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Afghanistan: Ceasefire Violations Reported on 2nd Day of Truce
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Israel airstrikes kill 8 children, flatten building housing Associated Press, Al Jazeera offices	55 21:32 Lord Garth [1777]
Good Morning	5 17:33 jpal [1787]
At least nine Palestinians reported killed in West Bank Friday as violence spread	1 15:20 Procopius2k [1753]
Friday in Israel: 2 Arab kids hurt in firebombing of Jaffa home; riots spread across Israel	0 [1782]
Human smugglers moved large group of migrants across Rio Grande during dangerous storms: Border Patrol.	0 [1751]
South Texas Police Encounter Pakistanis in Alleged Smuggling Stop near Border	2 10:20 Omerenter Whinter7799 [1754]
Biden Sending Millions More To Palestinians During Conflict With Israel	7 09:35 Gerthudion Whomoper3485 [1747]
17 migrants drown, 2 rescued in boat sinking off Tunisia	0 [1758]
3rd Electricity Pylon Destroyed in Kabul in 2 Weeks	0 [1761]
Afghanistan: Ceasefire Violations Reported on 2nd Day of Truce	3 11:01 g(r)omgoru [1835]
Strike on Abu Hateb’s house in Al-Shati Camp in Gaza. Reports of 3 killed and 9 wounded	0 [1744]
Egyptian ambulances just entered Gaza. Egyptian hospitals in Sinai are in full alert	2 09:02 Dron66046 [1748]
Arab Coalition Foils Houthi Cross-Border Attack against Saudi Arabia	0 [1752]
Rockets launched from Syria amid Palestinian solidarity riots on borders UPDATE: Hezbollah man killed	0 [1757]
Algiers Police Disperse Protest after Ministry Warning	0 [1757]
Armed men, likely al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, gathered tonight in the West Bank	0 [1755]
A jihadist group called Katibat al-Sheikh al-Emireen has claimed responsibility for launching three katyushas against Nir Oz	0 [1786]
Airstrike against the office of the head of Hamas' internal security forces Tawfiq Abu Naim	0 [1788]
Palestinian militant groups in the West Bank appearing more and more in the last several days	0 [1789]
According to Israeli and Lebanese reports, during the day there was an attempted attack on the Israeli community of Metula	0 [1796]
Joe Truzman @Jtruzmah Al-Qassam states it has launched rockets against Ashdod in response to the bombing of homes and those killed in the West Bank	0 [1777]
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the West Bank declaring the IDF will not be able to enter Nablus starting tonight	1 03:58 g(r)omgoru [1742]
Davon De-Andre Turner was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for his role in using a firebomb that helped burn down a Minneapolis police station	3 08:40 Raj [1760]
Man who shot dead Officer Jimmy Inn in Stockton, Cal. has been named as Lance Lowe	4 10:21 Dacama [1759]
Page 2: WoT Background
IDF official to Gazans: Hamas continues to bring destruction and devastation on you	0 [1751]
Friday: Turkey's Erdogan says UN must act to halt Gaza conflict as Israel responds to Gaza rockets	0 [1746]
U.S. Pulls Out of Major Kandahar Base in Southern Afghanistan	6 09:43 Gerthudion Whomoper3485 [1747]
Erbil, Baghdad agree on joint deployment to combat ISIS threat: Peshmerga ministry	0 [1747]
Philippine Muslim Autonomous Region Leader Seeks More Time to Control Militants	0 [1764]
Holocaust historian killed in Ukraine	5 09:59 g(r)omgoru [1754]
Armenia to join Russian mutual defense pact	1 03:02 3dc [1759]
Italy: Matteo Salvini avoids migrant kidnap trial	1 08:19 Dron66046 [1763]
Tucson Border Patrol agents prepare for busy summer as record numbers of migrant encounters continue upward	0 [1765]
UK Sanctions Libyan 'Al-Kaniyat' Militia	0 [1759]
Yemeni Politicians Criticize Int’l Community for Overindulging Houthi Militias	0 [1751]
Iraq PM Orders Probe Into Reported Clash in Basra	0 [1753]
Moroccan King Pardons 17 Al Hoceima Detainees	0 [1754]
Iraqi Government Pledges to Protect Diplomatic Missions	0 [1745]
Turkey's Karpowership Says Shutting Down Power to Lebanon	0 [1748]
Rouhani Says Shalamcheh-Basra Railway to Connect Iran to Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean	2 11:39 M. Murcek [1748]
Makhlouf Says 'Miracle Solution' Underway for Syria Crisis	0 [1755]
Lebanon’s Mufti Derian Warns of The 'Revolt of The Hungry'	0 [1748]
US to Tackle Terrorism Threats in Afghanistan after Withdrawal	1 01:30 Chris [1749]
