January 16th, 2022

• ​Abbas calls off PLO parley to avoid 'confrontation' with Israel, US
• Israel said to secretly ink unprecedented deal to supply gas to Lebanon, via Jordan
• Hezbollah says ready to return to Lebanon cabinet meetings, after 3-month boycott
• Hundreds of Islamic State Corpses Left to Rot in Libyan Food Fridges
• U.S. Businesses Sour on Saudi Arabia in Blow to Crown Prince's Growth Plans
• Nuclear negotiators head home for consultations, as Iran talks hit critical stage
• Pentagon says Iran is behind MuddyWater hacking group
• Twitter bans account linked to Iran leader over animated video threatening Trump
• GOP Rep. Gallagher: Russia Engaging in 'Preparation' for Invasion of Ukraine and Dems Gave Them a 'Gift' by Blocking Sanctions
• China, Iran begin implementation of broad strategic deal signed last year
• India's Hindu extremists are calling for genocide against Muslims. Why is little being done to stop them?
• Mass Trials in Cuba Deepen Its Harshest Crackdown in Decades
• Jamaica arrests a former senator sought in Haitian president's assassination
• People who study the origins of civil wars see 'indicators' the US is on the brink of conflict, Yale historian says
• Jon Stewart Doesn't Understand Why National Anthem Is Played Before Sports Events: 'It's Such a Weird Ritual'
• Alaska Rep. Eastman, a 'life member' of Oath Keepers, blasts 'politically driven indictments' of group's leaders
• 'We Have The Receipts': CNN Airs Tape of Kevin McCarthy Saying Trump Admitted Responsibility for Capitol Attack
• Pence: Dems' Voting Legislation, Like Jan. 6, a 'Power Grab'
• Hagerty: Democrats Willing to 'Resort to Destroying the Senate' to Pass Election Law
• Texas county rejects half of mail-in ballot applications amid new voter restrictions
• Former DHS Acting IG Under Obama Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Defraud U.S. Government
• Nancy Pelosi's son linked to five shady companies probed by feds: report
• Mike Lindell Claims Banks Want to Cut Ties With Him Over 'Reputation Risk'
• DirecTV to Drop One America News in Blow to Conservative Channel
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Sola, Vanuatu
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Hualien City, Taiwan
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 14th earthquake rocks Lugoff, Elgin area of South Carolina
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake measure with volcanic eruption near Tonga
• Tsunami Waves Over 4 Feet High Hit Pacific Coast after Major Eruption near Tonga
• Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano on Tonga erupts to 63,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Ruiz volano in Colombia erupts to 19,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 17,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Karymsky volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 14,000ft
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 13,000ft
• Des Moines sets new record as storm dumps more than a foot of snow across central Iowa
• Southeast braces for major ice storm following Midwest walloping
• Nearly 1,000 flights already canceled as South braces for major winter storm
• New Jersey fire breaks out at chemical plant; residents advised to keep windows closed
• Supreme Court to hear case of Christian football coach fired for praying on field after games
• Man takes hostages at Texas synagogue during Saturday service
• Texas hostage situation: All hostages 'alive and safe,' Greg Abbott tweets after hours-long ordeal
• FBI Frees Hostages at Texas Synagogue - Suspect Dead
• 'Calm, collected' synagogue rabbi wowed FBI through 10-hour Texas hostage crisis
• Meet 'Lady Al-Qaeda' Aafia Siddiqui, who Texas gunman demanded be freed
• Biden after Texas synagogue attack: 'We will stand against antisemitism'
• Lindsey Graham calls Texas synagogue hostage situation part of a 'religious war'
• Activist Tahra Ahmed Convicted After Calling London High Rise Fire That Killed 72 a 'Jewish Sacrifice'
• Deranged man pushes Asian woman to death at Times Square subway station
• Chicago Mayor Lightfoot ripped in IG report on botched raid that left innocent woman naked, cost city $2.9M
• Law enforcement skeptical of Biden's 'ill-timed' pivot to executive orders on police reform: 'Not sustainable'
• Student, 17, arrested after three people stabbed near University of Tokyo ahead of entrance exam
• Ghislaine Maxwell will no longer fight to keep names of 8 'John Does' secret
• HRH no more: Facing damaging sex abuse suit, queen distances royals from Prince Andrew
• Prince Andrew's lawyers say accuser Virginia Giuffre 'may suffer from false memories'
• Prince Andrew fears 'complete financial ruin' as legal costs mount: report
• Evangelicals Are Only Group to Say Marriage and Children Should Be a Priority: Poll
• South Dakota Senate Committee Advances Bill Banning Biological Males from Girls' Sports
• Female Swimmer: Stop Woke Sports, Put Transgenders in Men's Races
• Transgender UPenn Swimmer Claims to be the 'Jackie Robinson of Trans Sports'
• Rep. Chris Smith Says New Jersey Governor's Abortion Expansion Law a 'Human Rights Abuse'
• New study finds 'kissing disease' virus is leading cause of multiple sclerosis
• China reports 5 new human cases of H5N6 bird flu
• Human Lab Rats: The U.S. Government's Secret History of Grisly Experiments
• Hagerty: Biden Hasn't 'Done Enough' to Investigate COVID Origins, We Need to Sanction China, Including the WIV
• Senator publishes Fauci's unredacted financial disclosures, accuses him of being misleading
• Report: Anthony Fauci's $10M 2020 Investment Portfolio Includes Chinese Companies
• Oxfam: Coronavirus Created 20 'Pandemic Billionaires' in Asia
• Eye on the 'Pi'? Scientists warn of potential for new problem variants after Omicron
• New Normal: Football Star Alphonso Davies Develops Myocarditis - Will Be Out for Weeks
• 15-Year-Old Soccer Player from Brazil Dies from Cardiac Arrest Following National Football Cup Tournament Game
• Rare Spinal Cord Condition Flagged as Potential Adverse Effect of COVID-19 Vaccines: EU Drug Regulator
• Government Database of Religious Vaccine Exemptions
• Commentary: The Supreme Court's Ruling On Vaccine Mandates Is Frighteningly Weak
• Lawyer in historic vaccine mandate challenge warns larger constitutional issues remain unresolved
• Nearly 4-in-10 Illegal Aliens Refusing Coronavirus Vaccine as Americans Hit with Mandates
• Biden Admin Threatens to Take Back Arizona COVID Aid Over Anti-Mask Rules
• North Carolina County Threatens 'Leveraged Civil Penalties' for Failure to Comply with Mask Mandate
• CDC says N95 masks offer far better protection than cloth masks against omicron variant
• Rand Paul asks if YouTube will 'kiss my ....' and apologize after CDC revises mask guidance
• Insurance Companies Struggle To Implement Biden's COVID Test Mandate
• Biden's rule mandating free coverage for COVID test came with no warning, will take weeks to implement: report
• Biden officials divided on message over N95 masks for all
• How Wastewater Became a COVID Crystal Ball
• A shift away from daily COVID case counts has begun
• Patients Drive Hours to ERs as Omicron Variant Overwhelms Rural Hospitals
• China Bans Flights From U.S. as Covid-19 Measures Intensify
• US could lose all flights to China ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics
• Clap, don't chant: China aims for 'Zero COVID' Olympics
• Italians Face More Expensive Spaghetti After Pasta Costs Soar
• BlackRock now manages more than $10 trillion in assets