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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Scientists have long been warning that extreme weather would cause calamity in the future. But in South America — which in just the last month has had deadly landslides in Brazil, wildfire in Argentine wetlands and flooding in the Amazon so severe it ruined harvests — that future is already here. In just three hours on Feb. 15, the city of Petropolis, nestled in the forested mountains above Rio de Janeiro, received over 10 inches of rainfall – more than ever registered in a single day since authorities began keeping records in 1932. The ensuing...

We once again have to look overseas for reliable data. An Israeli population study in the New England Journal of Medicine compared boosted vs. nonboosted people with the primary vaccine series. The risk of COVID death among nonboosted people under age 30 was zero — the same as it was among boosted.

The Bible In Paintings 2 ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S MESSAGE E X O D U SCHAPTERS 8-10 Plague #3: GNATS Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground,’ and throughout the land of Egypt the dust will become gnats.” They did this, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with the staff and struck the dust of the ground, gnats came upon men and animals. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats. And the gnats were on men and animals. The magicians said...

Left-wing New York Times reporter and controversial 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones was slammed online after accusing journalists covering the Russian invasion into Ukraine of “racialized analysis and language” in their reporting, indicating their “sympathy” for white victims of conflict and refugees in particular while claiming Europe is a fictional continent intended to separate it from non-“civilized” nations. On Sunday, Hannah-Jones, author of the debunked New York Times 1619 Project, called on fellow journalists to “look internally” regarding acknowledging their racial biases in their coverage of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Every journalist covering Ukraine should really, really look...

Last June, my granddaughter Amanda was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Of course, we were devastated. Amanda was a newlywed with her whole life ahead of her. We asked for your prayers and you stepped up to pray for and support my family. Well, our prayers were answered yesterday when Amanda was notified that her latest test results showed her to be cancer-free. Thank you all for your prayers and the love you showed us.

For days now, we’ve been riveted to stories coming out of Ukraine. Some of them may be total BS, some may be inflated, or something else. Misinformation in war is nothing new, after all, nor is propaganda. However, as the entire world watches and picks their side—most Americans seem inclined to side with Ukraine, but it’s not universal—we’re also asking just what we can do to keep Russia in check.

Today is Fat Tuesday, the culmination of the famous season of Mardi Gras. Debauchery. Bacchanalia. Floats, costumes, beads and masks, and lots of drinking and partying. That’s what we think of when we hear the term Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. There is a lot more behind it. Also called Shrove Tuesday, it marks the last day of the liturgical calendar before Lent begins. After Catholicism spread throughout Europe, many cultures celebrated the final day before Lent began in ways unique to that individual culture. Eggs, and milk were finished off in one day, giving rise to the term Fat...

A high school in Oakland, California, is creating a “transition closet” that will allow students to come to school in clothes that their “parents approve of” and change into the clothing of their selected gender identities.

As someone who needs to move to Ohio, I would really appreciate it if mortgage rates would more closely follow the 10-year Treasury yield. But alas, Bankrate’s 30-year mortgage rate just rose to 4.30% as the US Treasury 10-year yield dropped -8.2 basis points. Europe. Middle East and Africa (EMEA) sovereign yields are all down over 10 basis points averaging around -15 bps. Ukraine’s 10-year yield has plummeted by -48.3 bps this morning. The anticipated meeting between Russia and Ukraine on Belarus soil was a failure. Likely due to Belarus showing-off their modern air force capabilities.

Ukraine is a highly devout country – about 87% of its 41 million citizens practice Christianity. So it’s notable that, to many Ukrainians, Mary Magdalene now has a new moniker: St. Javelin.St Javelin (left), Ukrainian Defense Ministry / AP (right) via Euronews The viral meme (shown above) recasting the “Apostle of the apostles” is in reverence to a device that knows no religion: the FGM-148 Javelin portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile. Since the start of Putin’s dastardly invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian freedom fighters have extensively utilized the American-made weapon system – co-produced by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon – to rain destruction...

