January 4th, 2024

• ​Iran says at least 103 killed in 'terror' blasts near grave of slain general Soleimani
• Hezbollah leader blames 'Israeli aggression' for death of Hamas figure and says US 'preventing end of war in Gaza'
• State Department says neither US nor Israel behind Iran blasts that killed over 100
• An assassination in Beirut and a bombing in Iran push fear of war across Middle East to new heights
• Analysis: Whoever is behind Kerman bombing risks igniting regional war - US points towards Islamic State or Sunni extremists but Iran has accused Israel
• Hezbollah leader threatens Israel, says there is no fear of war following death of top Hamas official - Nasrallah said there would be 'no ceilings' and 'no rules' for Hezbollah if Israel starts a war
• Killing of Hamas leader in Lebanon signals shift in Israel's war effort
• Israel ready for fight in the north, IDF chief says after death of top Hamas official
• Several Hezbollah members killed in Israeli strikes as erupting tensions roil border
• 80,000 Israelis Displaced as War with Hezbollah Looms - Iran-Proxy Strikes Israel Over and Over
• Germans advised to leave Lebanon swiftly as war winds blow north
• Mossad chief: Those who took part in Oct. 7 massacre signed their own death warrant
• Mossad chief says Israel is committed to finding and killing all Hamas leaders
• South Africa 'does bidding of its friends Hamas' by accusing Israel of genocide
• Report: Sara Netanyahu accused hostage families of helping Hamas
• IDF admits hostage Sahar Baruch killed during failed rescue attempt last month
• US intel assesses Hamas used Shifa Hospital as command center, held hostages there
• Soldier killed in Gaza takes ground op toll to 175; troops find tunnel in school
• IDF exposes how Hamas & PIJ train children terror activities in Gaza - Hamas has a long history of targeting children for indoctrination on its ideology
• US unhappy with flow of aid into Gaza, focused on getting more in
• France, Germany slam far-right ministers' calls for 'voluntary emigration' of Gazans
• Israeli Officials' Calls For 'Voluntary' Migration Of Palestinians Alarm Human Rights Experts
• Smotrich doubles down on resettlement of Gazans, rejecting US criticism
• Israel in talks with Congo and other countries on Gaza 'voluntary migration' plan - some ministers tout Saudi Arabia as destination for Gazans seeking construction work
• Israel denies it is talking to other countries about absorbing Gazan immigrants
• EU foreign policy head urges world to impose solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• 'Enough Is Enough': Sanders Says Congress Should Reject Aid For Israel's War In Gaza - "The taxpayers of the United States must no longer be complicit in destroying the lives of innocent men, women, and children in Gaza"
• Shark Tanks: With Gaza as Testing Ground, Israeli Defense Startups Flourish
• Shooting for a million: Is Israel set to absorb a massive new wave of Diaspora Jews? Gaza war sparks global antisemitism surge, prompting Diaspora Jews to eye relocation to Israel
• Foreign Ministry says it has 'zero budget' for combating antisemitism abroad
• Algerian soccer player handed suspended prison sentence over antisemitic post
• A Day After Harvard's President Quits, Jewish Alum Launch Campaign to Force MIT's Hand
• A century before Claudine Gay, Harvard helped Nazi Germany improve its image in the West
• Associated Press calls plagiarism 'new conservative weapon' after Harvard president scandal - AP spokeperson said widely criticized story was not up to its standards
• Al Sharpton blasted for calling Harvard president's resignation an attack on 'every Black woman': 'Go away'
• Ibram X. Kendi, Other Woke Activists Rage over Claudine Gay Resigning as Harvard President: 'Racist Mobs'
• Stefanik: Harvard 'Complicit' in Plagiarism 'Cover-Up,' They Threatened to Sue to Cover for Gay
• Disgraced Harvard Ex-President Claudine Gay to Stay on as Prof with Nearly $1M Salary Despite Plagiarism Accusations
• The war could shutter 100,000 small businesses in 2024
• Suspected terrorist cell arrested in Buenos Aires over plot against Jewish targets
• High Court delays implementation of PM recusal law, in 2nd gov't defeat this week
• Ministers slam High Court for delaying recusal law; one calls decision 'null and void'
