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America Is Overdue for Another Economic Disaster
The durable market rise that began March 6, 2009, is as intoxicating as the Lehman anniversary should be sobering: Nothing lasts. Those who see no Lehman-like episode on the horizon did not see the last one.

Ebola cases in DR Congo rise to 78, 44 dead
Seventy-eight cases of Ebola have been recorded in an outbreak in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, claiming 44 lives, DRC officials and the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. “In all, 78 cases of haemorrhagic fever have been reported in the region, of which 51 are confirmed and 27 probable” while “24 suspect cases are under investigation”, according to reports from Congolese authorities and the WHO.

Bird flu kills one in Vietnam
Virus H5N1 was detected in the post-mortem blood tests of the 60-year-old victim who died Thursday in Ho Chi Minh City, Xinhua reported, citing provincial health officials. In a statement, Pasteur Institute said six separate H5N1 cases have been identified in Vietnam’s south.

Turkey, US to conduct joint patrols in Syria’s Manbij
Turkey and United States will begin “joint patrols” in northern Syria’s Manbij to stabilize the region under a roadmap that focuses on the withdrawal of PKK-affiliated YPG terror group, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday.

More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
On Monday, the pilgrims will ascend Mount Arafat, where Prophet Muhammad delivered his sermon to pilgrims during his last Hajj, at the climax of the soul-searching ritual, asking for God’s forgiveness and mercy.

Is Now the Time to Return the Temple Mount to God’s Intent: A House of Prayer for All Nations?
In the Bible, the Temple Mount is considered a place of prayer for all nations and is commonly understood to be a holy place for Jews, Christians and Muslims alike. In Isaiah 56, it is written that, “foreigners Who attach themselves to Hashem” will be brought to his sacred mount to rejoice in his house of prayer:

Bolton, Netanyahu trash ‘wretched’ Iran nuclear deal
“I believe that the president’s decision to leave the disastrous Iran deal was nothing less than a hinge of history. Israel applauds the Trump administration’s determination to reimpose tough sanctions on Iran.”

Pope writes to Catholics on clergy sexual abuse, vows no more cover up
Pope Francis, facing simultaneous clergy sexual abuse crises in several countries, on Monday wrote an unprecedented letter to all the world’s Catholics promising that no effort will be spared to prevent abuse and its cover up.

Judge Says Government Does Not Have To Accept New DACA Requests
U.S. District Judge John Bates said the government does not have to accept new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) requests, on Friday, going back on his initial order from Aug. 3. Illegal immigrants who were brought over as children, known as “Dreamers,” can renew their DACA applications, but no new requests will be processed….

Feds Offering $20,000 Reward for Suspect Accused of Threatening Trump
Officials are conducting a nationwide manhunt to search for Shawn Christy, 27, of McAdoo, who allegedly threatened to “put a bullet” in Trump’s head in a now-deleted post on social media, and is wanted on several arrest warrants in Pennsylvania—including burglary, violating probation, and failing to appear in court for an aggravated assault case.

Bolton: U.S.’s highest priority is Iran never getting nuclear capabilities
The United States is working with European countries to convince them of the need to take stronger steps against the Iranian nuclear weapons program, US National Security Advisor John Bolton said Monday. Bolton was speaking at the Prime Minister’s Office prior to a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his second meeting since arriving in Israel Sunday.

Palestinians react to Abbas’ call for ‘popular resistance’
The Palestinian leadership appears to be changing tactics in its effort to establish a state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. At a closed-door meeting this weekend of the Central Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for an increase in “popular resistance,” which he described as having its own value in “fighting the Israeli occupation.”

Kerala floods: Relief teams rescue 22,000 as rains ease
About 22,000 people were rescued from the flood-hit Indian state of Kerala on Sunday, officials say, after monsoon rains finally eased. Military teams as well as disaster response forces and local fishermen reached some of the worst hit areas. Helicopters also brought much-needed supplies to communities cut-off by two weeks of incessant rain.

Afghan Taliban kidnap dozens of bus passengers near Kunduz
About 150 people are reported to have been kidnapped after Taliban militants launched an ambush on three buses in northern Afghanistan. A Taliban spokesman said they were targeting security forces travelling on the buses, adding the civilians would be released. It comes a day after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered a conditional three-month ceasefire to the Taliban.

This company embeds microchips in its employees, and they love it
When Patrick McMullan wants a Diet Dr Pepper while he’s at work, he pays for it with a wave of his hand. McMullan has a microchip implanted between his thumb and forefinger, and the vending machine immediately deducts money from his account. At his office, he’s one of dozens of employees who have been doing likewise for a year now.

China shifts to Iranian tankers to keep oil flowing amid U.S. sanctions – sources
Chinese buyers of Iranian oil are starting to shift their cargoes to vessels owned by National Iranian Tanker Co (NITC) for nearly all of their imports to keep supply flowing amid the re-imposition of economic sanctions by the United States. The shift demonstrates that China, Iran’s biggest oil customer, wants to keep buying Iranian crude despite the sanctions…

China’s vaccine scandal explodes as one million doses now found to be maiming Chinese children… total cover-up by the media
The Chinese government has admitted that hundreds of thousands more doses of children’s vaccines are faulty, bringing the total number of vaccines known to be defective there to nearly one million.

Fresh 6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia’s Lombok
A strong earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Lombok Sunday, two weeks after a quake killed more than 480 people on the island and hours after another tremor triggered landslides, damaged buildings and sent people fleeing.

Three People Shot, One Assaulted at ‘Peace Picnic’ in Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago
Three people were shot and another individual was assaulted at a “peace picnic” in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s (D) Chicago on Saturday night.

Iranian-Backed ‘Sleeper Cell’ Militants Hibernating in U.S., Positioned for Attack
Iranian-backed militants are operating across the United States mostly unfettered, raising concerns in Congress and among regional experts that these “sleeper cell” agents are poised to launch a large-scale attack on the American homeland, according to testimony before lawmakers.

BREAKING: America First Media Names Public Officials at Hospital the Morning of Seth Rich Shooting
America First Media has brought forth new findings in their investigation into the 2016 homicide of DNC employee Seth Rich. An inside source with knowledge of what occurred at the hospital on the early morning of July 10, 2016 has revealed former DNC Chairperson Donna Brazile and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser arrived shortly after EMTs had delivered the injured victim for emergency treatment of two gunshot wounds to the torso.

Powerful typhoon on course to hit Korea this week
Powerful typhoon Soulik is on course to strike the Korean Peninsula this week, the state weather agency said Sunday, warning people on Jeju Island and in southern coastal areas to prepare.

T-shirts saying ‘stand for the flag, kneel for the cross’ draw protest at school
You would be hard-pressed to find anybody in Dodge County, Georgia who does not stand for the national anthem or take a knee to pray. That’s just how it is. So when the Dodge County High School cheerleaders started selling T-shirts that read, “In Dodge County, we stand for the flag, kneel for the cross,” nobody thought it would cause a controversy.

In This ‘Oklahoma!,’ She Loves Her and He Loves Him
The idea came to Bill Rauch in the early 1990s: What if he directed a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” where the lovers were same-sex couples?

IDF code crackers help decipher absurdly complex wheat genome
Long thought impossible, scientists present complete sequence of bread wheat genome, hoping it will help feed world’s growing population • Professor Tzion Fahima: To meet projected food consumption needs in 2050, wheat production must increase at double current rate.

CNN: Antifa Violence Against Trump Supporters is ‘Right’
CNN’s Chris Cuomo announced that the news network will not condemn violence against President Trump’s supporters, but rather justified physical attacks.

Top Bishop: I’ll Release FULL List Of Pedophile Priests Accused In Diocese
A Top Bishop has vowed to release the name of every single name listed in the grand jury report which accuses over 300 pedophile priests of sex abuse.

Will Embedded Chinese Soldiers Attack America Before the Midterm Elections
The fight for the control of America is underway. It would seem that there are multiple plots involving several entities and almost everyone has a say but the American people.



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‘Far-Right’ Swedish Party Poised To Make Historic Dent In Country’s Socialist Government
The Sweden Democrats, a far-right party with an anti-socialist platform that seeks to limit immigration to the Scandinavian country, could win up to 25 percent of the vote in Sweden’s upcoming September elections. Akesson, who called the European Union “a large web of corruption,” has pledged to conduct a “Swexit” referendum directly after the September elections, should his party win a majority. Leftists around the world are more than a little concerned. “This is Sweden,” NBC noted, “something of a lodestar for leftists around the world.”

US Foreclosures Rise For First Time In 36 Months
One month ago we discussed why according to the recent data, the “Housing Market Headed For “Broadest Slowdown In Years.” Fast forward to today, when we received the latest confirmation that the US housing market appears to have recently hit a downward inflection point: according to the just released July 2018 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report released by ATTOM Data Solutions, foreclosure starts in July increased by 1% from a year ago — the first year-over-year increase following 36 consecutive months of decreases. Los Angeles, California (up 20 percent).

DNA Tests of 6,500-Year-Old Skeletons Found in Galilee Disclose Origins
According to the research, just published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, the population of Peki’in in northern Israel was during the prehistoric Chalcolithic (“Copper Age”) Period – 4,500 to 3,900 BCE – a mixture of a local population with a group that arrived from northern Mesopotamia (today’s Turkey and Iran).

Taking the brain apart to put it all together again
A new Organ Chip system linked a Brain Chip with two blood-brain barrier (BBB) Chips to recapitulate the interactions between the brain and its blood vessels. This system reacts to methamphetamine exposure just like a human brain, and has allowed scientists to make new discoveries about just how important our blood vessels are for our mental function.

Bolton visits Yad Vashem and new US embassy in Jerusalem
President Trump’s National Security Advisor, John Bolton, visited the new US embassy in Jerusalem on Tuesday, as part of his three-day visit to Israel. Bolton was received at the embassy by US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman a day after the NSA met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and took part in a joint press conference. Bolton arrived in Israel Sunday night, and is expected to meet with Netanyahu several times during the trip, with a focus on Iran’s nuclear program and US efforts to convince European powers to leave the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

In shadow of Benalla affair, France’s Macron readies next reform wave
At Wednesday’s first cabinet meeting of the new semester, Macron will decide where the axe will fall on government spending in 2019. So far his government has been tightlipped on promised savings and forecasts of slower-than-expected growth complicate reaching a deficit target of 2.3 percent of GDP. “It won’t be a one-size-fits-all trim,” an Elysee official said, adding that priorities including education, security and sustainable development will see increases while departments including housing will see “sharp cuts”.

Israeli prison to join Armageddon’s list of ancient ruins
The end is nigh at Armageddon—at least for an old Israeli prison near the ancient ruins of Megiddo, by tradition the site of the apocalyptic Biblical battle between good and evil. “Now that the government has decided to move this prison, we can explore this really amazing and interesting part of the development of early Christianity in a way that we didn’t think we’d be able to.” The prison, whose inmates once included Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants, lies a few hundred yards south of Tel Megiddo itself, the ancient mound at which archeologist have found walls dating back at least 7,000 years.

Trump: ‘Very dangerous’ to trust Facebook, Twitter
President Trump, who has been loud and direct in his criticism of social-media companies and their censorship of conservatives, says it’s nothing more or less than “very dangerous” to trust companies like Facebook and Twitter with the content on their own platforms.

Iran unveils fourth-generation fighter jet
Iran unveiled what it called its first domestic fighter jet named “Kowsar” at a defense show in Tehran on Tuesday. The Kowsar was described by Iran’s Tasnim news agency as a fourth-generation fighter jet capable of carrying “various weapons” systems with advanced avionics, multi-purpose radar and a fire control system. The dual-cockpit single tail fin jet is expected to be used for short aerial support missions.

Greek warship docks in Haifa port
Greek warship HS Prometheus docked in Haifa Port on Tuesday for a visit as part of summer training of Hellenic Navy cadets. It will take part in several joint exercises with the Israeli Navy. The HS Prometheus, which supports the long-range missions of the Hellenic Navy, is headed by captain Athanasios Spanos. On board there are 133 Hellenic Naval cadets, cadets from the Greek Air Force and medical academies and two Romanian cadets.

Trump vows ‘no concessions’ with Turkey over detained U.S. pastor
US President Donald Trump ruled out agreeing to any demands from Turkey to gain the release of a detained American pastor in an interview to Reuters Monday. Trump said he was not concerned that his tough stance could end up hurting European and emerging market economies…Trump said he thought he had a deal with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan when he helped persuade Israel to free a detained Turkish citizen.

Kabul’s diplomatic area targeted by mortars during Eid speech
Militants have fired mortars at the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital Kabul during a speech by the president to mark a Muslim holiday. President Ashraf Ghani was speaking live on television to celebrate Eid al-Adha when explosions were heard near the presidential palace. A combat helicopter later fired on a building where militants were believed to have taken up position.

Israel eases gun controls following lone-wolf attacks
Israel has changed its gun regulations to enable hundreds of thousands more civilians to apply for licences, a move authorities say will increase security but others argue will stoke violence. The shift in policy, announced by the public security ministry late Monday, means that up to 600,000 Israelis could apply for gun licences, a dramatic increase on the current 140,000 civilians with permits.

South Africa begins seizing white-owned farms
The South African government has begun the process of seizing land from white farmers. Local newspaper City Press reports two game farms in the northern province of Limpopo are the first to be targeted for unilateral seizure after negotiations with the owners to purchase the properties stalled. While the government says it intends to pay, owners Akkerland Boerdery wanted 200 million rand ($18.7 million) for the land — they’re being offered just 20 million rand ($1.87 million).

Who needs democracy when you have data?
…China’s leader…Xi Jinping…strategy for understanding and responding to what is going on in a nation of 1.4 billion relies on a combination of surveillance, AI, and big data to monitor people’s lives and behavior in minute detail…Xi has laid out a raft of ambitious plans for the country, many of them rooted in technology—including a goal to become the world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030.

