The US Navy last night launched a number of cruise missile strikes against rebel-held positions in Yemen. It is the first US engagement against Houthi rebels and comes after two reportedly failed attacks on a US warship over the past few days.
Video shows U.S. Navy launch missile strike against 3 radar sites in rebel-held territory on Yemen's Red Sea coast. https://t.co/8kLxxbQ5sh pic.twitter.com/yWJO2D2bG2
— ABC News (@ABC) October 13, 2016
US enters Yemen war, bombing Houthis who launched missiles at navy ship https://t.co/aiWfaCSoxe
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 13, 2016
Notable how @guardian etc report US claims of Houthi missiles as fact. Not independently verified, and Houthis denyhttps://t.co/XpAiiyoyfz
— Charles Shoebridge (@ShoebridgeC) October 13, 2016
Saudi led coalition attack on funeral is a war crime #Yemen https://t.co/f9qNG264PN
— Jon Cornejo 🍉 (@Jon_Cornejo) October 13, 2016
More than 2,000 schools have been damaged or destroyed in Yemen. pic.twitter.com/KUSm5pwTnv
— AJ+ (@ajplus) October 13, 2016
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WORLD
Brexit: High Court to hear challenge to Article 50 strategy https://t.co/rRXM5Llt3I
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 13, 2016
.@theSNP leader @NicolaSturgeon says she'll lead fight against "hard #Brexit"https://t.co/yTvd0WVHgU
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 13, 2016
6% of people who voted for Brexit now regret it. That would have been enough to change the referendum result https://t.co/UJ2DORpysT
— Liam Stack (@liamstack) October 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/TimAdamsWrites/status/786504874930253824
Widespread reports that the Thai king has died. Here's the @washingtonpost story on Thailand bracing for the news https://t.co/11PpZ5P3w7 pic.twitter.com/X2JjMLyK19
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) October 13, 2016
In the US, jaws continue to drop…
Trump sends letter to NYT demanding immediate retraction of "defamatory" article: https://t.co/eiLEH3zY32 pic.twitter.com/eslQj4p4in
— The Hill (@thehill) October 13, 2016
I tried to summarise the extraordinary flood of claims against Trump in the last 24 hours. First, the allegations https://t.co/lzODzso8Az pic.twitter.com/G243hp3xxx
— Claire Phipps (@Claire_Phipps) October 13, 2016
Top evangelical leader: We can't get sidetracked on whether Trump is a good person https://t.co/9rE2ZKDPrI pic.twitter.com/bzsnpScvWz
— The Hill (@thehill) October 13, 2016
How do you explain this gap in your resume?
"I was in jail."
Okay. Sure you weren't working for Trump's campaign?
"Swear to God. Jail."
— Leon Wolf 🇮🇱 (@LeonHWolf) April 4, 2016
“If this thing moves another two or three points away from Trump nationally then we’re talking landslide" https://t.co/vXtesniJPt
— Mark Little (@marklittlenews) October 13, 2016
The incumbent president's signature legislative achievement is collapsing, but sure: let's keep the focus on Trump https://t.co/iovqR5JqbE
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) October 13, 2016
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BUSINESS
Tesco removed Unilever products from shelves in the wake of the pound’s sharp descenthttps://t.co/QseaKkHu0d 🔓
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 13, 2016
Pound falls below $1.22 as Brexit sparks Marmite price row – business live https://t.co/DCightaMsP
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 13, 2016
BREAKING: Deutsche Bank has introduced an immediate hiring freeze, sources say https://t.co/skVkKAI3wF pic.twitter.com/AveJJDdHDi
— Bloomberg (@business) October 13, 2016
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MEDIA
Facebook has repeatedly trended fake news since firing its human editors https://t.co/2TDgzNDmmV
— Marty Baron (@PostBaron) October 13, 2016
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SPORTS
Jessica Ennis-Hill just retired from athletics https://t.co/0b6ZxknDpJ
— The Independent (@Independent) October 13, 2016
Tonight sees the deciding game in the Nationals-Dodgers NLDS. The winners go to Wrigley at the weekend to start the NLCS.
Here's how the #Dodgers can come away with the upset on the road in Game 5 against the #Nationals – https://t.co/1HtTO0SmdR pic.twitter.com/B7li7afXUX
— FRS Baseball (@FRS_Baseball) October 13, 2016
"It is one of the big clubs of this country."
Steve Bruce is relishing his return to football.
Can he revive them? https://t.co/93WDZY7WKt pic.twitter.com/PdTaXA1Ivb
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) October 12, 2016
Do you think Steve Bruce sometimes forgets which club he’s unsuccessfully trying to help avoid relegation
— James Tyler (still) (@JamesTylerESPN) October 13, 2016
funny, but…
Steve Bruce's teams have won promotion in each of his last four seasons at this level.
He is back ➡️ https://t.co/93WDZY7WKt pic.twitter.com/KFUQXlz3fB
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) October 12, 2016
The Overnight Note 