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Abbas says the PA sees itself free of all agreements with Israel and the U.S. - including on security matters
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Late Edition	3 23:59 Skidmark [1782]
Jordanian national moderately hurt trying to breach Israeli border	0 [1746]
Rocket hits near US embassy compound in Baghdad	0 [1746]
Villagers in Duhok province 'terrified' after Turkish airstrike	0 [1752]
Taliban Attack Kunduz City, Clash With Security Forces	0 [1756]
Magnetic bomb planters arrested with the support of Kote Sangi residents: Kabul Police	0 [1739]
Massive fire destroyed most of the wheat harvest in southern Mosul.	4 15:03 Chris [1739]
20 Taliban militants killed in Ghazni, Paktika and Wardak	3 12:08 Skidmark [1750]
Children, women among 12 killed, wounded in Taliban IED attack in Zabul	0 [1740]
Taliban disclaims deadly mosque attack in Parwan province	0 [1745]
Libya's GNA forces seize control of Badr and Tiji towns south of Al-Watiya airbase	0 [1742]
Libyan Army under GNA sends ultimatum to Haftar militia groups to surrender or face the consequences	0 [1748]
Syrian militant group attacks Turkish military in northern Raqqa	0 [1748]
Seven Pakistani soldiers killed in two attacks inside Baluchistan	0 [1738]
Libyan Army redeploys forces to Tripoli for big battle: spox	0 [1749]
Syrian Ministry it Finance has seized some of Rami Makhlouf’s assets	0 [1780]
Syrian military sends reinforcements to east Homs to confront ISIS	0 [1782]
Israel carried out a cyberattack on Iran's Shahid Rajaee port on May 9 as retribution for Iran's cyberattack on its water infrastructure	2 17:23 Skidmark [1749]
2 terrorists banged in Kashmir	0 [1774]
U.S. indicts Seyed Sajjad Shahidian, Vahid Vali, and PAYMENT24 for conducting financial transactions in violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran	0 [1775]
U.S. sanctions Chinese company connected to Iranian airline	1 12:10 Skidmark [1751]
2 Sudanese crossed the border from Lebanon and were arrested shortly after	0 [1776]
"Armed vessels approaching within 100 meters of a U.S. naval vessel may be interpreted as a threat and subject to lawful defensive measures"	3 20:13 Richard Aubrey [1777]
LNA force's loss in the past 48 hours: 3 Russian pantsir systems, 2 wing loong 2 drones, 1 Russian krasukha	3 12:13 Skidmark [1735]
Page 2: WoT Background
UN team reports new evidence against Islamic State in Iraq	2 10:18 Chris [1760]
UNAMA: Afghan Civilian Casualties in April Higher Compared to Last Year	0 [1741]
Afghan security chiefs: Taliban trying to capture 3 provinces so can move out of Pakistan	2 06:10 Besoeker [1738]
Taliban make a fortune $$$ out of U.S. presence in Afghanistan: Trump	0 [1734]
Taliban confirm stance regarding India, Pakistan, Kashmir following social media rumors	1 11:20 Cesare [1746]
Libya’s Presidential Council is close to signing a military deal with a new strategic partner similar to Turkey, Italy’s La Stampa has reported	3 19:35 Frank G [1771]
Nasrallah's speeches empowered Palestinians to attack Israel: military advisor	0 [1736]
Qassem Soleimani’s last message to Palestine revealed	5 10:44 Thomogum Omereng5658 [1738]
Sisi orders Egyptian Army to prepare for combat	4 17:25 b [1755]
Lebanese man pleads guilty to drone parts export conspiracy	0 [1778]
Etihad Airways cargo plane from the UAE lands in Israel after a direct flight from Abu-Dhabi	1 17:26 Skidmark [1742]
Abbas says the PA sees itself free of all agreements with Israel and the U.S. - including on security matters	12 18:28 Woodrow [1787]
Iraqi Refugee Accused of Murder Seeks Release from Prison Over Coronavirus	2 08:36 g(r)omgoru [1736]
Page 3: Non-WoT
At least 155 people have died from COVID-19 in one Bronx housing development - a rate of one in every 282 residents	1 20:09 KBK [1776]
Men evolved bushy beards to soften the impact of punches and protect their jaws [not to save food], study suggests	3 20:42 DooDahMan [1783]
Nurse who only wore underwear under transparent PPE gown on male hospital ward in Russia because she was 'too hot' is disciplined (but the patients don't seem upset!)	2 20:45 DarthVader [1767]
'I woke up in a free country': Customer's outrage as he is kicked out of Costco for refusing to wear a mask	0 [1736]
Three decades of restaurant jobs have been lost in two months as six million workers are now unemployed - the lowest level since 1989	3 19:37 Elmath Thuter1871 [1764]
'Dog of America': China's incredible insult to Aussies as they consider tariffs on our dairy, wine and seafood industries that will cost BILLIONS and wipe out thousands of jobs	2 20:30 Elmath Thuter1871 [1770]
U.S. birth rate falls to its LOWEST in 35 years - and experts predict the 12-year 'baby bust' trend will continue because of COVID-19's impact on the economy	1 20:41 Procopius2k [1765]
