November 14th, 2024

• ​CIA official with top security clearance charged for leaking highly classified docs about Israel's plans to strike Iran
• CIA official arrested in Cambodia for classified doc. leak on Israel retaliation on Iran - report
• Netanyahu hints he would hit Iranian oil fields if Tehran attacks
• European powers pushing for resolution against Iran at IAEA, diplomats say
• Erdogan Shocks Netanyahu: NATO Nation Turkey Ends Ties With Israel Over Wars
• IDF strikes Syria-Lebanon border for second time in week, Damascus says
• 'Nowhere is safe': Concerns grow as Israel strikes new areas of Lebanon
• Israel Navy strikes Hezbollah in Beirut, while spying on distant enemies
• Airstrike hits Beirut after evacuation order; IDF says 140 launchers hit in past week
• IDF announces 6 soldiers killed in fighting with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
• New defense minister says 'disarming Hezbollah' a war aim, drawing look from IDF chief
• Egyptian foreign minister visits Lebanon to push for ceasefire with Israel
• Katz: 'We won't agree to just any ceasefire, Hezbollah must withdraw beyond Litani River'
• Gaza Militants Release Video of Israeli Russian Hostage
• Israel, US: Hamas blocking hostage deal
• Blinken: US to track Israel's Gaza aid distribution, urges war pause for relief - "Israel has to meet these [humanitarian] responsibilities, and we will be tracking this every single day," Blinken said
• By appointing Mike Huckabee ambassador to Israel, Trump highlights enormous influence of 60 million pro-Israel Evangelicals
• Possibility of settlement annexation under Trump? 'Of course, but I won't make policy,' says designated US Amb Mike Huckabee
• Australia backs UN resolution recognising 'permanent sovereignty' of Palestinians in major departure - Australia votes with 158 other countries to recognise 'permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory'
• Court rejects Netanyahu's request to delay testimony in his trial by 10 weeks
• Dozens detained in Amsterdam as pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters again defy ban on demonstrations
• Paris chaos as police 'use batons and tear gas' in clashes with Palestine protesters
• University of Rochester plastered with 'wanted' posters of Jewish faculty, staff
• University of Michigan student leaders impeached over anti-Israel harassment
• Ben & Jerry's sues Unilever, accusing it of silencing pro-Palestinian stance on Gaza
• Lego store refuses to make figurine featuring yellow hostage ribbon
• Ukraine's European allies eye once-taboo 'land-for-peace' negotiations
• Peace Alliance Brings Together Donald Trump, Hungary's Victor Orban and Pope Francis to End Ukraine War
• US Opens New Missile Base Near Russia's Border
• Russia Launches First Missile Attack on the Ukrainian Capital Since August - Constant Drone Campaign Is Draining Citizens' Morale
• Russia launches massive missile, drone attack on Kyiv as it ramps up airborne offensive
• Ukraine 'months away' from nuke bomb for Nagasaki-style blast on Russia as Kyiv waits for Trump's next move on war aid
• Blinken meets NATO's Rutte, pledges to 'shore up' Ukraine support before Trump transition
• Iranian bank cards now usable in Russia as nations bypass sanctions
• Two Explosions Rock Brazil's Capital in Front of Supreme Court Palace - One Man Is Dead, Said To Be the Bomber - Security Forces Shoot Unauthorized Drones Over the Site
• Trump, Biden pledge peaceful transition in Oval Office meeting: 'Politics is tough'
• Trump Team Prepping 'Warrior Board' Executive Order in Bid to Purge Military of Wokeness: Report
• Mark Milley Fears He Will Face a Court-Martial When Trump Enters White House
• Russia Collusion Hoaxer Adam Schiff Terrified After Trump Nominates Matt Gaetz as US Attorney General
• Stunned Jake Tapper Responds to Trump Nominating Gaetz for AG: This Is What 'Trump Without the Guardrails Looks Like'
• NY Times: Special Counsel Jack Smith to Resign Before Trump Takes Office
• Jack Smith seeks pause on appeal of Mar-a-Lago seized docs case after Trump win
• Judge overseeing 'fake elector' case recuses himself after defense accuses him of anti-Trump bias
• House Democrat to introduce resolution reiterating Trump can serve only two terms as president
• Democratic governors form resistance group against Trump - Governors Safeguarding Democracy, co-chaired by two Democrats, is described as a 'nonpartisan alliance'
• Senate Republicans Eliminate Rick Scott from Leadership Contention, Elect Former Trump Adversary
• John Thune wins secret vote to become Senate Majority Leader
• Republicans reject Trump allies' pick, elect John Thune as next Senate majority leader
• John Thune vows to confirm Trump nominees quickly
• Mike Johnson wins GOP nod to remain House speaker with Trump's backing
• Warring GOP factions strike deal to raise threshold to oust a House speaker, sources say
• Trump's Defense Secretary Pick Describes Liberals as 'Domestic Enemies' In Latest Book
• Report: FBI seizes Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan's phone, electronics - "This is obvious political retribution by the outgoing administration against Polymarket for providing a market that correctly called the 2024 presidential election."
• Don Lemon announces he's leaving X, cites terms of service, free speech - "I once believed it was a place for honest debate and discussion, transparency, and free speech, but I now feel it does not serve that purpose."
• X sees largest user exodus since Musk takeover - X users are weighing the decision to keep their followings or build them back up on alternative platforms after the election
• Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X
• UFO hearing: Ex-Pentagon official says government 'cabal' is hiding 'the fact that we are not alone' - Witnesses testified about a supposed secret government group called 'Immaculate Constellation'
• "God of Darkness" asteroid will pass so close it is expected to get "the shakes"
• Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes off the coast of Western Australia
• Bali flights canceled as Lewotobi volcano eruption sends ash 9 km (29,500 feet) high, Indonesia
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 21,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Ibu volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• An overwhelmed Philippines braces for another typhoon, the fifth major storm to hit in three weeks
• Typhoon Usagi rapidly intensifies to Category 4, on track toward Philippines
• FEMA Supervisor Who Allegedly Directed Staff to Avoid Homes with Trump Signs Claims It Was a Widespread Practice Due to 'Political Hostility'
• Spain braces for fresh storms two weeks after deadly Valencia floods
• Thousands evacuated as parts of Spain hit with nearly a month's rainfall in one hour
• Millions of Nigerians go hungry as floods compound hardship
• Drought warning declared in N.J. as water storage levels drop, wildfires rage
• Joe Rogan claims Harris wanted to avoid marijuana legalization talk as aides feared progressive backlash: 'Thought it was hilarious'
• Spain arrests top police officer after over $21 million found at his home following record cocaine bust
• After a Mayor's Beheading, Mexican Authorities Arrest His Top Security Official
• Mayor Karen Bass seeks to make LA a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants before Trump's inauguration
• New York City ends program paying for illegal immigrants' upstate hotel stays
• 'Anti-trans' bathroom bill passes Ohio Senate, heads to DeWine's desk
• 'Gladiator 2' Cut Gay Kiss, Says Denzel Washington: 'I Kissed a Guy Full on the Lips and I Guess They Weren't Ready for That Yet'
• 'Snow White' Actress Posts Profane Anti-Trump Rant on Instagram - Says His Supporters Should 'Never Know Peace' - In the post, she complained that her infant daughter may never get to have an abortion
• A Pattern of Noncompliance - Ontario's euthanasia regulators have tracked 428 cases of possible criminal violations - and not referred a single case to law enforcement, say leaked documents
• Salon owner jailed for refusing to shutter her business during COVID lockdown wins seat in state legislature