June 30th, 2022

• Herzog met Abdullah this week in Amman, president's office reveals - In sign of warming ties ahead of Biden's visit to region, Israeli and Jordanian leaders discuss 'deep strategic issues,' bilateral relations
• Israel delays travel restrictions on West Bank in apparent gesture to Joe Biden
• Palestinian reported killed in clash with IDF soldiers in Jenin
• Likud vows to stymie US visa bill since it eases barriers on Palestinian travelers
• Pro-Palestine mapping website raises alarm in Jewish groups
• Israel's government collapse - and fifth election in three years - offers a potential comeback for Netanyahu
• Coalition infighting delays final dissolution of Knesset by another day
• Knesset won't dissolve tonight as final bills still stuck in committee
• MKs to try again Thurs. to disperse Knesset, set election date, as wrangling goes on
• Bennett announces he will not run in next election: 'I will remain a loyal soldier'
• Antisemitism largely eliminated from textbooks in Saudi Arabia - report
• 92 US lawmakers urge Biden administration to address domestic antisemitism
• Ben & Jerry's Israel, parent company Unilever reach deal to end settlement boycott
• Jordan: Israel-Arab military alliance against Iran not on table
• IRGC commander: Israel incapable of defending itself
• Egypt warns Iran not to target Israelis on its soil - report
• Renewed Iran talks end without significant progress, says EU mediator
• Detained American in Iran implores Biden to take action despite stalled talks
• Gantz says Iran and Hezbollah tried to hack UN peace force, steal deployment data
• Israel has drastically damaged Iran's intelligence operations, Iranian officials say
• Iran reportedly arrests an IRGC general on charges of spying for Israel
• Iranian border guard said killed in incident near Afghan crossing
• Court finds 19 men guilty of terrorism-related charges in 2015 Paris attacks trial
• G7: China must press Russia to stop Ukraine war
• NATO chief says alliance faces 'most serious security crisis' since WWII
• NATO deems Russia its 'most significant and direct threat'
• Tulsi Gabbard: Biden Treasonous in Letting Zelenskyy Dictate US War Goal
• Zelensky pushes NATO for more weapons, pleads for further support
• Biden thanks Erdogan on NATO decision as US signals support for Turkish F-16s
• Greece Turns to Coal Amid War in Ukraine
• Bolsonaro's Brawl With a Top Justice Tests Brazil's Democracy
• Biden jokes he may not return from Spain as approval rating hits all-time low
• Most Say Nation on Wrong Track, Including Dems: AP-NORC Poll
• Judge Lifts Contempt Order Against Donald Trump in New York Civil Probe
• John Eastman, a former Trump lawyer who helped design the plan to overturn the 2020 election, drops lawsuit blocking his phone records from Jan. 6 committee
• Jan. 6 panel effort to blame Trump for violence ignores pointed warnings Congress got much earlier
• The Odds Are Increasing That Trump Gets Charged - Cassidy Hutchinson advances the 1/6 committee's theory of the case, though it's not a slam dunk
• CNN's Wallace Praises Cassidy Hutchinson Testimony - 'She Was Just Brilliant'
• Bernstein: Hutchinson's Testimony Now 'Proven' Trump Is a Criminal Seditious President
• Jan. 6 Witness Account of Trump Outburst Gets Fresh Scrutiny
• Former White House lawyer contradicts Cassidy Hutchinson Jan 6 testimony
• Former White House lawyer says he wrote note to Trump that Hutchinson claims she authored
• Source: Jan. 6 Panel Hasn't Sought Rebuttal to Hutchinson Testimony
• Secret Service: 'We Were Not Asked' to Confirm Cassidy Hutchinson's J6 Story
• White House Co-Worker: 'Phony' J6 Witness Cassidy Hutchinson 'Did This to Basically Get Famous'
• Commentary: The Cassidy Hutchinson Testimony Brings Down Two Targets - The J-6 Committee and the Press
• "Fake Stories... No Cross Examination, No Real Republicans, No Lawyers... Unselects Should Be Forced to Disband" - President Trump on Corrupt Jan 6 Committee
• Google Trends Data: Only Place in America Where J6 Cassidy Hutchinson Hearing Attracted More Interest than Gas was D.C.
