May 8th, 2024

• ​Israel launches Rafah offensive it says is start of mission to 'eliminate' Hamas - Defence minister says operation will continue until militant group is defeated or begins to free hostages
• Netanyahu says Hamas offer aimed to 'sabotage' Rafah op as Israeli delegation in Cairo
• Israeli offensive on Rafah would break international law, UK minister says - Andrew Mitchell says military action on city will not eradicate Hamas and priority is to secure a permanent ceasefire
• IDF strikes Rafah rocket launcher used to target Israeli towns earlier today
• 'No safe place': people in Rafah describe terror as Israeli assault begins - With fuel dwindling for aid trucks and main entry points to south of Gaza closed, residents wonder how they will survive
• UN chief says a Rafah assault would be a human catastrophe
• Gaza: Israel takes Rafah crossing as truce talks continue
• Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn't the full invasion many fear
• US signals backing for 'limited op' after IDF takes over Gazan side of Rafah crossing
• Poll: Majority of Israelis support prioritizing hostage deal over Rafah operation
• Hostage families urge US, other countries to press Israel to reach deal with Hamas
• Hamas says 33 hostages to be freed in 1st phase of a deal may not all be alive
• Bowen: Netanyahu knows Hamas survival amounts to his own defeat
• Commentary: Netanyahu, Trapped by Hamas' 'Yes,' Is Driving a Wedge Between Israel and the U.S.
• US knew of mediators' altered proposal to Hamas, did not inform Israel - report
• Tensions mount as Israel says US allowed Hamas to blindside Israel with revised hostage deal offer
• Biden withheld bomb shipment to Israel out of fear it could be used in Rafah: Source
• U.S. Slow-rolling Weapons Sale to Israel, Sparking Questions of Policy Shift
• With ammo shipment said put on hold, US to report if IDF using weapons legally in Gaza
• Report: Biden Withholding Weapons from Israel; Dems Impeached Trump over Ukraine Aid
• US completes construction of Gaza aid pier, but weather preventing installation
• US, Saudi Arabia condemn attack by Israelis on Jordanian aid convoy bound for Gaza
• French PM attacks the left for giving Israel 'moral lessons' during Gaza war - Gabriel Attal accuses La France Insoumise party and its leader of 'never having a word for the victims of October 7'
• AI allows us to truly bear witness to the horrors of October 7th - A new virtual reality testimony project tells the story of the 2023 mass atrocity committed against the Jews
• Presumed hostage Lior Rudaeff confirmed killed on Oct. 7, body taken to Gaza
• 'Squad' member Rep. Tlaib calls for Netanyahu's arrest; GOP senators warn ICC of serious repercussions - Senators tell ICC Chief Karim Khan: 'Target Israel and we will target you'
• Israel Shuts Down News Outlet, Takes Them Off the Air for Being a 'Hamas Mouthpiece'
• Shin Bet report that led to closure of Al Jazeera is 'classified,' won't be released
• Meta reviewing whether 'From the river to the sea' is acceptable speech
• Biden's Vietnam? Israel-Gaza war threatens to sink 46 with legal, political triggers
• Biden in Yom Hashoah speech: 'People already forgetting' Oct. 7, 'I have not'
• Biden compares Hamas attack to Holocaust in antisemitism warning
• Global Terror Threat Has Skyrocketed Due to Oct. 7 Hamas Attack, Gaza War, Experts Warn
• Marjorie Taylor Greene Urges America to Brace For a 'Summer of Jihad' Funded By Biden's Donors
• Sen. Josh Hawley Demands DOJ Probe Anti-Israel 'Dark Money'
• Fetterman knocks anti-Israel protesters, says they are 'working against peace' in Gaza
• Police disband anti-Israel protesters at Berlin, Amsterdam and Zurich universities
• Police in the Netherlands Uses Bulldozers To Raze Pro-Hamas Camp at the University of Amsterdam, Clashes With Protesters in the Streets
• Colleges that once embraced anti-Israel protests now changing their tune as encampments grow more chaotic
• UNC-Chapel Hill responds after professors threaten to withhold students' grades to support anti-Israel rioters
• MIT Students Celebrate Israeli Independence Day Next to Anti-Israel Encampment
