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Nangarhar Funeral Bombing Death Toll Rises to 32
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Late Edition	4 21:38 Lex [1783]
Attempted stabbing attack at Qalandiya in Jerusalem	1 15:42 jpal [1754]
Two Gaza fishermen arrested, boat confiscated - report	0 [1738]
Palestinian teen killed in clashes with IDF amid uptick in West Bank violence	3 10:15 Skidmark [1748]
Nangarhar Funeral Bombing Death Toll Rises to 32	1 02:56 g(r)omgoru [1782]
Turkish-backed factions arrest several young people for ‘communicating with SDF‘	0 [1742]
IED explodes leaving two civilians injured in Afrin	0 [1745]
Unidentified gunmen murder civilian and steal his motorcycle in rural Daraa	0 [1744]
Fierce clashes erupt on northern frontlines, as Turkish shelling continues on Kurdish positions	0 [1749]
Sudan’s ruling council appoints new defense minister	0 [1742]
Two terrorists killed following a clash with ANP in Tora Bora area, PD12, Kandahar City	0 [1745]
ANP arrested two Taliban terrorists on charges of killing civilians	0 [1748]
Taliban strongly reacts to Ghani's order to Afghan forces to revive offensive operations	0 [1743]
Ismail Khan Slams Govt Policy, Calls for Military Supremacy	0 [1771]
Airstrikes kill, wound 36 Taliban militants in Balkh	0 [1741]
At least 1 oil tanker from Iran carrying fuel is reportedly underway, heading to Venezuela	14 21:44 Lex [1777]
Al-Rammla Axis ( west of Tripoli international airport) is fully under LNA control	1 11:17 Abu Uluque [1779]
World Health Organization (#WHO) condemned bombing of its trucks with supplies bound for #Tarhouna and #Bani #Walid,	0 [1758]
Libya Limp List: Bloody day for the #GNA Syrian terrorists mercenaries today more than 27 bodies found and still counting in the Rammla Axis	0 [1745]
One woman dead and nine others injured in indiscriminate shelling of the Hadba area	0 [1737]
Libya Air Force intensifies strikes on Haftar's forces and supply lines	0 [1745]
Militia group in Bani Walid sets pro-Presidential Council municipal building on fire	0 [1746]
Youth killed after security forces fire at vehicle that jumped checkpoint in Budgam	0 [1752]
Page 2: WoT Background
Benjamin Netanyahu officially announces he has succeeded in forming a government	5 07:31 Clem [1777]
Mike Pompeo leaves Israel after meetings with Netanyahu, Gantz	1 17:22 Mercutio [1747]
Hamas leader threatens more kidnappings	0 [1780]
Director-General of Iran’s West Azarbaijan Prisons on May 12 denied reports about an uprising	1 12:01 Frank G [1735]
Responsibility for Further Violence is on Govt: Taliban	0 [1775]
Victims 'Mostly Pregnant Women’ in Kabul Hospital Attack	1 12:02 Frank G [1776]
Karzai tweeted: "Rhetoric that promotes conflict and leads to further violence and instability must be avoided...Our people want peace and right now."	1 12:31 magpie [1739]
Israeli embassy in Turkey says that there is no truth to media reports that Israel will sign a maritime agreement with Turkey	0 [1737]
Iran building new weapons storage at military base in eastern Syria	4 12:00 Mullah Richard [1783]
'Mike Pompeo: Iran continues to ‘foment terror' amid coronavirus pandemic	0 [1750]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Walmart to Give a Second Cash Bonus to Its U.S. Hourly Employees	25 21:12 M. Murcek [1771]
Coronaplague Roundup: Virus may never go away, per WHO; Dr. Fauci moves to background	17 20:30 Anomalous Sources [1771]
More magic numbers malarkey...	7 14:53 ruprecht [1744]
US government scientist reveals details of 'Operation Warp Speed' plan to start human trials for eight coronavirus vaccines by July and have 300 million doses ready by January - but NO jabs from China will be considered	7 18:11 gorb [1751]
Fresno city council president is cited for battery after getting into a scuffle with anti-lockdown protesters who tried to force their way into his HOME	16 16:33 Regular joe [1743]
Massive 20-ton chunk from China's failed rocket that fell to Earth Monday missed hitting New York City by MINUTES	11 20:33 Anomalous Sources [1773]
Coronavirus puts vet's respiratory issues caused by burn pits to the test	1 17:07 Skidmark [1771]
Teen linked to beating of 15-year-old girl, theft of her Air Jordans shot dead	11 19:12 Lex [1736]
'Family of Kentucky EMT shot by police executing search warrant files lawsuit	9 11:47 g(r)omgoru [1754]
Petronas Drillship Leaves South China Sea Waters After Standoff	0 [1737]
SpaceX creates a Crew Dragon simulator that lets you play at being an astronaut and practise manually docking with the International Space Station	4 10:42 swksvolFF [1744]
Boy Scouts banned from planting American flags on veterans' graves for Memorial Day due to coronavirus	6 19:34 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1742]
Page 4: Opinion
Why is Obama Panicking Now? – The Importance of Understanding Political Surveillance In The Era of President Obama…	6 19:52 Grunter [1736]
Iran on the Brink of Mass Protests and Social Upheaval	10 23:21 Phusotle Dingle5823 [1772]
Page 6: Politix
'Samantha Power Claimed She Never Tried To Unmask Michael Flynn, But Records Show She Unmasked Him 7 Times	24 18:10 gorb [1749]
FBI serves search warrant on Senator Richard Burr, seizes his cell phone.	11 19:01 Frank G [1743]
92% Of Cook County (Illinois) COVID-19 Victims Had Pre-Existing Conditions	11 21:48 Lex [1774]
Republicans plan to grill Comey, Clapper on possible perjury in Flynn case	14 18:50 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1760]
Greta Thunberg added to CNN’s expert coronavirus panel	20 22:03 Rob Crawford [1779]
Republican Garcia Has Early Lead in CA25 House Election	0 [1744]
Cuomo’s COVID-19 Panic Killed Thousands In Nursing Homes	7 21:50 Lex [1766]
Michigan Gov. Whitmer says sports fans ‘not going to be filling stadiums in the fall’	8 17:38 Frank G [1732]
Republican Tom Tiffany wins seat held by former Rep. Sean Duffy	0 [1743]
Impeachment Boomerang: Contacts exposed between US embassy, Hunter Biden-connected Ukraine firm	15 23:26 Bobby [1770]
U.S. Supreme Court justices worry about 'chaos' in Electoral College dispute	8 21:42 Lex [1775]
Plugz plugs holes, digs new hole re ObamaGate	2 09:52 JohnQC [1745]
Judge To DoJ: Not So Fast On Flynn Withdrawal	32 22:48 Lex [1801]