Memo reveals Soros-funded social-media censorship plan
The recent wave of censorship of conservative voices on the internet by tech giants Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Apple mirrors a plan concocted by a coalition of George Soros-funded, progressive groups to take back power in Washington from President Trump’s administration. A confidential, 49-page memo for defeating Trump by working with the major social-media platforms to eliminate “right wing propaganda and fake news” was presented in January 2017…

53 Major Earthquakes Just Hit The Ring Of Fire In A 24 Hour Period
Is something unusual starting to happen to the crust of our planet? The USGS defines any earthquake of at least magnitude 4.5 as “significant”, and there were 53 earthquakes that met that criteria along the Ring of Fire on Sunday alone. Not too long ago, I wrote about how “Earth changes” seem to be accelerating all over the world, but even I was stunned by the ferocity of the seismic activity that we witnessed over the weekend.

Rev. Graham: Chelsea Clinton’s Abortion Claim Sounds Like Something Hitler Might’ve Said
…In a post on his Facebook page, Rev. Graham refuted Clinton’s economic argument for abortion, comparing it to something Adolf Hitler might have claimed in defense of the mass murder of Jews:

As We Predicted, South Africa to Seize Private Farms
“The South African government has begun the process of seizing land from white farmers,” reports Frank Chung of news.com.au. “Local newspaper City Press reports two game farms in the northern province of Limpopo are the first to be targeted for unilateral seizure after negotiations with the owners to purchase the properties stalled.”

South Africa Heading Toward Communist Disaster, Says Winemaker
An award-winning South African winemaker foresees a potential catastrophe as government steers the country from socialism to a communistic failed state.

800,000 displaced in flooding in southern India’s Kerala state
Some 800,000 people have been displaced and over 350 have died in the worst flooding in a century in southern India’s Kerala state, officials said Sunday, as rescuers searched for people stranded in the worst-affected areas.

Drought takes toll on Missouri farmers’ crops, cattle
Parts of Missouri are so dry that corn crops are suffering and hay for cattle is in short supply, with water becoming increasingly scarce, experts say.

India flood death toll jumps to 357 amid fears of disease in camps
The death toll from the worst flooding to hit India’s Kerala state in a century has jumped to 357, authorities said Sunday, with losses to infrastructure pegged at some $3 billion.

Bed bug outbreak hits British cities
The United Kingdom is dealing with an exponential increase in bed bug infestations this summer due to the brutal heat, according to experts.

More people died from opioid overdoses than by guns or car crashes in 2017, preliminary data shows
Preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease and Control paints a grim picture of America’s opioid crisis. Even as awareness has increased across the nation and opioid makers have vowed to stop pushing the drugs to physicians as they face lawsuits, estimates updated on Aug. 15 by the CDC show that there has been a 6.6 percent increase from 2016 – a year that had the highest opioid overdoses ever recorded.

Intentional Deception? The US Bank Stadium Management Clueless About Radical Imam Speaking at the Muslim EID Event
The stealth, “Super EID (or is IED?) Muslim, “feast of the sacrifice” national conference we first wrote about on August 9th, breaking the story nationally, and then again on August 15th, is set to take place at the US Bank (Minnesota Vikings) Stadium on August 21st and 22nd. And it will be in fact a National Conference, and not a “Muslim prayer” event as the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority will tell you if you ask them why isn’t this event listed on their website.

The Chinese Have Infiltrated American Universities and Trump and Ted Cruz Are Moving to Counter
…after an extensive search, I found my notes on the exchange I had with a former professor of journalism at WKU and myself back in 2012. In this article, I am going to share the details of tis professor’s revelations. Their story is, in part, validated by two unlikely sources, President Trump and Senator Ted Cruz.

‘The devil’s aspirin’: why do so many celebrities blame Ambien?
Elon Musk’s erratic public declarations are reportedly worrying Tesla board members, and a main concern for executives is a sedative Musk says he has been using: Ambien.

Florida Republican State Attorney Candidate’s Father Tied To Palestinian Terrorists
A Republican candidate for State’s Attorney in Fort Myers, Florida has family ties to the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), a known terrorist group that is responsible for the slaughter of thousands of Israelis.

Atheists Want General Behind Bars for Praying for the US
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation is an organization that trolls military bases in search of any public display of the Christian faith. They are typically triggered by nativity scenes and Bibles placed on Missing Man tables.

As Hajj Begins, Ayatollah Urges Pilgrims to ‘Ask Allah to Cut The Hands of the US’
As the annual hajj rituals got underway in Mecca on Sunday, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a rallying call to Muslim pilgrims: “Ask Allah to cut the hands of the U.S. and other arrogant powers.”

Oprah’s Magazine Promotes ‘Shout Your Abortion’ Movement
The “Inspiration” section of entertainment celebrity Oprah Winfrey’s magazine, “O,” promotes the founder of a movement to publicly celebrate abortion and her new “Shout Your Abortion” book.

Let there be light bulbs! Trump looks to flip switch on Obama ban
An Obama administration decision to ban incandescent light bulbs was based on a misunderstanding of the law, according to the Department of Energy, meaning those faithful products that had been in use for a century may be returning.

Green Beret Caught Allegedly Sneaking 90 Lbs Of Cocaine Into The US
A U.S. Army Special Forces operator was apprehended after allegedly sneaking 40 kilos of cocaine into the United States late last week.

Venezuela’s Socialist Economy Is Near Collapse – Inflation at One-Million Percent
In the Socialist mecca of Venezuela the people have resorted to eating out of trash cans and from garbage dumps.


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Germany Calls For Global Payment System Independent Of The US
In a stunning vote of “no confidence” in the US monopoly over global payment infrastructure, Germany’s foreign minister Heiko Maas called for the creation of a new payments system independent of the US that would allow Brussels to be independent in its financial operations from Washington and as a means of rescuing the nuclear deal between Iran and the west.

Now at Category 5, Hurricane Lane bears down on Hawaii
Hurricane Lane was upgraded to a Category 5 storm and it neared the Hawaiian islands early Wednesday, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said.

Still No Answers From DNC One Week After Pledging To Review Ellison Allegations
One week after the Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced it was “reviewing” domestic abuse allegations against Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, the DNC has yet to provide the public with any updates on the allegations against him. Ellison, the deputy chair of the DNC, is accused of physically and emotionally abusing his ex-girlfriend, liberal Sierra Club activist Karen Monahan. Ellison has vehemently denied Monahan’s allegations

Muslims chant ‘Allahu akbar’ at Vikings stadium
CAIR, however, founded by members of Hamas, was named an unindicted co-conspirator in a plot to fund the terrorist group. And CAIR itself was designated a terrorist organization by the Muslim Gulf state United Arab Emirates, along with groups such as ISIS and al-Qaida.

Oregon earthquake – Massive 6.3 magnitude tremor rocks US West Coast sparking fears ‘the Big One’ WILL hit America
The quake registered at a depth of six miles and 188 miles off the coast of Oregon. It was recorded at a depth of around six miles but no tsunami warning has yet been issued, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The shake followed an intense week of seismic activity in which the deadly Ring of Fire was rocked by 70 quakes in just 48 hours.

Report: Trump to Introduce Mideast Peace Plan at ‎UNGA
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to introduce his ‎Middle East peace plan, dubbed the “deal of the ‎century,” during the U.N. General Assembly meeting ‎in New York next month,…The 73rd General Assembly session will be held from ‎Sept. 18 to Oct. 5, and will feature speeches from ‎prominent world leaders, including Trump, who is set ‎to address the assembly on Sept. 25.

Prophecy Fulfilled, Yechezkel’s Vision of Dry Bones Rising
Thus said Hashem to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you and you shall live again. I will lay sinews upon you, and cover you with flesh, and form skin over you. And I will put breath into you, and you shall live again. And you shall know that I am Hashem. There could be no greater metaphor for the restoration of the Jewish people than Yechezkel’s vision of the dry bones rising.

Bolton: Europe Needs To Take Stronger Steps Against Iran
The United States is working with European countries “to convince them of the need to take stronger steps against Iranian nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles program,” US National Security Adviser John Bolton said Monday ahead of meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. Bolton added that “Iran never gets a deliverable nuclear weapons capability” was a “question of the highest importance” for the US.

‘We will hit Israel if US attacks Iran’
One of Iran’s top clerics warned Wednesday morning that the regime in Tehran would strike Israel in retaliation for any “harm…in the slightest way” by the US against Iran. Ayatollah Seyed Ahmad Khatami, a member of the Islamic republic’s religious governing body known as the Assembly of Experts, told worshippers at an Eid al-Ahda event in Tehran Wednesday morning that Iran would not accept President Donald Trump’s offer to engage in negotiations.

Russia to deliver S-400 system to Turkey in 2019
Russia plans to deliver its sophisticated S-400 anti-ballistic missile defense systems to Turkey in 2019, state arms exporter Rosoboronexport announced on Tuesday, according to the Turkish daily Hurriyet. “The contract is implemented within the agreed time limits. In 2019 we will start implementing the contract,” said Alexander Mikheev, the CEO of Rosoboronexport, according to the report.

Trump: Palestinians’ turn for a gift after Jerusalem embassy move
Israel will pay a “high price” in its negotiations with the Palestinians because it won something “very big” with America’s relocation of its embassy to Jerusalem, President Donald Trump said….Trump said that the Palestinians would soon “get something very good” in return for the May embassy move “because it’s their turn next.” The Palestinian Authority cut off contact with the Trump administration late last year after Trump announced the embassy move and recognized the holy city as Israel’s capital.

Venezuela ‘paralysed’ by launch of sovereign bolivar currency
Venezuela came to a standstill on Tuesday as the country tried to deal with its newly introduced currency. Thousands of businesses closed in order to adapt to the “sovereign bolivar”, and many workers stayed at home. President Nicolás Maduro launched the new banknotes on Monday, revaluing and renaming the old bolivar currency. The government says this will tackle runaway inflation, but critics say it could make the crisis worse. The notes went into circulation on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty for woman activist -rights groups
Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists from the kingdom’s Eastern Province currently on trial in a secretive terrorism court, groups including Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. Among the detainees is Israa al-Ghomgham, whom Saudi activists said was the first woman to possibly face the death penalty for rights-related work. Charges against her include incitement to protest and providing moral support to rioters.

With Cohen Implicating Trump, a Presidency’s Fate Rests With Congress
As he pleaded guilty in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday to violating federal campaign finance laws, Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s longtime fixer, put his future in the hands of the American legal system. But the fate of Mr. Trump, the man who Mr. Cohen said directed him to break the law by making payments to a pornographic film actress and a former Playboy model, rests, in all likelihood, in the political arena and in the halls of Congress.

Hospitals shut at 30-a-year pace in U.S., with no end in sight
Industry M&A may be no savior as the pace of hospital closures, particularly in hard-to-reach rural areas, seems poised to accelerate. Hospitals have been closing at a rate of about 30 a year, according to the American Hospital Association, and patients living far from major cities may be left with even fewer hospital choices as insurers push them toward online providers like Teladoc Inc. and clinics such as CVS Health Corp’s MinuteClinic.

Oregon earthquake – Massive 6.3 magnitude tremor rocks US West Coast sparking fears ‘the Big One’ WILL hit America
The quake, which registered 188 miles from the coastal city of Bandon, has sparked fears the so-called “Big One” could hit California any time now. It was recorded at a depth of around six miles but no tsunami warning has yet been issued, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The shake followed an intense week of seismic activity in which the deadly Ring of Fire was rocked by 70 quakes in just 48 hours.

Trump adviser Bolton says Russia ‘stuck’ in Syria, Iran must leave
Russia is “stuck” in Syria and looking for others to fund post-war reconstruction there, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said, describing this as an opportunity for Washington to press for Iranian forces to quit the country. Bolton, speaking to Reuters while on a visit to Israel, said U.S. contacts with Russia did not include any understanding over a push by Damascus’s forces against the rebels in Idlib. But he warned against any use of chemical or biological weapons there.

California Christians, prepare for civil disobedience
California’s AB 2943 – the “Must Stay Gay” bill – is nothing less than governmental tyranny, nothing less than an abuse of elected power, nothing less than an unholy mandate against the holy claims of God. Will you sit back and take it? Or will you rise up against it? If the bill passes, you must choose to obey God rather than man. It’s time for civil disobedience.

2018 Venezuela earthquake
On August 21 a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck just off the northern coast of Venezuela. The epicentre is reported to be just East of Carúpano, and at a depth of 123 km (76 miles). The Venezuelan capital, Caracas, is over 622 km (375 miles) from this site, and still shook,[11] as did Bogotá, the Colombian capital nearly 2000 km (900 miles) away. The Tower of David, one of the tallest buildings in Caracas, is reported to have sustained structural damage and is now leaning. The telephone and internet service in Caracas was also interrupted.

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes off coast of Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck north of Ambrym Island in the Vanuatu archipelago. The epicentre of the shallow quake was located a few kilometres off the tip of Ambrym, a triangle-shaped island that is sparsely populated. The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management said their was no tsunami threat to New Zealand following the quake. It was the second large earthquake Wednesday, after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit north Venezuela.

Hurricane Lane update: Will Hurricane Lane hit Hawaii? Will it make Kilauea volcano erupt?
HURRICANE Lane has brought high winds and rain to the Pacific, wheeling miles from Hawaii’s Big Island in an angry vortex. Could Hurricane Lane hit Kilauea and trigger an eruption?

In Arkansas Face-off Ten Commandments Beat the Devil
The organizers arrived at the rally last Thursday with a seven-and-a-half foot tall bronze statue of Baphomet, the goat-headed, winged devil on the back of a flatbed truck. The Satanic Temple has petitioned several times over the past several years to install the Baphomet statue in front of the capitol but state law prohibits installing a monument without legislative sponsorship. The self-proclaimed satanists were forced to drive away without Baphomet debarking.

CHILD ABUSE: Kids are being advised to freeze reproductive tissue before puberty if they show signs they may want to become transgender
The guidance from the Government-backed Human Fertilization And Embryology Authority, for “trans and non-binary people seeking fertility treatment”, contains a section aimed at prepubescent children.However, critics say the children it addresses are so young they still believe in “Father Christmas, fairies and dragons” and should not be considering “potentially life-changing decisions”.

