August 18th, 2021

• Daily Beast to review editorial standards after writer calls Israel 'genocidal'
• 2 Gaza rockets fired at south in first major attack since May flareup
• Day after rocket attack on south, PM Bennett vows to respond 'on our terms'
• TV: Israel not responding to Gaza rocket due to progress in talks with Hamas
• Palestinian firefighters help Israel battle Jerusalem-area blazes
• Protesting agriculture reform, Israeli farmers attempt to breach Lebanon border
• Syrian media reports IDF strike in Quneitra border region
• Israel attacks Hezbollah posts in Syria - Arab reports
• Iran-North Korea Connection: Hezbollah Built Vast Underground Tunnel Network in Lebanon to Move Weapons, Combatants
• Iran ups uranium enrichment to 60 percent, UN watchdog confirms
• Iran's supreme leader appoints new chief for country's navy
• Tehran ready to pounce on Afghanistan and Mideast foes in more aggressive stance
• A Taliban Leader Emerges: Hunted, Jailed and Now Free
• Afghan Central Bank Chief Flees Kabul, Blaming Ghani for Chaos
• US commander vows 'overwhelming force' if Taliban interfere with evacuation
• Biden admin depends on Taliban to give Americans 'safe passage' 6 weeks after Biden said he doesn't trust them
• Taliban Tells Joe Biden to Withdraw All US Troops from Afghanistan by September 11 - The 20th Anniversary of the 9-11 Attacks
• Taliban Agree to Let Fleeing Civilians Reach Kabul Airport, U.S. Says
• Taliban fighters beating Afghans attempting to reach airport, video shows
• Taliban spokesman says U.S. will not be harmed from Afghan soil: "We don't have any grudges"
• Taliban declares 'amnesty,' urges women to join government; observers skeptical
• After seizing power, Taliban vow to honor women's rights but within Islamic law
• Joe Biden Told Diplomat 'F*** That' When Asked About Duty to Afghanistan's Women and Girls
• Taliban Conquers Much of Afghanistan, Bans COVID Vaccine
• As Taliban takes over, some swap iconic AK-47s for made-in-America rifles
• White House: Taliban gained 'fair amount' of US defense equipment
• Surreal Footage Appears to Show Taliban Militants Driving Bumper Cars and Lifting Weights
• Afghans scramble to delete digital history, evade biometrics
• Commentary: Big Tech's Role In Helping The Taliban Capture Afghanistan
• "You Will Not Pin this S*** on Me" - VP Kamala Harris Refused to Face the Country as Afghanistan Fell
• Kamala Harris plans Vietnam visit - just as Afghanistan draws comparisons to fall of Saigon
• Gen. Petraeus calls out Biden's 'disastrous' Afghanistan withdrawal: This is a 'Dunkirk moment'
• White House: 'Premature' to recognize Taliban as legitimate government of Afghanistan
• Biden administration embroiled in internal blame-shifting amid Afghanistan chaos
• 72 hours at Camp David: Inside Biden's lagging response to the fall of Afghanistan
• Intelligence Warned of Afghanistan Military Collapse, Despite Biden's Assurances
• General Flynn: Biden lied, knew Afghan army would collapse quickly
• Chuck Todd: Biden Has Lost His 'High Marks' in 'Competency'
• Ex-Obama Doctor Floats 25th Amendment: Biden 'Mentally Incapable,' 'Something Must Be Done!'
