April 17th, 2024

• ​Visiting targeted air base, IDF chief promises response to Iranian attack
• War cabinet said set on 'forceful' response to Iran, but one that won't spark wider war
• Raisi, Iranian leaders warn Israel against 'slightest' response to weekend attack
• Iran vows to strike with weapon 'never used before' as Israel pledges they won't 'get off scot-free' after missile blitz
• Iran Claims Their 99% Failed Missile Attack Penetrated Israeli Air Defenses and 'Hit Their Targets'
• Iranians on edge as leaders say 'Tel Aviv is our battleground'
• Iranians brace for potential Israeli strikes amid fears for economy, anger at regime
• From proxies to gas pumps, Israel's retaliation could hit Iran in myriad ways - Analysts believe any Israeli response will seek to avoid civilian casualties, but could go after sensitive IRGC facilities or come via hack attack
• US said to believe Israel won't strike Iran directly, will focus on proxies instead
• 'Bad for business': Between Israel and Iran, Gulf states scramble to avert wider war
• US defense chief urges Israel to uphold 'regional stability' - Lloyd Austin also reiterated "steadfast" U.S. support for Israel's defense
• US, Europe to up Iran sanctions as Israel pressed to ditch threatened retaliation
• European allies urge Israel against military response to Iran as war cabinet convenes
• Pentagon chief pushes support for Israel, Mideast stability in calls with counterparts
• Iran closed nuclear facilities for a day following attack on Israel, says IAEA chief
• Iran shuts nuclear facilities and cancels inspections amid fears of Israeli attack
• Jeremy Bowen: Iran's attack on Israel offers Netanyahu a lifeline
• Jordan foreign minister: Netanyahu must be stopped from 'stealing' attention from Gaza by escalating further with Iran
• Netanyahu aims to trap west into war across Middle East, warns Iranian diplomat
• Turkish president says Netanyahu to blame for Iran's attack on Israel
• Ukraine Sees 'Hypocrisy' in Western Allies' Defense of Israel
• West should shoot down Russian missiles & drones just like they did for Israel against Iran, says President Zelensky
• With attack, Iran breathes life into nascent US-led alliance from Qatar to Israel
• As Israel mulls revenge, preserving US-led cooperation also seen as dealing blow to Iran
• 'Violation Of International Law': China Strongly Condemns Attack On Iranian Consulate In Syria
• China Tells Iran Cooperation Will Last After Attack on Israel
• Turkey's Erdogan Calls to 'Immediately Restrain Israel' After Iran Assault
• Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for Gaza ceasefire, lament efforts so far
• U.N. commission accuses Israel of obstructing Oct. 7 probe
• UN to launch $2.8 billion global 'flash appeal' for Gaza and West Bank
• Mass grave discovered at Gaza hospital occupied by Israeli forces
• At least 13 killed, including 7 children, after strike on Gaza's Al-Maghazi refugee camp
• Israeli tanks push back in northern Gaza, warplanes hit Rafah, say residents
• Nearly 50 attendees of Israel's Nova festival died by suicide since Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack, survivor says
• Health Ministry firmly denies claim that 50 Supernova survivors took their own lives
• Deadly West Bank settler attacks on Palestinians follow Israeli boy's killing
• UN committee says it is unable to agree on Palestinian bid for full membership
• 46 arrested after activists blockade Sea-Tac Airport, target Seattle light rail during 'Shut It Down for Gaza' protest
• Democrats descend on Chicago as specter of '68 convention looms - Protests over Israel-Gaza war expected as party nominates President Joe Biden
• Anti-Semitism Report: Nearly 75% of Universities Received a 'C' or Worse
• U.S.C. Cancels Valedictorian's Speech After Pro-Israel Groups Object
• Israeli Military Says It Killed Two Senior Hezbollah Commanders in Separate Strikes in Lebanon
• Forgotten War: Sudan's Displaced Christians Brace for 'World's Worst' Hunger Crisis
• Attacks on Europe's largest nuclear power plant put the world "dangerously close to a nuclear accident"
• Report: Chinese Military Companies Spent $24 Million Lobbying U.S. Government
• Nolte: Swing-State Voters Sour on Endless Ukraine Funding
• Speaker Johnson Supports Funding the Ukraine War Sinkhole - "Those Are American Jobs that Build Upgraded Weapons and Ammo Here"
• House Dissatisfaction with Johnson Explodes over Foreign Aid 'Insanity' that Neglects Southern Border
• Rand Paul Goes Scorched Earth on Speaker Mike Johnson - Says He's 'Lost All His Principles'
• MTG on Mike Johnson Speakership: 'It's Over - He's Just the Only One Who Hasn't Acknowledged It'
• Johnson Rejects Call for Resignation, Says MTG's Massie-Backed Motion to Vacate Is 'Absurd'
• MTG gets support from Massie to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker
• Massie threatens to oust Speaker Johnson if he doesn't step down over foreign aid plan
• Mike Johnson Vows to Stay Speaker as Foreign-Aid Plan Sparks Backlash
• Democrats throw Johnson a lifeline on motion to vacate
• House Democrats to Save Embattled Speaker Mike Johnson Against Motion to Vacate in Exchange for Ukraine Aid Agreement
• Democrats Told CNN's Manu Raju They Will 'Save' Mike Johnson From Hardline Republicans as 'Bitter Infighting' Consumes GOP
• Supreme Court Skeptical of Biden Admin in January 6 Case with Implications for Trump
• Justice Clarence Thomas Grills DOJ Lawyer on January 6 'Obstruction' Statute That Could Torpedo Jack Smith's DC Case Against Trump
