January 14th, 2023

• ​Ex-president Rivlin decries 'takeover' of judiciary, says still time for compromise
• PM Netanyahu defends judicial overhaul: Amendments will be made responsibly, everyone calm down
• Poll: 55% of Likud voters back judicial overhaul, but 27% fear for Israeli democracy
• Gantz urges Israelis 'from left to right' to attend anti-government rallies Saturday
• Cabinet set to approve appointment of anti-LGBTQ Avi Maoz to educational role
• Army chief spurns Smotrich's W. Bank powers: IDF reports only to defense minister
• IDF troops come under fire as heavy clashes erupt in Jenin
• Two PIJ gunmen killed in attempted shooting attack against IDF troops in West Bank
• Israeli flight to Turkey delayed after plane crash photos sent to passengers' phones
• Assad says Turkey talks must be based on ending 'occupation'
• Republicans open investigation into botched 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal
• Iran executes dual UK national, a former defense official accused of spying
• Warsaw says Polish scientist held by Iran for alleged spying has been freed
• Iran's FM says talks with Saudis could restore relations
• Indian army general says situation on border with China is 'unpredictable'
• China's exports plunge as global demand weakens, but trade with Russia hits record high
• 'Potatoes are a luxury': Vital supplies dwindle as 'eco-activists' blockade a breakaway region guarded by Russia
• 'It's a Fact' - Ukrainian Govt Declares Country Is 'De Facto' NATO Member
• Russia claims to have taken town of Soledar after bloody fight in east Ukraine
• Ukrainian Official: 'This Is a Trench War' Like World War I
• America Is Shipping So Many Weapons to Ukraine, Defense Companies Can't Keep Up, Top Navy Officers Warn
• Trudeau Spends $400m Giving Ukraine Air Defence Canadian Army Has Wanted for Decade
• South Korea Floats Getting Nuclear Weapons After Kim Jong-un Vows Massive Buildup
• Coups 'back in fashion,' UN leader warns, speaking against 'rule of lawlessness'
• 'It was a massacre': fury and grief amid Peru's worst political violence in years
• Brazil prosecutors request probe into Bolsonaro's role in inciting capital riot
• Brazil fires pro-Bolsonaro ambassador to Israel as part of wider shake-up
• Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's lawyer blames Trump for January 6, says the ex-president 'unleashed this mob on the Capitol'
• Legal woes grow for George Santos as another watchdog files FEC complaint
• Santos drama puts House Republicans in political bind - A resignation could hurt the GOP's control, give seat to a Democrat
• Kevin McCarthy says he would consider expunging Trump's impeachments
• McCarthy Vows to Keep Country "Safe" With Removal of Schiff and Swalwell
• Biden could again play 'implementer-in-chief' in the face of Republican obstruction
• Special Counsel Inquiry Leaves Biden and Garland in Awkward Spots
• Former AG Whitaker: Garland 'Has a Mess He Can't Get Out Of'
• Biden political future clouded by classified document probe
• How White House missteps exacerbated Biden's classified documents headache
• Rep. Comer: Biden Can't Be Trusted With Nation's Secrets
• Report: Biden Admin Officials Blame National Archives for Joe Biden's Classified Document Scandal
• Republicans Did It! The View Pushes Conspiracy Theories About Biden Classified Documents
• It's Trump's Fault! CNN Blames Biden's Classified Document Scandal on Trump
• Politico: Dems admit privately that Biden document violations "takes the whole Trump scandal off the table"
• Lara Trump: Biden Docs Reek of 'Hypocrisy,' Corruption
• House GOP launches investigation into Biden classified document discoveries
• Andrew McCarthy: Biden Has Already Admitted Guilt in Public
• Trump Organization Fined $1.6 Million over Criminal Tax Fraud Scheme
• Fauci: I Have No Idea What Elon Musk Is Talking About - I Don't Use Twitter
• Dr. Anthony Fauci claps back at Elon Musk, GOP critics: I can defend everything I've said and done - Fauci is 'clueless' about Elon Musk's tease to release 'The Fauci Files'
• Another 'Twitter Files' Drop: More Adam Schiff Ban Requests - Twitter "Deamplified" Alleged Conservative Accounts They Say Were Linked to Q-Anon
• George Soros Revealed as Player Behind Twitter Operation to Shut Down Hunter Biden Laptop Story
• Joe Rogan puts leftist mega-donor George Soros on blast: 'He wants cities to fall apart, crime to flourish' - Rogan described Soros as like an 'evil person in a Batman movie'
• Kyrsten Sinema, Joe Manchin Head to Davos as Election Cycle Kicks Off
• Davos 2023 hosts global elite amid recession fears
• Big US banks report mixed earnings and gird for 'mild recession'
• U.S. will hit its debt limit Thursday, start taking steps to avoid default, Yellen warns Congress
• Janet Yellen: U.S. Will Hit Debt Limit Next Week, 'Extraordinary Measures' Can Prevent Default
• BlackRock Introduces First Mass Layoff In Years After Losing $1.5 Trillion
• A woman is ordered to repay $2,000 after her employer used software to track her time
• WSJ: Without Consciousness, AIs Will Be Sociopaths
• Did Aliens Land on Earth in 1945? A Defense Bill Seeks Answers.
