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Rio Gallegos, Argentina, Feb 9, 2021 / 08:01 pm MT (CNA).- The Diocese of Río Gallegos reported Feb. 8 that it did not authorize an attempted marriage between a man and a male transsexual on Feb. 6. The attempted marriage took place in the parish of Nuestra Señora de la Merced, administered by the Salesian congregation in Ushuaia, more than 350 miles south of Rio Gallegos. It was witnessed by Father Fabián Colman. According to the Argentine news agency Télam, Victoria Castro, a 46-year-old transsexual male, and Pablo López Silva, 54, asked Father Colman to hold a ceremony in the...

The Marsoulas conch hasn't been heard since the late Stone Age.The sound of the Marsoulas conch hasn't been heard for 18,000 years. At the entrance to the Marsoulas cave in France's Pyrenean foothills, Henri Begouën and James Townsend Russell stumbled upon an exceptional find in 1931. A conch shell -- the hardened exoskeleton of a predatory sea snail -- lay empty at the mouth of a cave the men knew was once used by human ancestors in the late Stone Age. But, as exceptional as the find was, the researchers filed the conch away, believing it to have no sign...

According to the initiative, it is proposed to issue a certificate to pregnant women, giving the right to a monthly payment of 20 thousand rubles for a year and a halfMaria Studenikina, head of the maternity protection division of the Synodal Charity Department, director of the Moscow "House for Mom", supported the proposal for monthly payments to pregnant women of 20 thousand rubles. Information that the State Duma of Russia is preparing a corresponding bill in order to keep pregnant women from abortion has previously appeared in the media. According to the initiative, it is proposed to issue a certificate...

This is my fifth adaptation of Jane Eyre. The others are the 1943 movie with Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine, 1970 movie with George C. Scott and Susannah York, 1983 with Timothy Dalton and Zelah Clark, and 2006 with Toby Stephens and Ruth Wilson. The version starts by not following the chronology of the novel. The first image is Mia Wasikowska as Jane Eyre running from Thornfield Hall. Of course, anyone has read the novel knows why she is fleeing. She eventually finds refuge at the Rivers’ home. There is stunning scenery in this part as the filming was done...

Here is a major update to our report on Wednesday on voter fraud in New Hampshire. As we previously reported — A recent hand recount in the Rockingham District 7 NH House Race in Windham, New Hampshire, found that the Dominion-owned voting machines shorted EVERY REPUBLICAN by roughly 300 votes. Via Facebook The Dominion machine counted results were wrong for all 4 Republicans in Windham by almost exactly 300 votes. Granite Grok reported: The Town of Windham used Dominion machines to count paper ballots and upon a believable hand recount, it was confirmed each Republican was machine-cheated out of roughly...

BUFFALO, Minn. — Murder and attempted murder charges were filed Thursday against a 67-year-old man who authorities say is responsible for shooting multiple people inside a clinic in Buffalo. A criminal complaint details the case against Gregory Ulrich, now charged with one count of second-degree intentional murder, and four counts of first-degree attempted murder, along with counts relating to homemade explosive devices and possessing a gun without a permit. SNIP Court documents say investigators learned from multiple witnesses that on Tuesday, Feb. 9, Ulrich walked into the lobby of the Allina Clinic-Crossroads and was asked by staff if they could...

Student organizers told News4Jax that the unrest began after Hatcher posted on the school’s digital discussion board about the DCPS mental health awareness campaign, “You Matter Month,” which 12th-grader Enoch criticized for pulling away attention from Black History Month and drawing a connection to the Black Lives Matter movement.

ATLANTA — A huge announcement was made by Microsoft on Thursday that will impact not only the whole state of Georgia, but particularly the west side of Atlanta. The tech giant bought 90 acres of land in the Bellwood Quarry area to develop a new campus. Quarry Yards is located in a rapidly developing area near the Atlanta Beltline path -- a new 280-acre westside park and the Bankhead MARTA rail station. Content Continues Below The project also includes three new data centers. “We’re not here to ask what Atlanta can do for Microsoft. Today is all about a different...

The Biden administration has withdrawn from Trump's policy on tracking Chinese influence in US schools and universities, reported Daily Caller. Chuck Ross, writing for the publication, informed that the Biden administration has quietly withdrawn from the proposed rule to the Department of Homeland Security on December 31, 2020, entitled "Establishing Requirement for Student and Exchange Visitor Program Certified Schools to Disclose Agreements with Confucius Institutes and Classrooms." The rule requires American schools and universities to disclose their partnerships with Confucius Institutes, which allegedly are front groups for Chinese Communist Party propaganda according to some US officials. As per Daily Caller,...

Chinese media outlets praised President Joe Biden on Wednesday for what they characterized as a respectful, “positive” call between the head of state and Chinese dictator Xi Jinping. The Xinhua news agency and the Global Times state propaganda newspaper both highlighted the timing – on the eve of the Lunar New Year – as a gesture of goodwill from the new presidential administration. The former expressed hope that, after President Donald Trump’s tenure featured policies designed to contain the influence of the Chinese Communist Party abroad and frequent condemnations of its human rights atrocities, America under Biden would return to...

