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Bosses at one of the world's biggest investment firms will need to get special approval to hire white men as part of a new diversity drive. State Street Global Advisors aims to triple the number of black, Asian and other minority staff in senior roles by 2023 as part of a drive to improve diversity within its middle and senior management. Failure to meet the target will result in a drop in executives' bonuses, reports The Times. State Street, which has 30 offices worldwide, including Canary Wharf in London, currently employs 39,400 people. Jess McNicholas, the bank’s head of inclusion,...

The US government’s definition of ‘biological product’ up until December 2019 may have prohibited the mRNA COVID-19 products from being labeled as vaccines. Without a quiet change to federal law just before the onset of COVID-19, the experimental, mRNA COVID jabs may never have been labelled as vaccines. A previous article on LifeSiteNews.com described the major conflicts of interest observable during the process leading up to the U.S federal government’s emergency use authorization of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. In December 2019 (before reported outbreak of COVID-19), the U.S. federal government signed a contract with one COVID-19 vaccine maker, Moderna, which “stated...

Ssshhhhh! Can you hear it? Can you hear the outcry and news reports about all of the professional athletes dropping after being vaccinated? Me neither. In fact, you probably didn’t even know about all of them. Over 60 athletes are either sidelined or dead in less than a year and the silence is deafening. Cue the music…The Sound of Silence - Disturbed (video link)16 year old youth suffered cardiac arrest after weightlifting: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/16-year-old-suffers-cardiac-arrest-following-strenuous-weightlifting-session-sixBrandon Goodwin, 26, Atlanta Hawks star, career over due to blood clots: https://www.peachtreehoops.com/2021/10/3/22706769/former-atlanta-hawks-guard-brandon-goodwin-claims-covid-19-vaccine-ended-his-seasonEwan Fraser, 30, Glasgow hockey player suffered cardiac arrest, passes away: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/7832060/glasgow-hockey-player-died-collapse-life/amp/?__twitter_impression=trueDavid Jenkins, 31, Olympic silver...

VIDEOWe are helpless! HELPLESS! We are at the total mercy of OPEC! Such was the pathetic message of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to Dana Bash on CNN. Gone from her mind was any thought of (GASP!) American energy independence which was ACHIEVED by President Trump. Contrast in this video the utter helpless whining by Granholm to a speech by President Trump in June 2017 on the subject of energy INDEPENDENCE which he ACHIEVED. That is why we didn't have to beg for mercy from OPEC because we did NOT have to depend on them which is the sad case now.

The Defense University in the Russian capital has gotten a double link with Prince St. Alexander who was born 800 years ago. To wit, the name of the University has received an honorable extension — Prince Alexander Nevsky — and the monument to the Prince has been opened in the courtyard of the University. Prince St. Alexander got his nickname "Nevsky" for a victory he won over the Swedish invaders on the Neva river, were now stands the city of St. Petersburg. Later, the Russians under his command crushed the German crusaders on the ice of Lake Chudskoe, thus saving...

President Joe Biden was accused of mocking Americans’ intelligence on Saturday during remarks that he gave in the morning as he answered only a few questions from reporters. Biden made the remarks about Americans’ knowledge of supply chains as he said that the pandemic has impacted the lives of every American. “COVID has disrupted almost every family one way or another, whether it’s wearing a mask or losing a family member. You know, 750,000-plus Americans dead — 750,000,” Biden said. “And so, people are worried. People are also worried about, you know, coming up — they don’t — understandably. ‘Why...

FLASHBACK - On this day: November 7, 2020. "We did it, Joe". Clip...

While the average engaged Catholic continues to show signs of making peace with progressive trends in sexuality and relationship behavior, the same is not true among the clergy. The type of man who completes seminary intending ordination is more conservative about matters of sexuality—as well as other markers—than those who enrolled 20, 30, or 40+ years ago.It has been nearly 20 years since the Los Angeles Times conducted a survey of Catholic priests, a venture that yielded much study and commentary about the state of the priesthood in the United States. The results suggested priests believed they were facing the...

A new Marist College poll this week found Kathy Hochul is the current frontrunner for next year’s gubernatorial election, but Rep. Lee Zeldin of eastern Long Island now has support from nearly all state Republican leaders. That’s after Zeldin secured the Chemung County Republican Committee endorsement this week. However, Hofstra University Political Scientist Craig Burnett said Zeldin will face long odds against Hochul, as no amount of GOP support can erase Zeldin’s image as a Trump ally in a highly Democratic New York.*** “In the case of governor, that has to be somebody who can appeal to a fairly broad...

