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ROME — Pope Francis urged the Christians of Cyprus Friday to bear witness to Jesus Christ but never to proselytize.Proselytism — or the attempt to convert others to one’s faith — is different from evangelization, the pope suggested, which is the joyful witness of one’s experience of Christ.Speaking at Mass in Nicosia, the pontiff reflected on the day’s gospel reading that recounts the healing of two blind men, who, despite being “sternly” warned by Jesus not to talk about their cure, spread the news throughout the region.“There is a bit of irony in this fact: Jesus had told them not...

An implant which secretes insulin could one day replace the constant need for injections for people with diabetes. An international team of scientists says the device, created using human stem cells, could help countless patients keep their blood sugar levels in check. People with type 1 diabetes do not produce enough insulin, a hormone which helps the body convert sugar (or glucose) into energy. They therefore have to take insulin injections on a regular basis – often between two and four times a day, to regulate their blood sugar levels. Now, scientists have developed cells that produce insulin for more...

Dr. Rand Paul Joins Sean Hannity to Discuss Dr. Fauci's Ever-Changing Covid Guidance Rumble...

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch the Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) mission at 4:04 a.m. EST (0904 GMT) Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. You can watch the launch live here at Space.com, courtesy of ULA, or directly via the company. STP-3 was originally supposed to launch on Sunday (Dec. 5), but that plan was nixed after crews discovered a leak in the ground system that stores rocket propellant at Cape Canaveral. Fixing the leak and verifying that all is now well with the system resulted in a 48-hour delay... STP-3...

A Florida man is facing a second-degree murder charge after police say he fatally stabbed a coworker who refused to date him. Delfina Pan, 28, worked at a Miami Beach restaurant with the suspect, 20-year-old Agustin Lucas Mariani. According to a police report obtained by NBC Miami, Mariani made several attempts to begin a relationship with Pan. She rebuffed his attempts. According to the police report, Pan left the restaurant on Nov. 29. The report alleges that a short time later, Mariani left the restaurant in the middle of his shift and showed up at Pan's apartment. When she refused...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ~ On Sunday, December 7th, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. By planning his attack on a Sunday, the Japanese commander Admiral Nagumo, hoped to catch the entire fleet in port. As luck would have it, the Aircraft Carriers and one of the Battleships were not in port. (The USS Enterprise was returning from Wake Island, where it had just delivered some aircraft. The USS Lexington was ferrying aircraft to Midway, and the USS Saratoga and USS...

A 30-year-old man jumped out of an airplane as it was taxiing at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport Saturday. Southwest Flight 4236... Passenger Chris Ricci, who was seated in the row next to the man, described what happened to sister station KCRA. "All the passengers we hear this commotion of this flight attendant and person wrestling when they open the door," said Ricci. "The flight attendant is like, 'Oh my God, he jumped out of the plane.'" The man landed on the tarmac and made his way to the fire station, entered the building and locked himself inside a dormitory...

My friend: “Latino is literally all-inclusive. To change it to Latinx is not only counter-intuitive to the language, but offensive in trying to make a Spanish word fit English norms.”Dem Pollster: Use of Term “Latinx” Hurting Democrats, Latinos/Hispanics Hate It My friend: “Latino is literally all-inclusive. To change it to Latinx is not only counter-intuitive to the language, but offensive in trying to make a Spanish word fit English norms.” Posted by Mary Chastain Monday, December 6, 2021 at 05:00pm 22 Comments Share This StoryFacebookTwitterTelegramGabMeWeRedditEmail We all know the Democrats and the left love to twist language and change definitions....

JUST IN: Trump endorses of David Perdue for Governor of Georgia: “The only candidate in Georgia who can beat Stacey ‘The Hoax’ Abrams.”

HELEN, Ga. (WXIA) - A Georgia grandmother and her 6-year-old granddaughter were kicked out of their hotel room in the middle of the night after providing a three-star review, out of five, of the business. Susan Leger, 63, and her 6-year-old granddaughter were ready for bed on the first night of what was supposed to be a three-night stay in September at the Baymont Inn & Suites in the resort town of Helen, Georgia. At 8:40 p.m., her cell phone rang. It was the hotel manager, Danny Vyas, saying he had called police and they had to leave the room....

