December 14th, 2024

• ​Israel preparing blitz on 'isolated & weak' Iran's nuke bases after wiping out Assad's military in wave of 480 strikes - Israel believes Iran is more desperate than ever to build a nuclear bomb
• Iran has new drone ship in Persian Gulf
• Amid rolling blackouts in Iran, some blame power-intensive cryptocurrency mining - Government won't publicly connect bitcoin mining to energy problems, but cheap electricity, plus possible IRGC involvement to fund terror groups, makes country hotbed for crypto
• Russia Begins Packing Up Military Equipment in Syria, Satellite Images Show
• Russia Negotiating with Syrian Jihadi Rebels to Keep Military Bases
• Turkey says Damascus embassy to be 'operational' Saturday
• Syrian rebel chief says working with international groups to secure chemical sites
• Chemical weapons watchdog warns against strikes on Syria's stockpiles - Raids could cause contamination, harm evidence in ongoing investigations, says OPCW chief Fernando Arias, after Israel attacked stockpiles to keep them out of extremists' hands
• Netanyahu to top Biden aide: Israel must protect itself from 'any threat' from Syria
• Katz says IDF troops will stay atop Syrian side of Mount Hermon during winter months - As Syrians celebrate first Friday since Assad's downfall, US and Turkey agree to keep ensuring Islamic State won't 'rear its head again,' amid international gestures to rebel leader
• China Urges 'Stability' in Syria as Victorious Uyghur Rebels Threaten Xi
• Pope Francis calls on new Syria rulers to stabilize the country, seek national unity as former jihadist takes helm
• Syrian clerics in former Assad stronghold call for national unity, democracy
• Damascus streets erupt in celebration as Syrians mark end of Assad dynasty - Thousands gathered for the first Friday prayers since Bashar al-Assad fled on Sunday, now named 'freedom day'
• Commentary: Bashar al-Assad is gone. Will the next tyrants please stand up?
• 'Moderate' Rebels Destroy and Desecrate Assad Family Tomb
• Rebel Group's Terrorist Label Could Hinder Efforts to Aid Syria
• Syria Faces Crisis and Gaza Heads toward Famine, World Food Program Official Says
• 6 Syrian Druze Villages Asking to Be Annexed by Israel
• UK, Japan and China ease travel warnings to Israel amid ceasefire with Hezbollah
• IDF intercepts two rockets from central Gaza that triggered sirens in Ashkelon
• North Gaza Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Hit With Evacuation Order
• Sullivan: Hamas has refused to provide names of hostages it's holding
• Trump Brings Hope to Family Members of Hamas Hostages: 'New Chief in Town'
• In Turkey, Blinken reports 'encouraging signs' Gaza hostage-truce deal is possible
• China and Egypt agree on need to promote peace in Middle East
• Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
• Biden never weighed punishing Israel at Security Council, deputy US envoy to UN says
• Israel takes down illegal Palestinian structures in Gush Etzion reserve - For the first time since Oslo, the Civil Administration enforced the law against illegal construction inside a nature reserve in Judea and Samaria
• Dutch Populist Wilders Awarded by Israel's Knesset, Warns 'If Israel Falls, the West Will Be Next'
• Activist arrested over 'Free Palestine' sticker on memorial for soldier killed Oct. 7
• California apologizes for allowing 'LOLOCT7' license plate mocking Hamas onslaught
• TNT Sports apologises after sharing tweet from anti-Israel account
• Switzerland Eyes Nazi Symbols Ban Due To Surge In Anti-Semitism
• Greece to buy artillery systems from Israel worth over $600 million - Most of the systems will protect northeastern borders with Turkey, Aegean Sea islands; deal comes as Athens negotiates with Jerusalem for $2 billion Iron Dome-like missile defense system
• Moldova declares an energy emergency over fears of Russian gas cut-off
• Kremlin praises Trump for criticising Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia
• Massive Overnight Airstrikes Target Ukrainian Infrastructure, Russia Says Retaliation for ATACMS Attacks
• Russia batters Ukraine power grid amid rising concern Putin could order ballistic missile attack this weekend
• Nato warns that Putin wants to 'wipe Ukraine off the map'
• NATO Tells Europe Get Ready For Swarms of Russian Drones, Enter Into 'Wartime Mindset'
• NATO's Rutte wants a return to Cold War-level military spending
• DOJ: 14 North Koreans Charged in $88 Million IT Fraud Scheme
• Stasi Germany: Imprisoned YouTuber Has to Pay $11,000 Arrest and Surveillance Costs for Criticizing Islam
• Drones Now Spotted Over US Military Bases in UK, Germany
• 'Multiple' drones entered airspace at New Jersey naval station: Official
• Chinese Balloon 2.0: Biden White House Dismisses Mystery Drone Sightings, Suggests Mistaken Identity
• FBI, White House find no evidence of security threat in New Jersey drone sightings
• Drone experts rule out US government experiment, unsure of other New Jersey drone phenomenon theories
• CNN's Miller: White House Rhetoric on Drones Is 'Political' Attempt to Keep Pressure Off Them
• Former GOP Governor Larry Hogan Sounds the Alarm After Personally Witnessing Dozens of Drones Over His Residence Outside DC
• Ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan posts eerie video of drone above home outside DC
• Drone mystery: New Jersey homeowners threaten to take matters into their own hands if government doesn't act
• NJ Mayor: Drones Should Be Taken Down, There's Refusal to Do So Even When They Go Out to Sea
• Trump demands government explain drone sightings or shoot them down
