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Child Suicide is Becoming an ‘International Epidemic’ Amid Restricted Pandemic Life, Doctors Warn The damage we’re inflicting on children is too devastating to be waved away in the name of public health—it’s quickly becoming an emergency in its own right. Billions of people across the globe continue to live under COVID-19 lockdowns or heavily-restricted life. And for almost all of us, life amid the pandemic in 2020 was an isolating and difficult year. Yet doctors are warning that children in particular are experiencing grave mental health consequences as a result of the lockdowns—leading to an “international epidemic” of child suicide....

CNN is losing around a million viewers on average each night since President Donald Trump left office - and is down nearly 50% in the key 24-54 age group, a report said on Thursday. The cable news channel had averaged 2.5 million prime-time viewers each night from November 4 through Inauguration Day on January 20, according to a Fox News analysis of Nielsen data. But data shows the network averaged only 1.6 million total prime-time viewers from January 21, the day after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, through March 15, according to the report. CNN's overall prime-time viewership, from...

div class="article_body">In my sleepy suburban town, fourteen miles east of Oakland, California the COVID fallout to small businesses and restaurants had been nothing less than complete devastation. Dozens of empty storefronts stand as grim tombstones to ruined families, laid off employees, and bankrupt wholesalers and suppliers.I read news snippets that COVID case are receding and COVID deaths are on the decline. But what are the real numbers in Contra Costa county? To put it mildly, the county government stats are carefully designed to misdirect and scare the casual reader. “Seven day rolling averages” and “cases per 100,000 folks for the...

A former celebrity mechanic has launched an entire suite of new social media platforms after his wife was banned from Facebook for supporting Donald Trump. ..... “We decided to create a new platform as opposed to joining an existing one because even the more conservative leaning existing platforms shadow ban. Some of the things I was trying to post didn’t show up for days or weeks. It was then that I knew something was wrong and I needed to start my own product if I wanted to truly express how I felt online. These platforms also capture and sell your...

A new opinion editorial published by the Scientific American, co-authored by physics professor Ian Durham of St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, argued that the term "quantum supremacy" should be abandoned because it shares a word with the term "white supremacy." Durham wrote that given the lack of diversity in physics and computing, the use of "'quantum supremacy' can come across as adding insult to injury." The piece suggested the use of "quantum primacy" instead.

The University of Iowa held a virtual “anti-racist workshop,” where attendees heard from a handful of speakers on how to combat racism through creative writing. The panel hosted a variety of speakers, the main purpose of which was to understand that “writing course curricula neglect the impact of writers of color;” and that English classes have “centered and celebrated works that haven’t addressed the realities, histories, or cultures of communities of color and other minoritized and marginalized peoples.” Students listened to guest speakers such as Felicia Chavez, an alumna of the university’s non-fiction writing program. When speaking about how to...

You can find the most amazing things—from valuable artifacts to kitschy treasures—when you’re dumpster diving. But sometimes, trash trawling yields an heirloom that’s truly priceless—like the personal history of a hero. U.S. Navy veteran Donald Helfer flew in 28 missions over enemy territory during WWII and was decorated for his bravery. Along with the Navy Flying Cross and a Bronze Star, Helfer even received a stirring letter from Harry Truman in which the President expressed his gratitude for helping “bring about the total defeat of the enemy” and offering the “heartfelt thanks of a grateful Nation.” But Helfer was never...

Much is made of China's dominance in the rare earth elements (REE). Currently, China controls over 90% of the refined or processed market for REEs. Most advanced technologies, including weapon systems, depend on REEs, and adequate substitutes do not exist. On the surface, China's monopolistic control over refined REEs induces a severe case of the vapors among U.S. national security analysts. But how extensive and stable is China's control of the REE market? If China's market control is neither extensive nor stable, perhaps doing nothing or policies that target China's Achilles heel would be the U.S.'s best course of action....

FORT BENNING, GA—Billions of dollars of military equipment were destroyed today after several women were asked to park the tanks, even though women are really bad at parallel parking. "Whoops, that was a mistake," said Staff Sergeant Darrel Cruthers, who gave the order. "I told Specialist Casey, Specialist Smith, and Corporal Bradley to carefully park the tanks along the curb over there, but I forgot that was a bad idea due to them all being women. Lesson learned I guess." According to witnesses, the three women kept moving forward and back again and again while scuffing up the curb and...

