State Department Employee Publicly Resigns Over Gaza Policy
A State Department human rights employee is resigning over the Biden administration’s enabling of “what the International Court of Justice has said could plausibly be a genocide in Gaza.”[#item_full_content]
Ship That Toppled Bridge Had Been Undergoing Engine Maintenance; 2 Workers’ Bodies Recovered
The ship that crashed into a bridge in Baltimore was undergoing “routine engine maintenance” in the port beforehand, the Coast Guard said.U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath said at a news conference on Wednesday that authorities had been informed that the ship…[#item_full_content]
Trans Weightlifter Wins Women’s National Title
Transgender weightlifter Vicki Piper’s first place win in the Masters National Weightlifting Championships in Reno, Nevada, resulted in outrage from some concerned about fairness in women’s sports.[#item_full_content]
People form a human chain around Slovakia’s public broadcaster that government wants to take over
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Protesters in Slovakia formed a human chain around the country’s public television and radio building Wednesday in anger over a takeover plan by the government whose populist, pro-Russia prime minister recently labeled several private media outlets his enemies. The takeover plan was drafted by Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová, who represents an […]
Burmese military junta flaunts strength at annual parade, despite unprecedented losses to rebel forces
The head of Burma’s ruling military council marked Armed Forces Day on Wednesday with a speech claiming that the nation’s youth were being tricked into supporting the resistance against army rule, and that ethnic armed groups allied with the resistance engage in drug trafficking, natural resources smuggling and illegal gambling. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing […]
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 16, militant rockets kill 1 Israeli as cross-border violence soars
HEBBARIYE, Lebanon (AP) — A series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed 16 people and a barrage of rockets fired by the militant group Hezbollah killed one Israeli man, making Wednesday the deadliest day in more than five months of fighting along the border. Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, concerns […]
Ukraine’s soccer victory provides welcome distraction from tragedy of war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians have expressed pride and gratitude toward their men’s national soccer team for qualifying for the European Championship, a rare bit of good news and a welcome distraction from the war with Russia. Though celebrations after Ukraine’s 2-1 win over Iceland were muted as Russian missiles kept raining down on the […]
Miss. to BlackRock: Cease Woke Investing
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson issued a cease-and-desist order against BlackRock Wednesday due to what the state claims are “false and misleading statements” regarding the firm’s environmental, social, and governance strategy.
Let’s make a worthy God in our own image
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Is God good to everyone?
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