April 16th, 2021

• ​With UAE, Morocco at annual diplomat gala, Rivlin hails 'new spirit of peace'
• Foreign ministers of Israel, UAE, Greece, Cyprus to meet Friday
• Progressive lawmaker to introduce bill seeking more oversight of Israel assistance
• PA slams UK's 'subversion of global order' after Johnson opposes ICC probe
• US said to scold PA over death threats toward Palestinian-American Abbas critic
• Cop hurt in East Jerusalem clashes during Ramadan
• Police gird for possible unrest after Friday Ramadan prayers in Jerusalem
• Gaza rocket strikes field in south as Independence Day comes to a close
• Israel attacks Hamas targets in Gaza following rocket fire on south
• Lebanon demands Israel halt gas search after expanding claims in disputed area
• Envoy: US ready to facilitate stalled Israel-Lebanon maritime border talks
• Israel won't retaliate over suspected Iranian attack on ship - report
• Russia says Iran nuclear talks 'positive' despite enrichment, Natanz sabotage
• European powers warn Iran over 'dangerous' uranium enrichment move
• Iran says concern about 'peaceful' nuke program is a 'mistake,' as talks resume
• Iranian President Rouhani to 'Enemies': 'We Will Cut Off Both Your Hands'
• US Sanctions Pushed Iran to Brink of Bankruptcy
• Three Iranians to go on trial in Denmark on terror charges
• UN warns sexual violence being used as war weapon in Ethiopia's Tigray region
• Houthis Attack Saudi Aramco Site in Oil Refinery Town of Jazan
• Trump wanted out of Afghanistan. Now, Biden says he'll withdraw
• Taliban warns foreign forces to leave by May 1
• UN rights chief fears Myanmar heading to 'full blown conflict' with echoes of Syria
• Myanmar security forces arrest prominent leader of anti-coup campaign
• What's behind the escalating tensions in eastern Ukraine?
• Ukraine condemns Russia's 'open' threats ahead of meeting with France, Germany
• Russian military vehicles with 'invasion stripes' descend on Ukraine border
• Putin closes off access to Black Sea after Biden's about-face on Ukraine
• U.S. drops plans to send destroyers into the Black Sea due to concerns over Russia
• U.S. Intel Walks Back Claim Russians Put Bounties on American Troops
• US expels Russian diplomats, sets new sanctions over hacking, election meddling
• Hitting Russia with new sanctions, Biden says 'now is the time to deescalate'
• Russia says US sanctions 'won't help' possible Putin-Biden summit
• Russian Military Jet Escorted U.S. Spy Plane Over the Pacific - TASS
• 7 Hong Kong democracy leaders to be sentenced amid crackdown
• MyPillow CEO's free speech social network will ban posts that take the Lord's name in vain
• Facebook blocks users from sharing New York Post report about BLM co-founder's property purchases
• Chelsea Clinton calls on Facebook to ban Tucker Carlson
• Twitter permanently bans Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe
• For Years, The New York Times Reported Absentee Voting Boosts Fraud - Until Donald Trump Agreed
• Democrats Admit to Packing Supreme Court for Political Reasons: 'Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump Broke the Court'
• White House distances itself from Democrats' court-packing bill
• Rep. Jerry Nadler: 'We're Not Packing the Supreme Court, We're Unpacking It'
• Pelosi Breaks With Nadler, Won't Bring Court Packing Bill To House Floor
• Pelosi: Growth of U.S. 'might necessitate' expanding the size of the Supreme Court
• Ed Markey: Four Additional Biden-Appointed Supreme Court Justices Will 'Reflect the Values' of Americans
• Rep. Mondaire Jones: 'We Can't Have Nice Things' Without Packing the Supreme Court
• Commentary: Democrats Are Determined To Pack The Court, No Matter How Many Rules They Have To Break
• Sen. Cotton: Supreme Court Will 'Lose All Legitimacy' if Expanded
• Democrats' court-packing push haunted by 2016 'We Need Nine' campaign
• Liberal Justice Breyer and the Late Justice Ginsburg Opposed Packing SCOTUS: 'A Bad Idea'
• In a year of reckoning, slavery reparations bill moves forward in the House
• MSNBC's Reid: Trump Incited 'Violent White Extremism Much the Way Bin Laden' Did
• Capitol riot report reveals police were told to hold back, weapons failed
• Democratic lawmakers introduce gun control bill that would ban magazines holding more than 10 rounds
• At least 8 dead in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis
• Police kill suspect they say began 'shooting indiscriminately' at people outside San Antonio airport
• CNN news crew attacked while covering Minnesota police protests
• 'It's absolutely terrorizing': Residents near Brooklyn Center unrest rattled by clashes, tear gas
• Teacher killed in 'old Western shootout' after trying to rob Mexican drug cartel, authorities say
• Shocking new video shows smuggler drop child over Mexico border wall
• Report: Lack of DNA Testing at Southern Border May Allow More Fake Families
• Pentagon confirms UFO video is real, taken by Navy pilot
• China Exposed for Hypocrisy on Nuclear Waste
• Japan Says Fukushima Water Is Safe. China Dares a Japanese Official to Drink It.
