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NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has hired a law firm that includes former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to defend it and its teams in Brian Flores’ race discrimination lawsuit. Lynch, the attorney general in the latter part of the Obama administration, will work with Brad Karp, chairman at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison. Karp previously has worked for the league in concussion cases. Flores, who is Black, was fired as Miami’s coach last month despite back-to-back winning seasons. He named the league and three teams — the Dolphins, Denver Broncos and New York Giants — in a...

A MANHUNT has been launched after a mini digger and skip loader were stolen in Southampton. Police are appealing for witnesses to thefts, which happened on the building site behind the Co-Op in Archers Road. The first took place on Wednesday, February 9 and CCTV images show two men stealing a 1.5 tonne yellow skip loader from the site between 6.53pm and 7.12pm. A white Ford Transit was seen nearby and is believed to be linked to the incident. The second theft took place between Saturday (February 12) at 3pm and Monday (February 14) at 7.45am. A Kubota 617-3 Excavator...

Some weird movements are associated with two volcanic areas in the US West: Glacier Peak volcano in Washington and Three Sisters volcano in Oregon. Here the stories: Glacier Peak in Snohomish County, Washington is currently at a “very high” threat for eruption. That’s the top classification of threat levels, according to federal scientists, who seek new monitoring systems: Meanwhile, the ground is swelling slightly faster than usual beneath parts of the Three Sisters volcanic region in Oregon, a new study shows, but scientists say there’s no signs of an imminent eruption. An uplift of about an inch in the ground...

The Earth is trembling underneath Lake Erie. Nine weak, shallow earthquakes have already struck central Lake Erie in the first weeks of 2022, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, which, alongside the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), tracks seismic activity in the region. The quake epicenters are clustered about two miles offshore of Lake County east of Cleveland. They range from 1.3 to 3.0 in magnitude and some are being felt locally on shore. Quake depths range from 2.1 to 7.4 kilometers under the surface. The most recent quake was a 2.4 magnitude on Feb. 4. Ohio DNR seismologist...

Did China successfully pressure the Vatican to remove two ambassadors from Asia?Pope Francis and China's Xi Jinping(LifeSiteNews) – A recent reappointment of two members of the Vatican’s diplomatic corps away from China has prompted speculation about Beijing’s influence over Vatican affairs, with the secretive Vatican-China deal due for renewal later this year.On January 31, Monsignor Arnaldo Catalan, a native of the Philippines and the Vatican’s highest ranking official in Taiwan (Republic of China), was moved to become the Apostolic Nuncio in Rwanda. In 1971, when the U.N. recognized representatives of the Republic of China as the only representatives of China...

Interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen and Conservative MPs speak with reporters on Parliament Hill as the federal party holds its weekly caucus meeting. They are asked about the government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in an effort to address ongoing convoy blockades that have affected border crossings and cities across the country. This is the first time the Act has been invoked since it replaced the War Measures Act in 1988. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHFXDHQ3EsU

House Bill 2764 (HB2764), sponsored by Representative Dave Wright (R-Corryton-District 19) and Senate Bill 2616 (SB2616), sponsored by Senator Frank Niceley (R-Strawberry Plains – District 8), as introduced, would prohibit a person from being nominated as a candidate for United States senator or member of the United States house of representatives unless the person has voted in the three previous elections in this state (Tennessee). – Amends TCA Title 2. Should this bill pass into law, it would stymie the campaigns of Republican congressional candidates Robby Starbuck and Morgan Ortagus for the District 5 U.S. Representative seat currently held by...

TikTok hair influencer Laura Ashley may be one of the no ’poo trend’s best successes — and all it took was going six years without using shampoo or conditioner. Ashley, 27, claims her hair went from “pin straight” to curled and sweeping, thanks to ditching traditional cleansers and adopting a raw, vegan diet. “My thing is, if I can’t pronounce it or I don’t know what it is, I’m going to try and stay away from it,” she told South West News Service of the chemical-laden fine print shown on most store-bought shampoos. The California thrift shop owner said she...

[Catholic Caucus] Davenport Bishop Forms Gender Committee to Learn from Transgender CatholicsSigns of positive progress on LGBTQ issues are taking place in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, as church leaders work towards a deeper understanding of transgender people’s experiences. A new series called “A Pastoral Approach to Gender” in Davenport’s diocesan newspaper, the Catholic Messenger, is inviting Catholics to a more holistic understanding of identities under the transgender umbrella, and how being trans intersects with Catholicism.As Bondings 2.0 has reported, the Catholic Messenger previously published an article profiling Deacon Ray Dever, his wife Laurie, and their daughter Lexi, who is...