• Jack Smith: Trump Using NYC Trial to Delay Docs Case
• Fiery exchanges over Facebook posts and Trump's behavior mark second day of trial
• Bragg files motion to hold Trump in contempt for alleged gag order violations, threatens 30 days of jail time
• 'This city is a fair city': Eric Adams insists NYC Trump jury pool will be fair
• Trump lawyer says there is a strong case for disqualification of hush money trial judge - Judge Merchan has refused to recuse himself from the case
• Trump Lawyer: 'Extremely Improper' that Judge in Trump Criminal Case Is a Biden Donor
• 'Go DEI': MSNBC's Reid Calls Black People Prosecuting Trump 'Wonderfully Poetic'
• Tim Scott: 'Prejudiced' Trump Trial an 'Injustice' Driving Black Voters to GOP, They Want 'Fair Justice System'
• Pro-Trump network OAN and Smartmatic settle 2020 election defamation case
• US Republican Kari Lake tells supporters: 'Strap on a Glock' as election nears
• RFK Jr. Again Denied Secret Service Protection, Threatens Legal Action
• 'An abuse of discretion': Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. responds to latest Secret Service denial
• Attorneys General of More Than a Dozen States Allege Bank of America is 'De-Banking' Conservatives
• Musk Stood up to Biden, the Deep State and the Military Industrial Complex, the Brazilian Judiciary Is 'Small Potatoes' - US House Is Investigating Censorship Demands
• Now They Care: 43% of Surveyed CEOs Fear AI's Impact on Their Own Jobs
• Israeli study shows ChatGPT scores better than doctors in license exams
• Expert Predicts $1 Billion Market for AI Girlfriends as Men Spent $10K a Month on Fake Relationships
• 6 strange things observed during the April 8 solar eclipse: From doomed comets to 'diamond rings'
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Inarajan Village, Guam
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Port Blair, India
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Union, Philippines
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Port-Olry, Vanuatu
• Hundreds evacuated after Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupts
• Ruang volcano in Indonesia erupts to 45,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 31,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 23,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Ibu volcano in Indonesia erupts to 18,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Flash flooding in Oman and UAE hit by heaviest rainfall in 75 years
• Desert Metropolis Under Water: A Year's Worth of Rain Causes Massive Flooding in Dubai - Cloud Seeding Operation was Carried Out in the Last 24 Hours
• Heavy Rainfall Kills 18 in Oman as Dubai Airport Floods
• Severe floods leave 58 dead, thousands of households affected in Tanzania
• Heat records shattered in northern Japan
• Far-Left Radical BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Flips Out as Red States Divest From His Woke, ESG-Driven Company
• Fire destroys Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange dating to 1600s, collapsing its dragon-tail spire
• Boeing whistleblower says 787 fleet should be grounded
• American Air Pilots Cite 'Significant' Jump in Safety Issues
• IMF Steps Up Its Warning to US Over Spending and Ballooning Debt
• U.S. economy will see 'more things break' in 2025 if rates stay high, strategist says
• Venezuela closes embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican Embassy in Quito
• Commentary: How the United States Arms the Mexican Cartels
• Soros-linked NGO distributes flyers in Mexico telling illegal immigrants to 'vote for President Biden'- "You do not need documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote."
• DHS Chief Mayorkas Grilled Over Alleged Flyers Asking Migrants in Mexico to Vote for Biden
• DHS Secretary Mayorkas Reveals No Measures in Place to Block Illegal Immigrants from Unlawfully Registering and Voting - "We Do Not Oversee the Election Enrollment Process"
• DHS monitoring over 600,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records: report
• 1,300 African Illegals Swarm New York City Hall After They Were Falsely Promised Green Cards
• International House of Prayer Kansas City to shutter in wake of Mike Bickle scandal: report
• Inside a 'radical' 20-person polyamorous relationship where wild sex is always on tap
• Nebraska Teacher Accused of Sex with Student Is Wife of High-Ranking Pentagon Official
• Wisconsin Sex Offender Who Identifies as a Transgender Vampire Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Disabled Minor, Now Charged With Homicide
• French first lady Brigitte Macron sues conspiracy theorists who claim she was born a man
• Biden-Appointed Judge Overturns West Virginia Law Requiring Students to Play on Sports Teams Matching Biological Sex
• Female athletes speak out after appeals court requires West Virginia to allow biological males to compete in women's sports
• 'Bacterial vampirism': Deadly pathogens attracted to human blood, study finds
• N. Korea has capability to genetically engineer biological military products: U.S. report
• Mutated strain of mpox with 'pandemic potential' found in DRC mining town
• Massive Crowds in Japan Rally Against WHO Pandemic Treaty - Target date for a legally binding agreement to be adopted by UN's 194 member countries is May 2024
• Biden Campaign Requires Employees to Be 'Up to Date' on COVID-19 Vaccines
• House panel says China subsidizes fentanyl production to fuel crisis in the United States