Presented here, via Consortium News, is the beginning of a forensic analysis by a close observer of evidence regarding the explosions in September that damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines connecting Russia and Germany. — MCM

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Pipelines v. U.S.A.

By Scott Ritter | Consortium News

Circumstantial evidence, just like direct proof, can be used to prove the elements of a crime, the existence or completion of certain acts and the intent or mental state of a defendant. Generally speaking, a prosecutor, to obtain a conviction, needs to show beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant committed a certain act and that the defendant acted with specific intent.

Nord Stream 1 is a multi-national project operated by Swiss-based Nord Stream AG intended to supply some 55 billion cubic meters (bcm) of Russian natural gas annually to Europe by directly transporting it from Russia, through twin 1,224 kilometer-long pipelines laid beneath the Baltic Sea, to a German hub, from which the gas would be distributed to other European consumers.

The first of the twin pipelines was completed in June 2011 and began supplying gas in November 2011. The second was completed in April 2012 and began supplying gas in October 2012. Gazprom, the Russian gas giant, owns 51 percent interest in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline project.

Nord Stream 2 is a near clone of the Nord Stream 1 project, consisting of twin 1,220-kilometer pipelines laid beneath the Baltic Sea connecting Russia to Germany. Started in 2018, it was completed in September 2021. Like Nord Stream 1, the Nord Stream 2 is designed to deliver approximately 55 bcm of natural gas from Russia to Europe through Germany. Nord Stream 2, like Nord Stream 1, is operated by a multinational company in which Gazprom has 51 percent ownership.

Unlike Nord Stream 1, Nord Stream 2 was never allowed to begin supplying gas.

The Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines are anathema to U.S. national security policy, which for decades has been sour on the degree to which Russian natural gas dominates the European energy market. This animus was perhaps best captured by a column published in the German newspaper DieWelt in July 2019.

The piece, co-authored by Richard Grenell, Carla Sands, Gordon Sondland (respectively, the U.S. ambassadors to Germany, Denmark and the European Union), was entitled “Europe must retain control of its energy security” and made the argument that the “Nord Stream 2 pipeline will drastically increase Russia’s energy leverage over the EU,” noting that “[s]uch a scenario is dangerous for the bloc and the West as a whole.”

Observing that “a dozen European countries rely on Russia for more than 75 percent of their natural gas needs,” the ambassadors concluded “This makes United States allies and partners vulnerable to having their gas shut off at Moscow’s whim.”

Moreover, the ambassadors claimed . . . READ MORE . . .

First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and teleSUR; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, a link to a look at the war by a Washington Post columnist. — MCM

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Ukraine’s Kyiv area hit by Iranian-made kamikaze drones, by Sabra Ayres | AP  KYIV — Russia’s forces used Iranian-made kamikaze drones to attack Ukraine’s capital and Odesa regions today and slammed other areas with missiles as Moscow punished the country for a fourth day for a truck bomb attack on a landmark Russian bridge. A strike carried out near Makrariv, a small city located 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of Kyiv, destroyed critical infrastructure.  . . . Russia resumed . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian official warns of World War Three if Ukraine joins NATO, by Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly | Reuters LONDON — If Ukraine is admitted into the U.S.-led NATO military alliance, then the conflict in Ukraine would be guaranteed to escalate into World War Three, a Russian Security Council official was quoted as saying today. Just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin formally proclaimed the annexation of up to 18% of Ukraine on Sept. 30, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a surprise bid for fast-track membership of Nato. . . .“Kyiv is well aware . . . READ MORE . . .

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Pr0-Russian forces say captured villages near Bakhmut in Donetsk region. From AFP. Russian-backed separatist forces in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine said today they had captured two villages near the industrial city of Bakhmut, posting small gains against Kyiv’s counter-offensive. “A group of DNR and LNR troops — with fire support from the Russian Armed Forces . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia not shying away from contacts with US, but no sane proposals so far, Lavrov says. From Tass. MOSCOW — Moscow is not rejecting any contacts with Washington, but nobody has offered any sensible initiatives so far, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said today. “All these talks that someone is willing to meet us or someone is reluctant to meet us — they [the U.S.] seem to be convincing themselves. We are . . . READ MORE . . .

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Putin offers additional gas supply to Europe. From teleSUR. Russia is ready to deliver additional volumes of natural gas to the European Union in the autumn-winter period, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. One of the two branches of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has survived the recent leak incident and Russia is willing . . . READ MORE . . .

