiracy. New York Republicans anticipate moving forward with this measure as early as this week. Sources familiar with the negotiations have revealed that Ford Motor and the United Auto Workers union (UAW) have reached a tentative agreement aimed at ending the strike at Ford. Spokespeople for both Ford Motor and the union declined to comment on the tentative deal. This agreement includes a proposal for wage increases of at least 25% over the duration of the deal and enhanced benefits for union members. The Biden administration recognizes a 2024 opportunity with the new Republican speaker, Mike Johnson. President Joe Biden’s response to Johnson has been courteous, emphasizing cooperation, but his campaign’s rhetoric was more critical, dubbing him “MAGA Mike” and echoing his efforts to single out a segment of Trump-aligned Republicans as “MAGA” extremists.

While America is trying to get their act together. While infighting continues and the country has never been so divided, China’s President Xi is ready to pounce calling for a ‘new world order.’ Russia’s leader Putin is all for it! Abandoning the summit represents a significant shift in China’s foreign policy. In recent years, President Xi seemed determined to position China as a Western alternative. However, he is now strategically repositioning his nation as a direct adversary, prepared to forge a bloc that counters the United States, its allies, and the international institutions they uphold. The United States doesn’t seem concerned. They should be.

Wed Oct 25, 2023 Latest News Headlines in 60-seconds. American military officials aim to steer Israel away from the kind of brutal, urban combat the US experienced against insurgents during the Iraq War. This effort is to prevent the Israelis from becoming entangled in bloody house-to-house fighting as they prepare for an assault on Gaza. Instead of launching a full-scale ground assault on Gaza, which could jeopardize hostages, civilians, and escalate regional tensions, US military advisors advise Israelis to employ a combination of precision airstrikes and targeted special operations raids. In history, President Joe Biden will be the first sitting White House occupant not to appear on the primary ballot of his party in New Hampshire early next year. According to a primary calendar initially proposed by the president himself, South Carolina will become the first state to hold a primary awarding delegates for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next year. New Hampshire has been pushed further back in the party’s calendar. According to court documents filed on Tuesday, an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot stated that he had consumed “magic mushrooms” approximately 48 hours before authorities claim he attempted to shut off a plane’s engines midflight. Joseph Emerson, during a midair scare aboard a San Francisco-bound flight, told investigators that he believed he was dreaming and wanted to wake up. In state court on Tuesday afternoon, Emerson, 44, pleaded not guilty to 83 counts of attempted murder and one count of endangering an aircraft. Yocheved Lifshitz, one of two elderly hostages released by Hamas on Monday, recounted that she “went through hell” and was beaten on the day she was captured. However, she also mentioned that she shook hands with a Hamas militant upon her return because she had been treated well during captivity. Lifshitz was abducted with her 83-year-old husband Oded from their home at the Nir Oz kibbutz near the Gaza border. She, however, was not held in captivity with Oded, who remained missing on Tuesday.