Kerry Finally Drops Absurd Demand for Immediate Ouster of Syrian President Assad, as Europe Demands Urgent Policy Shift; Kerry Says US Rejects “Long-Term Presence of Assad,” Meaning That Short to Medium-Term Presence Would Be Acceptable; Russian Defense Minister Shoigu and Pentagon Chief Ashton Carter Agree on “Mechanisms for Deconfliction” Between Russian and US Forces Fighting ISIS; Crypto-Warmonger Bernie Sanders Still Refuses to Condemn Saudi-Backed Genocide in Yemen, Where 7 Million Civilians Face Death by Starvation and Bombing; Sanders Campaign Website Evades Issue of War or Peace; Independent Election Monitors Find Russian Regional Election “Mainly Fair”; New Yorkers Prepare to Welcome Putin the Peacemaker at United Nations