IOWA CITY — Four years after the University of Iowa began vehemently denying allegations it discriminated against a student organization by punishing it for barring an openly gay member from becoming a leader of the group, the state will pay the law firm representing the student group nearly $2 million. In a pair of judgments from lawsuits that the Business Leaders in Christ student group — known as BLinC — filed against the UI in 2017 and that Intervarsity Christian Fellowship filed in 2018, the U.S. District Court ordered the university to pay a combined $1.93 million for attorney fees...

From the very beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya has been on the front lines of analyzing, studying, and even personally fighting the pandemic. In this wide-ranging interview, Dr. Bhattacharya takes us through how it started, how it spread throughout the world, the efficacy of lockdowns, the development and distribution of the vaccines, and the rise of the Delta variant. He delves into what we got right, what we got wrong, and what we got really wrong. Finally, Dr. Bhattacharya looks to the future and how we will learn to live with COVID rather than trying to extinguish...

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A man in Ridgecrest was arrested on Saturday after he shot at two teens for throwing water balloons, according to the Ridgecrest Police Department. On Dec. 4, around 10:50 PM officers with RPD were called to the Ridgecrest Regional Hospital regarding victims of a shooting. When officers arrived they learned the two male victims, 18 and 17 years of age, were driving around in a pick-up truck with water balloons. The two teens were driving around the town when they came upon the suspect, 63-year-old Mark Shell, who was asleep in his pick-up truck which...

CHICAGO (CBS) – 21 juveniles were arrested after large crowds gathered near Millennium Park Saturday evening, according to police. Around 9 p.m., the large crowd of young people showed up near Michigan and Washington. Police was on crowd control after a fight broke out in the large group. During the gathering, a 15-year-old boy was shot in the arm after bumping into another teen – leading to a dispute to where the offender pulled out a handgun and shot the victim in the arm. The boy was taken to Lurie Children’s Hospital in good condition. Earlier, a CTA bus driver,...

[Catholic Caucus] The ‘mercy’ of Amoris Laetitia has evil consequences for the Church: open letter to Pope FrancisWith the pontiff's novel doctrines, 'the architecture of the sacraments is broken.' YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast (LifeSiteNews) — The following is a letter by an African priest known to LifeSiteNews who prefers to use the nom-de-plume Fr. Jesusmary Missigbètò. His first open letter to Pope Francis regarding Amoris Laetitia can be found here. SECOND OPEN LETTER TO POPE FRANCIS, CARDINALS AND BISHOPS Yamoussoukro (City of Peace); Ivory CoastDecember 8, 2021Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin MaryDear Father, Dear Elders in the Catholic...

If you have a smartphone, you probably use its front-facing camera for selfies and the occasional video call. Perhaps, if you’re lucky, you’ll shoot the next viral TikTok masterpiece. You might use your next smartphone’s front camera for the same things, but there’s a chance that camera won’t completely turn off once you’re done with it. This week, chipmaker Qualcomm revealed its latest Snapdragon processor, which will power many of the high-end Android smartphones you’ll see in stores in 2022, including models from Motorola, Sony, OnePlus. And a new feature built into that chip could allow smartphone makers to keep...

With rumors swirling about discontent and disarray in the office of Vice President Kamala Harris, and amid announcements from top-level staffers that they are jumping ship, one team member took to social media to assure the world that he, at least, is doing fine. But David Gins, Deputy Director for Operations for the vice president, succeeded not in quelling concerns about working for Harris, but in sparking thoughts that he posted what looked like a hostage photo. “Hi. My name is David Gins. I work for Vice President Harris on behalf of the American people as Deputy Director for Operations...

When Chad Sabora started working in harm reduction, he worked out of his car on the streets of St. Louis, Mo. Sabora's beat-up sedan was a familiar sight in neighborhoods frequented by people who use drugs. Sabora, an attorney and former prosecutor in Chicago, had been in recovery for years and experienced addiction firsthand. Based on decades of research and his own experience, he knew sterile syringes prevented infectious disease transmission, naloxone saves lives by reversing overdoses, and that a well-timed pep-talk or caring gesture could profoundly help someone in the throes of addiction. He took a boots-on-the ground approach...