March 17th, 2022

• Israel Will Not Close West Bank Crossings During Purim for First Time in Five Years
• US envoy looks to bolster West Bank economy with 4G service, tech offerings
• Telegram channel leaks Mossad chief's personal photos, documents
• Israel's UN ambassador demands Security Council condemn Hezbollah
• Iran exhibits its firepower capability as its confidence on world stage grows
• US said to mull nixing Trump's listing of Iran Revolutionary Guards as terror group
• U.S. too late to prevent nuclear Iran without military action: ex-CIA operative
• US says remaining issues with Iran on nuke deal can be resolved
• Russia: Biden Has Caved on Our Iran Deal Demands, Talks May Resume
• With Zelensky to address Knesset, Russian envoy asks to brief MKs beforehand
• World War III 'may have already started' with Russian invasion, Zelenskyy says
• No More NATO? Zelensky Asks Congress for 'New' 24-Hour War Response Alliance
• Zelensky invokes 9/11, Pearl Harbor in plea to US Congress for no-fly zone
• Zelensky begs Congress for a 'no fly zone,' asks Biden to be the 'leader of the world'
• U.S. Lawmakers Warn Against Escalating Ukrainian War with 'No-Fly Zone'
• Dem Sen. Kelly Pushes Back Against No-Fly Zone - 'Best Interest of Everybody for Us to Avoid Being at War with Russia'
• Ukraine Says "Peace Plan" Story Represents Just "Russian Side" Of The Story
• Zelensky says Russian demands becoming 'more realistic' as fighting nears Kyiv
• Kremlin says demilitarized Ukraine like Austria is possible compromise
• Ukraine rejects Russian neutrality proposals, says peace deal must offer security
• Russia says there's 'hope' for a compromise as fighting intensifies in Kyiv suburbs
• Meta 'identified and removed' deepfake video of Zelenskyy bowing to Russian demands
• Biden Announces Additional $800 Million In Military Aid To Ukraine
• Joe Biden Sending Stingers, Drones, Machine Guns, Grenade Launchers, and 20 Million Rounds of Ammo to Ukraine
• Republicans, Democrats Focus on Ukraine's Borders as U.S. Borders Remain Porous Under Biden
• Nolte: Democrats, Media Willing to Risk WWIII with Russia to Win 2022 Midterms
• US Senate Approves Resolution Probing Putin for War Crimes
• Kremlin Says Biden's Calling Putin a War Criminal Is Unacceptable and Unforgivable
• Blinken: Russian Invasion Will End with Independent Ukraine, No Vladimir Putin
• Now-deleted Kamala Harris tweet claimed US is supporting Ukraine 'in defense of the NATO alliance'
• Four Russian Generals Killed in Three Weeks Show Moscow's Vulnerabilities in Ukraine
• Ukraine Says Russia Hit Theater Sheltering Residents, Moscow Denies It
• Massive 'CHILDREN' Signal Was Displayed at Ukraine Theater Before Bombing
• 10 people killed waiting in bread line in Ukraine; US embassy demands accountability
• Three million migrants have now fled Ukraine - with the majority going to Poland. That could have major repercussions
• 30% Of "Ukrainian Refugees" Are Actually From Other Countries
• UN rushing to prevent human traffickers from capitalizing on Ukraine refugee exodus
• MSNBC's Chris Hayes Blames 'Racism' for European 'Open Arms' for Ukraine Refugees, Not Syrians
• On Moldovan border, Christian groups help Ukrainians flee to Israel
• Pope Francis to Consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
• Refugee Crisis Will Test a European Economy Under Pressure
• World's No. 1 Ranked Player Daniil Medvedev Told He Cannot Play Wimbledon Unless he Denounces Putin
• Putin: West Is Trying to 'Cancel' Russia
• Putin says West is trying to 'dismantle Russia,' compares them to Nazis
• Lilly, Novartis join drugmakers in scaling back operations in Russia
• World Food Programme warns war in Ukraine could lead to global hunger crisis
• Panic buying spreads in Middle East as Russian invasion sparks fear over food and fuel
• The $140 Billion Question: Can Russia Sell Its Huge Gold Pile?