Shocking CCTV footage has captured the moment a missile strikes a government building in Kharkiv, causing a huge explosion and extensive damage. Russian artillery targeted residential areas and the administration building in Ukraine's second-largest city as Moscow started day six of its invasion.

Al Franken, the comedian, former U.S. senator and dedicated podcaster, has laid out a dire future for the country while revisiting the topic of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Canada working to swiftly welcome Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion: Trudeau Molson Coors is ditching plastic rings Al Franken, the comedian, former U.S. senator and dedicated podcaster, has laid out a dire future for the country while revisiting the topic of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Franken, speaking on The Al Franken Podcast, broached the topic in trademark form, sarcastically looking back at the Trump administration's...

A new report released this week by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) looks at the causes, impacts and solutions to climate change. The report gives the clearest indication to date of how a warmer world is affecting all living things on Earth. Here are five things we learnt from it. 1- Things are way worse than we thought From the melting of the Greenland ice sheet to the destruction of coral reefs, climate related impacts are hitting the world at the high end of what modellers once expected. And much more quickly than previously assessed by the...

A dangerous debate on gun reform is brewing in Indiana. Despite appeals raised directly by local law enforcement leaders, for the second time in two years the state’s Republican-dominated legislature attempted to advance a controversial proposal that would eliminate permit requirements to carry a handgun in the state. In its original form, this bill would allow tens of thousands of residents who’ve never completed a background check to now be able to openly carry a handgun in public. While I’m pleased to report that a state Senate panel nixed this controversial permitless measure from the bill in a close vote...

Here is a drone image of the Freedom Convoy going through Springfield, Missouri. My friend who is in the convoy says it is like this down the ENTIRE highway. Thousands upon thousands of people coming to cheer them on. This is phenomenal and unprecedented for this type of event. This group of supports completely dwarfs the BLM and Anti-fa groups by light years. The people are rising up and the administration and liberal leftists are terrified. My friend said a huge number of people are showing up and CARRYING when they do. Whoever is opposing this event is in the...

The head of the Russian space agency warned the International Space Station (ISS) is at risk of deorbiting and crashing if cooperation between the US and Russia in space collapses. Should the US cut off Russia’s access to certain space technologies needed to keep the ISS operational, the result could involve the Russians allowing the station to deorbit and crash. No other than the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, responded to a tweet from Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin that read: “If you block cooperation with us, who will save the ISS from an uncontrolled deorbit and fall into the...

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On February 24, 2022, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a suit against Marvin Richardson, acting head of the ATF, challenging the power of the federal government to regulate personally made silencers used for home defense in Texas, which remain in Texas. The lawsuit follows the predictions made in a previous article on the subject by this correspondent. Here is the press release from Attorney General Paxton: From texasattorneygeneral.gov:Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives seeking to stop the enforcement of federal regulations regarding firearm suppressors made in Texas. Texas House...

WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb. 28. There is authority for stating, in reply to inquiries from distant points, that no battles have been recently fought in the neighborhood of the Potomac. If any had been fought reliable information would have been given by telegraph. The public are cautioned against false reports of battles, defeats, &c., put into circulation by stock speculators and designing individuals. Whenever there is any news of importance to the public on any matter relating to the war, it will be forwarded in an authentic form at the earliest possible moment. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company have commenced...

Blames outside propaganda for provoking escalation The actor who is a Russian special envoy, says he wants a 'peaceful resolution' The Russian citizen blamed an 'outside entity' for spreading propaganda Seagal, 69, previously voiced his support for the annexation of Crimea in 2014 Steven Seagal has sparked fury after claiming both sides of the Ukraine war are 'one family' and blaming an 'outside entity' for spreading propaganda against the Russian invasion. The actor, 69, who is a friend of Vladimir Putin and was granted Russian citizenship in 2016, said he is hoping for a 'peaceful resolution' after forces invaded Ukraine...