January 20th, 2025

• Jubilant Israelis welcome first hostages as ceasefire with Hamas goes into effect
• End of 471-day nightmare: Hostages Romi, Doron and Emily return to Israel
• Released hostages helicoptered to hospital in central Israel, reunite with families
• Hamas issues propaganda video of hostage release
• Hamas gave released hostages 'gift bags' with mementos of time in captivity
• Terrorist March: Shameless AK-47-wielding Hamas terrorists come out of hiding to throw parade on dawn of Gaza ceasefire & hostage release
• Israel frees 90 Palestinian security prisoners, who are welcomed with Hamas flags
• A Chilling Closer Look at Some of the Mass Murdering Terrorists Due to Be Released
• As it seeks to project enduring strength, Hamas says will abide by truce if Israel does
• 'A deeply meaningful moment,' it 'fills our hearts with hope': World hails hostage release
• 'A Whole Nation Hugs You' - Israeli, International Leaders Welcome Israeli Hostages
• Hamas will never rule Gaza, vows US national security advisor designate - If the terrorists renege on the hostage deal, Mike Waltz added, the U.S. "will support Israel in doing what it has to do."
• Biden welcomes Gaza ceasefire 'after so much pain, death and loss of life'
• Biden says deal only reached due to military pressure on Hamas, Iran proxies
• On final day of presidency, Biden hails hostage deal, 'looks forward' to end of war
• Trump: Israel-Hamas truce 'better hold,' or 'all hell will break out'
• Emmanuel Macron says France will work for 'full implementation' of Gaza ceasefire
• Hours before Gaza ceasefire set to start, PM stresses right to resume war after 'pause'
• Avi Abelow: "Hostage Deal a Catastrophic, Immoral Mistake that Endangers Israel and America"
• Israel in crisis hours after ceasefire as far-right minister quits with chilling warning
• Otzma Yehudit exits coalition over Gaza deal, blasting it as 'victory for terrorism'
• High Court rejects bereaved families' petition against release of terrorists
• $80b to rebuild Gaza Strip - but who will rule?
• Huckabee: Rebuilding Gaza Is Responsibility of Hamas, Iran
• Nearly 200,000 Syrian refugees have returned since Assad regime fell, UN says
• Syrian defense minister rejects Kurdish proposal for own military bloc
• Negotiators Zero in on Potential Deal to Disarm Syria's Last Battleground
• At least 80 dead, several kidnapped in Colombia after failed peace talks, official says
• Trump Eyes Trip to China in First 100 Days
• Trump's Inauguration Will Be First Attended by Foreign Leaders
• AOC once again warns that we are on the 'eve' of 'authoritarian regime'
• NYT: For Those Deemed Trump's Enemies, a Time of Anxiety and Fear - Donald Trump is returning to the White House vowing to seek retribution. Those in his sights are worried both about him - and his supporters
• NYT: A List of Those Who Could Be in Line for Trump's 'Retribution' - President-elect Donald J. Trump believes he has been wronged by current and former officials, members of the media and more
• A Trump Oligarchy Is Moving to Washington, and Buying Up Prime Addresses - Billionaires and multimillionaires are flocking to a city where power has been more important than money, but is now deeply intertwined with it
• Bannon: Trump 'Broke the Oligarchs' - They Surrendered
• Village People Perform At Trump Rally - After Once Sending Trump Cease-And-Desist Letter
• National Guard members say security plan is still sound after inauguration changes - Nearly 8,000 National Guard members from 40 states have come to Washington
• TIME: Donald Trump's Disruption Is Back
• 'Shock and awe': Trump plans 100 immediate executive actions
• Trump to take more than 200 executive actions on day one - The actions will address border security, DEI, energy, and other issues Trump campaigned on
• Trump team has drafted 'slate of Day 1' pardons for J6ers: report
• Scores of career State Dept. diplomats resign before Trump's inauguration - Trump's team requested the high-level resignations as the president-elect prepares a sharp break with the Biden administration
• Trump to suspend security clearances for 51 former intelligence officers who claimed Hunter Biden laptop story was Russian disinfo
• WaPo Admits Trump 'Already Conquered' Washington Before Inauguration
• Vivek Ramaswamy Expected to Step Down from Trump's Government Efficiency Task Force DOGE Co-Led by Elon Musk: 'Vivek Has Worn Out His Welcome'