SLAP IN THE FACE: UN chief proposes military force to protect ‘Palestinians’ from Israel
The protection of Palestinian civilians could be improved by the deployment of UN-mandated armed forces or unarmed observers, a beefed-up UN civilian presence, or expanded UN assistance, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote on Friday in a report.

WATCH: Israel performs 1st knee replacement that regrows cartilage and bone
Israeli startup Cartiheal and researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev believe they have found the solution to mild-to-moderate damage or defects in the knee with an implant that regrows cartilage and bone. The first implant, performed recently as part of a clinical trial, appears to have gone smoothly.

China demolishes hundreds of churches and confiscates Bibles during a crackdown on Christianity
Locals in Henan stated concerns of a move by the atheist ruling Community Party to control Christianity Residents were asked to replace posters of the cross and Jesus Christ with portraits of President Xi Jinping Experts say the government is waging the most severe systematic suppression of the religion since 1982.

Measles cases hit record high in Europe
Cases of measles in Europe have hit a record high, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). More than 41,000 people have been infected in the first six months of 2018, leading to 37 deaths.

Leaked Memo Reveals George Soros Behind Facebook Censorship Campaign
As the recent wave of social media censorship of conservative voices gathers pace, a confidential 49-page memo revealing the plan to defeat Trump by eliminating “right-wing propaganda and fake news” has been leaked.

Final Warning: White South Africans Must Flee Their Country Immediately!
What follows gun confiscation. The White farmers from South Africa are about ready to find out as the prevailing radical regime running the South African government just ordered the seizing of 300,000 guns. All White South African farmers must leave the country ASAP

In Light Of #MeToo, Burning Man Festival Reconsiders ‘Orgy Dome’
In light of the #MeToo anti-sexual harassment movement, and amidst changing times for gender, sexism, and feminism, the Burning Man festival, which takes place every year deep in the Nevada desert, is re-evaluating some of its key events, including its infamous “Orgy Dome.”

E! Orders Bisexual Dating Show Hosted By Drag Queen
A bisexual dating show hosted by drag queen Courtney Act called “The Bi Life” will be coming to E! Entertainment in the U.K.

Rand Paul: ‘I Think John Brennan’s Actually a National Security Risk to the Country’
Rand Paul goes through Brennan’s record of misusing classified info and “illegally looking at Democrats computers who were investigating CIA torture — and then lying about it before [Congress].”

UK Jihad: Corbyn welcomed Hamas terrorists in PARLIAMENT who called for attacks on Royal Navy, boycotted Holocaust Memorial Day praised HOMICIDE bombers, then secretly visited Islamic terror group in Ramallah
Imagine — from Churchill to Corbyn in the blink of an eye. The Brits under siege from within from a hostile and growing Muslim population and word is Corbyn is gaining in the polls. Thanks to Muslim immigration. Can the UK be saved?

All sheeple citizens who want to receive government benefits must agree to be microchipped in the near future
Late last month, it was reported that a Wisconsin company called Three Square Market was planning on surgically implanting microchips underneath the skin of its employees for convenience purposes. Three Square Market CEO Todd Westby told KSTP, the Twin Cities ABC affiliate station, that the microchip implants are “the next big thing that’s inevitably going to happen, and we want to be a part of it.”

Rocket attack shakes Kabul as Afghan president marks start of Eid holiday
A sustained rocket attack shook the Afghan capital Tuesday morning just as President Ashraf Ghani was delivering a speech marking the beginning of Eid al-Adha, a three-day festival that is the most important holiday on the Muslim calendar.

‘Zimbabwe-fication’ Begins: Farmers Panic As South Africa Seizes First White-Owned Land
South Africa’s white farmers have been desperately trying to sell their lands at record pace ahead of planned government land seizures, according to a local farmer’s union. However, there are no buyers.

Trump’s ICE Deports NAZI War Criminal Who Stayed Under Obama
…The Trump administration announced early on Tuesday morning that it had arrested 95-year-old Jakiw Palij — the last known Nazi collaborator living in the United States — at his home in Queens, New York and deported him to Germany.

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Netanyahu: I would like to balance the EU’s unfriendly stance on Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is flying Thursday to Lithuania for a three-day trip to hold bilateral diplomatic meetings with the heads of the Baltic states, who will also be arriving in the European country. “I would also like to balance the EU’s unfriendly stance towards the State of Israel in order to achieve a more fair and genuine relationship with the State of Israel,” said Netanyahu before he boarded the plane.

US-China trade war: New tariffs come into force
US President Donald Trump’s trade war against China has moved up a gear as it brings in a 25% tax on a second wave of goods worth $16bn (£12.4bn). The move ratchets up the dispute which began in July. The US imports far more goods from China than it exports to it. There are fears that more tariffs could cause further damage to companies and consumers. Goods affected this time include motorcycles and aerials.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: ‘New audio’ of IS leader released
The Islamic State group (IS) has released an audio message purportedly from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, his first in almost in a year. In a speech, he calls on IS supporters to “persevere”, despite the losses the group has suffered in Iraq and Syria. The recording’s authenticity could not be verified, but experts said the voice resembled that heard in other messages.

Israel advances plans for 1,000 new West Bank settler homes
Israel has advanced plans to build more than 1,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Final approval for construction was given for 382 homes, while the others cleared an earlier planning stage. Anti-settlement watchdog Peace Now said most would be built in communities that were likely to be evacuated as part of any peace deal with the Palestinians.

Texas Exports More Oil Than It Imports For First Time Ever
The Texas Gulf Coast oil terminals sent abroad more crude than they received in April, the Energy Information Administration said this week. During that month, crude oil exports from the Houston-Galveston port district exceeded imports by 15,000 bpd. Over the next month, the advantage of exports over imports welled further, to an impressive 470,000 bpd.

Over The Last 7 Days Our Planet Has Been Violently Shaken By 144 Major Earthquakes
Within the past few days, we have seen an enormous magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Venezuela and a giant magnitude 8.2 earthquake hit Fiji. Where will the next one strike? To many of us, it is becoming exceedingly clear that something very unusual is happening to our planet. I went and looked it up, and I was astounded to learn that the crust of the Earth has been shaken by 144 major earthquakes over the last 7 days, and that includes more than 50 on Sunday alone.

52.1% of Kids Live in Households Getting Means-Tested Government Assistance
Will they be called The Welfare Generation? Today, they are Americans under 18 years of age growing up in a country where the majority of their peers live in households that take “means-tested assistance” from the government. In 2016, according to the most recent data from the Census Bureau, there were approximately 73,586,000 people under 18 in the United States, and 38,365,000 of them — or 52.1 percent — resided in households in which one or more persons received benefits from a means-tested government program.

Image-conscious China appoints new global propaganda czar
China’s increasingly image-conscious government has appointed a trusted member of the ruling Communist Party to head up its international propaganda operation. Former top internet regulator Xu Lin will be in charge of efforts to portray China as a progressive force for good in the world at a time when it’s facing criticism over its allegedly unfair trading practices, human rights abuses and militarization of island claims in the South China Sea.

Category 5 Hurricane Lane Prompts Hurricane Warning for Hawaii’s Big Island, Watches For Maui, Oahu, Including Honolulu
Hurricane Lane strengthened to Category 5 intensity and, while forecast to weaken, poses a danger to Hawaii Thursday through Saturday with flooding rain, battering surf, coastal flooding and high winds possible.

Mexican city legalises sex in public
A city in Mexico has approved a law change allowing sexual intercourse and exhibitionism in public, providing no one complains about it.

The shocking Soros ‘Speech Code Cartel’ memo
You can’t make this stuff up. Never, even in my fertile imagination, would I have guessed that we would find a smoking-gun 49-page memo revealing how George Soros operatives, including David Brock, were there at the genesis, the planning stages, with their hands on the ignition key, of the most concerted, well-funded, diabolical attack on free speech in the history of America.

Newark Archbishop Joseph Tobin Denies ‘Gay Subculture,’ Bans Priests from Speaking to Media About Sex Scandal
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, has told priests under his leadership he has no knowledge of a “gay subculture” in his archdiocese and has instructed them not to speak to media about sexual misconduct.

Soros Broke Charity Laws To Meddle In Elections, Wall Street Analyst Says
Globalist billionaire George Soros has found himself under the firing line again after Wall Street analyst, Charles Ortel, highlighted that he repeatedly broke US charity laws when attempting to meddle in elections.

Comey & Mueller Caught Funneling Billions in FBI Contracts to Lockheed Martin
A pair of leading Government Accountability Institute researchers has revealed that two former FBI Directors, James Comey and Robert Mueller, took advantage of their government contacts and security clearance to enrich themselves.

Russian Weapons Company Unveils 13-Foot ‘Killer Robot’
A well-known Russian weapons company has just unveiled it’s newest deadly weapon: a golden 13-foot tall killer robot. Kalashnikov Concern presented the large bulletproof robot that’s currently in development at the Army 2018 fair near Moscow.

Gruesome: Naral Offers Abortion-Themed Ice Cream in Oregon
What a sick organization. Naral Oregon is now offering abortion-themed ice cream. Rocky Roe v. Wade seems to be a favorite among the far left abortion group.

Jewish Democratic Assemblyman Calls Out His Own Party For Politicizing ICE’s Nazi Arrest
Democratic Assemblyman Dov Hikind of New York went after his own party, on “Fox & Friends” Wednesday, for politicizing the arrest of World War II Nazi Jakiw Palij.

How the Banks Will Steal Your Money In the Coming Economic Crash
Wells Fargo has been fined more than 12 billion dollars for over 80 federal violations of banking law ranging from mortgage abuses, consumer protection violations, prices fixing and violation of anti-trust laws, and a breach of trust with its investors resulting in fines for investor violations.

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1,079 Attorney-Client Calls Illegally Recorded at Orange Co. Jail; ‘Human Error’ Blamed
“Human error” is being blamed for the illegal recording of 1,079 privileged attorney-client calls at a California jail over a three-year period, beginning in 2015.

Republican Senate Votes to Fund Planned Parenthood and Aborted-Baby-Parts Research
The Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday voted to pass an appropriations bill funding the Department of Health and Human Services that—if adopted by the House and signed by President Trump–will not only permit the continued federal funding of Planned Parenthood but will also allow the continued federal funding of scientific research that creates “humanized mice” using organs taken from aborted babies.

Bolton Confirms That the U.S. Will Defund UN Human Rights Office
National Security Advisor John Bolton on Thursday reaffirmed that the administration’s withdrawal from the U.N. Human Rights Council is being accompanied by an end to U.S. funding for the world body’s human rights office. U.S. taxpayers have long paid the largest share.

Five Other Heinous Illegal Alien Crimes You Didn’t Hear About This Week
…Sadly, journalists working for major mainstream media outlets totally ignore many more crimes illegal aliens commit in this country. Here are just five examples from the past month.

Details Of Communist Ocasio-Cortez’s Ties To George Soros Exposed
According to The Daily Caller, in an attempt to put 400 Bernie Sanders-like politicians in Congress, George Soros has propped up the political career of now infamous communist, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Ocasio-Cortez was formerly a Bernie Sanders presidential campaign organizer.

VIDEO: Republican Candidate for FL State Attorney CONFRONTED Over Her Ties To Islamic Terrorism
On Tuesday, I traveled to Fort Myers, Florida where I confronted Amira Dajani, a Republican candidate for State attorney in Florida. Dajani, otherwise known as “Amy Fox”, has a dark family history which she has been extremely reluctant to address on the campaign trail.

7.1-magnitude earthquake on border of Peru, Brazil, USGS reports
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck eastern Peru, close to its borders with Bolivia and Brazil on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Farm terror attack, couple severely tortured for 5 hours, Kinkelbos
A farm attack took place at the Hopewell farm in the Kinkelbos area, Eastern Cape. There were five attackers of which two were armed who overpowered a couple.

Amid Sex Abuse Scandal Catholic Bishops Want More Taxpayer-Funded Refugees
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) began circulating a petition to President Trump last month through its Justice for Immigrants campaign that urges him to authorize the resettlement of “at least” 75,000 refugees in the United States in FY 2019.

BREAKING: Former CDC director under Obama, Tom Frieden, arrested for alleged sexual abuse of women
Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Barack Obama, has been arrested for “allegations he sexually harassed a woman in his Brooklyn apartment,” reports Fox News. Frieden turned himself in to the NYPD Special Victims Unit. According to media reports, he has been charged with “forcible touching, sexual abuse and harassment.”

Army General: Trump’s Military Strategy is Working, Obama’s Failed
Addressing the world’s press this week, the outgoing commander of the US forces in Afganistan revealed that Trump’s reversal of Obama’s military strategy is not only working, it is showing the most positive signs of peace in years.

Russell 2000 at All-Time High, Nasdaq at All-Time High, S&P 500 Reaching All-Time High, DOW Up!
Shhhh! The major market indices are way up and many are reaching their all-time highs!Today already the Nasdaq reached its all-time high

South African Ruling Party ANC Tweets Out: White People Are Murderers
In February 2018, Julius Mulema, the racist leader of South Africa’s EFF Party, called on parliament to confiscate white-owned farms without compensation.

If You Want To Know Why Political Anger Is Becoming A Unifying Force, Point The Finger At Democrats
Washington D.C. is a snake pit. The people running the show are two-faced. They’re not good—and we shouldn’t be shocked when various forms of corruption are revealed. In fact, more often we’re not.

Farm terror attack, couple severely tortured for 5 hours, Kinkelbos | South Africa Today
A farm attack took place at the Hopewell farm in the Kinkelbos area, Eastern Cape. There were five attackers of which two were armed who overpowered a couple.

Vatican: Migrants Will Teach Westerners ‘To Be A Borderless Global Family’
In the run-up to the Vatican-sponsored World Meeting of Families, an opening session has focused on how refugees will help Westerners join a global family.

U.S. Customs Busts 1st Illegal Alien Via New Facial-Recognition Software at D.C. Airport
On Wednesday – only the third day using its new, cutting-edge facial comparison biometric system – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) recorded their first illegal alien bust utilizing the new technology, arresting a Congolese man posing as a Frenchman.


