February 8th, 2024

• Blinken: Saudis still open to normalization but only once Gaza calm, pathway to 2-states open
• Blinken Offers Hamas Host Qatar U.S. 'Commitment' to a 'Palestinian State'
• Hamas proposes 3-stage ceasefire over 135 days with end of war - The proposal would see terrorists exchange remaining Israeli hostages they captured on Oct. 7 for Palestinian prisoners
• Blinken says Hamas response on hostages and ceasefire deal 'creates space for agreement to be reached'
• Commentary: Hamas' 'cease-fire offer' was only a call for Israel to give up
• Netanyahu rejects Hamas truce plan after meeting with Blinken - "The day after is the day after Hamas. All of Hamas"
• PM Netanyahu: Absolute victory within reach; surrender to Hamas demands would bring disaster
• Released hostages tell PM: Only saving remaining captives will be 'absolute victory'
• Putin says Russia leveraging ties with Hamas political leaders to try and free hostages
• Former Minister Shaked: We have a one-time opportunity to abolish UNRWA
• Blinken: UNRWA must be thoroughly investigated over Oct. 7 but its work must be preserved
• Israel cannot use Oct. 7 as 'license to dehumanize others,' Blinken warns in Tel Aviv
• PM Netanyahu: 'US sanctions severe and inappropriate - harms law-abiding citizens' - Prime Minister Netanyahu discussed the humanitarian aid to Gaza and said that up to 60% of the humanitarian aid that enters Gaza is taken by Hamas
• IDF uncovers Hamas tunnel that had once held 12 hostages behind bars, resting area for terrorists
• Giant tunnel under UNRWA headquarters discovered, PM tells Blinken in meeting - The Israeli leader showed the US diplomat proof of the misuse of the UNRWA headquarters' underground premises for terrorist tunneling purposes
• UNRWA nominated for Nobel Peace Prize even as workers accused of Oct. 7 killings, kidnappings
• Knesset passes preliminary reading of bill banning denial of October 7 massacre
• Amid war, doctors in Gaza hospital 'prioritize' patients most likely to survive
• IDF reservist wounded in Gaza succumbs to deadly fungal infection
• Amid Gaza war, IDF plans to lengthen mandatory and reserve service
• Javier Milei: We Cannot Be Silent Against 'the New Nazism,' Hamas
• Macron calls Hamas attacks 'biggest antisemitic massacre of our century' - President says 'nothing can justify or excuse terrorism', at Paris ceremony honouring French victims
• Anti-Israel protesters shut down Fifth Ave. as Biden calls Trump 'existential threat' at NYC fundraiser
• Hulu Faces Intense Backlash, Boycotts For Streaming Pro-Israel 'Visit Gaza' Ad - The video suggested Gaza would be a tourist paradise, if not for Hamas
• Critics cry '1984' as police launch probe into X post flogging minister over joke criticizing the government's handling of the war against Hamas
• Israeli Bank Shutter Accounts of Settlers Sanctioned By Biden
• Senior terror suspect killed in West Bank shootout with security forces
• Houthis Fire Six More Missiles into Red Sea After U.S. Bombing, Vow Attacks Will Escalate
• Explosions heard near US army base in Syria - report
• US carried out drone strike in Baghdad that killed Kataeb Hezbollah members - CENTCOM
• Drone Strike in Baghdad Kills a Top Hezbollah Leader Linked to Attacks on US Troops
• Two Cases Aim to Cut Off China and Iran From U.S. Technology
• Man with ties to China charged in plot to steal blueprints of US nuclear missile launch sensors
• China's economy is at risk of a brutal 'debt-deflation spiral'
• A key Chinese bank used by Russian importers has stopped all settlements with Russia, setting the stage for a "logistics collapse" in the coming weeks
• Maldives at high risk of debt distress amid heavy borrowings from China, warns IMF
• Investors Turn to India as China's Economy Flounders
• UN warns of 'epic suffering' in Sudan and appeals for $4bn in aid - Ten months of armed conflict in the country has displaced nearly 11 million people and left half the population facing hunger
• South Africa's Julius Malema angering conservatives for calling for war against White farmers
• Protesting farmers hurl eggs and clog streets with tractors as EU summit begins
