April 17, 2021

• ​70,000 Muslim worshipers flock to Jerusalem for 1st Friday prayers of Ramadan
• Hundreds protest evictions, police violence in East Jerusalem
• Rocket fired into Israel from Gaza for 2nd night in a row; IDF hits Hamas sites
• US source to Palestinian paper: Washington will understand election postponement
• Party logos of 11 Palestinian election lists feature maps erasing Israel
• As in 1970s, Northern Ireland's Jews look to weather violence in Belfast
• Australian watchdog slams 'perverse' auction of Hitler's personal items
• Sudan denies it will send delegation to Israel
• Iran enriches uranium to 60%, a short step from weapons grade levels
• Ex-IAEA official: In theory, Iran could reach weapons-grade enrichment in a week
• Biden says Iran enriching uranium at 60% is not helpful, but is pleased country engaging in indirect talks
• Israel: We'll do whatever it takes, 'definitely' stop Iran from getting bomb
• US warns Israel to stop 'dangerous, detrimental' chatter on Natanz attack
• Commentary: Iran and Israel's Undeclared War at Sea - The Potential for Military Escalation
• Lebanon, a haven for Christianity, on the brink of collapse if world fails to act, experts warn
• Christians Confined to Home by Police, Tribal Threats in India
• With a sense of betrayal and relief, Afghans eye a future without U.S. troops
• 'High probability' Biden's decision to pull U.S. troops from Afghanistan will cause its government to fall, expert says
• How Biden's team overrode the brass on Afghanistan
• Russia to expel 10 US diplomats in response to American sanctions
• France, Germany, Ukraine call for Russian troops withdrawal
• Russia to close parts of Black Sea near Crimea for six months
• Putin residence has cryo chamber and stables, Navalny team alleges
• Biden uses meeting with Japanese PM to show focus on China threat
• Economists sound alarm on China gaming free market to gain world domination
• Raul Castro confirms he's resigning Communist Party post, ending Castro era in Cuba
• Internal watchdog says Pompeo violated ethics rules with staff errands
• Democrats' Supreme Court Packing Bill Political 'Takeover' of Judiciary, Expert Says
• Power Hungry Democrats Introduce Resolution to Get Rid of Electoral College
• Georgia GOP Criticizes MLB: 'CCP OK, GA Bad'
• 'Baseball Went Broke for Wokeism': ACU Calls on MLB to Return All-Star Game to Atlanta
• Stacey Abrams Is On The Board Of A Group Collaborating With The Chinese Communist Party.
• Arizona Senate on the verge of beginning major audit of Maricopa County ballots
• Hillary's Attorney Marc Elias Inserts Himself Into the Arizona Senate Audit of Maricopa County - Is Using His Massive Network to Broaden His Attack - What Are They Hiding?
• George W. Bush Renews Amnesty Push for Illegal Immigrants
• Ian Prior: Critical race theory in Virginia schools needs to end. I'm a parent watching this unfold
• Psaki says police 'too often' use 'unnecessary force' that results in 'Black and brown deaths'
• More than three dozen killed in mass shootings in the US since March
• Piers Morgan to US on frequent mass shootings: 'Just admit you don't care'
• Hollywood Celebrities Renew Push for Gun Control Following FedEx Shooting: It's a 'National Disgrace'
• Biden calls gun deaths 'national embarrassment,' says Congress should act
• White House: Congress Should End Immunity for Gun Manufacturers
• Biden: Congress 'Must' Pass Gun-Control Bills After Indianapolis FedEx Shooting
• Indianapolis police say FedEx facility gunman, a 19-year-old former employee, killed 8 before dying by suicide
• Ohio Man With Semi-Automatic Rifle Taken Into Custody At Times Square Subway Station
• 2 transgender women killed in shootings at separate Charlotte hotels
• Hawaii Police Department releases body cam footage of police shooting in Nuuanu that left man dead
• Riots, protests in Minnesota, Chicago, elsewhere in reaction to police shootings
• North Carolina protesters start fire outside police headquarters, smash windows
• Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature passes "anti-riot" bill amid racial unrest
• Bill Maher rips Rashida Tlaib's 'no more policing' rhetoric: 'Achilles heel' for Dems is 'common sense'
• BLM Activist Calls 'Rioting & Looting' 'Legitimate' Response to 'State Violence'
• BLM Activist Asks When People 'Ready to Get Blood on Their Hands?'
• Mom of Breonna Taylor says activists have exploited her death, calls BLM 'fraud'
• Black Lives Matter co-founder defends ritzy home purchases: I live my life in 'direct support to Black people'
• EU to consider ban on using A.I. for mass surveillance and social credit scores
• Are holograms the future for Facetime and Zoom video conferencing?
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits the Fiji region
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Mariana Islands region
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Tobelo, Indonesia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Banda Aceh, Indonesia
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 25,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 19,000ft
• Soufriere volcano on St Vincent erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Ebeko volcano in the Kuril Islands erupts to 14,000ft
• Sinabung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 13,000ft
• Semisopochnoi volcano in the Aleutian Islands erupts to 10,000ft
• Elevated seismicity and deformation at the summit of Mauna Loa volcano, Hawaii
• Tropical Storm "Surigae" intensifying on its way toward the Philippines
• Severe flooding damages more than 3,000 homes in Peru
• Beijing engulfed by third major dust storm in five weeks, China
• Moscow breaks 140-year temperature records amid days of unusually warm conditions, Russia
• Liberty University sues Jerry Falwell Jr. for $10 million in damages
• Insurer Hartford to pay $650M for claims linked to Boy Scouts sex abuse cases
• Ghislaine Maxwell lawyers reveal more than 2,000 'highly confidential' photos in the evidence against her
• NCAA Tries to Intimidate States Eyeing Bans on Biological Males in Women's Sports
• Argentinian pro-abortion leader dies during abortion procedure
• Reporter Grills White House Spokesperson: Why Does Biden 'Insist that Pro-Life Americans Pay for Abortions?'
• Biden administration reverses Trump restrictions on fetal tissue research
• Sweat sensor could alert doctors, patients to looming COVID cytokine storm
• FDA rescinds emergency authorization for COVID-19 antibody treatment bamlanivimab
• Norway's Health Experts Recommend Banning AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
• J&J Scientists Refute Idea That COVID-19 Vaccine's Design Linked to Clots
• J&J Privately Asked Rival Covid-19 Vaccine Makers to Probe Clotting Risks
• Family blames Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after man reportedly suffers stroke
• States see rise in unused vaccines as demand flattens, shifting focus to hesitancy
• Top seer at India religious mega-festival dies from Covid-19
• 'I've never been more ashamed': Ontario's new COVID-19 restrictions ripped apart by medical experts, residents
• Texas Youth Baseball Team Requires Kids to Get COVID Vaccine to Play in Tournament - But They're Too Young to Even Qualify
• Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Expands Mask Mandate to 2-Year-Olds
• Cruz joined GOP colleagues Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Ky., in ditching face coverings
• Maher praises DeSantis, knocks Cuomo, 'liberal media' for getting COVID wrong: 'Those are just facts'
• Biden administration investing $1.7B into tracking, combating COVID-19 variants
• Big Banks Rake in Record Profits as Stimulus Props Up Consumers
• Deutsche Bank sees significant market pullback in the next three months
• Dogecoin spikes 400% in a week, stoking fears of a cryptocurrency bubble