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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
September 19th, 2020

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After billion-dollar disasters, here’s what the US’ fall weather has in store
In mid-August, a peculiar storm system brought prolific lightning to California with little accompanying rain, sparking dozens of wildfires that have since merged into several massive complexes. The August Complex fire is now the largest fire in California’s record, which goes back to 1932. …the Pacific Northwest and New England (and Hawaii) are the only regions that are likely to see some improvement in drought. Drought is expected to expand in Southern California, across much of Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, as well as in Alabama.

Drought to Expand During Fall 2020
A turn from very wet to very dry conditions in the central U.S. during 2020 is forecast to continue through the end of the year. The official NOAA mid-September outlook calls for no drought easing in affected areas of the Midwest and Plains over the next three months. In fact, the outlook calls for drought to expand from the western Plains eastward to the Delta.

Western districts, Kazungula under locust invasion
THE Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) has disclosed that some parts of Western and Southern provinces have been affected by Red Locusts. DMMU in collaboration with the ministries of Agriculture and Defence and the International Red Locust Control Organisation for Central and Southern Africa, is working to ensure the affected communities and their crops are protected from the infestation of the red locust.

Most of Utah is now in “extreme” drought
More than four-fifths of Utah is experiencing an extreme drought, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported Thursday. It’s the second week they’ve reported that 83% of the state — essentially the entire state south of the Great Salt Lake — falls within that category at the very least.

Zoom and California University in Violation of U.S. Law for Hosting Forum With Terrorist
San Francisco State University is scheduled to host next Wednesday an online event with Leila Khaled, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization that has murdered Americans. Khaled is one of the PFLP’s most notorious members, becoming the first woman to hijack an airplane in 1969 as part of a massive terror operation by the group. She attempted to hijack another plane the following year and has since become one of the Palestinian terror faction’s most popular faces. The penalty for breaching sanctions law is a substantial fine and up to 20 years in prison.

Trump: We thank God for all the Good things that Happened to Israel under my Administration
President Trump wished America’s Jewish community a “Shana Tova” (Happy New Year) ahead of the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah. The president also thanked God that “during this time of the year, Jewish communities often remember the words of the Book of Psalms that the Lord’s faithfulness continues for all generations.” The president also said that the Jewish people are a “blessing to the world.”“Today we thank almighty God for his infinite goodness and for the renewed hope for this peace and for all of the good things that have happened to Israel under this administration.”

As the World Watches, Netanyahu Recites Psalms from Atop the White House
At the conclusion of his speech, Netanyahu recited Psalm 29:11 in Hebrew, then in English saying: May God give strength to his people, may God bless his people with peace (Psalm 29:11)

El-Al Purchase Bringing About “Wings of Eagles” Prophecy
Eli Rozenberg, a 27-year-old Orthodox Jewish New Yorker who made aliyah to Jerusalem five years ago, bought a controlling 42.85% stake in the Israeli airline El-Al with a $150 million offer. In a rather prophetic twist, his company is named Kanfei Nesharim, meaning that passengers will be flown to the Holy Land quite literally on the wings of eagles.

POLL: 12% of US Millenials Never Heard of the Holocaust; 15% Say It Is OK to Be Neo-Nazi
Schoen Cooperman conducted 1,000 interviews nationwide with adults ages 18 to 39 between Feb. 26 and March 28, 2020. The margin of error for the national sample is 3 percent and higher in the state oversamples. According to the survey, there is a clear lack of knowledge, and many distortions, surrounding the Holocaust for millennials and Gen Z. Nationally, 63 percent of respondents didn’t know that 6 million Jews were killed during the years of World War II and the Holocaust, and 36 percent believed that 2 million Jews or fewer were killed.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice, Dead at 87
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday at age 87. “Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died this evening surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, D.C., due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer,” the Court said in a statement to CBS News.

Hubble’s stunning new snaps of Jupiter reveal fresh storms brewing
The new images were snapped on August 25, showing the giant planet in all its gassy glory. But what has astronomers particularly excited are the new features that have popped up very recently. In the mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere (upper left of the planet in the image) is a bright smear of white that represents a brand new storm brewing. This plume broke out on August 18 – just a week before this image was taken – and in the weeks since, astronomers say they’ve seen two more appear in the same cloud band.

