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Quick Reference: Daylight Saving Time 2026 * DST 2026 status: In effect right now. Clocks sprang forward Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 a.m. * Next time change (Fall Back): Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 a.m. (2:00 a.m. becomes 1:00 a.m.) * Congress: The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act (H.R. 139) on July 14, 2026, 308 to 117. It is with the Senate Commerce Committee and is not law. Clocks fall back on November 1 unless that changes. * Spring Forward 2027: Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 a.m. * US rule: Second Sunday in March to first...

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The GoFundMe campaign for the Michigan Red Baron Pizza worker, the target of a social media prank at a grocery store, has taken an unexpectedly pleasant turn. The fundraiser, started by Luke Oakenshield for Red Baron employee Walt Z, just received a whopping $38k from Vivek Ramaswamy, the American entrepreneur and politician. Vivek and Apoorva Ramaswamy's contribution is listed as the top donation on Walt Z's GoFundMe page. According toThe Detroit News, the campaign had raised over $500,000 by October 30. And the total climbed to $655,943 through 18.3k donations, including the $38k donation from Vivek and Apoorva Ramaswamy. Luke...

"Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval" (Heb. 11:1-2). Christian faith produces righteous deeds. Hebrews 11 has been called "The Heroes of Faith," "The Faith Chapter," "The Saints' Hall of Fame," "The Honor Roll of the Old Testament Saints," and "The Westminster Abbey of Scripture." Those are appropriate titles because this chapter highlights the virtues of faith as demonstrated in the lives of great Old Testament saints. It also reminds us that without faith, it is impossible to please God. Such a reminder was...

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The Fitch Ratings Agency maintained it's 'A+" rating for France's finances but downgraded the outlook to 'Negative" from "Stable"... The 39-year-old suspect in the racist attack in the western suburbs of Paris a week ago Friday sent to a psychiatric unit. He was found to have traces of cocaine and marijuana in his blood... 'society as a whole has surrendered" "our collective responsibility" "the lessons of what happened and the drift of our public debate" The mayor of the suburban Paris community of Trappes Ali Rabeh commenting on the Friday October 23rd attacks... "He admits that he specifically targeted Muslims...

Daily Readings from the USCCBWhen Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven…” Matthew 5:1–3Do you want to get to Heaven? Most would instinctively respond, “Yes.” But imagine an angel appearing to you today and saying, “The Most High God will be taking you to Heaven this very day.” How would you react? Would your heart leap with joy? Or would a wave of fear wash over you as...

I booted up my laptop, running Windows 11, and my Brave Browser won't launch. (I'm currently using Firefox).I uninstalled and reinstalled Brave. I downloaded the newest Brave file to reinstall. I thought CCleaner might be blocking it, so I uninstalled that. But that didn't work.I checked Windows Security, but it claims not to be blocking Brave.I checked the Task Manager. Brave is not already running in the background.I see the Brave.exe file in the Brave folder. I clicked it and got a message that Windows cannot find the Brave.exe file. Huh? It's right there where it's always been. Where I...

*** “It’s just an environment of possible retribution,” Mr. Wood said. “It is that fear she instills.” Over nearly 30 years, Ms. Collins, a self-styled moderate in a familiar Maine mold, has cultivated a public persona as a workhorse and a fastidious maestro of constituent services and pork-barrel disbursements, using her Washington know-how to get her constituents what they need. But for just as long, her detractors say, she has managed to mostly mask another reality. “The gentlewoman from Maine,” as her colleagues say on the Senate floor, is a formidable power broker who can play a fierce brand of...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men,...

By Dr. John BergsmaA happy Feast of All Saints to one and all! This is one of my favorite feasts. The month of November is not formally a liturgical season, but since it begins with All Saints and ends with Christ the King, these four weeks really do have the feel of a liturgical season focused on meditation on the Last Things: Heaven, Hell, Death, and Judgment. The Readings for All Saints are, of course, beautiful. Here are some quick thoughts: 1. The First Reading is Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14. 2I, John, saw another angel come up from the East, holding...