• Armed drone shot down over Erbil airport in northern Iraq, where US forces are stationed - U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria have been attacked at least 115 times since October 17th, shortly after the start of the Israel-Hamas war
• Houthis claim another Red Sea attack as shipping prices soar
• Yemen's Houthis Say They Targeted 'Israel-bound' Container Ship, No Damage Reported
• Commentary: Shipping Attacks by Yemen's Houthis Require 'Global Response'
• 12 nations led by US warn Iran-backed Houthis of 'consequences' over Red Sea attacks
• US not going anywhere, White House says amid jitters in wake of carrier departure
• Al-Qaeda threatens NYC energy, transportation with suicide bombers, relaunches English magazine - By promoting "open source jihad," Al-Qaida, the group responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, is hoping to decentralize weapons manufacturing instructions and materials
• Imam clinging to life after being shot outside Newark mosque
• European nations team up to buy Patriot missiles in $5.5 billion deal
• Putin issues direct threat to 'deal with' UK in chilling warning
• Russia's Crimea Revenge Plan? Putin Urged To Join Hands With Houthis To Strike UK Warship In Red Sea
• Russia fires hypersonic ballistic missiles at Ukraine's 2 largest cities, leaving 5 dead, at least 130 injured
• Russia Announced It Had Deployed, To Ukraine, Its Best New Artillery-Detecting Radar. Hours Later, The Ukrainians Blew It Up—With Artillery
• New Year's Raid: Russians Detain 3,000 Migrants in Saint Petersburg - Hundreds Are Illegals, Face Deportation - Several Given Military Summonses To the War
• Russia and Ukraine stage major POW exchange after UAE mediation
• Putin ally Kadyrov says if suspected criminals can't be found, their family will be killed instead
• Taiwan reports China sent 4 suspected spy balloons over the island
• Sierra Leone's former president charged with treason for alleged involvement in failed coup attempt
• Failing Badly in the Polls, German Chancellor Scholz May Be Forced To Resign Over His Role in Berlin's Biggest Financial Scandal Since WW2
• White House blames Republicans, 'trickle-down debt' for $34 trillioin US debt - The debt jumped by $1 trillion in about three months
• Multiple state Capitols evacuated due to mass-emailed bomb threats
• FBI: Bomb Threats That Briefly Shut Several State Capitols Likely a Hoax
• Biden's kicking off 2024 by delving into some of the country's darkest moments
• Joe Biden Plans Speech on Dangers of White Supremacy at Valley Forge on Anniversary of J6 Protests - Because All Trump Supporters are White Supremacists
• Biden's DOJ recommends only 6 months in jail for Ray Epps who claimed he 'orchestrated' J6
• Court Rules Trump is Innocent in Officer Brian Sicknick's Death - After His Death by Stroke on Jan. 7, 2021
• Jack Smith Keeps Telegraphing Some Seriously Scandalous Trump Crimes
• Nikki Haley: 'Chaos Follows' Trump
• Chris Christie Says He Wouldn't Pardon Donald Trump: 'Too Bad, Go to Jail'
• Bizarre: Fox News Host Jesse Watters Invites Psychic on Show to Predict Trump's Future Using Tarot Cards
• Ben Carson: Americans Realize We Will Lose our Liberties if the DOJ Takes Down Trump
• Trump asks US Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ruling removing him from ballot
• Democrat Activist Sues to Remove GOP Rep Scott Perry from Ballot in First Lawsuit to Bar Republican Lawmaker from Running For Office
• Judge Rules that Maricopa County Election Official's Defamation Lawsuit against Kari Lake for Criticizing Rigged Election for Governor Will go to Trial - Lawsuit Backed by the Same Group that Sued Rudy Giuliani for $148 Million and Gateway Pundit
• True the Vote wins intimidation case over Georgia voter challenges - Judge finds conservative group didn't violate Voting Rights Act
• True the Vote Defeats Stacey Abrams-Backed Voting Group's 'Lawfare' in 'Resounding Vindication'
• Space photos show Japan's ground splitting open and mass destruction after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake
• Japan quake survivors face freezing rain, threat of landslides
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Vinchina, Argentina
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Anamizu, Japan
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Madang, Papua New Guinea
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Hinatuan, Philippines
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits south of Africa
