The following is a list of news headlines (many courtesy of clickable links to the New York Times [nytimes.com], huffingtonpost.com, beforeitsnew.coms, earthchangesmedia.com) updated real time as events occur plus or minus one day or so (+- 36 hours) of a Metaphysical Musing with Mark Show astrological proprietary Uranus-Pluto Trigger Index (UPTI) peak. The index percent strength follows each date with the apparent most important headlines highlighted in “bold” and/or with an “asterisk” (the number additional ” * ” indicate a more important headline). These trigger date news events may be as simple as a synchronicity, a beginning seed event, or a mature manifestation event. Please note that the UPTI index is a “work in progress” and is continually being revised to improve accuracy. Also, although a news event may seem trivial, many times a news event may be not only a seed event that may lead to a larger manifestation event later; but also a news event may be an an indication or manifestation of a strong emotional issue created by the mass consciousness for spiritual growth (e.g., healing, clearing, and/or frequency evolvement).
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Sunday 5/5/2013 … UPTI: 79%
California Wildfire Still Threatens 4,000 Homes
Israel Launches Second Airstrike In Syria, Targeting Weapons Shipment
Unusually Cold Spring in Europe and the Southeast U.S. Due to Shifting Jet Stream
Large Coronal Holes Causing High Speed Charged Particles
Riot Police Battle Islamists In Dhaka Bangladesh
Israeli Attacks Inside Syria Risks Widening War
Corporations Find a Friend in the Supreme Court
By ADAM LIPTAK
A new analysis finds the current Supreme Court to be the most pro-business of any since World War II.
The Apprentices of a Digital Age
By HANNAH SELIGSON
For a small group of the young, digital elite, Enstitute seeks to challenge the conventional wisdom that top professional jobs always require a bachelor’s degree.
When Attackers Become Defenders, Innovation Is Lost
By ADAM BRYANT
Steve Case, co-founder of America Online and now chief executive of the investment firm Revolution, talks about risk-taking – or lack thereof – in the business world.
Solar Flare, 2013′s Most Powerful So Far, Sparks Radio Blackout, NASA Says
Blasts Kill 40 in Turkey
Iran Hit With 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake, 5.5 Aftershock
Astronomical Alignment Found at Peru Pyramid
Newest Front for Fair-Trade Movement Is Retail Clothing
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
Demand for information about how and where goods are produced has spread from its origins in food to clothing, recently gaining momentum after a factory collapse in Bangladesh.
A Lost Generation: Young Syrian Refugees Struggle to Survive
By JODI RUDOREN
More than half the 500,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan are under 18. “They can’t see beyond, frankly, the next day,” an aid worker says.
China Dips a Toe Into Middle East Peace
By EDWARD WONG and CHRIS BUCKLEY
Back-to-back visits from the Palestinian and Israeli leaders hinted that China had given some thought to playing a more energetic, if very limited, role as mediator.
Cleveland Man Charged With Rape and Kidnapping
By TRIP GABRIEL, SERGE F. KOVALESKI, STEVEN YACCINO and ERICA GOODE
Ariel Castro is accused of imprisoning Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight in his house for years.
Emphasis on Deficit Reduction Is Seen by Economists as Impeding Recovery
By JACKIE CALMES and JONATHAN WEISMAN
After two years of stalemate on how to spur job creation and slash deficits, it is clear that fiscal tightening has been a drag on economic recovery.
Europe Inches Closer to Establishing a Banking Union
By MELISSA EDDY
The cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel approved legislation that would grant oversight of such institutions to the European Central Bank.
Cyberthieves Looted A.T.M.’s of $45 Million in Just Hours
By MARC SANTORA
The authorities said laptops and the Internet were used in more than two dozen countries to steal from A.T.M.’s, including 2,904 machines in New York City, in one day.
Citrus Disease With No Cure Is Ravaging Florida’s Groves
By LIZETTE ALVAREZ
So far, efforts to find a way to stop the spread of citrus greening have failed, and the damage is growing increasingly extensive.
Carbon Dioxide Level Passes Long-Feared Milestone
By JUSTIN GILLIS
The amount of the gas in the air has not been this high for at least three million years, and scientists believe the rise portends large changes in the climate and sea level.
I.R.S. Apologizes to Conservative Groups Over Application Audits
By JONATHAN WEISMAN
An Internal Revenue Service official acknowledged on Friday that the agency singled out nonprofit applicants with “Tea Party” or “patriots” in their titles.
