First, links to reports from National Public Radio, Reuters, the Associated Press, and Tass; for others, click on their names or initials below. Next, links to an analysis from Reuters on some European energy realities, and an essay, via Global Research, on deception via the wording of headlines. — MCM
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Ukrainian nuclear plant, controlled by Russian forces, temporarily went off line. Reported by A Martínez and Geoff Brumfiel | NPR Conditions at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine are deteriorating as international monitors are hoping to visit the facility in the coming days. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Ukraine narrowly escapes nuclear catastrophe as plant loses power, Zelenskiy says, by Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder | Reuters * Work ongoing to reconnect two working reactors to grid * Zelenskiy urges world pressure to force Russians from site * Residents in Kyiv worried about situation at plant | KYIV — The world narrowly escaped a radiation disaster when electricity to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was cut for hours, Ukraine’s president said, urging international bodies to act faster to force Russian troops to vacate the site. READ MORE . . .
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Britain to see 80% spike in energy bills as crisis deepens, by Sylvia Hui | AP U.K. residents will see an 80% increase in their annual household energy bills, the country’s energy regulator announced today, following a record 54% spike in April. That will bring costs for the average customer from 1,971 pounds ($2,332) a year to 3,549 pounds. The latest price cap — the maximum amount that gas suppliers can charge customers per unit of energy — will take effect Oct. 1, just as the cold months set in. And bills are expected to rise again in January to 4,000 pounds. READ MORE . . .
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Why the U.S. cares about the war in Ukraine. Reported by Jackie Northam | NPR Six months into the war in Ukraine, why should the U.S. continue to care and spend billions of dollars on the war when Europe is so ambivalent? And what do U.S. officials see as the end game? Click HERE to listen and read.
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As Germany struggles in energy crisis, more turn to solar to help power homes. Reported by Bobby Allyn | NPR There is no major industrialized country in the world more dependent on Russian energy than Germany. Natural gas, mostly from Russia, is used to power the country’s manufacturing sector, and it heats nearly half of the country’s households. To Berlin-based entrepreneur Karolina Attspodina, it is an especially . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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Poll shows 81% of Russians trust Putin. From Tass. MOSCOW — The level of the Russian public’s confidence in President Vladimir Putin rose by 1.2 percentage points to 81.2% in the past week, according to a poll published by the All-Russia Public Opinion Research Center today. The poll involving 1,600 respondents over 18 years of age was conducted on August 15-21. “When asked . . . READ MORE . . .
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Analysis: Forget showering, for now, it’s heat or eat for shocked Europeans hit by energy crisis, by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Canan Sevgili | Reuters * British energy bills to jump 80% to over $4,000 * Rising bills force households to cut energy use.* Crisis in Europe looks worse than in other developed economies | LONDON — No more ironing, limited oven use and showering at work — Europeans are trying to keep their energy use down but the bills keep climbing. As wholesale gas and electricity prices surge, millions of people in Europe are now spending a record amount of their income on energy, data . . . READ MORE . . .
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How U.S. and allied news media deceive the public, to believe what the government wants them to believe, by Eric Zuesse | Global Research One prominent way that the U.S. regime and its allies (or vassal-nations) deceive the public is by false headlines that often don’t even represent the news-report fairly or at all. A good recent example of this was a 23 August 2022 Reuters report headlined “Analysis: As Ukraine war drags on, Europe’s economy succumbs to crisis”. The lie that the headline was designed to implant into readers’ minds was that the invasion of Ukraine by Russia didn’t merely contribute to “Europe’s economy succumbs to crisis,” but that . . . READ MORE . . .
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