January 4th, 2023

• Wave of international criticism after Ben Gvir visits flashpoint Temple Mount
• Right-wing Israeli minister challenges own government with visit to Temple Mount
• UAE, China ask UN Security Council to meet over Al Aqsa mosque - diplomats
• UAE to Request UN Security Council Convene to Discuss Temple Mount Status Quo
• Netanyahu's UAE visit said postponed after Abu Dhabi slams Temple Mount visit
• Jordan Summons Israeli Ambassador for Reprimand Over Ben-Gvir's Temple Mount Visit
• U.S. Joins Int'l Chorus of Criticism of Ben-Gvir's 'Unacceptable' Temple Mount Visit
• US says any 'unilateral action' to alter Temple Mount status quo 'unacceptable'
• US State Department warns Ben Gvir's Temple Mount visit could 'provoke violence'
• Germany urges caution to maintain 'fragile peace' at Temple Mount
• Hezbollah chief: Middle East could 'explode' after Ben-Gvir's Temple Mount visit
• Hamas Retaliation for Ben-Gvir's Al-Aqsa Visit 'Will Be the Last War,' Far-right MK Vows
• After visit, Ben Gvir refuses to say if he'll seek to change Temple Mount status quo
• Ben Gvir faces dilemma as activists ask to hold Passover sacrifice on Temple Mount
• Israel's Public Broadcaster Suspends Arab Pundit After He Tweeted Ben-Gvir Is a 'neo-Nazi'
• Jerusalem: Palestinian anger over far-right Israeli minister's holy site visit
• Rocket launched from Gaza at Israel after threats over Ben Gvir's Temple Mount visit
• IDF says Gaza rocket fired at Israel fell short of border
• Comptroller slams undefined role of Israeli negotiator for release of Gaza captives
• Rise in suicides, total deaths seen among IDF soldiers in 2022, says military
• Christian cemetery vandalized on Mount Zion in Jerusalem
• US Orthodox group launches campaign against New York Times yeshiva coverage
• Haredi Minister Changes Government's 'East Jerusalem' Address: 'There's Only One Jerusalem'
• Major Jewish orgs warn Netanyahu of potential split with Diaspora
• Eurovision organizer warns Netanyahu against threatening Israel's public broadcaster
• Hezbollah chief denies rumors of poor health, slams 'crazy' new Israeli government
• Netanyahu warns Iran deal still possible, vows to revert to 'openly' opposing it
• Netanyahu: Israel will counter Iran nuclear deal openly, from a position of strength
• UK media: Iran's Revolutionary Guard to be named terror organization 'within weeks'
• Iranian sports minister accuses UK of 'sedition plot at World Cup'
• Iranian chess player who shunned hijab moves to Spain after reported threats
• Iran president vows vengeance, 3 years after its general Soleimani was slain by US
• IRGC member assassinated in front of his home in Tehran
• Two children killed in Kashmir blast day after four gunned down
• Afghanistan used to launch attacks on Pakistan: Defence minister
• Russia's Lavrov congratulates new Israeli FM Cohen in phone call that may anger Kyiv
• Ukraine's envoy criticizes new Israeli FM for phone call with Russia's Lavrov
• Cohen passed US messages to Russia's Lavrov during phone call - Israeli diplomat
• Report: Putin Nearly Took Ukraine Before Arrogance, Health Got in Way
• Ukrainian 'Oligarchs' Losing Fortunes, Power Amid War
• Ukraine war latest: Kyiv expects Russia to lose up to 70,000 troops in the next 4-5 months
• DNA Needed to Identify Russian Remains After HIMARs Strike
• Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots
• Russia to modernize nuclear forces in 2023, add more multi-warhead nukes
• Beijing spies stole bomb secrets on every U.S. warhead to build nuclear forces
• Ukraine liberates 40% of territory occupied by Russia since Feb 2022: official
• Chinese carrier strike group, drones operating near Japan, which dispatched aircraft to monitor situation
• Germany refuses WWII reparations talks, Poland turns to UN
• Bolivian Demonstrators Use Fireworks Against Police, 6 Days of Protest Following Arrest of Local Governor
• Report: Cubans Held Nearly 4,000 Anti-Communist Protests in 2022
• Brazil markets tumble on Lula's first full day in office
• Brazil Reviving Criminal Charges Against Republican Congressman-Elect George Santos: Report
• Biden to mark second anniversary of Jan. 6 Capitol attack
