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All of it, 11-1-26

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Links to reports from Reuters and the Associated Press and to a discussion from Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, IRAN and UKRAINE, and down for ALL OF IT 10-31-26.) — MCM

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White House maps path to govern without Congress if Democrats win, by Nandita Bose and Tim Reid | Reuters  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s White House has spent months preparing for a possible Democratic takeover of Congress, developing plans to keep advancing major parts of his agenda through executive power while bracing for investigations of . . . READ MORE . . .

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French protest violence eases while scattered riots hit Germany ahead of school return, by Angela Charlton and Kirsten Grieshaber | AP  PARIS — French authorities expressed relief today after mass protests over rising living costs resulted in less violence than previous weekends. But police expect new demonstrations as high schools at the heart of the movement reopen Monday after their autumn break. Germany faced . . . Click HERE for report with video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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The World This Week — Is the Trump era over? Joe Lauria of CN, retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern and former U.S. Marine Corps counterintelligence officer (and former U.N. weapons inspector) Scott Ritter on * prospects for ending the Iran and Ukraine wars, * related autumn 2026 diplomacy, * post-election maneuvering in Israel, * post-midterms possibilities in the United States, * street protests in France and Germany, * “Russiagate” in Europe, * tourism last week in Paris, and * dockworkers’ work stoppages in dozens of countries over Gaza. Click HERE for video of talk.

Iran, 10-30-26

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Links to two reports from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, WEST BANK, YEMEN and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 10-29-26.) — MCM

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Tehran comments on Vance’s communication. From the Cradle. Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has commented on a “conciliatory” letter from U.S. Vice President JD Vance, stressing that Iran’s conditions to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain unchanged. READ MORE . . .

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Iran launches first export freight train from Qom to China amid U.S. naval blockade. From the Cradle. Iran has launched its first export freight train from the city of Qom to China, as Tehran seeks to expand its export routes amid an ongoing US naval blockade, Fars News Agency reported on Thursday. READ MORE . . .

9/11 truth, 9-7-26

Links to a report from the Associated Press, to an interview from Exposing 9/11, and to two segments from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s LEBANON and ALL OF IT, and for 9/11 TRUTH 9-6-26.) — MCM

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One attack, many Americas: Why 9/11 and its many griefs land differently 25 years later, by Deepti Hajela | AP  NEW YORK — When the planes crashed and the buildings fell on that sunny September morning 25 years ago, the shock waves of dismay and grief went far past downtown New York City, rural western Pennsylvania and just outside Washington, D.C. They radiated through . . . Click HERE for report including two photos.

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FROM AUG. 5  Jimmy Dore on why young people are increasingly willing to question 9/11. The first of Saturday’s Checkpoint 25 sessions to be released individually. From introduction: “Jimmy reflects on the personal and professional costs of challenging controversial narratives, the suppression of independent media, and what he believes would constitute real progress for the 9/11 Truth movement.” Click HERE for video.

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FROM AUG. 6  The movies that tried to make sense of 9/11. Reported by Adam Raney, Marc Rivers, Andrew Limbong and Joel Rose | NPR  Over the past quarter century the events of 9/11 have been reflected in direct and indirect ways in movies. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM AUG. 6  What Russia and China learned from America after 9/11. Reported by Vincent Ni, Sarah Robbins, Joel Rose, Daniel Ofman and Kathryn Fink | NPR  Journalists Mikhail Zygar and Cindy Yu explain how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan helped reshape Russia’s and China’s ambitions. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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