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Mar 27th, 2013
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POSSIBLE MUSLIM APPROVAL OF THIRD TEMPLE CONSTRUCTION
The Jewish people have longed for their Temple to be rebuilt. In an article about the rebuilding of the Temple, Hassidic writer and publisher Mordechai Housman, describes the first and primary obstacle as being political, and second being safety reasons due to Muslims. If a significant Muslim leader would declare that Solomon’s Temple should be rebuilt, then if the Muslim community would follow, it is likely the Jewish people would jump at the opportunity and be able to overcome whatever ceremonial obstacles also lie in the path.

Denied: Gun Store Owner Refuses to Hand AR-15 over to Mark Kelly
You'll recall Kelly's AR-15 had been on hold for 20 days because it was a trade-in firearm, and during those 20 days Kelly has not been shy about the fact that his plan was to buy the gun and give it to someone else all along.

North Korea cuts off military hotline with South
Pyongyang's sabre rattling reaches new peak as line to Seoul allowing cross-border travel by citizens is closed

What's up in space
CORONAL HOLE: A dark gap in the sun's northern atmosphere--a "coronal hole"--is spewing solar wind into space. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is monitoring the opening, shown here in an extreme UV image taken during the early hours of March 27th:

Arequipa volcano in pre-eruption, Peruvian scientists warn
Peruvian scientists have warned that Arequipa’s Sabancaya Volcano is currently in a pre-eruptive stage. According to Domingo Ramos, head of volcano monitoring at Peru's Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Institute (Ingemmet), Sabancaya’s activity has led the agency to issue a yellow alert.

Iceland earthquakes prompt warning near Hekla volcano
Vidir Reynisson, the department manager for civil protection, said Tuesday that a swarm of earthquakes prompted the warning but are not necessarily a sign of pending eruption. Scientists worry that Hekla is overdue for an eruption; in recent decades it has erupted roughly every 10 years, most recently in 2000.

Mainstream media celebrate turning culture against nation’s Judeo-Christian heritage
Speaking at a “gay journalists” event in New York City last Thursday night, Natalie Morales of the NBC Today Show declared, “Many of us here in this room — the media — we are responsible for opening the world’s eyes to these issues and the stories that have brought about such change.

God, the Bible, sinkholes, fireball meteors, and snowy March 2013 weather buzz (Photos)
It's no wonder that Alexa.com tracks an article titled "Hand of God in Weather" on Weather.com as one of the most popular articles at the moment. What, with snow covering large parts of the U.S. this close to April and unseasonal weather hitting as far as the U.K., people are wondering what's going on.

Earthquakes, Inflation Suggest New Magma Intruding Under El Hierro
Over the last few weeks, many people have been noticing a sharp increase in earthquakes under El Hierro in the Canary Islands. If you recall, in 2010-12, the volcanic island was the home of an offshore submarine eruption that produced some stunning drifts of volcanic tephra and floating “coconuts” of inflated sediment coated in lava. That eruption (in the broadest sense) lasted until March 2012 and since then, beyond some minor earthquake swarms that didn’t lead to any new eruptive activity, life has gone back to normal on El Hierro.

FBI Gets Case of Missing Virus at Texas Biolab
CDC reported the incident to the FBI and we understand that the FBI will initiate an investigation concerning the reported incident," Dr. Rob Weyant, director of the CDC's Division of Select Agents and Toxins, told ABCNews.com in an email. "Since the investigation is just underway, the agency will not comment further regarding details of this incident."

Wildfire destroys homes in Australia
A wildfire raging out of control in Australia's Victoria state has burned at least two homes and injured four people including three firefighters, according to local media. The fire has so far burned about 2965 acres of land near the Australian town of Dereel, west of Melbourne, and the Country Fire Authority has issued an emergency warning for the area.

The heartbeat bill: North Dakota passes America's strictest abortion law
An American state has passed the country's strictest abortion law, ruling that no foetus may be terminated once a heartbeat has been detected in a move that sets up a legal challenge to the landmark "Roe v Wade" Supreme Court decision... The-so called "heartbeat" bill, which was signed into law by...North Dakota's governor Jack Dalrymple on Tuesday, bans abortion from as early as six weeks, and make no exceptions for rape or genetic abnormalities...

Strong earthquake sways buildings throughout Taiwan, kills 1, injures at least 19
The Central Weather Bureau said the magnitude-6.1 earthquake was felt throughout the island. Buildings swayed in the capital Taipei, and sections of the high-speed rail were suspended from service to be inspected for damage.

Thousands flee into streets after 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Mexico
The US Geological Survey said the quake was centered six miles west of Pinotepa Nacional on the Pacific Coast, and 227 miles south-southeast of Mexico City. The earthquake struck at 7:04am local time (1:04pm GMT) and was 20.5 miles deep. A second quake shook the region a few minutes later.

Egyptian mosque turned into house of torture for Christians after Muslim Brotherhood protest
Islamic hard-liners stormed a mosque in suburban Cairo, turning it into torture chamber for Christians who had been demonstrating against the ruling Muslim Brotherhood... Such stories have become increasingly common as tensions between Egypt’s Muslims and Copts mount, but in the latest case, mosque officials corroborated much of the account and even filed a police report.

High court hears case on federal benefits for gays
In the second of back-to-back gay marriage cases, the Supreme Court is turning to a constitutional challenge to the law that prevents legally married gay Americans from collecting federal benefits generally available to straight married couples. ...Defense of Marriage Act says marriage may only be a relationship between a man and a woman for purposes of federal law, regardless of state laws that allow same-sex marriage.

China and Brazil sign $30bn currency swap agreement
China and Brazil have signed a currency swap deal, designed to safeguard against future global financial crises. The pact, first announced last year, will allow their central banks to swap local currencies worth up to 190bn yuan or 60bn reais ($30bn; £20bn). Officials said this will ensure smooth bilateral trade, regardless of global financial conditions.

North Korea cuts military hotline with South
North Korea says it is cutting a military hotline with South Korea, amid high tension on the peninsula. The hotline is used to facilitate the travel of South Korean workers to a joint industrial complex in Kaesong. Pyongyang has been angered by fresh UN sanctions following its 12 February nuclear test and US-South Korea military drills.

Ahmadinejad roadshow: Pitching his political heir
During a celebration last week to mark the Persian new year, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did something quietly remarkable: He stood modestly to the side and let his favored aide have the spotlight.

Syrian opposition takes Syria's Arab summit seat
Syria's opposition took over the country's seat for the first time at an Arab summit Tuesday in a diplomatic triumph marred by severe divisions in the ranks of the Western-backed opposition alliance.

Officials: Attacks in Iraq kill 5, wound 25 people
Iraqi officials say two attacks in different parts of the country have killed five people and wounded 25. A police officer says a parked car bomb ripped through a residential area on Wednesday in the town of Musayyib, killing three civilians and wounding 14. The town is located about 60 kilometers (40 miles) south of Baghdad.

Arab League Summit Approves $1bn Fund for “Arab East Jerusalem”
Mar 27th, 2013
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The summit approved a fund to maintain the Arab and Islamic character of the city versus its “judaisation.” The fund will be managed by the Islamic Development Bank based in Jeddah.

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said: “Objecting to the Judaization of Jerusalem, so to speak, is absurd, like objecting to the Catholic nature of the Vatican or the Islamisation of Mecca.”