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Here's a link to What's hot in real world news? - Thread 11.0, followed by a fresh news item:
https://www.chesscanada.info/forum/s...ws-Thread-11-0
wikipedia.org/wiki/2023 Afghanistan-Iran clash:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_A...0%93Iran_clash
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nationalpost.com/news/earth-picked-up-a-new-moon-about-2100-years-ago-astronomers-just-found-it:
https://nationalpost.com/news/earth-...-just-found-it
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ctvnews.ca/canada/u-s-canadian-navies-transit-taiwan-strait-chinese-warship-nearly-collides-with-u-s-destroyer:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/china-...nsit-1.6426270
nature.com/articles/NEWS/07 June 2023/Update 09 June 2023/ China’s rolling COVID waves could hit every six months — infecting millions [The latest surge is unlikely to crash the country’s health-care system, but scientists fear hundreds of millions of infections {like global total to date(!)}.]:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01872-7
worldometers.info/10jun2023/coronavirus/global-data:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox[aka monkeypox]/response/2022/6jun2023/world-map:
https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/re...world-map.html
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bbc.com/news/world-europe/Ukraine war: 'Offensive actions' under way in east, Kyiv says:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65813560
nytimes.com/live/2023/06/05/world/russia-ukraine-news/U.S. officials said there were signs that Ukraine may have begun its expected counteroffensive, but Kyiv remained silent about its strategy:
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06...a-ukraine-news
theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/05/russian-military-bloggers-fill-in-counteroffensive-blanks-eg-russias-claim-of-an-early-battle-victory-as ukraine-troops-probe-for-russian-weaknesses:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ian-weaknesses
thehill.com/policy/defense/Ukraine’s counteroffensive appears to have started: Here’s what to know:
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4...-what-to-know/
youtube.com/UKRAINE MATTERS/Watch: Ukraine's Assault Begins, IGNITES FRONTLINE: Russians Retreat - Ukraine War Map Update 05/Jun/2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEHYyILZ_uE
youtube.com/watch: How will we know when the Ukraine counteroffensive has started? | DW News [analyst says it seems to have now]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7RfxAgXfyw
theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/06/ukraine-accuses-russia-of-blowing-up-nova-kakhovka-dam-near-kherson:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...m-near-kherson
politico.eu/article/Defiant Ukraine says dam carnage won’t stop counteroffensive [Kyiv claims Russians blew up the Nova Kakhovka dam to slow its efforts to retake territory.]:
https://www.politico.eu/article/defi...nsive-kherson/
sky.com/story/Ukraine war: US intelligence 'leaning towards' Russia being behind Nova Kakhovka dam attack [The dam was built in 1956 on the Dnipro river as part of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant and supplies water to the Crimean peninsula and to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which is also under Russian control {some sources suggest Russian occupiers' incompetence to blame for dam's breech, by allowing a buildup of water over time}.]:
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-w...egion-12897228
youtube.com/UKRAINE MATTERS/Watch: CATASTROPHE UNLEASHED: Russia Destroys Ukrainian Dam - Ukraine War Update 06/Jun/2023:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAbIBbPHZE8
theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/07/chaos-on-frontlines-as-ukraine-war-threatens-to-come-home-for-russia:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ome-for-russia
theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/07/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-nova-kakhovka-dam-collapse-kherson-oblast-floods-evacuations-flood-flooding-latest-news; counteroffensive-not-yet-launched-it-will-be-obvious-to-all-says-senior-ukrainian-official [still, it seems at least a first wave is or has happened]:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/li...083b98d0d4f87f
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nytimes.com/2023/06/05/us/politics/Mike Pence Formally Enters 2024 Race, Challenging Trump [Mr. Pence, who filed paperwork declaring his candidacy, was once a stalwart supporter and defender of Donald J. Trump, but split with his former boss after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.]:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/u...candidate.html
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/05/'Congress must investigate further': GOP House to bring contempt proceedings in FBI dispute [House Republicans are investigating Biden on a number of fronts...]:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...t/70279056007/
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torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-government-cant-get-story-straight-on-china-meddling [The Trudeau government promised to provide documents to a Commons committee but have now said those documents don’t exist in response to a media request...]:
https://torontosun.com/opinion/colum...china-meddling
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cnn.com/2023/06/07/weather/Intense smoke fills NYC and forces a ‘code red’ in Philadelphia as millions from the East Coast to Canada suffer from Quebec’s wildfires [has the Day of Purification - by fire - begun, that's part of Hopi mythology, except not by WWIII, but by environmental causes {one search result suggests Hopi refer to earthquake(s)}?]:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/07/weath...day/index.html
globalnews.ca/news/What causes most wildfires in Canada, and why we’re ‘primed’ for a lot more:
https://globalnews.ca/news/9754882/w...human%2Dcaused.
An oldie but goodie:
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-trudeau-joins-climate-protest-against-himself:
https://torontosun.com/opinion/colum...gainst-himself
Another:
cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/Quebec's relationship with forestry industry under scrutiny as pressure mounts to protect woodlands:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...four-1.6126148
thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/Logging makes forests and homes more vulnerable to wildfires:
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-b...%20of%20Oregon.
Yet another oldie but goodie:
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-quebec-gets-deal-on-carbon-tax-while-rest-of-canada-pays:
https://torontosun.com/opinion/colum...of-canada-pays
youtube.com/watch: The Hopi Prophecy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmeseQy0eYU
More [including discussion of a famous piece of Hopi rock art]:
ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-americas/hopi-prophecy-and-end-fourth-world-part-1:
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myth...-part-1-002280
thehill.com/changing-america/opinion/The Hopi prophecies are coming true — here’s why we should pay attention:
https://thehill.com/changing-america...we-should-pay/
wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopi_mythology [including Hopi Stone Tablets]:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopi_mythology
wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Star_Kachina - The final sign [doubt exists whether this is part of Hopi mythology]:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_S...20teachings%22.
