July 20th, 2023

• ​Israeli President Herzog on U.S.-Israel Relations: 'We Will Always Be Family'
• Herzog hails Israel's 'greatest partner and friend' in Congress address
• 'Israel has democracy in its DNA': Full text of Isaac Herzog's address to Congress
• President Herzog Addresses Congress: Crisis in Israel Attests to Fortitude of Democracy
• Herzog to Congress: Fight over judiciary is 'unnerving,' but democracy will prevail
• Bernie Sanders and at Least Six Other Progressive Democrats Skip Herzog's Congress Speech Over Israel-Palestine
• Bernie Sanders says he skipped Herzog speech since he 'strongly opposes' current gov't
• Israel's Herzog sharply addresses criticism from House members after Squad member's remarks
• As Congress Hosts Israeli Leader, Republicans Block Food Aid For Poorest Palestinians
• Israel's Medical Association Holds Two-hour Strike in Protest of Judicial Overhaul
• 'We don't have any other democracy': Demoted Tel Aviv police chief takes his leave
• 'Won't serve dictatorship': Reservists to suspend volunteer duty over legal shakeup
• IDF says aware of hundreds of reservists refusing to show up, expects more
• 161 senior Air Force reservists bow out of volunteer duty to protest overhaul
• IDF chief: Reservists' refusal to serve harms military, national security
• Gantz says Netanyahu has 'national duty' to return to overhaul compromise negotiations
• Gantz offers to resume overhaul compromise talks, but Likud spurns conditions
• Biden indicates 'special relationship' on the line in absence of consensus on overhaul
• Moroccan king invites Netanyahu for official visit after Western Sahara recognition
• High Court sets September date to hear petition demanding Netanyahu ouster
• European Commissioner Expresses Support for Freezing Palestinian Aid
• House, Senate Resolutions Introduced Calling for EU to Designate Hezbollah as a Terror Organization
• Minister slams German government for publicly funded 'antisemitic' event
• Catholic abbot told to cover cross at Western Wall - The abbot was told that the cross worn at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City was "really big and inappropriate for this place."
• 'Conspiracy of silence' enabling Christian 'genocide' in Nigeria, Catholic bishop tells Congress
• UN World Food Programme cuts aid to Syrians in Jordan, citing funding shortfall
• UK must label Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terror group, says thinktank
• Iran imprisons actress for flouting mandatory hijab law
• Serbia's Vucic: NATO Has to Help End Kosovo Attacks
• Wagner move to Belarus give mercenary group ability to quickly strike NATO, Russian politician warns
• Putin cut deal with Wagner 'to save his skin,' MI6 chief says in rare speech
• Prigozhin appears publicly for first time since mutiny, suggests mercenaries won't fight in Ukraine
• South Africa says Putin to skip upcoming summit due to ICC arrest warrant
• Russian President Vladimir Putin To Virtually Attend BRICS Summit In South Africa
• Massive blasts at Russian depot in Crimea force thousands to flee
• Kremlin Accuses West of Ignoring Ukrainian 'Terror Attacks'
• Russia Warns Ukraine-Bound Ships That May Have War Cargo
• Russia Launches Intense Night Attacks across Ukraine, Targeting Southern Port City for Second Night
• Odessa Port Heavily Bombarded by Drones and Missiles in Worst Attack of the War - Russia Obliterates Ukrainian Infrastructure on the Black Sea
• Ukraine Accuses Russia of Targeting Grain Infrastructure in Odesa
• Russia's nixing of Ukraine grain deal deepens worries about global food supply
• Five European countries will extend ban on Ukraine's grain but let it head to other places
• Sen. Paul: Biden Paying for Ukraine Ammo Leaves US Defenseless
• Defense Behemoth Lockheed Martin Announces Just How Lucrative War in Ukraine Has Been
• China Poses 'Alarming' Threat to US Grid, Lawmakers Told
• State Department faces bipartisan pressure to reveal 'what was on' Chinese spy balloon
• South Korea's President Threatens to 'End' North Korean Regime Aboard U.S. Nuclear Sub
• US Soldier Captured by North Korea Had Recent Discipline Issues, Reportedly Made Strange Noise While Being Apprehended
• Tourist Who Saw US Soldier Sprint to NKorea Thought it Was a Stunt
• "I Compare Your Agency to the KGB" - Former Soviet Bloc Member and Current US Rep. Victoria Spartz Tears into FBI Director Chris Wray
• 'At Least 25-30' IRS Agents in Tactical Gear Raid Business in Stuart, Florida
• Republicans' IRS 'whistleblower X' is a gay Democrat in criminal division with 13 years at the agency
• 'Whistleblower X' Ziegler: Slandered as Dem 'Traitor'
• House Oversight Chair Opens Biden Whistleblower Testimony with Promise of Compelling New Evidence
• IRS Whistleblower X on Hunter Probe: US Attorney David Weiss Was Constantly "Hamstrung, Limited and Marginalized by DOJ Officials"
• IRS whistleblower in Hunter Biden case says he "felt handcuffed" during 5-year investigation
• IRS Agent Joseph Ziegler: Hunter Biden Didn't Report Burisma Income in 2014, Statute of Limitations Allowed to Expire
• IRS Whistleblower Confirms that Biden Family Received Approximately $17 Million in Payments from China, Romania and Other Countries
• Biden Family Business Paid $7.3M from Burisma over Years, Including When Joe Biden Was VP
• Pres. Trump Criticizes House Republicans: "Why Aren't They Impeaching Biden for Receiving Tens of Millions of Dollars? Why Isn't He Under Impeachment?"