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Banda Sea
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 19,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• 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
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Dukono volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Tropical Cyclone "Alvaro" makes landfall in Madagascar
• Storm Henk batters UK leading to power outages, travel disruption and flooding
• Storm Henk wreaks havoc across UK, leaving one dead and thousands without power
• Storm Henk hits Britain, blocking roads, bridges and rail lines in south - Homes hit by power cuts and trees brought down, while Exeter sees highest wind speeds in 30 years
• Storm Henk aftermath - sewage spills out of treatment works
• 'Snow drought' grips California and western United States, despite recent storms
• Extreme cold grips the Nordics, breaking record in Sweden for coldest January night
• Sweden Records Coldest January Evening in 25 Years
• Great Lakes ice cover was at record low on Jan. 1, that could still change, but the 2024 outlook is a concern
• Homeowners insurance rates on the rise, mainly due to increase in natural disasters
• Giant offshore wind project axed in blow to Biden's green goals
• DC green-lights aggressive electric vehicle mandate despite critics sounding alarm on high consumer costs
• Number of EVs Eligible for Tax Credits Plummet as U.S. Seeks to Shrink Reliance on China's Supply Chain
• Mayorkas: We Have Record Border Numbers Due to Climate, Poverty, Authoritarianism
• DHS chief Mayorkas calls out Texas for 'failure of governance' amid illegal immigrant crisis and impeachment
• House Republicans to Begin Impeachment Proceedings Against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Over Border Crisis
• Poll Shows Biden's Migration Is a Top Problem in 2024 Election
• Sen. Tom Cotton Endorses Trump: US 'Gone to Hell' Under Biden
• House Speaker Johnson at border: 'Disaster of the president's own design'
• Denver Mayor: We'll Hit Point Where Our Sanctuary City Must Turn Away Migrants, 'Not Enough' 'Work' or Housing
• 'Sanctuary city' of New York not legally allowed to turn illegal immigrants over to ICE
• ICE Makes 'Massive' Adjustment to Illegal Immigrant Data After Investigation Exposed Fraud
• Chicago-area medical examiner's data shows 90% of 2023 opioid overdoses involved drug pouring in across border
• Machete-wielding homeless man arrested at Capitol is Venezuelan illegal immigrant released by Biden into US in 2022
• Japan police arrest a knife-wielding woman inside train after 4 reported injured
• Argentina arrests 3 for alleged terror cell connections - Among the suspects is a Syrian national carrying Colombian, Venezuelan passports
• 1 Colombian soldier dead, 12 wounded in apparent cartel attack
• High-End Brothel Frequented by Military Officers, Politicians Believed to be 'Honeypot' Scheme by China, Russia, South Korea
• Jimmy Kimmel threatens to sue Aaron Rodgers for suggesting connection to Jeffrey Epstein
• Jeffrey Epstein list: Court unseals names in Ghislaine Maxwell lawsuit
• Epstein Files Finally Unsealed: "President Clinton is a Key Person"
• Marsha Blackburn: Subpoenaing Epstein Estate Should Be Senate Judiciary Committee's 'Very First Act'
• Convicted Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell Breaks Silence on Epstein Associate List Release, Blames Gender Inequality: 'It's About Men Abusing Women for Years, Yet Only a Woman is Jailed'
• Franklin Graham Erupts on Church Officials Claiming 'Husband' and 'Wife' are 'Hurtful'
• Oregon man who dismembered handymen, fed them to pigs, serving 50-year sentence in women's prison after identifying as trans
• Appeals Court Unanimously Rejects Biden Scheme to Force ER Doctors to Perform Abortions
• Planned Parenthood, Other Abortion Providers Got $2 Billion From Feds
• Czech Priest's Battle with Tick-Borne Encephalitis Triggers Psychotic Reaction
• Mask Mandates Return to New York City Hospitals
• Sick with COVID and the flu: Double infections hit California hard
• COVID vaccine death rate staggeringly higher than for flu vaccine: senator's staff analysis
• Florida Surgeon General calls for halt to COVID-19 vaccine usage after FDA said he spread misinformation
• Commentary: Pediatrician Is Fighting Back as Her Medical License Is Being Investigated for COVID-19 'Misinformation'