Chinese Military Joining Russians for Nuclear War Games
Russia and China will hold a large-scale military exercise next month that will include simulated nuclear weapons attacks, according to American defense officials. The People’s Liberation Army will send more than 3,200 troops, 900 pieces of military equipment, and 30 aircraft to Russia for the exercise known as Vostok-18, or East-18, the Chinese Defense Ministry said, noting the exercises will involve practicing maneuver defense, live firing of weapons, and counterattack.

PMO to borrow 2,600-year-old ‘Netanyahu tablet’
This past Jerusalem Day, the government held its routine meeting at the Bible Lands Museum and during the session the museum staff surprised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and presented him with the tablet collection including the one bearing his family name. After learning of the ancient origin of his name, the prime minister asked the museum if his office coule borrow the tablet. It will be kept at the PMO and exhibited to visiting foreign dignitaries in order to demonstrate the continuity of the Jewish people, who were exiled from the Land of Israel and returned after 2,000 years.

‘Megaquake’ fears after planet shaken by 144 earthquakes in seven days
The Pacific Ring of Fire has been hit by a series of strong earthquakes with Venezuela being struck by a major 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday. There are fears of a so-called ‘megaquake’ after the planet was shaken by 144 earthquakes in the past seven days. It comes after Venzuela was hit by a major 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday. Around 70 earthquakes are said to have hit the Ring of Fire, which is a horseshoe shaped area of volcanic arcs, volcanic belts and tectonic plates.

7.1-magnitude earthquake on border of Peru, Brazil, USGS reports
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck eastern Peru, close to its borders with Bolivia and Brazil on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake was recorded at 4:04 a.m. local time at a depth of 378 miles. There was no immediate information on damage or casualties.

Bolton: We will de-fund the UN Human Rights Council
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Thursday that the United States intends to cut funding to the UN Human Rights Council from which it withdrew in June. “We are going to de-fund the Human Rights Council,” Bolton told The Associated Press in an interview, while warning that other UN agencies could also be up for cuts in U.S. funding.

3 decades of alarmists’ false climate prophesies unfulfilled
That year, Shabecoff’s alarmism blaming industrialized society was buttressed by two scientists’ bogus predictions – a trend that has seen one ominous climate forecast after another fail … year after year. “Predictions made on that day – and ever since – continue to be falsified in the real world,” Bradley stressed in his report. “The predictions made by climate scientist James Hansen and Michael Oppenheimer back in 1988 – and reported as model projected by journalist Philip Shabecoff – constitute yet another exaggerated Malthusian scare, joining those of the population bomb (Paul Ehrlich), resource exhaustion (Club of Rome), Peak Oil (M. King Hubbert), and global cooling (John Holdren).” The pseudo-science based on the concept of global warming scared mainstream media connoisseurs and easily influenced students attending America’s public schools and universities, who have been taught that crops and people would soon die if society doesn’t adopt ultra-green environmentalists practices and policies to “save the Earth.”

Lethal Pig Virus in Fourth China Province Raises Disease Threat
The emergence of African swine fever is a major threat to China. The country has more than half the world’s swine, and pork is the country’s principal source of dietary protein. Besides being capable of killing every domestic pig it infects, the virus is highly contagious and persistent. There’s no vaccine to protect hogs from catching it and culling infected animals and imposing strict containment measures are the way to limit further spread.

Hands-on Reenactment of Temple Bread Baking in Biblical Israel
Focusing specifically on the breads described in Jewish texts, Saidel has conducted the hands-on workshops since last summer, teaching techniques and explaining the history and symbolism behind three different types of breads mentioned in the Talmud and commentaries.

Report: Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal Nears Completion
The Egyptian brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is nearly completed, the London based Al-Hayat Arabic language daily reported Thursday. According to the report, the deal needs a few minor revisions before being finalized, but Egypt has obtained Israel’s agreement and an exchange of documents between the sides is underway. The deal is set to apply for a period of one year, after which it would be automatically extended for an additional four years.

Fatah leader: Israel is offering Hamas an airport near Eilat
Israel has offered Hamas a seaport in Cyprus and an airport near Eilat under Israeli supervision, as well as an airline flying to Qatar, deputy chairman of the ruling Fatah faction Mahmoud al-Aloul claimed on Thursday. According to Aloul, the Israeli offers are part of US President Donald Trump’s yet-to-be-unveiled plan for peace in the Middle East. “I doubt this plan will succeed,” he said.

Naval experts concerned over China’s increasing presence in Mediterranean
The increasing presence of China in the Mediterranean region as part of the Asian giant’s Belt and Road Initiative should be a cause of concern, experts told The Jerusalem Post this week. “What concerns us is China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its growing role in Israel’s maritime domain, especially operating of Haifa port,” Rear Admiral (Ret.) Professor Shaul Chorev told the Post…

Venezuelans rush to Peru to beat passport deadline
Venezuelans trying to emigrate to Peru are rushing to get there before Saturday when new rules will come into force requiring them to have valid passports. So far, Venezuelans have been allowed to enter Peru with just their ID cards. Many have been waiting for their passports for years with the authorities blaming “mafias” inside the registry services for the delays.

Russia says 63,000 troops have seen combat in Syria
Russia has revealed the extent of its military involvement in Syria’s war. A defence ministry video said more than 63,000 Russian military personnel had “received combat experience” in the country since September 2015. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the end of last year that 48,000 personnel had been deployed. The video also said Russian air force had flown 39,000 sorties, destroying 121,466 “terrorist targets” and killing more than 86,000 “militants”.

Netanyahu says has not given up on U.S. recognition of control over Golan
Israel is not giving up trying to gain US recognition of its sovereignty over the Golan Heights, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. US National Security Advisor John Bolton said in a Reuters interview a day earlier that the Trump administration is not discussing possible US recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the strategic plateau.

Scott Morrison is new Australian PM as Malcolm Turnbull ousted
Scott Morrison has become Australia’s new prime minister after Malcolm Turnbull was forced out by party rivals in a bruising leadership contest. Mr Turnbull had been under pressure from poor polling and what he described as an “insurgency” by conservative MPs. Mr Morrison, the treasurer, won an internal ballot 45-40 over former Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton – who had been Mr Turnbull’s most vocal threat.

Drug tunnel ran from old KFC in Arizona to Mexico bedroom
US authorities have found a secret drug tunnel stretching from a former KFC in the state of Arizona to Mexico. The 600ft (180m) passageway was in the basement of the old restaurant in San Luis, leading under the border to a home in San Luis Rio Colorado. Authorities made the discovery last week and have arrested the southern Arizona building’s owner.

Hurricane Lane: Hawaii hit by flooding and landslides as storm nears
Hawaii has been hit with strong winds and torrential rain as Hurricane Lane approaches the US state, causing flash flooding and landslides. Schools and offices were closed as residents took shelter from the storm, which was downgraded to category three strength on Thursday. As the hurricane neared the islands of the Aloha state, it brought winds of 125 mph (200 km/h) and heavy rainfall.

Tech Companies Are Gathering For A Secret Meeting To Prepare A 2018 Election Strategy
Representatives from a host of the biggest US tech companies, including Facebook and Twitter, have scheduled a private meeting for Friday to share their tactics in preparation for the 2018 midterm elections. Last week, Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, invited employees from a dozen companies, including Google, Microsoft, and Snapchat, to gather at Twitter’s headquarters in downtown San Francisco, according to an email obtained by BuzzFeed News.

Dangerous parasitic disease caused by ‘kissing bugs’ has sickened 300,000 Americans
A parasitic illness that can cause strokes and heart failure is spreading across the US, doctors have warned. Chagas disease is transmitted by an insect known as the ‘kissing bug’ because it tends to bite people’s faces, near their mouths. Many never shown signs that they’ve been infected with the disease, which is why it has earned the nickname of the ‘silent killer’.

Magic mushrooms to treat depression? This Peter Thiel-backed startup just got FDA okay to begin trials
The Food and Drug Administration has greenlighted the use of the psychedelic ingredient in “magic” mushrooms for a drug trial to treat depression. The federal agency gave the U.S. approval to London-based life sciences startup called Compass Pathways that launched in 2016 under the backing of billionaire Peter Thiel. Regulatory approvals for the trial have already been given in the U.K., the Netherlands and Canada.

ObamaCare more popular than GOP tax law
ObamaCare is more popular than the GOP tax law, according to a new Fox News poll. The 2010 health-care law registered a 51 percent approval rating, compared with 40 percent for the 2017 Republican tax cuts, according to the survey released on Thursday. The poll, which surveyed 1,009 registered voters, also found that only 36 percent of respondents approve of the way President Trump is handling health care, with 55 percent disapproving.

David Horowitz: Visa, Mastercard Cut Off Payments to My Think Tank Based on SPLC ‘Hate Group’ Label
The David Horowitz Freedom Center has had their donation processing system blocked by Visa and Mastercard allegedly following a campaign by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Visa has since contacted Breitbart News to deny involvement in the blacklisting of the Freedom Center. The David Horowitz Freedom Center stated in a recent email that its ability to accept donations by credit card has been disabled by both Visa and Mastercard following a campaign by the SPLC to label the Freedom Center as a hate group.

Navy takes part in world’s largest maritime exercise
For the very first time, an IDF Navy delegation took part in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise. During the drill, which took place near Hawaii last month, Israeli officers joined the commanding team. The exercise included 25 participants from 26 countries, 47 warships, 200 fighter planes, and five submarines.

U.N. Rights Expert Calls US Sanctions on Iran ‘Unjust and Harmful,’ Praises EU Efforts to Counter Them
A U.N. human rights “special rapporteur” whose appointment stoked controversy has come out against the Trump administration’s reimposition of sanctions against Iran, calling the move “unjust and harmful” and praising the European Union for opposing it.

Schumer: Kavanaugh Refused to Tell Me If Roe Was Correctly Decided
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D.-N.Y.) said on the Senate floor on Wednesday that when he met on Tuesday with Judge Brett Kavanaugh—whom President Donald Trump has nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court—Kavanaugh refused to tell him whether he believed Roe v. Wade or Planned Parenthood v. Casey were correctly decided.

Mexico opened 2,599 homicide investigations in July — the most ever recorded in a month
Mexico continues to grow more violent, logging more homicide cases in July than in any month on record.

Cancun horror as 8 bodies, including 2 dismembered in bags, found on streets
Eight bodies — two of which were dismembered and shoved in plastic bags — were discovered on the streets of the Mexican resort city Cancun, prosecutors said Tuesday.

The EU plans a massive transportation initiative for Muslims in Israel – yet doesn’t even consult Israel
The European Union (EU) is working on plans to construct a massive transportation grid connecting the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian Authority (PA)-administered territories in Judea and Samaria, but has not informed Israel.

America’s Date with Genocide (Part 1)
Is America following down a path which could culminate in the government carrying out acts of genocide against select members of its population? There is increasing internet “chatter” which addresses this topic and many are beginning to discuss the possibility for the first time. I began to wonder the same and began to actually research the patterns of genocide in an attempt to determine if America is in trouble.

Facebook secretly tracking “trust ratings” for users with “social score” algorithm right out of communist China
Under the guise of combating “fake news,” social media giant Facebook has unveiled a new censorship scheme that basically allows the platform to either award or penalize users based on what it deems to be the overall “trustworthiness” of their browsing, liking, and sharing habits.

Corbyn under fresh fire for saying in 2013 ‘Zionists’ don’t get English culture | The Times of Israel
Video footage from 2013 has surfaced of British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is battling allegations of anti-Semitism, implying that Zionists were unable to understand British ways of thinking despite growing up in the country.

Archbishop: Pedophilia Causing People to Quit Catholic Church in Record Numbers
Archbishop Eamon Martin has said in an opening address for the Vatican-organized major summit on the family that many people are leaving the Catholic church in record numbers to Pedophilia.

Outbreak Alert: Rare ‘Flesh-Eating’ STD Reported In England
A rare flesh-eating STD (sexually transmitted disease) has been reported in England. An unnamed female patient, who lives in Southport has been diagnosed with donovanosis within the last 12 mont


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The Palestinian flag: Striking a nerve and possibly struck down
A nerve evidently was struck among a segment of the Israeli public when earlier this month Palestinian flags adorned the iconic Rabin Square at a protest against the Nation-State Law, which bestows quasi-constitutional status to Israel’s Jewish character but fails to reaffirm the equality of all citizens, as enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and other parliamentary laws.

Trump cuts $200 million in aid to Palestinians
The State Department has cut more than $200 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority “at the direction of the president,” the administration announced on Friday. The aid cut is the result of a review of US assistance to the Palestinian Authority ” to ensure these funds are spent in accordance with US national interests and provide value to the US taxpayer,” said a State Department spokesman.

German bank’s ‘antisemitism’ leads United Israel Appeal to shut account
The German branch of the Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal – the prominent Israeli public fundraising global organization to advance the security of the Jewish state – closed its account on Thursday with the Bank for Social Economy (Bank für Sozialwirtschaft) because the financial institution refuses to shut down a bank account belonging to the hardcore anti-Israel group Jewish Voice for Peace in the Middle East.

North Korea visit: Trump calls off Pompeo’s trip
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not be travelling to North Korea in the immediate future after Donald Trump asked him to call off a planned trip. The president tweeted that insufficient progress was being made in dismantling Pyongyang’s nuclear programme. He also suggested China was not doing enough to put pressure on North Korea – due to trade tensions with the US.

Papal visit: Pope Francis begins two-day Irish visit
Pope Francis has arrived in the Republic of Ireland’s first papal visit for almost 40 years. The Pope is expected to meet some victims of clerical sex abuse later on Saturday. In a letter to the world’s 1.2bn Roman Catholics, the Pope this week condemned the “atrocities” of child abuse and clerical cover-ups. The visit coincides with the World Meeting of Families – a global Catholic gathering held every three years.

Venezuela migration nears ‘Mediterranean crisis point’
The UN’s migration agency says Venezuela is heading for the same refugee “crisis moment” seen in the Mediterranean in 2015. The warning comes as its neighbours try to halt the movement of people fleeing Venezuela’s economic crisis. Peru brought in stricter border regulations on Saturday – a day after a court overturned Ecuador’s attempt to strengthen its own controls.