Wealthy tenants are SQUATTING in multi-million dollar homes in the Hamptons and refusing to pay rent after NY issued a non-eviction order due to the coronavirus crisis	0 [1736]
The late Ahmaud Arbery preferred flat screens, shopped at Walmart	5 21:56 Whiskey Mike [1813]
NASA's chief of human exploration has resigned just days before the first astronaut launch in nearly a decade	4 14:28 KBK [1741]
Finally Some Good News‐Trump Is About to Flood the Economy With Deregulation	3 15:13 Clem [1741]
'We can't rely on foreign sources': Trump administration awards US generics producer $354M contract	9 17:25 Clem [1748]
State of emergency in central Michigan after two dams fail, forcing 10,000 to evacuate	20 20:44 swksvolFF [1775]
Covid Patients Testing Positive After Recovery Aren't Infectious, Study Shows	0 [1745]
Will UN General Assembly be cancelled due to coronavirus?	5 20:45 DarthVader [1767]
Coronavirus roundup:	3 18:45 Besoeker [1744]
Georgia Man Charged with Public Necrophilia	11 18:38 Lex [1746]
NASA's human spaceflight chief ousted just before big launch	3 15:47 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [1743]
Man gouges neighbor’s eyes out over loud rooster, sheriff says	7 20:15 KBK [1775]
Belgium confirms investigation into potential Chinese spying out of Maltese Embassy	4 17:53 Skidmark [1736]
Virus curfew complicates lives of Kuwaiti polygamists	3 16:36 g(r)omgoru [1762]
U.S. calls China's $2 bln WHO pledge a 'token,' says it must pay more	0 [1748]
Should Remote Offseasons Become Permanent?	0 [1738]
Page 4: Opinion
Twilight of the Mullocracy	0 [1739]
Liberty University proves media wrong by reopening amid coronavirus pandemic (video)	2 09:42 Lex [1746]
Pelotron guilty of.... #whitegaze	11 20:41 KBK [1780]
Mike Rowe: COVID-19 has revealed college for what it REALLY is	1 08:10 Procopius2k [1740]
Group Threatens to Sue VA over Nazi Symbols in National Veterans Cemeteries	5 22:38 Silentbrick [1784]
Scientists Discover the Area of the Brain Where Pain Could be 'Turned Off'	3 12:49 Skidmark [1745]
Team Biden Panics As Leaked Ukraine Phone Calls May Require Appointment of a Special Counsel	11 18:31 g(r)omgoru [1752]
Matt Ridley on vitamin D and Covid	6 17:30 Clem [1752]
‘Superspreader' events may be responsible for 80 per cent or more of all coronavirus cases	2 11:08 rjschwarz [1743]
Bill Gates, bogeyman of virus conspiracy theorists	4 22:31 Clem [1779]
Rotten Education Isn't Preordained	9 18:32 Besoeker [1741]
Alex Berenson, Blue-Check Apostate, explains why his ex-colleagues can't bear to hear facts and logic re COVID	2 11:57 SteveS [1742]
Page 6: Politix
Supreme Court blocks House from Mueller grand jury material	0 [1749]
Derkach unveiled conversations of voices similar to Poroshenko and Biden	6 12:36 Bright Pebbles [1748]
Flynn attorney files emergency appeal to shut down Judge Sullivan's orders, boot him from case	5 13:07 Clem [1740]
Katie Hill Warns GOP Flipping Her Old Seat Is ‘No Coincidence’: ‘F**king Devastating’	13 15:05 Airandee [1749]
6 of 7 ‘High-Risk’ Sex Offenders Freed in California Rearrested	3 08:17 Procopius2k [1743]
Michigan Voters to Receive Vote-by-Mail Application for Upcoming Elections	3 13:02 Skidmark [1741]
Joe Biden finally makes up nickname for Trump: ‘President Tweety’	24 20:53 swksvolFF [1812]
Oregon Gov. Decrees Residents in Closed Counties Cannot Shop in Open Counties	11 20:47 DooDahMan [1775]
Illegal Aliens Jam Phone Lines as California Offers $500 Each in Coronavirus Relief	12 16:09 Lex [1741]

    
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                        21:56 Whiskey Mike

                        20:53 swksvolFF

                        20:47 DooDahMan

                        20:45 DarthVader

                        20:45 DarthVader

                        20:44 swksvolFF

                        20:42 DooDahMan

                        20:41 KBK

                        20:41 Procopius2k

                        20:38 Procopius2k

                        20:30 Elmath Thuter1871

                        20:29 KBK

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                        20:15 Richard Aubrey

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                        19:37 Elmath Thuter1871

                        19:35 Frank G

Who's in the News
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7	Taliban
5	Govt of Iran
4	Arab Spring
4	Sublime Porte
3	Hezbollah
2	Commies
2	Palestinian Authority
2	Islamic State
1	al-Qaeda
1	Baloch Liberation Army
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats

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Tue 2020-05-19
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Mon 2020-05-18
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Wed 2020-05-13
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Tue 2020-05-12
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Mon 2020-05-11
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