May 4th, 2023

• Netanyahu said blocking Gallant from visiting US until he gets an invite
• Israeli gov't will collapse without new IDF draft bill, top haredi minister warns
• Poll: Majority of Israelis Blame Govt for Economic Crisis
• Coalition tensions rise as Otzma Yehudit boycotts Knesset over 'feeble' Gaza response
• 42% of Israelis believe Bennett handled Gaza better than Netanyahu - poll
• Ben-Gvir threatens to quit Israeli government over response to Gaza rockets
• Likud: If Ben Gvir doesn't like how Netanyahu runs government, he can leave
• Dozens in Sderot protest weak military response to Gaza rockets
• Defense official: Doubtful we get through the summer without a round of escalation
• As unofficial truce holds, Israel warns Hamas it could strike again
• Amid spiraling crime wave, two more shot dead in 4th and 5th killings in a day
• Palestinian man shot, seriously hurt after allegedly grabbing IDF officer's gun
• 13 Lion's Den fighters turn themselves in to PA security forces
• Belarus sentences activist after forcing his plane down over fake Hamas bomb threat
• For the second time: Smotrich seizes funds from PA, transfers them to victims of terrorism
• 'Disruption Day' on Thursday as overhaul protest groups seek to reenergize streets
• Israel's Judicial Proposals Prompt Startups to Relocate - Govt Agency
• Turkey conglomerate sees opportunities for collaboration with Israeli startups
• Israel, China hold first direct talks on free-trade agreement since 2019
• Rashida Tlaib Hit with 'Community Notes' on Twitter for Spreading False Info about Israel
• Sudan's warring sides 'agree seven-day ceasefire'
• Turkey restricts airspace to Armenia over genocide memorial
• China's Middle East Envoy Meets Syrian President
• Syria on way back to Arab fold as isolation crumbles
• Raisi meets Assad on first visit to Syria by an Iranian president in 13 years
• Syria, Iran Sign Strategic Cooperation Accord, Including Oil MoU - News Agency
• Iran state news outlet spreads antisemitic propaganda on social media, report says
• Iran's Revolutionary Guards seize tanker in Strait of Hormuz, for 2nd time in a week
• Leaders of Russia, Iran, Syria not invited to King Charles III's coronation - report
• Pope Francis greets Russian Orthodox leader amid secret Vatican 'mission' to end war in Ukraine
• "It begins": Wagner Group leader says Ukrainian Armed Forces launch offensive
• Huge fire rages at Russian oil depot as FSB says Ukrainian agents arrested in Crimea
• Blast causes another freight train to derail in Russia region near Ukraine
• Russia claims it foiled drone attack aimed at killing Putin in Kremlin
• Russia Blames Ukraine For Drone Explosion at Kremlin as a 'Planned Terrorist Attack'
• Zelensky Categorically Denies Ukrainian Involvement in Kremlin Drone Attack
• Antony Blinken "Cannot Validate" Reports Ukraine Attempted to Hit Kremlin with Drones Overnight - Russian MP Says "Time To Launch Missile Attack On Zelensky’s Residence"
• Russia Threatens Nuclear Retaliation Against Ukraine for Alleged Assassination Attempt on Putin
• Former President Dimitry Medvedev: Russia Has No Choice but to Annihilate Zelensky Following Drone Attack and Attempted Assassination of Vladimir Putin
• Kyiv, Dnipro Hit in Russian Drone Attack - Oil depots were ablaze in Russia and Ukraine Wednesday as both sides escalated a drone war targeting infrastructure
• "I Vote for Aid for Ukraine, I Support Aid for Ukraine" - Kevin McCarthy Folds - Will Fund Ukraine-NATO War on Russia
• US to Send About $300 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine
• New US Military Aid to Ukraine to Include Air-Launched Rockets
• Report: FBI Assists Ukraine in Fighting 'Disinformation' on Facebook
• US, Philippines Call for Peace Across Taiwan Strait in Joint Statement
• Philippines becomes surprise Biden friend in the fight against China
• Biden: Security for the Philippines Is 'Ironclad'
• Pope Francis: 'The Whole of Europe Is in Crisis'
• EU Backs Dutch Scheme to Forcibly Shut Down Thousands of Farms, Ban Farmers From Returning to Agriculture Forever
• Fitch Downgrades France Citing Civil Unrest