• Ginni Thomas Demands Context From J6 Panel Before She'll Cooperate With The Hostile Probe
• Giuliani associate Lev Parnas receives 20-month sentence for campaign finance crimes
• Wealthy New Yorkers who fled in 2020 took $21B in income with them: IRS
• Wall Street braces for turmoil
• Powell says there is 'no guarantee' Fed can tamp down inflation without hurting the job market
• Powell Says Economic Growth Will Likely Slow as De-Globalization Pressures Build
• We're Dangerously Close to Giving Big Tech Control Of Our Thoughts
• US Federal Communications Commission Requests Apple and Google to Ban TikTok App Due to 'National Security Risk'
• California Bill Would Require Websites to Verify Users' IDs
• Nation braces for miserable travel weekend as canceled flights stack up
• Fetterman calls for Biden administration to fine airlines amid cancellations
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• Minor earthquake shakes northern Israel, latest in a series
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 26,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 21,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Peru erupts to 20,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 17,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Krakatau volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Strengthening tropical rainstorm to slam into Nicaragua with flooding rain, high winds
• 'A real forecasting nightmare': Tropical rains head for Texas coast
• Unseasonably heavy rain to impact Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia
• Desperate amid drought, archbishop prays for 'gift of rain' in Italy
• Japan swelters in its worst heatwave ever recorded
• Extreme heatwave engulfs Iran, main cities record hottest June day since records began
• Sandstorms shroud Iraq in orange haze
• Rices Fire threatening more than 500 structures and critical infrastructure, California
• Anchovies are reportedly raining from the sky across San Francisco
• Environmental groups sue Biden administration over climate and wildlife impact of drilling lease sale
• Biden Climate Envoy John Kerry Amid Supply Chain Crisis: "We Need to Spur the Transition to Green Shipping"
• You're On Your Own: UK Would Stop Gas Exports to Europe in Event of Winter Shortages
• Abbott: EPA Plan Will Cripple Oil Production in Permian Basin, Raise Gas Prices Further
• Stellantis Warns of Car Market Collapse If EVs Don't Get Cheaper
• Brutal killing caught on camera stokes religious tensions in India
• Udaipur: India state on alert after Prophet Muhammad row beheading
• 2 Gunmen Killed, 6 Officers Wounded in Shootout at Canadian Bank
• Police Arrest 19-Year-Old Amazon Worker in Texas for Threatening to Carry Out Mass Shooting - Called Uvalde Shooter an "Idol"
• White House Rejects Blame for Deadly Migrant Smuggling Event in Texas, Says Border Is 'Closed'
• Joe Biden Flees When Asked About 51 Migrant Deaths in Texas
• Rep. Brian Babin accuses White House press secretary of lying about 51 migrant deaths
• California sheriff to Biden: 'Close our border' to spare migrants horrors of cartel trafficking
• Massive Trove of Gun Owners' Private Information Leaked by California Attorney General
• West Hollywood votes to cut Los Angeles County sheriff funding amid crime wave
• Skyrocketing Chicago crime has small businesses, corporations pack their bags: 'Enough is enough'
• Get Woke, Go Broke, U.S. Military Edition: Army Recruiting Craters
• Ben Carson defends Clarence Thomas, says liberals believe Black conservatives 'worse than Satan'
• Bill Requires Federal Reserve To Address 'Social Justice'
• Massive Survey Finds Americans' Views on Gender Are Shifting, But Not the Way Leftists Want
• Democrats unveiling 'Transgender Bill of Rights'
• Inside Eureka Springs, the Bible Belt's LGBTQ oasis
• Police back down from plans to reroute Mitzpe Ramon pride parade to avoid yeshiva
• Attorney General Ken Paxton says he will defend Texas sodomy law if Supreme Court revisits Lawrence vs. Texas
• Shocking Footage From Disney Reveals Upcoming Transgender Character Saying 'Men Have Periods Too'
• Disney Hit Over Transgender Flag in Leaked Video
• Florida's Parental Rights in Education Law Will Force Teachers to Take LGBT Propaganda Out of Classrooms
• DeSantis to investigate 'sanctuary cities' that abet human trafficking
• R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in sex trafficking case
• Prince Andrew could be FBI's target after Ghislaine Maxwell sentencing: lawyers
• FBI investigating Catholic Church in New Orleans for child sex abuse
• Supreme Court school prayer ruling stirs debate over how far religion will seep into campus
• Atheist worker fired after refusing to attend company's Christian prayer in NC, feds say
• Rabbi's suit over Florida abortion law tests bounds of religious objections after Roe
• Pelosi receives Communion in Vatican despite abortion stance
• Pastor: 'Coordinated Effort' to Disrupt Worship at Churches Following Overturning of Roe v. Wade
• White House Promotes Website Advising Children About Hiding Abortions from Parents
• Why data privacy is a concern in the wake of the Roe decision
• Hacking group targets U.S. state governments that outlaw abortion following Roe repeal
• Some big-city district attorneys vow not to prosecute abortion cases, setting up legal clashes in red states
• Roe v. Wade Is History, but the Abortion Debate Reveals Rot at America's Center
• Nolte: Disappointed NY Times Admits There Was No 'Roe v. Wade Bounce' in Tuesday Elections
• HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Laughs While Suggesting American Taxpayers Could Foot the Bill for Transporting Women to Pro-Abortion States
• Influx of Abortion Pills Expected to Cross U.S.-Mexico Border Following Dobbs Decision
• Major health system stops, then resumes Plan B amid Missouri's abortion ban ambiguity
• Physicians face confusion and fear in post-Roe world
• Louisiana AG Warns Doctors Against Performing Abortions
• CNN Promotes Illegal Abortion Scheme - Experts warn unregulated abortion pills put women at risk
• Media Outraged Facebook Won't Allow Black Market for Abortion Drugs
• W.H.O. Chief Tedros Turns on U.S. over 'Backwards' SCOTUS Abortion Ruling
• Pharma giant Bayer to set up cybersecurity center in Israel
• New superbug found in pigs can jump to humans
• Swans from Charles River Esplanade euthanized after exhibiting avian flu symptoms
• US officials announce more steps against monkeypox outbreak
• 32-Year-Old Comedian Nick Nemeroff Suddenly Dies in His Sleep - Posted Earlier About Suffering Side Effects of COVID Vaccine
• Sen. Cruz Slams PBS, HBO for Using Elmo to Push COVID Vaccines to Those Under 5
• Army National Guard Approaches Vax Mandate with 5,000 Unvaxxed Guardsmen
• Gov. Lee Orders COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Tennessee State Guard Despite Force's Non-Federal Funding and Role
• Do mask mandates work? Bay Area COVID data from June says no.
• Fauci says he is experiencing 'rebound' of COVID symptoms after Paxlovid treatment