🤔Why Costly US Railroad Strike Could Become a Trap for Biden & Dems

Much of the US economy may end up paralyzed ahead of the holiday season, as the 28,000-member SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD) union voted down a compromise agreement mediated by the White House in September 2022 by 50.9%.

The deal was also rejected by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen and Int. Brotherhood of Boilermakers. Railroad workers have signaled their discontent over the contract's lack of fully-paid sick leave and other scheduling requirements.

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📹The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage showing Russian SU-35S crews in combat action as part of the special military operation in Ukraine.

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📹 A woman amazingly survived falling through the floor after a Ukrainian shell hit her home, a resident of the DPR's Makeevka revealed.

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Texas military says sending armored troop carriers, boosting security at southern border

▪️ Texas is deploying armored personnel carriers and enhancing security along the state's southern border with Mexico amid record-breaking levels of illegal immigration, a Texas National Guard spokesperson told Sputnik.

🗣 "The Texas National Guard, under direction of the Adjutant General, is deploying [ten] M113 Armored Personnel Carriers to the southern Texas-Mexico border, as well as increasing aircraft flights and security efforts," the spokesperson said.

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⚡️ Moscow ready to provide platform for meeting between presidents of Syria and Turkey - Russian diplomat to Sputnik

⚡️ Malaysia's king names Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister, ending political stalemate

Barrel of discord: EU nations can't agree on price cap for Russian oil

Negotiations among the EU nations on a price cap for Russian oil have hit an impasse, US media reported, adding that the EU governments remain split over the parameters of the intended price ceiling.

The European Commission proposed setting the price cap at $65 per barrel, however, Poland and the Baltic nations deemed this proposal too "generous" and rejected it. Other countries with major shipping industries like Greece and Malta want the price cap set at around $70.

The talks are scheduled to resume on Thursday, with media suggesting that the negotiations will continue after EU governments consult Washington – the real initiator of the price cap talks.

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Brazil's electoral court rejects Bolsonaro party's request to annul some votes

On Tuesday, Bolsonaro's Liberal Party claimed that the electronic voting system was "functioning poorly" and requested that votes cast through the system be annulled. They had 24 hours to prove it. Brazilian Superior Electoral Court President Alexandre de Moraes reportedly rejected the evidence, accusing the party of bad intentions, and fined it tens of millions of reals.

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Millions in golden coins missing after audacious museum heist in Germany

On Tuesday night, thieves broke into the Celtic and Roman Museum in Manching, Germany. The Bavarian state police said the thieves escaped with 483 coins and a piece of gold. The whole robbery took no more than 20 minutes and the thieves weren't seen.

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📹 The use of the Moskit UAV in combat is shown in a Russian MoD video for the first time!

▪️ Crews of drones derived from the Russian-developed Orlan-10 UAV successfully cope with the task of blocking the enemy command and control system.

▪️ It’s equipped with electronic modules and is designed to suppress enemy control and data transmission channels.

▪️ Moskit UAV operators, switching between electronic and video equipment, are also able to conduct aerial reconnaissance and correct artillery strikes.

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Researchers Put Mystery of King Charles XII's Death to Rest After 300 Years

There was a lot of discussion about how the warrior-monarch died. Modern researchers have analyzed the circumstances and evidence, and say that there is no need for conspiracy theories.

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Don McLain Gill, a Manila-based foreign policy expert and the Director of South and Southeast Asia-Middle East Studies Association think tank, has told Sputnik that there are “stark differences” between the Indian and US’ visions for the Indo-Pacific region.

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⚡️🇷🇺 Russia's State Duma adopts a law banning the propaganda of LGBT, pedophilia & gender reassignment in ads, books, movies & media

❗️ FSB: An attempt by the Ukrainian special services to commit a sabotage and terrorist act on a gas pipeline in the Volgograd region, through which gas is transported to Turkey and Europe has been prevented

⚡️ An American AGM-88 HARM missile fired by Ukrainian forces missed its target in September and hit a residential building in Kiev-controlled Kramatorsk, injuring 3 people, an American newspaper reports, citing its own sources.

▪️ An unnamed US soldier told the media that the missile that hit the apartment building was "almost certainly" from old Pentagon stockpiles.

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'US stooge': Kim Jong-un's sister blasts South Korea for 'useless' sanction push against Pyongyang

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has lambasted South Korea amid tensions between the two Koreas escalating over the past months.

"They are no more than a stray dog gnawing at a bone given by the United States. It is ridiculous for them to talk about "sanctions" against us ... I don't understand why the south Korean people remain onlooker to their 'regime' in which Yoon Suk Yeol [the South Korean president] and his idiots continue to create dangerous situation," she said.

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Sexual Violence Against Finnish Girls on the Rise, Study Finds

Finnish girls are facing increasing amounts of sexual violence, a recent study from the University of Tampere has found, citing an increase in crimes perpetrated by strangers.

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❗️ EU attempts to cap gas prices create a dangerous precedent, threaten global recession - Russian Foreign Ministry

Thanksgiving Political 'Cheat Sheet' from Biden Admin Prompts Criticism and Ridicule

In order to help their supporters win family political debates, which may sometimes occur during Thanksgiving, some Biden administration officials have released a list of "top accomplishments [of the Biden's Administration]" to push against “that uncle” that comes “at you” about the president during the feast.

However, this list has started a big discussion, since it includes several questionable claims, regarding gas prices, inflation and taxes in particular.

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❗️Latest statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

▪️Kremlin on coordination by Russia and Turkey of 'South Stream' security measures: there is such a need because of the existing potential threat;

▪️Russia conducted no strikes on social facilities in Ukraine;

▪️Kremlin on the West's plans to cap Russian oil prices: simply trying to make a decision for its own sake;

▪️CIS summit in St. Petersburg being prepared, but dates have yet to be agreed upon with participants.

❗️ The Russian MoD's latest statements on the Ukraine crisis:

▪️ Yesterday, the Russian armed forces launched a massive air, sea and land-based long-range precision strike against the military command and control system of Ukraine and related energy facilities, the purpose of the strike was achieved, all designated targets were hit;

▪️ The strikes disrupted the transfer of Ukrainian military reserves, foreign weapons, military equipment and ammunition to the combat areas by rail;

▪️ Not a single strike was made on targets within Kiev, and all the destruction announced by the Kiev regime in the city was the result of the failure of foreign and Ukrainian air defense missiles deployed in residential areas of the city.

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