February 21st, 2024

• ​US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza war
• US Only Vote Against UN Resolution (13-1) Calling for Gaza Cease-Fire
• U.S. Vetoes 'Ceasefire' Resolution, but Prepares Another
• US: Calling for a ceasefire that Hamas hasn't agreed to won't do anything
• US envoy heads to region to push hostage deal, press Israel on Rafah offensive
• Dearborn mayor slams Biden on Israel-Gaza: 'This betrayal feels uniquely un-American'
• Hamas planned Ashkelon jail raid to free Palestinian prisoners on October 7 - report
• 'Their fate is sealed': IDF demolishes tunnel spanning length of Gaza
• Hamas Founder's Son: Egypt Must Permit Gazans Through Border to Allow IDF's Total Destruction of Hamas
• Army pushes back on reported fears Sinwar fled to Sinai, as battles return to Gaza City
• IDF says 12,000 Hamas fighters killed in Gaza war, double the terror group's claim
• IDF chief in missive to soldiers: 'Unlike our enemy, we maintain our humanity' - Halevi tells his troops war in Gaza is 'just' - not revenge nor genocide; says army's probe into Oct. 7 failures will be steered by 'truth, transparency, solidarity'
• A UN Agency Says It Can't Deliver Aid to Northern Gaza Because of Chaos, and Famine Fears Are Rising
• 'Death Is Chasing Us at Every Corner': Displaced Persons in Rafah Keep Asking: Where Else Can We Go?
• WHO accuses Israel of hindering medical rescue missions to Nasser hospital
• WHO says 32 patients evacuated from 'no longer functional' Nasser Hospital in Gaza
• One month after they entered Gaza, Qatar says Hamas has begun giving meds to hostages
• Netanyahu says Israel won't 'pay any price' for release of Gaza hostages
• Smotrich says bringing hostages home 'not the most important thing,' sparking outcry
• Hostage families protest in Tel Aviv: 'Let them kidnap your children, then you can talk!'
• Bibas family hopes new video of kidnapped mom and kids 'shocks world' into action
• October 7 and war trauma will lead to at least 30,000 new cases of PTSD, expert says
• U.N. Experts Alarmed Over Reports Of Human Rights Violations Against Palestinian Women
• Israel rejects 'despicable and unfounded' UN accusations of sexual violence against Palestinian women
• William to attend synagogue event that recognises 'suffering' caused by Gaza conflict
• In rare political foray, UK's Prince William calls to end Gaza fighting, free hostages
• Bono calls for peace in Gaza war onstage: 'Bewildering to see suffering of Palestinian children after suffering of Israeli children'
• At World Court, South Africa says Israeli 'apartheid' surpasses its own sordid past
• AME Church demands US cut funding to Israel, accuses IDF of 'mass genocide' in Gaza
• Seattle-area bar association apologizes after publishing screed calling for genocide of Jews
• Australia to ban doxxing after pro-Palestinian activists publish information about hundreds of Jews
• Ben-Gvir's Far-right Party Attempts to Gain Authority to Shut Down Foreign Media Outlets That 'Threaten Israel'
• Gantz's party threatens to veto bill allowing Ben Gvir to censor foreign media
• New Harvard president condemns 'flagrantly antisemitic cartoon' shared by pro-Palestinian faculty account
• South African Christians to hold nationwide prayer for Israel
• Russian Rock Star, Boycotted at Home Over Opposition to Ukraine War, Promotes Israeli Settlements
• Palestinian media reports clashes between IDF and Palestinian gunmen in Jenin refugee camp
• Shin Bet chief said to warn Temple Mount curbs on Ramadan could spark holy war
• Hezbollah has more extensive tunnels than Hamas - report
• IDF says Hezbollah drone crashed in town near Acre; no sirens sound
• US 'Tiered' Response Transitions to Daily Strikes in the Middle East
• Houthis Using Unmanned Subs in Red Sea Region
• Houthis claim to inflict 'catastrophic damage' on British cargo ship
• French navy downs two drones over Red Sea as Houthis take aim at 'Israeli' ships
• $14B US aid package for Israel crafted with eye to 'multi-front war,' not just Gaza
• Former Trump official warns Biden's Iran moves funding next terrorist attack on US soil
• U.N. Watchdog Warns Iran Is Still Enriching Uranium Beyond Commercial Needs
• Resurgent al-Qaida training camps latest black eye from Biden Afghanistan withdrawal
• Powder Keg Africa: Guinea Ruling Military Junta Dissolves Government, Closes All Borders
• Former First Lady of Haiti Indicted in Husband's Assassination, Prosecutors Claim She Attempted to Take Over Presidency - The indictments are expected to further destabilize Haiti as it struggles with a surge in gang violence and recovers from a spate of violent protests demanding the resignation of current Prime Minister Ariel Henry