• Fukushima nuclear disaster: Japan to release radioactive water into sea this year
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near
• Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador erupts to 27,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 26,000ft
• Popocateptl volano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 21,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Kerinci volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 11,000ft
• New Zealand: Cyclone Hale batters North Island, residents urged to 'hunker down'
• New Zealand district in state of local emergency dealing with ex-cyclone Hale's wrath
• Cyclone Hale - widespread flooding, slips and road closures continue as the devastating storm tracks south
• Cyclone Hale flood damage in Tairawhiti laid bare in aerial images
• Cyclone Hale aftermath: Defence Force vehicles used to supply Tairawhiti's isolated pockets
• Thames-Coromandel assesses cyclone damage - 'will run into serious six figures'
• 'Farmers are almost at their wits' end' - Cyclone recovery likely to be slow
• Another tropical cyclone likely to form this weekend, could reach NZ next week
• 82-year-old Hurricane Ian victim found dead in Fort Myers Beach more than 3 months after storm
• Tornadoes Rip Through Southeastern States, at Least 8 Killed
• Drone video in Alabama, Georgia shows vast destruction after deadly tornado outbreak
• Devastating floods and landslides leave 17 dead and over half a million affected in the Philippines
• Floods in Wales cause power cuts and train delays
• Another onslaught of atmospheric river storms to pummel California through the weekend
• Pacific storm parade to aggravate flooding concerns in California
• Mass storm outages bring misery across California, exposing power grid's vulnerabilities
• Extreme cold grips Siberia, as temperatures fall to lowest levels since 2002
• NASA and NOAA find 2022 was one of the hottest years on record
• Ocean heat shatters record with warming equal to 5 atomic bombs exploding "every second" for a year. Researchers say it's "getting worse."
• NJ congressman demands investigation into whether offshore wind projects are killing whales
• In graying Puerto Rico, the elderly face climate disasters alone
• They're Laughing at Us: UAE Names Oil Minister to Lead Global Warming Summit
• Private jet emissions quadrupled during Davos 2022 - Climate campaigners accuse leaders of hypocrisy as flights emit as much CO2 in a week as 350,000 cars
• Batteries Not Included: Biden Carves Out Major Exception to Investment Restrictions in China - Chinese batteries are crucial to Biden's long-promised 'clean energy economy'
• Lithuanian gas pipeline hit by large explosion
• U.S. Coast Guard in Florida intercepts hundreds fleeing Cuba and Haiti by sea
• Eric Adams heads to El Paso, says migrant crisis to now cost NYC $2B
• Tiny upstate town faced with NYC-like migrant influx: 'Won't take many to overwhelm the system'
• Cardinal George Pell: All Agree the Pontificate of Francis Is a 'Catastrophe'
• How Hockey Canada used registration fees to build a fund to cover sexual-assault claims
• Clinton-Appointed Judge Rejects Trump's Motion to Dismiss E. Jean Carroll's Sexual Assault Lawsuit
• Under oath, Trump hurled insults at woman who alleges he raped her
• Christian colleges can receive Title IX funds and uphold religious beliefs on LGBT issues, judge rules
• Biden Admin Investigates Texas Superintendent for Removing Sexually Explicit Books from Libraries
• Library to hold 'Pastor Story Hour' on same day as pro-LGBT 'Inclusive Story Hour'
• California Mom Sues School Board over Transgender 'Secrecy' Policy
• New Trans Law Will Force All-Girls Schools to Let in Biological Males: Report
• Women Protest NCAA's Inclusion of Trans Athletes, Threaten Lawsuit
• George Takei Says He Came Out as Gay Because Arnold Schwarzenegger Vetoed Gay Marriage: 'I Was So Angry' at Him
• Mindy Kaling Touts Diverse 'Representation' in HBO 'Velma' Series: 'She's an Icon for Young Gay Women'
• Doctors Advocate for Loosening Restrictions on Sex Change Operations
• Democratic Rep. Cites Jeremiah 1:5 in Opposing Protections for Babies Who Survive Abortion
• Nearly all House Democrats oppose resolution condemning attacks on churches, pro-life facilities
• Dem Rep. Pressley: GOP Wants to 'Legitimize Crisis Pregnancy Centers' that 'Dissuade' People from Seeking Abortion
• Born-Alive Act: Pelosi, Schumer melt down after new bill requires care for babies born during failed abortion
• Kamala Harris calls House-passed Born Alive Act 'extreme,' claims it jeopardizes reproductive rights
• Report: Vasectomies in High Demand Following Roe v. Wade Reversal
• USDA Approves Honeybee Vaccine to Target 'American Foulbrood' Disease
• Chip Roy and other Republicans seek to stop​ US funding of WHO
• Australia Welcomes Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic with Open Arms a Year After Deportation
• Pentagon 'Exploring' Back Pay for Troops Kicked Out Over COVID Vaccine Mandate
• Biden's federal contractor vaccine mandate loses in court again
• CDC identifies possible 'safety concern' for certain people receiving COVID vaccines
• Pfizer COVID vaccine under harsh glare from FDA, foreign research on serious side effects
• CDC and FDA investigating link between Pfizer's bivalent COVID-19 shot and strokes
• Feds swing between boosting bivalents, fueling vax hesitancy with Pfizer stroke investigation
• BBC criticised for letting cardiologist 'hijack' interview with false Covid jab claim
• British Conservatives boot MP from party after anti-vax tweet misfires with Holocaust reference
• Grant Wahl's wife fights vaccine misinformation in the wake of her husband's death
• Not Just Misinformation: In Emails to White House, Facebook Admits Suppressing 'Often-True Content' on COVID-19 Vaccines