NewsUpdate Trump Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ To All Charges

Calls indictments ‘abuse of power’

Former president Donald Trump pleaded “not guilty” to all 37 counts brought against him by the U.S. Department of Justice at his arraignment on Tuesday in Florida. The day took on the atmosphere of a political

Two new members for NATO? Putin: Russia doing well in war

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin (Shutterstock).

Russian President Vladimir Putin answered questions from journalists and bloggers on Tuesday for two hours, offering a optimistic appraisal of his nation’s invasion of Ukraine.

According to USA Today, Putin said that Ukrainian forces were sustaining heavy casualties and that Russian tanks were prevailing against Ukrainian armor, especially those vehicles from Germany and the U.S. Also, he suggested that a quick way to end the war would be for the U.S. and NATO to stop supplying Ukraine with military equipment and supplies.

At least 78 die when boat sinks

As many as 78 people drowned on Wednesday when their boat sank off the coast of Greece.

According to the Asso-

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Cummings ciated Press, the Greek coast guard was able to rescue 104 people. The boat was carrying migrants and was believed to have left Libya, a country wracked with violence and poverty.

The New York Times reports that estimates of those on board the ship are from 400 to 750 people.

It’s the latest in a long series of tragedies in which conditions have become so severe that thousands of people from north African countries have risked their lives in an attempt to reach what they hope is a better life in a European nation. The number of migrants coming into southern Europe has become a political issue and prompted nativist movements that claim the refugees from across the Mediterranean Sea threaten national unity and are a financial burden to the host countries they reach. campaign event, according to the Associated Press. Hundreds of supporters rallied outside the courthouse and after the arraignment, he shook hands with admirers, took a moment of prayer and fired off promises to have President Joe Biden prosecuted if elected. He called the government’s legal actions “a heinous abuse of power.” Trump’s legal problems are formidable, but it appears it hasn’t hurt him in his quest for a third Republican presidential nomination. The average of recent polls showed him with 52.7 percent among Republican voters followed by Ron deSantis with 22 percent.

The pressure is on to add two more members to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a bulwark against possible future Russian military aggression.

The New York Times is reporting that talks are underway between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other NATO nations about allowing Sweden to join the alliance.

Any new NATO members must be confirmed by a unanimous vote of the entire group.

Also being discussed is admitting Ukraine, but only after its current war is concluded.

NATO’s basic policy is that an attack on one is an attack on all. Membership is insurance against Russian aggression.

Be patient; sun is coming

If you can wait all the way to Saturday, you’ll have sunny skies and warm temperatures in our West Orange County area.

But until then, the forecasts are for partly cloudy skies and daytime highs in the low 70s. Wednesday is 71, Thursday is 72 and Friday 73 and then Saturday is 76 with an overnight low of 62.