China Officials Seek Career Shortcut With Feng Shui
By DAN LEVIN
China’s ambitious civil servants are increasingly – if discreetly – seeking supernatural shortcuts to wealth and power, much to the dismay of the Communist Party.
Standoff at Western Wall Over Praying by Women
By JODI RUDOREN
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews joined a protest at the Jerusalem holy site, creating a standoff with a group of women praying there in garments traditionally worn by men.
E.M.T. at Fertilizer Plant Blast Faces Charge of Possessing Bomb Parts
By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS and MANNY FERNANDEZ
Officials would not say whether the case was related to a deadly fertilizer plant explosion in West, Tex., last month, but they opened a criminal inquiry.
Ex-Premier Is Set to Regain Power in Pakistan Vote
By DECLAN WALSH
The party led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, once a political exile, appeared to have enough seats to form a government easily.
Car Bombings Kill Dozens in Center of Turkish Town Near the Syrian Border
By KAREEM FAHIM and SEBNEM ARSU
Officials with Turkey’s government, which has backed the Syrian rebels, said the attackers belonged to a group linked to intelligence services in Syria.
Two Candidates Shake Up Iran’s Presidential Race as Last-Minute Entries
By THOMAS ERDBRINK
Iran’s presidential campaign took an unexpected turn on Saturday, when two game-changing politicians entered the race in the final minutes of a five-day registration period.
3 Arrested in Plot to Bomb Egyptian Cities and Embassy
By BEN HUBBARD
An American diplomat said that his Egyptian counterparts told him that the United States Embassy was targeted.
Monday 5/13/2013 & Tuesday 5/14/13… UPTI: 50%
Sunspot Blasting Out Major Solar Flares Face Earth
Cyclonic Storm ‘Mahasen’: Bangladesh Begins Massive Evacuation Campaign
2nd Alaska Volcano Is Heating Up, With Seismic Action Signaling Possible Eruption
Water Governs Cell Movement: Aquaporins Play Key Role, New Research Finds
6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles North Mariana Islands
Chinese Creating New Auto Niche Within Detroit
By BILL VLASIC
So far, Chinese companies have concentrated on selling parts and opening offices, but some see the day when Chinese cars will be sold in the United States.
Cyberattacks on the Rise Against U.S. Corporations
By DAVID E. SANGER and NICOLE PERLROTH
Officials said the aim in a new wave of attacks was not espionage but sabotage, and that the source seemed to be in the Middle East.
Monsanto Wins Case on Genetically Altered Soybeans
By ADAM LIPTAK
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that farmers could not use the company’s patented genetically altered soybeans to create new seeds without paying the company a fee.
Phone Records of Journalists Seized by U.S.
By CHARLIE SAVAGE and LESLIE KAUFMAN
The Associated Press reported that the Justice Department had secretly obtained the phone records of its offices and journalists, calling it a “massive and unprecedented intrusion.”
Firms Brace for New European Data Privacy Law
By KEVIN J. O’BRIEN
New regulations are expected to require that businesses like Facebook and Google get consent before collecting data from clients.
U.S. Urges a Lower Blood-Alcohol Limit for Drunken Driving
By MATTHEW L. WALD
A federal panel on Tuesday recommended that states reduce the allowable blood-alcohol content to 0.05 percent from 0.08 percent.
From Russia, With Wig: American Spy Suspect Is Ejected
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ELLEN BARRY
Russian officials said Ryan C. Fogle was an officer of the Central Intelligence Agency who had been caught trying to recruit a Russian to spy for the United States.
Brazilian Court Council Removes a Barrier to Same-Sex Marriage
By SIMON ROMERO
The council ruled on Tuesday that notary publics could not refuse to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies, a decision that effectively legalizes gay marriage.
Israel Hints at New Strikes, Warning Syria Not to Retaliate
By MARK LANDLER
A senior official suggested on Wednesday that Israel could carry out further attacks to stop the transfer of weapons to Islamic militants, and he warned of dire consequences if Syria’s government struck back.
Big Banks Get Break in Rules to Limit Derivatives Risks
By BEN PROTESS
Under pressure from Wall Street lobbyists, federal regulators will soften a rule intended to rein in banks’ domination of a shadowy but lucrative market.
Saturday 5/18/2013 … UPTI: 99%
The Biggest Explosion Ever Seen on the Moon
Syria Begins to Break Apart Under Pressure From War
By BEN HUBBARD
A constellation of armed groups battling to advance their own agendas are effectively creating the outlines of separate fiefs.
