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Turkish Navy engages Israeli research ship, deporting it out of Cyprus https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Turkish-Navy-engages-with-Israeli-research-ship-deporting-it-out-of-Cyprus-610923 

 U.S. envoy arrives in South Korea as Pyongyang ramps up pressure https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-southkorea-idUSKBN1YJ05W  

Iran 'foils second cyber-attack in a week' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50799147  

Dozens wounded in Beirut protest clashes https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50797839  

WWII bomb discovery prompts evacuation of 54,000 from southern Italy town https://www.foxnews.com/world/italy-world-war-ii-bomb-wwii-54000-evacuate-brindisi  

3 bodies discovered buried at the Alamo in Texas https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/14/us/alamo-church-three-bodies-discovered/index.html  

Turkey doubles down on the fight in Libya, but its sights are elsewhere https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-12-15/turkey-wants-to-double-down-in-the- fight-for-libya-but-its-sights-are-elsewhere  

Should America Fear A North Korean EMP Attack In 2020? https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/should-america-fear-north-korean-emp-attack-2020-104922  

Turkey says S-400 system 'vital', will retaliate any US sanctions https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/turkey-400-system-vital-retaliate-sanctions-191214125236127.html  

Prosecutors say a man stole $88,000 from a bank vault. The FBI caught him after he flashed stacks of bills on social media. https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/14/us/man-accused-of-stealing-from-bank-vault-facebook-post-trnd/index.html  

The US and NATO are preparing for Russia to go after troops in the field and at home https://www.businessinsider.com/us-and-nato-training-troops-to-deal-with-russian-disinformation-2019-12  

The US and NATO are preparing for Russia to go after troops in the field and at home https://www.businessinsider.com/us-and-nato-training-troops-to-deal-with-russian-disinformation-2019-12  

North Korea conducts new test at rocket site, aims to 'overpower U.S. nuclear threats' https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN1YI05E  

California governor to decide on PG&E bankruptcy plan https://www.reuters.com/article/california-wildfires-pge-idUSL1N28O01F  

VISA warns of POS malware incidents at gas pumps across North America | ZDNet https://www.zdnet.com/article/visa-warns-of-pos-malware-incidents-at-gas-pumps-across-north-america/

A Stationary UFO Recorded In The South Carolina Sky Sparks Secret Government Surveillance Theory https://brobible.com/culture/article/ufo-south-carolina-government-surveillance-theory/  

Google is sending text messages from your phone without telling you. Here's why. https://www.androidauthority.com/google-text-messages-1065751/  

South Korea releases pre-emptive strike video amid rising tensions https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/12/12/South-Korea-releases-pre-emptive-strike-video-amid-rising-tensions/6281576154475/  

Florida man died from meth overdose before he was eaten by alligator https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-man-died-meth-overdose-he-was-eaten-alligator-n1101061  

Magic mushroom nasal spray on the way https://www.grunge.com/179219/magic-mushroom-nasal-spray-on-the-way/  

Colorado mom lets porch pirates take out her trash with decoy packages: 'They deserve it' https://www.foxnews.com/us/colorado-mom-lets-porch-pirates-take-out-her-trash-with-decoy-packages  

Hackers dupe facial recognition systems with creepy mask https://futurism.com/the-byte/hackers-dupe-facial-recognition-mask 

Why AI Leads Us to Think Less, Act Impulsively https://www.pcmag.com/commentary/372362/why-ai-leads-us-to-think-less-act-impulsively  

The elderly in Japan are using exoskeletons to delay retirement https://futurism.com/neoscope/elderly-japan-exoskeletons