Throughout His ministry, Jesus never once broke the fourth commandment which required that all Jews observe the Sabbath. He was after all Jew. However, He did give us a clue that a change to the Sabbath was coming. To make my point, you must first understand that the original manuscripts of the Scriptures were not divided into verses and chapters.The Old Testament manuscripts were written by scribes for the religious leaders to study. The New Testament manuscripts were letters originally written to be dispersed amongst the believers to read. They were like the letters you receive today. Just a document...

In an interview last week, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said his wife dropped off his Election Day ballot. It is illegal for a person to submit another person's ballot in most circumstances in Pennsylvania. A spokesperson for Wolf said it was an "honest mistake." Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf in an interview last week said his wife dropped off his ballot for him ahead of Election Day, which is illegal and carries possible jail time and a fine. "I didn't show up in person at the polls. We voted a couple weeks ago, actually," Wolf said during an appearance on the...

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in Dignity Health v. Minton, (Docket No. 19-1135, certiorari denied 11/1/2021) (Order List.) Justices Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch would have granted review. In the case, a California state appellate court (full text of opinion) held that California's Unruh Civil Rights Act allows a suit against a Catholic hospital for unequal access by a transgender man whose doctor was not permitted to perform a hysterectomy on him at the hospital. The hospital argued that performing the procedure would violate its long-held religious beliefs.

Pope Leo XIII was born in 1810. At that time James Madison was president of the United States and Napoleon was master of Europe. This remarkable film was shot in 1896.

Foes of mandatory coverage of abortion in New York State insurance law will have another hearing after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a New York state court to reconsider their decision. The law’s narrow religious exemption wrongly disqualifies many religious groups which object to providing abortion, critics said. A group of Anglican nuns is among the objectors. “We believe that every person is made in the image of God,” said Mother Miriam of the Sisterhood of Saint Mary, an Anglican body. “That’s why we believe in the sanctity of human life, and why we seek to serve those of all...

MTP's Chuck Todd, talked today (Nov/7/2021) about White Suburban Women vote for GOP, such as in VA and NJ... Sara Fagen hit the nail on the head that the hard left pulls the strings in Dems. She added: What people don't like about Joe Buden us his dishonesty, he ran as a centrist but has governed as a very progressive. PBS's news hours Amna Nawaz squeezed in her Squad-friendly POV.. Always interesting to hear what the other side (like MSNBC) says.. This clip was just a preview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2KHjGz0Co

NASCAR denounced its association with the “Let's go, Brandon” political cry being used across the country as an insult directed at President Joe Biden. Steve Phelps, NASCAR's president, said Friday the top motorsports series in the United States does not want to be associated with politics “on the left or the right.” Phelps also said NASCAR will pursue action against any illegal use of its trademarks on merchandise boasting the slogan. Retired baseball star Lenny Dykstra posted a photo on Twitter this week of a man eating breakfast at a New Jersey hotel wearing a black “Let's go, Brandon” shirt...

TV commercials that aired on September 21, 1976.TV commercials that aired on September 21, 1976.

matched a record for daily deaths set during last winter’s surge and reported a record 527 CCP virus cases on Nov. 4, according to state data tracked by Worldometers. Six people in Vermont died of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, on Nov. 4, a death toll not seen since Dec. 27 last year. Between Aug. 25 and Nov. 3, deaths among the fully vaccinated population accounted for more than 60 percent of the state’s total. In all, 62 of the 103 people who died during that 10 week period were fully vaccinated, according...

The Alabama football team hosted the LSU Tigers for a Southeastern Conference contest at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama, ranked No. 2 in the first College Football Playoff rankings, entered the game 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the SEC. Most recently, the Crimson Tide beat the Tennessee Vols 52-24 on Oct. 23. LSU entered the matchup 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the SEC. The Tigers fell to Ole Miss 31-17 on Oct. 23. Alabama football run game has seen better nights than its performance against LSU on Saturday night. Alabama won 20-14 after stopping LSU in the red zone and batting down...

If everything had gone according to plan, California would have approved new guidelines this month for math education in public schools. But ever since a draft was opened for public comment in February, the recommendations have set off a fierce debate over not only how to teach math, but also how to solve a problem more intractable than Fermat’s last theorem: closing the racial and socioeconomic disparities in achievement that persist at every level of math education. ----SNIP---- Critics of the draft said the authors would punish high achievers by limiting options for gifted programs. An open letter signed by...