June 23rd, 2022

• 'You'll see interesting things': US hints at new Arab-Israel ties during Biden trip
• Texas GOP adopts controversial platform 'prohibiting' Palestinian state
• Knesset defeats two bills to apply sovereignty to West Bank settlements
• Knesset passes initial vote to disperse, setting Israel on path to elections
• Polls point to return of dreaded deadlock in next elections, unless alliances shift
• Yamina rebel seeks to slow Knesset's end, to allow more time to form alternate gov't
• In improbable gambit, Shaked willing to join Netanyahu-led gov't in current Knesset
• Bennett says he'll vote against bill that would block Netanyahu from serving as PM
• Set to become prime minister, Lapid faces critical test against resurgent Netanyahu
• Bennett defends legacy, hails coalition 'experiment' as a 'success' in NYT interview
• Bennett said mulling timeout from politics, not running in next election
• Bank of Israel predicts economy can keep expanding despite political upheaval
• Israel will not tolerate attacks from Gaza despite political instability, Bennett warns
• US official: Demise of coalition could delay planned visa-free entry for Israelis
• AG says new IDF chief can be chosen during election season only if 'essential need'
• Israel has a chance to slow the Dead Sea's demise. Will big business get in the way?
• After terror attacks, Israel reinforces part of West Bank barrier with 9-meter wall
• Damascus airport to reopen nearly two weeks after strike attributed to Israel
• U.S. Airman Arrested In Connection With Attack At Syria Military Base
• Iran Executes More than 100 People Within 3 Months, Raising Concern at U.N.
• UN urges Iran to halt finger amputations as eight burglars face punishment
• Russia's Lavrov set to make important Iran trip
• Jordan, Saudi Arabia support efforts to prevent a nuclear Iran
• Saudi crown prince visits Turkey as relations thaw after Khashoggi murder
• 7 injured of Tianjin gas explosion discharged from hospital; 9 held accountable under custody
• North Korean leader convenes military meeting amid tensions
• Xi warns about 'expanding military alliances' at BRICS summit: state media
• China Sends Warplanes Near Taiwan After US Rejects Strait Claims
• Taiwan Vows Not to 'Cave In' to 'Big Bully' China as 29 Warplanes Fly Close to Island
• Qatar Caves to China, Changes Taiwan's Name on FIFA Website
• China Uses Photo of Biden Bike Fall to Mock U.S. Position on Tariffs
• Raw material costs for electric vehicles have doubled during the pandemic
• Elon Musk says Tesla's new factories are 'gigantic money furnaces' that are losing billions of dollars from EV battery shortages and supply-chain snags
• China's electric vehicle battery supply chain shows signs of forced labor, report says
• U.S. law prohibiting import of products made by Uyghurs in labor camps goes into effect
• China Brands America a 'Menace' for Banning Slave-Made Products from Uyghur Region
• China says Ukraine crisis has sounded alarm for humanity
• US taps top Nazi hunter as lead investigator into war crimes in Ukraine
• Moscow vows response for US not allowing aircraft to pickup diplomats
• Experts say there are mounting signs that the Kremlin is purging its top generals in Ukraine, the latest hint of deep dysfunction in Putin's army
• Drone crashes into Russian oil refinery in possible attack
• Microsoft: Russia Steps Up Cyber Attacks Against US, Other Nations Backing Ukraine
• Russia Hits Grain Terminals in Latest Attack on Ukraine's Food Infrastructure
• Russia: West Is Spreading Lies About Causes of World's Food Crisis
• Western Move to Choke Russia's Oil Exports Boomerangs, for Now
• Russia earned more than $96 billion from fossil-fuel exports in first 100 days of war, report says
• Russia may cut off gas completely, Europe must act now, IEA warns
• 'This aged quite badly': Trump warned Germany of becoming 'totally dependent' on Russian energy at the UN in 2018. Who's laughing now?
