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Senior al Qaeda leader killed in drone strike in Syria, US defense officials say
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	9 21:25 Skidmark [1750]
Panama warns that another wave of 60K Haitian migrants is headed for the US border through Mexico and says it has been sounding alarms to Biden for MONTHS	5 18:45 Chris [1744]
Senior al Qaeda leader killed in drone strike in Syria, US defense officials say	2 16:25 ed in texas [1804]
Hizbullah Downs Israeli Drone in South	0 [1794]
Moment Mexican cartel members line up 20 gang members before executing them and abandoning the bodies outside the city's mayor-elect's office	8 21:47 trailing wife [1755]
Egyptian authorities say they blocked Brotherhood financing scheme	2 21:26 Skidmark [1787]
''Saxony must die!''	4 21:27 Skidmark [1765]
Portland firefighters will be getting bulletproof vests	7 21:29 Skidmark [1750]
Washington state woman pleads guilty to setting five Seattle police cars on fire	5 21:30 Skidmark [1739]
Los Angeles antifa member Vishal Pratap Singh (@VPS Reports), 28, of Redwood City, Calif., has been arrested and charged with battery	3 09:51 Kofi Panda2776 [1751]
Stabber wanted in a spate of random attacks in Portland has been arrested	1 06:29 NN2N1 [1748]
White man who plowed into crowd of BLM protesters, leaving one with with two broken legs and a brain bleed, and then joked about it on Facebook will NOT face charges after grand jury rules there's not enough evidence!	11 10:08 Mercutio [1753]
Soldier, 24, who was among last to leave Afghanistan during catastrophic US withdrawal is one of three suspected suicides in two days being investigated at Fort Drum army base	5 21:32 Skidmark [1745]
Page 2: WoT Background
Del Rio coalition helped over 1,000 migrants coordinate travel in just 3 days	3 23:15 JohnQC [1771]
Tajikistan beefs up military presence on Afghan border as tensions rise, Russia urges calm	0 [1746]
After death threats, Iraqis who attended pro-Israel normalization summit recant	0 [1767]
Rand Paul refuses to fast-track $1 billion in Iron Dome funding	1 21:33 Skidmark [1780]
DHS fears up to 400,000 migrants - DOUBLE the 21-year record set in July - could cross border in October when COVID restrictions Trump used to stop surge from Mexico end, report claims	3 21:34 Skidmark [1754]
Iraqi Federal Police accused of torturing man, releasing him with no charges	3 21:35 Skidmark [1754]
Severe financial shortfalls and the coming of winter could spell a “major humanitarian crisis” for Afghanistan	10 21:37 Skidmark [1751]
Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares says he has received assurances over gas supplies from Algeria	1 21:40 Skidmark [1792]
Lebanon says it has formed a new government delegation to resume talks with the IMF	1 21:41 Skidmark [1786]
Girls in Talibanistan: You will go to school	2 09:47 ed in texas [1748]
Fire in Iran occurred at secret IRGC missile base - Israeli report	1 08:03 Bertie Crains2651 [1750]
Ex-NYC Uber driver, 36, tried to join the Taliban and 'kill Americans'	1 09:24 Dale [1779]
Page 3: Non-WoT
North Korea test-fires new anti-aircraft missile: Launch is fourth weapon test in a month as Kim Jong Un continues to push arms development	1 08:43 Skidmark [1741]
Sikorsky completes first Connecticut-built heavy-lift helicopter for US Marine Corps	2 21:50 Burn Loot Murder [1769]
Austin, Texas, police to stop responding to non-emergencies beginning today	4 12:22 NoMoreBS [1739]
[UK] Government poised to approve 16 mini nuclear reactors to hit net zero	1 09:56 ed in texas [1742]
Unemployment Claims Up and other Economic News	10 18:20 M. Murcek [1745]
Inspector General Finds Damning ‘Widespread' FISA Failure After FBI Director Dismissed Concerns	3 19:08 M. Murcek [1753]
Shooting ourselves in the foot? How US military's radio tag technology used to keep track of its guns could allows enemy to trace troops on battlefield	7 21:47 Skidmark [1750]
ATM bomb gang blow themselves up in Netherlands, nine arrested	2 16:03 james [1746]
Around three-fourths of Venezuelans now live in extreme poverty	2 12:08 Angstrom [1745]
Co-founder and president of liberal think tank Niskanen Center has resigned after pleading guilty to domestic violence against his wife	0 [1775]
