January 17th, 2025

• Israel's Netanyahu delays Gaza cease-fire vote, accusing Hamas of trying to back out of deal - The Israeli Cabinet was set to ratify the deal Thursday
• Israel's Netanyahu delays Gaza cease-fire vote, accusing Hamas of trying to back out of deal
• Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls Netanyahu a 'Genocidal Maniac' for Not Meeting to Approve Ceasefire Deal
• Deri: Israel-Hamas deal back on track
• US says Gaza ceasefire to start on time despite last minute 'loose end'
• Qatari official says 'all loose ends' on Israel ceasefire are tied and set for Sunday implementation
• Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal officially signed in Doha
• Israel's Netanyahu confirms hostage deal with Hamas has been reached despite 'last minute crisis'
• Cabinet to approve deal on Saturday, pushing back expected return of first hostages
• 'Our brothers' blood cries out': Smotrich opposes hostage deal, could break up Israeli gov't - Netanyahu has the votes for a deal, but might lose his gov't over it
• Ben Gvir says his party will quit government if cabinet implements hostage-ceasefire deal
• Religious Zionism says will quit coalition if no return to war after deal's 1st phase
• Settler activist rallies against hostage deal: 'Trump promised hell for Gaza, and he is giving us hell'
• Ted Cruz: Hamas Came to the Table Because of Donald Trump
• Some hostage families criticize 'partial' deal that will leave dozens of hostages behind - Agreement so far only includes first guaranteed stage, with 33 hostages set to be freed
• Hamas deal: IDF withdrawals, release of over 1,000 terrorists
• Joel C. Rosenberg: Historic But Highly Controversial Hostage Deal - Is Netanyahu giving up too much to get the hostages back?
• Biden says 'my friend' Netanyahu has to 'accommodate legitimate concerns' of Palestinians
• Blinken Heckled By Reporters at Gaza Briefing - One Forcibly Dragged Out: 'Why Did You Allow My Friends to Be Massacred?'
• Biden: US-backed pressure on Iranian axis helped secure hostage deal, end of Gaza war
• G7 leaders call on Israel and Hamas to work for 'full implementation' of ceasefire
• Death Toll in Israeli Strikes on Gaza Rises to 77 since Ceasefire Deal
• Yemen's Houthis to continue attacks if Gaza ceasefire breached
• Shipping Companies Hesitant to Return to Red Sea After Gaza Ceasefire Deal
• Incoming senior Trump official Waltz says administration will prioritize Saudi-Israel ties
• Biden thanks US troops for defending Israel in last military address
• Israel Signs Deal to Produce Iron Dome Missiles Locally, Reducing U.S. Dependance
• US said leading efforts to replace UNRWA, as ban that would paralyze operations looms
• Khamenei's Rep. Mocks Trump, Warns Iran Will 'Turn the White House into a Shi'ite Islamic Center'
• The case for dividing Syria: Just imagine if the Allied powers had applied the same approach to the Middle East that they did in Europe. Each large ethnic and religious group in the region could have had their own nation-state. Decades of ethnic and religious conflict could have been avoided.
