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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the internet   
June 19th, 2015

Nikki Haley: Death Penalty for Roof, Not Gun Control
“We will absolutely want him to have the death penalty,” Haley NBC's Savannah Guthrie on “Today." Roof was the only person to blame, she said, "a person filled with hate."  

Hamas close to agreeing five-year ceasefire with Israel: sources
The plan, proposed by Qatar and supported by Turkey as well as a number of EU countries and the UN, would see Hamas and Israel declare a five-year ceasefire in exchange for Israel easing its blockade of Gaza, speeding up the process of rebuilding the Strip, and constructing a floating seaport on the Gaza coast. The plan could also be extended beyond the five years.  

INCOMING CME
Yesterday, June 18th, sunspot AR2371 unleashed the strongest solar flare in nearly 2 months. The M3-class explosion caused a brief shortwave radio blackout over North America, and it hurled a CME into space. A glancing blow is likely on June 20th or 21st, possibly sparking geomagnetic activity and auroras.  

Author: Muslim spies in churches to catalog Jews and Christians for jihad
"When Muslims come to you and say 'Oh yes, we have accepted Christ and we are born-again,' you gotta be real careful because lying in Arabic is not only permissible it is commanded," he added. "Lying is a virtue in Islam to defeat the enemy."  

Area 51 and extra-terrestrial life both exist, says head of Nasa
Nasa Administrator Major Charles Frank Bolden Jr said that alien life does exist, but it is not being kept secret in Area 51.  

Sen. Rand Paul to Unveil 14.5 Percent Flat Tax for All
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul outlined some of the highlights of a "fair and flat tax" plan he was to unveil on Capitol Hill later on Thursday, saying that the measure will not only simplify the nation's sprawling tax code, but will allow Americans to keep more of the money they've earned.  

Russian Help Needed to Establish Peace in Syria, Iraq - French Ex-PM Fillon
“It’s necessary to solve the Ukrainian issue and a large alliance [with Russia] needs to be made in order to establish peace in Syria and Iraq.”  

France Wants the Whole World to Replace US to Force ‘Peace Process'
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius is launching a new effort to resurrect the “peace” process” that nobody seems to want, except for Western leaders who see the world from hotel rooms and airplanes. He is traveling to the Middle East, where he plans to meet with Arab League ministers on Saturday and then with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday.  

MENACING SUNSPOT
Sunspot AR2371 has an unstable 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for strong explosions. NOAA forecasters estimate a 70% chance of M-class solar flares and a 15% chance of X-flares on June 19th. Any such explosions will probably be geoeffective as the sunspot is turning to face Earth.  

Tsipras optimistic on Greek debt deal as banks bleed
Greeks pulled more than 1 billion euros out of their banks in a single day, banking sources said on Friday, as the country edged closer to default despite assurances from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that the doomsayers are wrong. Tsipras was due to meet President Vladimir Putin on the second day of a visit to Russia on Friday - a trip that has raised eyebrows given the EU is at loggerheads with Moscow over the violence in eastern Ukraine.  

Volatile Indonesia volcano set to blow but thousands of villagers refuse to flee
Mount Sinabung, one of about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia, has been at the highest alert level for nearly two weeks. On Tuesday, at least 48 avalanches of hot ash barreled down its slopes, with the biggest reaching 2.5 km (1.5 miles) southeastward. The volcano in northern Sumatra, one of Indonesia’s main islands, has also been shooting smoke and ash more than 700 meters (2,300 feet) into the air.  

Mount Shindake erupts for second time
Mount Shindake rumbled back to life Thursday as a second eruption rocked Kuchinoerabu Island off Kagoshima Prefecture shortly past noon, the Meteorological Agency said.  

Pentagon Building Cruise Missile Shield To Defend US Cities From Russia
The Pentagon is quietly working to set up an elaborate network of defenses to protect American cities from a barrage of Russian cruise missiles. The plan calls for buying radars that would enable...fighter jets to spot and shoot down fast and low-flying missiles. Top generals want to network those radars with sensor-laden aerostat balloons hovering over U.S. cities and with coastal warships equipped with sensors and interceptor missiles of their own.  

Russian fury at Belgium asset seizure in Yukos oil case
Russia has protested to the Belgian ambassador over the seizure of Russian state assets in Belgium - a move triggered by a court ruling over the now-defunct Yukos oil firm. The ambassador was told that the asset seizure was "an openly hostile act" that "crudely violates the recognised norms of international law".  

'If conflict not resolved, ISIS will make Palestinian cause its own'
France's foreign minister heads to the Middle East this weekend with an initiative aimed at bringing Israel and the Palestinians back to peace talks... "Everything points to inertia,..." said a senior French diplomat. "We can no longer isolate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the regional context." If the conflict remains unresolved, the diplomat added, radical groups such as Islamic State will make the Palestinian cause their own.  

Palestinians head for Jerusalem to attend first Friday prayer of Ramadan
West Bank residents crossed on Friday the checkpoints separating them from Jerusalem on their way to Ramadan's first Friday prayers at al-Aksa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam. The Aksa compound includes the octagonal Dome of the Rock, which was built by Jerusalem's Arab conquerors in 691 on the spot where Muslims say the Prophet Mohammad began his night Journey to heaven.  

Rush Limbaugh Woes Continue Amid Ratings Drop In Major Markets
The Rush Limbaugh woes are still adding up a month after being notified he was getting dumped by his Boston talk radio host station. While Limbaugh is on another AM radio station in the city, the station currently boasts a 0.6 rating, and trails four non-commercial stations in the market, according to Examiner.  

Transgender Woman Sings National Anthem At Pro Sports Event For First Time
Transgender woman Breanna Sinclairé made history Wednesday night by becoming the first transgender person to sing the National Anthem at a professional sporting event.  

A Sermon of Hate in the District of Columbia
You wouldn’t expect conspiracy theories about Jews and their control of world events to be promoted in a church today. But that is exactly what was preached last month in Washington.  

Danish election: Opposition bloc wins
Denmark's opposition parties have beaten the ruling coalition after a close general election. With all mainland votes counted, the centre-right group led by ex-PM Lars Lokke Rasmussen beat PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt's centre-left coalition, although her party is the largest.  

Brian Williams to join MSNBC after losing anchor role
US news anchor Brian Williams will not return to his role at NBC Nightly News but instead join the cable news network MSNBC to cover breaking news. Mr Williams was suspended in February after reports that he had embellished his recollections about the Iraq war.  

Chaos in Libya paves way for Islamic State expansion
Benefiting from Libya’s political chaos, Islamic State militants are consolidating their base in the city of Sirte and grabbing new territory, pushing back fighters from Misrata.  

US urges N.Korea to drop 'fantasy' of nuclear program
North Korea must abandon its "fantasy" that it is free to pursue its nuclear program while seeking global help to prop up its economy, a top US official said Thursday.  

Denmark's new ruling party will be forced to face migration conundrum
Denmark's centre-right party will have to grapple with pressure to adopt border controls while remaining an open participant in a borderless European Union, after it clinched victory in the country's parliamentary election.  

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