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How Ukrainians define their enemy: ‘It’s not Putin; it’s Russia,’ by David Ignatius | The Washington Post During a visit to Kyiv last weekend, I kept asking Ukrainians a question that vexes me: Is your war against President Vladimir Putin — or against Russia itself? Nearly every time, I got the same unyielding answer. The enemy is a Russia that must be defeated and transformed. Through Ukrainian eyes, this terrible conflict has become a clash of civilizations. They argue . . . READ MORE . . .

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First, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. — MCM

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UN General Assembly condemns Russia ‘illegal annexation’ of Ukraine land. From AFP. The United Nations General Assembly today overwhelmingly voted to condemn Russia’s annexation of parts of Ukraine after Moscow vetoed a similar effort in the Security Council. The General Assembly approved the resolution with 143 in favor and five against but 35 nations abstained including China, India, South Africa and Pakistan despite . . . READ MORE . . .

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West to bolster Ukraine air defense; nuke plant loses power, by Adam Schreck and Hanna Arhirova | AP  KYIV — Unbowed Western powers pledged to supply Ukraine with more potent air defense systems following a furious barrage of retaliatory Russian missile strikes, including one that temporarily knocked Europe’s biggest nuclear plant off the invaded country’s electrical grid today. The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant suffered a “blackout” when . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian officials say Russia launched more than 100 missiles over the last 2 days. Reported by A Martínez and Nathan Rott | NPR  There were more air raid sirens today in parts of Ukraine. Russia on Tuesday launched fresh missile attacks — following up on Monday’s strikes.Ukraine pleaded for more modern air defense systems. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Russia continues its assault on Ukraine, hitting infrastructure and other targets. Reported by Franco Ordoñez | NPR  Russia continued its assault on Ukraine for a second day in a row Tuesday, hitting infrastructure and other targets in cities across the country. Click HERE to listen and read.

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G7, IMF vow to support Ukraine after Russian strikes. From AFP. The G7 and IMF pledged their steadfast financial support to Ukraine today as the country reels from Russian missile strikes and needs billions of dollars in monthly aid. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared by video link . . . READ MORE . . .

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People who are not engineers or related to one in some way sometimes undervalue them. This morning’s newspaper where I am, the Berkshire Eagle, carried two stories celebrating their genius and determination. Other reporting from these news organizations is accessible by clicking on their names below; in one a reader may encounter a paywall. — MCM

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NASA asteroid strike results in big nudge, by Marcia Dunn | The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A spacecraft that plowed into a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away succeeded in shifting its orbit, NASA said Tuesday in announcing the results of its save-the-world test. The space agency attempted the test two weeks ago to see if in the future a killer rock could be nudged out of Earth’s way. “This mission shows . . . READ MORE . . .

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On Halloween menu: roasted truck, by Matt Martinez | The. Berkshire Eagle DALTON. MA — If you ask nicely, Bill Knowles might let you take the pickup truck in his front yard for a spin. The truck in question, a rusty Chevrolet S-10 pickup, might not get you very far. It’s spit-roasted on a rotisserie in the lawn, surrounded by . . . READ MORE . . .

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First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, via Popular Resistance, commentary comparing news reports of recent months with yesterday’s military actions by Russia. Next, from the Washington Post, commentary by Carl Bildt, prime minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and that country’s foreign affairs minister from 2006 to 2014. — MCM

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Kremlin war hawks demand more devastating strikes on Ukraine, by Dasha Litinova | AP  TALLINN, Estonia — Moscow’s barrage of missile strikes on cities all across Ukraine has elicited celebratory comments from Russian officials and pro-Kremlin pundits, who in recent weeks have actively criticized the Russian military for a series of embarrassing setbacks on the battlefield. Russian nationalist commentators and state media war correspondents lauded Monday’s attack as an appropriate, and long-awaited, response to . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine leader to ask G7 for air defence weapons after Russian strikes, by Max Hunder and Jonathan Landay | Reuters  * G7 leaders to discuss Ukraine later today * Expected to review Kyiv’s request for air defence systems * May also warn Belarus against closer involvement * Russia says it will respond to greater Western aid | KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will ask the leaders of the G7 group of nations to urgently supply Ukraine with air defence weapons, after Russia rained down cruise missiles in its latest escalation of its unravelling invasion. Ukrainians woke up to the wailing of new air raid sirens on Tuesday, with parts of the country left without power. Officials said 19 were killed on Monday in . . . READ MORE . . .