• UC Police Using 'January 6 Tactics' to Find Pro-Israel Vigilantes Who Attacked UCLA Encampment
• Airline apologizes after bumping Jewish man from flight over Gaza - Florida native Paul Faust says flight attendant accused him of causing trouble on the plane after remarking on pro-Palestinian pin she was wearing; carrier issues apology after threats of boycott from American Jews
• Jewish businessman shot dead in Egypt in suspected terror attack
• Rocket alarms sound in Kiryat Shmona, other northern towns, in false alarm
• IDF says suspected drone heading to Eilat from the east was intercepted
• Northern Israel targeted with multiple rockets, drones from Lebanon; none hurt
• IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in six locations in Lebanon
• IAEA head decries 'unsatisfactory' cooperation after visit to Iran
• UN nuclear watchdog chief urges Iran to take 'concrete' steps for cooperation
• Ukraine Says it Foiled a Russian Spy Agency Plot to Assassinate President Zelenskyy
• Ukraine arrests two officials for treason over alleged Russian plot to kill Zelensky
• Cubans recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine as Putin offers high pay and passports
• Russia's former president threatened nuclear attacks on Western capital cities if NATO sends any troops to Ukraine
• Italy's president says Russia's invasion of Ukraine can't be solved by rewarding Moscow's aggression
• Putin, launching fifth term, promises Russians victory
• Rep. Comer: AG Garland Protecting Biden
• Irreconcilable Differences: Johnson on Brink of Permanent Power Sharing Agreement with Democrats as MTG, Massie Meeting Fails to Produce Accord with Republicans
• Mike Johnson, Self-Crowned 'Most Conservative' Speaker, Fights for Political Life, Democrats Rush to His Rescue
• Conservatives Call for Mike Johnson to 'Come Home' to the Republican Party or Face Ouster Vote
• Trump Mediating Rep. Greene, Speaker Johnson Impasse
• Rep. Greene Backs Off Ouster Vote of Speaker - For Now
• NY Dem lawmaker facing sexual misconduct allegation claims Adult Survivors Act is 'unconstitutional' - he backed it for use against Trump
• Fani Willis says she will refuse to testify before Georgia Senate if subpoenaed
• Fani Willis Refuses to Answer Public Records Lawsuit Related to Her Communications with Jack Smith - Judicial Watch Files Motion For 'Default Judgment'
• House Judiciary Committee to investigate FBI's 'manipulated' evidence in Trump classified docs case
• Trump Classified Document Trial Postponed Indefinitely Days After 'Mishandled Evidence' Bombshell
• Judge Cannon Indefinitely Postpones Jack Smith's Classified Documents Trial After Special Counsel Admits to Evidence Tampering
• Democrats with links to Soros paid over half a million to 'hush money' judge's daughter
• Bragg prosecutor leading Stormy Daniels questioning in Trump trial donated to Joe Biden, Democrats
• Trump Quickly Deletes Truth Social Complaint About Surprise Witness Amid Jail Threat Over Gag Order
• New York Mayor Eric Adams says Rikers would be "ready" if Trump is sentenced
• The View hosts demand President Trump be thrown in jail to 'prove a point'
• Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial
• CNN's Paula Reid: Cross Examination of Stormy Daniels Was 'Devastating, Eviscerating'
• Stormy Daniels' Ex-Lawyer Michael Avenatti Accuses Porn Star of Falsifying Business Records in Blow to Prosecutors in Trump Trial
• Trump Defense's Move for Mistrial over Stormy Daniels' Testimony Denied by Merchan
• Judge said he won't tolerate Trump's cursing and headshaking during Daniels' testimony, transcript shows
• Trump trial judge compared to 'corrupt dictatorships' as Stormy Daniels unleashes salacious testimony
• Rep. Jordan: Cases Against Trump 'Falling Apart'
• Fulton County reprimanded for double-scanned ballots in 2020 recount - State Election Board calls for a monitor in Fulton for this year's elections
• Georgia Election Board: Investigator Joseph Rossi Details How Georgia 2020 Hand Count Audit and Machine Count Audit Found to Be in Violation of Law - Enough Votes to Alter Election!
