January 25th, 2024

• ​Italy's leader says she supports two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians
• Nearly all US Senate Democrats back two-state solution for Israel and Palestinians
• Israeli Foreign Minister Presents Idea For Artificial Island Off Gaza In EU Meeting
• Israel, Hamas said moving toward deal to free hostages for monthlong pause in fighting
• Israel denies hostage talks advancing as lawmakers balk at talk of military respite
• Swiping at Netanyahu, Gantz says 'leaders bear responsibility, not the TV studios'
• Smotrich accuses Qatar of hamstringing hostage talks to help Hamas as spat widens
• Minister fires back at Qatar: 'Terror-backing state' won't be involved in Gaza post-war
• Qatar fumes at Netanyahu's criticism, says he's undermining talks for political reasons
• Qatar 'appalled' by Netanyahu's criticism, calls it 'destructive' to hostage deal efforts
• Israel: Hamas Broke Agreement on Transfer of Medicine to Hostages
• Protesters block Tel Aviv highway as women's groups demand immediate hostage deal
• Chinese retailer Shein under fire for 'making profit' off campaign to release captives
• World Bank report finds 45% of residential buildings in Gaza ruined beyond repair - Heaviest damage estimated in north Gaza and Gaza City area, where some 60% of residential structures were destroyed and thousands more impacted, leaving over 1 million homeless
• Heavy Fighting In Gaza's Second-largest City Leaves Hundreds Of Patients Stranded In Main Hospital
• IDF probing strike on UN shelter in Gaza, says it may have been caused by Hamas
• Fierce battles rage in Khan Younis as IDF says it's 'increasing pressure' on Hamas
• Halevi tells comptroller his planned Oct. 7 probe will divert IDF's attention from war
• Hamas gets $8-12 million per month from charities posing as raising funds for Gaza - report
• Democratic Socialists of America face 'financial crisis' after 'bleeding activists', supporting Hamas terrorists
• 'Teachers Against Genocide' use children to protest anti-Israel message in Senate offices -The adult teachers led the kids in chants of "ceasefire now" as well as "stop killing kids like me."
• Poll finds 'frightening' rates of antisemitism among young British public
• 'Standing up to antisemitism is not political': Hollywood stars join new campaign
• 'We have grave concerns': Republicans seek documents from UPenn in antisemitism probe
• Shin Bet chief accuses Likud MK of harming national security by pushing conspiracy
• How a Ragtag Militia in Yemen Became a Nimble U.S. Foe
• 2 US-flagged ships with cargo for US Defense Department come under attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels
• Qatar warns gas exports impacted by Houthi assaults as US-flagged vessels attacked
• U.S. Asks China to Ask Iran to Ask Houthis to Stop Attacking Red Sea Shipping
• Houthis order American and British nationals out of Yemen
• 4 senators ask Biden what legal authority he has to strike Houthis
• American Troops Know: Iran Is Already at War with Us - Iranian proxies have carried out dozens of attacks on U.S. troops since October 7. 'We are funding our enemy and sending our service members to be their victims.'
• Iran's President Heads to Turkey to Discuss 'Annihilation' of Israel
• Erdogan and Iranian counterpart warn against 'steps' that threaten Mideast stability
• Iran's Rouhani barred from standing for reelection to key clerical body
• Iraq condemns 'irresponsible' US air strikes on Iran-backed groups
• Iraq accuses US of 'reckless escalation' of regional violence after latest strikes
• Russia Issues Ominous Warning to Countries Preparing for War
• Ukraine 'blows up Russian Black Sea oil terminal'
• Russia accuses Ukraine of shooting down military plane carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs
• Sen. J.D. Vance Warns Colleagues: Weapons Sent to Ukraine Were Not Adequately Tracked
• Biden Urges US Congress to Approve F-16 Sale to Turkey 'Without Delay' after Turkey's parliament ratified Sweden's NATO membership
• McConnell floats splitting Ukraine and border security amid GOP infighting
• ECB asks some lenders to monitor social media for early signs of bank runs - sources
• Argentina's president faces 1-day general strike as foes seek to derail his austerity agenda
• House Homeland Security Committee moves forward with Mayorkas impeachment articles
• Gov. Brian Kemp Prefers Changing Law Stalled by Georgia Supreme Court over Senate Investigation into Fani Willis, Nathan Wade
• NY AG Letitia James Pushes For Total Trump Ban From Real Estate Industry in Latest Court Filing
• Joy Reid claims donor class wants Nikki Haley to 'thug it out' to take GOP nomination if Trump is convicted
• Fox News Polling Data Reveals Large Percentage of New Hampshire Republicans Won't Vote for Trump
• While Attacking Trump for Mixing Up Names, Nancy Pelosi Does the Exact Same Thing
• Nancy Pelosi Attacks Trump's 'Cognitive Disorders' Then Confuses Him with Joe Biden
• Missouri Secretary of State accused of illegally withholding election information in new audit
• Arizona GOP chairman resigns after leaked audio of him offering Lake cash to stay out of Senate race
• Jeff DeWit Resigns as Arizona Republican Party Chair after Audio Tape of Him Attempting to Bribe Kari Lake Surfaces, Claims Tape Was "Selectively Edited" and Says There is an Even "More Damaging Recording"
• Arizona GOP head Jeff DeWit stepping down after leaked audio tapes - DeWit accuses Kari Lake of orchestrating the tapes to take control over the state party
• Fox Must Face Smartmatic's $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit
• Fake Biden robocall 'tip of the iceberg' for AI election misinformation
• AI's next fight is over whose values it should hold
• Pope Francis, victim of AI, warns against its 'perverse' dangers
• AI-generated puffy pontiff image inspires new warning from Pope Francis - Francis fears "the creation and diffusion of images that appear perfectly plausible but false."
