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October 18, 2023
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 18, 2023 - Critical Threats Project

October 18, 2023, 5:45pm ETClick here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.Click here to access ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These maps complement the static control-of-terrain map that ISW produces

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October 18, 2023
User Clip: Marsha Blackburn - Senate Session OCTOBER 18, 2023 - C-SPAN

October 18, 2023 | Clip Of Senate Session, Part 2 This clip, title, and description were not created by C-SPAN. User-Created Clip by onizuka1 October 18, 2023 2023-10-18T17:37:58-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/e1f/002/1697665543_002.jpgMarsha Blackburn - Senate Session OCTOBER 18, 2023 Marsha Blackburn - Senate Session OCTOBER 18, 2023 Report Video Issue *This text was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning. More

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October 18, 2023
A Ceasefire in Gaza - Crisis Group

On Thursday, plumes of smoke fill the sky as a result of Israeli airstrikes, providing a view of a destroyed house in Gaza City. Saher Alghorra / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP Statement 18 October 2023 20+ minutes Whoever bears responsibility for the blast killing hundreds in a hospital, the toll

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October 18, 2023
Markets News, Oct. 18, 2023: Nasdaq Tumbles, Yields Hit 16-Year High Ahead of Tesla, Netflix Earnings - Investopedia

Stocks fell and Treasury yields climbed to fresh 16-year highs on Wednesday as investors anxiously watched developments in the Middle East and awaited earnings from Tesla and Netflix. The Nasdaq sank 1.6% Wednesday, while the S&P 500 slipped 1.3% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1%. The Treasury sell-off hastened, sending the yield on

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October 18, 2023
Hospital blast looms over Biden's complicated diplomatic mission to Israel - CNN

CNN  —  President Joe Biden on Wednesday capped a historic trip to Tel Aviv by sending an emphatic message of support to Israel, promising new aid to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government as it prepares fresh action against Hamas. Following a day of meetings with Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders, Biden spoke about new agreements

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October 18, 2023
House Session, Part 2 | October 18, 2023 - C-SPAN

October 18, 2023 | Part Of U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives 2023-10-18T17:11:18-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZGVmXC8wMDFcLzE2OTc2NjM0ODdfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The House returned to adjourn for the day. Earlier, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) for the second time fell short of the 217 votes needed to become speaker of the House. Twenty-two members of his own party voted for someone else. Because

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October 18, 2023
User Clip: Rick Scott - Senate Session OCTOBER 18, 2023 - C-SPAN

October 18, 2023 | Clip Of Senate Session, Part 2 This clip, title, and description were not created by C-SPAN. User-Created Clip by onizuka1 October 18, 2023 2023-10-18T17:00:17-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/357/002/1697663113_002.jpgRick Scott - Senate Session OCTOBER 18, 2023 Rick Scott - Senate Session OCTOBER 18, 2023 Report Video Issue *This text was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning. More

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October 18, 2023
Senate Session, Part 2 | October 18, 2023 - C-SPAN

October 18, 2023 | Part Of U.S. Senate U.S. Senate 2023-10-18T17:00:00-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMDhlXC8wMDJcLzE2OTc2NjI4MDdfMDAyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The Senate will debate and vote on a resolution to block the CFPB’s proposed small business credit applications rule. The Senate will debate and vote on a resolution to block the CFPB’s proposed small business credit applications rule. Report Video Issue Go to Live Event

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October 18, 2023
An Israeli ground assault on Gaza requires an endgame - Middle East Institute

Hamas’ brutal and unexpected Oct. 7 attack on Israel has been rightly compared to the American experience of 9/11. The aftermath of the explosion at al-Ahli hospital on Oct. 17, in which hundreds of Gazans were killed, evokes another consequential historical parallel: Israel’s errant mortar shell, launched in response to Hezbollah fire, that killed over

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October 18, 2023
Is the End in Sight for the Yemen Conflict? - Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington

A tenuous truce continues to hold in the Yemen conflict. But renewed hope for a political resolution that would allow a withdrawal of Saudi forces from the country centers around the visit to Saudi Arabia by a delegation of Houthi negotiators following protracted negotiations brokered by Oman and capped off by a visit to Muscat

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