| By Derek Caney (@stax920)
North Korea's fifth nuclear test, its biggest yet, set off a blast that was more powerful than the bomb that leveled Hiroshima. The country said it mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile. China, North Korea's only major diplomatic ally, opposed the test and urged Pyongyang to stop taking any actions that would worsen the situation. The United States and South Korea, naturally, condemned it too. Digit of the day: 5 That's the magnitude on the Richter scale of the tremor caused by the nuclear test.
The Sept. 11 memorial in lower Manhattan straddles two worlds: one of the living and one of the dead. Some visitors are drawn to mourn and reflect. Others clutch cell phones, cameras and selfie sticks. Quote of the day: 
A woman places a single white rose at the edge of the South Pool of the Sept.11 Memorial, July 8, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Iran's oil output growth has stalled in the past three months, suggesting Tehran may be struggling to fulfill its plans to ramp up production. An onslaught of oil was expected from Iran after the easing of economic sanctions that stemmed from its agreement with the West to curtail its nuclear program.
Around the world - Military and humanitarian preparations are in full swing to retake Mosul, the largest city under the control of Islamic State. American troops are establishing a logistics hub to the south, while the United Nations warns of the world's most complex humanitarian operation this year.
- Three women arrested in connection with a car loaded with gas cylinders found on a side road near Notre Dame cathedral had been planning an attack on the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris, the French interior ministry said. The official also said the youngest of the three women, a 19-year-old whose father was the owner of the car and who was already suspected by police of wanting to go and fight for Islamic State in Syria, had written a letter pledging her allegiance to the militant Islamist group.
- Taliban fighters surrounded exhausted Afghan security forces in the capital of Afghanistan's south-central province of Uruzgan. The Taliban attack, in one of the country's top opium-producing areas, has exposed how thinly stretched Afghan security forces have become as they try to contain Islamist insurgents in other areas of the country.
Around the country Quote of the day (pt. 2) "He says nobody is going to challenge us because we will be so strong. But that's not a strategy. It's just a kind of wish-fulfillment." – William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy - North Dakota's governor sent in 100 National Guard troops ahead of an expected ruling on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's request to halt construction of a crude oil pipeline being built by Energy Transfer Partners' Dakota Access venture. The $3.7 billion, 1,100 mile line would carry oil from just north of land owned by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to Illinois, where it would hook up to an existing pipeline and route crude directly to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Opponents say the project will damage burial sites considered sacred to the tribe and pollute the area's drinking water.
- The White House picked retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Gregory Touhill to lead the government's defenses against hackers as the government’s first federal cyber security chief. Touhill is currently a deputy assistant secretary for cyber security and communications at the Department of Homeland Security.
Around Wall Street - Your furniture, clothes, fruit and steaks may get more expensive, thanks to the collapse of Hanjin Shipping. Some $14 billion worth of cargo was stranded due to the financial failure of the South Korean shipper. Container freight rates are expected to rise by as much as 50 percent next month as retailers scramble to secure shipping ahead of the holiday season. Korean Air Lines, Hanjin's biggest shareholder, delayed a decision on a funding plan for the company for a second time, sowing more uncertainty for the stranded cargo.
- Mastercard is being sued in London for $19 billion for allegedly charging excessive fees to stores when shoppers swiped their debit or credit cards. These fees, the suit contends, were then passed on to consumers in higher prices.
- Airline passengers should not turn on or charge their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones during flights due to concerns over the phone's fire-prone batteries, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Last week, Samsung recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with batteries prone to catch fire.
Today's reason to live Bruce Springsteen – The Rising |
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