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Around the World
Iran enriching even more uranium than it planned
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear watchdog has found that Iran is currently enriching even more uranium than the regime had originally intended, World Israel News (WIN) reports. The IAEA published its findings in report released on Saturday.
Azerbaijan, Armenia Accuse Each Other Of Deadly Breaches Of Truce
Azerbaijan and Armenia accuse each other of deadly attacks over the contested territory of Nagorno-Karabakh despite a ceasefire deal brokered by Russia over the weekend. The clashes reportedly killed at least seven people and injured dozens.
White House moves forward on three arms sales to Taiwan
The White House is moving forward with three sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan, sending in recent days a notification of the deals to Congress for approval, three sources familiar with the situation said on Monday.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli Cabinet Approves UAE Peace Deal
Israel’s Cabinet has approved an agreement on normalizing relations with the United Arab Emirates, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan have agreed to meet soon.
Inside the United States
U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Barrett Praising Prayer At Turbulent Nomination Hearing
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett thanked those who had been praying for her as she presented her case to serve at the nation’s top court ahead of a turbulent nomination hearing.
Supreme Court nominee says court should not try and make policy
US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will tell senators at her confirmation hearing that the court should leave policy-making to Congress and to Presidents, VOA News reports. The strongly conservative President Trump nominee appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for four days of hearings starting Monday.
Declassified FBI spreadsheet exposes folly of Steele dossier's uncorroborated claims
An FBI spreadsheet that evaluated the credibility of Christopher Steele's dossier found almost no corroborating evidence from official intelligence reporting, leaving analysts to grope after flimsy sources like a Democratic operative, a Russian propaganda news site and U.S. news media story leaks that amounted to circular reporting.
Federal tax judge allows whistleblower case against Clinton foundation to proceed
A federal judge is allowing a whistleblower complaint to proceed against the Clinton Foundation, ruling the IRS "abused its discretion" in trying to dismiss allegations of nonprofit wrongdoing by one of America's most famous political families.
Only 50% of public willing to get COVID-19 vaccine: Poll
Fewer people than ever would be willing to get a vaccine for the coronavirus if one were available right now.
Christian News
Faith communities launch legal action against New York Governor’s continued COVID-19 restrictions
Catholic and Jewish faith communities in New York are challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s continued imposition of COVID-19 restrictions on religious institutions despite a federal judge advising he cannot do this while allowing unrestricted mass protests, CBN News reports. On Friday, the Thomas More Society filed an Emergency Amended Complaint and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in the US District Court for the Northern District of New York. The motion is on behalf of two Catholic priests, two Catholic school students, and four Orthodox Jewish individuals.
Iran enriching even more uranium than it planned
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear watchdog has found that Iran is currently enriching even more uranium than the regime had originally intended, World Israel News (WIN) reports. The IAEA published its findings in report released on Saturday.
Azerbaijan, Armenia Accuse Each Other Of Deadly Breaches Of Truce
Azerbaijan and Armenia accuse each other of deadly attacks over the contested territory of Nagorno-Karabakh despite a ceasefire deal brokered by Russia over the weekend. The clashes reportedly killed at least seven people and injured dozens.
White House moves forward on three arms sales to Taiwan
The White House is moving forward with three sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan, sending in recent days a notification of the deals to Congress for approval, three sources familiar with the situation said on Monday.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli Cabinet Approves UAE Peace Deal
Israel’s Cabinet has approved an agreement on normalizing relations with the United Arab Emirates, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan have agreed to meet soon.
Inside the United States
U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Barrett Praising Prayer At Turbulent Nomination Hearing
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett thanked those who had been praying for her as she presented her case to serve at the nation’s top court ahead of a turbulent nomination hearing.
Supreme Court nominee says court should not try and make policy
US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will tell senators at her confirmation hearing that the court should leave policy-making to Congress and to Presidents, VOA News reports. The strongly conservative President Trump nominee appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for four days of hearings starting Monday.
