For today, a note about access to the Associated Press website, followed by links to donation pages for AP, National Public Radio, Consortium News, ScheerPost, and Popular Resistance; news and opinion is usually accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (MEDIA 5-2-25 is HERE, or scroll down. YEMEN, UKRAINE and GAZA entries for today’s date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.)  — MCM

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AP, where were you? by MCM | x-ma911truthwalk.com For at least several minutes this morning, at least on my computer, reports from AP were inaccessible. This visitor got an odd message from something with the word “cloud” in its name, beginning “Bad gateway Error code 502.” Then that was replaced by a total whiteout, akin to a the white inside a cumulus cloud. This was annoying, as AP is usually one of my first stops. It’s possible this problem was unique to my situation, or it may be a hacker’s mischief. Who knows? I don’t recommend anyone clicking on the cloudy link. Perhaps AP itself will report on this. 

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https://www.npr.org/donations/support. Link is from NPR. Visitors may want to consider making monetary donations to NPR in light of the Trump administration’s proposal to end federal funding. You may find yourself looking at a totally white screen (see above), but if you keep trying, the page may open. Click HERE for donations page.

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https://apnews.com/donate. Link is from AP. Visitors may want to consider making occasional or regular monetary donations to AP, a U.S. not-for-profit news agency founded in 1846 and once sustained by newspapers and other “member” organizations presumably including federal government agencies but now offering its reports for free to anyone with access to the Internet. Click HERE for donations page.

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https://consortiumnews.salsalabs.org/ClassicDonationPage1/index.html. Link is from Consortium News. CN has been around for going on three decades. It considers itself apart from the mainstream media, depicting the latter as reflecting “groupthink on issue after issue, often ignoring important factual information because it didn’t fit with what all the Important People knew to be true.” Paradoxically, as late as 2011 CN’s founder, former AP reporter Robert Parry, ridiculed 9/11 truthers as a bunch of lunatics (link to “The 9/11 ‘Truth’ Parlor Game” [January 2011] is HERE). Several people on its board don’t adhere to this now-absurd view, but CN itself has yet to venture into Truthland on the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Click HERE for donations page.

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https://scheerpost.networkforgood.com/projects/214779-scheerpost-donation-page. Link from ScheerPost. This “award-winning, independent news organization that focuses on progressive politics and human rights issues that the mainstream media misses” also reflects thoroughly mainstream skittishness on 9/11 truth: Nothing to see here, move along. It’s stated mission, HERE, of providing an “alternative understanding of what is going on in our world today” has not included shining light on fundamental truths of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and coverups thereof. Click HERE for donations page. 

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https://popularresistance.org/donate/. Link is from Popular Resistance.

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For today, just three links: to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA 5-6-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  YEMEN, UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.)  — MCM

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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 59 as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive, by Wafaa Shurafa and Tia Goldenberg | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 59 people, including women and children, hospital officials said today. The strikes included one attack on Tuesday night on a school sheltering . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli ambassador to the UN discusses the country’s new plan for aid in Gaza. Michel Martin of NPR asks Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, about his country’s new plan for humanitarian aid in Gaza, which the UN has rejected. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Israeli protesters against war draw attention to children killed in Gaza. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR  A small but growing group of Israelis is staging a silent protest against the war while holding photos of Palestinian children killed in Gaza. Israeli police unsuccessfully tried to ban the protests. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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For today, links to six reports: from the Cradle, the New Arab, Reuters, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. YEMEN 5-4-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE and GAZA entries for today’s date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.)  — MCM

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Dozens of Israeli airstrikes ‘disable’ Yemen’s main civilian airport. From the Cradle. Heavy Israeli airstrikes struck Sanaa International Airport and other critical infrastructure in the Yemeni capital today, as Tel Aviv declared its forces had “completely disabled” the country’s main civilian airfield. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from the New Arab and Reuters, and May 5 report from AP.