• Lawmakers to Investigate Gas Price Gouging
• Joe Biden Demands Gas Stations Lower Prices: 'Do It Now'
• Biden suggests Republicans who criticize him for high gas prices would have Putin roll over Ukraine
• White House pushes back on claims Biden is 'vilifying' US oil industry: 'This isn't personal'
• Biden looks everywhere to lower gas prices - except boosting oil production
• Biden calls on Congress to suspend federal gas tax for summer months
• Infrastructure Groups See Biden's Gas Tax Holiday Doing Harm
• Granholm triples down on 'green' as 'the only way out' of high gas prices a day ahead of meeting energy CEOs
• Not 'Putin's Price Hike': Fed chair Powell breaks with Biden on inflation
• Jerome Powell Admits Federal Reserve 'Not Getting Our Own Job Done'
• Powell Says Recession 'Certainly a Possibility' as Fed Determined to Hike Rates to Tame Inflation
• Elizabeth Warren to Fed chair Jerome Powell: Don't 'drive this economy off a cliff'
• WaPo's Singletary: 'Stop Complaining,' 'Calm Down' About Inflation - You Are 'Not Suffering'
• Retirement accounts lose trillions in stock rut
• The world's bubbliest housing markets are flashing warning signs
• Sri Lankan prime minister: Island's economy 'has collapsed'
• Somalia: 'The worst humanitarian crisis we've ever seen' - Children starving to death 'before our eyes'
• Soros Spent $40 Million to Elect Progressive Prosecutors in Past Elections: Report
• Supreme Court Justice Robert Berliner resigns after being accused of an ethics violation
• Supreme Court justices don't have a code of ethics. Hundreds of judges say that's a problem
• Judge delays Proud Boys trial amid Jan. 6 committee uncertainty
• 'Hang them all': January 6 committee members target of violent rhetoric on right-wing social media platforms
• January 6 panel postpones final two June hearings until July - Committee members cited an influx of information that they need time to process and assemble
• Thursday's Jan. 6 hearing to explore 'the effort to corrupt the Justice Department'
• Trump's pressure drew violence, threats to local officials, committee shows
• Even Fox News analysts say Trump should face criminal charges as channel starts airing Jan 6 hearings
• Fox anchor: Jan. 6 witnesses outlining 'huge, stunning, clear' lack of voter fraud evidence
• 'I need 11,000 votes, give me a break': Raffensperger details Trump's election demands
• Rep. Jordan: Jan. 6 Committee Can't Have Seriousness of Investigation Go Both Ways
• Fox News parent must face defamation lawsuit over election coverage
• Former Florida Governor Candidate Andrew Gillum Charged With Campaign Fraud
• Mexico to 'Open Its Doors' to Julian Assange, With President Asking Biden to Free WikiLeaks Founder
• Missouri Attorney General Files Landmark Lawsuit Against Biden for Colluding with Big Tech
• The media bubble is real: Study shows massive disconnect between journalists, public
• 'Get your boy Elon in line': NASA tell-all recounts turmoil over private space race
• SpaceX Says 5G Interference Could Make Starlink Internet 'Unusable'
• SpaceX may have turned the galaxy red
• Five planets align perfectly, visible until end of June - alignment not seen since 1864
• A giant sunspot the size of 3 Earths is facing us right now
• Solar flare risk rises! Earth may get blackouts, GPS problems and Auroras
• Japan Supreme Court: State Not Liable for 2011 Fukushima Disaster
• Afghan earthquake: At least 1,000 people killed and 1,500 injured
• Taliban Asks World for Aid as Afghanistan Earthquake Death Toll Passes 1,000
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Ruteng, Indonesia
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 22,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 17,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Woman dies from lightning as more than 25,000 strikes hit California
• Second wave of deadly floods and landslides hits Abidjan, Ivory Coast
• Over 100 killed, millions displaced amid historic flooding in Bangladesh, northern India
• China's Electricity Demand Sets Records During Heat Wave
• Lake Mead: Drought-stricken reservoir near Vegas hits new lowest level since 1930s
• Maldives builds floating city for 20,000 people as climate crisis looms
• Bacteria Infects 350,000 Fish: California Wildlife
• Can a Future Fleet of Robotic Fish Clean Up the Ocean?