• Macron heads to Lebanon for first time since 2020 to speed up formation of government, reforms
• Sudan's Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say - The determination came as the United States announced sanctions against the Sudanese military chief, saying there was strong evidence of atrocities in the country
• 'Unbreakable Bond': Britain and Ukraine to Sign 100-Year Alliance
• Indians lured to Russia are dying on the front lines in Ukraine
• South Korea's Yoon refuses questioning over martial law following arrest
• Justin Trudeau Exits His Parliament Race, Ending His Political Career - for Now
• Canada Readies Billions of Dollars in Retaliatory Moves to Trump Tariff Threat
• Fuming Canada Threatens Multibillion-Dollar U.S. Trade War
• Trump tariffs on Canada could jeopardize oil and gas exports to U.S., says trade chief
• Ousted Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao indicted by federal grand jury following FBI corruption probe - Thao was recently recalled in the November election
• Pro-Trump Georgia State Senator Who Previously Tried to Impeach Fani Willis Assaulted and Arrested While Trying to Enter Georgia House Chambers
• State senator pushed to the ground, arrested while trying to enter Georgia House chamber - State Sen. Colton Moore is banned from entering the House chambers after criticizing the now-deceased former speaker
• Rudy Giuliani reaches settlement with 2020 Georgia election workers in defamation case
• Dems press Garland to release report on Trump charges - House Judiciary Committee Democrats want Merrick Garland to release a report detailing Donald Trump's mishandling of classified documents
• AG Merrick Garland Claims He Always 'Pursued Justice, Not Politics' in Farewell Speech - Then Boasts About Persecuting J6 Protesters
• Rep. James Comer Reveals He Had a Long Discussion with Kash Patel in Bold Plan to Dismantle the Deep State
• Bondi says she won't play politics as attorney general but doesn't rule out probes of Trump foes
• Biden calls for amending Constitution to say no president should have immunity for crimes committed in office
• WPA Intelligence: Trump received highest percentage of Jewish vote of any GOP presidential candidate since 1988 - Even in deep blue New York, Trump won every precinct that had a 50 percent or greater Jewish concentration of voters
• Fmr FBI Agent: Inauguration 'Huge' Security Challenge
• Trump inauguration security fears as concrete barriers and fencing surround 'ring of steel' White House
• The Reason Michelle Obama Is Skipping Trump's Inauguration Is Because She's 'Not One to Pretend': Report
• Nancy Pelosi plans to skip Donald Trump's inauguration
• Brazilian court denies Bolsonaro's request to travel to Trump's inauguration
• Delegation of Taiwanese lawmakers to attend Trump inauguration
• China says it's sending top Xi official, Vice President Han Zheng, to Trump's inauguration
• TikTok CEO to attend inauguration with front-row seat at Trump's invite - TikTok CEO Shou Chew will be seated with other VIP guests and fellow tech execs Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
• Trump Exploring Ways to 'Preserve' TikTok as CEO Gets Inaugural Invite
• Worth up to $200B, TikTok Could Be a Tough Sell
• Americans Get First Taste of Chinese Censorship After Fleeing TikTok for RedNote - New American RedNote users are finding that they are prohibited from discussing certain topics on the Chinese platform
• Schweizer: The Only Opinion on TikTok That Counts Is the Chinese Communist Party's
• Supreme Court may decide Friday if TikTok will be banned
• Google won't add fact checks despite new EU law
• ChatGPT Mystery: Mother of OpenAI Whistleblower Tells Tucker Carlson He Was Murdered
• Even world leaders receive scam calls. Just ask Thailand's prime minister
• FBI Reveals Global Cyberattack by Chinese Hacker Group Mustang Panda
• Biden's Last-Minute Cybersecurity Executive Order Raising Eyebrows
• Biden Warns Dark Money Is Dangerous After Awarding Dark Money Kingpin George Soros the Medal of Freedom
• Treasury Secretary Nominee Scott Bessent Humiliates Comrade Bernie Sanders with a Brutal Reminder when Sanders Brings up Biden's Oligarchy Comments: "Well, I would note that President Biden gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to two people who I think would qualify for his oligarchs."
