March 5th, 2021

• Blinken: US stands with Israel, ICC lacks jurisdiction to hold investigation
• Western envoys warn ICC its future is at risk over probe of Israel, Palestinians
• Abbas praises ICC prosecutor's 'courage' in opening Israel war crimes probe
• In blow to Fatah, Arafat's nephew forms new list for Palestinian election
• PLO says $15 million per month being paid in terror stipends
• IDF completes underground wall as Israel readies for Hamas war
• Greenpeace Slams Israeli Minister's 'Baseless Claim' Accusing Iran of Eco-terrorism in Devastating Oil Spill
• Imagery appears to further implicate Iran in oil spill
• New Iran headache for Biden as dissident group claims to have uncovered another nuclear site
• Europeans drop plan to condemn Iran at UN nuclear watchdog, opting for diplomacy
• US hopes Iran will 'engage' after Europeans drop nuclear censure plan
• Biden and Europe allies worry Israel is preparing a substantial attack on Iran
• Netanyahu speaks to Harris, tells her he won't allow Iran to obtain nukes
• Israel's Netanyahu Vows to 'Stand Against the World' Fighting Iran Nuclear Pact
• Gantz: IDF updating military plans for potential strike on Iran nuclear sites
• Biden Strikes Against Iranian Targets in Syria Sought to Send Signal Without Escalation, Officials Say
• Biden reportedly called off second Syrian strike after woman, children seen nearby
• Iranian Terrorists Claim to Have Active Cells in Washington, D.C.
• Why Ethiopia's deadly Tigray crisis is growing
• Deadly violence mars reunion between schoolgirls and parents in Nigeria, witnesses say
• 'Dragged in the street': Christian persecution in Tunisia still rampant decade after revolution
• Turkish school textbooks call Jews and Christians 'infidels'
• U.S. imposes trade sanctions on Myanmar, calls on China to help end coup as violence escalates
• Myanmar crackdown on protests, widely filmed, sparks outrage
• Indian man accused of beheading teen daughter in apparent "honor killing"
• Sweden looking at terror links following knife spree that injured 7
• U.S. bomber flies over Baltic states in show of solidarity: U.S. Air Force
• Threat against US Capitol fizzles, but officials seek 2 more months of National Guard help
• Pelosi: National Guard should stay long as needed
• Federal investigators are examining communications between US lawmakers and Capitol rioters
• Rep. Mo Brooks: H.R. 1 Would Make American Elections 'Akin to Old Soviet Union, Cuba, North Korea'
• Four Months After the 2020 Election in Georgia, Over 400,000 Absentee Ballots are Missing Legally Required Chain of Custody Documentation, Yet Biden Was Given the State by 12,000 Votes
• Grand jury in Georgia expected to convene in probe of Trump's efforts to overturn election
• Psaki Declines Setting Date for Solo Biden Press Conference Amid Mounting Pressure
• YouTube deleted videos of Trump's CPAC speech and suspended a channel that posted it
• YouTube says it will reverse its ban on Donald Trump's channel when 'the risk of violence has decreased'
• eBay bans the sale of 6 'offensive' Dr. Seuss books, but continues to allow sales of Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf'
• The self-silencing majority - In red America and blue America, an epidemic of self-censorship is threatening democracy
• Report: U.S. contributes to ongoing decline of freedom worldwide
• Is America a Christian nation? Pastors at odds about fusion of faith and politics
• Feds throw out over a third of cases stemming from violent Portland protests in 2020 - with reportedly many more dismissals to come
• Powerful earthquakes trigger tsunami warning in New Zealand; thousands evacuate
• 8.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Gisborne, New Zealand
• 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Sola, Vanuatu
• 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits southeast of the Loyalty Islands
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Gisborne, New Zealand
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Tyrnavos, Greece
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Gisborne, New Zealand
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Gisborne, New Zealand
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 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
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Gisborne, New Zealand
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Gisborne, New Zealand
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits east of the North Island of New Zealand
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Gisborne, New Zealand
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Krania Elassonas, Greece
• Earthquake swarm in Iceland could hint at even bigger event
• Pinatubo volcano Alert Level raised after 1,722 earthquakes since January 20, Philippines
• Veniaminof volcano alert level raised after sensors detect small explosion, Alaska
• Another eruption at Etna volcano, heavy ash up to 12 km (39,370 feet) a.s.l., Italy
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 16,000ft
• Raung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Pacaya volcano in Guatemala erupts to 12,000ft
• Sinabung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• Unusual springtime hail storm colors Israel's south white
• Historic drought deepens in the West as window for rain, snow closes
• Damages from Feb. winter storms could be as high as $155 billion
• Alabama Senate Passes Bill Criminalizing Trans Surgeries, Puberty Blockers for Minors
• Court to Decide: Can Obamacare Force Christian Doctors to Perform Transgender Surgery?
• Transgender female inmate sues MDOC: I was forced to bunk with rapist, then got raped
• South Korea's first transgender soldier dies, spurring calls for change
• Cuomo and Newsom, once pillars of the Democratic Party, now look for paths to survival
• Cuomo seeks to buy time amid scandals, turns to Clinton's 'never quit' mantra
• Explosive New York Times report claims that top Cuomo aides rewrote a report to change nursing home death total months before federal investigation began
• Reporter to Sue Gov. Whitmer Over Nursing Home Death Data
• Japan supercomputer shows doubling masks offers little help preventing viral spread
• Support for Covid-19 Vaccine Passports Grows, With European, Chinese Backing
• Europe fears creating COVID-19 vaccine 'passports' could lead to discrimination, division
• Italy blocks export of Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia, using EU powers for the first time
• Israel: Negative tests will give unvaccinated access to all venues as of Sunday
• Israel: Quarantine hotels to close as ministers advance electronic bracelet bill
• Tweaked Israeli sewage test can check spread of coronavirus variants
• China makes COVID-19 anal swabs mandatory for foreigners
• WarnerMedia CEO Issues Apology After Saying Pandemic 'Really Good for Ratings'
• Kamala Harris Casts Tiebreaking Senate Vote Advancing $1.9T Relief Package
• Ron Johnson forces Senate to actually read massive stimulus bill. CNN calls it 'pointless obstruction.'
• Kennedy: Biden's $1.9 trillion bill is an 'orgy of pork,' shouldn't be called a COVID relief bill
• Rubio trolls Biden over 'Neanderthal' comment, tells him to 'seek training on unconscious bias'
• Texas Gov. Abbott blames Covid spread on immigrants, criticizes Biden's 'Neanderthal' comment
• 'Inaction is simply not an option': Border Democrat warns Biden of crisis from surge in migrants amid pandemic
• Inflation debate heats up over Biden relief bill
• Kroger CEO says he expects normal levels of food inflation in 2021 but that prices may be volatile
• Dow futures fall 100 points after a steep sell-off on Wall Street amid surging bond yields
• Gas prices will be negatively impacted by 'hostile' Biden administration: Former Shell Oil president