June 19th, 2021

• ​Palestinians clash with police on Temple Mount, amid fear of fresh Gaza fighting
• A bomb exploded in the home of Ynet's Arab affair correspondent
• Pentagon chief confirms US will replenish Iron Dome interceptors
• Poll: Most American voters back banning Israel from using US funds to annex land
• Blinken, Lapid discuss US-Israel ties, efforts to expand normalization agreements
• Trump Says Jewish People 'Don't Love Israel Enough' Amid Complaint About Lack of Support
• Guterres reelected UN chief; Erdan urges him to work to end anti-Israel bias
• Global displacement from war, crises doubles in a decade - UN
• Israeli research center exposes how Hezbollah 'liaisons' help control Lebanon
• Bennett said to ramp up engagement with US over its planned return to Iran deal
• After delay, IDF chief heads to DC to discuss Iran nuke threat with US officials
• Iran Poised To Elect Mass Murderer
• Judge under U.S. sanctions set for presidency as Iranians vote
• Iranians vote in presidential election marred by disqualification row
• Polls close on Iranian presidential vote, as many frustrated citizens stay away
• Low election turnout could spell trouble for Iran regime, experts say
• U.S. Military to Withdraw Hundreds of Troops, Aircraft, Antimissile Batteries From Middle East
• Afghan translators land in US, say US leaving others behind who face death threats from Taliban
• Policeman killed, more than 80 students abducted in attack on Nigerian school
• Mass Graves Found in Myanmar Amid Alarm Over Human Rights Abuses
• UN condemns Myanmar military coup, calls for arms embargo
• Low Probability of China Trying to Seize Taiwan in Near Term -Top U.S. General
• Leading Chinese nuclear scientist dies in fall from building
• Project Pearl: how 20 brave Christians smuggled a million Bibles into China in one night
• Kim Jong Un vows to be ready for 'dialogue and confrontation' with US
• In North Korea a packet of coffee costs $100, and that's a problem for Kim Jong Un
• White House freezes Ukraine military package that includes lethal weapons
• Russian Media: Summit a 'Victory' for Vladimir Putin over 'Confused' Biden
• Former WH Physician for Obama, Trump Calling for Cognitive Test for Joe Biden
• Maricopa County Audit Report Expected in August
• Michigan Senate Passes ID Requirement for Absentee Ballots
• Over 7,000 affidavits delivered to Michigan lawmakers claim election fraud
• Attorneys In GA Election Fraud Case Subpoena Facebook And Twitter In Discovery
• David Belle Isle Files Formal Request for Election Records from Raffensperger
• Report: Sidney Powell summoned to Michigan court hearing next month, facing possible sanctions
• Mike Pence Gets Heckled at Faith & Freedom Coalition Summit With Boos and Cries of 'Traitor!'
• Rep. Matt Gaetz: Did FBI 'Animate' Storming of Capitol?
• U.S. blacklists Guatemalan lawmaker for corruption
• Cartels Forge New Alliance for Control of Western Mexico
• Sean Davis: Big Tech Companies Are Outsourcing Censorship Through Dishonest "Fact Check" Firms
• Judge Napolitano: The Only Privacy the Feds Protect is Their Own
• Vietnam introduces nationwide code of conduct for social media
• Twitter's India woes worsen as police summon chief over viral video
• NSA Reveals in FOIA Response that the FBI Involved in "Improper Surveillance" of 16,000 Americans
• Biden's 'off-limits' list for Russian cyberattacks criticized as 'green light' to target everything else
• 'Microchip manicure' turns your nails into business cards
• China gets closer to space goals but threat to US 'more of a theory than a reality'
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Sand Point, Alaska
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 26,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Nevados De Chillan volcan in Chile erupts to 13,000ft
• Louisiana declares state of emergency, 20 million under flash flood watch
• Tropical system to bring heavy rain, possible severe weather to Georgia this weekend
• Oaxaca drenched by 3 months' worth of rain in 2 days, Mexico
• In Puerto Rico, 2 major power outages in a week fuel fear - and memories of Hurricane Maria
• Tens of Thousands in Dark After Blackout Hits US Virgin Islands
• U.S. Southwest residents wilt under fifth day of record heat
• Heat wave raises fears western U.S. states could face severe fire season
• Public Utility Commission Grills ERCOT Over Its Call For Texans To Conserve Energy This Week
• Twitter goes nuclear over ERCOT's request for Texans to hike thermostat in scorching heat
• 'Woke up sweating': Texas power companies remotely raise temperatures on people using their smart thermostats
• 22-year drought is drying up America's largest reservoir
• A California reservoir is expected to fall so low that a hydro-power plant will shut down for first time
• 'There's no water,' says California farm manager forced to leave fields fallow
• 'Potentially the worst drought in 1,200 years': scientists on the scorching US heatwave
• Key climate talks are headed for trouble after G7 wrangling
• Biden wants millions of electric vehicles on the roads. Can the power grid handle it?
