May 18th, 2023

• Cabinet minister and MKs visit flashpoint Temple Mount ahead of controversial march
• Police chief laments 'breakdown of trust' in ties with Ben Gvir
• US antisemitism envoy slams Abbas: Goebbels speech an 'affront to Holocaust victims'
• Will AI help spread antisemitism? Most Americans believe so
• New York State lawmakers blast bill targeting charities sending money to settlements
• Pharmacy chain facing boycott threat after covering up pictures of women on products - Shufersal Be says move to put stickers on female faces at Bnei Brak branch meant to cater to ultra-Orthodox
• 2,000-Year-Old Receipt Uncovered in the City of David
• 'Sexual Terrorism' Bill Passes First Knesset Reading
• Tunisian leader touts 'coexistence' after fatal synagogue attack, but not with Israel
• Tunisia president pledges safety for Jewish citizens after synagogue attack
• Israel Weapons Industries to Collaborate with Peru on Weapons Production
• US said to propose 'joint military planning' with Israel on Iran, but Jerusalem wary
• 17 Iranian 'Ghost Tankers' Bring Oil Worth $1 Billion to Syria
• 5 more hanged in Iran after U.N. warns of rising executions
• Russia and Iran to expand rail ties as alliance strengthens
• Russia, Iran ink rail deal for major corridor intended to rival Suez Canal
• Myanmar military has imported weaponry worth $1bn since coup - UN expert says Russia, China and companies in Singapore top list of those sending weapons to military accused of abuses
• Pakistani police surround Imran Khan's home claiming former PM is hiding riot suspects
• Hypersonic missile scientists face 'very serious accusations' in treason probe, warns Kremlin
• Ukraine Denies Russia Destroyed Patriot Missile System
• Ukraine says it shot down 29 out of the 30 cruise missiles fired by Russia; 1 killed
• Hungary Will Block Further EU Aid to Ukraine
• Turkish Opposition Documents Thousands of Ballot Box Irregularities in Presidential Election
• Ecuador: President Dissolves Congress to Rule by Decree, Citing Left's 'Irrational' Impeachment Attempts
• China boasts spy crafts could be used as weapons against enemies: report
• China imposes $2M fine for stand-up's joke seen as mocking the military
• Canada Prepares to Fight Chinese Interference in June Elections
• China's loans pushing world's poorest countries to brink of collapse
• Biden Arrives in Japan to Meet with G-7 Leaders Amid Looming Debt Crisis at Home
• Democrats pressure Biden to ready 14th Amendment for the debt ceiling
• House Democrats Introduce 'Discharge Petition' to Force a Vote on US Debt Limit
• Former SVB, Signature, First Republic execs blame social media for fueling bank runs
• Deutsche Bank to Pay $75M in Epstein Victim Settlement
• Every administration since Reagan has mishandled classified documents, Archives say
• FBI whistleblowers to testify on harsh retaliation from bureau, 'weaponization' of clearance process
• The Durham Report Leaves No Doubt: The FBI Is A Mortal Threat To Democracy
• CNN's Jake Tapper says Durham Report is 'devastating' for FBI after spending years legitimizing Russiagate
• Durham Report: British Intelligence Repeatedly Rejected Trump-Russia Investigation 'Evidence'
• GOP's Jordan, Turner threaten CIA with subpoena over Hunter Biden letter records
• Mace slams claim of 'politically motivated' Biden family inquiry: Not in the tank for Trump
• Elon Musk Schools Reporter on 'Conspiracy Theories' by Pointing Out That the Hunter Biden Laptop Was Real and 'Election Interference'
• Another Deep State Leak: National Archives Claims Evidence May Undercut Trump's Claim Documents He Took to Mar-a-Lago Were Declassified
• GOP's Luna unveils resolution to expel Adam Schiff from Congress - The publication of Special Counsel John Durham's report this week revealed that the FBI began its investigation of the Trump campaign without any predicating evidence
• Impeachment Week - Marjorie Taylor Greene Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland
• Rep. MTG Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas
• House passes resolution to refer Santos expulsion to Ethics panel instead of voting to expel him
• On Day 1 of Arizona election trial, Kari Lake elicits evidence challenging signature verifications
