Date: September 27, 2024
Host: Jim Schneider
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As the stories on this broadcast prove, the world is under turmoil like never before. However, the darker the night the brighter the light. With that note of encouragement, here are some of the highlights from this edition of the “Round-Up”:
–Hurricane Helene has been reduced to a tropical storm but as it barreled through the Southeast it has caused 40 deaths, historic flooding in multiple states, power outages and widespread damage to homes and businesses.
–Some of the nation’s largest liberal foundations are behind a plan to inject climate hysteria into newsrooms across America by encouraging journalists in all fields to employ left-wing tactics and talking points when reporting on climate change.
–Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke today before the U.N. General Assembly. He addressed the continuation of the fighting in Lebanon and the Iranian threat.
–The Israeli Defense Forces said the Israeli military struck the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon, today.
–Monday, Israel launched Operation Northern Arrows, designed to allow tens of thousands of evacuated Israeli’s in northern Israel to return home.
–Ibrahim Muhammad Qubaisi, commander of Hezbollah’s missiles and rockets force, along with other Hezbollah commanders, were killed in a Beirut airstrike on Tuesday.
–Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firmly denied reports suggesting that Israel was close to agreeing to a cease-fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
–The U.S. conveyed a message to Israel in recent days warning it not to attack the infrastructure of the state of Lebanon.
–A Hezbollah official told Reuters that the pager and radio explosions last week put 1,500 fighters out of commission because of their injuries.
–The Biden/Harris administration has announced that more U.S. troops are being sent to the Middle East.
–The House Foreign Affairs Committee narrowly voted to recommend Antony Blinken be held in contempt of Congress following the diplomat’s failure to appear for Tuesday’s hearing.
–The president of Iran is being protected by the U.S. Secret Service this week at the U.N. while Iran plots to assassinate President Trump and hacks the campaign.
–Former President Trump warned Iran that it’s playing with fire by continuing to target him following two assassination attempts.
–A court document submitted by federal prosecutors Monday showed that Ryan Routh, suspect in the apparent 2nd assassination attempt against former president Trump, allegedly penned a handwritten note that said it was an assassination attempt on the former president.
–The son of Ryan Routh, Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, was arrested Tuesday morning on federal child porn charges.