• Mass Protests in Brazil, USA and Europe Next Sunday to Defend Bolsonaro as Lula Regime Targets and Arrests Opposition Leaders
• Declassified J6 FBI Emails Reveal Private Emails of Top FBI Agents Discussing Julian Assange's Trial
• WikiLeaks founder Assange starts final UK legal battle to avoid extradition to US on spy charges
• Julian Assange too unwell to attend final appeal against US extradition
• Stella Assange: 'it's too late for Navalny, but it's not too late for my husband Julian'
• X to Update Spam Filters After Navalny Widow Suspended
• Russia issues arrest warrant for Alexei Navalny's brother after critic's unexplained death
• Report: Evidence Suggests Navalny Was Poisoned
• Putin Promotes prison official accused of torturing murdered Alexei Navalny just days after dissident's 'novichok' death
• US to issue 'major sanctions' on Russia over Navalny death, as Kremlin shirks blame
• Ballerina Ksenia Karelina Arrested in Russia on 'High Treason' Charges
• Putin Gifts Luxury Car To Kim Jong-Un In Alleged Violation Of UN Sanctions
• NKorea Missile Fired By Russia at Ukraine Had US Components
• Despite Polish PM Tusk's Pro-Ukraine Efforts, Farmers Block Border Crossings, Infuriate Kiev by Opening Carriages and Destroying Grain
• Estonia thwarts 'hybrid operation' by Russian special forces in NATO territory
• US reportedly tells allies Russia might send nuclear weapon into space 'this year'
• Biden admin was working behind closed doors to dissuade Russia from testing space weapon
• Putin denies plans to deploy nuclear weapons in space
• Russia places US senator Graham on 'terrorist and extremist' list - TASS
• Zelensky Complains (Again) that Foreign Aid Delays Are Making Life 'Very Difficult'
• Ukrainian Refugee Who Wins Trump's First Signed Sneakers for $9000 Calls Out Media - Responds to Bogus Claims From Mainstream Media that He's a "Russian Oligarch"
• DOJ: FBI informant said Russian intelligence involved in Hunter Biden story
• FBI informant who lied about the Bidens' ties to Ukrainian energy company had high-level Russian contacts: DOJ
• Media Admit Joe Biden Involved in Lucrative 'Americore' Deal with Brother James
• Hunter Biden's Lawyers Lash Out at Special Counsel, Claim Photos on iPhone Are Sawdust, Not Crack Cocaine
• NY AG James will move to seize Trump's assets if he does not pay $355 million fraud fine
• Engoron's $350+ Million Verdict Against President Trump Spells Doom for Business in New York, Ending Free Enterprise and Opening the Floodgates for Socialism in the Financial Capital of the World
• Private Equity Fund Manager Announces He "Will Not Waste Time" Researching New Business Opportunities in New York After Engoron Ruling
• Trump posts 8th Amendment forbidding 'excessive fines' after $354 million ruling against him - Trump posted text of the amendment which reads, "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."
• Judge Engoron Accused of Banging Secretary of Opposing Counsel in Previous Case – A complete ethics violation
• Fani Willis' Cash Payments Revealed as New Witness Emerges
• Fani Willis gets 'achievement' award at church, cites 'weapons' Bible verses in new video
• The Missing Crossfire Hurricane Binder: President Trump Demanded its Contents Be Released - The FBI Wants It Hidden from the American Public and Will Do Anything to Prevent Its Release
• Commentary: America's Every 80-Year Turning Pattern Seen Since the Founding: We're at That Moment Again
• Politico: Trump allies prepare to infuse 'Christian nationalism' in second administration
• Rob Reiner: Trump Is the 'MouthPiece' for the Christian Nationalist Movement
• Biden campaign blasts potential second Trump term as 'straight out of The Handmaid's Tale'
• Bill Maher Torches Media's 2024 Coverage: 'Donald Trump Is Not Adolf Hitler'
• Former Obama CIA Chief Michael Morell Donates to Nikki Haley
• Nikki Haley Calling Out Trump's Dementia 'Risk' Angers MAGA
• Media Defend Biden's Age and 'Poor' Memory: 'Ageism - Pushed by Right Wing Media'
• 81-Year-Old Biden Nearly Trips Twice on Stairs to Air Force One
• Arab Americans Urge Voters to Ditch Biden, Want Him to Resign
• Michelle Obama Favorite To Replace Joe Biden if He Drops Out
• Nevada Voters Surprised to Find Mail Ballots Counted in Primary Despite Not Voting
• Glitch in Nevada vote history software causes false reports of people voting in primary
• Supreme Court declines to undo sanctions on pro-Trump 2020 campaign lawyers
• Dominion wins access to Newsmax journalists' texts in its defamation case
• The so-called "Magnificent 7" U.S. tech behemoths profits now exceed almost every country in the world. Should we be worried?
