January 9th, 2025

• Trump's Mideast envoy to visit Qatar, claiming hostage deal on verge of completion
• Blinken: Hostage deal 'very close,' plan will be handed to Trump admin if not finalized
• IDF recovers bodies of Israeli hostages Youssef and Hamza Ziyadne from southern Gaza
• Family and friends mourn death of hostage Youssef Ziyadne, blame government inaction
• Israeli Drone Attack Kills Three in West Bank, Including Two Children
• 3 soldiers killed in northern Gaza fighting, raising ground offensive toll to 401
• Gaza clans, dignitaries call for PA's return - These coordinated calls from Gaza's traditional leadership structures could potentially influence discussions about the territory's future governance arrangements
• Jerusalem said blocking UN investigation on Hamas sexual violence that also requires probe of Israel
• Amid growing spat, Katz orders Halevi to 'fully cooperate' with Oct. 7 probe
• IDF chief Halevi: 'Hamas' situation is almost unbearable,' army says north Gaza op meant to create lasting security
• Iranian President Urges Israeli Withdrawal From Syrian Territory After Assad's Fall
• Top Iranian general acknowledges Assad regime's fall was 'very big blow' to Tehran
• US sees 'no reason' IDF should remain in Lebanon, as Israel reportedly weighs staying 'for years' in some areas
• US hails Lebanese army's implementation of truce, even as Israel views it as inadequate
• Defanged but still dangerous, Hezbollah will try to regain its bite, experts predict
• Syria's new rulers have inherited an economic disaster - A legacy of mismanagement and lingering sanctions will make it hard to rebuild the country
• Syria unable to import wheat or fuel due to US sanctions, Trade Minister says
• Israeli intelligence thwarted over 1,000 major terror attacks in Jerusalem, Judea & Samaria in 2024
• Israel seizes $5.2 million from Palestinian Authority for family of terror victims
• Ex-NBA star Dwight Howard says he was made to delete 'Free Palestine' tweet in 2014
• Activist attacks statue of Israeli prime minister in Mexico City Wax Museum
• Israel develops domestic arms production to reduce reliance on US
• State tells High Court all eligible Haredi men can be drafted into IDF from 2026
• Amnesty International accuses its Israel branch of 'racism,' suspends it for 2 years
• Israel's foreign affairs ministry (MFA) has created a regional diplomatic storm after it published a biblical map that many in the Arab world view as "expansionist" and a direct threat to their sovereignty
• Iran puts on show of force with war games ahead of Trump's second term
• Trump faces key decisions on Iranian nuclear program when he returns to office - French President Macron warns Iranian program near 'point of no return'
• Trouble in paradise? Trump shares interview criticizing Netanyahu
• Trump reposts clip from prof who traffics in conspiracy theories, attacks Netanyahu's 'power' - Columbia's Jeffrey Sachs says Bibi 'has gotten us into endless wars'
• Trump posts clip of prof calling Netanyahu 'obsessive' about getting US to fight Iran
• US strikes underground Houthi weapons depots used to hit American ships
• CENTCOM strikes key Houthi tunnel base under 24 hours after IDF meeting
• Islamic group seeking to destroy Israel, create caliphate to hold Canada conference
• Left-Wing Salon Likens MAGA to ISIS, Blames 'Toxic Masculinity' for Recent Terrorism
• Moscow's relationship with Azerbaijan is spiraling in the aftermath of the deadly plane crash Russian air defenses likely caused
• Azerbaijani Anger Over Plane Crash Grows, in Deepening Schism With Russia - In the crash's aftermath, Azerbaijan has unleashed rare and stinging criticism of Russia, with the country's president saying Moscow's response has caused "surprise, regret and rightful indignation."