• Over 200,000 People on North Carolina Voter Rolls 'Missing' SSN Numbers, Likely Ineligible to Vote
• RFK Jr. Accuses Mark Zuckerberg's Meta of Election Interference for Censoring 'Who Is Bobby Kennedy?' Film
• Brazil tried to censor Rumble and X to suppress election integrity concerns, Judiciary Committee docs reveal
• Ahead Of Elections, Venezuelan Journalists Accused Of 'Extortion'
• Elon Musk listens to podcasts about fall of civilization to get to sleep - even though it worries him
• TikTok sues US government: Lawsuit alleges forced ban or sale violates First Amendment
• Automakers Confirm Warrantless Location Data Sharing With US Agencies
• Katy Perry and Rihanna didn't attend the Met Gala. But AI-generated images still fooled fans
• 'People's lives are at stake': 10 more Boeing whistleblowers come forward after deaths of previous 2
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits east of the South Sandwich Islands
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Maan, Philippines
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Hernani, Philippines
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the West Chile Rise
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 25,000ft
• Ubinas volcano in Peru erupts to 22,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Ibu volcano in Indonesia erupts to 11,000ft
• Magma buildup raises risk of intensified eruption or new fissures in Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula
• Large tornado rips through Barnsdall, Oklahoma, causing massive damage, gas leaks and casualties
• About 50 people trapped at FedEx facility after tornadoes hit Michigan, officials say
• Giant hailstones destroy over 15,000 homes in Manipur, India
• Brazil floods: Hundreds of Rio Grande do Sul towns under water
• Rescue efforts continue in flooded areas of southern Brazil with at least 90 people confirmed dead
• From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere
• Nearly half of all homeowners concerned weather-related events will raise their homeowners insurance rates
• Mark Zuckerberg's $300 Million Superyacht Sparks Controversy Amidst Climate Activism
• At least 5 dead, dozens missing after a building under construction collapses in South Africa
• Pennsylvania pastor forgives gunman after attempted shooting during sermon: 'Grateful to God' - Suspect Bernard Polite's gun jammed as he tried to open fire on Pastor Glenn Germany on Sunday
• Ottawa approves British Columbia's request to make public drug use illegal again
• Panama: Conservative Party Wins Presidency on Promise to Shut Down Immigrant Routes
• Biden Goes Off-Script and Admits Real Reason Why He's Allowing Illegals to Invade US During Interview with Spanish-Language Radio Station: "It's even a bigger influx now in terms of Hispanic voters! Err, Hispanic citizens"
• Maryland Rewards Illegal Immigrants with a Healthcare Perk
• Federal Reserve Official Admits Biden's Illegal Immigration Crisis is Raising Mortgage Rates for Americans
• New York governor forced to apologize for saying Black kids in the Bronx don't know the word 'computer'
• Chairman Jordan Presses Wray for Data on FBI's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Hiring Practices
• Jim Jordan launches inquiry into FBI's diversity employment practices
• Boy Scouts of America announces gender-neutral 'Scouting America' name change
• Boy Scouts of America Changing Name to More Inclusive Scouting America After Years of Woes
• Sign of the Times: Drag Queens Take Over National Mall, Create Spectacle at Lincoln Memorial and White House
• More GOP States Challenge US Title IX Rules Protecting Trans Students
• Under 1% of Catholics agree with denomination's teaching on sanctity of life issues: report
• Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Claims if Trump Is Reelected, Abortion Will Be Banned in U.S.
• Judge Hands NY Democrats Massive Loss, Axes Abortion Rights Measure
• Idaho Seeks to Revive 'Abortion Trafficking' Law in US Appeals Court
• Idaho man gets 30 years in prison for trying to spread HIV through sex with dozens of victims
• California city declares a public health emergency after tuberculosis sickens 14
• Outbreak of highly contagious dog virus identified in High Point
• Researchers launching tick study after record year for Lyme disease
• Pfizer Reports Young Boy Dies From Cardiac Arrest After Participating in Gene Therapy Study
• AstraZeneca withdrawing Covid vaccine, months after admitting rare side effect