• Trump's Treasury Secretary Nominee Claims There Will Be 'Economic Calamity' If Republican Tax Cuts Are Not Extended
• Trump Reportedly Planning To Declare Crypto As National Priority Through Executive Order
• Donald Trump open to considering XRP, Solana, and USDC for strategic reserves
• SpaceX catches Starship booster but loses ship in seventh flight test
• SpaceX says its Starship spacecraft broke up midflight as videos of debris emerge online
• Elon Musk congratulates Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin on gaining orbit on first attempt
• Experts Warn of Massive Quake and Tsunami Threat along Northwest
• Nankai Trough megaquake probability raised to 80% after M6.8 Kyushu earthquake, Japan
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Isangel, Vanuatu
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatmala erupts to 14,000ft
• Ibu volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• Fourth eruptive episode at Kilauea volcano with lava fountains reaching 60 m (200 feet), Hawaii
• Polar vortex to blast US with life-threatening cold next week: 'There's no escaping this'
• Polar vortex set to freeze the U.S. as far as the Deep South
• Extreme cold in central U.S. threatens to break records, test power grids
• Get ready for an even bigger chill. Siberian air to make Trump swearing-in coldest in 40 years
• Unburned home in Pacific Palisades is damaged by landslide, highlighting new risk in wildfire zones
• Newsom Calls for Felony Charges for Looting in Fire Evacuation Zones
• Michael Rapaport Rips Gavin Newsom Over L.A. Fire Response: 'Trump-Proofing California? Try Fire-Proofing'
• Trump floats adding Los Angeles aid to reconciliation bill
• California's Largest Insurer State Farm Cancels Super Bowl Ads Citing L.A. Fires
• Los Angeles Fires Expose Serious Downside of Electric Vehicles - Utilities are shutting off power lines to avoid the risks of sparks starting new fires. That could lead to the terrifying scenario in which a car is only partially charged when the time comes to leave home, meaning the car must be abandoned or the owner must fight for a spot at a charging station.
• 'Cruel, costly, and ineffective': Biden administration forced animals to inhale smoke to study impact of wildfires
• Massive Fire Destroys Royal Yak Casino In Culiacan, Mexico
• The 50 Most Dangerous Countries for Christians Get More Violent in 2025: Around the world, believers increasingly confront the threat of murder, unlawful detentions, abductions, and property destruction
• Vatican Promises Stiff Penalties for Illegal Aliens Crossing its Border
• Sweden To Change Constitution and Remove Citizenship From Fraudulent Migrants and Threats to the State
• Marco Rubio: Migrant Crisis, Russia Ties Make Nicaragua a Major National Security Threat
• Some immigrants are already leaving the US in 'self-deportations' as Trump's threats loom
• 145 Democrats vote against bill to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes
• Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post cartoonist Darrin Bell arrested for possession of AI/computer generated child pornography after new law goes into effect
• FBI shutters DEI office ahead of Trump inauguration
• Trump Orders FBI to Preserve All Records Related to DEI Office
• New West Virginia gov ends all state-funded DEI programs on Day 1
• Woke Meltdown: Lawyer Drops Meta as a Client Because of Mark Zuckerberg's 'Descent into Toxic Masculinity'
• UK backs local inquiries into child sexual abuse gangs after Musk stoked controversy
• Britain's Leftist Government Announces 'Rapid National Audit' to Expose Muslim Grooming Gangs - Victory For Elon Musk
• Non-binary elected official takes month-long 'mental health' leave after being 'misgendered' in Massachusetts city council
• Montana House advances transgender bathroom bill after prior effort affecting 1st state trans lawmaker
• Orlando LGBTQ drag bar owner, teacher charged with child sex crimes, 'deviant sexual behavior'
• Speaker Mike Johnson dismantled a reporter's attempt to challenge his stance on gender by invoking both scripture and science. When the reporter demanded where in the Bible it says there are only two genders, Johnson coolly responded that it's literally in the first book - Genesis - where God created man and woman.
• Planned Parenthood broke tax law by providing workspace to Harris campaign: IRS complaint
• China Population Shrinks for Third Year Even With More Babies Born
• Smartwatch bands can contain 'major' levels of toxic PFAS, study finds
• Biden administration allocates $306m in its final days for bird flu response
• WHO appeals for $1.5 billion for emergencies with US funding in question
• Hohmann: United Nations Renews Push for Globalized Digital Marking System to Deal with 'Emergencies'