• Transnistria Says It Has Less Than a Month of Gas Left
• Zelenskiy, Moldova's Sandu discuss Ukrainian coal to ease Transdniestria energy crisis
• Ukraine says it attacked fuel depot serving Russian strategic bombers' air base
• NATO Membership Only Credible Security Guarantee for Ukraine, Finnish Foreign Minister Says
• US to announce $500M in weapons to be sent to Ukraine
• Xi Jinping Muzzles Chinese Economist Who Dared to Doubt GDP Numbers - Gao Shanwen questioned Beijing's ability to boost its economy as threats loom from a property meltdown, burgeoning debt and other challenges
• Venezuela's Maduro to start third term in office amid rigged election: 'Blatant violation'
• What's going on in Venezuela? Dueling presidential inaugurations expected Friday
• Fearing that opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez will return to Venezuela this week as promised, strongman Nicolas Maduro has mobilized the country's military, sending soldiers to patrol the streets in major cities and carrying out new arrests of opponents or individuals he calls mercenaries
• Mexico's president hits back at Trump over 'Gulf of America': 'We're going to call it Mexican America'
• Trump provokes anxieties with Greenland, Panama Canal military talk
• Greenland independence is possible but joining the US unlikely, Denmark says
• If a choice between Denmark and the U.S. is put to Greenland's voters, that's happened before
• Think Trump Acquiring Greenland Is Nonsense? Dem Fetterman Doesn't - He's Not Opposed, Either
• Trump is considering a national economic emergency declaration to allow for new tariff program, sources say
• Schumer Wants Senate Fireworks for Trump Cabinet Hearings
• Biden says he is still considering pre-emptive pardons for Trump targets Liz Cheney, Fauci and others
• Trump's Lawyers Have Assailed Jack Smith. They Could Soon Have Power to Go After Him.
• Trump files emergency petition to Supreme Court to prevent sentencing in NY v. Trump
• Alito spoke with Trump before president-elect asked Supreme Court to delay his sentencing
• Garland plans to release Jack Smith's Jan. 6 report over Trump's objections
• Justice Department says will release only part of Trump case related to 2020 election interference
• Top DOJ officials may have tried to sway 2020 election to Trump: Watchdog
• Watchdog group accuses RFK Jr. of voter fraud - The former independent candidate faces scrutiny over an address he used to vote in New York
• Republicans introduce constitutional amendment to impose term limits
• Zuckerberg Drops 'Fact-Checking,' Says Process Eroded Trust. NYT Blames ... Fake News
• HuffPost to slash more than 20% of newsroom, editor cites 'growing challenges' to business
• 41% of companies worldwide plan to reduce workforces by 2030 due to AI
• Chick-fil-A's lemon-squeezing robots cut over 10,000 labor hours per day - Chick-fil-A is one of the latest restaurants to turn to technology for automation
• Newly Declassified Files Reveal How Americans, Including Unsuspecting Civilians, Drugged and Tortured in CIA's Secret Mind Control Program MKUltra
• New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits Southern Qinghai, China
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Drake Passage
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Reykjanes Ridge
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 21,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcao in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Strong tornado hits Rabigh Governorate, Saudi Arabia
• Flash floods leave over 1,000 displaced in Windhoek, Namibia
• Winter Storm Heading for Texas Grounds Flights, Menaces Grid
• Florida residents warned to prepare for falling iguanas amid temperature drop
• Space satellites track astonishing expansion of deadly California wildfires - Satellites show destruction from nearly a dozen California fires
• 'It is crazy': Wildfires ravage Los Angeles area, destroying synagogue and causing chaos
• Nursing Home Patients Raced Across Street to Escape Raging Los Angeles Wildfire as Winds Exceed 85 MPH
• Firefighters running out of water as fires tear through Los Angeles
• Environmentalism-Obsessed LA Doesn't Have Enough Water to Fight Fire Effectively
• Firetrucks Use Garden Hoses From Residential Homes to Fill Up Water Tanks as Hydrants Run Dry
• Richmond leaders urge conservation to allow water pressure to build
• 5 dead, more than 2,000 structures burned as new fire hits Hollywood Hills