• Food Prices Are Rising Again - Bird flu and bad weather are helping drive up prices for groceries, making things complicated for families, companies and Trump
• Trump Says He'll Declassify JFK, RFK, and MLK Files
• Donald Trump is the newest crypto billionaire
• Donald Trump Launches $TRUMP Meme Coin - Token Exceeds $12 Billion Market Cap
• TickTock ban sends shockwaves through U.S, netizens react as the app goes down
• TikTok restoring U.S. service after Trump provided 'assurance'
• TikTok restores services after Trump announces 90-day extension
• Johnson says 'we will enforce the law' on TikTok ban, 2 GOP senators break with Trump on extension
• AOC Criticizes TikTok for Praising Trump for Vowing to Delay Ban: 'Not President Right Now'
• Was the whole TikTok drama a bait-and-switch to make Trump look good? Skeptics have highlighted how Trump was the one who initially called for the Chinese-owned social media app to be banned in 2020
• "I Would Like the United States to Have a 50% Ownership Position" - President Trump Releases Statement on Plans to Reinstate TikTok in the United States
• Commentary: Consumers Unaware Allstate Is Tracking Their Driving Behaviors
• AT&T and Verizon Hacks Linked to US Army Soldier: DOJ
• U.S. grounds SpaceX's Starship rocket after part of it exploded
• Air Force Vet Testifies to Recovering Alien Craft - 'It Was Not Human' - Says Officials Later Confirmed NHI (Non-Human Intelligence) Involved
• California Rocked By Fourth Earthquake In 24 Hours
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Feugo volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupts to 11,000ft
• Doomsday warning as major global system faces collapse in just 12 years - Scientists have revealed that a crucial system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse by the 2030s, dramatically altering Europe's weather
• Strong tornado hits Senganan village, Indonesia
• Tropical Cyclone Sean looks to intensify along the west coast as residents in Perth brace for extreme temperatures of 42C
• Severe tropical cyclone Sean upgraded to category 3 as it intensifies off WA coast
• Ports Close Off West Australia's Pilbara on Cyclone Warning
• Winter storm alerts posted from Texas to Florida as rare snow, ice could blanket southern US
• Major southern winter storm threatens all-time snow records
• Over 75% of the US expected to face freezing temperatures this week as rare winter storm barrels toward the South
• 'Life-threatening' cold weather to expand southward across the nation, impacting 235 million
• Jeffries Claims GOP Trying to Condition CA Disaster Aid with 'Tax Breaks for Billionaires'
• Current, retired LAFD firefighters demand chief Kristin Crowley's resignation: 'You have failed'
• A 'dangerously unacceptable breakdown' led to errant or delayed evacuation warnings in LA - While officials sort out the debacles, the state has temporarily taken over emergency warnings for the county of 10 million people
• Mike Johnson recounts how Biden did not remember his own EO on natural gas just weeks after he'd signed it
• Biden had no idea he signed natural gas export pause, Johnson says
• Trump Vows to End Biden's DEI Mandates, Return to 'Merit System'
• British Police Accused of Political Correctness as Failure to Record Ethnicity of Criminals Soars
• Just Like the Democrat Communists Here in the US - UK Labour Party Looks to Abolish Voter Laws and Allow Illegals to Vote in Elections
• Trump vows to end 'invasion' of the border at pre-inauguration rally
• Pope Says Trump's Planned Deportations Would Be 'Calamity'
• Kaine Claims Trump's Proposed Deportations Will Be 'Gut Punch' to Economy
• National Guard troops worry Trump will deploy them for mass deportations
• Border Czar Tom Homan Says Raids on Sanctuary Cities to Deport Illegals May be Paused After Plan Was Leaked
• In one final insult to victims, Biden commutes sentences of killers and sex traffickers
• Joyce Meyer and Jimmy Evans Cut Ties with Daystar Television Amid Child Abuse Scandal
• Japan's elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead
• Arkansas Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Stealing a Fetus and Body Parts from Corpses, Selling Them on Facebook
• Trump-Appointed Judge Allows Several States to Continue Abortion Pill Challenge
• Supreme Court Takes Up Religious Parents' Challenge to Schools That Mandate Books Celebrating Gender Transitions
• Man 'saved' by ChatGPT's diagnosis of rare kidney disease, shares his story
• Christian tech company acquires AI chatbot formerly known as Bible Chat