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NATO chief says Russia’s Ukraine strikes ‘sign of weakness.’ From AFP. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said today Russia was striking Ukraine’s infrastructure to make up for battlefield losses by its troops and vowed allies would “step up and sustain” support for Kyiv. “I think what we saw yesterday is actually a sign of weakness, because the reality is that they are not able to make progress on the battlefield. Russia is actually losing on the battlefield,” Stoltenberg told journalists.

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Russia puts Meta on its list of extremists and terrorists. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring today placed U.S. corporation Meta Platforms, Inc. (deemed extremist in Russia) on its list of extremists and terrorists. . . . In March, Moscow’s Tverskoy Court declared the social networks — Instagram and Facebook — owned by Meta, extremist and banned them across Russian territory.

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Ukraine says exhumed dozens of civilian bodies in recaptured Donetsk towns. From AFP. Ukraine said today that it had recovered the remains of dozens of civilians killed during Russia’s invasion in two towns in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine recently recaptured from Moscow’s forces. “In the liberated towns of Sviatogirsk and Lyman, law enforcement officers discovered the sites of mass burials of civilians,” the prosecutor general said in a statement, adding that 34 remains were exhumed in Sviatogirsk and another 44 in Lyman.

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Russia says it retaliated against Ukraine in response to an attack on a key bridge. Reported by Jason Beaubien and Kat Lonsdorf | NPR  Russia has carried out a barrage of air-strikes across Ukraine in retaliation says Moscow for an attack on a key bridge over the weekend. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Russia’s strikes on Ukraine may also have been meant to quell doubts at home. Reported by Leila Fadel and Charles Maynes | NPR  Russia carried out a barrage of airstrikes across Ukraine on Monday. But what has been the reaction in Moscow to its own military escalation? The Russian assaults were widely condemned by the West. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.

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Russia, having ‘run out of missiles,’ launches barrage on Ukraine, by Moon of Alabama  | Educate! Back in March I had warned that Lies Do Not Win Wars. Here is another practical example. After allegedly having ‘run out of missiles’ and, more importantly, patience, the leadership of the Russian Federation decided to de-electrify Ukrainian cities with a ‘barrage of missile strikes’. But first came the propaganda blubber: . . . READ MORE . . .

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This is the best way to counter Putin’s nuclear threats, by Carl Bildt | The Washington Post Is Vladimir Putin really going to use nuclear weapons as part of his effort to subjugate and break up Ukraine? Some months ago, most observers dismissed this as . . . READ MORE . . .

The essay that begins below was posted by its author on Oct. 9 and is entered here on Oct. 10. Please scroll down for “Americas, 10-10-22” and “Ukraine, 10-10-22.” — MCM

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The U.S. Is Leading the World Into the Abyss

By Edward Curtin | Behind the Curtain

A few years after WW I, the poet T.S. Eliot opened his famous poem “The Wasteland” with these words: “April is the cruelest month … “  I think he may be wrong, for this October may be the cruelest month of all, followed by November.  Unprecedented.  You can hear the clicking and grating of spades if your antennae are attuned.

We are on the brink of ominous events created by the U.S. war against Russia.  Yet so many people prefer to turn away and swallow the lies that the U.S. wants peace and not war and is the aggrieved party in the crisis.

A friend of mine, who is constantly charging me with having turned right-wing because of my writing that accuses many traditional liberal/leftists of buying the national security state’s propaganda on the JFK assassination, “9/11,” Syria, Ukraine, Covid-19, censorship, the “New” Cold War, etc., and whose go-to news sources are The Guardian, CNN, The New York Times, NPR, ABC, seems oblivious to the fact that right and left have become useless terms and that these media are all mouthpieces for the CIA and their intelligence allies in the new Cold War; that the so-called right and left are joined at the hip with their obsession with Pax Americana.

There are no right and left anymore; there are only free and independent voices or those of the caged parrots repeating what they have been taught to say:

“Polly wants a war!”  “Polly wants a war.”

I am afraid that I will never convince this dear friend otherwise and I find that depressing.  Yet I know such views are shared by millions of others and that even if nuclear war breaks out their minds will not change.  Propaganda runs very, very deep into their psyches, and they desperately want to believe.  Hitler said it clearly in Mein Kampf:

“The masses … are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods.”

Hitler learned so much about “manufacturing consent” from his American teachers Edward Bernays, Walter Lippmann, et al., who accomplished so much brainwashing of the American people.  They were all masters of the lie and millions continue to believe their followers.

If nuclear weapons are again used (and everyone knows the only country to have used them), these believers will blame their use on Russia, even though Russia has made it very clear that it would only resort to such weapons if the country’s existence were threatened, while the U.S. continues affirming its right to preemptively use nuclear weapons when it so chooses.