• Blue State Blues: Celebrate Juneteenth, a Republican Victory over Democrat Racists
• GOP Rep: 'Juneteenth National Independence Day' a 'wholly inappropriate' name for federal holiday
• 'Historical awareness,' 'spirit of reconciliation': Churches across US observe Juneteenth
• Trump Says Critical Race Theory In Schools Is "A Program For National Suicide"
• WHO accused of sexism for saying women of childbearing age should not drink alcohol
• Law banning trans athletes from women's sports unconstitutional: DOJ
• 'Transgender Realities In The Lord Of The Rings': Facing Accusations of Racism, Tolkien Society To Focus on 'Diversity' At Seminar
• Court's Decision Was a 'Profound Victory for Religious Liberty' in LGBT Disputes
• SBC committee to consider disaffiliating Saddleback Church for ordaining women pastors
• US Catholic bishops OK steps toward possible rebuke of Biden
• 'Private matter': Biden doubts Catholic bishops will succeed in denying him Communion
• Inside Mississippi's last abortion clinic, the focus of an impending SCOTUS case that could overturn Roe v. Wade
• Texas 'trigger bill' would automatically outlaw abortion if Roe v. Wade overturned
• Chinese top official defected to US, gave Biden administration info about Wuhan lab, report suggests
• Rand Paul: HHS, NIH Have Not Turned Over Requested Coronavirus Docs
• Fauci admits scientists acknowledged COVID-19 could be lab-invented illness in early 2020
• Wuhan Lab Found All Genes To Recreate 'Epidemic Strain' Of Coronavirus in 2017
• Brain scans of coronavirus patients suggest 'significant' grey matter loss over time: study
• Kremlin blames 'nihilism' as Moscow sees record COVID-19 infections
• U.K. Virus Cases Surge Even as 8 in 10 Have Received Shots
• Five years before a vaccine can 'hold the line' against Covid variants, England's medical chief says
• Bills' Cole Beasley says he may retire over NFL's new COVID restrictions for unvaccinated players
• Four Healthy British Airways Pilots Die in One Week - Airline Says No Link to Covid-19 Vaccine
• CDC Postpones Emergency Meeting on COVID Vaccine Complications to Observe Juneteenth Holiday
• Some vaccine experts having second thoughts about rushing to inoculate kids
• Trump rails against Covid vaccines for 'very young people'
• Costa Rica rejected a Chinese vaccine, saying it is not effective enough, as China's shot come under increased scrutiny
• Palestinians cancel deal for Israel to supply 1 million COVID vaccines due to close expiration date
• Travelers entering Israel allowed to skip COVID tests after airport overwhelmed before Shabbat
• California rolls out digital vaccine verification - but don't call it a passport
• US will spend $3B to develop antiviral pills for COVID-19
• Japan: Buddhist Temple Covers Goddess Statue with 77-Pound Mask
• Amazon Deletes America's Frontline Doctor's Website from the Internet - Doctors Scramble to Salvage Site
• Atlanta Mayor Bottoms: Crime Spike Partially Due to Georgia Opening Early, 'We Had People Traveling Here'
• Chicago Mayor Lightfoot says racism public health emergency, to use CDC pandemic funds to address
• Fed official sees first interest rate hike next year, not in 2023, thanks to inflation
• US Inflation Worries, However Small, Still Roil Global Markets
• Dow falls more than 500 points to close out its worst week since October, as traders worried the Federal Reserve could start raising rates sooner than expected