• Azerbaijani president on track for 94 percent landslide in tainted election - The vote comes just months after Ilham Aliyev declared victory in the decades-old Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
• Terrorist Bombing Campaign Kills 28 in Pakistan on Day Before Heated Election
• Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Blast in Southwestern Pakistan - Group's Telegram Channel
• NATO allies warn Hungary not to hold up Sweden's membership as US patience wears thin
• Nothing to See Here: Sweden Ends Nord Stream Pipeline Investigation Without Identifying Culprit
• Sweden Drops Nord Stream Explosion Probe Over Lack of Jurisdiction
• Four Russian Military Aircraft Detected in Alaskan Airspace
• Tucker Carlson may face EU travel sanctions as a result of Putin interview: report
• Hillary Clinton: Tucker Carlson Is Putin's 'Useful Idiot'- 'He's Like a Puppy Dog'
• Rand Paul Blasts Mitch McConnell: "This Has Been a Ruse - He's Working with Biden and Schumer to Funnel Your Money to Ukraine - He's Using Minority of Big Government Republicans to Work with Democrats"
• Nolte: CNN Accidentally Reports Mental Decline Has Forced Biden Into Hiding
• Former Hunter Biden associate Tony Bobulinski to testify behind closed doors as part of impeachment inquiry
• Biden classified document case ends without charges - Attorney General Merrick Garland notified Congress that the special counsel had concluded his investigation
• Ex-Georgia Rep. warns Trump immunity ruling could jeopardize Bush, Obama
• Trump Might Be Convicted in D.C. Just Days Before the Election - The timeline of Trump's D.C. trial could create a wildly suspenseful legal showdown right before election day
• Trump's presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that's broken new legal ground
• The Memo: Former Trump White House lawyer predicts crushing defeat at Supreme Court
• Clinton Judge Lewis Kaplan Rejects Trump's Motion For Mistrial in E. Jean Carroll Case Even Though She Deleted Evidence Under Subpoena
• Trump could be forced to pay up to $450 million in two NY civil cases, 'huge blow' to ex-prez's wallet
• Nikki Haley is trounced by the 'none of these candidates' option in Nevada's Republican primary
• Haley vows to stay in race following 'embarrassing' Nevada defeat
• Nikki Haley dismissed an embarrassing loss in Nevada's Republican presidential primary, saying the state's nominating process had been "rigged" in favor of rival Donald Trump
• Wayne Root: "We Did That!" How My Las Vegas Listeners Handed Nikki Haley the Most Humiliating Loss in American Political History
• Ronna McDaniel Denies Reports She's Agreed to Step Down as RNC Chairwoman in Desperate Email to Members
• Meta to Label AI Images Before 2024 Presidential Election
• DHS recruiting 'AI Corps' to fight fentanyl distribution, online child exploitation and cyberattacks
• Chinese Hackers Hid in US Infrastructure for 5 Years
• Powerful solar flare unleashes colossal plasma plume, sparks radio blackouts across South Pacific - The eruption caused shortwave radio blackouts across Australia and Southeast Asia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Fakfak, Indonesia
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 26,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 21,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 17,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Six killed, 46 missing after massive landslide hits Davao de Oro, Philippines
• Las Vegas area faces rain threats, avalanche dangers as Super Bowl crowds arrive
• Las Vegas breaks February daily rainfall record; more rain coming
• California braces for another storm after historic atmospheric river claims 9 lives
• Pounding rains force millions of gallons of raw sewage to spill from L.A. County sewers
• Nova Scotia buried by 5 feet snow, and more could be on the way
• Chinese Solar Companies are Gearing Up to Cash in on Biden's Signature Climate Bill
• You Can't Make This Up: Biden Regime Designates Martha's Vineyard as "Low-Income" Community to Qualify for Federal EV Charger Tax Credits
• 'Mr Bean' actor blamed for 'hurting' reputation of electric cars by UK think tank
• EU eyes 90% cut to greenhouse gases by 2040
