News Summary Intelligence Report Friday 11/13/2020

An emergency summit meeting of governors from six northeastern states this weekend to coordinate coronavirus restriction....

Bars and restaurants restricted to take out only, gyms closed, indoor and outdoor social gatherings limited to no more than six people from two households, churches limited to 25 people for indoor services, customers at grocery stores and pharmacies limited in numbers.

The President also discussing the COVID-19 vaccine saying it will be available for vulnerable people in weeks and for the entire country next April...

"We have never before seen such restrictions as severe, extensive and prolonged as those experienced for most of 2020"

With the claim that 99 percent of the vote is counted in Arizona, additional mainstream media organizations declared former Vice-President Joe Biden the winner there...

At least 15 killed in an exchange of gunfire between Indian and Pakistani military forces...

The US Special Representative for Iran, Elliot Abrams, says that a campaign of pressure involving sanctions will continue against Iran into a Joe Biden presidency..

The White House acting to remove two Department of Homeland Security officials...

A key advisor of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirming he's leaving...

Eight hours later, and you STILL haven’t come back to post the answers to the half-sentence quiz? Dude, you’re slipping!

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NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT FRIDAY 11/13/ 2020 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY

(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY AM)

An emergency summit meeting of governors from six northeastern states set for this weekend to coordinate coronavirus restrictions. That word from New York Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo to be joined in a virtual meeting by governors from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont...PENNLIVE

BARS AND RESTAURANTS RESTRICTED TO TAKE OUT ONLY, GYMS CLOSED, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SOCIAL GATHERINGS LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN SIX PEOPLE FROM TWO HOUSEHOLDS, CHURCHES LIMITED TO 25 PEOPLE FOR INDOOR SERVICES, CUSTOMERS AT GROCERY STORIES AND PHARMACIES LIMITED IN NUMBERS.

ALL THOSE MEASURES IN EFFECT FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN OREGON ANNOUNCED TODAY BY DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR KATE BROWN. THE RESTRICTIONS START NEXT WEDNESDAY. THEY WILL LAST LONGER IN SOME AREAS INCLUDING PORTLAND...OREGONLIVE

IDAHO GOVERNOR REPUBLICAN BRAD LITTLE PUTTING RESTRICTIONS INTO FORCE INCLUDING A LIMITING OF GATHERINGS TO TEN PEOPLE WITH RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL EXEMPTIONS. BAR AND RESTAURANT PATRONS REQUIRED TO BE SEATED. THE NATIONAL GUARD MOBILIZED TO HELP ‘EXPAND HEALTHCARE ACCESS”. THE GOVERNOR URGING PEOPLE TO AVOID TRAVEL AND SPEND THANKSGIVING WITH THEIR OWN FAMILY...KTVB BOISE

When the mayor of St. George, Utah cancelled the Veterans Parade this year because of the COVID-19 restrictions of Republican Governor Gary Herbert, citizens took matters into their own hands...VIDEO LINK

PHILADELPHIA LOOKING AT IMPOSING NEW RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS. THE MEASURES TO BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY. TODAY MORE THAN 12-HUNDRED NEW COVID-19 CASES REPORTED IN THE CITY. (KYW NEWSRADIO)

A highly contentious issue voted on in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. The health board considered a two-week switch to online learning for the county’s schools. A Zoom meeting packed to capacity (500) yesterday with strong opposition expressed from many who spoke. The board voted 5-0 today to approve the move...PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

“This administration will not go to a lockdown”

Those words from President Trump at the White House today as he discussed the coronavirus situation saying any lockdown would cause more harm than good...VIDEO LINK

The President also discussing the COVID-19 vaccine saying it will be available for vulnerable people in weeks and for the entire country next April.

“We have never before seen restrictions as severe, extensive and prolonged as those experienced for most of 2020”

The words of US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito speaking to the Federalist Society as he focused in particular on First Amendment religious freedom...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

AN EMERGENCY APPEAL FROM THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN TO THE US SUPREME COURT OVER CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN NEW YORK...TWITTER

China is congratulating Joe Biden as the next President of the United States. The message from China’s foreign ministry congratulates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and notes:

“We respect the choice of the American people”

THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA PROCLAIMING WINNERS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA TODAY. PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO HAS LED NORTH CAROLINA BY 70,000 OR MORE VOTES SINCE THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION NOW CONSIDERED WITH WINNER WHILE JOE BIDEN LEADING GEORGIA BY SOME 14-THOUSAND VOTES WAS DECLARED THE WINNER.