And even if nuclear weapons are not used, the recent sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines and the bombing of the Crimean Bridge, both clearly the work of U.S./NATO/Ukrainian forces, have raised the ante considerably.  The door to hell has just been opened wider, and I suspect not by accident, as the U.S. elections approach.

In his recent television talk, Vladimir Putin made Russia’s nuclear position very clear, mentioning nuclear weapons only in the context of Western threats of using them, as Moon of Alabama reported.  Putin said:

“They [the U.S./NATO/Ukraine] have even resorted to the nuclear blackmail. I am referring not only to the Western-encouraged shelling of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, which poses a threat of a nuclear disaster, but also to the statements made by some high-ranking representatives of the leading NATO countries on the possibility and admissibility of using weapons of mass destruction – nuclear weapons – against Russia.

“I would like to remind those who make such statements regarding Russia that our country has different types of weapons as well, and some of them are more modern than the weapons NATO countries have. In the event of a threat to the territorial integrity of our country and to defend Russia and our people, we will certainly make use of all weapon systems available to us. This is not a bluff.

“The citizens of Russia can rest assured that the territorial integrity of our Motherland, our independence and freedom will be defended – I repeat – by all the systems available to us. Those who are using nuclear blackmail against us should know that the wind rose can turn around.”

When the long-planned U.S. war against Russia, so obvious to anyone who sees past the propagandist headlines and studies the matter, soon explodes into full-scale open war for all to see in horror, as it will, these true believers will dig in their heels even more.  They will find new reasons to justify their faith, and it . . . READ MORE . . .

For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, teleSUR, and Agencia EFE; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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UN mulls quick foreign troop deployment to ease Haiti crisis, by Dánica Coto | AP  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The United Nations Security Council was evaluating options including the immediate activation of foreign troops to help free Haiti from the grip of gangs that has caused a scarcitY of fuel, water and other basic supplies. Such a force would “remove the threat posed by armed gangs and provide immediate protection to critical infrastructure and services,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres wrote in a letter submitted to the council on Sunday. READ MORE . . .

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Haiti activists rally at White House seeking end of U.S. support for Henry, by Brian Ellsworth | Reuters Activists n Sunday rallied at the White House to call on the Biden administration to end support for the government of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, as the Caribbean nation faces a humanitarian crisis due to gangs blocking the distribution of fuel. Haiti’s dire situation has gotten increased attention from around the world in recent weeks as severe fuel shortages have forced many businesses and hospitals to shut their doors, just as health authorities confirmed a surprise cholera outbreak. A broadcast of the rally showed several hundred people . . . READ MORE . . .

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Venezuela decrees national mourning for Las Tejerias landslide. From teleSUR. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday decreed three days of national mourning after confirming the death of 22 citizens and the disappearance of 52 people in Las Tejerias, in the state of Aragua, as a result of a landslide that took place on Saturday night. To facilitate recovery actions, he declared the communities of Las Tejerias, the epicenter of the landslide and flooding, as a “Natural Disaster and Catastrophe Zone.” Maduro asked Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, his ministers and all security agencies to carry out “the maximum deployment” to attend to the people affected . . . READ MORE . .  Click HERE for coverage in Spanish.

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Presented here are links to reports from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Tass, Agence France-Presse and, in Spanish, Agencia EFE; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. — MCM

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Russia blasts Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities in deadly strikes, by Adam Schreck and Hanna Arhirova | AP  KYIV — Russia unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities today, smashing civilian targets including downtown Kyiv where at least six people were killed amid burnt-out cars and shattered buildings . . . . Police said a total of at least 10 people were killed and around 60 others were wounded in the morning attacks across Ukraine. . . . Russian President Vladimir Putin . . . said the strikes were in retaliation for what he called Kyiv’s “terrorist” actions — a reference to Ukraine’s attempts to repel Moscow’s invasion forces and cripple their supply lines. . . . He vowed a “tough” and “proportionate” response should Ukraine carry out further attacks that threaten Russia’s security. “No one should have any doubts about it,” he said. The intense, hours-long attack by Russia marked a sudden military escalation in its assault on Ukraine. READ MORE . . .