• Europe's Inflation Inches Up Ahead of Interest Rate Decision
• Federal Reserve Raises Rates, Signals Potential Pause
• Federal Reserve pushes interest rates above 5% for first time since 2007
• Wall Street Ends Down After Fed Hike Comments
• Lawmakers Urge Fed to Stop Further Rate Hikes
• Elon Musk says the pile of dead banks proves more rate hikes will cause a severe recession: 'I may have more real-time global economic data in one head than anyone ever'
• Powell Won't Rule Out 'Mild' US Recession
• 'Mild Recession Is Already Here,' Elon Musk Warns Of Severe Recession Ahead; Cites Fall Of SVB And Credit Suisse
• Analysis: Bailouts won't prevent a financial crisis - First Republic's fall is another warning shot to the central banks
• US Regional Banks Slump as Rout Deepens on First Republic Flop
• Regional Bank Crisis Is 'More Serious' Than We Understand: Ex-Fed President Kaplan
• Oklahoma blacklists BlackRock, major banks over ESG practices
• White House details 'severe damage' to the economy if debt ceiling default occurs
• Sen. McConnell: Biden 'MIA' on Debt Ceiling Talks
• Senate GOP Hold Press Conference on Democrats' Refusal to Negotiate on Debt Ceiling
• House Democrats Quietly Deploy Plan to Force Vote on Debt Limit Increase
• Fed's Powell: don't assume Fed can shield U.S. economy from debt limit default
• Democrat Megadonor Who Funded Trump Lawsuit Met with Jeffrey Epstein at His Island Home
• Deposition of JPMorgan CEO Dimon in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit set for late May, source says
• Jes Staley accused of 'aggressively' raping Jeffrey Epstein victim 'with his permission'
• DOJ near decision on charging Hunter Biden with tax, gun crimes: report
• Merrick Garland Claims Hunter Biden Tax Probe Not Improperly Politicized After IRS Whistleblower Claims
• US Senators Accuse Tony Blinken of Perjury Charges on Contacts with Hunter Biden - Subpoena All Relevant Documents from Corrupt Biden Official by May 15th
• Legal Giant Says Biden Secretary of State's 'Lies' on Hunter Could Mean Impeachment
• Oversight Subpoenas FBI Records Alleging Biden Bribe Scheme
• Sen. Grassley, Rep. Comer Demand FBI Record Alleging 'Criminal Scheme' Involving Then-VP Biden
• Whistleblower alleges FBI, DOJ have document revealing criminal scheme involving Biden, foreign national
• Special counsel sat in on Pence's testimony to federal grand jury
• Stephen Strang: President Trump's Indictment Brings Spiritual Challenges, But 45 Will Survive
• Christie on Trump possibly skipping debates: 'Obviously, he's afraid'
• "There Should Be Consequences" - Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell Releases Statement on Sham Maricopa County Midterm Election and "Cover-Up" by Officials
• Eighth-Graders' History, Civics Test Scores Hit Record Low
• Editorial: Democracy dies when students don't know the basics of history and civics
• Protesters Interrupt Secretary Blinken as He Talks About "Press Freedom" - Demand Freedom for Julian Assange
• World Press Freedom Day Is Marked by Rising Threats Against Reporters
• Press Freedom Index warns disinformation poses major threat
• Musk Threatens to Reassign NPR's Twitter Handle in Ongoing Feud
• Striking Hollywood Writers Accuse Streaming Giants of Treating Them Like Uber Drivers: 'Cancel Your Subscriptions'
• Hollywood screenwriters launch strike, decry 'streaming giants tyranny' - Writers Guild of America presents demands for work guarantees for writers, share of streaming revenues and increased minimum wages, as well as regulation of AI-generated content use
• As Writers Strike, AI Could Covertly Cross the Picket Line
• Chegg shares drop more than 40% after company says ChatGPT is killing its business
• Artificial intelligence helping detect early signs of breast cancer in some US hospitals
• Microsoft Economist Warns Bad Actors Will Use AI to Cause Damage
• Yuval Noah Harari warns AI can create religious texts, may inspire new cults
• Israeli experts create AI to translate ancient cuneiform text - study
• 'Israel is working on space warfare capabilities'
• Lunar eclipse on May 5 will be a subtle show of astronomical wonder. An astronomer explains.
