September 19th, 2023

• ​'100% carrots': Arab states, EU unveil plan to entice Israel-PA to sign peace deal
• Only way to solve conflict is independent Palestinian state, says top Saudi diplomat
• US State Dept. denies Saudi-Israel peace talks halted - An Arabic media report had claimed Riyadh withdrew from normalization talks due to Benjamin Netanyahu's "extremist" government
• Mike Pompeo warns: Corrupt PA should not be part of Saudi-Israel normalization - the Saudis should support their fellow Muslims through a new NGO that bypasses the PA and the UN
• Iran's president warns against normalization with Israel - Ebrahim Raisi, in New York for UN General Assembly, says ties with Jerusalem 'don't bring security,' denies providing weapons to Russia, decries US 'interference' in Middle East
• Commentary: The Oslo Peace Accords Killed Palestinian Independence
• 'They're animals': Abbas blasts EU over its stance on Palestinian elections
• Muslims Irate after Jews Blow Shofar on Temple Mount on Rosh Hashanah
• Israel Condemns UNESCO Vote to List Jericho as World Heritage Site
• IDF prepares to demolish homes of 3 Palestinians charged in June terror attack
• Palestinians riot on Gaza border for third time in days, despite Israeli sanctions
• New wave of terror strikes West Bank with shooting, stabbing attacks
• Police Urge Israelis With Guns to Attend Synagogues Armed, Citing Uptick in Terror Threats
• Israeli PM Netanyahu Urges Musk to Fight Anti-Semitism
• Live on X, PM and Musk talk online antisemitism, AI pros and cons, and overhaul
• PM says original overhaul plan was a 'bad' one, months after championing it
• 'Netanyahu tears Israel apart': Anti-overhaul protesters hound PM as US visit begins
• '1,000 UN Speeches Won't Fix the Damage:' Backlash After Netanyahu Equates Pro-democracy Protesters With Iran
• $6 billion in Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea now in Qatar, key for prisoner swap with US
• 5 prisoners sought by the US in a swap with Iran have been freed and arrived in Qatar
• Freed American decries Iran's 'vile path to profit' of holding foreigners hostage
• Former Asst. Secretary of State Charles denounces hostage trade with Iran: 'Highly disturbing' - "This is the payment of American tax dollars in effect for hostages, and it is unconscionable, inappropriate, and in my view, illegal," he concluded
• US prisoner freed from Iran praises Biden for 'incredibly difficult decisions'
• Biden: Americans released from Iran endured 'agony, uncertainty, and suffering'
• After US prisoner swap, a dozen Westerners remain captive in Iran
• White House: Can't Predict if Iran Prisoner Swap Will Incentivize Further Hostage-Taking
• Iran prisoner release deal may signal new direction in western diplomacy - Joe Biden is taking risks with detainee swap, but US can now test the waters with Tehran on its nuclear programme
• IAEA chief warns of consequences if Iran does not reaccredit nuclear inspectors
• The Taliban Has Detained an American, and 18 Others, for Promoting 'Christianity'
• UN experts say war crimes committed in Ethiopia despite formal end to conflict
• UN experts say Ethiopia's conflict and Tigray fighting left over 10,000 survivors of sexual violence
• Ethiopia: Mass killings continue, risk of further 'large-scale' atrocities
• EU temporarily holds back food aid in Somalia after UN finds widespread theft
• Will Armenia Follow Ukraine? Prime Minister Pashinyan Brings Armenia to the Brink of Disaster
• Georgia's security service accuses Ukrainian official of plotting coup
• Russia Calls on World Court to Throw Out Ukraine Genocide Challenge
• UN Expert: Human Rights in Russia Have 'Significantly Deteriorated'
• Russian soldiers blow themselves up after getting drunk on resupply run in latest gaffe
• Christian group sponsoring efforts to minister to Ukraine's 50,000 'social orphans' amid ongoing war
• Growing World Impatience with Ukraine Expected to Dominate U.N. General Assembly
• Clinton Foundation to Launch 'Ukraine Action Network'
• Zelenskyy Presses US for More Financial Aid Amid War
• Senior House GOP Lawmaker: Not Enough Votes in House Republican Conference for Ukraine Aid
• Mike Pence Accuses Trump of "Appeasing" Russia
• Pence: Trump Isn't Conservative Because He is Anti-War
• As Marines continue to search for F-35 after 'mishap,' officials order 2-day stand-down for all jets
• US Govt asks for public assistance in locating $80 million F-35 jet that went missing after 'mishap'
• Military locates 'debris field' in search for missing F-35 fighter jet
• A missing F-35 fighter jet highlights the tragicomedy of military spending - An $80 million stealth fighter jet vanishing for over a day is the kind of thing you'd expect in a farce or satire
• Mass Arrests Made at China's Teetering Evergrande Property Giant
• It Begins: Australia's Fifth-Largest Bank Announces Digital-Only Transactions - Will Phase Out Cash, Cheque, and Phone Payments in All 80 Branches Starting Next Year
• Crisis and Bailout: The Tortuous Cycle Stalking Nations in Debt
• Speaker McCarthy said there has been 'progress' made on shutdown talks
• Rebel uprising threatens to derail House GOP deal to avoid shutdown
• House Speaker McCarthy: 'Shutdown Would Only Give Strength to the Democrats'
• Hunter Biden's texts, emails contradict lawyer's claim that he 'did not share' money from businesses with dad - Biden revealed in a 2019 text that his dad made him fork over half his salary
• Report: David Weiss 'May Soon' Charge Hunter Biden in California with Tax Crimes
• Hunter Biden sues the IRS over tax disclosures after whistleblower agent testimony before Congress
