18 jam yang lalu
[CRAIG NIGRELLI]
AN AMBUSH IN THE WOODS.
FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING TO A WILDFIRE — MET WITH *SNIPER* FIRE.
TWO DEAD THIS MORNING.. AND THE SUSPECT ? NOW ALSO DEAD, FOUND IN THE TREES.
PLUS ALL-NIGHTERS IN WASHINGTON… AND IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS.
TRUMP’S BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL COULD GET A SENATE VOTE THIS WEEK… IF REPUBLICANS CAN HOLD THE LINE.
AND TARIFFS ON ICE?
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND CANADA’S PRIME MINISTER HIT PAUSE ON THE TECH TAX FIGHT.. AND TRADE TALKS ARE BACK ON.
L3: 2 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED, 1 WOUNDED IN ‘AMBUSH’ WHILE RESPONDING TO IDAHO WILDFIRE
THIS MORNING — CREWS IN NORTHERN IDAHO ARE STILL BATTLING A WILDFIRE THAT AUTHORITIES SAY WAS INTENTIONALLY SET … TRIGGERING A DEADLY CHAIN OF EVENTS.
INVESTIGATORS SAY A MAN STARTED THE FIRE… THEN SHOT AND KILLED TWO FIREFIGHTERS WHO RESPONDED… AND WOUNDED A THIRD.
AFTER AN HOURS LONG MANHUNT, THE SUSPECT WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE WOODS NEAR COEUR D’ALENE — A RIFLE NEXT TO HIM
THE KOOTENAI COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS A TACTICAL TEAM USED CELL PHONE DATA TO TRACK HIM TO CANFIELD MOUNTAIN… AND HAT TO MOVE FAST AS FLAMES CLOSED IN.
IT’S STILL UNCLEAR IF THE GUNMAN TOOK HIS OWN LIFE OR WAS SHOT IN A GUNFIGHT WITH OFFICERS.
SHERIFF BOB NORRIS, KOOTENAI COUNTY, ID
“We judge that there’s a likelihood that erstwhile we are capable to participate nan segment again tomorrow without nan threat of occurrence that we’ll find different weapons that were placed. This was a full ambush; these firefighters did not person a chance.”
THE SUSPECT HASN’T BEEN IDENTIFIED, AND INVESTIGATORS HAVEN’T SAID WHAT MOTIVATED THE ATTACK.. BUT THEY DO BELIEVE HE ACTED ALONE.
ABOUT 300 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS RESPONDED… INCLUDING TEAMS FROM SPOKANE AND THE FBI.
RIGHT NOW, THE FIRE IS STILL ACTIVE… AND AS OF THE THE LATEST UPDATE, IT’S BURNED ROUGHLY 20 ACRES.
L3 SENATE RACES TOWARD FINAL VOTE ON TRUMP’S SWEEPING TAX & SPENDING BILL
THE SENATE IS RACING TOWARD A VOTE ON WHAT COULD BE THE DEFINING LEGISLATION OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SECOND TERM
AFTER A WEEKEND MARATHON OF BACKROOM DEALS AND FLOOR SPEECHES — INCLUDING NEARLY 16 HOURS SPENT READING THE BILL ALOUD ON THE SENATE FLOOR — DEBATE IS UNDERWAY ON TRUMP’S SO CALLED BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL
THE HOUSE ALREADY PASSED ITS VERSION.
NOW THE SENATE IS REWRITING KEY PARTS … AND IF THEY MAKE IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE TODAY, THE HOUSE WILL HAVE TO SIGN OFF AGAIN BEFORE THE BILL CAN HEAD TO TRUMP’S DESK
THERE’S REAL TENSION IN BOTH CHAMBERS.
SOME REPUBLICANS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE PRICE TAG… NEARLY 3.3 TRILLION ADDED TO THE DEFICIT… ACCORDING TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.
OTHERS ARE STILL UNEASY ABOUT THE DEEP CUTS TO MEDICAID AND FOOD ASSISTANCE.
AND DEMOCRATS WARN IT COULD LEAVE NEARLY 12 MILLION AMERICANS UNINSURED.
SENATOR THOM TILLIS, ONE OF JUST TWO REPUBLICANS TO OPPOSE THE BILL SO FAR, ANNOUNCED connected weekend HE WON’T SEEK REELECTION successful 2026, HOURS AFTER PUBLICLY BLASTING THE BILL, TRUMP and a deficiency of bipartisanship successful washington.
STILL MOMEMTUM IS BUILDING.. AND THIS MORNING THE PRESIDENT POSTED ON TRUTH SOCIAL:
“ONE GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL IS MOVING ALONG NICELY…. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
SHOW MORE OF SENATE FLOOR OR CAPITOL FOR LAST LINE:
A FINAl SENATE VOTE COULD COME AS early AS TODAY…
L3: CANADA RESCINDS DIGITAL SERVICE TAX TO RESTART U.S. TRADE TALKS
THIS MORNING, TRADE TALKS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CANADA ARE BACK ON TRACK, AFTER A LAST-MINUTE MOVE FROM OTTAWA
CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY SAYS HE’S PAUSING PLANS TO IMPOSE A DIGITAL SERVICE TAX ON U.S. TECH GIANTS.. AND THAT TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE U.S. HAVE OFFICIALLY RESUMED.
