February 2nd, 2022

• ​African Union members set for rare clash as Israel ties split bloc
• Israel razes home of Hamas terrorist who killed Eli Kay in Jerusalem attack
• Israel military officers dismissed over death of Palestinian-American at checkpoint
• US demands 'thorough' criminal probe into troops who left bound Palestinian to die
• Amnesty: Israel practices apartheid against Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza, Israel
• Israel blasts Amnesty UK for 'antisemitic' report accusing it of apartheid
• US envoy to Israel on Amnesty claims of Israeli apartheid: 'Come on, this is absurd'
• ADL CEO corrects Whoopi Goldberg following Holocaust remarks, calls on 'The View' to add Jewish co-host
• Whoopi Goldberg apologises for 'dangerous' Holocaust remarks: 'As a Black person I think of race as being something that I can see'
• ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg from 'The View' for 'hurtful' Holocaust comments
• 'This Should Terrify Every American': NSO 'Offered Bags of Cash' for Access to Global Cellular Networks
• In about-face, police appear to admit misuse of NSO phone hacking tech in Israel
• Israel: Public trust in police, attorney general sinks to lowest ever in poll
• Laser-based defense array to be deployed within year, Bennett says, speeding rollout
• US fired Patriot missiles to intercept Houthi attack on UAE during Herzog visit
• Israel said ready to sell Iron Dome to UAE, build regional defenses against Iran
• Report: Israeli Air Force drill simulated 'massive' attack on Iran, as US observed
• Iran shifts centrifuge work away from site allegedly struck by Israel - UN watchdog
• State Dept. Official: Iran on Pace to Have Nuclear Bomb Material in Weeks
• US official urges direct nuclear talks with Iran, warns time running out
• Syria war: Babies die from cold in storm-hit Idlib camps
• Coups Cheered in West Africa as Islamist Insurgencies Sap Faith in Democracy
• In Congo, Floating Pastors Follow Mobile Flocks Along Busy River
• North Korea releases propaganda pics allegedly taken by missile from space
• Hungarian PM seeks gas deal with Putin amid Ukraine tensions
• Latvian Archbishop: If Putin Attacks Ukraine 'We Will Be Next'
• Ukraine's Jewish community in danger as Russian troops, supplies mass at border
• Russia Confronts Ukraine With Upgraded Military Rebuilt After Soviet Collapse
• Estonian PM calls for strong sanctions and 'strategic patience' in dealing with Moscow
• British PM warns any Russian invasion of Ukraine would be a 'disaster'
• Moscow warns Ukraine may 'destroy itself' as Russia and US clash at UN
• Ukraine tensions: US trying to draw Russia into war says Putin
• Breaking silence on Ukraine crisis, Putin says US ignoring Russia's security demands
• Biden receives emir of Qatar, strengthens alliance amid fears Russia will close gas spigot to Europe
• Fleeing the Coup: Boris Jets to Ukraine Amid Calls to Resign over Partygate Report
• Biden Boomerang: Newly released State memos undercut Democrats' Ukraine impeachment story
• Sen. Marsha Blackburn Calls for Special Counsel to Investigate Biden Family China Business Dealings
• Congress candidate's husband has financial ties to scandal-plagued Ukrainian oligarch
• As Putin heads to Beijing, Russia and China's stronger ties are a headache for the U.S.