• What are They Hiding? Jan 6 Committee Sealed All Important Videos and Documents for 50 Years - So They Can Continue to Lie About J-6 Protests and Fed Involvement
• January 6 committee warns White House it can't ensure identity of anonymous witnesses will remain protected
• House GOP Targeting Jan. 6 Committee Docs for Probe
• Hope Hicks, former Trump aide, on Jan. 6: 'We all look like domestic terrorists now'
• Mitch McConnell Becomes Longest Serving Party Leader in Senate History
• Down to the wire: McCarthy's bid for House Speaker faces stubborn GOP opposition
• House speaker battle: Profanities fly as Republican factions get heated over McCarthy speakership bid
• McCarthy Suffers Historic Rebuff as Voting for House Speaker Drags Out
• McCarthy fails in marathon votes for speaker, not giving up
• House Adjourning for Day After 3 Chaotic Votes Yield No New House Speaker
• Matt Gaetz Says House Members Were Threatened with Removal if they didn't Vote for McCarthy
• McCarthy opponent Chip Roy says he won't succumb to 'threats' from GOP colleagues: 'We won't back down'
• GOP Rep. Waltz rips Republicans for opposing Kevin McCarthy: 'We're empowering Democrats'
• Report: Boebert, Gaetz, Perry Told McCarthy They Don't Mind if Democrat Hakeem Jeffries Wins Speakership
• The 19 Republicans who abandoned McCarthy in first, second round of speaker votes
• Florida congressman changes vote from McCarthy to Jordan in third Speaker vote
• RNC Chair candidate Harmeet Dhillon says lots of Republican 'leadership' needs to be fired
• Jared Kushner said Trump wanted to trademark 'Rigged Election!' after 2020 loss: House transcript
• SCOTUS Case Could Flip 2020 Election, Remove Biden & Harris, Mike Huckabee Suggests
• Kari Lake Warns of 'Justice' After Katie Hobbs Laughs During Oath of Office
• Nolte: CNN Lost a Third of Its Primetime Viewers in 2022 - an Election Year
• FBI Paid Twitter $3.4 Million to Ban Accounts for 'Misinformation'
• Twitter Files: Rep. Adam Schiff's office requested tech giant to suspend accounts
• Twitter Files: Company Exaggerated Russian Influence to Appease Media, Democrats
• Twitter Files 11: Hillary's Russia 'Cues' Were Nexus for Intel Meddling
• 'Political division': White House dismisses claims Biden lied about family business
• Lawsuit: Joe Biden's DOJ Withholding 400 Pages of Biden Family Business Documents About Ukraine, China, Russia Deals
• FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud in US crypto-currency case
• Sam Bankman-Fried's Lawyers Ask Court to Conceal Identities of $250M Bail Co-Signers
• Gold surges to 6-month high, and analysts expect records in 2023
• Michael Burry: "US Is In Recession, Fed Will Cut And Will Cause Another Inflation Spike"
• Bank Robberies Fall to Zero for First Time in Cashless Denmark
• Tesla on autopilot leads police on chase before driver finally wakes up
• After meltdown, Southwest cancels hundreds of flights into the new year
• Delta pilot allegedly blames Pete Buttigieg for delay over PA system
• Data-grabbing toys expose American children to hidden dangers
• Why the US is enlisting a spy agency during hurricanes
• Xi Jinping to ban U.S. from the Moon? NASA boss warns of China's 'Expansionist'
• NASA chief says China could claim the moon as its own territory if it beats the US to the lunar surface
• Comet to make first and likely only appearance in recorded history
• Large asymmetric partial halo CME just beyond the east limb of the Sun
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits the Balleny Islands region
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits the Balleny Islands region
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the North Island of New Zealand
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Loreto, Philippines
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 23,000ft
• Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala eurpts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Ibu volcano in Indonesia erupts to 13,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 10,000ft
• Effusive eruption at Etna volcano, Italy
• Lava dome growing at Sheveluch volcano, Russia