New Space Force calling CO home under congressional deal https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/12/new-space-force-calling-co-home-under-congressional-deal/  France Raises Pension Age to 64 in Defiance of Protests https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-11/macron-s-new-french-pension-system-to-come-into-force-from-2025  Turkey hints it could bar US from using key air bases https://apnews.com/15b2a03e66b44ff8d12f0a9376f915df  Taliban attack on U.S. military base kills one, injures scores https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-attack-idUSKBN1YF0A4  Manhunt underway for Texas cop killer after officer struck at traffic stop, police say https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-police-officer-hit-at-traffic-stop  ACLU sues Homeland Security over ‘stingray’ cell phone surveillance – TechCrunch http://social.techcrunch.com/2019/12/11/aclu-cbp-ice-stingray-surveillance/  Airstrikes called in as Taliban attempt to breach Bagram Air Base https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2019/12/11/airstrikes-called-in-as-taliban-attempt-to-breach-bagram-air-base/  U.S. sanctions Iran's largest shipping company, airline over weapons smuggling https://theweek.com/speedreads/883587/sanctions-irans-largest-shipping-company-airline-over-weapons-smuggling  Pigeons in tiny cowboy hats are a mystery in Las Vegas https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/10/us/pigeons-cowboy-hats-las-vegas-trnd/index.html  Armed suspect arrested at Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/armed-suspect-arrested-naval-air-station-corpus-christi-texas-n1099621  Jersey City suspects 'targeted' kosher store where 3 died, officials say https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jersey-city-suspects-targeted-kosher-store-where-3-died-motive-n1099606  Pence hails Space Force agreement as major victory https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/10/pence-space-force-agreement-victory-081741  Taiwan says it will help Hong Kong if Chinese violence continues https://www.marketwatch.com/story/taiwan-says-it-will-help-hong-kong-if-violence-continues-2019-12-10  Deadliest Weapon After a Nuclear Bomb: Meet Russia's TOS-1 MLRS 'Buratino' https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/deadliest-weapon-after-nuclear-bomb-meet-russias-tos-1-mlrs-buratino-103662  U.S. senators threaten Facebook, Apple with encryption regulation https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-encryption-facebook-idUSKBN1YE2CK  Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/31445/recently-retired-usaf-general-makes-eyebrow-raising-claims-about-advanced-space-technology  Amazon Ring owners foil $400K Bitcoin extortion plot by removing batteries https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/12/12/cryptocurrency-extortionists-bitcoin-ring-doorbell-cameras-ransom/  It's a billion-ton, 14-million-mile long mysterious alien formation – and Earth is heading right into it https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/12/asteroid_3200_phaethon_facts/  Middle Eastern nation first to buy drone armed with machine gun https://futurism.com/turkey-buy-drone-machine-gun

Police officer shot by suspects at a Jersey City bodega, police say https://abcnews.go.com/US/police-officer-shot-suspects-jersey-city-bodega-police/story?id=67624378  Here's the Pentagon's Terrifying Plan for Cyborg Supersoldiers https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xwee47/heres-the-pentagons-terrifying-plan-for-cyborg-supersoldiers  Thieves Are Using a New Tactic for Vehicle Break-Ins https://www.outsideonline.com/2406433/thieves-bluetooth-scanner-vehicle-break-in  US Army Preparing Biggest European Deployment In Years https://www.ibtimes.com/us-army-preparing-biggest-european-deployment-years-2882217  U.S. General: Space Is Where Russia and China Are Most Dangerous https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-general-space-where-russia-and-china-are-most-dangerous-103202  Art Basel Takes Another Crazy Turn With Epstein Graffiti https://www.thedailybeast.com/art-basel-takes-another-crazy-turn-with-jeffrey-epstein-graffiti  Scientists Create a New Kind of Artificial Flesh That Heals Itself Like The Real Thing https://www.sciencealert.com/a-new-kind-of-artificial-flesh-has-been-designed-to-heal-itself-in-a-hurry  Google deletes malware apps from Play Store; uninstall these from your Android phone https://www.ibtimes.sg/google-deletes-malware-apps-play-store-uninstall-these-your-android-phone-35577  California 'bomb cyclone': Mega 75ft wave triggered off California by massive 100mph storm https://news.sky.com/story/california-bomb-cyclone-mega-75ft-wave-triggered-off-california-by-massive-100mph-storm-11881274  Walmart apologises for Christmas jumper 'showing Santa doing cocaine' https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/christmas/walmart-santa-cocaine-jumper-canada-santa-apology-a9238601.html  Russia banned from World Cup and Olympics by Wada https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/russia-banned-all-sport-drugs-ban-wada-world-anti-doping-agency-2020-olympics-2022-world-cup-a9238706.html  Pentagon Alarmed by Growing Russian 'Sympathy' Among US Troops https://themindunleashed.com/2019/12/pentagon-alarmed-russia-gaining-sympathy-among-us-troops.html  Woman Threatening To Divorce Her Husband After He Covered Kitchen In Christmas Wrapping Paper https://www.ladbible.com/community/viral-woman-fuming-after-husband-covered-kitchen-in-christmas-wrapping-paper-20191205