Declassified FBI spreadsheet exposes folly of Steele dossier's uncorroborated claims
An FBI spreadsheet that evaluated the credibility of Christopher Steele's dossier found almost no corroborating evidence from official intelligence reporting, leaving analysts to grope after flimsy sources like a Democratic operative, a Russian propaganda news site and U.S. news media story leaks that amounted to circular reporting.
Federal tax judge allows whistleblower case against Clinton foundation to proceed
A federal judge is allowing a whistleblower complaint to proceed against the Clinton Foundation, ruling the IRS "abused its discretion" in trying to dismiss allegations of nonprofit wrongdoing by one of America's most famous political families.
Only 50% of public willing to get COVID-19 vaccine: Poll
Fewer people than ever would be willing to get a vaccine for the coronavirus if one were available right now.
Christian News
Faith communities launch legal action against New York Governor’s continued COVID-19 restrictions
Catholic and Jewish faith communities in New York are challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s continued imposition of COVID-19 restrictions on religious institutions despite a federal judge advising he cannot do this while allowing unrestricted mass protests, CBN News reports. On Friday, the Thomas More Society filed an Emergency Amended Complaint and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in the US District Court for the Northern District of New York. The motion is on behalf of two Catholic priests, two Catholic school students, and four Orthodox Jewish individuals.
Around the World
Kyrgyzstan's New Prime Minister Facing State of Emergency and Unrest
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have detained a former president, banned protests, and imposed a curfew in the Central Asian nation's capital, amid mounting unrest over disputed elections. At the same time, Kyrgyzstan's divided parliament appointed as the new prime minister a convicted kidnapper who escaped from prison with help from his supporters.
Ceasefire Armenia and Azerbaijan Overshadowed By Reported Clashes
Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a ceasefire in their battle over the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh. But, shortly after the agreement came into force, both sides already accused each other of breaking it.
World Food Program Gets Nobel Peace Prize Amid Global Hunger Fears
The World Food Program (WFP) has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of its life-saving work amid rising starvation cases. With the coronavirus crisis pushing millions of men, women, and children into hunger, Nobel committee chairwoman Berit Reiss-Andersen said the United Nations agency deserved this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
North Korea Shows Off New ICBM During Nighttime Parade
North Korea unveiled what defense analysts say appears to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile and other new weapons systems during a carefully choreographed, pre-dawn military parade Saturday.
Thousands of scientists sign declaration that COVID-19 lockdowns have “devastating” impact
Around 15,000 scientists and doctors from around the world, and both sides of the political aisle, have now signed a document stating that coronavirus lockdown measures are having a “devastating” effect on public health, the Washington Times reports. Initiated by doctors from Harvard, Stanford, and Oxford University, the Great Barrington Declaration was published on Tuesday. Doctors and scientists have continued to sign up for it since then.
Ayatollah security forces reportedly attack protestors in Iran
Free Iran news editor M. Hanif Jazayeri has tweeted that security forces sent by Ayatollah Khamenei were attacking civilians protesting against the Islamic regime in Tehran Thursday night.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel could launch first human trials for coronavirus vaccine next week
Defense Minister Benny Gantz was briefed on the progress made by the Biological Research Institute last week in developing a vaccine that could be tested in humans as early as October 21, Hebrew-language news outlet WallaNews reported on Sunday.
Tens of thousands nationwide rally against Netanyahu
Tens of thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in over 1,000 socially distanced gatherings throughout the country Saturday, the fourth such event since the government instituted a ban on mass protests as part of the national coronavirus lockdown.
Netanyahu tells Ethiopian PM he plans to airlift 2,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Friday with Ethiopian leader Abiy Ahmed, informing him of his plans to airlift 2,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
Inside the United States
Second US Presidential Debate Cancelled After Trump Objects To Format
The Commission on Presidential Debates has canceled the second debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden after disagreements over the format.
Emboldened Antifa increasingly violent as national profile rises
Antifa’s profile is rising so quickly that it even got name-checked at last week’s presidential debate.
Trump expresses disappointment over Barr's reported comments on Durham probe
President Trump on Friday expressed outrage at reports Attorney General William Barr has communicated to lawmakers that the Durham report will not be released until after the presidential election.