Ever since I logged on tonight, my computer has been S-L-O-W reacting. I have to wait up to a minute for it to go from one webpage to another. This is not normal behavior. Anyone else experiencing this with Xfinity?

I am sitting in a bar in Sheridan, Wyoming. I can’t help but overhear a conversation about a local suicide that the bartender said was precipitated by a man’s wife leaving him. I am acutely attuned to this because an acquaintance, and now friend, whom I met in a bar in Red Lodge, Montana, told me about the suicide epidemic among men in Montana. It’s not the first time I have heard these kinds of stories. They often involve men going through divorce or separation and sometimes losing not only a marriage but also their daily connection to their children,...

According to TRM Labs, which tracks the industry, digital assets worth more than $6.3bn (£4.7bn) have been taken from Binance by North Korean hackers. This would be the largest cryptocurrency hack to date - and one of the biggest in financial history. Cryptocurrency worth more than $6.3bn (£4.7bn) has been stolen from a major exchange - with one industry insider telling Sky News it is "the largest bank heist in human history". The security exploit targeted Binance, one of the world's biggest platforms for trading digital assets, which said it was establishing the facts with urgency. Deposits and withdrawals were...

In September, a letter apparently showed up in a mailbox in Gum Spring in Goochland County, addressed to “Biscuit Rigsby.” It was from the Secretary of the Commonwealth, who informed Biscuit of good news: “Governor Abigail D. Spanberger has restored your right to vote, to become a notary public, to serve on a jury and to hold public office.” Enclosed was the formal document, signed by the governor, which three times listed Biscuit’s name in bold type. This is the type of letter that goes out to convicted felons who, under Virginia’s constitution, lose certain rights that can only be...

Michigan’s Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers claimed he is ahead by almost seven percent on early-returned ballots, contrary to recent polls which lean in favor of his Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed. “We’re actually about seven percent ahead on voters that we believe are voting for us returning their ballots,” Rogers said during an appearance on Fox News. Before mentioning the numbers, Rogers said they are “by our models.” Rogers did not provide any further evidence backing up his claim, which is out of step with recent polling on the race. A recent poll from CNN on Thursday found 49 percent...

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has tapped two high-powered Washington, D.C.-based attorneys who have previously represented elected officials at the highest echelon of American politics. Amid dueling federal investigations — one for immigration fraud and another for financial disclosure discrepancies — the embattled Somali-born lawmaker hired Amy Jeffress and Joshua Matz, according to a CBS report. Both are partners at Hecker Fink LLP. The attorneys have in the past represented Democrat clients and taken on left-leaning cases especially those taking aim at President Donald Trump, his administration and his supporters. Amy Jeffress Jeffress is a former federal prosecutor whose biography says...

On the surface, Uranus looks calm. And yet, we've suspected for a long time that inside there must be something very weird going on. So, in 1986, when NASA was finally able to probe Uranus for the first time with its Voyager 2 mission, what they found was nothing short of incredible. While most people probably think that Uranus is filled with gas, we are now realizing that it's actually full of something massive - a strange combination of forces that appears to defy all logic. And it's taken NASA scientists more than 40 years just to get to the...

On the surface, Uranus looks calm. And yet, we've suspected for a long time that inside there must be something very weird going on. So, in 1986, when NASA was finally able to probe Uranus for the first time with its Voyager 2 mission, what they found was nothing short of incredible. While most people probably think that Uranus is filled with gas, we are now realizing that it's actually full of something massive - a strange combination of forces that appears to defy all logic. And it's taken NASA scientists more than 40 years just to get to the...

**SNIP** A spokeswoman for Omar said she "has repeatedly and unequivocally denied this baseless, disgusting conspiracy theory." But indications that Omar faced scrutiny ten years ago make it harder to characterize this as wild, right-wing conjecture emanating from the blogosphere. "Who ordered [the investigation] closed?" Fox contributor Paul Mauro asked. "Reportedly, both administrations had opened cases into this. We now know how much smoke there is." Omar campaigned for the state legislature in 2016. Her campaign released a letter from the U.S. attorney saying it "wasn’t investigating" nor requesting an inquiry into Omar. So was she cleared? Or does word...