China fires up 'Great Cannon' denial-of-service blaster, points it toward Hong Kong https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/06/china_ddos_report/  Man arrested after eating $120,000 banana from Art Basel exhibition https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/man-eats-120000-banana-from-art-basel-exhibition/  First person charged under Florida 'red flag' law found guilty https://www.foxnews.com/us/first-person-charged-under-florida-red-flag-law-found-guilty  Taco Bell customer arrested for DUI after getting RV stuck backward in drive-thru lane https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/taco-bell-rv-stuck-drive-thru-dui  Tesla on Autopilot slams into police cruiser, driver claims he was checking on his dog https://abcnews.go.com/US/tesla-autopilot-slams-police-cruiser-driver-claims-checking/story?id=67570199  One billion surveillance cameras will be watching around the world in 2021, a new study says https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/06/one-billion-surveillance-cameras-will-be-watching-globally-in-2021.html  SpaceX Dragon successfully docks with the International Space Station https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/08/spacex-dragon-successfully-docks-with-the-international-space-station.html  Kremlin commander warns war with West could break out with over Arctic https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7768877/Kremlin-commander-warns-war-break-Arctic-tells-NATO-region.html  Donald Trump fires warning shot at Kim Jong-un after latest 'nuclear missile' test https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10508799/trump-warning-shot-north-korea-nuke/  Tory government giving NHS data to Amazon for free, official documents reveal https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/amazon-nhs-data-access-uk-government-contract-a9237901.html  For the First Time, Scientists Have Reversed Dementia in Mice With Drug That Reduces Brain Inflammation https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-reverse-dementia-in-mice-with-drug-reduing-brain-inflammation/  US military drone ‘shot down by Russian forces in Libya’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/us-military-drone-shot-down-libya-russia-a9237896.html  How an Armed Conflict Between China and Taiwan Would Take Shape https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-armed-conflict-between-china-and-taiwan-would-take-shape-103037  U.S. Army Tanks Will Test a German Active Protection System (Or, a Tank Shield?) https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-army-tanks-will-test-german-active-protection-system-or-tank-shield-102807  Did you see it? Twitter blows up with reports of bright light streaking across Phoenix sky https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2019/12/06/social-media-posts-report-light-streaking-across-phoenix-sky-friday-night/4362967002/

Army says faith-based group can no longer put Bible verses on dog tags after complaint | Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/army-bible-verse-dog-tags-complaint  FBI never completes hundreds of thousands of gun checks https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/fbi-gun-checks  Apple Seems to Be Tracking iPhone 11 When Location Services Disabled, Report Finds https://gizmodo.com/apple-seems-to-be-tracking-iphone-11-when-location-serv-1840204086  Scientists Made Working Fiber Optic Cables Out of Wood https://gizmodo.com/scientists-made-working-fiber-optic-cables-out-of-wood-1840201947  China monitoring mobile phones, blocking 'harmful' words like 'Almighty God' https://www.christianpost.com/news/china-monitoring-mobile-phones-blocking-harmful-words-like-almighty-god.html  SpaceX’s satellite constellation could hide killer asteroids https://futurism.com/spacex-starlink-hide-killer-asteroids  Scientists finally build artificial brain cells https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientists-build-artificial-brain-cells  LA police to use 'Batman-style' restraint device https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50657989  Giant planet detected around white dwarf star for the first time https://www.newsweek.com/giant-planet-white-dwarf-star-first-time-1475549  Huawei faces backlash in China over detention of ex-employee https://www.inkstonenews.com/society/huawei-faces-backlash-china-after-former-employee-detained-251-days/article/3040561  NATO will try to push China on arms control https://www.defensenews.com/smr/nato-2020-defined/2019/12/04/nato-will-try-to-push-china-on-arms-control/  Facebook's Head of AI Says the Field Will Soon ‘Hit the Wall’ https://www.wired.com/story/facebooks-ai-says-field-hit-wall/  Fresh intelligence points to Iranian threat against US forces and interests in Middle East, officials say https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/03/politics/iran-threat-us-sources/index.html  China gene-edited baby experiment 'may have created unintended mutations' http://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/dec/04/china-gene-edited-baby-experiment-may-have-created-unintended-mutations  Navy Amphibious Warfare Ship USS Portland Spotted Heading To Sea With New Laser Turret https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/31309/navy-amphibious-warfare-ship-uss-portland-spotted-heading-to-sea-with-new-laser-turret  Mid-sized American companies are already moving away from China https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/04/investing/midsized-companies-china-survey/index.html

