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utin announced Russia forces were launching an offensive against Ukraine in a video that aired early on Thursday morning in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military offensive against Ukraine in a video that aired early on Thursday morning in Russia. Putin said Russia had decided to launch a "special military action" against Ukraine, with reports of explosions and flares coming minutes afterwards in Ukraine. The state-run Russian RIA news agency said the offensive would begin in the Donbas area of eastern Ukraine, also claiming that Putin does not have plans to occupy Ukraine. Russia for months denied plans...

Russian forces will carry out 'special military operation' in Ukraine, says Putin Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia will carry out a “special military operation” in Ukraine, Reuters reports. In an address to the Russian people under way now and coinciding with the United nations security council meeting, the Russian president also said: Clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces are “inevitable” and “only a question of time”. Further nato expansion and its use of Ukraine’s territory are unacceptable The Russian military operation aims to “protect people” Circumstances “demand decisive action from Russia”

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine, claiming it’s intended to protect civilians.

Breaking. Live on ABC, ETC. RUSSIA IS INVADING UKRAINE. FULL SCALE INVASION. KYIV UNDER DIRECT ATTACK. MISSILE ATTACKS INTO MARIUPOL. ATTACKS FROM SEA ON ODESSA. RUSSIA CALLS THIS A "SPECIAL MILITARY OPERATION"

Score another notable win for chip giant AMD (AMD) against its heated rival Intel. AMD's market cap currently stands at $188 billion after shares rose nearly 2% in Tuesday's session. Intel's market cap is $182 billion. That marks the second time in a week AMD's market value has climbed above Intel — the first time it happened was a week ago. Followers of this battle may not be surprised to see this one happen (and seeing it continue from here) for several reasons. First, AMD has been winning the battle on Wall Street for sexier investment thesis. AMD last week...

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate on Wednesday approved legislation that would prohibit transgender minors from being given puberty-blockers, hormones or surgeries to affirm their gender identity — treatments that the legislative sponsor equated to child abuse. Senators voted 24-6 for the legislation that now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Republican Sen. Shay Shelnutt of Trussville, would make it a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, for a doctor to prescribe puberty-blockers or hormones or perform surgery to aid in the gender transition of people 18 years old or younger....

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority on Monday said it was backing down from a contentious plan to encompass Christian holy sites on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives in a national park following vociferous outcry from major churches. The Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem rises above Jerusalem’s Old City and its sites are holy to three monotheistic faiths. Its slopes to the east of the Old City are studded with churches of various sects that mark the traditional places of events in the life of Jesus. The Armenian, Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches petitioned Israel’s environmental protection minister,...

The Justice Department is ditching the China Initiative, a national security program designed to tackle Chinese economic espionage in the US after a string of cases collapsed amid complaints it was fueling suspicion against Chinese Americans. It was launched by the Trump administration three years ago amid concerns of intellectual property theft at research universities. Matthew Olsen, assistant attorney general for national security, announced a change of strategy Wednesday. He said it followed a months-long review that found it was preventing universities attracting top talent. Instead, he said the work would continue as part of a broader strategy that included...

A local South Carolina council member is ditching the Democratic Party and running for reelection as a Republican. "Some things that I had looked at, I just don't agree with any longer," Dorchester County council member Harriet Holman told "Fox & Friends First" on Wednesday. "One of the things was that I am just totally pro-life, and I am by for capitalism, I am for funding the police. Those things are what made me make my final decision," she told host Todd Piro. The retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel said she believes Republicans will grow their numbers in African-American communities.

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INDIANAPOLIS (WEHT) – Attorney General Todd Rokita is defending religious liberty in a case involving the right of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis to uphold church teachings on same-sex marriage in hiring and firing decisions. “Our founding fathers guaranteed religious liberty at the very beginning of the Bill of Rights,” Attorney General Rokita said. “That’s no coincidence. Religious liberty is America’s first freedom. Here in Indiana, I will do everything in my power to protect this liberty for Hoosiers.” Rokita filed an amicus brief on Friday. Amicus brief means that there will be an impartial and voluntary adviser to a court...

The Rev. James S. Dunlop jdunlop@lss-elca.orgBishop January 12, 2022 “but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” – Isaiah 40:31 Dear Lower Susquehanna Synod Rostered Ministers, As the new year is upon us and our COVID-19 weariness continues to grow, I would like to first extend an invitation for us to meet by Zoom on Thursday, January 20 at 1:30 p.m. or, Tuesday, January 25, at 1:30 p.m. (Zoom links provided in a separate email.) I...

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Ann Vandersteel, host of Steel Truth Media, joins Alex Newman, senior editor for The New American magazine, to talk about chaos at the border, chaos in Ukraine and the Biden administration’s ongoing attack on civilization. She warns that the globalist agenda aims to undermine our electorate by distracting Americans with repeated crises while the southern border goes unguarded, to disastrous effect.​

Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholics of the Archdiocese of Hanoi were surprised and shocked when government officials entered a church in the province of Hoa Binh and interrupted the Mass celebrated by Msgr. Joseph Vu Van Thien, Archbishop of Hanoi. As reported to Fides, the incident took place on Sunday, February 20 in the parish of Vu Ban, the church is the largest in the city, and can accommodate more than one hundred people. Some Vietnamese officials wearing helmets, interrupted for unknown reasons the 10 a.m. Mass celebrated by the Archbishop. "It was rather unpleasant and worrying to see...

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Moscow, February 21, Interfax - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said he sees no other option but for Russia to recognize the Donbas self-proclaimed republics. "Thus, we will send a powerful signal to the Russian world. Throughout these eight years, we have not been looking indifferently at how our compatriots, our citizens have been mistreated. That's why I do not see any other option," Lavrov said at a special meeting of the Russian Security Council on Monday. When commenting on the opinion that [Russia] should hold off on a decision like this in the hope that the West will...

Gael Monfils has revealed his withdrawal from recent tournaments is due to a probable adverse reaction to his third dose of coronavirus vaccine. The Frenchman has not played since a one-sided loss to Swede Mikael Ymer in Montpellier three weeks ago and will not represent his country in Davis Cup next week. Monfils, 35, is hoping he will be able to return for the Masters tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami next month. Writing on Twitter, Monfils said: 'Hello everyone, I wanted to give you some news following my recent withdrawals from tournaments. I suffered a small health glitch (probably...

MSNBC anchor Joy Reid said Wednesday on her show “The ReidOut” that former President Donald Trump, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and FNC’s Tucker Carlson are Russia’s “chief propagandists.” Foreign Policy analyst Clint Watts said, “We see what is going on inside Ukraine now. The next layer is really Germany, France and the U.K., the backbone of NATO. They’re the ones that have to bring a lot of these sanctions and suffer greater costs.”