How North American tribes (including Hopi) fought wildfires with (preemptive) fire:
pnas.org/doi/Native American fire management at an ancient wildland–urban interface in the Southwest United States:
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2018733118
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telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/06/07/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news-nova-kakhovka-dam-kherson/surprised-russian-troops-swept-away-by-floodwaters:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-ne...a-dam-kherson/
abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/8jun2023/russia-ukraine-war/Ukraine begins counteroffensive against Russia, officials say [Two Ukrainian officials, including a source close to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, confirmed to ABC News that an active phase of the Ukrainian counteroffensive is underway. Arguably, Ukraine's counteroffensive was getting going a few days ago, and the Institute for the Study of War said as much on Monday, saying on Twitter that "Russian and Ukrainian officials are signaling the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive." However there have been significant developments over the past few hours. Multiple reports said a major battle has begun in southeastern Ukraine, south of the major Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. Well-placed unofficial pro-Ukrainian sources have said the southeastern front is becoming more active and there are unconfirmed images and reports that Ukraine's new modern German-made Leopard 2 tanks are involved in the offensive.]:
https://abcnews.go.com/International...r/?id=99926452
theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/08/tense-fighting-reported-as-ukrainian-forces-go-on-attack-south-of-zaporizhzhia:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...f-zaporizhzhia
youtube.com/UKRAINE MATTERS/Watch: Relentless Attacks - Ukrainians ATTACK EVERYWHERE: Russian Defense Tested - Ukraine War Map Update 08/Jun/2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQmi3qBbEEE&t=608s
politico.eu/article/9jun2023/ukraine-russia-war-counteroffensive-ramps-up-but-meets-stiff-russian-resistance:
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukra...an-resistance/
youtube.com/skynews/watch: Ukraine War: Has Russia 'blown the dam' on the Dnipro river too early?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1SyRt-Nqfw
theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/09/seismic-data-adds-evidence-ukraine-kakhovka-dam-blown-up:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...a-dam-blown-up
theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/10/impunity-is-putins-middle-name-now-he-must-pay-for-his-crimes-before-blowing-up-world [easier said than done, without looking to God]:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...for-his-crimes
theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/07/nato-members-may-send-troops-to-ukraine-warns-former-alliance-chief:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...alliance-chief
nbcnews.com/news/world/ukraine-leopard-tanks-battle-counteroffensive-russia/9jun2023/Ukraine sends Western tanks into battle for the first time to bolster counteroffensive:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u...ssia-rcna88505
cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-counteroffensive-claims/Putin claims Russia is heading off Ukraine's counteroffensive, but little evidence to show advance is failing [Russian president discloses plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus next month {those can be launched from farther away, anyway - no doubt he means to try to add psychological element}]:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia...aims-1.6870913
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/06/10/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news/Ukraine war: Kyiv breaks through Russia's first defensive lines:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-ne...fensive-putin/
aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/11/zelenskyy-says-counteroffensive-actions-underway-in-ukraine [Ukraine’s president says his generals are ‘positive’ about the ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ taking place against invading Russian troops.]:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/...way-in-ukraine
youtube.com/UKRAINE MATTERS/Watch: Ukraine Succeeds - FIRST VICTORIES in Ukrainian Offensive: Russia Blunders - Ukraine War Map Update 11/Jun/2023:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lmSa3WgnBM
theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/12/ukraine-accuses-russia-of-destroying-another-dam-donetsk:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...er-dam-donetsk
cnn.com/2023/06/12/europe/Ukraine loses 16 US-made armored vehicles, group says, but Kyiv’s forces still gain territory:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/12/europ...-ml/index.html
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cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-indictment-classified-documents-06-09-23/The latest on the federal indictment of Trump [37 criminal counts] in the documents probe:
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-ne...-23/index.html
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/09/Donald Trump was indicted over classified documents. Why aren't Joe Biden and Mike Pence?:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...e/70304839007/
torontosun.com/news/9jun2023/world/Boris Johnson quits U.K. Commons, launches tirade over pending sanctions [re: partygate]:
https://torontosun.com/news/world/bo...ding-sanctions
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therecord.com/ts/politics/federal/2023/06/09/david-johnston-quits-as-ottawas-point-person-on-foreign-interference-after-weeks-of-controversy-for-he-and-trudeau [on a news-quiet Friday for gov't, of course]:
https://www.therecord.com/ts/politic...ntroversy.html
nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-get-ready-for-trudeaus-next-scandal-burying-tactic:
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/get...burying-tactic
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/trudeaus-words-on-low-interest-rates-come-back-to-bite-him:
https://torontosun.com/opinion/colum...ck-to-bite-him
torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrity/Kevin O'Leary roasts Trudeau: 'He is a horrible manager ... it can't get worse' ['Canada is a the richest country on Earth run by idiots,' Shark Tank star said, dismissing Trudeau's Liberals]:
https://torontosun.com/entertainment...cant-get-worse
globalnews.ca/news/9760011/justin-trudeau-ukraine-surprise-visit-2023/Canada to help Ukraine with another $500M and weapons, Trudeau says [That scandal-burying tactic Rex wrote of? - of course, Trudeau is only too glad to leave the country, especially when he and the libs are taking heat at home]:
https://globalnews.ca/news/9760011/j...se-visit-2023/