World's largest printer of money is running out of money https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/world-s-largest-printer-money-running-out-money-n1094426  Lil Bub, the adorable internet-famous cat, died https://mashable.com/article/lil-bub-cat-dead/  An Oregon Town Can't Afford a Police Force, So Regular People Are Taking Over https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/xwen3a/an-oregon-town-cant-afford-a-police-force-so-regular-people-are-taking-over  Europe signs on to help smash asteroids, save planet https://www.grunge.com/177360/europe-signs-on-to-help-save-planet-by-smashing-asteroids/  Delta jet evacuation slide lands in Massachusetts front yard https://thepointsguy.com/news/delta-evacuation-slide-yard/  U.S. homeland security proposes face scans for citizens https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-privacy-idUSKBN1Y62JO  Don’t trust Google Chrome’s incognito mode https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2019/12/03/dont-trust-google-chromes-incognito-mode/  We Are on the Brink of the Second Great Depression https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmauldin/2019/12/03/we-are-on-the-brink-of-the-second-great-depression/  Ready-to-eat sushi from Trader Joe's recalled over listeria concerns https://abcnews.go.com/US/ready-eat-sushi-products-voluntarily-recalled-pulled-trader/story?id=67461388  Trump Regime Threatens 100 Percent Tariffs on French Goods to Retaliate Against Tax on Big Tech https://gizmodo.com/trump-regime-threatens-100-percent-tariffs-on-french-go-1840165553  "No Malarkey," Joe Biden’s unabashedly lame new slogan, explained https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/12/3/20991841/joe-biden-no-malarkey  TikTok accused in California lawsuit of sending user data to China https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tiktok-lawsuit-idUSKBN1Y708Q  Russia to label some journalists 'foreign agents' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50643705  North Korea warns US will choose its 'Christmas gift' if Trump fails to meet looming nuclear deadline https://www.foxnews.com/world/north-korea-trump-christmas-gift-end-of-year-nuclear-deadline

Russian Apps Could Pose ‘Counterintelligence Threat,’ FBI Warns https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-02/russian-apps-could-pose-counterintelligence-threat-fbi-warns  How 5G Will Fundamentally Change Everything You Know About Mobile Computing--From Farms to Phones https://www.inc.com/magazine/202002/jennifer-alsever/5g-wireless-network-broadband-high-speed-gigabit-technology.html  How to Get Solar Power on a Rainy Day? Beam It From Space https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-solar-power-on-a-rainy-day-beam-it-from-space/  Amazon Joins Tech’s Great Quantum Computing Race https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-joins-quantum-computing-race/  Russian military police wounded near Kobani, Syria https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Three-Russian-military-police-injured-in-bomb-attack-on-Syrian-border-RIA-609635  Prosecution in Israel Lines up Over 300 Witnesses in Netanyahu Case https://ijr.com/over-300-witnesses-netanyahu-case/  California should take over PG&E and possibly other utilities, former top regulator says https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-02/utilities-wildfires-state-takeover-former-regulator-pge  Amazon lets doctors record your conversations and put them in your medical files https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/02/amazon-web-services-unveils-transcribe-medical-software.html  FBI issues warning about smart TVs https://www.al.com/news/2019/12/fbi-issues-warning-about-smart-tvs.html  Doctors use ultrasound to kill prostate cancer without surgery https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/prostate-cancer-surgery-ultrasound-men-treatment-study-a9229461.html  Fireball Spotted Over Australian Desert May Have Been Super-Rare 'Minimoon' https://www.sciencealert.com/a-fireball-spotted-over-the-australian-desert-could-have-been-a-rare-and-elusive-minimoon  Kansas man arrested after allegedly stealing a car to bail out brother arrested for stealing a car https://www.newsweek.com/kansas-man-arrested-stealing-car-bail-out-brother-1474986  China suspends US Navy visits to Hong Kong https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50626796  'Hundreds of millions of people' may have had their text messages exposed online, researchers say https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/12/01/text-message-leak-millions-americans-might-be-at-risk/4346711002/