Sneak Peak: The Creepy Line
An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it. The Creepy Line is a title taken from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

Wildfires and Catastrophic Flooding: Lane’s Wrath Continues in Hawaii
Even as its core was being pulled apart by strong wind shear on Friday, Hurricane Lane (demoted to a tropical storm on Friday evening) continued to trigger an array of havoc across the Hawaiian Islands. Torrential rains were spreading northward across Oahu to Maui after Lane’s outer rainbands dropped more than 30” on parts of the Big Island, where flooding was described by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center as “catastrophic”.

Turkey condemns construction in West Bank
Turkey condemned Friday Israel’s decision to approve some 1,000 housing units in the West Bank. Despite only 1,000 housing units approved, Turkey claimed in its condemnation statement that 2,000 housing units had been approved. “We harshly condemn Israel’s decision to approve 2,000 additional housing units in the Israeli-occupied West Bank,” Turkey’s Foreign Affairs statement sai


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‘Mass Shooting’ Reported In Jacksonville, Florida
Police are asking that the public steer clear of the Jacksonville Landing area in Florida after a shooting Sunday reportedly killed three people, including the gunman, and injured several others.

Lacy bras for men are now a thing – and you can also buy matching knickers
Men can now buy lingerie for themselves…

Can’t Make This Up… Bag of Dismembered Body Parts Found in Clinton Park
Police were called to Clinton Playground on Friday in the Bronx after a bag was found filled with body parts.mPolice later said the victim was a woman.

Holy Nights: New Marriott Rooms to Get Bible, Book of Mormon
Sheraton, Westin and other Starwood hotels are finding their religion. Marriott International, which bought Starwood two years ago, has begun putting copies of the Bible and the Book of Mormon in the recently-acquired hotels. By year’s end, it expects to place the books in 300,000 rooms.

Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan Killed, Government Says
The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abu Saad Erhabi, was killed in a strike on the group’s hideouts in Nangarhar province on Saturday night, authorities said on Sunday.

Official: Mexico, U.S. Likely ‘Hours’ Away From NAFTA Deal
U.S. and Mexican trade negotiators are “hours” away from squaring away bilateral differences on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) but work with Canada is likely to stretch into September, a top Mexican official said on Sunday.

Russia Sends Largest Naval Armada Of Syrian War Amidst New Chemical Attack Warnings
Russia has built up its forces around the Mediterranean Sea in response to reports that the U.S., France, and Great Britain could be preparing to attack Syria

Lane’s Rains Topple Records, Inundate Parts of Big Island by Bob Henson
Rainfall amounts were titanic, but damage appears to be limited, after Tropical Storm Lane pulled rainband after rainband across Hawaii from a perch well southwest of the islands. Peak rainfall totals on the eastern Big Island topped 40” at three stations, adding up to amounts that are among the highest ever observed in a tropical cyclone in the 50 U.S. states. Fortunately, wind shear disrupted Lane’s core circulation before the hurricane had a chance to plow directly into any of the islands, and Lane stalled out just far enough to the southwest to keep its central showers and thunderstorms (convection) mostly offshore.

Abortion pill can be taken at home in England, under new plan
Women in England will be allowed to take an early abortion pill at home, under a government plan due to take effect by the end of the year.

A White Farmer Is Killed By Blakcs Every Five Days In South Africa And Authorities Do Nothing About It
The white nationalist lobbying group AfriForum says that when lawmakers passed a motion last month which could see land being seized from farmers without compensation, it sent a message that landowners could be attacked with impunity.

NEW WORLD ORDER: Parents fight back after school drops Pledge of Allegiance for student-authored oath to ‘global society’
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School Principal Lara Zelski decided students will no longer recite the Pledge of Allegiance during the school’s morning meeting agenda, which she described to parents as “an effort to begin our day as a fully inclusive and connected community.”

The Anatomy of the Communist Takeover of America
California has already outlawed the sale of the Bible. They are in the process of outlawing homeschooling and they will soon be making it illegal to criticize vaccines and vaccine effectiveness. Now, the Communists in California want to do away with President’s Day in favor of MAY DAY- Here is the story of the communist takeover of America…

Study: More ‘Ecosexual’ Professors Are Having Sex with Trees
A recently published academic article examines “exosexuals’ encounters with the natural environment.”

Iranian defense minister arrives in Damascus, showing off threat to Israel
Days after US National Security Advisor John Bolton wrapped up several days of meetings in Jerusalem, the Iranian Defense Minister paid a visit to Damascus with a large delegation. The visit is meant to show the Iran is a key ally of Damascus and any thoughts that Iran can be removed from Syria are mistaken. In recent months the US and Israel have both indicated that Iranian forces should withdraw from Syria.

Papal visit: Pope begs forgiveness for clerical sex abuse
Pope Francis has begged forgiveness for clerical child sex abuse and reiterated his wish to see justice served. The pontiff made the comments at the Marian shrine in Knock during the second day of an historic trip to the Republic of Ireland. He said no-one could fail to be moved by stories of those who “suffered abuse, were robbed of their innocence and left scarred by painful memories”.

Iran MPs vote to remove economy minister amid financial crisis
Iran’s parliament has voted to remove the economy minister from office as the country battles an economic crisis. Masoud Karbasian was targeted by a no-confidence vote over problems in the banking system, tax regulation and his failure to fix the economy. The move comes three weeks after Labour Minister Ali Rabiei was ousted in a similar process.

Former Vatican official claims Pope Francis knew of abusive ex-cardinal, calls for his resignation
A former Vatican ambassador to the U.S. said Sunday that he told Pope Francis in 2013 about allegations of sexual abuse against a prominent priest — and that Francis took no action. Now, the former official, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, is calling for Francis to step down…Vigano writes the pope did not respond to the statement, and McCarrick continued in his role as a public figure for the church.

Russia Warns Staged “Chemical Provocation” Coming In Syria After Bolton Cites New Intel
Russia is again warning of a new potential chemical provocation in Syria at the end of a week in which US National Security Advisor John Bolton threatened Damascus with a “very strong” military response should allegations emerge amidst the Syrian Army campaign to liberate Idlib…The mention of UK special forces and “eight containers” of chlorine suggest that Russia is claiming to possess some level of specified intelligence.

‘No grass’: Europe’s livestock sector stricken by drought
“Our cows have been living off hay cut in June, there isn’t any grass,” says Jean-Guillaume Hannequin, a farmer in eastern France…wondering how he will feed his animals this winter. Mediterranean countries long ago adapted their farming practices to little rain, but this year it is the north of Europe confronting a widespread drought that could see farmers having to send much of their herds to slaughter due to a lack of feed.

Erekat accuses US, Israel of ‘waging war’ on Palestinians
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Secretary General Saeb Erekat accused the US and Israel on Sunday of waging a “war against the Palestinians by financial pressure” after the Trump administration announced over the weekend that it would be cutting more than $200 million in bilateral aid to the Palestinians.

North Korea newspaper blasts ‘double-dealing’ U.S. after Pompeo’s trip canceled
North Korea’s state-controlled newspaper on Sunday accused the United States of “double-dealing” and “hatching a criminal plot” against Pyongyang, after Washington abruptly canceled a visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Negotiations have been all but deadlocked since U.S. President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore in June.

Experts Say Eventually EVERYONE Will Get a Microchip Implant
After a company in Wisconsin fitted each of their employees a microchip and claimed they absolutely loved it, many people were adamant that nope, no way, they’d never get chipped like a dog. Some people claimed religious objections (mark of the Beast) while others feel that their privacy has been already been invaded quite enough with the advent of “smart” technology and advertising cookies on the internet.

Classic Bible tract investigated as ‘hate’ speech
The Christian Institute in the United Kingdom is lamenting that contemporary society has become so intolerant that a simple Bible tract stating pride leads to disgrace is being treated as “hate speech.”

High school database now includes kids’ sexuality, families’ wealth
In an effort to combat bullying, Scotland is implementing a school database that includes information about students’ sexuality, personal opinions and even their family’s wealth, the Scottish Daily Mail reports.

Sadiq Khan’s London: Murder Rate In British Capital Hits Triple Figures
As London Mayor focuses his attention on ‘banning cars’ in the capital, the murder rate has tripled in the last eight months as knife attacks and shootings soar to an unprecedented level.

Why no outrage as the Islamic Republic of Iran sentences 12 Christians to prison for having a church in their house?
An Iranian court has sentenced 12 Christians to one year in prison for holding worship meetings and evangelizing — crimes that Iran considers to be “propaganda activities.”

“Thank God This Is Happening” Russia Says Time Has Come To Ditch The Dollar
With the US unveiling a new set of sanctions against Russia on Friday, Moscow said it would definitely respond to Washington’s latest sanctions and, in particular, it is accelerating efforts to abandon the American currency in trade transactions, said Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

Hawaii: Tropical Storm Lane threatens torrential rain, flash floods, landslides
A powerful hurricane that threatened Hawaii for a week rapidly disintegrated to become a tropical storm south of Honolulu. But meteorologists warned heavy rains could still wallop the islands with flash flooding and punishing winds.

An American Jesuit in Ireland urges the church to welcome LGBT faithful
On Thursday morning, just two days before Pope Francis was set to arrive in Ireland, the Rev. James Martin, an American Jesuit priest, spoke before a standing-room-only crowd at the Vatican-sponsored World Meeting of Families.

South African EFF Leader Julius Malema Admits Trump Is Right – We’re Coming After White Farmers
On Wednesday President Donald Trump tweeted out his concern over the racist South Africa land and farm seizures and killings of farmers.

AG Lisa Madigan to examine Illinois ties of priests named in Pennsylvania sex abuse report
Ilinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan wants to meet with Catholic church leaders throughout the state to ensure “a complete and accurate accounting” of alleged child sex abuse by priests with local ties who were named in the Pennsylvania grand jury report.


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Psychiatrist calls today’s left ‘mentally ill’
With the American left, the Democratic Party and the establishment news media displaying ever-more bizarre symptoms of Trump Derangement Syndrome, here comes a veteran psychiatrist making the case that the mental-emotional world of leftists really is tantamount to a mental disorder. “Like spoiled, angry children, they rebel against the normal responsibilities of adulthood and demand that a parental government meet their needs from cradle to grave.”

Russia Attached 12 Flamethrowers To A “Battle Bot” And Set It Loose In Syria
Russia has created a 12-ton “battle bot” which has been equipped with 12 Shmel-M man-portable rocket launchers classified as Rocket-propelled Infantry Flamethrower by their maker. Those can be fitted with destructive thermobaric and incendiary warheads. If that assessment is accurate, maybe they can iron out the kinks and ship a few to South African farmers? Flame-throwing battle bots and mech suits with giant claws ought to do the trick.

Former Vatican Diplomat Accuses Pope Francis Of Complicity In Covering Up McCarrick’s Abuses, Calls For His Resignation
The former apostolic nuncio to the U.S. alleged that Pope Francis knew of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s abuses but chose to ignore them and empower McCarrick. Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who served as the top Vatican diplomat to the U.S. from 2011 to 2016, released an 11-page letter Sunday, detailing Francis’s knowledge of McCarrick,…

Turkey lira PLUNGES 38 PERCENT in a year as row with Trump puts world economy on edge
The lira weakened by three percent against the dollar this morning after the week-long Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. It weakened as far as 6.19 at the close of the business on Friday and this morning it stood at 6.135. An analyst at brokerage Integral Seda Yalcinkaya Ozer said: “The exchange rate sensitivity created by the tension between us and the United States continues.” The slide is driven by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s economic policies and his current stand-off with Mr Trump over evangelical Christian Andrew Brunson.

Strong earthquake hits northwest Iran, killing two and wounding 241
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near the Iranian city of Kermanshah, killing two and wounding 241, the Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday. The majority of the casualties were in the city of Tazehabad, northeast of Kermanshah, according to Tasnim.

Iran inks deal with Syria, vows to continue military cooperation
Iran vowed to continue its military cooperation with the Assad regime, signing a deal with the Syrian government on Monday, in defiance of calls for Tehran to withdraw its forces from Syria.

Is the mainstream media the ‘enemy of the people’?
The verdict: No contest. Numbers are twisted, facts omitted, lies spun like thread in order to pile the dirt on the man who defeated Hillary. And so it goes with the ‘holier-than-though’ media. They are deeply hurt, are they? What an audacious, unmitigated chutzpah!

Will international court force US to lift Iran sanctions?
The International Court of Justice in The Hague is set to begin hearing arguments on a petition filed by the Iranian government last month against the economic sanctions imposed by the US on Iran earlier this year, after the US withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Asteroid the size of Great Giza Pyramid making a ‘close approach’ to Earth
An asteroid listed as “potentially hazardous” by NASA and estimated to be about the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza is hurtling toward Earth at 20,000 mph . The giant space rock, known as 2016 NF23, measures between 230ft and 525ft in diameter and is expected to make a “close approach” to Earth on August 29. NASA labelled the asteroid as an “Atens” body, meaning its orbit will come into the vicinity of our planet, and has put it on their “potentially hazardous asteroid” list.

Israel’s Natural Water Reserves Lowest in 100 Years
Israel’s natural water reserves are at a deficit of 2.5 billion cubic meters – the largest in 100 years, Israel’s Water Authority said Sunday. The extreme deficit is down to the drought which has been plaguing Israel for the past five years, with some of the country’s streams and rivers on the brink of reaching historically low levels of waterflow.

Russian Warships Heading for Syria
It was reported Turkey sighted three Russian warships passing through the Bosporus last Thursday en route to Syria. “Debka File’s military sources conclude that the two large Russian landing craft consigned from the Black Sea to Syria are almost certainly carrying Russian marines or special forces for attacking rebel groups in Idlib from the sea or the coast,” the site reported.

‘Sleeper’ case could torpedo Mueller report
The substance of the case is entirely unrelated to Mueller’s investigation into whether any of President Donald Trump’s associates aided Russia’s efforts to intervene in the 2016 election. But if a Washington appeals court set to hear the murder-related case next month sides with the Justice Department and rules that judges don’t have the freedom to release grand jury information that is usually kept secret, it could throw a monkey wrench into any plans Mueller has to issue a public report on his probe’s findings, lawyers following the issue said.

