In the War Against ISIS, Iran Is Not – and Will Not Be – a Friend to the US
Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of US president Barack Obama’s latest letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iran’s Supreme Leader is the suggestion that a nuclear deal between Washington and Tehran could open the way to greater cooperation in the fight against ISIL.
Palestinian leader accuses Israel of religious war
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel on Tuesday of leading the region toward a "religious war," saying frequent visits by Jewish worshippers to a site sacred to both Islam and Judaism are fueling clashes that have raised fears of a widespread outbreak of fighting.
Iran’s Uranium Stockpile Grows Before Deadline for Nuclear Deal
VIENNA – Iran’s stockpile of low-enriched uranium gas has grown by 8 percent to nearly 8.4 tonnes in about two months, U.N. atomic inspectors say, an amount world powers probably will want to see cut under any nuclear deal with Tehran.
China Unveils Sophisticated Stealth Fighter Aircraft
ZHUHAI/BEIJING – China unveiled a sophisticated new stealth fighter jet at an air show on Tuesday, a show of muscle during a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama for an Asia-Pacific summit.
Khamenei's Guide to Destroying Israel Threatens Iran Nuke Talks
A chillingly detailed guide to "the proper way of eliminating Israel" – tweeted out by Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – is threatening to throw nuclear talks with Tehran into chaos.
ACA Architect: 'The Stupidity Of The American Voter' Led Us To Hide Obamacare's True Costs From The Public
MIT economist Jonathan Gruber. A few months back, he was caught on tape admitting that Obamacare doesn’t provide subsidies for federally-run insurance exchanges; it’s now the topic of a new case before the Supreme Court. In other words, the ends—imposing Obamacare upon the public—justified the means.
Court told: Humans could marry animals
'This is not just a slippery slope ... it is a bottomless pit'. Just days after the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the right of states to define marriage as one man and one woman, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court is being urged to affirm the decision, because if it doesn’t, states might not even be able to regulate the “species” of marriage partners.
Senior security source: Gaza factions could resume rocket fire on Israel
An escalation in current clashes with the Palestinians could see the resumption of low-level rocket fire on Israel from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, a senior defense source warned Tuesday
Jihadists send ‘vial of Ebola’ to newspaper
Sky News Melbourne bureau chief Ahron Young said the vial was part of a package from a “jihadist group” sent to an office this morning, later confirmed to be the New Zealand Herald. It arrived with a letter claiming that the liquid was a sample of Ebola. It was understood that the mailroom was evacuated and the staff were hosed down.
Russia, Iran sign nuclear construction deal
Russia will build two new nuclear power plant units in Iran under an agreement signed in Moscow on Tuesday.
Obama, Putin circle each other warily in China
Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin were all niceties — a pat on the back here, a pleasantry there. But away from the cameras, the two leaders circled each other warily at a global summit in China, coming face to face while relations between their countries continue to deteriorate.
EU court rules benefit tourists can be excluded from welfare schemes
The European Court of Justice declares EU member states must have 'the possibility of refusing' social benefits to 'economically inactive' EU citizens
HISTORIC COMET LANDING TOMORROW
The European Space Agency is about to make history: On Nov. 12th, it is going to land on a comet. The action begins Wednesday at 08:35 UT when ESA's Rosetta spacecraft drops a probe named "Philae" onto the core of Comet 67P.
OLD SUNSPOT SET TO RETURN
The quieting of sunspot AR2205 has prompted NOAA forecasters to lower the odds of an X-class flare today to only 10%. However, they are raising the odds again tomorrow when old sunspot AR2192 is expected to return from its two-week trip around the farside of the sun.
Bagana volcano (Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea) activity update
Eruptive activity at the volcano continues. Several ash plumes were observed on satellite imagery during the past days, indicating continuing explosions.
Ebola Finds New Hotspots Outside Liberian Capital
A schoolteacher brought his sick daughter from Liberia's capital to this small town of 300 people. Soon he and his entire family were dead and buried in the forest nearby, along with an increasing number of residents.
The Treasuries of God and the Treasuries of Man
I’ve noticed a sense of optimism coming from a lot of my politically connected evangelical friends who seem to think we have gotten a reprieve. I encourage the sense of optimism, but also must caution two things. First, conservatives have descended into progressive level anger in the past six years. Among my evangelical friends embedded in politics, many sense a reprieve. Don’t.
5.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Western Greece
A strong 5.1-magnitude tremor has hit just west of the Greek island of Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea.