It’s savory. It’s smoky goodness. It’s relatively healthy. It’s flexible. Its quality has stood the test of time. And it’s a product recognized far and wide, from sea to shining sea. It’s the perfect lunch meat. But the best thing about Lebanon bologna is its place of origin. They’ve been making Lebanon bologna in these parts for nearly 120 years. But while times have changed – right down to the smoked meat industry itself – the secret to Lebanon bologna’s success is that it hasn’t. Lebanon bologna has never been broken, so no one’s ever fixed it. Read More: The...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem Psalm 6Psalm 6[a] For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.[b] A psalm of David. 1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. 2 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony. 3 My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long? 4 Turn, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love. 5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name. Who praises you from the grave? 6 I...

With our glorious future in view, Christians do not have less of a stake in the present, but infinitely more. As R.C. Sproul so often reminded us, right now counts forever. Live from Orlando, watch our 2021 National Conference as we consider the eternal significance of our everyday lives.Thursday, March 18, sessions (all times ET): 9:00 a.m. – “No Other Gospel” by Stephen Nichols 10:45 a.m. – Panel Discussion: “R.C. Sproul’s Life and Ministry” with Nichols, Parsons, and Mrs. Sproul 2:00 p.m. – “Working as for the Lord” by Steven Lawson 3:45 p.m. – Questions & Answers with Kim, Lawson,...

Yesterday eight people were killed in a mass shooting in Atlanta, six of the victims being women who were of Asian descent. In a press conference held a few hours ago, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki attributed these murders to the rhetoric of President Trump and its elevation of the threat to Asian-Americans.

Judges would join the state Senate in hearing an impeachment trial New York lawmakers are preparing an impeachment investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but should they vote to hold a trial, the outcome will be determined in part by the state's seven Court of Appeals judges — all of whom were appointed by Cuomo himself. Unlike federal impeachment trials, where only the Senate votes on the verdict, New York impeachment trials add Court of Appeals judges to the mix. The court for the trial of impeachments shall be composed of the president of the senate, the senators, or the major...

The Biden (Harris?) presidency is just 55 days old, and in that short period of time, the President has signed over 50 executive orders. In comparison, Presidents Trump and Obama signed 27 and 28 executive orders respectively while President George W. Bush only signed 8 executive orders. Biden’s executive orders have ranged from imposing mask mandates on all federal property — which he promptly ignored just hours after signing it — to giving de facto asylum and work permits to illegal aliens amassing at our now porous border. In a rare act of random journalism, especially during this early Biden...

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Umbrella group calls out ‘Islamophobia,’ but ‘Death to Jews’ is not a problem. This past December, the President of the South Florida Muslim Federation, Samir Kakli, had an op-ed published by the Miami Herald, where he spoke out against hatred targeting the Muslim community, what has become known as ‘Islamophobia,’ a term often used to silence critics of Islamist terror. The Federation is promoting the piece on its website. Though hate aimed at Muslims certainly exists, it is beyond hypocritical for a group to call out one form of bigotry, while embracing those who traffic even worse bigotry, in this...

Now there are three. Kosovo became the third state to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will be placing its embassy there this spring. This takes on a special importance because it is also the first Muslim state to make such a move, which may in the future be emulated by the boldest, most determinedly friendly to Israel, Arab state, now moving full-speed ahead with its normalization of ties with the Jewish state – the U.A.E. If that happens, others – most likely Bahrain, the Maldives, and Morocco – could be the next Muslim states to follow...

Nancy Pelosi admitted to George Stephanopoulos on Sunday that the battle of the bulge at the border is the worst it’s gotten since the 2019 caravans – especially for children. Biden inherited a “broken system” from Trump that’s become a “humanitarian challenge,” she said, a surge that was caused by “climate change” in Central America. Saying that the border challenge is a “transition from what was wrong” in Trump’s administration, Pelosi quoted “our friends” from the evangelical movement who said the U.S. Refugee Settlement Program is the crown jewel of American humanitarianism. Sigh. Boy does this woman love to smear...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday recalled his country’s ambassador to the United States shortly after Joe Biden threatened Putin and called him a ‘killer with no soul.’ Joe Biden wants to start of war with Russia over a bogus intel report asserting that Russia interfered in the 2020 election. Biden threatened Putin and said, “He will pay a price” during a softball interview with liberal operative George Stephanopoulos. “Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov has been summoned to Moscow for consultations in order to analyse what needs to be done in the context of relations with the...