Leftists To Siege White House On Eve Of Feast Of Trumpets’
Tensions were mounting in Washington D.C. Friday after a fiercely anti-capitalist group announced plans to occupy the White House on the eve of the Biblical Feast of Trumpets.
Year: 2020
Iran to Boost Nuclear Fuel Production at Plant Hit by Blast
Iran is moving to boost production of nuclear fuel at a key facility struck by apparent sabotage last month.
Only one in three Americans now believes salvation is through Christ alone
A recent survey has found that only 35% of Americans believe salvation is obtained through faith in Christ alone, while 48% believe salvation can be earned through being a good person, Arizona Christian University (ACU) reports.
Ron Johnson apparently implies committee Republicans are blocking subpoenas of Comey, Brennan and others
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair Ron Johnson appeared to imply Wednesday that Republican committee colleagues are preventing him from subpoenaing FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan, and other Obama administration officials who investigated allegations of collusion between President Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia, Politico reports. Johnson’s apparent implication during a radio interview was made even though his committee has given him unilateral authority to issue the subpoenas.
HHS: Vaccine effort ‘on track’ for millions of doses by January
The Trump administration said Thursday it is on track for hitting its goal of producing tens of millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine by January 2021.
Biden calls for mandate requiring all Americans to wear masks
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday called for a nationwide mask mandate to help fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
S&P reaches near record high same day it reports corporate bankruptcies on track to reach 10-year high
The S&P 500 opened near a new record high Tuesday morning, the same day the S&P Global Market Intelligence report projected that corporate bankruptcies will reach a 10-year high in 2020.
Netanyahu hails Israel-UAE deal as ‘greatest advancement toward peace’ in two decades
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday addressed the historic deal between his country and the United Arab Emirates, calling it “the greatest advancement towards peace between Israel and the Arab world in the last 26 years.”
Tropical Storm Josephine forms in Atlantic, becomes earliest ‘J’ storm in record-setting hurricane season
The 10th named tropical storm of the year formed Thursday out over the Atlantic Ocean, setting yet another record for a busy 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
Beirut blast: US official says FBI will join investigation
The FBI will join Lebanese and other international investigators in the probe of the massive explosion at Beirut’s port that killed more than 170 people, injured thousands and caused widespread destruction, a U.S. diplomat said Thursday.
NSA, FBI warn of Russian military hackers using new ‘Drovorub’ malware for espionage operations
Russian spies are using a new type of malicious software to break into Linux computer systems, the U.S. National Security Agency and FBI warned in a joint alert issued Thursday.
After Israel-UAE deal, Kushner indicates more Arab countries will follow
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner said Thursday that more Arab countries may soon announce normalized ties with Israel, following an American-brokered agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
US Announces Disruption of 3 Terror Groups’ Cyber Financing Campaigns
U.S. authorities have seized millions of dollars and hundreds of virtual currency accounts used to funnel money to al-Qaida, Islamic State (IS) and Hamas’s military wing, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
Israel has taken out 1/3 of Syrian air defenses in last two years
Israel has destroyed one-third of Syrian air defenses in the past two years, and close to a thousand surface-to-air missiles have been launched towards Israel Air Force jets during missions for its “war-between-wars” campaign targeting Iranian infrastructure in the war-torn country.
Israel, US successfully test Arrow 2 missile defense system
Israel and the United States completed a successful test of the advanced Arrow 2 missile defense system in Israel on Wednesday, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Monday’s derecho damaged 10M acres of crops in Iowa; 600K still without power in Midwest
More than 600,000 customers remained without power Wednesday in the Midwest due to the powerful derecho that roared across the region on Monday. Iowa was especially hard hit, as the potent windstorm devastated the state’s power grid and flattened valuable corn fields.
$5,630,859,000,000: Federal Spending Has Already Set Annual Record; Deficit at Record $2,807,295,000,000
The federal government set records for the amount of money it spent and the size of the deficit it ran up in the first ten months of fiscal 2020 (October through July), according to data released today in the Monthly Treasury Statement.
UK plummets into recession after GDP falls 20.4 percent
U.K. economy has officially plummeted into recession after official figures announced Wednesday showed a stunning 20.4% drop in the second quarter of the year – the biggest drop since quarterly records began in 1955.
‘We’re going to have huge problems’: U.S. general warns of long-term ISIS resurgence
The Pentagon’s top general in the Middle East warned Wednesday that the U.S. is “going to have huge problems” with a massive Islamic State resurgence over the coming decade without a sweeping new international plan to de-radicalize young men and women across the Middle East.
Gaza arson balloons spark fires in Israel’s south for 7th straight day
Two wildfires broke out Wednesday morning near the Gaza border due to balloon-borne explosives launched from the Gaza Strip for the seventh straight day.