Little change in the tropical Pacific; El Niño remains possible in 2018
The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is currently neutral. While the tropical Pacific Ocean has cooled in the past month, most international climate models forecast warming to resume in the coming weeks, with El Niño development possible in the southern spring. Therefore, the Bureau’s ENSO Outlook remains at El Niño WATCH. El Niño WATCH means there is approximately a 50% chance of El Niño forming in 2018; double the normal chance.

Iran says it has control of Gulf and Strait of Hormuz: report
A top navy general in Iranian said Monday the country took full control of the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, a major shipping route that the Iranians threatened to block in the past amid worsening American-Iranian relations.

Two linked to ‘extremist Muslim’ New Mexico compound wanted to attack hospital, prosecutors say
A couple accused of training children to carry out mass shootings at an “extremist Muslim” compound in the New Mexico desert singled out an Atlanta hospital as one target before police arrested them, according to court documents filed Friday.

IDF acquiring new rockets to hit all targets with unprecedented precision
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has signed a deal to develop and acquire advanced precise short and long range rockets worth hundreds of millions of shekels with Israel Military Industries (IMI). According to the Ministry of Defense, the precision firepower will significantly improves the IDF’s capabilities of accurately hitting a target from a distance at immediate availability and with a low mission cost relative to other combat systems.

Iran to U.N: U.S. sanctions violate friendship treaty
Iranian lawyers are asking the International Court of Justice to order the United States to lift sanctions ordered by the Trump administration against Tehran on Monday. The lawsuit filed with the ICJ, also known as the World Court, says the US sanctions, which are damaging its already weak economy, violate terms of a little-known 1955 friendship treaty between the two countries.

Myanmar military leaders must face genocide charges, says UN
A UN report has said top military figures in Myanmar must be investigated for genocide in Rakhine state and crimes against humanity in other areas. The report, based on hundreds of interviews, is the strongest condemnation from the UN so far of violence against the Rohingya. The army’s tactics are “consistently and grossly disproportionate to actual security threats”, it says.

Health Officials Worried About Containing Latest Ebola Outbreak
The world has never been so prepared for an Ebola outbreak, but the latest emergence of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-ridden east is proving the most dangerous in years. Seventy-two out of 111 patients who have been infected with the hemorrhagic fever have died, making this outbreak the deadliest in more than a decade in Congo, where the disease was first diagnosed in 1976 and named after the nearby Ebola River.

Defense Ministry to buy advanced precision rockets from IMI
The Defense Ministry announced Monday it has signed a deal worth hundreds of millions shekels with IMI Systems for the development and acquisition of advanced precision rockets. The Defense Ministry will acquire precision rockets of several different types—some classified—which will have a range of 30-150 km. The rockets will employ advanced technologies to adapt them to the modern battlefield.

Israel’s water sources rapidly drying up
The Water Authority announced Sunday that even if the coming winter brings average precipitation, or even above average, the hydrological drought will continue. They said that the Kinneret is drying up at a rapid pace and approaching its black line. They added that an accurate weather forecast for the coming year will be available next month.

Iran and Syria sign deal for military cooperation
Iran and Syria signed a deal for military cooperation in a meeting between the defense ministers of the two countries in Damascus, the Tasnim news agency reported on Monday. Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami traveled to Damascus on Sunday for a two-day visit, meeting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and senior military officials, Tasnim reported.

Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Iran on Sept. 7
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Iran on Sept 7, his office said on Monday, on a trip expected to include a three-way summit with Russian and Iranian leaders. The Kremlin said nearly two weeks ago that Russian President Vladimir Putin may take part in a meeting with Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the beginning of September. The three leaders met in April in Ankara, where they discussed developments in Syria.

Jacksonville Shooter Was Member of Anti-Trump ‘Resistance’ – Referred to Trump Supporters at “Trumptards”
Sunday afternoon, police responded to a ‘mass shooting’ at Jacksonville Landing in Florida which left 3 dead and 11 wounded.

‘Mass Shooting’ Reported In Jacksonville, Florida
Police are asking that the public steer clear of the Jacksonville Landing area in Florida after a shooting Sunday reportedly killed three people, including the gunman, and injured several others.

Lacy bras for men are now a thing – and you can also buy matching knickers
Men can now buy lingerie for themselves…

Can’t Make This Up… Bag of Dismembered Body Parts Found in Clinton Park
Police were called to Clinton Playground on Friday in the Bronx after a bag was found filled with body parts.mPolice later said the victim was a woman.

Holy Nights: New Marriott Rooms to Get Bible, Book of Mormon
Sheraton, Westin and other Starwood hotels are finding their religion. Marriott International, which bought Starwood two years ago, has begun putting copies of the Bible and the Book of Mormon in the recently-acquired hotels. By year’s end, it expects to place the books in 300,000 rooms.

Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan Killed, Government Says
The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abu Saad Erhabi, was killed in a strike on the group’s hideouts in Nangarhar province on Saturday night, authorities said on Sunday.

Official: Mexico, U.S. Likely ‘Hours’ Away From NAFTA Deal
U.S. and Mexican trade negotiators are “hours” away from squaring away bilateral differences on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) but work with Canada is likely to stretch into September, a top Mexican official said on Sunday.

Russia Sends Largest Naval Armada Of Syrian War Amidst New Chemical Attack Warnings
Russia has built up its forces around the Mediterranean Sea in response to reports that the U.S., France, and Great Britain could be preparing to attack Syria

Lane’s Rains Topple Records, Inundate Parts of Big Island by Bob Henson
Rainfall amounts were titanic, but damage appears to be limited, after Tropical Storm Lane pulled rainband after rainband across Hawaii from a perch well southwest of the islands. Peak rainfall totals on the eastern Big Island topped 40” at three stations, adding up to amounts that are among the highest ever observed in a tropical cyclone in the 50 U.S. states. Fortunately, wind shear disrupted Lane’s core circulation before the hurricane had a chance to plow directly into any of the islands, and Lane stalled out just far enough to the southwest to keep its central showers and thunderstorms (convection) mostly offshore.

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SOURCES: China Hacked Clinton’s Private Email Server
A Chinese-owned company operating in the Washington, D.C., area hacked Hillary Clinton’s private server throughout her term as secretary of state and obtained nearly all her emails, two sources briefed on the matter told The Daily Caller News Foundation. The Chinese firm obtained Clinton’s emails in real time as she sent and received communications and documents through her personal server, according to the sources, who said the hacking was conducted as part of an intelligence operation.

Rouhani grilled by parliament in session broadcast live
Iran’s parliament voted on Tuesday to reject President Hassan Rouhani’s explanations for economic hardship after a dramatic grilling on live TV, a sign his pragmatic faction is losing sway to hardline rivals as new U.S. sanctions begin to bite. The vote in parliament came two days after lawmakers sacked the minister of economy and finance and weeks after they sacked the labor minister, blaming them for the collapse of the rial currency and surging inflation.

Analysis: IDF’s new missile corps will revolutionize how Israel wages war
The idea to establish a “Missile Corps” has been floating around for years in Defense Ministry corridors but has traditionally run up against opposition from the air force. The thinking was simple: Proponents believed it was important to diversify Israel’s offensive capabilities, while opponents feared budgets would be taken away from the IAF, which until now has had a monopoly on Israel’s sole long-range offensive strike capability.

THE STORM IS OVER
Earth’s magnetic field is quieting, finally, almost 48 hours after a surprisingly strong geomagnetic storm sparked auroras seen from the Arctic Circle to the continental USA. Arctic sky watchers should nevertheless remain alert for auroras.

US ‘protectorate’ rebelling? Experts doubt EU’s ability to stand up to Washington
France and Germany are gearing up – with words, so far – to take a stand against the US and Donald Trump’s “isolationism.” While the EU powers talk about defending themselves without the US, it’s unclear if they are able to do so.

Report: US offered to exit Syria if Iran vacates south
The US told Syria that its forces would leave the country on condition that Iranian forces fully withdraw from southern Syria, according to a Tuesday report in the Lebanese newspaper, Al-Akhbar.

Russia to hold biggest war games in nearly four decades
Russia will next month hold its biggest war games in nearly four decades, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, a massive military exercise that will also involve the Chinese and Mongolian armies. The exercise, called Vostok-2018 (East-2018), will take place in central and eastern Russian military districts and involve almost 300,000 troops, over 1,000 military aircraft, two of Russia’s naval fleets, and all its airborne units, Shoigu said in a statement.

Poll Finds Majority Of Voters Agree Brennan, Comey Should Lose Security Clearances
The poll shows that 59 percent of registered voters agree that Brennan’s security clearance should have been revoked. Additionally, 64 percent say Comey’s should also be revoked, along with any other FBI official who has been fired for his or her actions or has been demoted in any way. Further, the majority of respondents, 60 percent, say they believe any former national security official who chooses to become a consultant or TV contributor after his or her time in government, should have his or her clearance revoked.

Lebanese report: Syrian officials met with U.S. in June
It reads like something from a movie. An airport cordoned off by security forces. A plane lands in the dead of night and a “huge procession of black SUVs” soon leaves the tarmac. In them are a delegation of high-level US officials from “several intelligence and security agencies.” They travel to an area in Mezzeh in Damascus, where they stop at a military facility. There they meet Ali Mamlouk, Syrian security chief regime and advisor to Syrian regime leader Bashar al-Assad.

Germany migrants: Protesters face off in Chemnitz
Rival protests over a murder in the east German city of Chemnitz have ended with several people injured as objects were hurled by both sides, police say. Far-right activists had gathered in the centre for a second day as a Syrian and an Iraqi remained under arrest on suspicion of Sunday’s deadly stabbing. Anti-Nazi activists rallied just metres away, accusing the far right of using the death for political ends.

China Has Withheld Samples of a Dangerous Flu Virus
For over a year, the Chinese government has withheld lab samples of a rapidly evolving influenza virus from the United States — specimens needed to develop vaccines and treatments, according to federal health officials. Despite persistent requests from government officials and research institutions, China has not provided samples of the dangerous virus, a type of bird flu called H7N9.

Russia sends the largest armada of the Syrian War to the Middle East right on the doorstep of Israel – what does it all mean?
Russia has built up its forces around the Mediterranean Sea in response to reports that the U.S., France, and Great Britain could be preparing to attack Syria

LONDON FALLING: Terrified residents are building barricades around their homes, as Muslim crime wave sweeps the city and threatens to turn the capital into a warzone
Shocking pictures show large wooden barricades have been put up around property in the posh West London neighbourhood.

DESPICABLE: EU Pledges $21 million to Keep Obama’s Catastrophic Iran Nuclear Deal Alive
The European Union announced on Thursday financial support to stimulate the declining Iranian economy. The assistance exemplifies the bloc’s pledge to maintain the 2015 Iran nuclear accord despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision in May to withdraw the U.S. from the deal and reimpose economic sanctions on Iran, which took effect earlier this month.

Can you guess which religion California is making an appreciation month for – no other religion gets its own month
Why is California so anxious to celebrate Muslims? Because of the widespread assumption on the Left that they are victims of regular persecution, harassment and discrimination in the U.S. This is false, but the claim is a potent weapon that leads to Islamopandering such as we see here.

Israels water sources rapidly drying up
Water Authority announced that ongoing drought so bad even above average rainfall next year isn’t enough to replenish water sources; Kinneret nearing black line at 214.86 meters below sea level; working on developing resources to improve weather forecasting, efficient water utilization.

Iran showcases new defense cooperation in blow to U.S., Israel – Middle East
Both Syria and Iran want to show off the military cooperation and the official connections between Tehran and Damascus in light of US pressure for Iran to leave.

1st day of EMP: 574 dead, $35.7 billion gone, then it gets bad
An electromagnetic impulse attack on the United States could come from a surge of solar activity or a deliberate explosion at altitude of a nuclear device by an enemy such as North Korea.

Schools No Longer Require ‘Parent’s Consent’ To Administer HPV Vaccine
Schools have always required parents to give their consent ahead of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations administered to children, but now things are set to change. Tuija Leino, who heads the National Institute for Health and Welfare THL’s immunization unit, says that permission was only sought from parents who were not aware that the HPV vaccine had been introduced to the national immunization programme.

Google News Caught Censoring Conservative Sources, Promoting CNN
A new report has exposed Google News for suppressing conservative news sources while favoring left-bias media outlets, particularly CNN.

STUDY: Third Of Teens Haven’t Read A Book In The Past Year; Just 2% Read Daily Newspaper
A new study of American teenagers and their reading habits finds that a third haven’t read a book — in hardcopy or on a device like a Kindle — in the past year.

Hillary Clinton lost, so ignore her 84 million dollar shell game
It was “an unprecedented nationwide scheme to violate federal campaign finance law in which $84 million was effectively laundered over more than a year by the Hillary Victory Fund through dozens of state political party committees to the Democratic National Committee and, ultimately, to Hillary for America” during Election, 2016, alleged the Committee to Defend the President (CDP) in a lawsuit [04/16/18] “to compel the Federal Election Commission to take action.” [See lawsuit’s documents at end of story].

If the Blue Wave Evaporates, Hillary Will Be at the Center of Any False Flag Attacks that Will Follow
Walk with me through a long journey of Hillary Clinton misdeeds and I am certain that the overwhelming documentation will demonstrate that Hillary is an agent for international terrorism and her connections will come into play if the Deep State cannot secure control of Congress through the Democratic Party in the upcoming midterm elections. I, and many other expect a wave of false flag attacks if the Blue Wave fizzles. At the center of it will be Hillary Clinton assets.

Federal Agents Seize 99 Pounds Of Cocaine Hidden Inside Pineapple Shipment
Federal agents seized nearly 100 pounds of cocaine worth several million dollars smuggled inside a shipment of imported pineapples bound for New Jersey.

WATCH: Black South African Radicals Chant ‘All White Men Must Die’
Members of the far-left South African Economic Freedom Fighter party, led by South African Parliament member Julius Malema, were recorded promoting the death of white people in a recent video.

