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Iran plans to attack Israel

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  Iran plans to attack Israel again to what extent this time is unknown. Although I feel the response to the missile attack from Iran last time at approximately 2:00am on April 14th was weak. We shall see what the current administration will do this time around for both Israel and the United States.   

Hurricane Debby making landfall in Florida.

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Thoughts and prayers hope everyone stays safe.

Free Entrance days for national parks.

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Free entrance days for national parks. January 15:   Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. April 20:  First day of  National Park Week June 19:   Juneteenth National Independence Day August 4:  Anniversary of the  Great American Outdoors Act September 28:   National Public Lands Day November 11:   Veterans Day usatoday news link.
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China's People Liberation Army has deployed its submarine with a laser weapon installed in its midsection to counter military threats to Beijing including Elon Musk's Starlink. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/china-comes-up-with-attack-plan-for-elon-musks-starlink-like-satellites/articleshow/111931523.cms

Ethiopia’s Amhara Conflict Could Spark Civil War

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  As Ethiopia hosted the African Union Summit last month, the government’s attempt to generate a sense of exuberance in the capital city, Addis Ababa, masked the expanding spiral of instability and humanitarian tragedy in the country. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/06/ethiopia-amhara-conflict-civil-war/

Middle East Crisis Israel Braces for Iranian Retaliation After Assassinations

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  Here’s what we know: Israelis were told to ready safe rooms at home, paramedics conducted emergency drills and hospitals prepared to move patients underground if needed. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/03/world/israel-hamas-iran-hezbollah-gaza https://www.npr.org/2024/08/03/nx-s1-5062390/us-military-deployment-middle-east-israel-iran https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/iranian-attack-on-israel-soon-us-general-visits-middle-east-as-fears-of-war-grow-101722744906445.html https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/02/us-military-middle-east-iran-israel-00172524

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 890

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Ukraine’s military says it attacked overnight Russia’s Morozovsk airfield and a number of oil depots and fuel storage facilities in the Russian regions of Belgorod, Kursk and Rostov. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/3/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-890

Somalia: 32 people died in an al-shabab attack on a beach hotel

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  https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/somali-police-32-people-died-attack-beach-hotel-112533872 https://www.npr.org/2024/08/03/nx-s1-5062433/mogadishu-beach-suicide-bombing-al-shabab-beach   https://apnews.com/video/somalia-mogadishu-somalia-government-general-news-al-qaida-461a10997f754cd3835cc6ee8d345ad3 https://www.tribdem.com/news/somali-police-say-32-people-died-in-an-attack-on-a-beach-hotel-al-shabab/article_fcfe18af-f4f7-5fda-b28b-d593828a2e80.html

Elimination of Mohammed Deif.

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  https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/01/middleeast/idf-eliminated-mohammed-deif-intl/index.html https://www.foxnews.com/world/hamas-leader-ismail-haniyeh-killed-tehran-hidden-explosive-device- report https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/1/thousands-mourn-hamas-leader-haniyeh-in-iran-amid-calls-for-revenge