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VOA chief national correspondent/former White House bureau chief; Author, ‘Behind the White House Curtain.’ Adjunct asst. professor, Shenandoah Univ.; Adjunct lecturer in journalism, Univ. of Richmond; 2022-23 https://journa.host/@JURISTnews journalist-in-residence, Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Law; Kiplinger Fellow, Ohio Univ.; American Foreign Service Assoc. governing board; Nevada Broadcasters Assoc. Hall of Fame; W7VOA on ham radio.

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US Central Command says its forces today "successfully destroyed one uncrewed aerial system (UAS) launched by Iranian-backed Houthis over the Gulf of Aden from Houthi controlled areas in Yemen."

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President Biden, exiting church in Rehoboth Beach, is asked by a pool reporter how he celebrated Mother's Day.
"I prayed for you all. You need help," he replies.
He then adds, "to those of you who are mothers, Happy Mother's Day" while getting into his SUV.

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Russian President Putin proposes as defense minister Andrey Removich Belousov. https://www.rbc.ru/politics/12/05/2024/6641077c9a7947597327cab5

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The current defense minister Sergei Shoigu is regarded as a long-time Putin ally.

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White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, spoke today with his Israeli counterpart and "reiterated President Biden’s longstanding concerns over the potential for a major military ground operation into Rafah, where over one million people have taken shelter. He discussed alternative courses of action to ensure the defeat of Hamas everywhere in Gaza."

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Widespread internet outage in some African countries today. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cprg0yn8q81o

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Dozens of students walked out of Duke University's commencement ceremony with ome chanting "free Palestine" to protest guest speaker Jerry Seinfeld. https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/jerry-seinfeld-duke-students-walkout

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NBC News - President Joe Biden’s campaign plans to host a major fundraiser in Los Angeles next month with former President Barack Obama and Hollywood superstars George Clooney and Julia Roberts. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/biden-taps-obama-george-clooney-julia-roberts-clintons-mega-fundraiser-rcna151183

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South Korea's spy agency says it’s looking into suspicions that North Korean weapons made in the 1970s have been supplied to Russia for its war in Ukraine. https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240512001200315

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The Massachusetts man who received the first pig kidney transplant in the world less than two months ago has died. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/massachusetts-general-hospital-pig-kidney-rick-slayman/

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US Central Command says its forces early Saturday “successfully destroyed three UAS launched by Iranian-backed Houthis over the Red Sea from Houthi controlled areas in Yemen.”

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Legendary B-movie king Roger Corman, who directed and produced hundreds of low-budget films and discovered such future industry stars as Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, has died. He was 98. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/roger-corman-dead-producer-independent-b-movie-1235999591/

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A fourth person has been arrested and charged in Canada with last year's murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sikh-leader-nijjar-killing-1.7201853

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"In his nonpartisan view, Steve Herman shows us why public access to accurate, unbiased information is essential to democracy and why journalists must press government officials to be transparent and honest." https://www.swensonbookdevelopment.com/blog/2024/reporting-the-facts/

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We can only guess how many DCFD stations were tempted to respond to this early Saturday morning emergency call.

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NOAA space weather update:
ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 9o
Threshold Reached: 2024 May 11 1128 UTC
Synoptic Period: 0900-1200 UTC
Active Warning: Yes
NOAA Scale: G5 - Extreme

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Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning extended through the end of Sunday. - PJM https://insidelines.pjm.com/pjm-issues-geomagnetic-disturbance-warning-for-may-10/

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“The Dutch artist Joost Klein will not be competing in the Grand Final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Swedish police have investigated a complaint made by a female member of the production crew after an incident following his performance in Thursday night’s Semi Final.”
https://eurovision.tv/mediacentre/release/statement-dutch-participation-eurovision-song-contest

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Months after the IDF said it had destroyed Hamas' military capabilities in northern Gaza, Israeli troops are being redeployed to the area to curb the reorganization of Hamas battalions. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-05-11/ty-article/.premium/idf-says-300-000-people-evacuated-rafah-to-humanitarian-zone-ahead-of-israeli-operation/0000018f-66a6-de93-a1af-7eae4ee70000

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CBP says its officers at World Trade Bridge seized cocaine hidden within a tractor trailer hauling cotton candy. https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-officers-seize-496k-cocaine-commercial-truck-hauling-cotton-candy

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Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson is now under a court-ordered conservatorship after his doctor reported that the musician has a major neurocognitive disorder. https://apnews.com/article/283adf3e04aef5744ac818c36131cf9e

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The reigning Miss USA and Miss Teen USA resigned from their titles within days of each other this week. https://apnews.com/article/miss-usa-teen-pageant-resignations-d188872c2d4948669e416aa7c6bd9870?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

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People should have "radios, batteries and a generator" ready in the rare case of disruptions to the power grid, advises NOAA.

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And now we've reached an extreme (G5) geomagnetic storm level, according to NOAA.
Satellite navigation (GPS) may be degraded or unavailable for days.
Radio - HF (high frequency) radio propagation may be impossible in many areas for one to two days.
Aurora - Aurora may be seen as low as Florida to southern Texas and southern California.

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Too early to know about any damage from the extreme geomagnetic storm, but this appears to be the most serious such event since the 2003 'Halloween solar storms' which cause an hour-long power outage in Sweden and blew up transformers in South Africa.

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Kp 9=Extreme geomagnetic storm

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