• Japan scraps mascot promoting Fukushima wastewater dump
• U.N. rights experts voice deep regret over Fukushima water release
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Praya, Indonesia
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Attu Station, Alaska
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 27,000ft
• Semisopochnoi volcano in the Aleutian Islands erupts to 20,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 19,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Ebeko volcano in the Kuril Islands erupts to 14,000ft
• Soufriere volcano on St Vincent erupts to 13,000ft
• Volcano continues rocking Caribbean island of St. Vincent. UN appeals for international help
• UN warns that impact of Caribbean volcano could affect other islands
• Sinabung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Pacaya volcano in Guatemala erupts to 11,000ft
• After rapid intensification, Surigae strengthens into 1st typhoon of 2021
• 'Gorilla' hail pounds north-central Texas, leaving properties damaged, U.S.
• Beijing Skies Turn Yellow as Sand, Dust Engulf Chinese Capital
• Uyghur Gynecologist Says China Sterilized 80 People a Day for Years
• NBA Players Silent About Endorsement Deals with Chinese Companies Using Slave Labor
• Texas Senate Defies NCAA, Gives Transgender Athlete Ban Initial Approval
• Florida House Passes Bill to Keep Trans Athletes Out of Girls' Sports
• German Bishop Defies Vatican by Permitting Blessings of Same-Sex Unions
• New York parent wants court to overturn state incest laws so they can marry their own adult child
• Ghislaine Maxwell seeks to delay trial after new sex trafficking charges added
• Fentanyl Has Spread West and Overdoses Are Surging
• Former Vice President Mike Pence undergoes surgery to implant a pacemaker
• Israeli scientists say they've paved the way to turn off brain's 'hunger switch'
• Scientists Create Early Embryos That Are Part Human, Part Monkey
• Federal Government Caught Buying 'Fresh' Flesh Of Aborted Babies Who Could Have Survived As Preemies
• Ernst Will Introduce Bill To Prevent Planned Parenthood From Profiting Off Biden's Title X Decision
• China: No 'Hard Evidence', but European Soldiers Maybe Brought Coronavirus to Wuhan
• New Side Effect From mRNA COVID Vaccines? - Shingles
• Seventh Case of Rare, Severe Blood Clot Linked to Paused J&J Vaccine Revealed
• Blood clots as prevalent with Pfizer and Moderna vaccine as with AstraZeneca's: study
• Johnson & Johnson Put Active Ingredient of AstraZeneca vaccine in 15 Million of Its Covid-19 Vaccine
• 5,800 Fully Vaccinated Americans Have Contracted COVID-19, 74 Dead: CDC
• 10,000+ deaths after COVID shots reported by U.S., European agencies
• One dead, three neurologically disabled, 'numerous' reactions from vaccine in tiny Indigenous village
• America is about to hit a 'vaccine wall' as demand drops - with or without Johnson & Johnson
• Pfizer CEO says third Covid vaccine dose likely needed within 12 months
• Fauci says universal vaccine is the endgame to combat new variants
• Former world leaders call on Biden to suspend Covid-19 vaccine patents
• Ezekiel Emanuel Pushes National Vaccine Mandate
• Connecticut Lawmakers to Vote on Repealing Religious Exemption to Vaccine Mandates
• Rep. Jim Jordan clashes with Anthony Fauci over 'freedom' at House hearing
• 'Shut your mouth!" House Covid hearing eruptsas Maxine Waters cuts off brutal exchange between Jim Jordan and Fauci over loss of liberty with the Covid response
• Worries grow over GOP reluctance to take vaccines
• Many Evangelicals say they won't be vaccinated against Covid-19. Some experts say distrust and misinformation have played a role
• On Promoting Vaccines Jen Psaki Seems to Think White Evangelicals Are a Bunch of Uncultured Rednecks
• Nolte: Dr. Fauci Behaves Like America's Anti-Vaxxer-in-Chief
• Ivanka Trump's vaccination sparks backlash among her fans
• 'I hope that's bleach in the syringe': Liberals react to Ivanka Trump posting a vaccination pic
• 'Roll Up Your Sleeves' vaccination special to include President Biden and Former President Obama
• Covid-19 showed the US how it could make universal healthcare work
• Americans will likely have to navigate a maze of vaccine "passports"
• DeSantis' ban of vaccine passports could lead to showdown with businesses in Florida
• 'We Won't be Doing it': Hospitality Firms Reject Boris Johnson's Vaccine Passport Scheme
• Delta CEO: Companies are waiting for employees to get vaccinated before business travel resumes
• Delta, American, United, and other major airlines signal rejection of new CDC guidance saying they should block middle seats
• Airline executives cast doubt on European summer vacations with borders still closed
• German Hospitals Near Breaking Point With Cases Still Rising
• Two to a bed in Delhi hospital as India's COVID crisis spirals
• Health Canada recalls face masks with graphene due to potential health risks
• 'We just can't do this anymore': Small business owners say federal unemployment handouts are crippling them
• Market hits an all-time high after blowout economic data and strong bank earnings
• Bank CEOs to testify as US Congress ramps up scrutiny of Wall Street
• Fed's Powell reiterates cyber threat as bigger danger to US economy than 2008-style financial crisis