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Yemen vows ‘unimaginable’ response to Israel’s bombing campaign of Hodeidah. From the Cradle. Israeli strikes carried out on Monday evening on Yemen’s Hodeidah port and surrounding areas, including a concrete factory near Bajil, injured 56 people and killed one, while damaging 70 percent of the port’s five docks and infrastructure, Yemeni sources said. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 5  Joint U.S.-Israeli air raids hit major Yemeni cities. From the Cradle. U.S. and Israeli airplanes conducted joint airstrikes late on Monday on the Yemeni cities of Sanaa and Hodeidah, in response to the Yemeni Armed Forces’ attack on Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on Sunday. Israel’s Channel 12 reported that . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from Tass, the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, Reuters, Kyiv Post, and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below.  YEMEN and GAZA entry for today’s date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE 5-5-25 is HERE, or scroll up or down.)  — MCM

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Truce to take effect, even though Ukraine didn’t halt fire for Easter — Russian MFA. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to cease fire for 72 hours in connection with the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day will come into force overnight into May 8 . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine drone attacks briefly shut down Moscow’s international airports. From AP. All four international airports around Moscow temporarily suspended flights today as Russian forces intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones fired at almost a dozen Russian regions, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said. Nine other regional Russian airports also . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.

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Russia and Ukraine exchange 205 prisoners of war each, Russian military reports. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russia and Ukraine today swapped 205 prisoners of war each in an exchange which the United Arab Emirates helped mediate, the Russian Defence ministry said. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Kyiv Post and the Moscow Times.

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For today, links to six reports: from Middle East Eye, Anadolu Agency, the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 5-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  YEMEN and UKRAINE entries for today’s date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.)  — MCM

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UN warns 66,000 Gaza children suffer from severe malnutrition amid Israeli aid blockade. From Middle East Eye. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) said today that Israel’s two-month blockade of food and aid . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Anadolu Agency.

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An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip is met with alarm, by Wafaa Shurafa and Melanie Lidman | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinians are exhausted and hopeless, pummeled by 19 months of heavy bombing. Families of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza are terrified that the possibility of a ceasefire is slipping further away. READ MORE . . .

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Israel plans new controls for how food and supplies are distributed in Gaza. Michel Martin of NPR speaks with Shaina Low of the Norwegian Refugee Council about lsrael’s new plans for how aid gets distributed in the enclave. Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for a May 5 report from NPR.

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For now, links to reports from Middle East Eye and the Cradle, and to commentary via the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names below.  (LEBANON 4-22-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries for today’s date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM) — MCM

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Abbas to visit Lebanon with plan to disarm Palestinian factions, by Elis Gjevori | Middle East Eye  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is set to visit Lebanon on May 19 to announce the disarmament of Palestinian resistance factions, by force if necessary. Palestinian and Lebanese sources said Abbas will travel to Beirut on an official visit to . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 2  Lebanon warns Palestinian factions against ‘threatening national security.’ From the Cradle.  Lebanon’s Supreme Defense Council has issued a statement warning Hamas and other groups against “destabilizing security” in the country and using its territory to “carry out any actions that threaten Lebanese national security.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 22  The enemy’s cognitive war on Lebanon, by Mohamad Hasan Sweidan | The Cradle  Following Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s remarks on April 18, it became clear that much of what dominates Lebanese media is merely a projection of lost hopes. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to five reports: from Kyiv Post, Tass, the Moscow Times, Reuters, and the Kyiv Independent; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below.  (UKRAINE 5-4-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON and GAZA entries for today’s date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Russia’s ground attacks in Ukraine grind on, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Russian assaults across the Russo-Ukraine War’s 1,000-kilometer (621-mile) front were at a record 2025 high on Saturday, with the Ukrainian Army General Staff recording 253 enemy assaults somewhere on the fighting line. READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces strike Ukrainian army, mercenaries in 142 areas over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces struck deployment sites of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported said today. READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian drone strikes kill 3 civilians in southwestern Kursk region. From the Moscow Times. At least three civilians were killed in two separate Ukrainian attacks in the southwestern Kursk region, regional officials said today. READ MORE . . .

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Trump-Putin meeting necessary but no plans yet: Kremlin. From Reuters. The Kremlin says a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is necessary but there are no specifics yet. READ MORE . . .

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Czech Republic ready to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16, L-39 aircraft, Czech PM says, by Kateryna Hodunova | The Kyiv Independent  The Czech Republic is ready to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters and L-39 training aircraft in cooperation with its partners from “the coalition of the willing,” Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said today. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to 10 reports: from Middle East Eye, Agence France-Press, the Cradle, the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, the Anadolu Agency, and Middle East Monitor; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 5-4-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON and UKRAINE entries for today’s date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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NEWER  Turkey’s Erdogan calls Trump to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. From Middle East Eye. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today he had called President Donald Trump to tell him humanitarian aid must be delivered to Gaza. He said he told Trump that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached grave levels and Turkey was ready . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israel to ‘allow a window’ for hostage deal before expanded Gaza campaign: security official. From AFP. Israel will “allow a window” for a hostage deal during a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to the Middle East before a planned expansion of its Gaza offensive, a senior security official said today. READ MORE . . .