Syria, Iran agree to expand defense ties, amid efforts to remove forces
Iran to have ‘presence, participation and assistance’ in reconstruction of country, Tehran defense chief says, despite international bid to get Iran-backed fighters out of country

Leftists Hold Two Day Long Conference on How to Rip Down ‘Offensive’ Statues
Members of Antifa in North Carolina are currently holding a two day conference on how to rip down statues that offend them. First reported by Far Left Watch, the event is titled “How to Topple a Statue, How to Tear Down a Wall.”

Detective, Who Exposed Elite Pedophile Ring, Found Dead
A former police detective-turned-investigative author has been found dead, just days after publishing a book that exposed a high-level government pedophile ring.

Turkeys Erdogan to visit Iran on Sept. 7
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Iran on Sept 7, his office said on Monday, on a trip expected to include a three-way summit with Russian and Iranian leaders.

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Scientists have found antibiotic-resistant bacteria throughout Germany’s waterways
Earlier in February, a group of German scientists warned locals about the presence of bacteria immune to antibiotics in several lakes, rivers, and streams in the country.

ISAIAH’S PROPHECY COMES ALIVE: Jews are making the deserts of Israel bloom again and it is magnificent
The geography of Israel contributes to its spiritual nature. God communicated to His people in the desert and the prophets of Israel promised a time when the barren desert would blossom and flourish. While under foreign occupation, Israel resembled an abandoned wasteland, but under Jewish sovereignty it has miraculously come to life.

BREAKING: California Lawmakers Raise The Age For Purchasing Long Guns From 18 To 21
Legislators in the Golden State on Wednesday voted to raise the age someone can purchase a long gun from 18 to 21, the Los Angeles Times reported.

STDs hit all-time highs in US for fourth straight year, CDC reports
Sexually-transmitted diseases continue to hit all-time highs in the U.S. with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting a 10 percent spike for chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in 2017. The federal health agency said in a report released Tuesday that the numbers, which include nearly 2.3 million new cases of the aforementioned diseases, reflect a “steep, sustained increase” in STDs since 2013.

The Fall of Rome
…It is bad enough that the Pope betrayed Catholic doctrine to call for a new world religion that has been referred to as Chrislam which is the blending of the Catholic and Islamic faiths. No two faiths could be more diametrically opposed to each other. The Pope and his leadership have betrayed the Bible in calling for a new world order which can only be, by definition, Satanic. His incessant support of Agenda 21 policies constitute the proof in the pudding.

South Africa Replaces White Farmer’s ‘Land Grab’ Bill with Something Far Worse
(Conservative Daily Post) In a shocking move, after President Trump highlighted the racially-disparate aspects of a bill the South African Parliament was pushing, the nation backed off of the bill they had worked on for two years after President Trump tweeted his concern.

US Military Launched 45 Strikes Against ISIS In Last 2 Weeks
Units of the U.S. military and coalition partners operating in support of Operation Resolve (OIR) in Iraq and Syria are still battling and winning against ISIS.

Portland School Teachers Given “Social Justice” Guides – Praising Islam, Che Guevara, Black Panthers
Teachers in Portland Public Schools are being given a teaching guide called “Planning to Change The World – A Plan Book For Social Justice Teachers.” At $18.00 a piece, with 3500 teachers, well, you can do the math to see how much money they’re spending just on this planning book.

Bruce Ohr Testimony Exposes Even Deeper Cesspit of FBI Corruption
During the closed-door testimony of Department of Justice official Bruce Ohr, an even deeper cesspit of corruption at the FBI has been exposed.

Wisconsin drenched by flash floods as crews recover body of man swept away
Searchers on Tuesday recovered the body of a man who was wrenched away from would-be rescuers during flash flooding that forced evacuations around Wisconsin’s capital city and cut power to many homes.

REVEALED: FBI Hero John Robertson Discovered Hillary Clinton Emails on Computer During Child Sex Investigation
It is worth noting that FBI hero John Robertson discovered the Hillary Clinton emails on Anthony Weiner’s computer in a child sex investigation.

Title IX Complaint Filed Against Professor Behind WashPo ‘Anti-Male’ Column
A Title IX investigation has been filed against Northeastern professor Suzanna Danuta Walters who authored the infamous “Why Can’t We Hate Men?” column this year in the Washington Post.

Witness: Clinton Associate Met with Fusion GPS, Trump Tower Participants
A witness has testified that a known Clinton associate met with key players from the Fusion GPS firm and participants in the Trump Tower meeting with Russian agents.

Facebook Engineer’s Stunning Admission: “We Tear Down Posters Welcoming Trump Supporters”
Those companies “better be careful because you can’t do that to people,” Trump said later in the Oval Office. “I think that Google, and Twitter and Facebook, they are really treading on very, very troubled territory and they have to be careful. It is not fair to large portions of the population.” According to a memo posted on Facebook’s internal message board titled “We Have a Problem With Political Diversity”, and which was published by the New York Times, senior Facebook engineer Brian Amerige confirmed Trump’s allegation writing that “we are a political monoculture that’s intolerant of different views” and shockingly admitted that “we claim to welcome all perspectives, but are quick to attack — often in mobs — anyone who presents a view that appears to be in opposition to left-leaning ideology.

7.1 magnitude earthquake hits New Caledonia
The earthquake hit on Wednesday, with its epicentre about 230km east of the French territory’s capital Noumea. According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake was about 26km deep. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

SOLAR MINIMUM GEOMAGNETIC STORM
For most of 2018, the face of the sun has been blank, completely without sunspots. That didn’t stop the sun from launching a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. On Aug. 20th, a reorganization of unstable magnetic fields in the sun’s atmosphere hurled a cloud of plasma into space–no sunspot required. When that cloud (or “CME”) reached Earth on Aug. 25-26, it sparked auroras all the way from the Arctic Circle to Indiana.

Arrest of Iranian Spies in U.S. Just ‘Tip of the Iceberg,’ Lawmaker Warns
The recent arrest of two Iranian agents alleged to have been running spy operations on U.S. soil is just “the tip of the iceberg” in terms of the Islamic Republic’s efforts to conduct intelligence operations in America that could result in a terrorist attack, according to a leading lawmaker and U.S. officials who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon about the matter. Roskam said he was not surprised by the arrests, which have unearthed concrete evidence of the Islamic Republic’s efforts to foment discord across the globe, including on American soil.

Iran Claim, “We Recruited Minister from ‘Hostile Government’”
In June, the (Israel Security Agency) Shin Bet announced it arrested Segev a month earlier, and that the former minister was being charged with aiding the enemy in time of war and espionage against the State of Israel. The Shin Bet said its investigation revealed that Segev had been recruited by Iranian intelligence which had contacted him via the Iranian embassy in Nigeria.

Indonesia hit by TWO huge earthquakes in five minutes with tremors in Bali and Australia
The quake struck at a depth of 6.2 miles (10km) about 100km (62 miles) southeast of Kupang, in the East Nusa Tenggara province. Experts at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) issued the earthquake alert at about 8.15am BST (2:15pm local time). Five minutes later, it was followed by a shallow 5.6 magnitude quake nearby.

Earthquake rocks the Marianas
An earthquake centered east-northeast of Anatahan in the Northern Mariana Islands rocked the region this morning at 8:35 a.m., the U.S. Geological Survey states. The 6.4 magnitude earthqauke struck about 33 miles deep at about 99 miles east-northeast of Anatahan, the agency states. USGS downgraded the magnitude, which was initially assessed as 6.6.

Earthquake east of Los Angeles hits magnitude 4.4, USGS says
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California about 25 miles east of downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Pope Francis facing calls to resign; sexual abuse scandal exposes rifts in the Vatican
The Catholic Church is reeling after a grand jury report in Pennsylvania found that possibly more than 1,000 children in six dioceses had been sexually abused by about 300 priests or higher ranking officials. But the report, and the Vatican’s subsequent tepid response, has exposed a split within the Holy See which threatens to bring down Pope Francis just five years after he replaced Pope Benedict XVI.

Russia bans ‘undesirable’ U.S. environmental group as security threat
Russia has banned a US environmental lobby group from operating in the country after labeling it an “undesirable” organization, the 15th foreign group to fall foul of legislation brought in under President Vladimir Putin four years ago. The Justice Ministry added the group, Pacific Environment, to a list of banned organizations on Tuesday evening after prosecutors last week said it posed a threat to state security.

Trump Causes Revolution in Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
A revolution is taking place in the way the United States deals with the Palestinian Israeli conflict and it could have serious ramifications for the security situation in Israel some say while others see God’s hand in the stunning developments. The money will now be “redirected” from the so-called West Bank (Judea and Samaria) and Gaza and will be used “to serve U.S. national interests”, according to a statement by the U.S. State Department.

Kahlon and Mnuchin form joint U.S.-Israel team to enforce Iran sanctions
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin agreed to set up a joint team for the enforcement of economic sanctions against Iran during their meeting in Washington on Tuesday. Kahlon said that “the sanctions on Iran contribute to removing a threat to Israel’s security and to the security of the entire free world.”

Nikki Haley calls for examination on Palestinian right of return
US President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations questioned on Tuesday the credibility of Palestinian claims to a “right of return” to lands in modern-day Israel, touching on one of the most sensitive topics in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…The Trump administration has already cut much of its funding to UNRWA, and Haley’s response suggests a complete cut is in the offing.

Chinese foreign ministry: Trump’s email hacking accusations are baseless
hina’s Foreign Ministry stated that US President Donald Trump’s statement on Twitter that China hacked the emails of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is nothing new. Trump tweeted Wednesday morning that Clinton’s emails were hacked by China. He followed by applying pressure on the FBI and Department of Justice to act, lest they be mistrusted.

Hamas and Fatah spar over truce, unity talks
The war of words between Hamas and its rivals in Fatah has intensified as Egyptian efforts to end the dispute between the two parties and achieve a truce between the Gaza-based factions and Israel appear to have hit a snag. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was quoted on Tuesday as having voiced strong opposition to the idea of establishing a seaport in Cyprus and an airport near Eilat as part of a truce agreement between Hamas and Israel.

Venezuela crisis: Brazil to send army to safeguard border
Brazil says it is sending its army to the Venezuelan border to “guarantee law and order” amid an influx of migrants fleeing the crisis-hit country. President Michel Temer said in a televised address on Tuesday that Venezuela’s “tragic” situation threatened peace across South America. Millions of Venezuelans have fled their country due to hyperinflation, and food and medicine shortages.

Trump warns of ‘left-wing violence’ if Democrats win mid-term elections
US President Donald Trump has warned that his policies will be “violently” overturned if the Democrats win November’s mid-term elections. He told Evangelical leaders that the vote was a “referendum” on freedom of speech and religion, and that these were threatened by “violent people”. He appealed to conservative Christian groups for help, saying they were one vote away from “losing everything”.

US warns Russia, Syria against chemical weapons use
Senior U.S. officials warned the Russian and Syrian governments Tuesday against chemical weapons use in Syria as forces allied with its President Bashar Assad prepare for an offensive on a rebel stronghold. The United States “will respond to any verified chemical weapons use in Idlib or elsewhere in Syria … in a swift and appropriate manner,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters in Washington.

STDs continue rapid rise in U.S., setting new record, CDC says
Sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in America, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were diagnosed in the U.S. in 2017, surpassing the record set in 2016 by more than 200,000, CDC scientists reported Tuesday.

As Land Confiscations Loom, South Africa Rules 300,000 Gun-Owners Turn Over Their Weapons
The Constitutional Court of South Africa recently ruled that 300,000 gun owners must turn in their firearms. This judgement came in response to the North Gauteng High Court’s ruling in 2017 which said Section 24 and Section 28 of the Firearm’s Control Act were unconstitutional…Now that the High Court’s initial ruling has been overturned, gun owners who failed to renew their firearms licenses must hand in their firearms to the nearest police station…

Retired pastor threatened with eviction over Bible study
A company that runs a senior-living center in Fredericksburg, Virginia, has decided that a Bible study is a “business” and consequently has threatened to evict a retired Lutheran pastor and his wife for conducting one in their residence.

Atlanta School Replaces Pledge of Allegiance with ‘Oath to Global Society’
A liberal charter school in Atlanta has caused outrage among parents after it decided to replace the “offensive” Pledge of Allegiance with “a more inclusive” new “Oath to Global Society.”

Chicago Cardinal: Global Warming, Migrants Are ‘Bigger Agenda’ than Sex Abuse
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, has downplayed bombshell allegations that Pope Francis knowingly rehabilitated an abusive American cardinal, saying the pope has a “bigger agenda” to worry about, such as protecting the environment and migrants.

Hawaii Takes A New Spot In U.S. Rainfall Records, After Hurricane Lane Drenches State
Hurricane Lane drenched parts of Hawaii with 3-4 feet of rainfall, with one weather station tallying the third-highest “total rainfall from a tropical cyclone in the United States since 1950,” the National Weather Service says. The slow-moving storm caused floods and landslides as it moved west of the islands, back out over the Pacific Ocean.

74 Israelis have contracted West Nile fever, 14 with severe symptoms, Health Ministry says
According to the Health Ministry, three patients, who also had other medical conditions, have already died. There are systemic failures in coping with the outbreaks, and the situation is getting worse, public health experts say.

Catholic Church abuse crisis: With call for pope to resign, church divisions explode into view
Pope Francis has long faced criticism from traditionalists — a group that includes academics as well as cardinals — who say the church is too willingly following the whims of the anything-goes modern age.

Two Sources Say Chinese-owned Company Hacked Hillary’s Server; Received Duplicates of Nearly All Her Emails in Real Time
Two sources who were briefed on the situation told The Daily Caller that a Chinese-owned business operating in the D.C. area penetrated Hillary Clinton’s private server and inserted code that forwarded copies of Clinton’s emails to the Chinese company in real time.

Chinese-Google Police State Technology Comes to America – Dave Hodges – The Common Sense Show
For the first time ever, American law enforcement authorities apprehended a fugitive using Chinese, Idemia and Google’s police state surveillance grid technology. The invasion of American civil liberties has begun….

South Africa’s EFF Leader Julius Malema Calls For United African Continent – With Common Language Like Swahili (Video)
In 2011 South Africa youth leader Julius Malema told his supporters that the white farmer’s land must be shared by all black Africans.