WITH THE CLAIM THAT 99 PERCENT OF THE VOTE IS COUNTED IN ARIZONA, ADDITIONAL MAINSTREAM MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS DECLARED FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN THE WINNER THERE. THE CURRENT COUNT SHOWING BIDEN WITH AN 9,986 VOTE LEAD WHICH IS 49.4 PERCENT TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S 49.1 PERCENT.

AT LEAST 15 KILLED IN AN EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE BETWEEN INDIAN AND PAKISTANI MILITARY FORCES ALONG THE LINE OF CONTROL IN THE DISPUTED KASHMIR TERRITORY. THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED TODAY HAS DIFFERENT VERSIONS COMING FROM THE TWO SIDES...IRISH INDEPENDENT

THE US SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR IRAN, ELLIOT ABRAMS SAYS THAT A CAMPAIGN OF PRESSURE INVOLVING SANCTIONS WILL CONTINUE AGAINST IRAN INTO A JOE BIDEN PRESIDENCY...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

The White House acting to remove two Department of Homeland Security officials seen as disloyal to President Trump...MSN NEWS

President Trump signing an executive order banning American investment in 31 Chinese firms that supply or support the Chinese military...TRT WORLD TURKEY

A key advisor to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirming he’s leaving by Christmas. Dominic Cummings announcement comes on the heels of the resignation of Johnson’s Director of Communications Lee Cain. Cain and Cummings close to each other. The BBC’s version of the story linked here mentions tensions in Mr. Johnson’s inner circle while not mentioning the new people reported to be influencing Mr. Johnson including his fiancee Carrie Symonds...BBC NEWS

Russia says that 33 foreign aircraft were tracked this week as they conducted reconnaissance operations near its borders...TASS

From Ethiopia’s emerging civil war a report from Amnesty International saying that civilian laborers have been brutally murdered. The Ethiopian government blaming the killings on the rebellious forces of the Tigray region... BBC NEWS...DEUTSCHE WELLE

Thousands protesting in Belarus after the death of an opposition protester said to have been beaten by law enforcement...ASSOCIATED PRESS-US NEWS

The High Court in Israel challenging the legislation that support’s Israel’s current government. The government has 21 days to justify the amendments to existing law that enabled the coalition between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party and Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party...YNET

FORMER FRENCH PRESIDENT NICOLAS SARKOZY PUSHING FOR AN END TO ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN FINANCING PROSECUTION OF HIM. A PRIME ACCUSER, ZIAD TAKIEDDINE, WITHDRAWING AN ALLEGATION THAT HE HANDED OVER SUITCASES OF CASH FROM LIBYA FOR SARKOZY’S 2007 CAMPAIGN...ASSOCIATED PRESS

DEUTSCHE BANK IS PROPOSING A FIVE PERCENT ‘PRIVILEGE TAX’ ON PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO WORK FROM HOME TO SUPPORT POORER WORKERS WHO HAVE TO TRAVEL TO WORK...THE HILL

The US Commerce Department backing away from its planned ban on the Chinese owned video app TikTok that was set to begin last night. That’s because of a legal challenge from TikTok users in federal court in Philadelphia.

COVID-19 STATISTICS FOR TODAY VIA WORLDOMETERS. 183,527 NEW POSITIVE TESTS REPORTED IN THE USA LED BY ILLINOIS WITH 15,415, TEXAS WITH 12,461 AND CALIFORNIA WITH 10,067.

1,395 MORE DEATHS BEING ATTRIBUTED TO THE CORONAVIRUS WITH 6.789,146 RECOVERIES REPORTED IN THE USA.

OTHER STATES INCLUDE MICHIGAN WITH 9,179, OHIO WITH 8,057, IOWA WITH 5,451, CONNECTICUT WITH 2,746 AND NEVADA WITH 1,857.

WORLDWIDE 656,481 NEW POSITIVE TESTS REPORTED LED BY THE UNITED STATES. OTHER NATIONS INCLUDE ITALY WITH 40,902, GERMANY WITH 23,184, AUSTRIA WITH 9,586 AND CANADA WITH 4,741.

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