• Moderately strong M7.2 solar flare erupts from Region 3293
• Massive solar flare plunges parts of Earth into radio blackout
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the southern East Pacific Rise
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 21,000ft
• Fuego volcano Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Forecasters: 2023 Will Be a 'Very Active' Hurricane Season
• 'We're on our own little island': Mississippi River flooding inundates Midwestern towns
• Floods in western Rwanda kill at least 127 people
• Widespread floods hit Emilia-Romagna, Italy
• California weather: Slow-moving storm to bring month's worth of rain, unusually low temperatures
• Up to a foot of snow forecast in parts of Southern California days after record heat wave
• May snowstorm for the record books blankets parts of Wisconsin and Michigan
• Michigan Upper Peninsula winter storm smashing snowfall records - Herman, which is in the west side of the U.P., recorded 27 inches of snow. It's the greatest single-day May snowfall to happen in the eastern half of the continental U.S.
• Italian Pear Orchard Weathers Drought
• New York Becomes First State to Pass Legislation Banning Use of Natural Gas for Heating and Cooking
• Great Reset: Companies Try Train Children to Eat Bugs in Switzerland
• More than 100 arrested in international raids on notorious mafia group
• Vigilante groups in Haiti targeting suspected gang members
• San Francisco Loses Another Retail Giant as Shops Continue To Close Due to Crime
• NYC Mayor Urges Residents to Use Apple AirTags to Combat Rising Car Theft Rates
• Man dies after being placed in chokehold on NYC subway amid rise in anti-homeless sentiment
• Report: Gun Sales Surge in States Adopting 'Radical Measures' Against 2A Rights
• SCOTUS Justice Barrett Gives Illinois City Until Monday to Respond to Challenge to 'Assault Weapons' Ban
• Serbian student who killed 8 classmates had kill list for well-planned attack
• Atlanta 'active shooter' situation leaves at least 1 dead, 4 injured, police say: suspect identified
• Fugitive illegal alien accused of mass killing in Texas captured
• Sinema: Biden's Denying Reality that 'Anyone with Eyes Can See' on Border
• Biden to Allow 70,000 Afghans Brought to U.S. to Have Temporary Legal Status Renewed
• Black Californians could receive up to $1.2 million in reparations payments, task force says
• Accessing Porn In Utah Is Now a Complicated Process That Requires a Picture of Your Face
• Parents of teenager who died by suicide after sextortion scam urge 'tough' conversations with children
• University of Texas-Austin Scrubs Feminist Glossary Using the Word 'Wimmin' to Avoid Using the Word 'Men'
• Uganda lawmakers amend controversial anti-gay law but death penalty for HIV positive sex remains
• U.S. State Department Offers Funds to Teach English to 'Transgender Youth' in Pakistan
• US Navy hires active-duty drag queen to be face of recruitment drive
• Navy Used Drag Performer in 'Digital Ambassador' Recruiting Program
• "I'm Sure China is Terrified!" - Woke Navy Hires Drag Queen to Address Plummeting Recruiting Numbers - Conservatives Respond in Brutal Fashion
• O'Keefe: DOJ Prison Official Says Merrick Garland "Rolling Over" On Trans Men Impregnating Women in Prison - Paying Transgender Rapists Millions in Lawsuit Settlements
• Riley Gaines Takes Fight for Women's Sports to the Next Level - Files Lawsuit Against Lia Thomas
• Gender clinic for kids confirms some whistleblower claims, pledges vague changes amid probes - Study that found breast removal improves "chest dysphoria" in young women inexplicably hides its findings on gender dysphoria
• Influential trans care doctor once warned puberty blockers could cause permanent sexual dysfunction
• Judge Blocks Utah Law Banning New Licenses for Abortion Clinics
• North Carolina Republicans introduce 12-week abortion ban
• 'Tiredness of life': As scientists race to lengthen lifespans, more elderly itch for an early dismissal
• Seafood substitute: Company creates world's first lab-grown fish fillet
• Fungal attacks threaten global food supply, say experts
• Dr. McCullough Discovers Alarming Study Out Of China: "mRNA Technology Has Just Entered a Whole New, Much Darker Phase"
• Vaccine developers can't keep up with COVID's mutations
• Sounds Like Trump: Brazilian Police Raid Bolsonaro's Home Over "Fake COVID Vaccine Card" - Six of His Close Aides Arrested
• Trump: China Virus 'Not on Purpose,' but 'Mistake,' 'Incompetence'
• CDC investigates after dozens test positive for COVID following CDC conference - Attendees said many people at the conference did not wear masks or practice social distancing
• Karine Jean-Pierre Proudly Announces Trilateral Commission Stooge Ajay Banga as New World Bank President Who Will Address 'Climate Change and Pandemics'