Calls by Gaza-based Palestinian militant groups for Palestinian residents in the West Bank to clash with Israeli security forces tomorrow	0 [1782]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Vax cards - Some laws are being quite rigidly enforced	9 11:18 M. Murcek [1750]
Leader of Armed Home Invasion Robbery Crew Sentenced for RICO Conspiracy and Other Violent Crimes	4 15:36 g(r)omgoru [1813]
Ukraine prepares to shuffle its governmental portfolios	4 15:13 CrazyFool [1751]
Mishustin approves a list of unfriendly countries	0 [1752]
Crime experts fear summer 2021 violence could be worse than last year as shooting, murder uptick starts early	3 08:46 Raj [1755]
Asian driver sitting in his car at a gas station in South El Monte, Los Angeles was beaten and robbed at gunpoint	0 [1757]
Cybercriminal Group Blamed for Colonial Pipeline Hack Says It Is Disbanding	7 15:10 ed in texas [1752]
Car bursts into flames when smoking driver uses hand sanitizer	0 [1741]
Hummer hauling fuel bursts into flames in Florida	4 08:45 M. Murcek [1743]
Australian woman wakes up with Irish accent after throat surgery	5 13:13 Clem [1738]
Florida judge rules two deputies who stood back during the Parkland school massacre should be rehired with back pay and benefits because the sheriff's office took too long to fire them	6 18:11 SteveS [1782]
'ET come home!': Two-thirds of Americans believe that aliens exist and the U.S. government isn't telling them the truth about it, survey finds	25 23:27 CrazyFool [1773]
Page 4: Opinion
Election audit in small New Hampshire town could have implications for 2020 results statewide	0 [1746]
Curiosity Is Important, But Colleges Are Suppressing It	4 10:18 Whaiter Phaviper8296 [1747]
Commodity Price Increases: ‘It's Not a Natural Cycle, Somebody Did This to Us on Purpose'	6 13:59 Charlie44 [1751]
Iran, the Struggle Over the Presidency	1 01:07 Albemarle Hitler9781 [1767]
Saying 'No' to Black People	17 23:21 CrazyFool [1779]
The Legendary Commando Raid At St. Nazaire	4 21:10 CrazyFool [1771]
Page 6: Politix
Biden kills Trump's sculpture garden of ‘American heroes'	2 11:39 Silentbrick [1757]
Fann Sends Letter Regarding Audits, Invites Maricopa County Officials to Explain	4 10:36 Punky Tholung3078 [1755]
Mexican President: VP Harris Vows to Send Virus Vaccines During Border Security Talks	3 15:15 CrazyFool [1750]
Radical Marxist Neera Tanden lands ‘senior' White House job	3 09:03 Raj [1757]
George Soros bought the Maricopa Sheriff election for a cool $2 million	6 13:42 CrazyFool [1751]
Republicans Urge Biden to 'Immediately' End Negotiations with Iran	0 [1747]
Biden and Iran: Temptation to Save the Zombie	0 [1750]
Biden's Blast from the Past — The Return of the Misery Index	0 [1744]
Bill de Blasio stuffs his face in show and tell presser: 'I have never been so repulsed'	4 15:17 ed in texas [1753]
The Green New Deal's Shock Troops	4 15:15 ed in texas [1740]
At least half a dozen more victims of gun violence reported overnight in NYC	8 10:40 Slolung Bucket5467 [1754]
Biden Cracks Under Pressure w/Blasphemous Language	15 16:26 NN2N1 [1812]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Hamas
5	Human Trafficking
4	Govt of Iran
3	Govt of Iraq
3	Hezbollah
2	Houthis
2	Antifa/BLM
2	Arab Spring
2	Fatah
2	Taliban
1	Devout Moslems
1	Islamic Jihad (Palestian)
1	Islamic State
1	PLO
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Sublime Porte
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1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Syria

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Sat 2021-05-15
Afghanistan: Ceasefire Violations Reported on 2nd Day of Truce

Fri 2021-05-14
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Thu 2021-05-13
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Wed 2021-05-12
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Tue 2021-05-11
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Mon 2021-05-10
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Sun 2021-05-09
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Sat 2021-05-08
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Fri 2021-05-07
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Thu 2021-05-06
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Wed 2021-05-05
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Tue 2021-05-04
Over 60 Taliban, 30 Soldiers Killed in Past Day's Violent Surge

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