North Korea Reportedly Launches Short-Range Missiles
Crowd Led by Priests Attacks Gay Rights Marchers in Georgia
By ANDREW ROTH
A throng of thousands broke through police cordons in Tbilisi to attack a group of about 50 demonstrators, and at least 12 people were injured.
Scandal Involving Gifts and Theft Charges Complicates Politics in Virginia
By TRIP GABRIEL
The drama includes an accusation that a $15,000 gift from a donor to the governor went unreported and a chef that calls himself a whistle-blower.
Monday 5/20/2013 … UPTI: 59%
Vast Oklahoma Tornado Kills at Least 91
By NICK OXFORD and MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
Homes were flattened, cars flung through the air and at least two schools packed with children destroyed, sending rescuers to dig out those buried in rubble.
Turrialba Volcano Spits Massive Ash And Gas Trail
Large Earthquake Strikes Off Coast Of Chile
Chinese Hackers Resume Attacks on U.S. Targets
By DAVID E. SANGER and NICOLE PERLROTH
A cyberunit of the People’s Liberation Army in China appears to have resumed its attacks using different techniques, hitting several of the same victims it has gone after in the past.
Hezbollah Aids Syrian Military in a Key Battle
By ANNE BARNARD and HWAIDA SAAD
Pro-government fighters are reported to hold more than half of the border city of Qusayr, in a critical setback for rebel forces.
Wells Dry, Fertile Plains Turn to Dust
By MICHAEL WINES
Parts of the vast High Plains Aquifer are so low that crops can’t be watered and bridges span arid stream beds
Yahoo Is Planning to Buy Tumblr for $1.1 Billion
By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED, NICK BILTON and NICOLE PERLROTH
Yahoo’s move aims to make up for years of missing out on the growth of social networks and mobile devices.
Hezbollah’s Role in Syria War Shakes the Lebanese
By ANNE BARNARD
Fighting in the strategic city of Qusayr brought rising casualties for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as it joined its biggest battle yet in support of Syria’s president.
Iraq Killings Raise Fears of Renewed Sectarian Conflict
By DURAID ADNAN
A series of explosions and gunfire assaults that left scores of people dead deepened concerns that sectarian tensions could lead to widespread fighting.
U.S. and Europe Prepare to Settle Chinese Solar Panel Cases
By KEITH BRADSHER
The plan that is starting to take shape would essentially carve up the global solar panel market into a series of regional markets.
A Flashy Bet for Yahoo on a Shift in Social Media
By JENNA WORTHAM
New services are providing a stage or pulpit for people, instead of making them passive users of social media.
Saturday 5/25/2013 … UPTI:99%
Dozens Of Aftershocks Shake Northern California After 5.7 Quake
Huge Earthquake Hits East Of Russia With Tremors Felt As Far Away As Moscow
Physicists Suggest Possible Existence Of Other Kinds Of Dark Matter
Iran Begins ‘Massive’ Deployment Of Long-Range Missile Launchers
Beijing Plans to Reduce the State’s Role in the Economy
By DAVID BARBOZA and CHRIS BUCKLEY
After years of relying on state spending to supercharge growth, China’s new prime minister, Li Keqiang, said the government would seek to unleash the nation’s creative energies.
China Bluntly Tells North Korea to Enter Nuclear Talks
By JANE PERLEZ
The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, appeared to strike a stern tone on Friday as he called for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, according to a state-run Chinese news agency.
Terror Strategy Shifts C.I.A. Focus Back to Spying
By MARK MAZZETTI
Some American officials and outside experts believe it could take years for an agency that has evolved into a paramilitary service to return to a focus on traditional espionage.
States’ Policies on Health Care Exclude Poorest
By ROBERT PEAR
For millions of people below the poverty line, no assistance for health insurance will be available in states that have refused to expand Medicaid.
Public Rapes Outrage Brazil, Testing Ideas of Image and Class
By SIMON ROMERO
A recent wave of rapes in Rio de Janeiro has cast a spotlight on the conflicted attitudes toward women in a country where many hold positions of power.
Taliban Attack U.N. Affiliate’s Compound in Kabul, Testing Afghan Security Forces
By ROD NORDLAND and SHARIFULLAH SAHAK
The attackers set off a large explosion followed by numerous smaller blasts, sending United Nations and international agency workers into bomb shelters.
Washington State Bridge Collapse Could Echo Far Beyond Interstate
By KIRK JOHNSON
The collapse on Interstate 5 came as politicians had been wrestling over the millions needed to replace another aging bridge over the Columbia River.
Budget Dispute Deepens a Rift Within G.O.P.
By JONATHAN WEISMAN
Republicans are locked in a growing dispute over future budget negotiations, splitting along generational and ideological lines on the party’s approach to dealing with the federal debt.
New Computer Attacks Traced to Iran, Officials Say
By NICOLE PERLROTH and DAVID E. SANGER
The recent attacks seem to be aimed at sabotage rather than stealing information, United States officials say.
Saturday 6/1/2013 … UPTI: 49%
Giant Asteroid To Sail Past Earth
Major Solar Geomagnetic Storm
Oklahoma Death Toll Rises to 9 After Tornadoes Hit Region
Arkansas Tornadoes 2013 Cause Injuries, Storm Turns Deadly
Magnitude 7.0 Slow Release Earthquake Under Wellington
Pacaya Volcano Erupts In Guatemala
Assad Warns Israel, Claiming a Stockpile of Russian Weapons
By ANNE BARNARD and NEIL MacFARQUHAR
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria spoke confidently in an interview with Hezbollah-owned television as his opposition appeared to be fracturing further.
Income-Based Diversity Lags at Some Universities
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
Because of the high cost, some colleges do a lot more than others to find and enroll low-income students, which critics of race-based affirmative action see as a way to encourage diversity.
Japan and South Korea Bar Imports of U.S. Wheat
By VICTORIA SHANNON
The actions followed the disclosure this week that a strain of genetically engineered wheat that was never approved for sale was found growing in Oregon.
*Protest Over Istanbul Park Turns Violent as Police Crack Down
By TIM ARANGO and CEYLAN YEGINSU
The police action, with water cannons and tear gas, was the latest crackdown by Turkey’s government against a movement challenging plans to redevelop a park.
Police Retreat as Protests Expand Through Turkey
By TIM ARANGO
The police pulled out of Istanbul’s Taksim Square, sparking jubilation and destruction as protests continued against the government’s plan to redevelop a park.
Protests in Turkey Reveal a Larger Fight Over Identity
By TIM ARANGO
For many Turks, the development of urban spaces is not so much progress as a reflection of growing autocratic ambitions by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Fracking Tests Ties Between California ‘Oil and Ag’ Interests
By NORIMITSU ONISHI
Hydraulic fracturing is creating competition for water and threatening its contamination in a part of the state where oilmen and farmers have coexisted peacefully for decades.
Deadly Storms in Oklahoma Bring Flooding and More Tornadoes
By MANNY FERNANDEZ and MARC SANTORA
A storm set off tornadoes and severe flooding, causing widespread damage around the region and claiming at least nine victims, including two children.
Inquiry Into Obama and Bloomberg Ricin Letters Leads to Search of a Texas House
By MANNY FERNANDEZ
Federal investigators have questioned a man about letters laced with ricin that were mailed to President Obama and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, but no arrest has been made.
Medicare Outlook Has Improved a Bit, U.S. Estimates
By ROBERT PEAR
A stronger economy and slower growth in health spending have helped strengthen the financial outlook for the federal insurance program, the Obama administration said.
Surpluses Help, but Fiscal Woes for States Go On
By MICHAEL COOPER and MARY WILLIAMS WALSH
The surpluses that many states are expecting this year are not as robust as they appear because of costs put off during the recession, like funding for Medicaid and pension systems.
U.S. and China Agree to Hold Regular Talks on Hacking
By DAVID E. SANGER and MARK LANDLER
The United States hopes the dialogue can help set norms and end what it says is a daily barrage of computer break-ins and theft of corporate and government secrets by Chinese hackers.
Hezbollah and Rebels of Syria in Border Fight
By HWAIDA SAAD and HALA DROUBI
The clashes, if confirmed, would represent some of the worst direct spillover fighting in Lebanon since Syria’s uprising began more than two years ago.
Justices Allow Police to Take DNA Samples After Arrests
By ADAM LIPTAK
In a 5-to-4 ruling, the Supreme Court said DNA samples were similar to the photographs and fingerprints taken while booking criminal suspects.
Thousands Flee Europe’s Worst Flooding In A Decade
Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Hit Buli, Taiwan
Magnitude 7.0 Slow Release Earthquake Under Wellington
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