Schiff denies GOP request to have Ukraine whistleblower testify publicly, warns against ‘sham investigations’

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., rejected a request by Republicans to have the Ukraine phone call whistleblower testify at next week’s public impeachment inquiry hearings, saying that their testimony was “redundant and unnecessary.” The GOP witness list, obtained by Fox News earlier Saturday, included Hunter Biden, the … Read More

500,000 evacuated as Cyclone Bulbul makes landfall in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi passengers cover themselves with a plastic sheet and umbrellas as they cross the Buriganga River by boat during Cyclone Bulbul in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Photo by Monirul Alam/EPA-EFE Nov. 9 (UPI) — Bangladeshi authorities ordered about 500,000 people to … Read More

Nunes demands Schiff testify in private as part of House impeachment inquiry

EXCLUSIVE: The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee has formally requested that the panel’s chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., testify in a closed-door setting as part of the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Fox News has obtained a letter written by committee Ranking Member Devin … Read More

Iran rocked by 5.9 magnitude earthquake, killing 5 and injuring hundreds

At least five people were killed and more than 300 were injured after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Iran on Friday. According to Iran’s Seismological Center, the convulsion started at 2:17 a.m., in the eastern Azerbaijan province, which is around 250 miles from the country’s … Read More

Winter is coming: Arctic blast could shatter 190 or more record-cold temperatures across the US, meteorologists say

CINCINNATI – Brace yourselves. Winter is coming. A powerful Arctic cold front will bring the coldest temperatures of the season next week to most of the United States, breaking dozens of November records in the central, southern and eastern parts of the … Read More

Russia ‘given Israel’s top interceptor missile’

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A Stunner missile blasts off. Photo: Ministry of Defense Missile technology could be used to defeat Raytheon’s state-of-the-art defense systems Russia has obtained Israel’s most advanced interceptor missile, which could be reverse engineered to crack the latest Israeli and US … Read More

Iraq protests against Iran and government corruption are a rare sign of hope in the Mideast

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The U.S. has been trying to weaken Iran’s influence over Baghdad ever since America invaded the country. Now an unlikely source is helping: The Iraqi people. Demonstrators take part in ongoing anti-government protests in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, on Tuesday.Ahmed Jadallah … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 8 November 2019

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Greetings from Tyler, Pardon our skepticism.  USA Today, one of the more widely read national newspapers, is predicting that next week may see as many as 170 record cold readings across the United States.  It sounds brutal, with freezing temperatures … Read More

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