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Wednesday October 18, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until October 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until October 18, 2023 at 10:30 AM EDT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt from October 11-18, 2023.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken follows President Biden’s schedule in Israel.
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Elizabeth Allen is on travel to Fiji, Vanuatu, Australia, and Chile from October 11-19, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien is on travel to Ukraine, Germany, France, and Belgium from October 14-19, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes is on travel to Switzerland, Türkiye, and Croatia from October 8-18, 2023.

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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environvmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/

National Forecast Charts
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?Day=1

The National Hurricane Center (NHC)
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

grrrgraphics - Free Speech Volcano
https://grrrgraphics.com/free-speech-volcano/

Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Creature
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12506

Michael Ramirez - In Bad Company
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-in-bad-company-10

RealityBites by Broc Smith - Marxist
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/10/17/marxist/

Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-10-18-2023/

Stephan Pastis @stephanpastis - Achievement
https://twitter.com/stephanpastis/status/1714270362588840265

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - X Community Notes
https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1714280102991745183

Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Gaza 4
https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2023-10-18

Jumble Daily
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390

Morsle
https://morsle.fun/

Today in History - October 18
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/october-18

Urban October 2023
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
https://iclei.org/events/urban-october/
https://urbanoctober.unhabitat.org/

2023 Library of Congress Literacy Awards Honorees
Library of Congress
https://youtube.com/watch?v=jXdDwIyauyQ

October 16, 2023 - October 20, 2023
Schedule of U.S. Secretary of Education Monday, October 16 - Friday, October 20, 2023
Department of Education
https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html

October 16, 2023 - October 17, 2023
PODD: Partnerships in Drug Delivery 2023
PODD® : Partnerships in Drug Delivery
https://theconferenceforum.org/conferences/partners-in-drug-delivery/overview/

October 18, 2023 - October 19, 2023
The Richard Nixon Foundation's Grand Strategy Summit 
Richard Nixon Foundation
https://www.nixonfoundation.org/event/grand-strategy-summit-2023/

October 18, 2023 - October 19, 2023
The Project on Belonging, Easterseals - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Convene
Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/belonging-idea-convene/

October 18, 2023 - October 19, 2023
Korea-LAC Innovation & Trade Forum
Inter-American Development Bank
https://events.iadb.org/calendar/event/26972?lang=en

October 18, 2023 - October 19, 2023
Sub-Regional Policy Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation
Inter-American Development Bank
https://events.iadb.org/calendar/event/27170?lang=en
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