First, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN, ALL OF IT and 9/11 TRUTH so far, and down for UKRAINE 9-4-26.) — MCM

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Putin orders a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv as U.S. envoys visit Russia and Ukraine. From AP. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv, the Kremlin said today, as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow to try to revive a stalled push to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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How the U.S. focus on Iran is fueling a more aggressive Putin. Reported by Charles Maynes and Scott Simon | NPR  Trump’s top envoys head to Moscow and Kyiv as Putin steps up round the clock bombing of Ukraine. With the U.S. distracted by Iran, is Putin becoming increasingly emboldened? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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