• Johnny Depp Torches News Media: 'Majority of What You Read Is Fantastically, Horrifically Written Fiction'
• China shuts 100,000 fake news social media accounts, ramps up content cleanup
• Montana becomes first state to ban TikTok
• Montana TikTok ban 'unconstitutional' and 'impossible to enforce'
• DOJ: Apple Engineer Stole Self-Driving Vehicle Tech for Chinese Company
• 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Canilla, Guatemala
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador erupts to 25,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 23,000ft
• Explosions at Popocatepetl volcano, heavy ash suspend classes in 11 municipalities, Mexico
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• NYC is sinking under the weight of its buildings, geologists warn
• More than 450 fatalities in Myanmar after landfall of Tropical Cyclone "Mocha"
• Survivors wait 'in hell' after Cyclone Mocha pummels Myanmar
• Myanmar junta accused of blocking aid to Cyclone Mocha-battered Rohingyas as death toll climbs
• At least nine dead and 20,000 homeless in Italy's worst flooding in 100 years
• 'The city was underwater': quarter of a million Somalis flee flooded homes - Climate crisis a key factor in flash flooding of Beledweyne as rains end drought and Shabelle River breaks its banks
• Alberta blanketed by smoke as Canada's wildfire battle continues
• Report: Electric Vehicle Supply Chain Marked by Human Rights Abuses, Environmental Damage
• California city gives celebrity chef Jose Andres an exemption for his restaurant to use gas stoves
• Religious Persecution Has Risen in 200 Countries, U.S. State Department Reports
• Target expects organized retail crime-fueled losses to jump by $500 million this year
• Nashville Christian School Files Motion to Block Release of Transgender Attacker's Manifesto
• Squad Member Cori Bush Introduces Resolution for $14 Trillion in Reparations to Black Americans
• NYC Mayor Eric Adams Complains That 50% of City's Hotel Rooms Now Occupied by Illegal Migrants - Hurting the Economy
• 8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody as agency seeks to ease crowding
• Civil-rights group issues Florida travel alert in response to DeSantis immigration crackdown
• 20-Yr Disney Employee, Father-of-Two, Arrested On Child Porn Charges After Photos of Children Under 10 Having Sex With Adult Men Were Found On His Computer: "Hot teens in mouse ears are a weakness of mine"
• DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, transgender kids and the use of bathrooms and pronouns
• Archie Comics to Reveal Trans Character
• Conservatives Boycott Target Over Sales of Chest Binders and 'Tuck-Friendly' Bathing Suits for 'Transgender' Children
• Adidas Collaborates with Radical Designer - Unveils Homely Male as Company's Newest Women's Swimwear Model - Conservatives Respond in Brutal Fashion
• Missouri Drops Order Limiting Gender Transitions
• Censured Houston Democrat pushes back after siding with GOP child gender modification ban
• Texas Poised to Enact Ban on Puberty Blockers, Hormone Therapies, Surgeries for Minors
• Nearly a third of patients on 'gender affirming' hormones stop taking them, military study finds
• Republicans can't shake their post-Roe election slump
• Gov. Ron DeSantis, pro-life leaders hit back after Trump calls heartbeat abortion ban 'too harsh'
• Trust in Supreme Court fell to lowest point in 50 years after abortion decision, poll shows
• NJ Gov. Murphy: We'll Defy SCOTUS 'to Save Lives' if They Rule Against Abortion Pill
• Appeals Court Signals Openness to Curbing Abortion Pill Access
• Durham report bolsters GOP case against Biden criminalizing pro-life activism
• Study: 70 Percent of Abortions Unwanted, Coerced, or Inconsistent with Values
• Poll: 28% of Canadians Approve of 'Assisted Suicide' for Homelessness
• U.S. Depression Rates Reach New Highs
• Police Dog Sniffs Out Three Tons of Cocaine in Ecuadorian Banana Shipment
• More Evangelicals Oppose School Vaccine Requirements
• Here We Go: NIH Begins Testing of Clinical Trial of Universal Flu Vaccine Based on mRNA
• NIH Cuts US Taxpayer Funding for COVID-Linked Wuhan Institute
• Fraud report: $38 million in pandemic relief aid sent to dead people
• GOP Lawmakers Challenge Surrender of US Sovereignty to the World Health Organization