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Monday, October 10, 2022

Wake-Up Call: Explosions Rock Kyiv


Russia bombarded Ukraine Monday with a series of strikes on cities across the country including for the first time in months the capital, after President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of a “terrorist attack” on a critical bridge connecting Russia’s mainland to the occupied Crimean Peninsula. The Wall Street Journal reports blasts were also heard in Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and in the western city of Lviv, which has remained relatively insulated from the war raging in the east. The strikes in Kyiv were the most central to hit the capital since Russia invaded in February.

The blasts struck around rush hour Monday morning as people were on their way to work and school. At the scene of one explosion at an intersection near Kyiv’s Shevchenko Park, a body lay in the street near the mangled remains of several vehicles. It wasn’t clear which munitions were used in the strike, which produced a plume of smoke.

Another strike in Kyiv hit an office block near an electrical-power station. Further blasts were heard but it wasn’t immediately clear what had been hit.  Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said rockets had struck targets in the city center, appealing to residents of outlying districts to stay away. Emergency services were at the scene and security forces have closed off streets in the center, Mr. Klitschko said. “The capital is under attack from Russian terrorists!” he wrote.


Air-defense systems have helped keep Kyiv relatively secure in recent months, even as missiles landed in other cities. Many residents who had fled in the early days of the invasion had returned to the city after Russian forces pulled back in March.


➤POMPEO RIPS BIDEN'S 'RECKLESS' ARMAGEDDON REMARK:  Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday categorized President Biden’s quickly notorious Armageddon comment regarding the nuclear risk posed by Russia as "reckless" and demonstrating "maybe one of the greatest foreign policy failures of the last decades." 


"Oh my goodness. First of all those comments were reckless. I think that even more importantly, they demonstrate maybe one of the greatest foreign policy failures of the last decades, which was the failure to deter Vladimir Putin in the same way that the Trump administration did for four years," Pompeo told "Fox News Sunday" host Shannon Bream. 

"When you hear the president talking about Armageddon at a random — as a random thought just musing at a fundraiser that is a terrible risk to the American people if he truly believes that he ought to be out talking to us in a serious way," Pompeo added. 

NY Post 10/10/22
➤NY GOVERNOR GOP CANDIDATE SAYS SHOOTING TOOK PLACE OUTSIDE HIS HOUSE: A shooting outside the home of New York GOP nominee for governor, Lee Zeldin, took place while his twin daughters were home. In a statement posted to Twitter by Zeldin, the COP candidate states his daughters were doing homework when they heard the shots. They locked themselves in the bathroom before calling 911 shortly after. It was not immediately known if the shooting was politically influenced or if it had anything to do with the congressman.

➤UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS WHO QUIT THEIR JOBS REACHES 30 YEAR HIGH: The percentage share of unemployed Americans who quit their jobs and immediately started looking to new opportunities rose to 15.9% in September, according to the job report published October 7. This is the highest level so called "job leaver" have reported as a percentage and it indicates the so called "Great Resignation" is far from over.

➤FORMER MISSISSIPPI GOV. PHIL BRYANT SUBPOENAED FOR HIS TEXTS: Former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has been subpoenaed again due to an ongoing civil suit. Attorneys want to see communications between Bryant and former NFL quarterback Brett Farve, as well as others connected to the case that auditors say at least $77 million in federal welfare dollars were misspent.


➤MICROSOFT TEAMS USERS NEED TO STOP DOING THIS NOW: Many Microsoft Teams users are trusting the communications platform a little too much according to cybersecurity company Hornet security. The company found through a recent study that 45% of users admitted to sending confidential and sensitive information frequently via Microsoft Teams, 51% were found to be sharing business critical information and 48% of respondents had accidentally sent a Microsoft Teams message that should not have been sent.


📲IPHONE 14 USERS REPORT PROBLEMS: The list of issues with the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 pro is getting longer. Adding to the already reported issues such as in iMessage and FaceTime there's activation errors, CarPlay and data migration having it's own bugs, owners are now reporting new problems. Popular YouTuber Marques Brownlee asked iPhone 14 owners how their experience with the phone is. Roughly 5,000 responses poured in and the majority complained about the bugs. Three issues in particular stood out the most; the lock screen appears to glitch, the Dynamic Island is very buggy and battery draining problems.