COPS arrested a man for flouting lockdown rules as he was reportedly handing out free soup in a park. A clip shows officers detaining Nick Smith in Forest Row, East Sussex on Monday. Mr Smith posted a video of the arrest on Facebook shortly afterwards. In the post, Mr Smith claimed he asked a pal to “record what happened when I was asked to 'pop down to the skatepark for a chat' by the police”. The clip was later uploaded to YouTube where it has amassed over 94,000 views. The caption of the video claims that Mr Smith was “arrested...

Most individuals eligible for the Recovery Rebate Credit have already received the full amount in two rounds of payments, known as Economic Impact Payments. If we issued you the full amount of each Economic Impact Payment, you won’t need to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit or include any information related to it when you file your 2020 tax return because we already issued your Recovery Rebate Credit as Economic Impact Payments. If you’re eligible for the credit, and either we didn’t issue you any Economic Impact Payments or we issued less than the full amounts, you must file a 2020...

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi would not allow Republican New York Rep. Claudia Tenney to have her son present in the gallery for her swearing-in Thursday, Tenney told the Daily Caller. Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer sent out a tweet Thursday morning with the news that Pelosi denied Tenney’s request to let her son, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, watch her get sworn in from above the floor in the gallery. The Daily Caller contacted Tenney about the news, to which she confirmed it was true. “I guess he’s considered a risk,” Tenney told the...

The Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump may have the reverse effect, said his son Donald Trump Jr.., claiming that House Democrats’ tone may turn people away. “It’s vindictive; they are trying to tar and feather someone after the fact. And it’s only making Trump more powerful because people are starting to see how ridiculous it is,” he said, reported the Washington Examiner on Thursday. The former president has not issued a public comment about the matter as he is banned from most social media platforms and has instead used his attorneys. The impeachment trial is expected to...

Candidates are wasting no time getting on the campaign trail. Research is needed to identify the best Conservatives. We know that RINO Liberals are campaigning. ILLINOIS: March 2022 primary is 13 months away. To take on Congress-critter Kinzinger, the Impeachment RINO. IL-16 Already 4 challenger Republicans running, including: Gene Koprowski (R) - Multimedia Producer & Conservative Activist Jim Marter (R) - Management Consultant & Former Candidate Wyoming at-large. House Defeat Liz Cheney in Aug '22 primary 4 challengers, including: Bryan Miller (R) - Energy Consultant, Retired USAF Officer & '20 US Sen Candidate Anthony Bouchard (R) - State Sen., Realtor

A Texas woman tackled a suspect accused of peeping through her daughter’s window. The tackle was captured on police dash cam. Phyllis Pena said the man was trying to look into her 15-year-old daughter’s bedroom window early on a Sunday morning. “My kids are my life and just making sure I protect them, pretty much,” she said. Lake Jackson Police Sgt. Roy Welch gave her some credit. “It was a pretty good tackle,” he said. Welch said the suspect is 19-year-old Zane Hawkins. Police found Hawkins nearby, but he tried to get away. They said he started running back towards...

The COVID-19 lockdowns in Philadelphia triggered a surge in gun violence in the city during the pandemic — and worsened poverty, unemployment, and racism, a new research study found.The study was conducted by researchers at Temple University, and published by JAMA Network, was led by Dr. Jessica Beard, assistant professor of surgery and director of trauma research at Lewis Katz School of Medicine."It was in March actually that we saw a significant and sustained increase, nearly double of our violence in the City of Philadelphia," Beard told Philadelphia's ABC affiliate.

Meghan McCain is the loudmouth daughter of Trump-hater John McCain. John McCain was an infamous warmonger. Here is a map of the many countries John McCain called for US military intervention. John McCain did not see a potential military operation he did not promote. On Thursday, John’s daughter Meghan McCain compared the January 6th Capitol Hill riot to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. McCain said that the two events were “really comparable,” arguing that both were the type of event that forced a shift in paradigms for many who lived through the experience. ** 3,000 Americans died in the 9-11 attacks...

The Heritage Foundation conducted a panel discussion webinar on February 1 concerning the disfavoring of houses of worship in applying restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Katheryn Jean Lopez, Editor-at-Large of National Review, moderated the discussion, which included Garry Leist, Pastor of Calvary Chapel, Dayton, Nevada, Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Executive Vice-President of Agudath Israel of America, and Matt Sharp, State and Government Relations Director of the Alliance Defending Freedom. Emilie Kao of the Heritage Foundation, who is also an IRD board member, introduced the panel by noting the victory for religious liberty won at the Supreme Court last November...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis Proclaims Fraternity and Vaccine Religion“Along with vaccines, fraternity and hope are, as it were, the medicine we need in today’s world,” Francis told the Vatican’s diplomatic corps on February 8.Now, people ask Francis on Twitter.com, “Not the Eucharist???” and “Is there a place for Eucharist?” Philip Johnson writes, “Bergoglio doesn't need Christ anymore.”Father John Stone comments, “Vaccines? Fraternity? Hope? I was taught that the Sacraments are the medicine today's world needs. *sigh*: A. D I F F E R E N T. R E L I G I O N.”