Hurricane Delta approaching Louisiana as a Category 3 with driving wind and rain
Hurricane Delta is approaching the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm with winds as high as 115 mph as of Friday morning.
Sept. 2020: 1.8 Million Gun Sales
There were an estimated 1.8 million gun sales in September, a "year-over-year increase of 66% from September 2019," reported Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF).
'I do not tolerate ANY extreme violence': Trump fires back at Gov. Whitmer after she calls him 'complicit' in foiled kidnapping plot
President Trump slammed Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s response to the coronavirus Thursday and addressed her suggestion that he was “complicit” and encouraged an alleged plot to kidnap her.
Christian News
New poll shows nearly half of professing Christians believe Bible is ambiguous on abortion
A new survey has found that 44 percent of Christians believe the Bible is “ambiguous” on the subject of abortion, Christian Headlines reports. The Cultural Research Center (CRC) of Arizona Christian University conducted the survey in January, polling a nationally representative sample of 2,000 adult professing Christians. The results were published in the eleventh report of the annual American Worldview Inventory (AWI) 2020.
Vice President Pence Praises Late Christian Missionary Kayla Mueller
More details emerged about a young Christian missionary killed in Syria after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence dedicated Wednesday‘s vice-presidential debate to her.
Kyrgyzstan's New Prime Minister Facing State of Emergency and Unrest
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have detained a former president, banned protests, and imposed a curfew in the Central Asian nation's capital, amid mounting unrest over disputed elections. At the same time, Kyrgyzstan's divided parliament appointed as the new prime minister a convicted kidnapper who escaped from prison with help from his supporters.
Ceasefire Armenia and Azerbaijan Overshadowed By Reported Clashes
Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a ceasefire in their battle over the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh. But, shortly after the agreement came into force, both sides already accused each other of breaking it.
World Food Program Gets Nobel Peace Prize Amid Global Hunger Fears
The World Food Program (WFP) has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of its life-saving work amid rising starvation cases. With the coronavirus crisis pushing millions of men, women, and children into hunger, Nobel committee chairwoman Berit Reiss-Andersen said the United Nations agency deserved this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
North Korea Shows Off New ICBM During Nighttime Parade
North Korea unveiled what defense analysts say appears to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile and other new weapons systems during a carefully choreographed, pre-dawn military parade Saturday.
Thousands of scientists sign declaration that COVID-19 lockdowns have “devastating” impact
Around 15,000 scientists and doctors from around the world, and both sides of the political aisle, have now signed a document stating that coronavirus lockdown measures are having a “devastating” effect on public health, the Washington Times reports. Initiated by doctors from Harvard, Stanford, and Oxford University, the Great Barrington Declaration was published on Tuesday. Doctors and scientists have continued to sign up for it since then.
Ayatollah security forces reportedly attack protestors in Iran
Free Iran news editor M. Hanif Jazayeri has tweeted that security forces sent by Ayatollah Khamenei were attacking civilians protesting against the Islamic regime in Tehran Thursday night.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel could launch first human trials for coronavirus vaccine next week
Defense Minister Benny Gantz was briefed on the progress made by the Biological Research Institute last week in developing a vaccine that could be tested in humans as early as October 21, Hebrew-language news outlet WallaNews reported on Sunday.
Tens of thousands nationwide rally against Netanyahu
Tens of thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in over 1,000 socially distanced gatherings throughout the country Saturday, the fourth such event since the government instituted a ban on mass protests as part of the national coronavirus lockdown.
Netanyahu tells Ethiopian PM he plans to airlift 2,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Friday with Ethiopian leader Abiy Ahmed, informing him of his plans to airlift 2,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
Inside the United States
Second US Presidential Debate Cancelled After Trump Objects To Format
The Commission on Presidential Debates has canceled the second debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden after disagreements over the format.
Emboldened Antifa increasingly violent as national profile rises
Antifa’s profile is rising so quickly that it even got name-checked at last week’s presidential debate.
