March 16, 2021

• ​PA, Hamas condemn Kosovo for opening embassy in Jerusalem
• Palestinian rivals Fatah, Hamas set to meet in Cairo to discuss elections
• 'It is not Lebanon and Gaza - Egypt is the hottest and most active border'
• 'Winds are shifting': US lawmakers criticise Israel in two rare letters
• Senators Call on Biden to Condemn Israel's Land Grab
• US lawmakers call on Biden Administration to oppose Israeli annexation of Palestinian land, home demolitions
• Netanyahu calls off campaign event in south after threat from Gaza terror group
• Liberman warns Bennett allowing 5th election will end career
• Antisemitism is 'Global Problem,' Says UN Official in Virtual Conference on Fighting Anti-Jewish Hatred
• Turkey tells Israel, Greece, EU to seek permission for work in east Med waters
• With gas alliance moored to Turkey tensions, Israel tacks toward energy security
• Blaming Israel for cargo ship blast, Iran warns it has right to respond
• Iran releases footage of Revolutionary Guards 'missile city' base
• Iran's Revolutionary Guard inaugurates new underground missile facility
• Zarif urges US return to nuke deal before onset of Iran's 'lame-duck government'
• Kushner calls Biden move on Iran 'smart'
• 7 rockets target Iraq base housing US troops; 5 hit nearby village
• Putin foe Alexei Navalny says he's locked up in 'concentration camp'
• First Russia poisoned him. Now this is the prison camp for Alexey Navalny
• How Putin keeps his grip over Russia, even with support waning
• India's digital media regulation sparks fears of curbs on press freedom
• North Korea warns Biden administration to avoid 'causing a stink' if it wants peace
• Factory Fires Point to China Tensions as Violence Escalates in Myanmar
• Japan, US to share China concern as ministers meet in Tokyo
• Boris Johnson to make protests that cause 'annoyance' illegal, with prison sentences of up to 10 years
• Migrants stuck at Mexico border thought they'd get easier entry: 'Biden promised us!'
• Terror suspects are part of border surge, says Rep. John Katko
• Security officials to scale back fencing around US Capitol
• Democrats roll out coordinated effort to save Newsom from recall effort as D-Day approaches
• Newsom won't 'take this recall attempt lying down' as Democrats launch defense
• Judge may unseal Fulton absentee ballots for fraud investigation
• Washington Post panned for massive correction to Trump-Georgia election story: 'So, they made up quotes'
• The Washington Post's Fake Trump Quote Scandal Is a Lot Worse Than You Think
• Retail Bitcoin Traders Rival Wall Street Buyers as Mania Builds
• Pennsylvania woman allegedly created deepfake images of cheerleading gym members to cyberbully them, according to criminal complaint
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Sakai, Japan
• Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes buildings in Tokyo, no tsunami warning
• 242 earthquakes in 24 hours, high-temperature volcanic gases at Taal volcano, Philippines
• Quaking in their beds, sleepless Icelanders await volcanic eruption
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala eurpts to 15,000ft
• Pacaya volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Sinabung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 13,000ft
• Large landslide on the banks of Knappensee produces 1.5 m (4.9 feet) high tsunami, Germany
• Biggest total from record-shattering snowstorm tops 50 inches in Cheyenne, Wyoming
• Record-breaking blizzard is worst to hit Denver in nearly 15 years
• Major winter storm described by NWS as 'historic and crippling' slams U.S.
• Texas electricity company Griddy declares bankruptcy as winter storm fallout continues
• 'Widespread severe weather threat' possible for millions in the South this week
• Sandstorm creates 'airpocalypse' in China
• Desert Dust Sweeps Into Beijing, Causing China's Worst Sandstorm In 10 Years
• Intense sandstorm sweeps over Saudi Arabia
• The Jesuits partner with descendants of slaves they owned and sold to raise $100 million for racial justice
• Top Biden nominee claims taxpayer-funded abortion is necessary for 'racial justice'
• Biden admin. asks Supreme Court to drop cases challenging ban on Title X funding of abortion clinics
• Biden, no stranger to inappropriate touching accusations, gives Cuomo pass
• John Crist contemplated suicide amid sexual misconduct allegations: Prayer 'kept me on earth'
• Vatican Rules Out Blessings for Same-Sex Relationships, Despite Calls for Liberalization
• Vatican says Church 'doesn't have power' to bless 'sin' of same-sex unions
• Marvel Comics to introduce a gay Captain America designed by transgender artist
• Natalie Portman Rewrites 'Skewed Gender' Fairy Tales
• Regular booster vaccines are the future in battle with COVID-19 virus, top genome expert says
• US, China mount pressure ahead of WHO report on origins of COVID pandemic
• China's COVID-19 Timeline Questioned After Official Claims to Be Vaccinated in March 2020
• Major European nations suspend use of AstraZeneca shot, as WHO says it's safe
• Germany suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine, along with Italy, France, Spain
• Nearly 400,000 AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses Seized in Italy After Teacher's Death
• Israeli group claims government is guilty of violating Nuremberg Code, crimes against humanity in vaccination campaign
• Facebook to label vaccine posts to combat COVID-19 misinfo
• US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks
• Vaccine brawl riles House
• Biden says 'local preachers' better than Trump for convincing 'MAGA folks' to take COVID-19 vaccine
• White House would welcome Trump urging supporters to get vaccinated
• Covid-19 cases plunge 83% among US nursing home staff, despite vaccine hesitancy
• CDC urges against spring break festivities as beachfront culture wars heat up
• Autistic 4-year-old Arkansas boy kicked off flight for not wearing mask despite doctor's note
• Religious Freedom Advocate Celebrates Big Wins for Constitutional Rights at Pandemic's 1st Anniversary