• Panic in Hillsborough: Alleged Drone Crash Sparks Massive Search Operation for 16 Hours Before Being Dismissed as a False Alarm
• Fire crews ordered to wear hazmat suits before approaching mystery drones after hundreds spotted over US skies
• Pilots report mysterious lights 'moving at extreme speeds' across Oregon skies as drone sightings baffle New Jersey
• Mystery 'Orbs' Appear To Hover Over Minnesota Sky
• Poland Buying $295 Million Worth of American Sky Guardian Drones
• Switzerland plans revamp of Cold War-era nuclear bunker network
• Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France's fourth prime minister of 2024
• House Panel Subpoenas Biden-Harris Official Accused of 'Stonewalling' Probe into Tim Walz's China Ties
• Reports: Nancy Pelosi Moves to Block AOC from Top Democrat Post on House Oversight Committee
• Nancy Pelosi Reportedly Working Against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in House 'Slugfest'
• Nancy Pelosi Brags of Defying Archbishop's Communion Ban
• Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after she 'sustained an injury' from fall on official trip to Luxembourg
• 84-Year-Old Pelosi Breaks Hip After Nasty Fall Down the Stairs in Luxembourg
• Pelosi Cancels Rest of Her Engagements After Falling Down Stairs
• 'Enough is enough': After Mitch McConnell's latest fall, MAGA calls for his retirement
• White House Spox: Joe Biden 'Going to Talk with His Team' About Preemptive Pardons for Allies
• Whistleblower: FBI Deputy Director Abbate Told Agents to Hide Dozens of January 6 Informants from Public - Knew It Would Be "Too Embarrassing" for Agency to Tell the Truth to Americans
• Wisconsin Democrats Continue Their Endless Government Lawfare Attacks on President Trump's 2020 Election Integrity Attorneys and Campaign Directors
• MSNBC's Reid: There Was 'Lawfare Inside the Department of Justice' Under Biden, Trump Had 'Leave-Behinds'
• China's Xi Won't Attend Trump's Inauguration
• Prime Knee Bending: Jeff Bezos' Amazon Plans $1 Million Donation to Trump's Inauguration
• OpenAI's Altman to Donate $1M to Trump's Inaugural Fund
• SEC Threatens Elon Musk with Charges
• Eric Trump Promises the 'Most Pro-Crypto President' in History
• Online Gambling Losses to Drain $1 Trillion from U.S. Pockets by 2028
• Trump now says bringing down grocery prices, as he promised, will be 'very hard'
• Trump's Tariffs on Canada Could Cost 1.5 Million Americans Their Electricity
• Massive Solar Storms Are Making Tractors Act Like They're 'Demon Possessed' - The outbursts of charged particles from the Sun are messing with complex GPS systems that are vital to modern tractors
• Scientists fear swarm of recent earthquakes means 'Big One' is coming
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Chile but there are no reports of damage
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 19,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Climate scientists fear they will lose their jobs under Trump's DOGE
• Don't eat the snow: Brown snow falls over Maine town - A paper mill malfunction led to the brown snow
• Texas Lt. Governor Announces Texas Will Buy All of the Dirt Cheap Border Materials Left by Biden and Will Give It Back to Donald Trump
• 'We Have the Money': TX Lt. Gov. Patrick Vows to Bid on Border Wall Materials in Biden Fire Sale
• Number of Migrants Crossing Darien Gap Headed to the U.S. Plummets After Trump Election
• The Biden Legacy: Record 3.5 Million Immigrants Awarded U.S. Citizenship
• Biden's Border Crisis: ICE Reports Record Number of Deportations as Non-Detention Docket Swells to 6.2 Million
• Trump border czar Tom Homan to prosecute mayors who impede with mass deportations
• Trump's deportations could shake up the restaurant industry, but Wall Street isn't worried
• Victims 'shocked' after Biden grants clemency to 'kids-for-cash' judge and $54 million embezzler
• Don Jr. Slams Biden for Chinese Child Porn Clemency
• Former NFL star 'intentionally' gave incurable STD to multiple women, specifically targeting 'Buffalo Bills fans': Lawsuit
• Scott Jennings Sends Caitlin Clark a Warning About Her White Privilege 'Groveling': 'It Will Never Be Enough'
• Hegseth Flip Flops on Women in Combat, Gays in Military - Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, is now open to women serving in combat and gays in the military
• Hegseth does a 180 on women and gays in combat - The Pentagon pick backtracked after conversations with Republican senators seen as potential swing votes
• Supermodel Blasts British Fashion Council After Transgender Wins 'Model of the Year': Never Nominate Me Again
• Japan's ban on recognizing same-sex unions is unconstitutional, a court finds
• AG Ken Paxton sues New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills in Texas
• Louisiana reports its first probable human H5N1 case as California logs another
• 2 cats die from suspected bird flu traced to raw milk
• Scientists urge halt to research on creating synthetic "mirror" bacteria that could evade human immunity, disrupt ecosystems
• RFK Jr. ally filed petition to revoke FDA approval for polio vaccine
• Mitch McConnell Decries 'Dangerous' Push Against Polio Vaccine After RFK Jr. Report
• UnitedHealth Group CEO: America's health system is poorly designed
• Americans are furious over health care. Is this an Occupy Wall Street moment?
• 'A Star is Born': British Actress Jameela Jamil Glorifies Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO Assassin
• Michael Moore: Health Insurance Anger '1000 Percent Justified'