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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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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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USA Today - Change of plan: Barron Trump will no longer be a delegate at the Republican convention https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/10/barron-trump-delegate-gop-convention/73646811007/

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US State Department releases NSM-20 report saying that while Israel has tools to mitigate civilian harm, high levels of civilian casualties raised substantial questions whether the IDF is using them effectively.

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"...we do not have complete information to verify whether U.S. defense articles covered under NSM-20 were specifically used in actions that have been alleged as violations of the IHL or international human rights law during the period of the report."

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Israel hasn't fully cooperated with the US, since Oct. 7, to maximize humanitarian assistance and aid flow into Gaza, according to the State Department report.

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The NSM-20, released by the State Department, states it is reasonable to assess that Israel has used US-supplied weapons in instances that are "inconsistent" with its international humanitarian law obligations.

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WABC Radio cancels Rudy Giuliani's daily talk show for violating station policy by repeatedly trying to discuss on air discredited claims about the 2020 presidential election. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/nyregion/giuliani-radio-suspended.html?unlocked_article_code=1.q00.od1Q.mEE5vfRSIMeU&smid=url-share

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At a campaign fundraiser in California, President Biden mentions that Trump, during the pandemic, had suggested people "inject a little bleach in your arm. That's what he said. I wish he had done a little bit of it himself."

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Brother of Peru's president arrested in the 'Rolex scandal.' https://larepublica.pe/politica/actualidad/2024/05/10/eficcop-detiene-a-nicanor-boluarte-y-mateo-castaneda-abogado-de-la-presidenta-por-caso-los-waykis-ultimas-noticias-en-vivo-hoy-10-de-mayo-fiscalia-diviac-dina-boluarte-247290

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Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah dissolves Kuwait's parliament and suspends some constitutional articles to review the democratic process. https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3151404

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US announces $400 million new package of weapons and equipment for Ukraine.

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Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction meaning the former Trump White House aide could soon be spending months in prison. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/appeals-court-upholds-steve-bannons-contempt-of-congress-conviction/ar-BB1massl

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WSJ - The Biden administration is preparing to raise tariffs on clean-energy goods from China in the coming days, with the levy on Chinese electric vehicles set to roughly quadruple. https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/biden-to-quadruple-tariffs-on-chinese-evs-203127bf?mod=hp_lead_pos1

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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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"While the threat is there (to GPS) it is mitigated by the presence of all these spacecraft" able to provide precision, Rob Steenburgh of NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center says in response to my question about what a G4 or higher geomagnetic event later today would temporarily mean for navigation.

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There's the potential for larger geomagnetic threats as the current Solar Cycle 25 peaks and then on its downside in the next several years, according to NOAA experts.

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And here we are: NOAA alerts a severe (G4) geomagnetic level reached with a K-index of 8, 9- threshold at 1739 UTC.

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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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This is the first G4 severe level geomagnetic alert issued since 2005 with the coronal mass ejection arrival as early as this evening US time, NOAA's Shawn Dahl tells reporters on a conference call.

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Warning also just issued for a solar radiation storm at the S1 level with potential for a stronger event, adds NOAA's Dahl.

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Operators of North America power grid should have ample time "to adequately prepare" to help mitigate and control any developing problems, explains NOAA's Dahl. Worse possible situation would be a "Carrington Event" but "we're not anticipating that."

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Orientation of the CME in relationship to the magnetic field will determine the severity of the geomagnetic storm, according to NOAA scientists.

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Current big sunspot group, 16 times the diameter of Earth, is the "largest seen in some time," according to NOAA.

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If G4 event is post-midnight the aurora could be seen as far south as Alabama and northern California.

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The school board in Shenandoah County in Virginia has voted to restore the names of Confederate generals to two schools. https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/shenandoah-county-school-board-votes-to-restore-confederate-names-to-2-schools/article_ed83aa54-093b-50fa-ae8c-a56340e77f09.html

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@bwonn NY Times just picked up the story.

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