• Official says police in Haiti killed 5 armed environmental protection agents during ongoing protests
• Eleven dead and more than 100 injured in explosion at fireworks factory in India
• U.N. Chief Guterres Despairs 'Age of Chaos' Enveloping the World
• Democrat senator promotes Satanism in Arizona state Capitol - "We are graced with the presence of ministers and members of the Satanic Temple of Arizona"
• Iowa Republican introduces bill to prevent state recognition of Satanism as a religion
• Wisconsin middle schooler targeted Christians, 'jocks' and 'preppy girls' in planning 'Columbine-style' school shooting: report
• Feds arrest man they say intended to act as militia "sniper" at southern border and attack federal agents
• DHS Chief Mayorkas: Americans Killed by Illegals 'Should Not Be Politicized'
• Leo Hohmann: When the Stealth Invasion of America Goes Mainstream: And Nobody Cares
• New York Governor Kathy Hochul Fast-Tracking Proposal That Would Allow Illegal Immigrants to Take American Jobs
• Seattle pays to house illegal immigrants in hotels in other Washington cities
• Squatters Have Taken Over 1,200 Homes in Atlanta, Georgia - Transformed One Into an Illegal Strip Club
• Behind the border mess: Open GOP rebellion against McConnell
• Republicans in Congress face internal backlash over dueling floor disasters
• Chaos! Fox News Reports Screaming from Behind Closed Doors of Republican Senate Chamber Debate on Border
• Broken Congress: It can't fix the border, fund allies or impeach Mayorkas as GOP revolts
• Senate Republicans defeat bipartisan border deal, but Ukraine, Israel aid may survive - Divided GOP scrambles to find support for foreign aid in latest example that longtime party leaders are losing control of wing that backs Trump's 'America First' nationalism
• Dem Sen. Merkley: We'll Keep Voting on Border to Blame GOP or Media Will Ignore Border
• White House says ICE will reduce deportations, detention capacity if Republicans don't pass border bill - The White House blamed Republicans for ICE budget shortfalls
• Speaker Mike Johnson: Biden Speech Blaming Trump, 'MAGA Republicans' for Border Was 'Offensive'
• Biden Admin's Secret Border Deal with Mexico Delays Onslaught of Migrant Crossings - 50 Percent Drop in January
• NYC Mayor Eric Adams Boasts His Administration Is Full of "Chocolate" Members, Proceeds to Compare Himself to Jesus
• Adult dancers in Washington state want a strippers' bill of rights. Here's how it could help them
• Pope denounces 'hypocrisy' of those who criticize LGBTQ blessings
• Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey nominates former romantic partner to state's high court - Healey, the first woman and first open member of the LGBTQ community to be elected governor of the state, defended her choice, given her personal history with Wolohojian
• Missouri GOP candidate torches LGBTQ books with flamethrower: video
• Kentucky trans pedophile receives no jail time after pleading guilty to sex abuse of a baby
• Rachel Levine under fire after HHS offers single study to back claims that child sex changes are 'necessary' healthcare
• Canadian Conservatives Slam Trudeau for Opposing Alberta's Ban on Children's Sex-Change Surgeries and Puberty Blockers, for Inviting Nazi to Parliament and Lying About It
• Half of trans people in US have considered moving out of state because of anti-LGBTQ laws: Survey
• Gun, abortion and LGBTQ laws are affecting where home buyers move, Redfin says
• Florida asks state Supreme Court to keep abortion rights amendment off the November ballot
• Two Floridians Accused of Submitting Fake Signatures for Abortion Amendment
• DOJ Advised DC Medical Examiner to Dispose of Aborted Baby Bodies, Lawyer Says
• Vending machines help Brits self-test for STIs
• Centers for Disease Control Warns of Rapidly Spreading Fungal Infection with 60% Kill Rate
• Rio declares dengue emergency as Brazil gears up for carnival
• Brazil starts mass vaccination amid upsurge in dengue fever
• mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Caused More Deaths Than Saved: Peer-Reviewed Study
• Texas AG Paxton says Pfizer lied about efficacy of COVID vaccine, says it's less than 10%
• 'Global Moratorium' for COVID Shots? Mainstream Science Considering Halt