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ROME – As Tokyo readies to welcome thousands of the world’s top athletes later this month for the Olympics, the local archbishop has announced that “regrettably” no Catholic parish will be able to welcome them due to the spread of COVID-19, as the Japanese city is once again in a state of emergency. The Olympic Games, originally scheduled for 2020, will run July 23 to Aug. 8. Close to 10,000 athletes will compete in the international multi-sport event and several thousand more in the para-Olympic games, set to begin in Aug. 24. Though not every athlete speaks openly about their...

<p>Just when I think I’ve seen it all from so-called “progressives” and their allies in the mainstream press in the debate over transgender rights, one of them surprises me with something even more ridiculously idiotic and twisted than the last.</p>

Moscow, July 12, Interfax - Eid al-Adha celebrations will be held in an online format in Moscow this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and consistent with the decision made by the Council of Ulema of the Spiritual Muslim Board of Russia. "The festive prayer will be delivered in Moscow only in the Cathedral Mosque with the participation of imams, muezzins and deputy mufti. It is not recommended to deliver the festive prayer in other mosques and local religious organizations of Muslims. All Muslims should celebrate the holiday at home, with their families," the Board said on its website. The...

Actor and activist Sean Penn declared the Trump administration’s coronavirus policies were no better than “gunning down” vulnerable communities “from a turret at the White House” Speaking at the at the Cannes Film Festival. about his new film, Flag Day, Penn told the media of his efforts to continue observing coronavirus protocols as he filmed the movie. Penn slammed officials who pushed what he deemed to be “misinformation,” and the actor had particularly harsh words for the Trump administration. “We were — not only as a country but as a world – let down and openly neglected, misinformed. We had...

Pennsylvania Republican State Sen Doug Mastriano announced that he will launch a “forensic investigation of the 2020 General Election and 2021 Primary.”In his announcement, Mastriano detailed his decision and why it is so important.A forensic investigation of our election results and processes for the 2020 General Election and the 2021 Primary will go a long way to restore trust in our system. Voting is the fundamental right of all citizens. We should continually look for ways to improve the voting process to ensure every voice is heard.Today, as Chair of the Intergovernmental Operations Committee, I issued letters to several counties...

As reported by AP and The Forward, Israel's Supreme Court sitting as the High Court of Justice yesterday ruled that the government must allow same-sex couples and single men to become parents through surrogate mothers on a equal basis with heterosexual couples and single women. Its ruling takes effect in 6 months, in order to give time for the creation of professional guidelines. AP explains: The court ruled in 2020 that a surrogacy law, which had expanded access to single women but excluded gay couples, “disproportionately harmed the right to equality and the right to parenthood” and was unlawful.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The Mecklenburg County Health Department is bringing the COVID-19 vaccine to your doorstep. On Monday, health staff launched the ‘Doses to Doors’ program. Volunteers with non-profits like Action NC have been knocking on doors and providing vaccine information to people since May, but now they also have county health department staff on standby nearby so that if someone wants a shot, they can get it from the comfort of their home. The program is focused on priority zip codes with low vaccine uptake. On Monday, they started their efforts at the South Side Homes apartment complex...

But this time the RCMP has made an arrest.An abandoned Catholic church on Kehewin Cree Nation has been destroyed by arsonists. It adds to the tally of mainly Catholic churches across the West that have been set alit or vandalized since news broke about the graves of hundreds of children being found on the grounds of former residential schools. But this time the RCMP has made an arrest. Sgt. Ron Bumbry said about 9:45 p.m. on July 6, Bonnyville RCMP along with Kehewin and Bonnyville fire services rushed to reports of a fire at the abandoned Our Lady of Mercy...

Former President Donald Trump on Monday released a letter he received from a former federal prosecutor in Pennsylvania last month outlining how the attorney was allegedly pressured by former Attorney General William Barr against investigating claims of voter fraud and election irregularities in the state.William M. McSwain, who served as the chief federal law enforcement officer in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from April 2018 to January 2021, addressed a letter (pdf) to Trump on June 9 outlining his allegations.The former president said in a statement releasing the letter: “U.S. Attorney from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania was precluded from...