• Russia Is Spiraling Toward a $150 Billion Default Nightmare
• Russian lawmaker demands return of Alaska, California fort and reparations amid US-led sanctions
• Trump Slams Biden Family Corruption After Russia Sanctions Hunter, Joe, Hillary
• Federal Reserve approves first interest rate hike in more than three years, sees six more ahead
• Fed's interest rate forecast signals willingness to sacrifice growth to stop inflation, strategists say
• 'Silicon Junction': Intel to Build $19 Billion German Semiconductor 'Mega-Site' to Move Supply Chains Back West
• Russia's invasion of Ukraine will lower car production by millions of units over two years, S&P says
• Oil market heads for 'biggest supply crisis in decades' with Russia’s exports set to fall, IEA says
• Germany's Not Laughing Now - Russia Reverses Gas Flow of Key Pipeline Serving Europe
• Green Germany Weighs Reopening Coal Power Plants amid Energy Crisis
• Saudi Arabia, UAE Welcome UK Prime Minister For Oil Talks After Reportedly Shunning Biden
• Energy Sec. Granholm: Ukraine crisis provides 'urgent moment' for Congress to act on 'clean energy'
• Sen. Manchin: Create 'Superpower of the World' With Energy Alliance
• Biden demands faster drop in gas prices as oil tumbles
• Energy Traders Ask For Central Bank Bailouts To Save Them From "Margin Call Doom Loop"
• Chinese Tech Stocks Explode As Much As 40% Higher Two Days After JPMorgan Calls Them "Uninvestable"
• Ukraine war upended China's plan to invade Taiwan, alleged FSB whistleblower says
• North Korean missile test ends in failure, as South and U.S. watch for ICBM test
• Suspected North Korea Missile 'Explodes in Mid-Air' After Launch Near Pyongyang
• North Korea may be gearing up for a full ICBM test, just when U.S. attention is focused elsewhere
• Indo-Pacific Nations Import Most Arms Globally
• U.N. says military violence in Myanmar may be 'crimes against humanity'
• Biden administration deems Afghans in US ineligible for deportation
• Peru Votes to Impeach Its Fifth President in 6 Years
• Democrats in Portland, Maine Approve Voting Rights for Foreign Nationals
• Speaker Robin Vos Admits Widespread Fraud Occurred In Wisconsin But Says Legislature Cannot Decertify
• Nevada: Nye commissioners ask top county election official for all paper ballots, hand-counting
• California Bill Aims to Make Tech Firms Liable for Social-Media Addiction in Children
• Israel's second-ever astronaut to carry world's smallest Bible into space
• Powerful 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits North Japan
• Powerful quake off Japan's Fukushima coast knocks out power to millions and prompted a brief tsunami advisory
• Water Pumps At Fukushima's Nuke Plant Halted; Bullet Train Derails After Powerful Japan Quake
• 6.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Namie, Japan
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Huambo, Peru
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Ishinomaki, Japan
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Skardu, Pakistan
• Bezymianny volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 38,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 23,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 23,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano on Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Manam volcano on Papua New Guinea erupts to 10,000ft
• Suwanosajima volcano on Japan erupts to 10,000ft
• 'African blob': Saharan dust storm covers Spain, spreads out across Europe
• Radical Climate Change Policies Sink Another Biden Banking Nominee
• U.N. Declares March 15 'International Day to Combat Islamophobia'
• Boston BLM leader and her husband hit with federal fraud, conspiracy charges
• Women's Rights Champion: Never Say 'Transwoman'
• Cardinal George Pell Urges Vatican to Admonish Pro-Gay Bishops
• Chris Cuomo accuses CNN of 'smearing' his journalistic integrity in new filing
• Chris Cuomo Hits Back At CNN "Smear Campaign" With $125M Arbitration Demand
• Chris Cuomo Takes Aim at Jake Tapper, Brian Stelter, Don Lemon in $125 Million Demand Against CNN
• Ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo considers running against Kathy Hochul despite opposition from his own party
• Joe Biden: I Bet Everybody Knows Somebody... that In an Intimate Relationship... the Guy Takes a Picture of His Naked Friend and Then Blackmails
• Biden mocked over sexual exploitation comment that Twitter users link to Hunter Biden
• U.N. Fighting Its Own Mounting Sexual Abuse Cases with 'Mandatory Trainings'
• Evan Rachel Wood Says Marilyn Manson Used a Nazi Whip to Torture Her and Made Her Drink His Blood
• Nolte: 4 Disney Employees Arrested for Human Trafficking
• Disney employees busted in child trafficking sting just days after corporation opposed anti-grooming law
• 43 Kiwis arrested, six children rescued as part of global sex abuse investigation
• Citigroup to Cover Travel Expenses for Abortions as US States Curb Access
• A dentist broke his patients' teeth on purpose so he could fix them. Prosecutors say he made millions.
• Fauci braces for GOP-led Congress: 'It's Benghazi hearings all over again'
• Report: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Failed to Account for 4,100 Nursing Home Deaths
• NY Gov. Hochul to Extend Covid State of Emergency For Another Month
• California Democrat Lawmakers Vote Against Ending Governor Newsom's Covid Emergency Powers
• CDC Warns Agency Would Lose Access to Key Data If Emergency Declaration Ends
• Pfizer Asks FDA to Allow 4th COVID Vaccine Dose for Seniors
• 8-Year-Old Boy in Peru Develops 'Stevens-Johnson Syndrome' Following Second Dose of Pfizer Covid-19
• Vaccinated 12-Year-Old Girl in Brazil Dies Reportedly Due to Heart Attack While in Her Sleep
• WHO Says Global Rise in COVID Cases Is 'Tip of the Iceberg'
• South Korea reports record deaths amid omicron surge
• Morgues overflowing as Hong Kong suffers deadly Covid wave
• A covid surge in Western Europe has U.S. bracing for another wave
• Israel says discovered new COVID variant in travelers from abroad
• British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Embrace Freedom, Remove Mask Mandates on Flights
• TSA has investigated 3,800 mask-related incidents, issued $644,000 in fines
• White House threatens veto of Rand Paul measure to rescind travel mask mandate
• Report: Unvaccinated Yankees, Mets Players Won't be Allowed to Play in Home Games