Dow Jones drops 832 points in third worst drop in history
The Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced the third worst point decline in its history Wednesday, falling more than 800 points.
Year: 2018
Violence against Christians Ratchets Up in Southern India
Christians in southern India are increasingly living in fear as the level of violence against them continues to rise, sources said.
Netanyahu: World ‘Must Recognize’ Israel’s Sovereignty in Golan, No Iranian Presence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran is attempting to establish a military presence on the border with Israel along the Golan Heights.
In shock move, Nikki Haley resigns as US ambassador to UN
UN Ambassador Nikki Haley is tendering her resignation, marking the latest shake-up in the turbulent Trump administration just weeks before the midterm election.
Trump says next summit with North Korea’s Kim to come after November U.S. elections
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would be held after U.S. congressional elections on Nov. 6.
Britain sees Brexit progress, again calls on EU to ‘meet us halfway’
Brexit minister Dominic Raab voiced confidence on Tuesday that Britain and the European Union would make progress on their divorce at a summit next week, but again asked the bloc to meet London ‘halfway’ on the most difficult areas.
New Evidence of Hacked Supermicro Hardware Found in U.S. Telecom
A major U.S. telecommunications company discovered manipulated hardware from Super Micro Computer Inc. in its network and removed it in August, fresh evidence of tampering in China of critical technology components bound for the U.S., according to a security expert working for the telecom company.
Study: Economic Boom Largely Ignored as TV’s Trump Coverage Hits 92% Negative
In four weeks, Americans go to the polls for the midterm elections that the news media are casting as a referendum on the Trump presidency. Over the summer, the broadcast networks have continued to pound Donald Trump and his team with the most hostile coverage of a President in TV news history — 92 percent negative, vs. just eight percent positive.
Michael Near Category 3 Strength as it Heads Towards Florida
Hurricane warnings and storm surge warnings are flying for much of the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend region as a steadily intensifying Hurricane Michael steams northward at 12 mph over the warm waters of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Michael is expected to make landfall in the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday afternoon as a Category 3 hurricane.
‘We’re Taking on a Monster’: New Film Pulls Back the Curtain on America’s Ugly Abortion Industry
The new film ‘Unplanned’ takes the audience inside the abortion industry courtesy of Abby Johnson who was once a passionate pro-choice advocate.
INSS presents peace plan: Two-states, ‘separation’ from the Palestinians
The Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) will unveil a two-state peace framework on Monday that includes steps it says Israel can take to retain a strategic advantage even if there is no partner on the other side with whom to negotiate.
Trump: ‘Democrats are going to end up voting Republican’ in midterms
President Trump said Monday that Democrats’ smearing of Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, and their calls for his impeachment, will prompt many disgusted Democratic voters to support Republican candidates in the mid-term elections.
IMF downgrades global growth outlook, places responsibility on US-China trade tensions
The IMF has cut its global economic forecast for 2018 and 2019, citing above all rising import tariffs between the US and China. A fall in trade volumes and manufacturing orders could hit Germany particularly hard.
Chinese stocks fall almost 5% in market bloodbath as investors digest a week of bad news in a single day
Chinese stocks took a hammering Monday as traders returned to work after a weeklong holiday in the world’s second-largest economy.
Trump’s evangelical supporters hail Kavanaugh confirmation
Evangelical backers of President Donald Trump have hailed the Senate’s confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice on Saturday.
President Trump apologizes to Brett Kavanaugh and his family at ceremonial swearing-in as Supreme Court justice
Speaking at a swearing-in ceremony for Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the East Room of the White House Monday evening, President Trump apologized to Kavanaugh and his family ‘on behalf of our nation’ for what he called a desperate Democrat-led campaign of ‘lies and deception’ intent on derailing his confirmation.
Russia says it provided Syria with 24 advanced S-300 launchers for free
Russia provided the advanced S-300 air defense system to Syria’s military free of charge, transferring three battalions with eight launchers each to the Assad regime, Russia’s state news agency TASS reported Monday.
Public support for marijuana legalization rises to record 62 percent
Sixty-two percent of the public believes marijuana use should be legalized, according to a poll published Monday by the Pew Research Center.
Pakistan delays decision on whether Christian woman will face death penalty for blasphemy against Islam
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday delayed its ruling concerning the final appeal of a Christian woman who’s been facing the death penalty since 2010 for blasphemy against Islam.
Florida residents brace for impact as ‘monstrous’ Hurricane Michael gains strength
Residents are filling sandbags and boarding up their homes as Hurricane Michael gained strength over warm waters and barrels toward Florida’s northeast Gulf Coast.