Prophecy News Watch - February 9, 2018
Around the World
B-52 drops record number of smart bombs on Taliban
The US has set a record for the number of guided bombs dropped from a single bomber in a series of strikes against the Taliban.
U.S., China reaffirm commitment to pressure North Korea: State Department
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi reaffirmed their countries’ commitment to exert pressure in Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons on Thursday, the U.S. State Department said.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Long-Lost Tribe of Israel Returns to Pray at Western Wall
A group of Asian Jews from the lost 'Bnei Menashe' tribe got the chance to pray at Judaism's holiest sites this week.
Inside the United States
Senate plan offers Trump 10 percent of border wall, amnesty for 1.8 million ‘Dreamers’
Bipartisan negotiators are looking at a plan that would pay for as little as 10 percent of President Trump’s border wall in exchange for legalizing 1.8 million illegal immigrant 'Dreamers,' one of the senators involved in the talks said Thursday night.
Dow plunges more than 1,000 points, falls into correction territory
The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 1,033 points Thursday, its second-worst drop in history, extending its losses in the recent selloff to more than 10% and putting it officially into correction territory.
Congressional leaders battle clock, Rand Paul in bid to stop shutdown
Congressional leaders were racing another government shutdown clock Thursday night, searching for votes to approve a budget deal that could set the stage for the biggest spending increase in U.S. history.
Trump budget to include $3 billion for border wall: official
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal to be unveiled on Monday will include a request for $3 billion as a down payment on building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, a senior administration official said on Thursday.
Atheists slam Trump for referencing only Christianity at prayer breakfast
Atheists are calling foul after President Trump only referenced Christianity, and specifically Jesus Christ, in his remarks Thursday at the 66th annual National Prayer Breakfast.
U.S. unemployment claims plummet to 45-year low
Unemployment numbers in the United States continue to drop, with new figures Thursday showing the lowest number of claims filed in 45 years.
B-52 drops record number of smart bombs on Taliban
The US has set a record for the number of guided bombs dropped from a single bomber in a series of strikes against the Taliban.
U.S., China reaffirm commitment to pressure North Korea: State Department
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi reaffirmed their countries’ commitment to exert pressure in Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons on Thursday, the U.S. State Department said.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Long-Lost Tribe of Israel Returns to Pray at Western Wall
A group of Asian Jews from the lost 'Bnei Menashe' tribe got the chance to pray at Judaism's holiest sites this week.
Inside the United States
Senate plan offers Trump 10 percent of border wall, amnesty for 1.8 million ‘Dreamers’
Bipartisan negotiators are looking at a plan that would pay for as little as 10 percent of President Trump’s border wall in exchange for legalizing 1.8 million illegal immigrant 'Dreamers,' one of the senators involved in the talks said Thursday night.
Dow plunges more than 1,000 points, falls into correction territory
The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 1,033 points Thursday, its second-worst drop in history, extending its losses in the recent selloff to more than 10% and putting it officially into correction territory.
Congressional leaders battle clock, Rand Paul in bid to stop shutdown
Congressional leaders were racing another government shutdown clock Thursday night, searching for votes to approve a budget deal that could set the stage for the biggest spending increase in U.S. history.
Trump budget to include $3 billion for border wall: official
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal to be unveiled on Monday will include a request for $3 billion as a down payment on building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, a senior administration official said on Thursday.
Atheists slam Trump for referencing only Christianity at prayer breakfast
Atheists are calling foul after President Trump only referenced Christianity, and specifically Jesus Christ, in his remarks Thursday at the 66th annual National Prayer Breakfast.
U.S. unemployment claims plummet to 45-year low
Unemployment numbers in the United States continue to drop, with new figures Thursday showing the lowest number of claims filed in 45 years.