• Google Lays Off Thousands More Employees Despite Record Profits One Year After Laying off 12,000 Employees As Workers Begin Worrying AI is Slowly Replacing Them
• Nolte: Astounding Visual AI Could Be the End of Hollywood
• AI will change work like the internet did. That's either a problem or an opportunity - IMF says 60% of jobs will be impacted by AI, but only half of those will be negative
• U.S. Army Adopts AI-Powered Wearable Computers for Better Battlefield Medicine
• Google's AI Image Generator Refuses to Create 'Man in Tiananmen Square in 1989,' Says it Violates Safety Policy
• Video of man wearing Apple Vision Pro prompts reminder from police to 'cross streets the old-fashioned way'
• Elon Musk Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Defending Free Speech
• First Human Neuralink Brain Chip Recipient Controls Computer Mouse By Thinking, Musk Claims
• Musk's SpaceX Forges Tighter Links With U.S. Spy and Military Agencies - Company has grown from a for-hire rocket launcher into a major national-security contractor
• Elon Musk's Mars 'game plan': Sending one million people from 2029
• Israeli researchers join mission to divert asteroid
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Hami, China
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Yonakuni, Japan
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 19,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Tropical Storm "Eleanor" forms over the southern Indian Ocean
• AccuWeather sounding alarm bells: Super-charged hurricane season possible in 2024 - It can be a "blockbuster" hurricane season, as all of the ingredients are coming together for explosive tropical development in the Atlantic this year
• Fresh atmospheric river disrupts travel in storm-hit California
• Nearly the entire population of California is under flood alerts as rain drenches the state
• Lack of rain leaves Italy gasping - A blanket of smog covers Milan, empty reservoir bake in Sicily and wine production is down in Piedmont as a lack of rain across Italy exacerbates pollution and sparks droughts
• Ice eggs: Rare frozen phenomenon smash into Lake Erie coast
• Xinjiang records lowest temperature in history at -52.3C (-62.1F), China
• First Hindu temple inaugurated in Abu Dhabi by Indian prime minister - A year ago, the UAE emirate inaugurated its first synagogue as part of the Abrahamic Family House
• FRC Report: Attacks on US Churches Have Doubled
• Chinese illegal immigration on pace to break records at US southern border
• New York ships illegal immigrants to Utah as migrant crisis intensifies
• Massive Brawl Breaks Out Migrant Shelter in NYC: Illegal Aliens Violently Attack NYPD Officers
• NY village 'losing its soul' as nation's oldest gun manufacturer flees blue state for Georgia
• Two Adults Identified and Charged in Kansas City Parade Shooting - Authorities Refuse to Name Juvenile Gunmen Currently in Custody
• Court documents show firearm used in Kansas City Super Bowl Parade shooting was stolen
• Call for National Guard to help with high school violence stirs controversy in Mass.
• Netherlands: Police Attacked, Cars Torched as Rival Eritrean Migrant Factions Riot at The Hague
• Ecuador's most notorious gang leader lived 'like a king' while locked up. His jailbreak shines a light on the country's lawless prisons
• Married woman 'had sex with family dog while husband filmed': Four animals seized
• First federal trial for a hate crime based on gender identity starts over trans woman's killing
• Oklahoma banned trans students from bathrooms. Now a bullied student is dead after a fight
• Trans inmate convicted of strangling 11-month-old baby to death files lawsuit after being prohibited from wearing hijab - In addition to identifying as a woman, Cordellione also identifies as Muslim.
• Indiana parents warn nation after child is removed from home for improper pronoun usage: 'Can happen anywhere'
• Texas professor reinstated after being fired for teaching biological differences between men and women
• Dr. Phil Blasts Medical Associations for Pushing 'Gender Affirming Care' on Children
• Justice Alito Renews Criticism of Landmark Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
• In unprecedented decision, Alabama's Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos are children. It could have chilling effects on IVF, critics say
• Lab-Grown Testicles Created In Male Fertility Breakthrough
• American Red Cross Faces Scrutiny as it Requires COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients to Call Hotline to See if They're Still Eligible for Blood Donation
• Supreme Court turns away House GOP lawmakers' appeal over mask rule violations