• Hollywood Streets Gridlock Amid Evacuations from Sunset Fire
• What it's like inside LA's real life apocalypse movie
• New fire breaks out near Hollywood sign, mandatory evacuations ordered
• Raging Palisades fire destroys high school featured in multiple Hollywood films
• Several Local Landmarks Are Destroyed in Southern California Wildfires
• LA sheriff condemns looters exploiting California wildfires, at least 2 arrested
• Report: Calif. Wildfire Costs Estimated at $52-57B
• Trump: Los Angeles Fires Could Be Most Costly in U.S. History
• State Farm Insurance Canceled Hundreds of Pacific Palisades Homeowners' Policies Before Devastating Wildfire Strikes
• The Liberal Inferno: No Water, Cancelled Insurance, DEI Focus, and Fired Firefighters
• Alex Marlow: L.A. Fire Department Prioritizes Diversity over Preparedness
• Los Angeles Fire Chief is a DEI Lesbian who Wants More Women and LGBTQ Firefighters - Results Are Catastrophic Wildfires in LA
• 'All Gone': Actor James Woods breaks down in tears recounting destruction of home in California fire
• Professor at University of Missouri Posts Vile Message to Actor James Woods in Midst of Devastating Wildfires: "It's Karma Calling"
• Celebs were outraged over Ted Cruz leaving Texas during blackouts but silent over Mayor Bass' Africa trip amid wildfires
• LA's Incompetent Mayor Karen Bass Reads the Words "URL" Off Her Script During Presser Instead of Giving Emergency Website For Fire Victims
• LA residents rip Mayor Karen Bass as Palisades wildfire burns homes to the ground: 'You're useless'
• LA Times owner blasts Mayor Karen Bass over fire department budget cuts amid wildfires
• LA Mayor Karen Bass cut fire department funding by $17.6M - months before wildfires turned city into hellscape
• You Can't Make This Up: Los Angeles County Fire Department Donates Surplus Equipment to Ukraine to Aid First Responders - Alongside Biden's USAID, Which Funded 16 Ukrainian Fire Departments
• Joe Biden Announces Another $500 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine as California Burns
• Trump Says Gavin Newsom's Attempt to Protect an 'Essentially Worthless Fish' Caused Fire Disaster
• Trump: 'Newscum' to 'Blame' for 'Apocalyptic' Wildfires
• Trump blames 'incompetent' Gavin Newsom for devastating Los Angeles wildfires - "A true disaster!"
• Flashback: Trump urged California Governor Gavin Newsom to clean forest floor to prevent fires
• Bernie Sanders Blames Raging California Wildfires on Climate Change
• Palisades Wildfires Exposes California's Crisis of Governance - "'Global warming ate my homework' doesn't work anymore. Every single politician responsible for this catastrophe - from water mismanagement to zero forest maintenance—is a Democrat."
• Actor Chris Pratt Calls for 'Jesus to Protect the Lives of Those Battling Flames' amid Los Angeles Fires
• Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano Fires Back: Defends Trump's Immigration Policies Against Newly Appointed DC Archbishop's Claims of 'Incompatibility with Catholic Doctrine'
• Ruthless Mexican cartel threatens to kill famed singer, other artists: "This is the last time you will receive a warning"
• Bomb Scare: Regent Street evacuated due to 'bomb threat' as cops probe 'suspicious vehicle' with shoppers fleeing in terror
• Musk Says British Prime Minister Starmer 'Starmtrooper' Is Blocking Grooming Gangs Inquiry Because He Is 'Hiding Terrible Things'
• Tories accuse Labour of 'cowardice' after MPs block national inquiry into grooming gangs
• Jordan Peterson Drops Shock Statistic: One in Seven Pakistani Muslims in Certain UK Communities Participated in Grooming and Gang Rapes of Underage White Girls - Thousands of Girls Raped, Brutally Assaulted
• 14 current and former Minneapolis cops say Assistant Chief Katie Blackwell lied during trial of Derek Chauvin
• Man arrested trying to enter U.S. Capitol with machete as Jimmy Carter lies in state
• Ex-officer and Proud Boys member gets 14 months in prison for joining Capitol attack
• J6er exposes rapes by guards and chaplain in prison she was sent to for misdemeanor
• Matt Gaetz Says He Can Win Florida Governorship Despite Sex Scandals
• Florida DMV cancels trans TikToker's driver's license after possibly violating law changing gender label
• Meta changes hate speech rules, dropping LGBTQ protections
• US to build new stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry