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Afghan Nation Calls for Continued Ceasefire, Violence Down 80 Percent
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good afternoon	6 20:13 Dopey Thaiter8666 [1749]
Israeli cyber chief: Our water facilities were attacked, cyber winter is coming	6 20:15 Dopey Thaiter8666 [1789]
After 5-day lull, IDF carries out West Bank raids despite tensions with PA	0 [1782]
Greece to Bolster Patrols on Border with Turkey	3 13:54 swksvolFF [1750]
Eight Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Rebel Attack	0 [1789]
Arms Depot Blast Kills 6 Jihadists in NW Syria	0 [1786]
Pakistan downs Indian drone	0 [1761]
Assassination in Daraa \| Commander killed in armed attack in countryside	0 [1747]
Russian jets swarm western Idlib as Syrian Army troops strike jihadist positions	0 [1785]
Several drones target Najran	0 [1779]
Lebanese Army remove pipeline used to smuggle fuel into Syria	0 [1749]
Turkish military convoy comes under attack in western #Idlib	0 [1751]
Libyan Army shot down Turkish 'kamikaze' drone	0 [1753]
GNA Mourning the death of the Al Qaeda leader Al Zawia Al Thib Al bush	0 [1765]
GNA Syrian Mercenary in Tripoli: ‘The fighting here is worse than anything I experienced in #Syria’	0 [1745]
33 bodies of GNA Syrian terrorists mercenaries in AlKadrah hospital	1 08:26 b [1746]
GNA media outlets calling for citizens to donate blood to save their Syrian terrorist mercenaries	0 [1748]
Virginia man charged with aiding terror group al-Shabaab	2 16:40 Skidmark [1746]
Turkish airstrike kills five PKK members in Sulaimani	0 [1749]
Afghan Nation Calls for Continued Ceasefire, Violence Down 80 Percent	0 [1780]
Page 2: WoT Background
Bath Shipyard Scrambles As Thousands Retire; Months Behind On Destroyer Work, Says President	9 19:09 magpie [1747]
US clamps down on waivers tied to Iran’s nuclear cooperation as deal unravels	0 [1764]
Nigerian military unlawfully detains ‘children‘ at rehabilitation center	0 [1756]
China continues to dig in on India border where it claims to pull out.	4 10:12 Mullah Richard [1786]
Three former senior aides to ousted Sudan president Omar al-Bashir have caught the novel coronavirus in prison	0 [1751]
Fascist Modi govt threat to India's minorities, says PM Imran	1 01:30 g(r)omgoru [1756]
Qureshi urges India to 'behave responsibly' in border dispute with China	7 09:49 Skidmark [1759]
New information about commander of ‘Al-Sham Corps’ recruited by Turkish authorities and arrested in Libya	0 [1748]
Hezbollah leader says #Israel resorted to attacking #Syria after militants failed to overthrow Assad	1 10:14 g(r)omgoru [1749]
Iran reveals Venezuela paid in full for its oil	2 00:23 Clem [1747]
Iran changes its tactics in Iraq after Qassem Soleimani’s death: report	0 [1748]
GNA official ‘Al-Habib Al-Amin’: France's interests in libya will become legitimate targets for us.	1 08:39 b [1744]
Trump on Afghanistan: Bring Back Troops, But Closely Watch; Pentagon prepping options; Drawdown Ahead of Schedule	3 12:20 magpie [1748]
Page 3: Non-WoT
CBS Lays Off 400 Employees	8 18:16 M. Murcek [1747]
Adults are more likely to become alcoholics if they were given anaesthetics to knock them out during surgery as teenagers, study suggests	4 14:25 Rob Crawford [1747]
Texas Supreme Court: Coronavirus Risk Isn't A "Disability" That Qualifies You For Mail-In Ballot	3 19:11 M. Murcek [1739]
Army vet fatally shot by sheriff's deputies struggled with personal issues, ex-husband says	5 12:06 Clem [1742]
'It's disturbing': Coronavirus kills black residents at dramatic rates across Louisiana	8 21:35 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1777]
Zuckerberg knocks Twitter for fact-checking Trump, says private companies shouldn't be 'the arbiter of truth'	4 23:01 charger [1776]
Trump crafts executive order on social media, weighs commission to probe bias amid Twitter fight	21 22:49 Zhang Fei [1762]
US to cancel visas for thousands of Chinese grad students with ties to Chinese military schools: report	8 19:23 Clem [1756]
Jerusalem high school closed after students contract COVID-19	6 12:43 g(r)omgoru [1743]
Supply Disruptions Are Challenging the Return to Auto Production	3 12:36 M. Murcek [1740]
Fort Leavenworth soldier saves 'countless lives' by ending active shooter situation on bridge	12 20:30 Bob Grorong1136 [1745]
COVID-19 immunity lasts only six months, reinfection possible - study	10 10:40 swksvolFF [1743]
Fauci protégé sending gallons of Israeli blood to US to probe virus mysteries	4 11:33 Skidmark [1746]
"Scientists" catch up with people who can do maths in their head.	2 08:27 Bobby [1749]
Norway health chief: lockdown was not needed to tame Covid	8 16:25 g(r)omgoru [1742]
The Verge:The Internet Wayback Machine Will Now Flag Old Debunked Coronavirus Stories	3 22:51 Anomalous Sources [1771]
Armed citizens guard stores amid looting in Minneapolis: report	26 21:40 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1769]
NIH Director: Can't Rule Out COVID-19 'Isolated And Studied' In Wuhan Lab	2 05:10 Bright Pebbles [1755]
France Halts Hydroxychloroquine for Coronavirus Treatment	11 16:38 Bobby [1739]
Zarif appeared to be sleeping as President Hassan Rouhani was delivering a speech in the opening session of Iran’s new parliament	2 10:26 g(r)omgoru [1744]
13-year-old Iranian girl, identified as Romina Ashrafi, was beheaded by her father in a so-called ‘honor killing’	0 [1748]
Woman, 64, expected to die of injuries suffered in East Harlem sex assault	2 06:52 Bright Pebbles [1752]
OrangeMan offers to mediate a la Teddy Roosevelt between India and China	0 [1738]
Despite the Hype, Gilead's Remdesivir Will Do Nothing to End the Coronavirus Pandemic	1 16:05 g(r)omgoru [1754]
SpaceX-NASA Crewed Mission Postponed over Bad Weather	0 [1747]
Dramatic photos show dozens of armed SWAT officers lining up for 'botched' raid of $4.5million waterfront home of Del Records music executive who launched careers of controversial Mexican narco artists - but who moved out days before	8 13:02 swksvolFF [1754]
CCP to hold breath until it turns blue!	0 [1755]
Hong Kong's special trade status flies away...., China Blocks U.S Call For UN Security Council Hong Kong Meeting	0 [1751]
Hertz paid top executives $16 million in bonuses ahead of its bankruptcy filing	4 19:04 Vernal Hatrick [1740]
Moderna Shares Tumble As Insiders Caught Running For The Exits	5 21:06 bbrewer126 [1766]
Page 4: Opinion
This Election Is Republicans v. China – Oops, I Mean Democrats	0 [1743]
COVID-19 'surcharges' take customers by surprise	21 21:43 swksvolFF [1770]
Democrat Governors Will Drop Neutron Bombs on Their States to Take Out T...	26 21:55 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1779]
The FBI documents that put Barack Obama in the ‘Obamagate' narrative	3 17:48 JohnQC [1783]
President Trump is trying to revive the economy while Illinois and other blue states are actively seeking to keep it in depression	4 21:59 Clem [1780]
A Plague of Monsters	1 17:04 JohnQC [1748]
Coronavirus Propaganda Mimics War Propaganda	2 01:40 g(r)omgoru [1754]
Amazon Blocks customer's negative comment on China toilet tissue	10 21:50 swksvolFF [1773]
Page 6: Politix
New FBI Document Confirms The Trump Campaign Was Investigated Without Justification	4 17:35 JohnQC [1755]
Bill Clinton 'had affair with Jeffrey Epstein pimp Ghislaine Maxwell during trips on pedophile's private jet', explosive new book claims	21 17:28 JohnQC [1775]
How to destroy your wealth: Tech billionaires prepared to blow many millions (again) to boost sadsack Dem candidate	7 22:05 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1769]
Upping the ante: Trump Threatens to 'Close Down' Social Media after Tweets Tagged	13 23:16 Lex [1771]
Senators Loeffler, Inhofe, Feinstein Exonerated by Justice Department Over Claims of Insider Trading	5 23:03 Rex Mundi [1776]
House Republicans To File Lawsuit Against Nancy Pelosi For Proxy Voting Plan	2 17:14 Besoeker [1753]
Seattle Judge Tosses Suit That Tried to Gag Fox News Commentary	1 01:55 Bright Pebbles [1742]
Emails Show Democrat Gretchen Whitmer's Office Gave ‘Green Light' To Give Taxpayer Money To Democrat Groups For Contact Tracing	0 [1753]
‘Americans Don't Get Ruled’ - Judge to Pritzker	5 18:25 Frank G [1752]