• Hunter Biden Sues IRS, Cries That Whistleblowers 'Sought to Embarrass' Him Using Tax Returns
• Oversight Committee Issues Statement Following Hunter Biden's Lawsuit Against the IRS: "Witness Intimidation Is Just Another Dirty Tactic by the Hunter Biden Legal Team"
• House Panel Defends Whistleblowers as Hunter Sues IRS
• Joe Biden's Email Alias Escorted Phone Numbers of Top U.S. Officials to Hunter
• Kash Patel sues FBI director, former Trump DOJ officials for allegedly targeting personal records
• Pelosi Refused to Hand Over Communications Surrounding Jan. 6, Democrats Destroyed Evidence from Jan. 6 Committee, Refused to Call in National Guard, and Pelosi Hired Camera Crew to Follow Her That Day
• Supreme Court May Hear Jan. 6 Cases
• Obama Judge Tanya Chutkan Previously Called January 6 "An Armed Attempted Overthrow of This Government"
• Trump's Lawyers Argue Judge's Failure to Recuse Will Cause 'Irreparable Damage' to Judicial System for 'Generations'
• Trump to 'Meet the Press': Not Afraid to Go to Prison
• Pelosi Calls for 'Intervention' to Stop 'Sick' Trump from Becoming President
• Giuliani sued for $1.4M by ex-lawyers over election interference defense
• Democrat Produces Video Alleging Bridgeport Mayor Stole Election By Stuffing Ballot Boxes
• Elon Musk Suggests He Will Charge All X/Twitter Users a Fee to Be on the Platform, claiming that it is the only way to stamp out bots
• Comet Nishimura Survives Brush With the Sun and Enters Evening Sky
• G2 - Moderate to G3 - Strong geomagnetic storm conditions forecast for September 19
• 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Hirara, Japan
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near the Izu Islands, Japan region
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Onagawa Cho, Japan
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 26,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Suwanosajima volcano on Japan erupts to 10,000ft
• National Hurricane Center monitoring system off Carolinas; Nigel now a hurricane
• Rare tornado touches down near the towns of Saint-Pierre-des-Landes and Ernee, France
• South Africa: Unusual waves hit the coast of Cape Town
• 'Spring tide' ocean waves crash into buildings in South Africa, leaving 2 dead and injuring several
• Video: Massive wave drags cars and floods cities in South Africa
• From Flood-Ravaged Ruins, Libyans Demand Accountability
• Libya protesters set fire to mayor's home in anger over Derna flood deaths
• Biden announces $11 million in humanitarian aid to Libya after deadly floods
• California suit against Chevron, Exxon, Shell, others, alleges public deception on climate change
• Biden admin unleashes 50-year mining, oil drilling ban across thousands of acres in New Mexico
• Donald Trump to Counter-Program Second GOP Debate by Appearing with Striking Auto Workers in Detroit
• Canada investigating allegations India involved in assassination of Sikh activist on Canadian soil
• 'Criminals Will Run Wild': Illinois Becomes First State to Abolish Cash Bail as Fears Mount
• House Rules Committee Discusses Condemning New Mexico Governor Over Second Amendment
• Nearly 20 Shot Friday into Sunday Night in Mayor Brandon Johnson's Chicago
• 8 Shot Dead in Under 48 Hours in Democrat-Run Philadelphia
• Delphi murders suspect says Indiana girls were killed as part of sacrifice by white nationalists
• Youth pastor allegedly tried to kill wife, 5 children before setting home on fire: police
• Mass Baptism Breaks Out at Auburn, Tigers Coach Seen in the Water
• Commentary: The train is leaving the station - Andy Stanley's departure from Biblical Christianity
• Tim Ballard's Departure From Operation Underground Railroad Followed Sexual Misconduct Investigation
• LDS Church takes down articles promoting Tim Ballard, Operation Underground Railroad - Removed the same day of Church issuing a statement condemning Ballard for "morally unacceptable" behavior
• LDS Church didn't denounce me, Tim Ballard fires back
• Slob Fetterman Lashes Out at MTG for Showing "Ding-a-Ling Pics" of Hunter Biden Engaged with Prostitutes in Dress Code Spat
• Susan Collins jokes she will 'wear a bikini' to the Senate while slamming dress code changes
• Texas Church Holds a "Drag Sunday" Service to Bless the Satanic Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Drag Queens
• LGBTQ residents claim Muslim-majority Michigan city council 'betrayed' them with Pride flag ban
• Male Masquerading as Girl Wins Homecoming Queen at Missouri High School, Parents 'Appalled'
• Pediatric endocrinologist claims puberty blockers for 12-year-old girl are completely reversible - then recommends 'fertility preservation'
• Wisconsin Abortion Clinic Booked Up After Judge Rules Pre-Civil War 'Abortion Ban' Is Not a Ban
• Biden world fears Trump may muddy the waters on abortion
• First-ever 'National Prayer For Life' event in Israel to protect unborn babies to be held this Friday
• How many Israeli babies have been aborted since 1948? Estimates range from 800,000 to 2 million
• House Republicans Pressing VA for Abortion Data
• ChatGPT Equals Doctors in Diagnosing ER Patients
• Nipah Virus: No Fresh Cases Reported in Kerala, Kozhikode Schools and Colleges Shut Indefinitely
• Health Ministry warns of rise in whooping cough cases, urges vaccination
• The CIA Politicizes Intelligence on China and Covid - A whistleblower says that analysts who favored the lab-leak theory were paid to change positions
• Alberta pastor gets 60-day sentence for refusing to comply with Covid restrictions - Artur Pawlowksiwas was released after being given credit for time served