Yesterday I started out saying I have  no interest in the fate of Hunter Biden .  Today, just having learned that he was  found guilty of three felony counts , that all changes.  Also, today, the  Hamas accepted the U.N.-backed Gaza truce plan , this is  the one President Joe Biden talked about last week .  Both developments are, interestingly enough, positive signs for Joe's re-election campaign. But about Hunter: Is 54 years old. Mother was Joe Biden's first wife, Neila Hunter.  She was driving the car in 1972 with their four children that crashed, killing her and one daughter, seriously injuring Hunter (f ractured skull and severe traumatic brain injuries ) and his older brother Beau. Jill Jacobs Stevenson became their stepmother in 1977.  Jill and Joe had a daughter Ashley in 1981. Hunter got a BA from Georgetown University in 1992. Served as a Jesuit volunteer in Oregon, where he met Kathleen Buhle, got married in 1993, and divorced in 2017. Graduated from Yale Law School

There are two stories that head a list of newsworthy items, both covered by President Joe Biden in a press conference today: The purpose was to provide an advanced notice of  upcoming peace talks between Israel and the Hamas about the Gaza Strip .  He went on the air as Sabbath began in Israel.  What is noteworthy about this announcement is that the president of the United States first mentioned this process.  This was bold and rare, indicating that he probably was given the go-ahead by Prime Minister Netanyahu, who will either confirm or not this process at sunset tomorrow.  Who knows what the Hamas will say.  One more point in Biden's speech is that hinted were about the prospects of a peace agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel, which will certainly not occur this year, but something to work on for the four years after relection. As an opening, he remarked on the Trump guilty verdict, reaffirming  the American principle that no one is above the law .   Further:   Donald Trum