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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Wake-Up Call: Russian Soldiers Reportedly Refusing Orders


Soldiers in Russia’s newly formed 3rd Army Corps fighting in Ukraine are often drunk, plagued by low morale and forced to use obsolete weapons on the battlefield, according to the Ukrainian military.

The Kremlin cobbled together the formation in June to replace the tens of thousands of troops killed or injured since the start of the invasion in February. It is composed of several brigades totaling some 15,000 mostly volunteer soldiers equipped with hundreds of tanks, Newsweek reported.



But according to an update from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia’s five-month-old unit is facing some major hurdles.

Citing unspecified “available information,” Ukraine’s military claimed that the 3rd Army Corps is unable to effectively perform its tasks due, in part, to “obsolete and unusable weapons and military equipment” that troops are being forced to use.


According to the General Staff’s update, servicemen in the unit have been known to arbitrarily abandon positions and refuse orders.


➤U.S. NATIONAL DEBT PASSES $31 TRILLION: The U.S. national debt surpassed $31 trillion according to the U.S. Treasury report released on Tuesday. In the months following the outbreak of Covid -19, the national debt went up by $1 trillion twice in 2020. As a result, the federal government spent $3.1 trillion more in than it received in 2020 and $2.8 trillion in 2021.



➤REPUBLICANS STAND WITH HERSCHEL WALKER AFTER ABORTION REPORT: The right is rushing to defend Herschel Walker after a report that the NFL running back paid for a woman's abortion. Sen Rick Scott from Florida released a statement describing the report as a smear. Former President Donald Trump also came to Walker's aid posting on his social media site that the former football star was being slandered and maligned.


๐Ÿ’ธMUSK RETWEETS, BILLIONAIRE WANTS TO BUY TWITTER AGAIN: Elon Musk has proposed to buy Twitter again at the original agreed-on price of 44 billion. The proposal came less than two weeks before a trial between Musk and Twitter was scheduled to start in Delaware. There are still some logistical and legal hurdles to cross but Musk could be in charge of Twitter in a few days. Read More Here

➤GISELE BUNDCHEN AND TOM BRADY HIRE DIVORCE LAWYERS: According to Page Six, Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady have both hired divorce lawyers. A source told the outlet, “I never actually thought this argument would be the end of them, but it looks like it is. I don’t think there will be any coming back now. They both have lawyers and are looking at what a split will entail, who gets what and what the finances will be.” The couple has been living separately for the past couple months following a big fight and now seem to be calling it quits after 13 years of marriage.

➤BRAD PITT ALLEGEDLY ‘CHOKED’ ONE OF HIS KIDS AND ‘STRUCK ANOTHER IN THE FACE’ ON 2016 FLIGHT:  On Tuesday, Angelina Jolie filed a cross-complaint in the legal battle over a French winery she and Brad Pitt once owned together. The court documents detail abuse allegations against Pitt from the plane incident in 2016 that led to their divorce.

"When one of the children verbally defended Jolie, Pitt lunged at his own child and Jolie grabbed him from behind to stop him. To get Jolie off his back, Pitt threw himself backwards into the airplane's seats injuring Jolie's back and elbow,” the filing reads. “The children rushed in and all bravely tried to protect each other. Before it was over, Pitt choked one of the children and struck another in the face. Some of the children pleaded with Pitt to stop. They were all frightened."

The documents also claim that Pitt "periodically emerged from the back of the plane to yell and swear at them" over “many tense hours” on the flight, and "at one point, he poured beer on Jolie; at another, he poured beer and red wine on the children."

The filing states that Jolie "has gone to great lengths to try to shield their children from reliving the pain Pitt inflicted on the family that day, but when Pitt filed this lawsuit seeking to reassert control over Jolie's financial life and compel her to rejoin her ex-husband as a frozen-out business partner, Pitt forced Jolie to publicly defend herself on these issues for the first time."

๐Ÿ“ฒAPPLE TO SWITCH IPHONE TO USB-C BY 2024: European MPs voted 602 to 13 in favor of a new law requiring all new portable devices to use the same type of charging cable. Apple will have to change the chargers for it's iPhones to use USB-C by Fall 2024 to comply with the new rule and laptop manufactures have until 2026 to make the change.

๐Ÿ”FAST FOOD DRIVE-THRU LANES SURVEYED FOR SPEED AND ACCURACY: A study released by Intouch on Tuesday ranked your favorite fast food drive-thru in speed, accuracy and more. Overall, the average time spent in the drive-thru is 6 minutes and 13 seconds, down 10 seconds from last year. Chick Fil A stole the show across most categories and Wendy's had the lowest accuracy and customer satisfaction scores of the chains surveyed.

๐Ÿ›ซFLIGHT ATTENDANTS GUARANTEED REST WITH NEW FAA RULE: The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Tuesday a new rule to ensure flight attendants get more rest. Under the new rule, flight attendants are entitled to a minimum rest period of at least 10 consecutive hours when they're scheduled to work for 14 hours or less. Airlines have 90 days to comply with the new rule.

NY Post 10/5/22


⚾AARON JUDGE HITS HOME RUN NO. 62, SETS AL SINGLE-SEASON RECORD: New York Yankee slugger Aaron Judge made history in Texas Tuesday night launching his 62nd home run of the season, breaking the AL's record the shared with Roger Maris.


⚾MLB SCORES:
  • 1st game- New York Yankees 5 - Texas Rangers 4
  • 2nd game- New York Yankees 2 - Texas Rangers 3
  • Tampa Bay 0 - Boston 6
  • Atlanta Braves 2 - Miami Marlins 1
  • Los Angeles Dodgers 2 - Colorado Rockies 5

๐ŸˆFAN RUNNING ON THE FIELD GETS TACKLED BY RAMS BOBBY WAGNER: Monday's football game between the Rams and 49ers was briefly interrupted by a fan running onto the field with a pink smoke bomb just before halftime. Security tried to stop the fan but were unsuccessful until Rams Bobby Wagner took matters into his own hands. The 11 year pro had a big win moment but the 49ers ultimately prevailed winning the ball game 24-9.

๐ŸˆDAK PRESCOTT NOT WELL ENOUGH TO PLAY YET: Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones didn't sound too optimistic that his star quarterback, Dak Prescott, would be ready to play on Sunday. Jerry Jones was asked Tuesday if Dak was able to grip the football but his reply was "No, not well enough to play." The Los Angeles Rams host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

๐ŸŽพPARIS WONT BROADCAST WORLD CUP ON BIG SCREENS DURING TOURNAMENT: Even though France is the defending World Cup Champion, Paris, will not broadcast the 2022 World Cup on giant screens in fan zones during the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. The boycott comes after concerns of Qatar violating workers' rights and the environmental damage caused by the tournament.


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