Trump expresses disappointment over Barr's reported comments on Durham probe
President Trump on Friday expressed outrage at reports Attorney General William Barr has communicated to lawmakers that the Durham report will not be released until after the presidential election.
Hurricane Delta approaching Louisiana as a Category 3 with driving wind and rain
Hurricane Delta is approaching the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm with winds as high as 115 mph as of Friday morning.
Sept. 2020: 1.8 Million Gun Sales
There were an estimated 1.8 million gun sales in September, a "year-over-year increase of 66% from September 2019," reported Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF).
'I do not tolerate ANY extreme violence': Trump fires back at Gov. Whitmer after she calls him 'complicit' in foiled kidnapping plot
President Trump slammed Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s response to the coronavirus Thursday and addressed her suggestion that he was “complicit” and encouraged an alleged plot to kidnap her.
Christian News
New poll shows nearly half of professing Christians believe Bible is ambiguous on abortion
A new survey has found that 44 percent of Christians believe the Bible is “ambiguous” on the subject of abortion, Christian Headlines reports. The Cultural Research Center (CRC) of Arizona Christian University conducted the survey in January, polling a nationally representative sample of 2,000 adult professing Christians. The results were published in the eleventh report of the annual American Worldview Inventory (AWI) 2020.
Vice President Pence Praises Late Christian Missionary Kayla Mueller
More details emerged about a young Christian missionary killed in Syria after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence dedicated Wednesday‘s vice-presidential debate to her.
Around the World
China tells Taiwan to prepare for war
China has told Taiwan’s opposition party to “prepare for war,” Just the News reports. The threat was made through China’s state-sponsored Global Times news outlet on Wednesday.
Trump tweets that US troops in Afghanistan should be home by Christmas
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the remaining American troops in Afghanistan “should” be home in the US by Christmas, Politico reports. In February this year, the US and the Taliban agreed that American soldiers would withdraw from Afghanistan in spring 2021.
Azerbaijan, Armenia Clashes Damage Church As World Rushes For Ceasefire
Armenia says neighboring Azerbaijan has attacked a historic cathedral in the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh amid raging battles over the contested region.
Dam building projects could fuel water stress in Middle East
Over the last 30 years, Jassim Al-Asadi has witnessed the Mesopotamian Marshes of southern Iraq where he was born undergo dramatic changes.
US Announces Sanctions on 18 Iranian Banks
The U.S. government imposed new sanctions on 18 Iranian banks as Washington turned up the pressure on Tehran by further isolating it from the global banking system and hindering the country’s attempts to build nuclear weapons.
Countering China on tech minerals
President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at countering China’s drive to corner the international market on rare earth minerals -- key elements used in high-tech products that are the backbone of the U.S. economy and key weapons systems.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
EU says no extra funding for Palestinian Authority while it refused to collect its own money from Israel
The European Union has told the Palestinian Authority that it cannot have extra EU funding while Ramallah refuses to accept its own tax money collected by Israel, the Jerusalem Post reports. Anticipating Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced in May that he would cease all cooperation with Israel.
Inside the United States
FBI Is Stonewalling Congressional Oversight On Hunter Biden
The FBI is refusing to provide answers to a congressional inquiry pertaining to Hunter Biden’s potentially criminal overseas business activity revealed in a Senate report last month that chronicles the Biden family’s conflicts of interest abroad.
After Chinese Scientists Steal Billions in American Research, U.S. Finally Bans Communists
The U.S. government has finally issued an official policy on the inadmissibility of foreigners affiliated with Communist or totalitarian parties. The critical new rule appears to be the Trump administration’s response to an epidemic of Communists, mainly from China, that have stolen billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded scientific research while working in the United States with Uncle Sam’s permission.
Federal deficit tripled to $3.1 trillion in fiscal year 2020, largest as share of the economy since World War II
The federal deficit for fiscal year 2020 was $3.1 trillion, triple last year's figure, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Thursday.
Federal appeals court reinstates criminal convictions of Hunter Biden's business partner
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday reversed a lower court decision to grant a new trial in a fraud case involving Hunter Biden's ex-business partner Devon Archer.