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Israel approves plan for Gaza ‘conquest’ and mass displacement. From the Cradle. Israel’s security cabinet unanimously approved a new military plan on 5 May to expand operations in Gaza, including the “conquest” of the territory and promotion of the “voluntary migration” of its population, according to multiple Israeli officials and political sources. READ MORE . . .  Click.HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from AP, Reuters and Middle East Eye.

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Israel plans new control of food and supplies in Gaza. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR  TEL AVIV — Israel’s Cabinet has approved a plan to seize more land in Gaza and move Palestinians to a designated zone with food and supplies provided by U.S. security contractors using facial recognition screening. The aid proposal would be . . .  READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 4  Fuel in Gaza hospitals sufficient for only 3 days: health ministry, by Mohammed Al Ragawi and Ikram Kouachi | Anadolu Agency  GAZA CITY, Palestine / ANKARA — Gaza’s Health Ministry warned on Sunday that fuel reserves in the enclave’s hospitals will only last for three more days. READ MORE

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Palestinian girl ‘gasping for air’ as mother uses makeshift device to save her, by Maha Hussaini | Middle East Eye  GAZA CITY, occupied Palestine — With Israel blocking all goods and aid, including medical supplies, from entering Gaza for over two months, doctors are resorting to desperate alternatives to medically approved devices that have run out. READ MORE . . .

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Israel army chief says Gaza war goals ‘unachievable’ amid troop shortage. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has reportedly warned that the goals of the Gaza war may be “unachievable” due to a shortage of troops, according to Israeli media reports released on Sunday. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to five reports: from the Cradle, the Associated Press, Reuters, and Middle East Eye, and to commentary from Middle East Eye; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (YEMEN 4-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  9/11 TRUTH, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for today’s date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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NEWER  Israel vows to strike Yemen ‘without restrictions’ following Ben Gurion airport strike. From the Cradle. Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported today that the Israeli army is preparing for a wide-scale military response following the ballistic missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport carried out by the Ansarallah-led Yemeni Armed Forces, which, a senior government official stated “has removed . . . READ MORE . . .

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A missile from Yemen halts flights in Israel hours before top officials vote on plans for Gaza war, by Tia Goldenberg and Ohad Zwigenberg | AP  BEN-GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Israel — A missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israel’s main international airport today after the nearby impact left a plume of smoke and caused panic among passengers. The Houthi rebels have been striking Israel throughout the war in Gaza. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and Middle East Eye.

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FROM MAY 2  Yemeni civilians recount horror of U.S. air strikes. From Middle East Eye. A barrage of U.S. attacks on Thuqban, in the Bani Alharith district of the Yemeni capital city, Sanaa, left at least 12 civilians dead and four others wounded last Sunday, April 27. A neighborhood resident, Mohammed said he doesn’t know why his neighbourhood was struck by U.S. warplanes that evening. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 2  The West’s forever war on Yemen, by Joe Gill | Middle East Eye  For 49 consecutive days, the U.S. has bombed more than 1,000 sites in Yemen. Leaks from a private Signal group discussion earlier this year reveal Trump administration war planning in the Middle East: the “plan” was . . .  READ MORE . . .

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Links to an interview and to an article of expert analysis, both via Firefighters for 9/11 Truth. The first is from the Tucker Carlson Show, the second from the April issue of the International Fire & Safety Journal. Other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (9/11 TRUTH 4-22-25 is HERE.  YEMEN, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for today’s date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 14  Weldon: It’s time to finally tell the truth about 9/11. Tucker Carlson of the Tucker Carlson Show interviews former U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa., on topics related to the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The onetime fire chief who later was deputy chairman of the House Armed Services Committee advocates the formation of a Presidential Commission to investigate the attacks and expose the coverup of what happened. Click HERE and scroll down for interview on FF911Truth.org, or HERE for interview on the show’s website.

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FROM APRIL ISSUE  What history leaves in the rubble, by Raul Angulo and Paul Kayley | IFSJ  In an “expert insight” article, two former firefighters challenge the conclusions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on the collapse of Building 7 of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Click HERE for complete April issue; four-page article begins on page 66 or 68.

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