April 9th, 2024

• Security Council to discuss Palestinian bid for full UN membership
• Leaders of France, Egypt and Jordan call for ceasefire, hostage release in joint op-ed
• In DC, Lapid discusses hostage deal with Blinken, meets with senators
• Kirby: Israeli Defense Forces Have to Make 'Deconfliction Changes' in Gaza
• 'Qatar does not pay Hamas': Doha hits back at GOP lawmaker's claim
• Hamas says it won't compromise on key demands as US leans into hostage talks
• Hamas: Israeli hostage deal offer didn't meet our demands, but we'll study it further
• Gallant: Israel at an opportune moment for hostage deal, facing difficult decisions
• Freed Gaza hostage says she was abducted by armed civilians, sold to Hamas
• Israel Denies that Troop Withdrawals Mean Giving Up on Destroying Hamas
• Netanyahu: Date set for IDF offensive in Rafah, essential to victory
• Netanyahu sets date for Rafah operation, pushes back at US - National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened to leave the government if the IDF did not enter Rafah or if it prematurely ended the war
• Netanyahu faces mutiny as top ministers demand full-scale invasion ploughs on after IDF troops pulled from south Gaza
• U.S. analysts say rift deepens between Jerusalem, Washington - Some analysts say Biden ratcheted up the rhetoric to provide Netanyahu with the leverage to sideline the hardliners in his coalition
• Poll: 71% think Netanyahu should resign either immediately or right after war
• Israeli citizen arrested for online plot to assassinate Netanyahu - Senior Israeli officials, including Netanyahu, have increasingly become the subjects of threatening rhetoric and hostile behavior
• Palestinians return to destroyed homes in Khan Younis after Israeli withdrawal
• Richard Littlejohn: When U.S. troops kill aid workers, it's 'friendly fire'. When Israel does, it's a 'war crime'. The double standards are nauseating
• Elizabeth Warren says she believes Israel's war in Gaza will legally be considered a genocide
• Nicaragua tells UN court that Germany is facilitating Israel's 'genocide' in Gaza
• Germany faces genocide case over Israel weapon sales
• US says weekend boost in Gaza aid a 'good start,' but Israel not off the hook yet
• Turkey says Israel denied its request to join Gaza aid airdrops
• Israeli Children Facing Mental Health Challenges Due to Hamas War, New Study Shows
• In first, IDF says ship-mounted Iron Dome downs 'suspicious' target over Eilat
• US Says It Destroyed Houthi Air Defense, Drone Systems in Red Sea Area
• Iran's foreign minister accuses US of giving Israel 'green light' to attack consulate in Syria
• Nasrallah: Israel, US know Iranian response to Damascus strike is coming
• Israel prepared to strike Iranian nuclear facilities if Tehran launches attack - report
• Iran FM threatens Israel amid symbolic visit to Damascus
• Top Iranian general killed in Damascus strike sat on Hezbollah's decision-making body
• Iranian soccer fans boo through minute's silence for slain IRGC commander
• Drone strikes hit Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
• Ukraine and Russia trade fresh accusations of targeting a major nuclear power plant
• Russian FM Lavrov Arrives in Beijing as Chinese Growing Aid for Moscow in the Ukraine War Becomes a Major US Concern
• Ukraine 'will lose the war' if US fails to approve aid, says Zelensky
• Jamie Dimon Issues an Economic Warning: "Pivotal moment for America and the free world," with deep divisions at home and global uncertainty
• "That Didn't Stop Us" - Biden Brags About Ignoring Supreme Court on His Scheme to Unilaterally Cancel Student Loan Debt
• White House calls Mayorkas impeachment effort 'complete waste of time' ahead of articles going to Senate
• RFK Jr. staffer notes how he could block Biden by sending the race to the House
• RFK Jr. New York campaign official says her 'No. 1 priority' is preventing a Biden victory
• Ohio secretary of state's counsel warns Biden may not be on state's ballot due to DNC's late nomination process