• Humans will soon be worshipping AI chatbots as gods, experts warn
• Massive leak exposes 26 billion records in mother of all breaches - It includes data from Twitter, Dropbox, and LinkedIn
• Thousands still shelter in freezing weather after 7.1 quake in western China killed key livestock
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Aykol, China
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Dannevirke, New Zealand
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Kermadec Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
• 4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern California
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 25,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 22,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Video shows massive waves crashing Army base in Marshall Islands, causing extensive damage
• Global warming was primary cause of unprecedented Amazon drought, study finds
• Farmers protests in Europe bring France, Germany and Poland to standstill - The European Union is facing fresh chaos as farmers from member countries come together to block off major highways in a huge protest
• Germany, France, Romania, Poland, Lithuania… Farmers All Over Europe Take a Stand Against Crippling 'Green' Policies
• Biden reportedly jams brakes on massive energy projects over climate impacts - 'Such an action would shock the global energy market,'
• New California bill could require cars to have speed limiter technology
• Palestinian Car Thieves Prefer Electric Models: 'You Can Light Up a House for a Few Days'
• Saudi Arabia opens its first liquor store in over 70 years as kingdom further liberalizes - While restricted to non-Muslim diplomats, the store in Riyadh comes as Saudi Arabia's assertive Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aims to make the kingdom a tourism and business destination as part of ambitious plans to slowly wean its economy away from crude oil
• More than 70 are dead after an unregulated gold mine collapsed in Mali, an official says
• Fire kills at least 39 in southeast China in second deadly blaze involving students in a week
• Oklahoma - Tallest skyscraper in the US set to be built in unlikely state
• Religious 'Nones' are now the largest single group in the U.S.
• With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law
• California Judge Rules Woman Who Stabbed Boyfriend 108 Times While High Will Avoid Prison, Citing She "Had No Control Over Her Actions"
• Starbucks fires staff who stopped violent robbery attempt in St Louis
• Texas Defies Biden, Continues to Put Up Razor Wire and Barriers Despite SCOTUS Decision
• Greg Abbott declares 'invasion' over border crisis, invokes right to 'self-defense'
• Border Showdown: Texas' Constitutional Right to Defend Against Invasion Supersedes Federal Law, Says Governor
• Biden admits more than 1 illegal immigrant for every 2 US births since taking office
• Louisiana Rep. Higgins: Biden Staging Civil War
• Dem Rep. Castro Asks Biden to Seize Texas Natl Guard
• GOP Sen. Grassley urges DHS, FBI action on reports of human trafficking
• Male prisoner at NYC's Riker's Island 'instructed' by staff to claim he was trans to gain access to female inmates, lure them into prostitution ring: court documents
• Commentary: More Gender Activists than Medical Professionals on WHO Transgender Health Panel
• Ohio Legislature Defies Woke Governor, Overrides Veto of Bill Banning Transition Care for Minors
• Transgender man found to be pregnant during sex change
• Bidens invite Texan forced to leave state for abortion to State of Union
• Poll: Over Half of Democrats Support Aborting Babies with Down Syndrome
• Bloomberg on Post-Roe America's National Shame: 65,000 Forced Pregnancies - In less than two years, tens of thousands of women have become pregnant from rape in states that have total bans on abortion
• Texas teen birthrate rose for first time in 15 years after abortion ban, largely affecting Latinas
• Allies Defend China from Uyghur Genocide Condemnation at U.N. Human Rights Council
• Deaf Boy Can Now Hear After New Gene Treatment
• Dire Warning: China Experiments with '100% Fatal' COVID Strain