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Russian missiles hit multiple Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv. Reported by STEVE INSKEEP and Jason Beaubien | NPR  The attacks came days after an explosion partially damaged a bridge strategic to Moscow that connects Russian-occupied Crimea to mainland Russia. Russian President Putin called it an act of terrorism. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Belarus’s Lukashenko warns Ukraine, deploys troops with Russia. From Reuters. LONDON — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said today he had ordered troops to deploy with Russian forces near Ukraine in response to what he said was a clear threat to Belarus from Kyiv and its backers in the West. His remarks . . . indicate a potential further escalation of the war in Ukraine. . . .”We have been preparing for this for decades,” he said. “If necessary . . . READ MORE . . .

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Beneficiary of Nord Stream sabotage well-known, Russia not allowed to investigate — Putin. From Tass. MOSCOW — While Russia is not allowed to investigate the sabotage at the Nord Stream pipeline, but the beneficiary is already known, Russian President Vladimir Putin said today. . . .  “Russian representatives are not allowed to investigate the causes of explosions and destruction of international gas transmission systems passing through the bottom of the Baltic Sea, but we all know the ultimate beneficiary of this crime,” he said. Four leaks were discovered on the Nord Stream gas link, with the most recent one pinpointed . . . READ MORE . . .

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Macron says Russian strikes signal ‘profound change’ in Ukraine war. From AFP. — French President Emmanuel Macron said that Russian air strikes across Ukraine and against civilians today signalled a “profound change” in the conduct of the war. The “deliberate strikes by Russia over the whole of Ukraine’s territory and against civilians, it’s a profound change in the nature of this war,” he told reporters . . . READ MORE . . .

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Putin amenaza con más bombardeos masivos y Zelenski pide a los ucranianos resistir. De EFE.  Moscú/Leópolis — El presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, amenaza con lanzar nuevos bombardeos masivos contra ciudades de Ucrania si Kiev perpetra «atentados terroristas» de envergadura en Rusia, mientras su homólogo ucraniano, Volodímir Zelenski, ha animado a la población a resistir y a no abandonar los refugios. Putin dejó claro que . . . LEA MÁS . . .

At least for now, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. — MCM

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Ukraine: Russian strikes kill 17 following bridge attack, by Justin Spike and Adam Schreck | AP  ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — A Russian missile barrage that crumbled apartment buildings and houses in Ukraine’s city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 17 people and wounded dozens, Ukrainian officials said today as Moscow strained to enforce its takeover of illegally annexed territory. The blasts that collapsed at least one high-rise residential building and blew out the windows of others came from six missiles launched in Russian-occupied areas of the Zaporizhzhia region, the Ukrainian air force said. The region is one of four Russia claimed as its own this month, but the regional capital remains under Ukrainian control. The multiple strikes . . . READ MORE . . .

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A day after critical bridge explosion, Russian forces strike Zaporizhzhia. Reported by Ayesha Rascoe and Jason Beaubien | NPR  Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia, in a region of Ukraine Russia claims to control, after yesterday’s explosion that damaged a critical bridge linking Russian-occupied Crimea to Russia. Click HERE to listen and, sometime, read.

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First, links to reports from teleSUR, Reuters, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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Tropical Storm Julia could become a hurricane this weekend. From teleSUR. Tropical storm Julia formed Friday off the Colombian peninsula of La Guajira with sustained winds of 65 km. Julia was 175 kilometers north of Colombia, moving westward at about 30 kilometers per hour, said the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER). Its path could reach Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico. Some Caribbean and Central American . . . READ MORE . . .

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Chile permanently closes mining areas connected to giant sinkhole, by Alexander Villegas | Reuters SANTIAGO —  Chile’s mining minister announced on Friday the permanent closure of mining stopes directly related to a giant sinkhole that appeared in the northern part of the country in July. Mining minister Marcela Hernando made the announcement after meeting with union members, mine workers and technical experts studying . . . READ MORE . . .

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Appeals court ruling allows Arizona abortions to restart, by Bob Christie | AP  PHOENIX  — Abortions can take place again in Arizona, at least for now, after an appeals court on Friday blocked enforcement of a pre-statehood law that almost entirely criminalized the procedure. The three-judge panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals agreed with Planned Parenthood that a judge should not have lifted the decades-old order that prevented the older law from being imposed. The brief order . . . READ MORE . . .

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Mexico’s armed forces are becoming increasingly powerful under its president. Scott Simon of NPR talks with Mexican security analyst Alejandro Hope about the increasing power the Mexican armed forces are getting under President Anders Manuel Lopez Obrador. Click HERE to listen and, another time, read.

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Linda Ronstadt on her new book ‘Feels Like Home.’ Scott Simon of NPR speaks with singer Linda Ronstadt about her new book, “Feels Like Home,” which looks back at her family’s deep Southwestern roots. Click HERE to listen and, another time, read.

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