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Nov 17th, 2016
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Former Chief Rabbi: LGBT activity an 'abomination'
Addressing the efforts of the Reform movement to create an “egalitarian” prayer space at the Western Wall, Rabbi Amar called the Reform movement “wicked.” Rabbi Amar also called the “LGBT community” a “sect. It is a sect whose acts are without doubt an "abomination." The Torah obligates the death penalty for the act. It is among the most severe of transgressions.  

Menorah and Oil Stand Ready for Third Temple as Hanukkah Approaches
A ritually pure oil has been carefully prepared by the nascent Sanhedrin so that the people of Israel will be ready to light the menorah should the Third Temple arrive by Hanukkah, which this year begins on December 24. “The oil is ready, so if the government decided to permit it, we are ready to go up to the Temple Mount and light the menorah,”  

IA ‘suck it up, buttercup’ bill punishes colleges catering to Trump protests & post-election blues
Calling it the “Suck it up, buttercup bill,” State Representative Bobby Kaufmann (R-Wilton) plans to introduce legislation that would calculate how much state universities spent providing additional support to students after the election and cut their budget by half that amount. In addition, the legislation would punish protesters who shut down highways.  

L.A.-to-the Bay Earthquake Could Damage 3.5 Million Homes
a new analysis of the damage possible in a worst-case-scenario earthquake is pretty eye-opening. Under one scenario, the state wouldn't necessarily split from here to the Bay Area, but millions of homes would be damaged and destroyed.  

Aberystwyth hit by 94mph hurricane-force winds that flatten caravans in 'absolute carnage'
Hurricane-force winds of 94mph have left a trail of destruction after sweeping through west Wales. Huge gusts measuring 82 knots struck Aberystwyth, the market town and popular holiday resort, at about 10.30am on Thursday. The winds, which crews at Aberystwyth Lifeboat weather station said were the strongest they had ever recorded...  

6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Indonesia
A powerful quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale stuck Indonesia's resort island of Bali and East Java province, triggering panic, officials said on Thursday.  

SUNSPOT CYCLE AT LOWEST LEVEL IN 5 YEARS
The sun has looked remarkably blank lately, with few dark cores interrupting the featureless solar disk. This is a sign that Solar Minimum is coming.  

Oldest known Ten Commandments tablet sold for $850,000
A 1,500-year-old stone tablet with the earliest known chiseled inscription of the Ten Commandments was sold at a US auction on Wednesday for $850,000. The two-foot (61 cm) square slab of white marble that weighs about 115 pounds (50 kg) was sold in Beverly Hills, California, by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions to a buyer who not to be immediately identified.  

Danny Danon to UN forum: 'See you in court, BDS'
“We are here to send a simple message to the BDS movement: to the bullies who harass students on campus, to those who use the language of civil rights to mask their hate, to the activists who are conducting this illegal and unjust campaign of hate; your time is over, your movement based on lies and intimidation is coming to an end,”  

U.N. nuclear watchdog criticizes Iran for overstepping deal limit
Iran must stop repeatedly overstepping a limit on its stock of a sensitive material set by its landmark deal with major powers, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is policing the deal, said in a report last week that Iran had slightly exceeded the 130-tonne soft limit on its stock of heavy water for a second time since the deal was put in place in January.  

DNA-editing breakthrough could fix 'broken genes' in the brain, delay ageing and cure incurable diseases
Scientists have discovered a new way to edit DNA that could fix “broken genes” in the brain, cure previously incurable diseases and potentially even extend the human lifespan. The breakthrough – described as a “holy grail” of genetics – was used to partially restore the sight of rats blinded by a condition which also affects humans.  

Hezbollah has U.S. armored personnel carriers.
Over the weekend images surfaced...of a Hezbollah parade in Qusair, Syria, featuring U.S. armored personnel carriers affixed with antiaircraft guns. The images prompted a flurry of speculation about the vehicles’ origin and whether the group had pilfered the stocks of the U.S.-supplied Lebanese military. The armored personnel carrier, known as the M113...has been in service since the 1960s.  

Brazil: Protesters storm Congress seeking military rule
Dozens of protesters demanding a military coup have forced their way into Brazil's lower chamber of Congress in the capital, Brasilia. At least 40 demonstrators scuffled with guards and took over the podium as a session began on Wednesday. Denouncing government corruption, they called for a return to military rule - which Brazil saw from 1964 to 1985.  