Biden: Voters 'will know my opinion on court packing when the election is over'
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Thursday that voters will know his opinion on packing the Supreme Court "when the election is over.”
Coronavirus Hit the U.S. Long Before We Knew
The Wall Street Journal interviewed disease detectives and reviewed hundreds of pages of new research to piece together how the coronavirus infiltrated the wealthiest nation on earth. The latest genetic, epidemiological and computational research suggests it was spreading inside the country before anyone started looking.
More than 6.6 million Americans have already voted, suggesting record turnout
Americans are rushing to cast ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 election at an unprecedented pace, early voting numbers show, indicating a possible record turnout for the showdown between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
China tells Taiwan to prepare for war
China has told Taiwan’s opposition party to “prepare for war,” Just the News reports. The threat was made through China’s state-sponsored Global Times news outlet on Wednesday.
Trump tweets that US troops in Afghanistan should be home by Christmas
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the remaining American troops in Afghanistan “should” be home in the US by Christmas, Politico reports. In February this year, the US and the Taliban agreed that American soldiers would withdraw from Afghanistan in spring 2021.
Azerbaijan, Armenia Clashes Damage Church As World Rushes For Ceasefire
Armenia says neighboring Azerbaijan has attacked a historic cathedral in the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh amid raging battles over the contested region.
Dam building projects could fuel water stress in Middle East
Over the last 30 years, Jassim Al-Asadi has witnessed the Mesopotamian Marshes of southern Iraq where he was born undergo dramatic changes.
US Announces Sanctions on 18 Iranian Banks
The U.S. government imposed new sanctions on 18 Iranian banks as Washington turned up the pressure on Tehran by further isolating it from the global banking system and hindering the country’s attempts to build nuclear weapons.
Countering China on tech minerals
President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at countering China’s drive to corner the international market on rare earth minerals -- key elements used in high-tech products that are the backbone of the U.S. economy and key weapons systems.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
EU says no extra funding for Palestinian Authority while it refused to collect its own money from Israel
The European Union has told the Palestinian Authority that it cannot have extra EU funding while Ramallah refuses to accept its own tax money collected by Israel, the Jerusalem Post reports. Anticipating Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced in May that he would cease all cooperation with Israel.
Inside the United States
FBI Is Stonewalling Congressional Oversight On Hunter Biden
The FBI is refusing to provide answers to a congressional inquiry pertaining to Hunter Biden’s potentially criminal overseas business activity revealed in a Senate report last month that chronicles the Biden family’s conflicts of interest abroad.
After Chinese Scientists Steal Billions in American Research, U.S. Finally Bans Communists
The U.S. government has finally issued an official policy on the inadmissibility of foreigners affiliated with Communist or totalitarian parties. The critical new rule appears to be the Trump administration’s response to an epidemic of Communists, mainly from China, that have stolen billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded scientific research while working in the United States with Uncle Sam’s permission.
Federal deficit tripled to $3.1 trillion in fiscal year 2020, largest as share of the economy since World War II
The federal deficit for fiscal year 2020 was $3.1 trillion, triple last year's figure, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Thursday.
Federal appeals court reinstates criminal convictions of Hunter Biden's business partner
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday reversed a lower court decision to grant a new trial in a fraud case involving Hunter Biden's ex-business partner Devon Archer.
Biden: Voters 'will know my opinion on court packing when the election is over'
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Thursday that voters will know his opinion on packing the Supreme Court "when the election is over.”
Coronavirus Hit the U.S. Long Before We Knew
The Wall Street Journal interviewed disease detectives and reviewed hundreds of pages of new research to piece together how the coronavirus infiltrated the wealthiest nation on earth. The latest genetic, epidemiological and computational research suggests it was spreading inside the country before anyone started looking.
More than 6.6 million Americans have already voted, suggesting record turnout
Americans are rushing to cast ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 election at an unprecedented pace, early voting numbers show, indicating a possible record turnout for the showdown between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.