• Large sinkhole closes Oakland Zoo after major storm, California
• Record floods, widespread damage as ex-Tropical Cyclone "Ellie" drops heavy rains over northern Western Australia
• Major storm leaves trail of destruction as it barrels across Central US with powerful tornadoes, flooding and heavy snow
• California flood waters recede after 'atmospheric river' hits the state
• California Braces for Its Next Deluge as Pacific Storms Line Up
• California faces double whammy of bomb cyclone, 'Pineapple Express' for 'brutal' storm threat
• Bomb cyclone to unleash life-threatening flooding in California
• 'Fire in the hole': California crews scramble to blow up boulders on highway before bomb cyclone hits
• 'Uncharted territory': January heat records smashed across Europe
• Startup releases sulphur particles into atmosphere to fight climate change - Scientists believe that tampering with the atmosphere artificially should be the last resort
• Australia Trial Tests 'Green Hydrogen' Fuel
• '60 Minutes' Airs Apocalyptic 'Humanity Is Not Sustainable' Segment to Ring in 2023
• Japanese families reportedly set to receive 1 million yen per child for moving out of Tokyo
• NYC Mayor Adams calls out Biden, says migrant crisis a 'real embarrassment'
• Barbados May Seek Reparations from Benedict Cumberbatch's Family for Owning Slaves in 18th & 19th Centuries
• California School Board Bans Critical Race Theory Right After Being Sworn In
• Ron DeSantis: 'Florida Is Where Woke Goes to Die'
• Ron DeSantis Kicks Off New Term Quoting Psalms: We Will 'Not Fear'
• Fmr. Sen. Brownback: Christian Persecution at All-Time High
• Fr. Alar: Benedict's Resignation Widened Church Divide
• Major New Jersey paper calls Second Amendment a 'curse,' claims America has 'fetish with gun culture'
• 'Prophet of Doom' pleads guilty in Brooklyn subway attack
• New York subway shooter plead guilty to terrorism charges
• NYPD: Machete-Attack Suspect Wanted to Die as 'Martyr'
• New York Will No Longer Prosecute Children Under 12 for Most Crimes
• 'Romeo and Juliet' Stars Sue Paramount for Child Abuse Over Nude Scene in 1968 Film
• Study: Social Media Causes Children to 'Dislike Their Own Bodies'
• Pro-Transgender Organization Urges Schools to Celebrate Trans Holidays
• Early Transgender Pioneer Rejects Today's Gender Ideology: 'The Truth is Transgenders Don't Exist'
• NHS Allows 'Trans' Males to Treat Women Who Request Same-Sex Staff
• Rapper Zuby identifies as female to smash weightlifting record
• Bizarre: Man Spends $15,000 to Turn Himself Completely Into Collie
• 'Kill Them Kids': Pro-Life Billboard Vandalized in Portland
• Demand has tripled, quadrupled at California abortion clinics since Roe fell
• Illinois Governor ensures children can have abortions without telling their parents
• Pro-Life Leaders Push Back on Trump's 'No Exceptions' Blame for Midterm Losses
• The start-ups seeking a cure for old age
• 3,000+ young children accidentally ate weed edibles in 2021, study finds
• 'A hell of a variant': Ultra fast-spreading strain could shake Israel's COVID calm
• Bodies Pile Up in China as Covid Surge Overwhelms Crematoriums
• WHO Scientists Call on China to Reveal Real COVID-19 Death Numbers
• At least 70% of Shanghai's 25M residents infected with COVID, doctor fears
• EU Should Impose Blanket COVID Restrictions on Arrivals from China, Medical Officials Say
• How Dare You: China Attacks 'Unreasonable' Travel Restrictions Imposed by Growing List of Countries
• Beijing threatens response to 'unacceptable' Covid measures imposed on Chinese travelers
• China Blames Infections 'Imported' from America for Coronavirus Disaster
• German doctor jailed for illegally issuing mask exemptions
• Army Guidance Says Vaccine Mandate Repeal Does Not Apply To National Guard, Reserves
• Wellness Company Headed by Dr. Peter McCullough Requests to Release Damar Hamlin's Vaccine Status as Part of Any Investigation into this Tragedy
• NFL World Turns to Prayer after Damar Hamlin Collapses: 'Jesus, Be with Our Guy'
• Japanese Doctors Investigate the Link Between Covid Vaccine and Deaths
• Elon Musk Says 'Fauci Files' Coming This Week as More 'Twitter Files' Drops Expected