    
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                        22:51 Anomalous Sources

                        22:49 Zhang Fei

                        22:24 Marilyn Tojo7566

                        22:13 Frank G

                        22:05 Marilyn Tojo7566

                        22:01 Marilyn Tojo7566

                        21:59 Clem

                        21:59 Clem

                        21:58 Zhang Fei

                        21:55 Marilyn Tojo7566

                        21:50 swksvolFF

                        21:47 Marilyn Tojo7566

                        21:43 swksvolFF

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                        21:40 Marilyn Tojo7566

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                        21:16 European Conservative

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7	Commies
4	Govt of Iran
3	Govt of Syria
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Houthis
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Arab Spring
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hezbollah
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Taliban

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2020-05-28
Afghan Nation Calls for Continued
Ceasefire, Violence Down 80 Percent

Wed 2020-05-27
Palestinian teen dies while working with explosive in Gaza Strip

Tue 2020-05-26
Three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan to continue for another week

Mon 2020-05-25
Kurdish policeman found beheaded in Kirkuk

Sun 2020-05-24
UN committee urges France to prevent execution of convicted jihadists in Iraq

Sat 2020-05-23
Large cyber attack against Israel conducted from Gaza, Turkey, North Africa

Fri 2020-05-22
PA refuses UAE aid sent via Israel, won’t be ‘tool for normalization’ – report

Thu 2020-05-21
Iraq security forces arrest the new ISIS leader

Wed 2020-05-20
Abbas says the PA sees itself free of all agreements with Israel and the U.S. - including on security matters

Tue 2020-05-19
GNA captures al-Watiyah Airbase from the LNA

Mon 2020-05-18
Afghan president inks power-sharing deal with rival

Sun 2020-05-17
Pak Doctor on H-1B Visa Wanted to Attack U.S. for ISIS

Sat 2020-05-16
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