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Haitian President Jovenel Moise assassinated in his home
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
A huge blow to Al-Shabaab as army captures key town in central Somalia	0 [1756]
Good Morning	7 15:12 jpal [1750]
Security Forces Push Back Taliban Attack in Samangan: Police	0 [1746]
1 Killed, More Than 21 Wounded in Kandahar Blast	0 [1761]
Four ISIS associates accused of demolishing power pylons arrested	2 16:38 jpal [1750]
Iranian head of the intelligence service visited Baghdad yesterday, a source confirms	4 12:55 NoMoreBS [1790]
Turkish airforces strike in northern Duhok	0 [1755]
ISIS terrorist arrested in al-Anbar, Coalition convoy kaboomed	0 [1758]
Iraqi commander vows to avenge deaths in US strike	0 [1759]
Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service arrests terrorists in four governorates	4 23:52 Skidmark [1775]
Explosion kills 3 oil workers, injures more in south Iran	0 [1755]
US Embassy, Ain al-Asad base targeted in Iraq as 'militias' up tension	0 [1772]
Attack on Erbil airport in Iraq reported	3 16:50 jpal [1785]
Afghan troops filmed laying down arms	8 12:07 Abu Uluque [1795]
Page 2: WoT Background
Dubai explosion caused by ship fire, authorities report	5 21:07 Frank G [1783]
Steve Bannon ‐ Transgender penis waver was planted by Antifa in Los Angeles Spa	10 23:35 Chris [1784]
London Bridge hero wins early release from jail: Convicted killer who tackled terrorist with narwhal tusk is given parole	11 19:56 Squinty Johnson6531 [1755]
Members of 'Rise of the Moors' sovereign citizen militia REFUSE to cooperate at arraignment and claim they are not subject to U.S. laws after 11 were arrested during armed standoff near Boston	16 23:38 Chris [1780]
Biden administration is considering whether to continue to authorize the CIA and the Pentagon to carry out deadly drone strikes and commando raids in Afghanistan	5 16:05 Raj [1746]
Torkham border closed for all types of immigration	0 [1748]
Tajikistan deploys more troops in Afghan border as Taliban get closer to its territory	0 [1759]
WSJ: Biden Slowly Unwinds Trump's Sanction Policy	0 [1763]
Several Palestinians arrested ahead of rally as PA crackdown widens	0 [1745]
20 years after 9/11, US lawsuit alleging Saudi complicity hits key moment	0 [1755]
3,243 candidates are approved to run the Iraqi Parliamentary elections	0 [1742]
Afghan Bundeswehr helpers arrive in Germany for asylum: report	0 [1750]
IAEA says Iran intends to use indigenously-produced uranium enriched up to 20 percent	0 [1743]
Deported asylum seeker must return to UK: High Court	0 [1756]
US attacks on Syrian-Iraqi border serve Daesh remnants, Iranian Foreign Ministry affirms	0 [1739]
Jamal Khashoggi was leading secret double life when he was killed: podcast	4 10:10 magpie [1760]
Police probe former Joint List lawmaker for alleged incitement	1 08:53 NN2N1 [1772]
Libyan PM's plane takes off using car lights after deliberate Tobruk runway shutdown	0 [1781]
EU: We have not handed over patrol boats to Libyan Coast Guard	1 09:21 Skidmark [1769]
Turkey strongly condemns affront to its flag by Haftar's supporters in east Libya	2 16:05 swksvolFF [1776]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Trump to sue Facebook, Twitter, Google over alleged censorship	3 15:46 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [1749]
Ga. Golf Pro Killed at Country Club Before Police Find 2 Bodies in Bed of Truck Suspect Drove	7 11:51 swksvolFF [1749]
Great Salt Lake Near Record 170 Year Low	6 13:24 Skidmark [1738]
Haitian President Jovenel Moise assassinated in his home	23 23:16 Jolugum Poodle9136 [1841]
Judicial Watch sues FBI for records on obtaining banking information on people in DC on Jan. 6	5 10:37 M. Murcek [1752]
Reshoring of production on the rise in France	0 [1765]
28 die in air crash in Kamchatka	1 02:57 Besoeker [1743]
US, Guatemalan forces raid extremist haredi Lev Tahor cult compound	4 13:26 Skidmark [1754]
Estonian consul arrested for swapping state secrets	0 [1744]
WaPo Promotes the Sexual Grooming of Children	1 09:36 Matt [1756]
Preschool and Kindergarten Enrollment Drops 13 Percent Nationally	0 [1746]
The NSA Does Not Deny Reading Tucker Carlson's Emails	7 13:34 Skidmark [1746]
Fake police officer busted on flight to Dubai	0 [1751]
Ragged Old Flag	0 [1753]
Secreted Molecule Linked To Formation Of New Nerve Cells In Adult Brain	1 23:55 Skidmark [1775]
Stone Mountain gas station argument resolved, Messrs Floyd and Weaver unavailable for comment	3 06:35 NN2N1 [1773]