• House Rep. Blows Lid Off Biden Whistleblower Testimony: 'Americans Should Not Have to Accept Two Tiers of Justice'
• Second IRS whistleblower to testify U.S. Attorney supported tougher charges for Hunter Biden
• 'Whistleblower X' Ziegler: Special Counsel Urgently Needed
• 'Whistleblower X' Joseph Ziegler Says IRS Investigators Discouraged from Probing Biden Crimes: Told that Interviewing Hunter Biden's Adult Children Would 'Get Us into Hot Water'
• 'Tells You Everything You Need to Know' - IRS Whistleblower Shapley Says Two Biden-Appointed US Attorneys Blocked Hunter Charges
• IRS Whistleblower: Assistant US Attorney Rejected Search Warrant at Biden's Residence Due to 'Optics' - Even Though "She Agreed That Probable Cause Existed"
• Bombshell Letter: FBI Warned Hunter Biden Investigator to Decline to Respond to House Oversight Committee Question
• Investigator to subpoena Biden business partner's documents, securing fresh evidence for Congress
• Disorder Breaks Out as Marjorie Taylor Greene Holds Up Sexually Explicit Photos of Hunter Biden During IRS Whistleblower Hearing
• MTG on White House Cocaine Scandal: 'First Family Should Submit to Drug Test'
• GOP Congressman: Secret Service Blew Up Baggy of Cocaine and Destroyed All DNA Evidence
• Democrat Rep. Daniel Goldman Says Our "Two-Tiered System of Justice" Unfairly Forced Hunter Biden to Accept Plea Deal
• Democrat congressman melts down, claims DOJ, FBI, IRS 'keep democracy in check' during Hunter Biden hearing
• DOJ Sued for Not Registering Hunter Biden as Foreign Agent
• GOP Stands with Trump Against Biden's 'UnAmerican Weaponization' of DOJ: 'Americans Won't Stand for This'
• Dick Morris: DOJ Double Standard 'Unbelievable'
• Donald Trump raped E. Jean Carroll even though he was found liable only for 'sexual abuse,' judge rules
• Trump classified docs judge says mid-December trial is too soon, seems skeptical to delay past 2024
• Trump Target Letter Alleges 'Conspiracy,' 'Witness Tampering'
• Matt Gaetz Announces Legislation to Defund Jack Smith's Witch Hunt against Trump
• Bill to Defund Special Counsel Jack Smith Hits Congress: 'We Must Act Immediately!'
