President says world is the closest it has come to nuclear catastrophe in 60 years
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What’s shocking about Biden’s remark isn’t that Vladimir Putin is considering using nuclear weapons.
The Russian president has personally threatened to do so as his military faces setbacks in its bloody invasion of Ukraine. But when the US president – who has access to information from America’s spy agencies that few others do – warns that Putin is indeed serious, and compares the current moment to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, then it’s something else. The question is: what?
The president is back on the road with a trip that will take him to Hagerstown, Maryland, Philadelphia and finally Wilmington, Delaware, for the weekend.
Wisconsin Republican senator Ron Johnson debates his Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes at 8pm.
New data shows the US labor market remained strong in September, adding 263,000 positions and sending the unemployment rate down to 3.5%.
Continue reading…President says world is the closest it has come to nuclear catastrophe in 60 yearsSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailWhat’s shocking about Biden’s remark isn’t that Vladimir Putin is considering using nuclear weapons.The Russian president has personally threatened to do so as his military faces setbacks in its bloody invasion of Ukraine. But when the US president – who has access to information from America’s spy agencies that few others do – warns that Putin is indeed serious, and compares the current moment to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, then it’s something else. The question is: what?The president is back on the road with a trip that will take him to Hagerstown, Maryland, Philadelphia and finally Wilmington, Delaware, for the weekend.Wisconsin Republican senator Ron Johnson debates his Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes at 8pm.New data shows the US labor market remained strong in September, adding 263,000 positions and sending the unemployment rate down to 3.5%. Continue reading…