• International allies mock Biden over Afghanistan defeat, question American credibility: 'Alarm bells everywhere'
• Biden has not spoken to US allies since Kabul fell, national security adviser says
• In 1st call with ally since crisis, Biden and British PM discuss Afghanistan
• France's Macron urges UN to act with single voice on Afghanistan
• 'We Must Unite' and Fight Global Terrorist Threat in Afghanistan: UN Chief
• Far Left Activists Call for Britain to Pay 'Reparations' to the Taliban to 'Rebuild Afghanistan'
• Christian Pastors in Afghanistan Issue Urgent Request
• Calls for prayer for Afghanistan as Christians warn of 'dangerous time'
• China faces threat in volatile borderlands after Afghanistan falls to the Taliban
• China's mouthpiece newspaper suggests U.S. will abandon Taiwan after Afghan collapse
• China conducts live-fire drills near Taiwan as Chinese media warns island that US 'won't come to help' in a war
• China holds assault drills near Taiwan after 'provocations'
• Gen. Flynn: Since New DHS Alert, You're a Potential Terrorist if You Oppose White House Lies
• Judge questions Fox News bid to shake $2.7 billion Smartmatic election suit
• Arizona's new early voting restrictions hit with lawsuit
• Arizona Senate president says Maricopa audit report being prepared and will be delivered to the state Senate next week
• 13 Wisconsin GOP County Executive Committees and Frederick Douglas Society Now Sign On to Support Full Forensic Audit
• City Councilman, 5 Others Charged with Election Rigging in Race Decided by Just 1 Vote
• 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Vaini, Tonga
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits the Fiji region
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 28,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 19,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 17,000ft
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 17,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Chirinkotan volcano in the Kuril Islands erupts to 14,000ft
• Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Semisopochnoi volcano in the Aleutian Islands erupts to 11,000ft
• New island discovered after major submarine eruption at Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba, Japan
• Storm surge, heavy rains and high winds hit Florida as Tropical Storm "Fred" makes landfall, U.S.
• Damaging tornadoes touch down as Fred charges north
• Bermuda triangle? New storm made for a trio in Atlantic basin
• Tropical Storm "Henri" expected to pass south of Bermuda
• Tropical Storm Drenching Earthquake-Stricken Haiti
• Western State Governors Push Biden Admin to Declare Federal Drought Disaster
• Wildfire Season: PG&E Warns It May Black Out Customers to Reduce California Risks
• As murders surge, Democrats find a new message: Fund the police
• Whitmer kidnapping case rocked by allegations FBI told informant to lie, delete text messages
• Prince Andrew reportedly still person of interest in sex-trafficking probe
• Pete Buttigieg, husband Chasten share they've become parents: 'We're overjoyed'
• Lawsuit Seeks to Block Arizona Ban on Down Syndrome Abortion
• Planned Parenthood sues Montana over new abortion laws
• Working out high? More people are turning to marijuana while exercising during pandemic
• Nearly Half of U.S. Adults Have Tried Marijuana
• Controversial Pastor Greg Locke's church vandalized: 'We will not be intimidated'
• Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated
• New COVID variant could push Israel into lockdown, health official warns
• New Zealand Thrown Into National Lockdown Over 1 Assumed Delta Case
• Australia has fallen - Minister for Health tells parents 24,000 children will be herded into stadium like cattle to get the experimental Covid-19 vaccine
• Biden Administration Will Advise Most Americans to Get a Booster Jab 8 Months After Vaccination
• Troubling CDC vaccine data convinced Biden team to back booster shots
• Alabama doctor tells his unvaccinated patients he won't see them any more
• US pharmacist arrested for selling vaccine cards on eBay
• NFL's Raiders Will Require Fans to Show Vaccination Proof or Get Jab at Entrance
• NYC Business Owner: 'New York Vaccine Mandate Could Destroy My Restaurant'
• Lawyer suing Indiana University for COVID vaccine mandate expanding effort to 'four or five states'
• Judges show wide latitude for exemptions to college COVID vaccine mandates
• New York's Cuomo Orders Health Care Workers to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
• Did Cuomo really resign? There's been no letter, and he continues to make huge decisions
• Malaysia's Prime Minister Resigns Amid Skyrocketing COVID-19 Cases
• U.S. plans to extend transportation mask mandate through Jan. 18, sources say
• Travelers are canceling trips with COVID numbers rising again: "It was really kind of heartbreaking"