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Oman and Bahrain to follow UAE in normalizing Israel ties
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
BREAKING: US Seizes Iranian Fuel From Four Tankers Sailing to Venezuela	2 16:22 Frank G [11127]
Secret Service 'wanted a Blackhawk helicopter with a fast-deployment commando team to protect the White House' after George Floyd protesters knocked down barriers in May	1 11:39 Skidmark [11127]
Good morning	5 20:54 jpal [11131]
IDF clears mines from 12 acres in southern Golan Heights	0 [11127]
The IDF strikes terror targets in Gaza	0 [11125]
Muslim Brotherhood Number 2 dies in Egypt prison	6 12:32 Abu Uluque [11127]
Iraq has military capacity to counter Turkish attacks: Iraqi military official	0 [11129]
PKK confirms death of top commander in Turkish drone strike	0 [11128]
SDF release 9 Arab detainees as tribes meet in troubled Deir ez-Zor	0 [11130]
Suspected Turkish airstrike destroys car east of Duhok: official	0 [11128]
4 Afghan Forces, 8 Taliban Killed in Balkh Clashes	0 [11129]
2 Afghan engineers killed in Taliban attack on Kabul-Parwan highway	0 [11129]
Four Civilians Killed in Kandahar Roadside Mine Blast	0 [11131]
Bodies of 3 Captured, Tortured, Executed ANA Soldiers Found	0 [11126]
School sets on fire in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province	0 [11129]
Libyan Air Force LNA strikes on armed convoys carrying large numbers of GNA / Turkish mercenaries in the area south of Abu Grian	3 12:35 Abu Uluque [11128]
Libyan Armed forces units have successfully raided a ISIS den In the Wadi Al-Haya region Southwestern Libya	0 [11128]
Antifa group @richmondstrike carried out a riot in support of Chicago looters in a targeted attack on a Richmond, Va. courthouse	6 13:20 Past Master of the Obvious [11128]
Portland catch and release	2 15:55 Tom [11125]
Hundreds of open-border radicals swarmed ICE busses in BendOregon & prevented arrest of 2 violent illegal foreign nationals	1 10:09 Skidmark [11128]
Portland roundup: Antifa planning autonomous zone occupation, state cops pull out, etc.	0 [11126]
US has for the first time confiscated four ships allegedly loaded with Iranian fuel in violation of sanctions	5 15:57 Tom [11127]
Iraqi authorities arrest a human trafficking network	1 10:10 Skidmark [11129]
NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool	3 12:37 Abu Uluque [11127]
Three Katyusha rockets fell into Iraq’s Balad air base	0 [11127]
Saudi-led coalition downs armed drone, two ballistic missiles launched towards kingdom	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Oman comes out in SUPPORT of the UAE-Israel peace treaty.	7 20:25 trailing wife [11129]
Oman and Bahrain to follow UAE in normalizing Israel ties	4 16:09 SteveS [11127]
Lithuania Designates Hizbullah as a Terrorist Organization	0 [11126]
Baghdad, Erbil war of words continues over oil-for-budget dispute	0 [11125]
400 Taliban Prisoners Still Not Released: Sources	0 [11129]
ISIS, Afghan govt planning attacks against Taliban prisoners to be released: Taliban	0 [11123]
Lebanon Parliament meets after blast, government resignation	0 [11124]
Israel's president invites UAE's Mohammed bin Zayed to visit Jerusalem hours after the normalisation deal	0 [11125]
Lebanon needs secular state, new electoral law to prevent further collapse: Knobby Berri	1 09:15 DarthVader [11131]
Netanyahu: West Bank annexation still 'on the table'	0 [11124]
Abbas calls 'urgent meeting' of Palestinian leadership	1 15:59 Tom [11129]
Israel deal on annexation will take a while to take effect, White House adviser says	0 [11130]
Turkey vows to continue anti-terror operations in northern Iraq	1 10:22 magpie [11127]
Arab League chief, Iraqi FM discuss Turkish ''aggression''	0 [11123]
Libya's GNA seal deal with Turkey to boost trade, economic ties	0 [11123]
Palestinian Authority recalls its envoy to UAE	2 23:40 rjschwarz [11132]
Erdogan says Turkey will exact 'high price' for any attack on vessel	0 [11128]
FBI to join Beirut blast probe, Lebanon must end 'empty promises'	5 22:52 trailing wife [11133]
Egypt's Sisi congratulates Abu Dhabi's crown prince on 'historic step for peace'	1 07:53 AlanC [11130]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Cops' helicopter got too close ‐ so Georgia man shot it, feds say. He's going to prison	4 22:34 JohnQC [11134]