• Nanny state: Canadian government to prohibit single-use plastic items such as cutlery, straws, and grocery bags
• New MPG Rule Will Exacerbate Existing Car Shortage
• US Importing Baby Formula From Mexico to Ease Shortage
• College pays $800,000 to students banned from evangelizing on campus after SCOTUS ruling: lawyers
• Teachers' Unions Condemn Supreme Court Decision Upholding Religious Freedom and School Choice
• House GOP scorns bipartisan Senate guns deal
• House Republicans Introduce Legislation To Eliminate Federal Excise Tax On Guns, Ammo
• Plurality of Americans think government could abuse 'red flag' gun laws, poll
• Trump says Senate 'Gun Control' bill is 'first step' toward taking away firearms
• Commentary: 'Gun Reform' Is Just Another Word For 'Nothing Left To Lose'
• Uvalde school police chief placed on administrative leave as criticism grows over response to shooting
• Uvalde mayor accuses Texas law enforcement director of lying, leaking or misleading to avoid blame in shooting investigation
• Uvalde school shooting: Officer whose wife was shot was disarmed and 'escorted' away, Texas DPS chief says
• Shooting inside S.F. Muni train leaves 1 dead, 1 injured with shooter still at large
• Jesuit priests killed by gunmen in church in northern Mexico
• El Salvador extends state of emergency for third time to curb gangs
• Nearly 200 people break into $8 million Florida home for party, post videos on Snapchat and Instagram
• French court bans burkinis, doesn't block city allowing topless women in public swim areas
• Jack Posobiec: Disney Willing to Lose Money on 'Lightyear' as 'Investment into Shifting the Culture'
• Schools Penalize 'Malicious Misgendering'
• Nonbinary teacher complains about people failing to use they/them pronouns in emails: 'I got really, really tired of people using the wrong pronouns'
• Republican Bill Would Allow Adults to Sue Doctors for Youth Sex Transition
• Neo-Nazi Bank Robber Gets Free Cosmetic Sex Surgery from Taxpayers
• CEO, COO of Pornhub parent company resign as scrutiny over videos builds - Company has been accused of hosting nonconsensual and underage sexually explicit videos
• Chinese researchers build 'mind reading' device that detects when men watch porn
• Jury finds that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted teenager at the Playboy Mansion in 1975
• Ghislaine Maxwell Trying To Use Clinton Connection To Get Lower Sentence
• Johnson: 'Outrageous' that Biden WH Won't Condemn 'Intimidation' Against SCOTUS Justices
• FBI investigating attacks against pro-life clinics as potential acts of domestic extremism
• Rare Pro-Life Democrat Louisiana Governor Signs Pro-Life Bill Banning Abortions
• Wisconsin Republican Lawmakers Reject Abortion Ban Repeal
• Insurrection: Pro-Abortion Activists Storm Wisconsin Capitol on Same Day as Special Session
• Over 200,000 Terminations: Government Lockdown Partial Cause of Record Number of Abortions in 2021 - Claim
• Scientists create a plague of cancer-sniffing cyber-locusts
• CDC investigating 'very serious' outbreak of meningococcal disease in Florida
• National incident declared after UK health officials detect polio virus in London sewage samples
• W.H.O. Ready to Meet in Geneva and Decide New Name for 'Monkeypox'
• Emails contradict Biden administration denials that EcoHealth Alliance received DARPA funding for virus research
• Newsom Pre-Orders 400,000 Vaccines for Children Under 5
• Publix won't give COVID vaccine to children under 5
• Activists say Covid college mandates in question under Supreme Court ruling
• Peer-Reviewed Paper Shows Significant Fertility Risks for Men Who Get the Pfizer COVID Vaccine
• 1st COVID-19 Vaccine Damage Payment in UK Confirmed With Others Expected to Follow
• Beijing kids must take a PCR Covid-19 test to play in the park
• 'Second pandemic'? Biden alarms Twitter with his cryptic comments: 'Here we go again'