• Trump sues NY Judge Merchan over gag order in Alvin Bragg's alleged fraudulent docs case
• Fani Willis Threatened with Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Her 'Racist' Comments Against Trump Defendants
• Appeals court judge denies Trump's bid to delay next week's hush money trial
• Salon blames 'men punching random women in NYC' on MAGA
• Brazilian Judge Orders Criminal Probe Of Elon Musk As They Clash Over 'Fake News' Online
• Elon Musk will be investigated over fake news and obstruction in Brazil after a Supreme Court order
• Flashback: Brazilian Tyrannical Supreme Court Justice Moraes Who Is Threatening Elon Musk Also Refused to Investigate Election Fraud, Threatened Bolsonaro and Jailed Opposition Leaders
• 'Social Order Could Collapse' in AI Era, Two Top Japan Companies Say
• Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Introduces 'Made with AI' Labels Ahead of 2024 Election
• Privacy is 'virtually impossible' on iPhones, experts warn
• Amazon palm recognition app to give people a hand with payments
• NASA Launches Three Rockets Around Solar Eclipse Path
• A solar eclipse is near. For some, it's evidence of higher power. For others, a warning
• Anne Graham Lotz Asks: Is the Eclipse a Warning from God to America?
• Marjorie Taylor Greene Responds to Critics of Her 'Repent' Post: God Uses These as 'Signs'
• While tradition sees them as bad omens, US Jews join rush of eclipse-chasers
• ICYMI: U.S. Intelligence Warns of Increased Threats at Public Events Ahead of Nationwide Eclipse Viewing, FBI and Homeland Security Cite Concerns Over ISIS and Lone Wolf Attacks
• Woman shoots interstate drivers, says God told her to because of the eclipse, Florida police say
• 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Ransiki, Indonesia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Hihifo, Tonga
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Volcano Islands, Japan region
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 26,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Ebeko volcano in the Kuril Islands erupts to 10,000ft
• Flooding across Russia's west from melting mountain snow and ice forces mass evacuations
• Russia floods: Record water levels threaten Orenburg city
• The View's Sunny Hostin says eclipse, earthquakes, cicadas are due to 'climate change'
• Activists Want Energy Companies To Pay Climate Damages. That Could Imperil US National Security, Former Joint Chiefs Say.
• Biden's green economy plans stumble as no one considered how much electricity would be needed
• New Zealand Tightens Visa Rules as 'Unsustainable' Migration Soars
• College athletics body NAIA bans trans athletes from women's sports
• Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
• 'Cafeteria Catholic' Biden Reacts to Pope Francis' New Declaration 'Dignitas Infinita' - Stands With Trans Indoctrination Over the Church's Dogma and Doctrine
• Trump stands for American families, backs IVF, Reagan exceptions to abortion, states' rights under Dobbs
• Donald Trump says states should decide abortion policy, avoids talk of a national ban
• Trump slams Lindsey Graham over pushing for national abortion ban as 2024 election nears
• Mike Pence: Donald Trump's Abortion Stance Is a 'Slap in the Face'
• Pro-Life Organizations Have Mixed Reactions to Donald Trump's Abortion Position
• Pro-life Group: Trump Cedes Abortion Debate to Dems
• Frank Pavone: President Trump's Statement on Abortion Policy Paves Way for a Culture of Life in a Divided Nation
• Vatican: Acceptance of Abortion Signals 'Dangerous Crisis of the Moral Sense'
• Vatican Condemns Surrogacy as 'Grave Violation' of Human Dignity
• Chickens and cattle hit with massive bird flu outbreak. Will food prices go up?
• CDC Warns State Leaders to Have 'Up-to-Date Operational Plans' for Bird Flu in Humans
• Leo Hohmann: WHO Coming Down the Home Stretch with Invasive Testing and Vaxxing Requirements for Tourists and Others Traveling Legally Across Borders