In the day's other news, Russia's President Vladimir Putin's sharply
escalated the war in Ukraine signing treaties to illegally annex
for regions. He vowed to defend the newly seized territory. By quote
all available means. Meanwhile, Russian fire rained down on Ukrainian
cities, killing 30 People in Zappa, Russia will have a detailed report
after the news summary.
The war in Ukraine has sent natural gas prices and overall inflation
soaring across the European Union. New numbers today show. The EU
inflation ran at 10% in September compared with prices a year ago.
In Brussels, EU energy ministers approved a windfall profits tax
on fossil fuel companies, but they could not agree on curbing gas
prices.
I believe it could impose a price cap on all Russian podcasts, including
However, some member states see this as its sanctions.
And we don't
Yet had a consensus on this step.
Germany has been a leading opponent of capping prices over concerns
that it could limit gas supplies a suicide bomber in Afghanistan
attack and educational center in Kabul today, killing 19 people and
wounding nearly 30. It happened in a Shiite area as hundreds of teenage
students were taking practice entrance exams for college.
Some of the students were among the dead. There was no immediate
claim of responsibility. Rare public protests have broken out in
Cuba over lingering power outages from Hurricane Ian. The storm caused
an island wide blackout this week, and some areas are still in the
dark. Overnight. Several 100 people protested in Havana.
Demanding power be restored, banged pots and pans, started fires
and complained that their food is spoiling it.
One moment isn't working enough of this. All my food is rotten. Why?
Because we don't have electricity And this will not last anymore.
This does not work, brother.
Cuban utility officials say Only about 10% of Havana's two million
people had electricity as of Thursday. Back in this country, Congress
gave final approval to a short term spending bill to avoid a partial
government shutdown this weekend. It will finance federal agencies
into mid December and it also includes military and economic aid
for Ukraine.
President Biden later signed it into law on Wall Street. Major stock
indexes finished a miserable month, The Dow Jones industrial Average
was down Another 500 points today to close at
7 28,025. NASDAQ fell nearly 162 points. The S and P 500 slid almost
55.
For the month. The Dow and the S and P lost nearly 9% or more. That
is there were September in 20 years, the NASDAQ slid 10.5%. That's
the most in September of 2008.
And justice Qattan G. Brown. Jackson had her ceremonial induction
today as the first black woman on the U. S. Supreme Court President
Biden and Vice President Harris attended the briefing investiture
ceremony. Jackson had been confirmed by the Senate in April and formally
joined the High Court in June. The court begins its new term on Monday.
Still to come on the news hour. What's at stake as Brazilians prepare
to vote in a highly visit presidential election.
David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart. Consider the week's political
news.
Two Ukrainian artist who cannot return home former new community
in the US plus much more
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