Notices by Steve Herman (newsguyusa@flipboard.social)

A teenager in Maryland has filed a $20 million defamation lawsuit against CBS after the network’s evening news broadcast portrayed him as a suspect in the vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool earlier this year.https://thedesk.net/2026/10/teen-sues-cbs-news-reflecting-pool-vandalism/

“We won our temporary restraining order and now President Trump's propaganda ads have to stop.” - Common Cause https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.674638/gov.uscourts.nysd.674638.41.0.pdf

Two hours after President Trump claimed on social media that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to an "energy ceasefire," Russia fired a missile at a CHP-5 thermal power plant in Kharkiv and reportedly other infrastructure in Ukraine. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-russia-pounds-kyivs-energy-infrastructure-as-trumps-energy-ceasefire-claim-catches-ukraine-off-guard/

"If President Trump negotiated it with Putin, please tell us when the ceasefire begins. We are ready, and we will accept it." - Ukraine's president to Axios https://www.axios.com/2026/10/11/trump-russia-ukraine-energy-ceasefire-zelensky

President Trump, in a social media post, says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an energy ceasefire "effective immediately" and warns Moscow and Kyiv: "Do not break it!"

Observer - Andy Burnham is the first UK prime minister to confirm publicly that British authorities are “clear” that there was interference by the Kremlin in the 2016 Brexit vote. https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/from-russia-with-interference-burnham-first-pm-to-confirm-kremlin-role-in-brexit-vote

NYT - DoJ is investigating whether the major TV networks — violated federal antitrust laws when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of President Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/business/media/trump-justice-department-tv-networks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.H1E.o9cM.pBfJLnAST7Bh&smid=url-share

President Trump says President Putin agreed to supply more than 4 million tons of diesel to the global market. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/trump-putin-russian-diesel-us-global-markets.html

It's really a feat when you outlive the AP reporter who wrote your obituary. https://apnews.com/article/eva-marie-saint-dies-7019a82dbbac40b99a976354cbb89200

Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint, who starred in such memorable classic films as “On the Waterfront” and “North by Northwest,” has died at her home in Los Angeles. She was 102. https://variety.com/2026/film/obituaries-people-news/eva-marie-saint-dead-north-by-northwest-1236903677/

A CIA officer who was arrested with hundreds of gold bars stashed in his home pleads guilty to wire fraud. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-federal-employee-pleads-guilty-defrauding-federal-government-approximately-194

President Trump reverses course and announces that his super PAC will now pay for the TV ads promoting him that have been airing nationwide at taxpayer expense. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/us/politics/trump-taxpayer-funded-ads-pac.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GVE.YtCK.s-7NpNxH4fC7&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have about 200 people under observation after a laboratory worker died from plague. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/nearly-200-people-under-observation-after-irkutsk-lab-worker-dies-from-plague-a93857

President Trump unveils America.gov, an AI-powered "plan that sits in the palm of your hand" to replace thousands of "terrible government websites."

Shall we take America.gov for a test ride?

The G7, led by France, announces the release of 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil after the US president threatened a ban of diesel exports. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/g7-agrees-100-million-barrel-emergency-oil-release-amid-us-pressure-over-diesel

An employee of the nuclear safety division of the US Department of Energy is alleged to have traveled to Yemen on an official passport to provide explosives and drones to the Houthis, a designated foreign terrorist organization. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-energy-employee-arrested-washington-state-charges-attempted-material-support

White House drops CNN from the press pool covering President Trump’s trip to Texas and Oklahoma, a move that comes after a federal judge blocked the administration’s effort to more tightly control the media outlets that have access to the president.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/media/white-house-drops-cnn-trump-travel-press-pool

UK prime minister says there's "a strong indication that Iran played a part" in the alleged terror plot near RAF Fairford. https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-burnham-labour-conference-social-care-12593360?postid=12547310#liveblog-body

President Trump and Commerce Secretary Lutnick this afternoon to announce South Korea will invest $54 billion in an LNG project in Alaska, long backed by that state's Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who is being challenged in November's general election by Democratic Party former Rep. Mary Peltola.