Aung Win Htut gets hammered on Lim Chu Kang Pier	0 [1745]
Texas Instruments Building New Chip Plant in Dallas	6 15:58 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1750]
It's gonna be a ruff landing! Russia's dogtroopers undergo parachute training – by leaping out of planes at 13,000ft	2 13:29 borgboy [1740]
Allen West running for governor to ‘protect Texas' and its 'porous' border	8 21:11 M. Murcek [1770]
Pentagon CANCELS JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft that could have been worth $10 billion after Amazon claimed Trump interfered in bidding process	4 20:53 Lord Garth [1767]
Authorities monitor rising fares of public transport in Karachi	0 [1745]
World's tallest horse - Big Jake - dies aged 20 on Wisconsin farm after he grew to 6ft 10inches tall and 2,500lbs	1 09:52 Dale [1750]
Polish brewery sparks outrage with new beer called White IPA Matters and advert featuring black barman drinking it in US-themed bar	7 19:43 Silentbrick [1748]
[BBC]Climate change: The craft brewery using algae to cut emissions	0 [1744]
Page 4: Opinion
Big Update On AZ Audit - Bob Hughes The Maricopa Ballot Printer - Talks About Arizona Audit	4 18:32 trailing wife [1760]
American Men Suffer a Friendship Recession [National Review]	13 20:55 M. Murcek [1769]
Nancy Pelosi Directs Capitol Hill Security Police Units to Regional Offices in California and Florida, Future Locations Coming	12 21:49 CrazyFool [1777]
Replacing Joe, the vegetable	13 13:43 swksvolFF [1760]
As America Recedes, China Rises	5 13:08 rjschwarz [1741]
1904: The beginning of the revolution in Russia: The first failures of the army	3 13:08 magpie [1766]
Page 6: Politix
Alan Duke, ‘fact-checker' for Facebook, Appeared On War Room - ToTaL MeLTdOwn [Citizens Free Press - Video]	1 13:23 Skidmark [1745]
Meet The Consulting Firm That's Staffing The Biden Administration	1 20:42 Bangkok Billy [1756]
University takes a stand, refuses to change its name due to slave owner ties	3 13:22 KBK [1745]
Paul Pelosi bets up to $6M on Big Tech before powerful House committee passes sweeping antitrust measures	1 09:39 M. Murcek [1746]
Biden says farmers will be allowed to repair their own tractors and will be able to better negotiate sales of their cows, chickens and hogs in new rules tackling major agribusiness	15 19:25 Rob Crawford [1788]
Biden administration is moving $860MILLION in COVID funds to cover cost of housing children in migrant shelters after crossing border	2 12:38 ed in texas [1744]
A Chinese ‘Spy Recruitment' Scholar is Now Running Joe Biden's NSA Personnel Department.	2 09:29 JohnQC [1738]
Eric Adams Wins Democratic Primary in New York City's Mayoral Race	5 18:35 M. Murcek [1754]
9 Key OECD Members Reject Biden's ‘Global Tax' Plan	3 14:28 swksvolFF [1741]
'1619 Project' Founder Rejects Her Alma Mater's Tenure Offer	9 21:56 Glenmore [1762]
Judicial Watch founder Larry Klayman: Joe Biden Is Dangerously Close To Facing A Coup d'état	2 12:42 ed in texas [1745]
Biden's New Dilemma: How To Slash Housing Costs For Low-Income Borrowers	10 18:19 NoMoreBS [1738]
The 'Most Complicated Machine Humans Have Built' - Biden Wants To Sell It To China	6 13:02 rjschwarz [1760]

    
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Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Iran
4	Taliban
4	Commies
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Arab Spring
3	Islamic State
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Antifa/BLM
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Sublime Porte
1	Devout Moslems
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Wed 2021-07-07
Haitian President Jovenel Moise assassinated in his home

Tue 2021-07-06
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Mon 2021-07-05
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Sun 2021-07-04
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Fri 2021-07-02
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Thu 2021-07-01
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Wed 2021-06-30
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Tue 2021-06-29
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Mon 2021-06-28
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Sun 2021-06-27
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Sat 2021-06-26
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Fri 2021-06-25
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Thu 2021-06-24
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Wed 2021-06-23
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