Professor suspended for refusing to give Black students easier final exams sues UCLA	6 16:27 Burn Loot Murder [1755]
Daredevil runs up the front of Danish city buildings and somersaults across rooftops like a character from Assassin's Creed	1 21:48 Skidmark [1770]
Largest underwater eruption EVER recorded off the coast of Madagascar	2 21:48 Skidmark [1770]
'At some point it had to end': Ministers admit jobs WILL be lost as furlough closes TODAY despite fears a MILLION are still reliant on handouts - but say there is 'support' and they should seek 'new opportunities'	1 21:49 Skidmark [1774]
The North-South fuel divide: Now Government creates a traffic light system for PETROL as Scotland and Northern Ireland rated 'green' and London and the rest of the country red or amber - with fuel levels at less than 20%	2 21:50 Skidmark [1775]
Moment student teen mom, 18, left brain dead after being shot in back of head by school safety officer	11 21:52 Skidmark [1768]
Page 4: Opinion
Top generals step down in ominous sign for Turkish military in Syria	4 21:51 Skidmark [1780]
Biden Is Nominating Soviet-Trained Radicals Now	7 21:26 Grampaw Cooky [1763]
The Government Is Not Your Friend, No Matter What Politicians Tell You	5 14:16 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [1750]
Feminism without women	3 21:53 Skidmark [1794]
New York Atheists Claim Religious Exemption From Vaccine After Governor Claims That It's From God	5 12:15 swksvolFF [1750]
Here's Why the Vaccines Aren't Working	19 21:55 Skidmark [1788]
International shipping workers warn of 'global transport systems collapse'	13 21:56 Skidmark [1775]
Page 6: Politix
Germany: Wind turbine collapses hours before official launch	2 21:56 Skidmark [1772]
Generals Contradict Biden, But WH Insists Otherwise	4 09:53 Mullah Richard [1749]
NYC Mayor de Blasio sparks outrage after by saying the NYPD needs to focus on 'customer service' HOURS after 16-year-old boy was shot dead outside a Walgreens	3 21:58 Skidmark [1770]
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs restrictive police reforms, including raising age for new cops to 21, taking away badge for 'racial bias' and creating new oversight body despite dozens of unions objecting	4 16:06 Rob Crawford [1756]
Nancy Pelosi bails on a vote for Biden's bipartisan infrastructure bill as House progressives launch full revolt	3 21:59 Skidmark [1781]
Rand Paul drops the MOAB on Xavier Becerra…	13 18:21 swksvolFF [1753]
National security adviser Jake Sullivan has planned on discussing high oil prices with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman	6 12:03 Vespasian Ebboting9735 [1758]
Democratic Texas Mayor Says Border Security Was 'Working' Under Trump	2 10:15 JohnQC [1747]
Biden continues string of family-related hires with nomination of Rep. Clyburn's daughter to fed commission	2 22:03 Skidmark [1785]
Biden Education Secretary Dodges When Asked If Parents Should Be 'Primary Stakeholder' Of Child's Education	3 22:17 Sapphic Sis [1783]
Teachers call angry parents terrorists: School officials beg Biden to send in the FBI to protect them	5 13:21 The Walking Unvaxed [1743]
Smith and Wesson to move headquarters from Massachusetts to Tennessee	6 16:40 ed in texas [1750]
Biden Traps Young Woman During Congressional Baseball Game	7 14:02 M. Murcek [1748]
Durham issues fresh round of subpoenas in his continuing probe of FBI investigation into Trump, Russia	7 22:05 Skidmark [1802]
Hero Marine who rescued baby from Kabul airport during Afghan airlift is now under investigation by his unit for appearing at Trump rally last weekend	7 22:06 Skidmark [1785]
Nancy Pelosi fines GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw $5,000 for refusing to go through the metal detectors at the Capitol	4 22:07 Skidmark [1770]
Biden's nominee for Comptroller of the Currency thinks the Fed should 'end banking'	3 22:08 Skidmark [1780]
‘There is going to be a lot of disappointment in the law, a huge amount’	7 22:08 Skidmark [1783]

    
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6	Antifa/BLM
3	Migrants/Illegal Immigrants
3	Commies
3	Taliban/IEA
2	Hezbollah
1	Govt of Iran
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Narcos
1	Polisario
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1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Iran Proxies

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