U.S. to make coronavirus strain for possible human challenge trials	1 10:24 Skidmark [11130]
Ghislaine Maxwell being locked up in isolation for own safety, feds say	9 19:46 Barbara [11133]
A Tennessee Gardener's Hydrangea Sanctuary	1 22:10 Woodrow [11128]
Frisco Texas: Players Kneeling for Anthem Met with Boos Before MLS Game	4 18:04 trailing wife [11130]
SAS Who Dares Wins star Ollie Ollerton sacked, blames 'diversity drive'	0 [11125]
California megachurch holds massive services for 7,000 people in defiance of social distancing orders - and says it will sue state officials over 100-person cap on indoor gatherings	3 16:06 Tom [11128]
THOUSANDS of cars form mile-long line at Dallas food bank as families drive across Texas for box of noodles, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, rice, and trail mix as unemployment cripples state	15 19:59 trailing wife [11128]
'Brazen' bald eagle attack sends government drone to watery grave	6 19:18 SteveS [11132]
They started to release prisoners from Minsk Okrestina jail Many detainees have severely beaten faces, beaten people can barely walk	2 10:33 Skidmark [11128]
California: Evacuation orders as historic 10,000-acre blaze spread north of LA	2 10:33 Skidmark [11131]
‘We don’t need war’ says Belarus parliament speaker, as police minister apologizes to ‘accidental people’ hurt in riots	0 [11128]
Supreme Court Denies GOP Request, Allows Rhode Island Pandemic-Related Relief On Mail-In Ballots	0 [11129]
At least 17 killed in political unrest in southern Ethiopia	0 [11131]
Floods displace more than 53,000 Ethiopians	0 [11134]
Payload stacked for NROL-44; ULA, SpaceX win NSSL awards	0 [11129]
China says chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for coronavirus	8 21:05 Clem [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Is NYC dead forever?	0 [11126]
Is NYC dead forever?	0 [11127]
Madagascar president's herbal tonic fails to halt Covid-19 spike	3 21:03 Clem [11128]
Biden's handlers CLEAR THE ROOM when press starts asking questions, and even CNN is starting to talk about it…	6 11:51 ed in texas [11127]
Sweden Hits COVID-19 "Triple Whammy": No Lockdowns, Low Deaths & Minimal Economic Damage	5 22:59 European Conservative [11132]
What the heck is going on with those retired military officers?	8 17:42 DarthVader [11132]
Palestinians Are Enraged at Trump's Israel-UAE Deal, Which Means It Must Be Good	2 11:56 Bright Pebbles [11130]
Why Did Biden Pick Kamala? Follow the Money	6 11:14 Frank G [11130]
Is NYC dead forever?	6 21:14 Dale [11125]
It's Just a mask.	1 03:44 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Who Killed George Floyd?	9 14:13 M. Murcek [11130]
Exponential growth bias: The numerical error behind Covid-19	19 23:42 trailing wife [11129]
Jack Cashill: Zimmerman Suit Spells Trouble for Black Lives Matter	7 20:14 trailing wife [11131]
Page 6: Politix
Ex-FBI lawyer charged with felony, to plead guilty to altering evidence in Russia probe	6 19:40 Procopius2k [11126]
Ninth Circuit Rules Against California Ban on ‘Large Capacity Mags'	3 15:36 Frank G [11128]
Donald Trump hints at FIRING his FBI director Chris Wray over claims he is covering up misconduct in the Russia probe - and steps up demands for AG Bill Barr to launch prosecutions	12 22:48 JohnQC [11127]
US to ease water rules after Trump's shower moan	2 11:14 Skidmark [11131]
From Twitter: Distribution of Employee Political Donations at Big Tech Firms	3 10:33 magpie [11129]
Democrat Rule: Minneapolis Requires Owners of Businesses Destroyed in Riots to Pay Remaining 2020 Taxes Before They Receive Permit to Remove Burned Down Remains	20 20:53 Clem [11132]
When I think the ‘stupidity meter’ is already pegged out: Wisconsin official orders employees to wear masks on teleconferences, even when home alone	9 19:36 swksvolFF [11126]

    
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Who's in the News
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7	Antifa/BLM
6	Taliban
5	Sublime Porte
5	PLO
4	Hezbollah
2	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Islamic State
2	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Arab Spring
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Houthis
1	Hamas
1	Human Trafficking
1	Commies

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