September 17th, 2023

• Report: Saudis ask to suspend normalization talks with Israel - Saudi-owned site says hardline government's refusal to make any concessions to Palestinians at heart of Riyadh's decision to pull away; Israel said 'confused'
• 3rd Anniversary of Abraham Accords: Little Progress Under Biden
• 3 years in, Abraham Accords yield warm peace through robust trade
• 60 Minutes to air report on protest movement in Israel as Netanyahu heads for US
• New letter reveals Pope Pius XII had detailed information on Nazi killing of Jews
• World Disappointed by the UN Now Looks Elsewhere for Answers
• In 'unprecedented' move, Iran bars 1/3 of UN inspectors from accessing nuclear sites
• Netanyahu says Iran 'violating all its commitments' after it kicks out inspectors
• UN nuclear agency slams Iran for barring inspectors from monitoring program
• European powers, US warn Iran over unexplained nuclear materials
• Iran rails at EU and UK for maintaining sanctions set to expire under nuclear deal
• Biden leads new Western sanctions against Iran on anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death
• Iran briefly detains Mahsa Amini's father in crackdown on 1st anniversary of death
• Iran says dual citizen arrested for 'attempted rioting' on protest anniversary
• Chess star who fled Iran after shedding headscarf hails 'courage' of protesters
• Erdogan says Turkey may part with EU, implying Ankara could end membership bid
• Chechen warlord accused of having buried his doctor alive days before reportedly falling into coma in retaliation for trying to poison him
• Kiev orders closure of Christian churches - Ukrainian Orthodox Church property is being seized over "ties to Moscow"
• Ukrainian Opposition Lawmaker Arrested on Suspicion of High Treason, Spreading Russian 'False Narratives'
• Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to defy EU and extend ban on Ukrainian grain imports
• GOP Senators to Biden: Send Missiles to Ukraine Now
• Top US general doubts North Korean arms to Russia will tip scales in Ukraine war
• Russia raises interest rate to 13% as economy struggles
• Brazil President: US Economic Embargo on Cuba 'Illegal'
• G77+China summit in Cuba calls for new global order - The meeting comes at a time of growing frustration with the Western-led world order amid widening differences over the Russian war in Ukraine, the fight against climate change, and the global economic system
• Chinese Defense Minister Disappears, Possibly Arrested for Corruption
• 'A Messy War Scenario': Mills Says China's Military Shake-Up Leads to 'Chaos'
• US Intel: China Halts Spy Balloon Program
• From commodities to retail, China's economy is showing signs of life after Beijing's stimulus frenzy
• China's house-price slump drags on as Beijing battles to shore up the country's crisis-hit property sector
• China's ticking baby time bomb, corruption, debt will lead to economic collapse
• Trump Mocked for Saying 'Impaired' Joe Biden Leading US Into 'World War II'
• Researcher Who Called Hunter Biden Laptop Story 'Disinformation' Wins Pentagon Contract
• Kash Patel on Mobster Jack Smith's Move to Silence Trump: "I Can't Wait for This to be Litigated - It's Going to Highlight the Weaponization of Justice!"
• Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trial
• Texas Lt. Gov. Unloads on 'Indefensible' Paxton Impeachment after his acquittal on all 16 charges on Saturday
• RINO Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan Fires Warning Shot at Senators Who Spared Paxton: "Not the End... Those Who Allowed Him to Keep His Office Will Have Much to Answer For"
• Texas State Rep. Calls for House Speaker Dade Phelan to "Step Down" After Acquittal of AG Ken Paxton on All Articles of Impeachment
• Armed man impersonating US Marshal arrested at Robert F. Kennedy event ID'd - RFK Jr. had been denied Secret Service protection by the White House
• George Soros gives at least $300K to network of TikTok activists to praise Joe
• Under Musk, Twitter is handing over more data to investigators
• Elon Musk stormed into the Tesla office furious that autopilot tried to kill him: "Do something to program this right."
• Research Group Hit With Cyberattack After Sharing Organ Harvesting Testimony
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Port McNeill, Canada
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the Mid-Indian Ridge
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kirakira, Solomon Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Fef, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Lebu, Chile
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near La Serena, Chile
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 27,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 17,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Lee makes landfall with near-hurricane strength in Canada after moving up Atlantic Ocean
• Second US death reported as Lee lashes New England with high winds, dangerous waves
• With over 10,000 still missing, Libya opens probe into devastating collapse of dams
• 'Desert turned into a sea': Eastern Libya flood survivors recount horror
• 'Towns were erased': Libyan reporters on the 'horrifying, harrowing' aftermath of floods
• Aid arrives in Libya after catastrophic flooding, but hopes fade for survivors
• Libya: Aid groups urge authorities to stop burying flood victims in mass graves due to health risks
• Rivalries in divided Libya are set aside as country copes with flood disaster
• Ten countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days. Is this the future of climate change?
• California goes to war with oil and gas giants over climate change 'deception'
• California Sues Oil Giants, Says They Deceived Public on Climate Change, Seeks Funds for Wildfires, Storm Damage, Deadly Heat Waves and Droughts
• Battle Over Electric Vehicles Is Central to Auto Strike
• UAW Member: I Won't Vote for Biden Again, EV Subsidies Are Being Used Against Workers
• 'We're Putting Ourselves Into the Stone Age': Rep. LaMalfa Criticizes California's Electric Vehicle Mandates
• Owning the Future: Electric Vehicles May Cede U.S. Power to China Which Controls 70% of the World's Lithium
• Oil just hit its highest level of the year - and some analysts expect a return to $100 before 2024
• Italian island struggles to cope as migrant surge doubles population
• Speaker McCarthy Pushes for Full House to Get Classified Briefing on Border After ISIS-Connected Smuggler Found Bringing People In
• New Mexico Gov. Partially Reverses Gun Ban, Narrows Scope to Parks and Playgrounds
• Teen driver arrested after 64-year-old retired police chief hit and killed during viral joyride
• Three More Pro-Life Activists Found Guilty of Violating FACE Act in Abortion Clinic Blockade
• Saskatchewan will invoke Constitutional protection to make sure schools don't leave parents in the dark about children's sex changes - Schools in Saskatchewan must obtain parental consent
• GOP rivals pounce on Trump after ex-prez fumbles when asked if a man 'can become a woman' by Megyn Kelly
• Navy Puts The Kibosh On Digital Recruiting Program After Discovering Enlistees Aren't Into Drag Queens
• BBC Radio Scraps Irish Singer Roisin Murphy After She Called Out Puberty Blocking Drugs
• 270 Maine properties suspected law enforcement of being used as illegal weed farms by Chinese nationals - "We think the Chinese are taking advantage of rural areas"
• One-Year-Old Baby Dies From Suspected Opioid Exposure At NYC Daycare Center
• Beyond the high: Israeli startup using psychedelics for groundbreaking treatments
• FDA Refuses to Change Anti-Ivermectin Statements After Court Ruling
• Bashing covid boosters, DeSantis contrasts with Trump and worries experts
• No Need to Panic Over COVID Because Most People Have Natural Immunity: Epidemiologist
• Do tell: Drs having a tough time distinguishing COVID from colds etc
• Nipah has sparked a health crisis in southern India. Here's what we know about this deadly virus - It spreads through direct contact, it has a high fatality rate and there's no treatment
• Eye Opener: Nipah virus outbreak causes shutdowns in India
• Here We Go: Nipah Virus Outbreak Prompts Shutdowns and Containment Zones in Kerala, India
• Kerala Nipah virus scare: Schools, colleges in Kozhikode switch to online mode
• Biohazard tents erected in Dover as alert issued after arrival of migrants from France