Russia will unveil a military aircraft next week it says will spark the interest of other countries "including our competitors abroad." A cryptic marketing campaign is promoting the project that was developed by the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), which is part of Rostec, Russia's state-owned defense and technology development group. The plane will be revealed on Tuesday, July 20 on the first day of MAKC-2021, a biennial airshow held at Zhukovsky airport around 25 miles southeast of Moscow, Russia. In teasing its release, a press statement by Rostec gave props to Russia as one of the few countries in the...

Now that the Delta Variant is officially the fastest spreading COVID strain in the US, a team of analysts at Goldman Sachs who have been trying to forecast the impact of Delta on the global economy declared last week that emerging economies with low vaccination rates are the most vulnerable to Delta-induced lockdowns and other economy-crushing containment measures. However, in heavily vaccinated countries like the US and UK, the analysts pointed out a newfound discrepancy: while Delta is driving new cases higher in places where restrictions on movement and business have recently been lifted, the number of new hospitalizations and...

A family featured on "9 Months with Courteney Cox" has thoroughly switched gender roles. The baby suckles Petrona, a two-spirit Nahua trans woman, while what the Biden administration would call the "birthing person," Ahanu, a two-spirit Kainai non-binary trans masculine person, looks on. In the clip, the family can be seen snuggling in bed under a multicolored blanket shortly after the child's birth, which was gestated in Ahanu's body. Ahanu lies topless—postpartum belly exposed with mastectomy scars on chest and beard on face—by the side of Petrona, who holds the child to their male chest. "Are they getting any milk?"...

David Wilkerson was given a vision by God concerning coming calamities which would come upon America and the fallen church in these last days.

OKLAHOMA CITY (KNWA/KFTA) — Oklahoma State Representative Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, announced Tuesday he is requesting that the State Election Board Secretary call for a forensic and independent audit of the 2020 general election results in Oklahoma County and two other random Counties in the state. “Oklahomans have the right to know their election results can be trusted,” Roberts said. Roberts said in a letter to the Election Board Secretary that he believes there were signs of election fraud in states such as such as Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, and he believes Oklahoma should defend the integrity of its elections. The...

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West Shore School District Superintendent Todd B. Stoltz plans on sharing a revised safety plan this week, with most COVID-19 mitigation efforts considered optional. In a letter posted to the district website, Stoltz said the administration has been closely monitoring the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Department of Health and other regulatory agencies for updates on appropriate safety precautions for the upcoming school year. Stoltz said he will be presenting the district’s new safety plan for approval by the Board of School Directors on Thursday. The plan includes: All schools will be open five days a week for in-person instruction No...

Despite state Democrats’ attempt to dissuade efforts to investigate the state’s two most recent elections, the GOP lawmaker who’s leading the proposed review isn’t giving up. He’s doubling down. “A full forensic investigation is necessary for the sake of transparency and accountability,” Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, wrote in a letter he said was sent Tuesday to President Joe Biden. “Those who have concerns about the integrity of the election will have those concerns investigated and hopefully addressed. Those who think that there was zero voter fraud, no irregularities and that the elections were conducted perfectly will have the chance to...

This is the second in a series of articles arguing that obeisance to constrictive evidence-based medicine (EBM) treatment protocols in a pandemic is causing an unnecessary loss of hundreds of thousands of lives. In my previous article, I showed that the current NIH and WHO treatment guidelines for fluvoxamine and ivermectin don’t fit the evidence at all. A FOR recommendation for both these drugs is a near-perfect fit to all the data. In this article, I will make it clear to everyone that their recommendations are so indefensible that no qualifying enabler (see list below) will be able to come...

STORY AT-A-GLANCE In an audio recording, a Moderna representative admits that everyone who gets a COVID injection is a participant in the trial. He also admits long-term protective efficacy against COVID-19 is unknown Animal research shows the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein subunit directly damages the heart and causes myocarditis by triggering an exaggerated immune response — a cytokine storm — in the heart cells The S1 subunit of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein activates NF-kB, a protein that controls not only the transcription of DNA but also cellular survival and cytokine production This disease process does not involve the ACE2 receptor but...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KNWA/KFTA) - Oklahoma State Representative Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, announced Tuesday he is requesting that the State Election Board Secretary call for a forensic and independent audit of the 2020 general election results in Oklahoma County and two other random Counties in the state. “Oklahomans have the right to know their election results can be trusted,” Roberts said. Roberts said in a letter to the Election Board Secretary that he believes there were signs of election fraud in states such as such as Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, and he believes Oklahoma should defend the integrity of its elections. The...