Obama defends globalisation on Germany visit
US President Barack Obama has made a strong defence of globalisation as he arrived in Germany on his final visit to Europe before leaving office. In a joint article, Mr Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that with the global economy developing faster than ever, co-operation was vital.  

International mayors denounce UNESCO for ignoring Jewish ties to Temple Mount
An international delegation of mayors presented a resolution to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, decrying the recent UNESCO resolution that denies Jewish and Christian ties to the Temple Mount. The resolution states that UNESCO must cease to repeatedly exacerbate tensions.  

The largest oil deposit ever found in America was just discovered in Texas
The US Geological Survey said Tuesday that it found what could be the largest deposit of untapped oil ever discovered in America. Based on a West Texas Intermediate crude oil price of $45 per barrel, those deposits are worth about $900 billion.  

Trump attacks 'fools' at The New York Times
President-elect Donald Trump is going after The New York Times again. In a series of tweets Wednesday, Trump attacked a Times story about firings and infighting that have left his transition team in a "state of disarray" -- reporting backed up by CNN and other major news organizations.  

Dollar at highest since 2003; oil falls in choppy trade
The U.S. dollar index touched a near 14-year high on Wednesday, while oil prices fell in a volatile session as traders were caught between a build in U.S. stockpiles and the chance of an agreement on an output cut.  

TITANPOINTE The NSA’s Spy Hub in New York, Hidden in Plain Sight
HEY CALLED IT Project X. It was an unusually audacious, highly sensitive assignment: to build a massive skyscraper, capable of withstanding an atomic blast, in the middle of New York City. It would have no windows, 29 floors with three basement levels, and enough food to last 1,500 people two weeks in the event of a catastrophe.  

Egypt court overturns Morsi death sentence
An Egyptian appeals court on Tuesday overturned a death sentence handed down against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in one of four trials since his 2013 overthrow.  

Trump told by New York mayor that city is 'fearful' of him
New York's mayor says he has told US President-elect Donald Trump people in the city are "fearful" of what his White House administration could bring.  

CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time
The move by Chinese scientists could spark a biomedical duel between China and the United States. On 28 October, a team led by oncologist Lu You at Sichuan University in Chengdu delivered the modified cells into a patient with aggressive lung cancer as part of a clinical trial at the West China Hospital, also in Chengdu.  

Trump Team Warns Obama Against Last-Minute ‘UN Surprise’ on Israel
Saying that pushing agendas “contrary to the president-elect’s position” would not be in the “spirit of the transition”, Trump national security advisor for Donald Trump last week warned the Obama administration against making moves on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his last months in office.  

Light earthquake shakes southeast Alaska
Officials say a light earthquake rattled southeastern Alaska Wednesday morning but there were no immediate reports of damage. The Alaska Earthquake Center say the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 and was centered 74 miles east of Yakutat at a depth of about 9 miles.  

Earthquake shakes Delhi, northern India
A medium intensity earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter Scale shook the national capital and neighbouring Haryana in the wee hours today.  

Jason Chaffetz: We Aren't Done With Hillary Yet
"We have to get to the truth. It was was never about a political targeting of Hillary Clinton. She created one of the biggest security breaches in the history of the State Department. We still have tens-of-thousands of documents we still haven't seen, there's more than Hillary Clinton involved in this, you have dozens of people within the bowels of the organization," Chaffetz said.  

Putin withdraws Russia from International Criminal Court
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday to withdraw Russia from the International Criminal Court, which rules on such grave charges as genocide and crimes against humanity.  

Rep. Jason Chaffetz: I Will Continue to Investigate Clinton! FBI Director James Comey Likely To Be Replaced By President Trump
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Here Are The Early Favorites For Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee
Though it’s difficult to assess who Trump might pick from the list of possible candidates his campaign compiled during the general election, some Court-watchers are placing bets on the early favorites.  

It’s us or them’ Cheers as Sarkozy lashes out at Islamists ahead of French elections
Speaking to thousands of cheering supporters in Nice on Tuesday night, the right-wing candidate lashed out at François Hollande’s flailing Socialist government, and presented himself as the saviour of France before promising to “re-establish authority”.