Iran increasing arrogance as it thinks it defeated US sanctions
Iranian media believes that Iran has defeated the US on the issue of new sanctions at the UN and that therefore Iran will soon have more abilities to import and export weapons. Overall it is the symbolism that is important to Iran, its belief that a growing alliance with Russia and China could upend US policy globally.

Momentum for Basic Income Builds as Pandemic Drags On
When the…city of Hudson, New York, launches its basic-income pilot program in late September, it will become one of the smallest U.S. cities to embrace a policy once seen as…radical. “Basic-income” programs — designed to dole out direct cash payments to large swaths of people, no strings attached — were, until earlier this year, largely the realm of Washington, D.C., policy wonks and West Coast futurists.

Taiwan scrambles jets as China military overshadows US visit
Taiwan scrambled fighter jets Friday as the Chinese military conducted exercises near the Taiwan Strait during a rare visit by a high-ranking US diplomat to the self-ruled island. According to Taipei’s defence ministry, 18 Chinese aircraft — including bombers and fighters — entered Taiwan’s southwest air defence identification zone (ADIZ) and…the…median line that divides the Taiwan Strait.

Gospel of ayahuasca: Hallucinogenic inspires legal religious movement
Psychedelic enthusiasts are being awarded federal tax exemptions on the basis of religious freedom in Canada. A “church” in Winnipeg, Manitoba — the Centre for Universal Illumination Luz Divina — is the latest to be granted such status in a trend of new-age organizations that use hallucinatory daime tea, also known as ayahuasca, for the purpose of spiritual ceremony, according to Vice News.

Medicane Storm Ianos lashes western Greece
A rare hurricane-like storm is lashing islands in western Greece, bringing torrential rain and power cuts. Storm Ianos is described as a “medicane” (Mediterranean hurricane), a phenomenon that first appeared in Greece in 1995. The cyclone is moving eastwards, so at the weekend the winds – now up to 117km/h (73mph) – are set to hit the Peloponnese, then Athens and Crete.

Syria war: US deploys reinforcements to Syria after Russia clashes
The US has ramped up its military presence in Syria after a number of skirmishes with Russian forces intensified tensions in the country. US officials said six Bradley Fighting Vehicles and about 100 troops were part of the deployment to north-east Syria. Incidents between US and Russian forces that patrol that part of the country have escalated this year.

Rochester shooting: Two dead after mass shooting in New York
Two people have been killed and 14 others wounded after a shooting at a house party in the state of New York. Police in the city of Rochester said they arrived to find around 100 people running down the street. “This is truly a tragedy of epic proportions,” acting police chief Mark Simmons told reporters on Saturday.

Tropical Storm “Beta” forms in the Gulf of Mexico, heavy rainfall expected along northwest Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm “Beta” formed in the Gulf of Mexico at 21:00 UTC on Friday, September 18, 2020. This is the 23^rd named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and the 10^th so far this month — a record for September.

Teddy strengthens into Category 4 hurricane, forecast to approach Bermuda this weekend
Tropical Storm “Teddy” formed at 09:00 UTC on September 14, 2020, as the earliest 19th Atlantic named storm on record. The previous record for the 19th named storm was October 4 (2005) — this was initially an unnamed storm, added in post-season reanalysis. Teddy strengthened into a hurricane at 06:10 UTC on September 16 — the 8th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season to date. Only 3 Atlantic hurricane seasons on record have had 8 hurricanes by September 16 — 1893, 2005, and 2012.

Powerful storm Aila brings destructive winds and heavy rains to Finland, over 90 000 homes left without power
A powerful autumn storm named Aila swept through Finland’s central and southwestern regions late Wednesday into Thursday, September 16 to 17, 2020, bringing winds of up to 125 km/h (77 mph), high waves up to 5.8 m (19 feet), and heavy rains up to 60 mm (2.3 inches) mainly in Kajaani — equivalent to the area’s average rain for the whole month. Ferry traffic was disrupted on the northern part of the Baltic Sea, material damage was reported,

Bill de Blasio’s Big Apple murder wave: NYC mayor ‘laser-focused’ on safety despite 27% spike
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has a Big Apple murder wave on his hands in 2020. The 2020 Mayor’s Management Report released Thursday paints a grim picture for the city on various categories of crime, which comes months after massive cuts to the New York City Police Department and a surge in retirement filings by officers.

Suddenly, Bill Gates isn’t so sure the FDA can be trusted with a COVID-19 vaccine
Can the FDA be trusted when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine

Looking for His glorious appearing! Titus 2:13