Ukraine, 11-28-25

For today, links to reports from Kyiv Post and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 11-27-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, GAZA, WEST BANK, SYRIA and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Zelensky’s top aide Yermak resigns after corruption raids, by Alisa Orlova | Kyiv Post    President Volodymyr Zelensky today announced that his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has resigned following a raid on his home by the country’s anti-corruption authorities. READ MORE . . .

   

How Russian drones are targeting civilians and turning one Ukrainian city into a ‘human safari, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  KHERSON, Ukraine — This city  was among the first places where Russian forces began using short-range, first-person view, or FPV, drones against civilians — drones equipped with livestreaming cameras that let operators see and select their targets in real time. READ MORE . . .

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Media, 11-28-25

A link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (MEDIA 11-27-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, GAZA, WEST BANK, SYRIA and UKRAINE entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

   

FROM NOV. 27  Thirty years after its release, Disney remasters ‘The Beatles Anthology.’ Reported by Leila Fadel | NPR  Disney+ is streaming the 1990s documentary “The Beatles Anthology,” but with a brand new episode. It has footage of Paul, George and Ringo, who reunited to complete demos left behind by John Lennon. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Media, 11-27-25

Links to two reports (the second a repeat) from National Public Radio and Throughline; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (MEDIA 11-26-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, LEBANON, UKRAINE, GAZA and 9/11 TRUTH entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

   

Susan Stamberg’s granddaughters share their memories of her cranberry relish. Reported by Steve Inskeep | NPR  One of NPR’s “founding mothers,” died in October. Her granddaughters share their memories of the cranberry relish recipe she shared with listeners for decades. Click HERE later to listen and, later, read.

   

FROM NOV. 21  The mother of Thanksgiving. Reported by Ramtin Arabloue, Rund Abdelfatah, Casey Miner, Julie Caine, Sarah Wyman, Devin Katayama, Anya Steinberg, Lawrence Wu, Cristina Kim and Irene Noguchi | Throughline / NPR  The dominant Thanksgiving story is about friendship and unity. That’s what magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale had on her mind when she sat down to write to President Lincoln. This more comprehensive story includes a handwritten letter, books, a Boston oration, and an oil painting. Click HERE to listen.

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West Bank, 11-27-25

A link to a report from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 11-22-25 is HERE, or scroll down. MEDIA, LEBANON, UKRAINE, GAZA and 9/11 TRUTH entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in northern West Bank village. From Middle East Eye. A group of Israeli settlers torched a mosque in Biddya, a village in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission says there were more than 2,300 incidents of settler violence in October, the highest monthly total since . . . READ MORE . . .

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Lebanon, 11-27-25

For today, links to two reports: from National Public Radio and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (LEBANON 11-25-25 is HERE, or scroll down. MEDIA, WEST BANK, UKRAINE, GAZA and 9/11 TRUTH entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

   

Pope Leo XIV embarks on first foreign trip, visiting Turkey and Lebanon. Reported by Ruth Sherlock and A Martínez | NPR  The Pope visits the Middle East at a sensitive time, as a tenuous ceasefire continues in Gaza after Israel’s devastating offensive there. Meanwhile, Lebanon – the next stop for the pope after Turkey – has also been blighted by war between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for report from AP.

   

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Ukraine, 11-27-25

For today, links to two articles of commentary: via Consortium News and ScheerPost and the Ron Paul Institute via CN; and to six reports: from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (UKRAINE 11-26-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down. MEDIA, WEST BANK, LEBANON, GAZA and 9/11 TRUTH 11-26-25 are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 26  What? Peace in our time in Ukraine? by Patrick Lawrence | Special to Consortium News  There are any number of reasons you may not like, or may even condemn, the 28–point peace plan the Trump regime has drafted to advance toward a settlement of the war in Ukraine. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 25  Rubio neo-conned Trump’s peace plan, by Daniel McAdams | Ron Paul Institute / Consortium News  The one lesson Trump 2.0 did not learn from Trump 1.0 is that the personnel is the policy, particularly with a president who appears uninterested in details and disengaged from complex processes. READ MORE . . .

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Russia convicts and hands life sentences to 8 people over attack on a key bridge to Crimea. From AP. A court in Russia on Thursday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over an attack on a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM NOV. 26  Russia’s frozen assets are at the center of negotiations over an Ukraine peace deal, by Sam McNeil | AP  BRUSSELS — Money is as central to Europe’s vital support of Ukraine as ammunitionand intelligence. Yet, the bloc’s most viable funding mechanism involves . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 26  Trump defends lead negotiator after leaked phone call appears to show him coaching Russia. Reported by | NPR   The recording appeared to show Steve Witkoff coaching a Russian official on how to better sell Moscow’s terms to end the war with Ukraine to the U.S. president. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Gaza, 11-27-25

For today, links to two reports: from Middle East Eye and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 11-26-25 is HERE, or scroll down. MEDIA, WEST BANK, LEBANON, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

   

The fate of thousands buried under Gaza’s rubble, by Nada Nabil | Middle East Eye  GAZA CITY, occupied Palestine  Gaza authorities estimate that around 10,000 people remain trapped under the rubble across the devastated strip. Israeli violations and restrictions on the entry of heavy machinery have delayed recovery of the living and the dead. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 26  Israelis and Palestinians share their reflections after 2 years of war. Reported by Ari Daniel | NPR  We revisit Israelis and Palestinians whom we spoke with at the start of the war in Gaza about how they see the other side and how the protracted violence has affected their feelings toward each other. Click HERE to listen and read. 

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9/11 truth, 11-27-25

A link to a news release from Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth; other published material is accessible by clicking on either of its names in this entry. (9/11 TRUTH 11-23-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  MEDIA, WEST BANK, LEBANON, UKRAINE and GAZA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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The truth you were not told about the Richard Gage transition. From the AE911Truth Board.  Over the last several weeks, AE911Truth made a sincere effort to bring Richard Gage and Gail Gage back into the organization in leadership roles. Many supporters were hopeful . . . READ MORE . . .

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Media, 11-26-25

Links to two reports from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on NPR or Throughline below. (MEDIA 11-25-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 25  Barred from Gaza for 2 years, international journalist are still fighting for access. Reported by | NPR  Israel’s Supreme Court has again pressed the government to explain why, more than two years into the war, it still bars independent journalists from entering Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM NOV. 25  Roots of internet infrastructure are under the ocean — and date to the mid-1800s. Reported by | Throughline / NPR  Throughline’s Ramtin Arablouei speaks with Bill Burns and Cyrus Field IV on the makings of the first transatlantic cable. Click HERE to listen and read. 

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Gaza, 11-26-25

For today, one link: to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA 11-25-25  is HERE, or scroll down.  MEDIA and UKRAINE entries are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 25  Barred from Gaza for 2 years, international journalist are still fighting for access. Reported by | NPR  Israel’s Supreme Court has again pressed the government to explain why, more than two years into the war, it still bars independent journalists from entering Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.