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OPERATION BEEPER

ISRAEL ATTACK ON HEZBOLLAH 17/09/2024.

The Israel pager attack on Hezbollah was a meticulously planned operation carried out by the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. On September 17 and 18, 2024, thousands of pagers and hundreds of walkie-talkies /1

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I thought my career was over. I believed that for a few more years. So I went through the whole process of mourning the narrative I had in my head. And at that time I was just back in Yellow Springs. Welcome back, superstar. I was like, oh man.

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I thought my career was over. I believed that for a few more years. So I went through the whole process of mourning the narrative I had in my head of being a big star. And at that time I was just back in Yellow Springs. Welcome back, superstar. I was like, oh man.

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Israel begins its ground operations in Lebanon — Channel 12

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Russia warns of new “systematic strikes” on Kyiv, urges diplomats and foreign nationals to leave the city immediately. Lavrov reportedly asked Rubio to evacuate U.S. diplomats.

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Jazz legend Sonny Rollins, dubbed the “Saxophone Colossus” and widely regarded as one of the greatest saxophonists in history, has died at his home in Woodstock, New York, according to Rolling Stone. He was 95.

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Following reports of explosions in the vicinity of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Howard Altman has said that a U.S. Central Command spokesperson has told them that U.S. self-defense strikes were conducted against Iranian fast boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites.

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The naive man thinks betrayal will announce itself with obvious cruelty, but the older man learns that the most dangerous people often arrive as helpers, flatterers, lovers, allies, and friends who slowly gather emotional access before they reveal what they were really purchasing

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JUST IN: The Enhanced Games are set to debut this weekend in Las Vegas, with athletes allowed to use steroids, testosterone, HGH, & other banned substances.

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Despite public statements from President Trump and Tulsi Gabbard citing her husband’s diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer as the reason for her departure, Reuters is reporting that this was not a choice by Gabbard, and that the White House ‌forced her to resign.

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Kevin Warsh is formally sworn in as the seventeenth president of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors

We could see a drop in interest. Warsh has been a critic of the Federal Reserve and we could see trump use him to lower push reforms at the Fed.

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Fox News reports that Gabbard has notified President Trump she intends to resign in order to support her husband, Abraham Williams, who was recently diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer, with her expected to soon depart her position as U.S. DIN

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Fox News reports that Gabbard has notified President Trump she intends to resign in order to support her husband, Abraham Williams, who was recently diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer, with her expected to soon depart her position as U.S. DNI.

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The Pakistani Army Chief is heading to Tehran now

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Tribes in Yemen's al-Jawf are mobilizing against the Houthis over the arrest of a Sana'a woman known as "Mira." The al-Yatma tribes, historically neutral or pro-Ansarullah, are threatening military action if she isn't released. Mira is believed to be a daughter of Saddam Hussein.

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Possible visit by Iraq's new Prime Minister Al-Ziidi to the White House next month, to discuss the dossier of Iran-aligned factions with Trump

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The US aircraft carrier Nimitz and its accompanying warships have entered the southern Caribbean Sea amid threats and a potential war on Cuba.

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“Money bring bitches, Bitches bring Love”

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Another U.S. strike on Iran is "not a question of if, but when," a source familiar with American planning told Israel Hayom. Israeli security officials say preparations are complete. The operation is expected to last several days and target sites previously left off the list.

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Advisers within Trump's inner circle are concerned the China summit's most consequential result could be heightening the probability that Xi Jinping moves on Taiwan before 2030. - Axios

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Tribes in Yemen's al-Jawf are mobilizing against the Houthis over the arrest of a Sana'a woman known as "Mira." The al-Yatma tribes, historically neutral or pro-Ansarullah, are threatening military action if she isn't released. Mira claims to be a daughter of Saddam Hussein.