• Soros calls China's Xi Jinping 'the greatest threat that open societies face today'
• NBC's China Challenge: Politically Fraught Beijing Olympics Make Tokyo Look Tame
• FBI urges temporary phones for Olympic athletes
• FBI: China hacking poses a major threat
• Anders Behring Breivik, Killer in 2011 Norway Massacre, Is Denied Parole
• Fourth Mexican journalist slain in less than a month
• NSA watchdog finds 'concerns' with searches of Americans' communications
• Elon Musk's teen tormentor now exposing private jet movements of other billionaires after refusing his offer of $5k to quit
• Judicial Watch Sues CIA Over Communications That Reportedly Targeted President Trump
• RNC members push resolution to expel Cheney, Kinzinger from House GOP conference
• Former Pence chief of staff meets with House January 6 committee
• Trump: Investigators should explore why Pence didn't reject Electoral College results
• Democratic Senators Unveil Legislation to Change Electoral Count Act
• Trump Had Role in Weighing Proposals to Seize Voting Machines
• In Wisconsin, Republicans move forward with election integrity plans
• Arizona Witness Testified on "Baskets of Faxed Ballots" With No Chain of Custody Were Also Counted as Military Ballots in Pima County
• Arizona bills embrace Trump conspiracy theories, could allow GOP to reject election results
• Rep. Cawthorn Files Lawsuit Against North Carolina Board of Elections Over Unconstitutional Attempt to Disqualify Him from Reelection
• Wild Redistricting To Give Democrats More House Seats: 'Brazen Attempt' At 'Rigging' Election To Keep Pelosi Speaker
• Biden Ripped For Dodging Press Questions... Again
• Biden on Supreme Court pick: Constitution is 'always evolving slightly' on rights
• Two more states call for convention of states to amend Constitution to help transfer power back from Washington, D.C., to the states and the American people
• Manchin, key Dem, says Build Back Better bill is 'dead'
• Companies, executives donated nearly $300,000 to Manchin's campaign after he rejected Biden's Build Back Better bill
• Kyrsten Sinema raises over $1.5 million in fourth quarter while opposing key pieces of Biden agenda
• Biden's border crisis goes global with more apprehensions from faraway countries
• China releases video of spacecraft orbiting Mars for Lunar New Year
• NASA's Asteroid Detector Was Upgraded to Scan the Entire Sky Every Day
• G2 - Moderate geomagnetic storm watch in effect
• Very bright fireball over U.K., more than 300 reports received
• Very bright fireball over Morocco
• Very bright fireball over Western India and Pakistan
• 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits near Lospalos, Timor Leste
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Bulolo, Papua New Guinea
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• Los Angeles County: A 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Cudahy Tuesday morning
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 19,000ft
• Chikurachki volcano in the Kuril Islands erupts to 16,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 23,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 16,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Suwanosajima volcano on Japan erupts to 10,000ft
• 'The Bulge' is back: USGS scientists detect renewed uplift near South Sister volcano
• Oregon Geologists 'closely monitoring' rising magma under Three Sisters volcanic region - 'Things are coming back to life now'
• At least 21 lives lost after floods and landslides hit Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Torrential rainfall triggers deadly landslide, flooding in Ecuador
• Back-to-back storms pound Europe with hurricane-force winds
• Hundreds of thousands without power, at least 6 killed after Storm Malik hits Europe
• High-impact weather event - Red Warning for Heavy Rain issued for Westland and Buller, New Zealand
• Environment Ministry says suspected oil spill detected off coast of Netanya
• W.H.O. to 'Seriously' Investigate Itself over Racism Allegations
• After more than a dozen HBCUs get bomb threats on the first day of Black History Month, students and staff express unease and dismay
• BLM fundraises in Washington despite order to 'immediately cease' over charity's lack of financial transparency
• Rights group: Iran executes 2 gay men over sodomy charges
• 26-Year-Old Biological Male Sentenced to Girls' Juvie For Molesting a Child after Coming out as Trans
• Federally-Funded Study Pays Gay, Transgender Children to Report Sexual Activity
• Sexual harassment in the metaverse? Woman alleges rape in virtual world
• More than 18 Christian Universities Actively Promote Abortion Providers
• 'We Have Your Back,' Biden Admin. Tells Abortion Clinics while Launching Task Force
• Psaki dodges question on when Biden believes human life begins
• China Scientists Claim to Have Made A.I. 'Nanny' to Monitor Embryos in Lab Womb
• Kids as Young as 6 Are Using Meth in Mexico's Spiraling Addiction Crisis
• Native American Tribes Reach $590 Million Opioid Settlement With J&J, Drug Distributors
• California's universal health care bill dies due to lack of votes
• Home medicine delivery by drone set to grow in 2022
• Experimental HIV vaccine, based on Moderna's mRNA technology, now in clinical trial
• Blackburn: Scientists Who Were Silenced on Lab Leak Theory Need to Testify
• Blackburn: Release the Transcript of Talks Between Biden and China on COVID Origin
• Pfizer Building Surrounded in Paris: 'Assassins!'