HUGE! Chinese Penetrated Crooked’s Private Server – FBI Was Notified But Refused to Act
During her entire tenure as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton dodged Freedom of Information Act requirements by using a private email server to conduct official government business, as well as sent and received classified information that was Top Secret over an unsecured system—an “extremely reckless” (and obviously illegal) act.”

YouTube Meddles in Swedish Election by Deleting Right-Wing Content
Google-owned YouTube has been caught meddling in the Swedish national election on the eve of the vote by repeatedly deleting right-wing content.

Three Men Arrested After They Filmed Themselves Repeatedly Having Sex With Animals
A district attorney in Pennsylvania described it as one of the most extreme cases of animal abuse that his office has ever seen.

FEC Records Reveal Hillary Clinton Illegally Laundered a Tenth of a Billion Dollars for 2016 Campaign
The press continues to feed the dying Russia collusion conspiracy theory, spending Friday’s news cycle regurgitating Democrat talking points from the just-filed Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act lawsuit against the Trump campaign, WikiLeaks, and Russia


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Palestinian President Abbas’ health seriously deteriorating, report says
Palestinian sources claimed Wednesday evening that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas‘ health has seriously deteriorated, Israel’s Channel 10 News reported.

Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak could become ‘worst ever’ in East Africa, IRC warns
A fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could become “the worst ever seen in East Africa,” a humanitarian aid group warned Wednesday, after the deadly virus spread to an area surrounded by armed militants.

General attacked for Christian faith appeals to Mattis
The actions and rhetoric of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation toward the new commander of Edwards Air Force base shows that despite its name, the atheist group isn’t really concerned about religious freedom, contends a leading non-profit legal group that has come to the general’s defense.

The UN Must Have No Say On U.S. Sanctions Against Iran
United Nations Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy sharply criticized the Trump administration’s decision to reimpose sanctions against Iran after the withdrawal of the United States from the Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”).

Pope Responds to Abuse Allegations: ‘Christians are Communicating a Lifestyle’
The pope, real name Jorge Bergoglio, posted a tweet Thursday saying “We Christians are not selling a product. We are communicating a lifestyle,” before quickly deleting it following a backlash from Twitter users.

Russia Deploys 25 WARSHIPS In Preparation For US Strike On Syria
Russia has announced the deployment of 25 of its warships including 30 warplanes and long-range bombers, as fears the US is preparing to strike Syria.

Earth Set For a BIG FREEZE, Sun ‘Totally Void’ Of Sun Spots For Majority Of 2018
Scientists now believe the earth is in for a big freeze due to the sun being totally void of sunspots for more than half of 2018.

South Africa Confiscates 300,000 Guns Amid White Farmer Land Grab
South Africa is opening the door to tyranny as it begins confiscating guns following a Constitutional Court ruling that 300,000 gun owners have to relinquish their weapons.

2 California Senators Declare War on the Christian Faith
As California’s AB 2943 is about to become law, some senators are announcing their real sentiments loudly and clearly: Christians do not have the right to practice their faith. To Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi and to Senator Ricardo Lara, I ask you plainly: Who appointed you God?

After Bashing Tech Companies, Soros Buys Millions in Facebook, Twitter Stocks
Billionaire George Soros, who earlier this year demanded that the European Union take a more aggressive role and regulate social media giants Facebook and Google claiming that voters’ minds were being controlled and “manipulated”, recently spent millions purchasing large sums in social-media stock after bashing the companies.

Snapchat Apologizes for Map Labeling New York City ‘Jewtropolis’
Snapchat apologized in a statement on Thursday after the app unintentionally listed New York City as “Jewtropolis” due to its use of a third-party open-source mapping database.

Flashback: Pope Quietly Trims Sanctions for Sex Abusers Seeking Mercy
An Associated Press article dated February 25, 2017,t detailed Pope Francis’ quiet efforts to reduce the penalties and sanctions imposed by his predicessors on sexual abuser priests, including pedophile priests, as part of “his vision of a merciful church.”

Abortion Doctor Jailed For Letting Woman Bleed To Death Gets License Back
Georgia’s medical board reinstated the license of a doctor guilty of medical malpractice, Medicaid fraud and letting an abortion patient bleed uncontrollably and die of cardiac arrest.

ACLJ Comes to Defense of USAF General Under Fire from MRFF for Publicly Professing His Christian Faith
Once again, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) wants to keep God out of our military and is attacking anyone who professes his or her Christian faith. Now MRFF is attacking a respected Air Force General, demanding he be investigated for expressing his Christian faith.

Campus bans Sept. 11 memorial for ‘bias’ against Muslims
Administrators at Ripon College in Wisconsin have ruled that a Sept. 11 memorial cannot take place on campus because it may offend Muslim students.

Here’s the List: The Top Ten Instances where the Deep State FBI, DOJ and CIA Spies Attempted to Set Up the Trump Campaign and Administration

The Deep State flourished under President Obama. After eight years in office the Deep State wasn’t only spying on the Trump Campaign and anyone related to it, the Deep State was inserting spies into the Trump campaign in efforts to set them up for crimes.

Judge endorses ban on Christian flag
A federal judge in Massachusetts has endorsed a city of Boston program that is censoring the Christian flag because it’s “religious.”

ISIS prepares to make last stand on volcano in southern Syria
The Islamic State (ISIS) is on the verge of defeat in southern Syria after a string of losses to the Syrian Arab Army and their allies this week. According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Arab Army has tightened the siege on the Islamic State forces at the Al-Safa Mountain, leaving them virtually nowhere to retreat.

Were 18 To 20 CIA Sources Killed Or Imprisoned Because Hillary Clinton’s Emails Were Being Hacked In Real Time By China?
This is a scandal so huge that it could blow all of the other Clinton scandals totally out of the water. It is being alleged that 18 to 20 CIA sources were either killed or imprisoned in China from 2010 to 2012 because the Chinese were reading all of Hillary Clinton’s emails as soon as they were sent or received.

Rabbi: “UN is Replacement Theology on Steroids”
The United Nations has played a leading role in rewriting history as part of its anti-Israel agenda. A recent editorial in Christian media compared this to replacement theology and one rabbi agreed, noting that pro-Palestinian forces have taken this hated doctrine further than the Church ever had.

Archbishop who called on Pope to resign says corruption reaches the top
The archbishop who sparked a crisis in the Catholic Church by calling on Pope Francis to resign has denied he was motivated by personal vendetta and said he sought to show that corruption had reached the top levels of the Church hierarchy.

Newt Gingrich: Trump keeps racking up the victories, despite liberal media’s desperate efforts
In the middle of the liberal media’s desperate efforts to convince us that President Trump is in trouble, there are an amazing number of victories that suggest he is winning. In fact, there are indications that he is winning a lot.

Trump Warns Evangelical Leaders Of Violent Antifa And Rollback Of Religious Freedom If Democrats Win The MidTerm
President Donald Trump warned Evangelical leaders of potential violence from Antifa and the overturn of his administration’s accomplishments if Democrats win the midterms. Trump reportedly made the remarks at a Monday dinner at the White House with Christian leaders who he hosted to honor faith leaders, reassure them of his administration’s commitment to protecting religious liberty, and urge them to vote in the midterms.

Blue-Collar Workers Increasingly Optimistic Under Trump
Nearly two years into the Trump presidency, blue-collar workers are increasingly optimistic about their social and economic circumstances. A new survey, conducted by the Harris Poll, found that 85 percent of blue-collar workers said their lives are advancing in “the right direction.” The survey, commissioned by Express Employment Professionals, took place between July 9 and July 23.

Lira Plummets After Turkish Central Bank Deputy Governor Quits
Today’s drop was initially precipitated after Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey “is not without alternatives” and warning that it won’t “back down over threats.” Alas, as we noted earlier, judging by the plunge in the lira, the market did not seem convinced by Erdogan’s latest rant, and proceeded to slide further after closing last night down 3.0% at 6.469 which was weaker than where it was on the Friday 3 weeks ago…

EBOLA CRISIS: Warning as deadly disease set to be WORST EVER in Congo – 75 dead
The ebola outbreak has devastated the already-troubled city of Oicha in the region of North Kivu, which is besieged by armed militants. The civil unrest has interrupted the delivery of health services with extreme insecurity and logistical challenges in reaching aid groups. So far 112 confirmed and probable cases have been recorded with 75 deaths confirmed, making the case fatality ratio “high”.

Typhoon Jebi to strengthen, may threaten Japan next week
As Jebi moves over the warm ocean waters south of Japan this weekend, the tropical cyclone may reach super typhoon status with winds in excess of 240 km/h (150 mph).

Syrian army preparing phased Idlib assault, the last big rebel enclave
Syrian government forces are preparing a phased offensive in the northwestern province of Idlib and surrounding areas, the last big rebel enclave, a source close to Damascus said on Wednesday. Russia, President Bashar al-Assad’s main backer from outside the region, said on Wednesday that militants there must be liquidated and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described them as “a festering abscess.”

Trump accuses China of stalling progress with North Korea
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at China for undermining its work with North Korea, as criticism over progress on denuclearisation mounts. In a series of tweets he also said he saw no reason to resume the joint war games with South Korea that have angered North Korea. Days ago his own defence secretary said military exercises might continue.

Yemen conflict: Coalition rejects UN human rights report
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has rejected a UN report which said some of its attacks may amount to war crimes. The report contained many inaccuracies, a coalition statement carried by the Saudi state news agency said. In the document, UN human rights experts said they believed war crimes may have been committed by all parties.

Arrest of Iranian Spies in U.S. Just ‘Tip of the Iceberg,’ Lawmaker Warns
The recent arrest of two Iranian agents alleged to have been running spy operations on U.S. soil is just “the tip of the iceberg” in terms of the Islamic Republic’s efforts to conduct intelligence operations in America that could result in a terrorist attack, according to a leading lawmaker and U.S. officials who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon about the matter.

Mad cow disease diagnosed in Florida beef cow
Florida’s Department of Agriculture announced today that a case of Mad cow disease has been detected in a 6-year-old mixed breed beef cow. The department didn’t say where the cow was, but emphasized that it never entered the slaughter channels or food supply…This form of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) is not contagious, and is different from Classic BSE, which has been linked to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in people.

Netanyahu to attend UNESCO conference against anti-Semitism
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted an invitation by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Secretary-General Audrey Azoulay and will participate in a major international conference on combating anti-Semitism, to be held at the United Nations building in New York on September 26. The event will focus on education designed to combat anti-Semitism and will take place as part of the 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations…

Scientists have found antibiotic-resistant bacteria throughout Germany’s waterways
Earlier in February, a group of German scientists warned locals about the presence of bacteria immune to antibiotics in several lakes, rivers, and streams in the country.

ISAIAH’S PROPHECY COMES ALIVE: Jews are making the deserts of Israel bloom again and it is magnificent
The geography of Israel contributes to its spiritual nature. God communicated to His people in the desert and the prophets of Israel promised a time when the barren desert would blossom and flourish. While under foreign occupation, Israel resembled an abandoned wasteland, but under Jewish sovereignty it has miraculously come to life.

BREAKING: California Lawmakers Raise The Age For Purchasing Long Guns From 18 To 21
Legislators in the Golden State on Wednesday voted to raise the age someone can purchase a long gun from 18 to 21, the Los Angeles Times reported.

STDs hit all-time highs in US for fourth straight year, CDC reports
Sexually-transmitted diseases continue to hit all-time highs in the U.S. with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting a 10 percent spike for chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in 2017. The federal health agency said in a report released Tuesday that the numbers, which include nearly 2.3 million new cases of the aforementioned diseases, reflect a “steep, sustained increase” in STDs since 2013.

The Fall of Rome
…It is bad enough that the Pope betrayed Catholic doctrine to call for a new world religion that has been referred to as Chrislam which is the blending of the Catholic and Islamic faiths. No two faiths could be more diametrically opposed to each other. The Pope and his leadership have betrayed the Bible in calling for a new world order which can only be, by definition, Satanic. His incessant support of Agenda 21 policies constitute the proof in the pudding.

South Africa Replaces White Farmer’s ‘Land Grab’ Bill with Something Far Worse
(Conservative Daily Post) In a shocking move, after President Trump highlighted the racially-disparate aspects of a bill the South African Parliament was pushing, the nation backed off of the bill they had worked on for two years after President Trump tweeted his concern.

US Military Launched 45 Strikes Against ISIS In Last 2 Weeks
Units of the U.S. military and coalition partners operating in support of Operation Resolve (OIR) in Iraq and Syria are still battling and winning against ISIS.

Portland School Teachers Given “Social Justice” Guides – Praising Islam, Che Guevara, Black Panthers
Teachers in Portland Public Schools are being given a teaching guide called “Planning to Change The World – A Plan Book For Social Justice Teachers.” At $18.00 a piece, with 3500 teachers, well, you can do the math to see how much money they’re spending just on this planning book.

Bruce Ohr Testimony Exposes Even Deeper Cesspit of FBI Corruption
During the closed-door testimony of Department of Justice official Bruce Ohr, an even deeper cesspit of corruption at the FBI has been exposed.

Wisconsin drenched by flash floods as crews recover body of man swept away
Searchers on Tuesday recovered the body of a man who was wrenched away from would-be rescuers during flash flooding that forced evacuations around Wisconsin’s capital city and cut power to many homes.

REVEALED: FBI Hero John Robertson Discovered Hillary Clinton Emails on Computer During Child Sex Investigation
It is worth noting that FBI hero John Robertson discovered the Hillary Clinton emails on Anthony Weiner’s computer in a child sex investigation.

Title IX Complaint Filed Against Professor Behind WashPo ‘Anti-Male’ Column
A Title IX investigation has been filed against Northeastern professor Suzanna Danuta Walters who authored the infamous “Why Can’t We Hate Men?” column this year in the Washington Post.

Witness: Clinton Associate Met with Fusion GPS, Trump Tower Participants
A witness has testified that a known Clinton associate met with key players from the Fusion GPS firm and participants in the Trump Tower meeting with Russian agents.


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