🍬HALLOWEEN CANDY PRICES SOAR ALONG WITH INFLATION:  Looks like fewer houses will be giving out full-size bars this year! The cost for Halloween candy is expected to rise 34% compared to 2021...which means your children might see more raisins or apples in their pail. While prices are increasing, some candies are shrinking. Hershey reduced 18-ounce packs of dark chocolate Kisses by about 2 ounces, but the price did not go down.  Mars has raised their prices the least, so you might want to stock up on 3 Musketeers, M&M's, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix, and Skittles this year.


➤ONE MILLION FACEBOOK USER LOGINS MAY HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED: Facebook is warning users that as many as one million users may have had their login information stolen. There are over 400 apps on Apple and Google's app stores that were specifically designed to steal login information to the social network app. Meta asks users to be mindful when downloading apps and look for some good warning signs such as a lots of negative reviews, if app does not do what it says it does or locks all functionality behind a login you're better off passing on that app.



⚾MLB: NL Wild Card...Padres Beat Mets 6-0

🏈NFL SCOREBOARD (home team on right):
  • New York Giants 27 vs Green Bay Packers 22
  • Pittsburgh Steelers 3 vs Buffalo Bills 38
  • Los Angeles Chargers 30 vs Cleveland Browns 28
  • Chicago Bears 22 vs Minnesota Vikings 29
  • Detroit Lions 0 vs New England Patriots 29
  • Seattle Seahawks 32 vs New Orleans Saints 39
  • Miami Dolphins 17 vs New York Jets 40
  • Atlanta Falcons 15 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21
  • Tennessee Titans 21 vs Washington Commanders 17
  • Houston Texans 13 vs Jacksonville Jaguars 6
  • San Francisco 49ers 37 vs Carolina Panthers 15
  • Dallas Cowboys 22 vs Los Angeles Rams 10
  • Philadelphia Eagles 20 vs Arizona Cardinals 17
  • Cincinnati Bengals 17 vs Baltimore Ravens 19
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: Raiders and Chiefs 8:15 PM East

⚾ALBERT PUJOLS TO HONOR 10 YEAR PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH ANGELS: Albert Pujols plans to honor his 10 year, $10 million personal services contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim despite Angels's owner Arte Moreno appearing to be positioning himself to sell the team. Albert Pujols is contractually tied to the organization and not Arte Moreno and is excited to see who the new owner would be.

🏈BOY RAN ON TO THE FIELD DURING BUCS GAME, TACKLED BY SECURITY: A boy was tackled by a security guard during the Falcons/Buccaneers game on Sunday. The boy's mother told reporters the boy was 10 years old, but a police officer later told reports the boy was older than 10 but was not able to release further information due to the boy being a juvenile. No charges were filed, and no arrests were made as of Sunday.


🏈LIONS SAFETY SAIVION SMITH LEAVES FIELD IN AMBULANCE: Lion's safety Saivion Smith was taken away in an ambulance following a neck injury. Smith went down after trying to stop Patriots tight end Hunter Henry near the line of scrimmage but Henry broke free and gained 23 yards on the play. Smith was taken to a local hospital to be further evaluated for the neck injury. The 3rd year NFL safety was making his first start as a Lion after being promoted from their practice squad.
 

⚾YANKEES AROLDIS CHAPMAN LEFT OFF ALDS ROSTER FOR MISSING WORKOUT: The New York Yankees announce the ALDS roster will be without Aroldis Chapman. On Sunday, Yankee's manager, Aaron Boone, said Chapman skipped a pre-series workout and was sent back home to Miami for the upcoming ALDS series vs the Cleveland Guardians. Boone added Chapman didn't have an "acceptable excuse" for not being at the workouts.


🏈MICHIGAN RUNNING BACK COACH CARTED OFF THE FIELD AT INDIANA AFTER SEIZURE: Michigan running backs coach Mike Hart is in stable condition after suffering a medical emergency on the sideline during Saturday's Wolverine's game vs Indiana. During the 1st quarter of Saturday's showdown, Hart suffered a seizure and ended up on the ground with 4:57 left in the quarter. Jim Harbaugh provided an update via Michigan's official twitter account.



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