    
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                        21:32 Mullah Richard

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                        20:33 Anomalous Sources

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                        19:59 Phusotle Dingle5823

                        19:56 M. Murcek

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6	Sublime Porte
5	Govt of Iran
5	Arab Spring
2	Hamas
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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2020-05-14
Nangarhar Funeral Bombing Death Toll Rises to 32

Wed 2020-05-13
President Ghani, in light of attacks, orders Afghan forces to resume attacks on the Taliban

Tue 2020-05-12
GNA militia evacuate their headquarters in Abuslim

Mon 2020-05-11
Iran navy own goal in Oman Gulf exercise; 24 dead

Sun 2020-05-10
GNA militias lines collapsing quickly
in Abuslim and Salah AlDin with a LNA advance

Sat 2020-05-09
Houthi Yemeni Scholar Ibrahim Al-Ubeidi: Saud Clan Is a Jewish Family

Fri 2020-05-08
933 Taliban Prisoners Freed by Afghan Govt, More Promised

Thu 2020-05-07
PM is elected in Iraq without guidance from Qassem Soleimani

Wed 2020-05-06
16 killed as airstrike targets gathering convened by Red Unit commander of Taliban

Tue 2020-05-05
U.S. approves first Sudanese ambassador in two decades

Mon 2020-05-04
66 civilians killed, wounded in Taliban attacks in first week of Ramadan

Sun 2020-05-03
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hit S. Korean DMZ guard post

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