Well, hi, everybody. Welcome to a rare Smutter News live podcast during an evening when usually at this time we like to turn the page into something different than news. But we're in a very interesting news environment right now. We have a lot of breaking news.

And I wanted to make sure to get on your radar a couple big stories that we're seeing

developments for before we even wake up on Thursday morning. So thank you for taking the time to

join us as we just get you updated. We're all about quick concise, nonpartisan information.

And what nonpartisan means is that we don't have a

political agenda. I want to give you balanced perspective of all the big news stories. The problem with

news today is not that you don't have access to a lot of news sites, is that you don't know who to

trust. And no one provides the news in a concise way, so you don't have to spend all this time

fact-checking what's happening all

around the world. In the stories that we're seeing today, we're going to get a lot of different

perspectives. And different perspectives are important. And sometimes what we see is an evolving

story taking place in front of us. And that's why having a foundation for some of these

stories really matter. So we have some

breaking developments when it comes to the Middle East. That's what you're seeing on your screen. If you're watching us live on YouTube, I have a new alert coming from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. I want to talk to you about. This is a story that, again, was under the radar and now is in front of us tonight. I also want to give you an update about what's happening with China and a potential

trade deal that looks to be in the work there. and now is in front of us tonight. I also want to give you an update about what's happening with

China and a potential trade deal that looks to be in the work there. And then finally,

an update about what's happening in Los Angeles. Tonight, this evening, we are continuing to

see a curfew that goes into effect starting at 8 p.m. all the way through the evening. And we don't

really know when that curfew

will end, by the way. It's just expected to go on for the next several days. So if you're wondering

about that, this is for a small area in Los Angeles, but an important one. So we'll talk more

about that in just a moment. But let's talk about some of the breaking news that we receive this

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