Monday, September 12 top stories
It is Monday, September 12. Here are today’s top stories.
Ukrainian military pushing back Russian troops
Ukraine’s military said it has made advances against Russian troops and recaptured over 3,000 square kilometers of territory. News reports say Ukrainian troops have retaken most of the Kharkiv region, which is Ukraine’s second-largest city. Russian troops had to retreat quickly and left behind many weapons.
Russia bombed power stations in Kharkiv, causing widespread outages. Parts of the city had no power on Sunday night.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said Russia’s bombings is an act of terrorism.
News reports say several politicians in Russia have started to criticize Russian President Putin over the recent losses. But the Russian government said today that it would continue its war in Ukraine until their goals have been achieved.
European leaders and the U.S. said they would continue to support Ukraine by supplying it with weapons.
Trump asks judge to ignore DOJ and keep special master
Donald Trump’s legal team asked a federal judge in Florida to ignore the Department of Justice’s request to not bring in a special master to look through documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago home last month.
The DOJ argued that documents with classified markings on them does not need to be reviewed by a special master because they belong to the government.
Trump’s legal team said Trump was only keeping his own presidential and personal records and that if the documents aren’t reviewed by a neutral third party, there is “…a risk of irreparable injury to President Trump…”
We’ll see what the ruling the judge makes in the near future.
Blue Origin rocket malfunctions
A rocket made by Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company, malfunctioned after lifting off this morning. The rocket, called the New Shepard, did not have humans aboard but was carrying in a capsule various materials destined for experiments. The booster failed but the capsule was able to separate and deployed parachutes to safely land on the ground.
CBS News said Monday’s flight was Blue Origin’s 23rd and its fourth so far this year. Recent missions carried humans to space, but not this one.
The New Shephard rocket will be grounded until the FAA completes its investigation to ensure there is no risk to the public.
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Police believe mother drowned three children at Coney Island
The New York Police Department said three young children died after they were found unconscious on a Coney Island beach early Monday morning and believe that the children’s mother, a 30-year-old woman, drowned them. The mother is in custody. The children were 7 years old, 4 years old, and 3 months old.
Police said they received 911 calls from someone who said a mother may have drowned her children. The mother lived in an apartment on Coney Island. Police said after they received calls, they visited the mother’s apartment and after a while found her soaking wet and barefoot and without her children. When officers went to the beach, they tragically found the bodies of the three children.
Police said charges are pending.
15,000 nurses in Minnesota protest
ABC News said about 15,000 nurses in Minnesota at seven health care systems in the Minneapolis and Duluth areas have launched a three-day strike to complain about low salaries and understaffing.
ABC said picket signs went up and strike chants began at 7 a.m. outside 15 Twin Cities and Duluth area hospitals. The hospitals said they recruited temporary nurses and expect to maintain most services.
ABC said hospitals have offered 10-12% wage increases but the nurses are seeking more than 30%. Hospitals said that kind of wage increase is unrealistic.
Gas prices continue to come down
Axios reported that gas prices continue to tumble throughout the U.S. and that it’s cheering up consumers. The AAA said a gallon of regular gasoline had an average of $3.74 on Friday, which is over 25% lower than the peak in June of $5.02 a gallon.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said there is still a risk that gas prices could rise again later this year due to Russia’s war on Ukraine. Yellen said this winter the European Union will mostly cease buying Russian oil and do similar actions that may cause a spike in oil prices. Yellen said the Biden administration is trying to take actions to avoid that spike.
That is all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.
https://www.axios.com/2022/09/11/ukraine-troops-advance-kharkiv
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-kyiv-kharkiv-77988f0d236f26025159709918f78181
https://www.axios.com/2022/09/12/russia-war-ukraine-continue-goals
https://www.axios.com/2022/09/12/trump-opposition-doj-stay-mar-a-lago-search
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/thousands-minnesota-nurses-launch-day-walkout-pay-89742889