• 3-Year-Old Reportedly Denied Heart Treatment Because Parents Were Unvaccinated
• A Miracle Man Born with Major Heart Defects and Craniofacial Abnormalities Denied Heart Transplant by Hospital for Refusing to Get COVID Vaccine
• 146 Research Studies Affirm Naturally Acquired Immunity To COVID
• Sudden rise of more transmissible form of Omicron catches scientists by surprise
• MIT Research Reveals How Omicron Escapes From All Four Classes of Antibodies That Target COVID-19
• Thousands of Tons of PPE Meant to Protect From COVID Now Discarded as Waste: WHO
• Covid Fatigue? 70% of Americans Say 'We Just Need to Get on With Our Lives,' According to New Poll
• All-out effort to keep Biden COVID-free; no 'normal' yet
• Hong Kong Home Affairs Chief Resigns After COVID-Hit Birthday Bash Scandal
• China Claims 119 Olympic Athletes and Staff Tested Positive for Coronavirus
• Lockdowns had little or no impact on COVID-19 deaths, new study shows
• South Africa says people who test positive for COVID-19 but have no symptoms no longer need to isolate
• Denmark becomes first EU country to lift all Covid-19 restrictions
• Disneyland Moves Forward with Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate to its Employees
• Denver dropping mask or proof of vaccine requirement: Omicron has 'run out of fuel'
• Top Los Angeles Official Calls On County To "Do Away With Blanket Covid Masking Policies" After Newsom Images Surface
• Heavily armed German police officers raid 'illegal' mask-free school started by parents
• Israel's COVID cabinet votes to narrow usage of 'Green Pass' system
• Quebec expected to back down on 'vax tax', reopen gyms
• Triple-Vaxed and Coronavirus-Positive Justin Trudeau: Getting Vaccinated 'Defines What Being a Canadian Is'
• Trudeau tweet surfaces from early 2020, shows radical flip in attitude toward truckers
• Trucks backed up for miles at Alberta-Montana border in support of 'Freedom Convoy'
• Videos: Canadian Truckers Turn to God, Vote to Keep Alberta-Montana Border Shut Down
• Canadian groups coordinating delivery of fuel, food and resources to truckers protesting vaccine mandate
• Trump Jr. Praises 'Freedom Convoy' Truckers, Calls on Americans to Follow Suit
• Ron DeSantis Shows Support for Freedom Truckers: 'Truck Yeah'
• Canadian health officials are hinting at ending COVID restrictions (and not because of the truckers)
• More Musicians Boycott Spotify in Support of Neil Young After Joe Rogan Bends the Knee
• White House urges Spotify to take further action on Joe Rogan: 'More can be done'
• CNN's Brian Stelter: People Trusting Joe Rogan Over "Newsrooms Like CNN" Are "a Problem That's Much Bigger Than Spotify"
• 'CBS Mornings' Suggests Joe Rogan is Killing People with His Podcast When Discussing Covid-19
• 4.3 million Americans left their jobs in December as omicron variant disrupted everything
• 40-person brawl breaks out in Golden Corral over reported steak shortage
• Oil prices are still painfully high and OPEC might act, Goldman Sachs says
• A crypto breakthrough? Western states consider taking digital currency
• El Salvador's bitcoin-loving president Nayib Bukele says scarcity means 'gigantic' price increase for the crypto is just a matter of time