IT FOLLOWS A FRIDAY WARNING FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO SUSPENDED ALL TALKS, CALLING THE TAX A DIRECT AND BLATANT ATTACK ON OUR COUNTRY.
TRUMP AND CARNEY SPOKE SUNDAY — AND NOW, CANADA SAYS IT WILL RESCIND THE TAX IN ANTICIPATION OF A TRADE DEAL.
THE SHIFT IS A STUNNING REVERSAL… JUST WEEKS AGO, CANADIAN OFFICIALS SAID THEY WOULDN’T BUDGE… EVEN UNDER U.S. PRESSURE.
THE TAX — ENACTED LAST YEAR — WAS SET TO TAKE EFFECT TODAY, RETROACTIVELY HITTING TECH COMPANIES WITH A 3% FEE ON REVENUE FROM 2022.
L3: UKRAINE SAYS RUSSIA LAUNCHED ITS BIGGEST AERIAL ATTACK YET OVER THE WEEKEND
UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS SAY RUSSIA LAUNCHED ITS BIGGEST AERIAL ASSAULT OF THE WAR OVER THE WEEKEND .. UNLEASHING HUNDREDS OF DRONES AND MISSILES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
UKRAINE’S AIR FORCE SAYS RUSSIA FIRED537 AERIAL WEAPONS — INCLUDING 477 DRONES AND DECOYS… AND 60 MISSILES.
IN TOTAL, 249 WERE SHOT DOWN AND 226 OTHERS FAILED — LIKELY JAMMED BY ELECTRONIC DEFENSES.
BUT THE DAMAGE WAS STILL DEVASTATING: AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN DRONE STRIKES, AIRSTRIKES, AND SHELLING ACROSS KHARKIV, KHERSON, AND EASTERN UKRAINE.
UKRAINE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT ONE OF ITS F-16 PILOTS DIED… AFTER HIS U.S.-MADE WARPLANE CRASHED WHILE DEFENDING AGAINST THE ATTACK.
L3 TRUMP SAYS TIKTOK BUYER READY, ANNOUNCEMENT IN 2 WEEKS
THIS MORNING — PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS A DEAL TO SAVE TIKTOK IS IN THE WORKS… AND HE’LL REVEAL THE BUYERS IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
IN AN INTERVIEW ON FOX NEWS, TRUMP SAID A GROUP OF QUOTE “VERY WEALTHY PEOPLE” IS READY TO BUY THE APP… BUT THAT THE DEAL WILL LIKELY NEED CHINA’S APPROVAL.
THE FUTURE OF TIKTOK IN THE U.S. HAS BEEN UNCERTAIN SINCE A LAW PASSED LAST YEAR FORCING ITS CHINESE OWNER, BYTEDANCE, TO SELL OR FACE A BAN.
TRUMP HAS DELAYED ENFORCEMENT THREE TIMES… EXTENDING THE DEADLINE TO SEPTEMBER 17.. .WHILE TALKS CONTINUE BEHIND THE SCENES.
THE BIGGEST HANG-UP… BEIJING’S RELUCTANCE TO APPROVE A SALE… ESPECIALLY ONE INVOLVING TIKTOK’S HIGHLY PROTECTED ALGORITHM.
TRUMP HAS SAID HE WANTS THE APP TO STAY — UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP — AFTER CREDITING IT WITH BOOSTING HIS YOUTH SUPPORT IN 2024.
L3: CHINA’S HUMANOID ROBOTS FACE OFF ON THE SOCCER FIELD
FIRST THEY RAN MARATHONS… NOW, THEY’RE HITTING THE SOCCER FIELD.
IN CHINA THIS WEEKEND, HUMANOID ROBOTS FACED OFF IN WHAT’S BEING CALLED THE FIRST FULLY AUTONOMOUS SOCCER MATCHES… NO HUMAN CONTROL, NO REMOTE GUIDANCE.
FOUR TEAMS OF AI-POWERED ROBOTS PLAYED THREE-ON-THREE… USING ADVANCED VISUAL SENSORS TO “SEE” THE BALL AND MAKE REAL-TIME DECISIONS.
THE BOTS WERE EVEN PROGRAMMED TO STAND UP AFTER FALLING.. THOUGH A FEW HAD TO BE CARRIED OFF THE FIELD ON STRETCHERS… JUST LIKE THE PROS.
THE MATCHES WERE A WARM-UP FOR THE WORLD HUMANOID ROBOT GAMES… SET FOR AUGUST IN BEIJING.
THESE ARE YOUR UNBIASED UPDATES FOR THIS MONDAY.
WE’LL SEE YOU BACK HERE TOMORROW.
FOR ALL OF US HERE AT STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS — I’M CRAIG NIGRELLI.
HAVE A GREAT DAY!
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