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  Remarkable to see Tibetan influencer Tenzin Namchoe, who lives in India, recommending my book. I doubt copies of 'Behind the White House Curtain' are in Lhasa bookstores unless Kent State University Press has discovered a way to smuggle them past Chinese censors. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1JJ42rDeiA/

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  Observer - Andy Burnham is the first UK prime minister to confirm publicly that British authorities are “clear” that there was interference by the Kremlin in the 2016 Brexit vote. https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/from-russia-with-interference-burnham-first-pm-to-confirm-kremlin-role-in-brexit-vote

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  President Trump, in a social media post, says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an energy ceasefire "effective immediately" and warns Moscow and Kyiv: "Do not break it!"

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  Pope Leo XIV reveals that he will undergo surgery to remove a “localized nodule” in his lung. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-10/pope-leo-xiv-to-undergo-surgery-remove-nodule-lung.html

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  Hundreds of family members of USS Arizona sailors who died in the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor will be on hand in Hawaii as the first caskets of 86 unknowns associated with the sunken ship are exhumed Dec. 7. https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-10-09/pearl-harbor-arizona-unknowns-punchbowl-23100763.html

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  NYT - DoJ is investigating whether the major TV networks — violated federal antitrust laws when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of President Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/business/media/trump-justice-department-tv-networks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.H1E.o9cM.pBfJLnAST7Bh&smid=url-share

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  Update: The latest Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s main airport has killed 12 people and wounded 50, according to NYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/world/middleeast/riyadh-airport-attack-energy-congress.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HlE.9m7e.519AxbB3SIXC&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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  Sam Cooke sang “don’t know much about history,” but you will after listening to the fascinating lesson spanning the centuries about educating the republic in this weekend’s episode of America at 250: Due Diligence on your radio, online or right here. https://newsguy.substack.com/p/reading-writing-and-the-republic

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  Nine people, including at least two children, are dead following a shooting last night in Erie, Pennsylvania. https://www.erienewsnow.com/news/police-confirm-nine-deaths-in-friday-s-shooting-in-east-erie/article_d29b5cb7-d769-49c6-8474-2d94776101ad.html

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  There are reports of a missile striking Terminal 3 of King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia. https://airlive.net/news/2026/10/10/incident-ongoing-at-king-khalids-international-airport-report-of-

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  Delhi Police today detained four former chief ministers, along with thousands of protesters, including young people and key leaders of several of India’s political parties. https://thewire.in/rights/live-updates-october-10-cockroach-janata-party-left-youth-movement-march-jantar-mantar-delhi-police

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  Two Philadelphia police officers are in hospital this morning after a gunman shot them multiple times. https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-police-officers-shot-today-52nd-street/

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  Ukraine President Zelenskyy says the consequences of President Trump and the US “allowing Russia to sell oil products were most clearly felt in Kyiv today, when, following numerous attacks with jet-powered Shahed drones against energy facilities, a ballistic missile attack began as well.” https://t.me/V_Zelenskiy_official/21309

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  Kalshi is investigating suspicious bets about the selection of President Trump’s new White House press secretary, reports the Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/kalshi-probes-bets-on-trumps-pick-for-new-white-house-press-secretary-8b73a546?utm_source=www.status.news&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-skydance-squeeze&_bhlid=ca03759c25fc2e4b2901500f6596502f5df1c6bf

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  Vice President JD Vance says he would not watch the planned live-streamed execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan and expresses skepticism over whether it’ll be broadcast. https://wapo.st/4j9T0zS

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  President Trump says President Putin agreed to supply more than 4 million tons of diesel to the global market. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/trump-putin-russian-diesel-us-global-markets.html

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  NYT - Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator who briefly worked at DHS, has been chosen as the next White House press secretary. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/us/politics/katie-zacharia-trump-white-house-press-secretary.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HVE.zbk0.Qfw9m9_8YEHZ&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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  M7.6 quake strikes Panama. https://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/fuerte-temblor-sacude-panama-magnitud_1_2265235.html

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  YouTube, Twitch, Meta and Twitter/X aren’t saying whether they’ll allow the US government to livestream an execution on their platforms. https://www.theverge.com/streaming/1008722/youtube-meta-twitch-government-execution-livestream

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  At least nine people taken to hospitals after being injured by “unexpected turbulence” aboard AV42 from MDE (Medellin, Columbia) that made an emergency landing this morning at MIA, diverting from its intended JFK destination. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2026/10/09/at-least-8-hospitalized-after-turbulent-flight-diverts-to-mia-first-responders-say/

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  Hurricane Isaias is disrupting US. crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and could limit about 2% of the country’s refining capacity, at a time when fuel markets are already tight around the world. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/hurricane-isaias-gulf-mexico-oil-refinery.html

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  Cook Political Report moving 18 US House races, all in Democrats' direction, with the most likely outcome is now that the minority party picks up nine to 19 seats. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/eighteen-more-house-race-ratings-move-democrats-favor

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  Hitler Mussolini elected mayor of Queropalca, Peru. https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-hitler-bueno-retorna-al-poder-peru-y-sera-alcalde-del-distrito-yungar-727825.aspx

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  Some of the employees pushed out of the US government last year are still struggling to find work that matches their skills. https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/10/some-former-federal-employees-are-still-struggling-find-right-fit/416513/

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  Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay of South Africa for her efforts to promote peace and international law. https://www.reuters.com/world/navanethem-navi-pillay-wins-2026-nobel-peace-prize-2026-10-09/

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  A man is in the hospital after being shot by ICE agents in Manhattan. https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2026/10/08/nypd--person-shot-by-federal-agents-in-marble-hill

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  DoJ sues Denver over. Mask ban. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-complaint-against-city-and-county-denver-colorado-challenging-mask

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  Two Latvians arrested on suspicion of breaching the perimeter fence at an RAF base used by NATO and US military intelligence. https://news.sky.com/story/two-latvian-nationals-arrested-on-suspicion-of-trespass-offences-at-raf-base-13596565

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  DOJ announces new charges against the ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, accusing them of torturing American citizens and others held in Venezuela to repress opposition and preserve their power. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/nyregion/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-torture-americans.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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  A Russian glide bomb strike on two minibuses in Kramatorsk killed 33 people this morning. https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-12-dead-after-russian-glide-bomb-strikes-kramatorsk-bus-stop/