People took to Twitter this week to lambast Peppa Pig: Peppa Goes to Ireland after discovering it features no Irish characters and stereotypes such as Peppa's family purchasing fiddles and attending an Irish-dancing festival. The criticism came after one parent, Irish author Kevin Power, tweeted a photo of the book on Monday and wrote: 'I read this to my daughter at bedtime. 'It features no Irish characters, just English characters enjoying themselves in Ireland, thus reinscribing 800 years of colonialism. Might call Liveline (an Irish radio show) about it tomorrow.' He later clarified that he was joking, but parents rushed...

“Robes Made White in the Blood of the Lamb” (Revelation 7:9-17) You may have noticed this photo as you came into church today. It’s a picture of Pastor Tom Reeder wearing a white robe and a white stole, preaching from this pulpit. It was taken during the Easter season a couple of years ago--you can see the white Easter paraments on the altar. This was the photo that I posted on my Facebook page on Friday when I announced that Pastor Reeder had fallen asleep in Jesus on Thursday night. I thought it really depicted Pastor as most of you...

Hillary Clinton finally breaks silence, calls John Durham claims ‘fake scandal’ If anyone knows scandals, it’s Hillary Clinton. The former first lady, senator, secretary of state and two-time Democratic presidential candidate finally responded Wednesday to last week’s court filing by special counsel John Durham alleging that her 2016 presidential campaign paid for computer research to link then-candidate Donald Trump to Russia. “Trump & Fox are desperately spinning up a fake scandal to distract from his real ones,” Clinton said on Twitter. “So it’s a day that ends in Y. The more his misdeeds are exposed, the more they lie. “For...

Eileen Gu, the American-born skier who won a gold medal for her mother’s homeland China, reportedly raked in tens of million dollars in Chinese endorsement deals — even before her considerable success at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. The site Insider cited a report from CBN Data, a Shanghai-based research firm, as saying Gu brought in 200 million Yuan (or over $31 million) in 2021 — before her gold medal run. Yicai Global, an outlet in Shanghai, counted 23 endorsement deals for Gu heading into the Olympics, including Estee Lauder cosmetics, Cadillac, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany. According to various outlets,...

Limerick has installed its first Pride Rainbow street crossing as part of its measures to improve active travel and inclusivity (sic) in the city. The Pride Rainbow — the first in the city — has been installed beside a pedestrian crossing on Bridge Street, and close to Limerick city and county council offices at Merchant’s Quay. The council said it is designed to express with pride how Limerick is an inclusive place to live, work and call home. …

German traditional Catholic author says Vatican II at the root of sexual abuse crisis in the Church'Anyone who seriously asks about the causes of this catastrophe, which was growing at the time, will also have to take into account its 'When' – the years that followed the 'New Pentecost' of the Second Vatican Council,' writes Martin Mosebach. FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (LifeSiteNews) —Martin Mosebach, a German traditional Catholic and renowned book author, has written one of the best analyses of the current clerical sex abuse crisis (see full text below). Instead of using indignation about the abuse of children within...

Christie's auction house confirmed to Fox News that it is hosting an auction that includes a dog house from Costa Rica that was struck by a meteorite on April 23, 2019. The occupant of the house, a German Shepard named Roky, wasn't injured during the incident, although the dog was understandably startled by event. James Hyslop, head of Science and Natural History for Christie's, said, "This is a really exciting auction and opportunity for collectors. Meteorites are incredibly rare objects; the combined weight of all the known meteorites is less than the annual output of gold. Ever since an exhibition...

It’s a carjacking booth—specifically, a booth staffed by sheriff’s office personnel to warn attendees of the deadly dangers presented by the current wave of violent carjackings on Chicago’s streets and to give those car-show fans tips about how to avoid becoming the next victims. Late last year, the city of Chicago announced that it was installing “bleeding control kits” in hundreds of buildings. The idea was that if a person is shot, stabbed or beaten, it would be helpful to have medical supplies nearby until an ambulance can arrive. So in 269 buildings, including public libraries, senior-citizen centers and City...

Truckers who remained in Ottawa on Monday evening were largely undeterred by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's use of the Emergencies Act, felt it was another "power grab" and said they would continue their protest.

Five myths cloud our perception of both the past and the present: (1) The “robber baron” myth which holds that in late nineteenth-century America there were powerful men who became rich at the expense of the poor. The reality is that they became wealthy by being productive, and that there is no other period in history which saw such a rapid and widespread improvement in the well-being of the average individual. (2) The myth that the Great Depression was caused by a failure of business. It was, in fact, produced by a failure of government and specifically by the Federal...

Having finished serving an 18-month sentence for sending obscene material to a minor, former congressman Anthony Weiner, like many disgraced Democrats before him, is plotting a comeback. But, if his first TV appearance since becoming a free man is any indication, that comeback will not be successful. On Monday, Weiner appeared on Fox News alongside Guardian Angels founder and former Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa to promote their new weekly show, The Left vs. The Right, on 77 WABC Radio. During the interview, Weiner was asked by Sean Hannity if he’s a changed man since serving his time. “I guess...