Earthquake rattles west side of Big Island
West Hawaii Today reports the earthquake struck at 5:39 a.m. in ocean waters about 8.5 miles northwest of Kailua-Kona.
5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Chile
The quake hit 60 miles (100 km) north-northeast of Calama at a depth of 64.6 miles
Earthquake swarm may increase risk of the big one
RENO, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) -- An earthquake swarm about 40 miles southeast of Lakeview, Oregon is increasing in activity and intensity. While the seismic activity is happening in a secluded area centered off Nevada's northwest border, scientists are watching it closely. "It has been going for about five months now and it kind of goes in fits and spurts," said Dr. Graham Kent.
US Postal Service employee information hacked
The US Postal Service has said it was a victim of a cyber attack that may have compromised the personal information of its employees and some customers. The agency employs more than 600,000 workers but has not specified how many people were affected. Customers who used local post offices or the USPS website were not affected, but those who used its call centre may have had their information stolen.
IDF mobilizing reinforcement battalions to West Bank
A number of IDF battalions have been sent to the West Bank to reinforce security measures there. One of the battalions sent to the area is from the Golani infantry brigade, which was training in the North prior to being mobilized to the West Bank. Security sources stressed that the reinforcement is not a sign of an imminent escalation in the security situation in Judea and Samaria.
Boko Haram suspected in suicide bomb at Nigeria school, 48 dead
A suicide bomber-- dressed in a school uniform and apparently carrying explosives in a student rusksack-- killed at least 48 people at a boys high school in northeastern Nigeria Monday.
Voters Reject the Green Political Agenda
What the midterm voters wanted was an economy that returned to its average 3.3% annual growth since the end of World War II. For six years of the Obama presidency, growth has all but disappeared. In 2013, as measured by the World Bank, it was barely 1.9% That translated into a lack of jobs, stagnant middle class income, and what Obama correctly called the Great Recession, but could not end.
Caught on Camera: Obamacare Architect Admits Deceiving Americans to Pass Law
In a newly surfaced video, one of Obamacare’s architects admits a “lack of transparency” helped the Obama administration and congressional Democrats pass the Affordable Care Act. The conservative group American Commitment posted Jonathan Gruber’s remarks, reportedly from an Oct. 17, 2013, event, on YouTube.
Israel-Bashing from Amnesty International
In a predictable development, Amnesty International (AI) has accused Israel of committing war crimes during its 50-day engagement with Hamas this past summer. The report, “Families Under the Rubble: Israeli Attacks on Unihabited Homes,” claims the Israeli military demonstrated a “callous indifference” with regard to civilians. It further insists “the onus is on Israel to provide information concerning the attacks and their intended targets.”
Obama Refuses to Give Up his Dictatorship
Obama does not plan to compromise on anything, Instead, Obama expects the Republicans who won in a real nationwide landslide to do what he tells them to do. First and foremost, let me disabuse both Marxist Democrats and RINOs of the notion that the Republicans were elected so that they could compromise and get along with the Dems to enact legislation. That is NOT what occurred 4 November 2014.
Aide to Islamic State's Baghdadi killed near Falluja: Iraqi TV
BAGHDAD - An aide to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in an air strike near the city of Falluja, Iraqi state television reported on Monday.
Obama urges China to be partner in ensuring world order
BEIJING - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday a successful China was in the interests of the United States and the world but Beijing had to be a partner in underwriting international order, and not undermine it.
Iran and West end round of nuclear talks, outcome unclear
MUSCAT - Iran, the United States and the European Union ended two days of high-level talks on Tehran's nuclear program on Monday with no immediate sign they had bridged gaps ahead of a Nov. 24 deadline for an agreement
Israeli soldier and woman stabbed to death by Palestinians
JERUSALEM - An Israeli soldier and a woman were stabbed to death by Palestinians in Tel Aviv and the occupied West Bank on Monday, extending a surge in violence fuelled by strife over access to Jerusalem's holiest site.
U.S. justice temporarily blocks gay marriage in Kansas
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Supreme justice on Monday temporarily blocked gay marriage in Kansas a day before it was due to go into effect.
EARTHQUAKE: So Cal shakes; epicenter off shore
A pair of quakes reaching magnitude 4.1 struck near the island of San Clemente and was felt as far as Orange County, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Small earthquakes felt in NC
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Federal officials say two minor earthquakes this weekend have shaken areas in the North Carolina mountains and east Tennessee.