• Sen. Kennedy says Biden DOJ will do 'whatever they can' to make sure Trump becomes nominee - Kennedy reacts to potential of new indictment facing Trump over Jan. 6
• Michigan's Prosecution of Trump-Supporting 'Fake Electors' Raises Political Controversy
• DC Gulag Staff Now Allegedly Using Sleep Deprivation Tactics On J6 Political Prisoner
• Political Prisoners in Brazil "Tortured, Humiliated and Threatened with Death" - Chief Serere Held 220 Days for Crime Carrying 180 Day Penalty
• Orwellian France: Parliament Approves Legislation Opening Door to Mass Surveillance, Making It Easier for Authorities to Spy on Electronic Devices
• Lawmakers approve bill allowing French police to locate suspects by tapping their devices
• Britain's MI6 Intelligence Chief: AI Won't Replace Spies
• Scammers use AI to mimic voices of loved ones in distress
• Mission Impossible - AI: Hollywood strikes and the battle for human creativity
• Showstopper! Strikes Plunge Hollywood Into Chaos With Pricey Movie Delays, Pay Battles and AI Anxiety
• 'Terminator' Director James Cameron On The Rise Of AI: "I Warned You Guys In 1984 & You Didn't Listen"
• James Cameron Doubts AI Can Write Good Scripts, Says the 'Weaponization of AI Is the Biggest Danger'
• Using AI to monitor orphaned elephants in Botswana could usher in the return of the woolly mammoth
• Consumer Groups Pressure Congress to Stop Car Companies from Spying on Americans
• Your 'Air Fryer is Spying' on You, Warns Ted Cruz in Introducing Bipartisan Smart Tech Consumer Privacy Bill
• Why Britain's most prestigious bank canceled Nigel Farage - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the prominent Brexiteer's case raises free speech questions
• A $500 Billion Corporate-Debt Storm Builds Over Global Economy
• Canadian ports in turmoil as union workers return to docks, 'as of now,' after strike deemed illegal
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Abepura, Indonesia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits Nevada; no damage or injuries immediately reported
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits Northern Peru
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Tobelo, Indonesia
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 24,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 22,000ft
• Ubinas volcano in Peru erupts to 22,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Heavy rain creates 'waterfall' as Typhoon Talim hits China's Fuzhou
• Tropical Storm Calvin begins dumping rain on Big Island of Hawaii
• Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina damaged by tornado, no serious injuries
• North Carolina tornado that damaged Pfizer plant and shut down I-95 was at least an EF-2, NWS says
• Tornado Destroys Pfizer Facility in North Carolina, One of the Largest Sterile Injectable Facilities in the World
• Floodwaters reach iconic Taj Mahal as northern India reels from massive deluge
• Airline Passengers Faint While Waiting on Tarmac in 111 Degree Heat - Passengers sat on the hot plane for four hours
• Europe battles heat and fires; sweltering temperatures scorch China, US
• Wind-fanned wildfires force thousands to flee seaside resorts outside Greek capital
• Electrocution kills at least 16 as transformer explodes in India
• Conservative Party Suspends Christian Councillor for Calling Pride a Sin
• Kenya rocked by nationwide anti-government protests over finance bill raising gas tax
• San Francisco's Stores Go to Extreme Measures to Prevent Shoplifting
• New Zealand gunman stormed construction site, killing multiple people, injuring others: police
• Cartel Gunmen in Mexico Take Hostages After Attack on Border State Police
• White House condemns Texas over 'atrocious' floating razor wire barriers at Southern border
• DOJ says it's assessing the situation along the Texas-Mexico border amid 'troubling reports' over migrant treatment
• 41 Percent of Illegal Immigrant Group Biden Admin Released Into US Never Showed Up for Court Dates
• Biden's HHS Releasing Thousands of Migrant Kids with Tuberculosis into American Communities
• A friend-finding app offered a 'safe space' for teens - sextortion soon followed
• Scientists studying rhesus monkeys find surprising benefits to same-sex relationships
• California adds Missouri, Nebraska, Wyoming to those banned for state-paid travel, over LGBTQ+ bills - California now has or will have 26 such states on its list
• Gaetz stumps Air Force general on gender identity labels: 'I'm not really sure'
• Christian baker sued for refusing gender-transition cake says Supreme Court ruling puts law on his side
• Detransitioner Sues Medical Team Who Approved Testosterone, Double Mastectomy
• Sen. Marshall: CDC Has 'Lost Its Way' by Recommending Chestfeeding
• Cotton: Pentagon Gives More Leave for Abortion than Parents' Funerals, Uses Dem Euphemism, Then Says We're Political
• Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
• New AI technology determines embryos suitable for IVF, draws concern about eugenics
• UN Science Group Cautious Over Musk's Neuralink Development, Human Trials
• 'Zombified' Tranq Addicts Swarm Streets of Democrat-Run Philadelphia
• Florida county reports 7th case of locally acquired malaria amid illness advisory
• Shellenberger: Internal Chats Contradict Narrative of Anti-Lab Leak Paper Fauci Cited
• MTG: COVID Subcommittee to Question Fauci on Alleged Knowledge of Gain-of-Function Research in Wuhan
• Biden Seeks to Ban Wuhan Lab Funding Amid New Fauci 'Gain-of-Function' Revelations
• Biden Administration Bans Funding for Wuhan Lab - A memo informed the facility immediate suspension is needed to 'mitigate any potential public health risk'
• Russia Claims State Dept. and Atlantic Council Censor Info on US Biolabs Run by Bill Gates and Hunter Biden-linked Metabiota