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/29/mike-bloomberg-touts-taxing-poor-do-you-want-pande/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS https://deadline.com/2019/11/leonardo-dicaprio-accused-bankrolling-amazon-rainforest-fires-brazilian-president-1202797491/ Three Children Reportedly Swept Away in Arizona Floods https://www.thedailybeast.com/three-children-reportedly-swept-away-in-arizona-floods Suriname President Bouterse convicted of murder for 1982 executions https://www.reuters.com/article/us-suriname-court-idUSKBN1Y327O European Space Agency Gets More Funding For Future Space Exploration https://www.newsy.com/stories/european-space-agency-gets-huge-project-funding-boost/ Researchers develop E. coli strain that 'eats' carbon-dioxide https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/29/researchers-develop-e-coli-strain-that-eats-carbon-dioxide/ Building a better flu vaccine -- one you don't have to get every year https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/29/health/universal-flu-vaccine/index.html U.S. Special Forces Take Huge Step Toward Developing an Underwater Bullet https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a29963216/us-special-forces-underwater-bullet/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/29/white-house-cdc-feuding-over-study-pfas-drinking-water/4330529002/ First highway bridge connecting China and Russia is complete https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-and-china-first-highway-bridge-connecting-china-and-russia-is-complete-2019-11-29/ Here Is What Really Happened With That Mysterious Washington D.C. Air Defense Scare https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/31253/heres-what-really-happened-with-that-washington-d-c-air-defense-scare London Bridge bystander who helped pin down attacker is convicted murderer on day release https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-bridge-attack-stabbing-latest-convicted-murderer-day-release-james-ford-a9227216.html 14 Killed in Blazing Mexican Gunfight Ahead of Barr’s Visit https://www.thedailybeast.com/14-killed-in-blazing-mexican-gunfight-ahead-of-ag-bill-barrs-visit 10 people shot in New Orleans, police say https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/10-people-shot-new-orleans-police-say-n1093721 Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters in new wave of demonstrations https://thehill.com/policy/international/asia-pacific/472501-hong-kong-police-fire-tear-gas-at-protesters-in-new-wave-of 'World first' cell phone detection cameras rolled out in Australia https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/01/australia/cell-phone-detection-camera-australia-intl-scli/index.html Aircraft radio fault led to RAF jets' sonic booms https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-50622110 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/12/01/asia-pacific/china-mandatory-face-scans-new-phone-numbers/#.XeP0bZhMGDY Surveillance on steroids: How A.I. is making Big Brother bigger and brainier | Digital Trends https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/ai-taking-facial-recognition-next-level/ There's Now a Radio Telescope in Operation on The Far Side of The Moon https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-now-a-radio-telescope-in-operation-on-the-far-side-of-the-moon WW2 bomb defused in Turin after thousands evacuate https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50622518 Zimbabwe Is Trying to Build a China Style Surveillance State https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/59n753/zimbabwe-is-trying-to-build-a-china-style-surveillance-state Schwab Abandons High-Tax San Francisco For New $100 Million Mega-HQ In Dallas https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/charles-schwab-abandons-san-fransisco-new-100-million-mega-headquarters-dallas