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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday evening about the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin said in a statement. Putin provided Bennett with his assessments about the peace talks with Ukraine in addition to the “progress of the special military operation,” the statement said.

“When You See Such Blind Ignorance, What Do You Think?” (Luke 22:63 – 23:1) Tonight we’re going to look at how Luke describes the trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin. Luke’s account is focused and shorter than the other gospels. It’s simplified, streamlined, stripped down. But what does Luke give us? Well, first, he tells us what those who had arrested Jesus were already doing to him, and from that it becomes clear where all this is going. Even before Jesus stands in front of the Sanhedrin, even before they have a chance to reject him, those who arrested Jesus...

Quote from Edward Lawrence reporting from Brussels: "As much as Pres Joe Biden wants to give a message to NATO allies and European lawmakers here, those lawmakers have a message for Pres Joe Biden and that is export more oil and nat gas. The European Union leaders that he meets with here will ask him to do that...."

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – A Florida man was caught in the middle of an escape attempt when a detective found him hanging from the ceiling of an interview room following a burglary arrest, authorities said. Terence Meehan, 29, of Punta Gorda was arrested Monday after a homeowner reported he was pacing on their lanai a day after stealing cash from a child’s bedroom, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). Deputies responded to the home on Abrade Avenue in Port Charlotte where a perimeter was set up to look for Meehan who took off running after authorities arrived. Neighbors...

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright died Wednesday, according to an announcement from her family. "We are heartbroken to announce that Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, the 64th U.S. Secretary of State and the first woman to hold that position, passed away earlier today.

After telling his friend that Ukrainian forces “tore apart” a column of Russian forces sent along with his own unit, he described complete disarray among the Russian military, with 50 percent of the unit suffering from frostbite on their feet. Two Russian soldiers have been caught venting about Putin’s “bulls***” war against Ukraine in an intercepted phone call as devastating losses reportedly led one soldier to drive over his colonel with a tank. “Basically, it’s a s***show here, I’ll put it that way,” an unnamed soldier near Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine can be heard telling a colleague in a recording...

How Vaccine Messaging Confused the PublicPivotal randomized control trials (RCTs) underpinning approval of Covid-19 vaccines did not set out to, and did not, test if the vaccines prevent transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Nor did the trials test if the vaccines reduce mortality risk. A review of seven phase III trials, including those for Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines, found the criterion the vaccines were trialled against was just reduced risk of Covid-19 symptoms. There should be no secret about these facts, as they were discussed in August 2020 in the BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal); one of the...

Is Ohio really the best state for pizza? According to a new ranking from loan cal Anytime Estimate, Is Ohio really the best state for pizza? According to a new ranking from loan cal Anytime Estimate, Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati all rank in the top 20 pizza cities in the U.S. The list, which scored the 50 largest metros in the country, was based on the following criteria: Google Trends interest in 20 pizza variations. Pizza restaurants per 100,000 residents. Pizza restaurants per square mile. Google Trends interest in general pizza terms. Independent pizza restaurants per 100,000 residents. Average price...

"We're at an inflection point, I believe, in the world economy, not just the world economy, the world, that occurs every three or four generations," the president said. "[A general told me that] 60 million people died between 1900 and 1946 and since then we've established a liberal world order, and it hasn't happened in a long while." "A lot of people died, but nowhere near the chaos." "Now is the time when things are shifting and there's going to be a new world order out there, and we've got to lead it. We've got to unite the rest of...

Are there any Democrats in Utah anymore? The state's politics seem to get redder and redder every election cycle. And while that trend is due to the overwhelming embrace of conservatism within the state, this year's election cycle could also see a surge in Republican activity from an unlikely source—RINOs. For those unfamiliar with RINOs, the acronym stands for "Republicans in name only"—a catch-all term for anyone deemed outside of party orthodoxy and one that certainly applies to recently affiliated Republicans who have signed up to agitate from within. "We're all Democrats, but we know what we're doing," said David...

The US government has formally declared that members of the Russian armed forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday. The official US declaration that Moscow has violated the laws of conflict comes after Blinken, President Joe Biden and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman all said it was their personal opinion that war crimes have taken place. "Today, I can announce that, based on information currently available, the US government assesses that members of Russia's forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine," Blinken said in a statement.

Former Trump campaign chairman and presidential-pardon recipient Paul Manafort was blocked from leaving the country Sunday because his U.S. passport was not valid, a Miami-Dade police spokesperson told NBC News on Wednesday. Manafort, 72, was attempting to fly from Miami to Dubai on a 9:10 p.m. Emirates airline flight when he was denied boarding because of an issue with his passport, the police spokesperson said, confirming a Knewz.com report. The spokesperson said Customs and Border Protection officials on the scene denied his boarding. A CBP spokesman declined comment, saying, "For privacy reasons, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is unable to...

Since JokeBiden enjoys unity among Americans in face of Putin's invasion, overshadowing domestic burning issues where we are heaven and earth. Such as regarding increasing oil production, inflation, etc.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spoke Monday at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, where he made his position on former President Donald Trump very clear. At the Politics & Eggs event at St. Anselm College, Christie issued a warning to any other Republicans contemplating a run for president in 2024.

Moral issues make up some of the biggest fights facing America these days: Same-sex "marriage," the "transgender" agenda and social media's demand everyone adhere to its tenets, the racist teachings being promoted in Critical Race Theory, and more. But only a stunning low 22% of Americans believe the nation's "moral compass" is pointing the right direction. The results come from the Deseret News "Faith in America 2022" survey.

For 22 years, Mortimer's restaurant stood as a high-society saloon on the corner of Lexington and East 75th Street in New York City. Wedged between a Catholic church and a now-defunct gay bar, it served as a private preserve for the kiss-kiss celebrity types of café society - and a launching pad for its proprietor's swift ascent into Manhattan's beau monde. During any given lunch or dinner, one was likely to see Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis sitting pride of place by the front window devouring three little golf-ball sized crab cakes with her posse of Fifth Avenue swans that included Gloria...

A fertilizer industry expert says there could be further disruptions in the supply chain from failed labor negotiations with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Kathy Mathers with The Fertilizer Institute says a key transportation route to deliver fertilizer has been shut down. “It could really could gum up the shipments of potash to the U.S., to U.S. growers. That remains a big concern for us.” Negotiations with the Teamsters Rail Conference Canada Union continued Sunday with federal mediators at the table. The company says it’s bargaining over higher pension caps. She tells Brownfield Canada exports more than 80 percent of the...

The Supreme Court will not reveal whether Justice Clarence Thomas remains in the hospital, after announcing on Sunday that the justice was hospitalized with flu-like symptoms. Court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said she had no updates on Thomas’s condition when asked by the Associated Press. The Court clarified in a statement on Sunday that Thomas, 73, did not contract Covid. However, that statement also indicated that Thomas was expected to leave the hospital by Tuesday evening. https://www.nationalreview.com/news/supreme-court-wont-say-whether-clarence-thomas-remains-in-hospital/

Ukraine just silently announced it’s the first country to implement the WEF’s ‘Great Reset’ by setting up a social credit application combining Universal Basic Income (UBI), a Digital Identity and a Vaccine Passport all within one app. Similar systems in other countries too. The Social Credit Score System is silently being implemented around the world.

GOFFSTOWN, N.H. – Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie heavily criticized Donald Trump’s praise last month of Vladimir Putin when the former president called the Russian leader a "genius" and "savvy" in launching the deadly invasion of neighboring Ukraine. In a speech in New Hampshire on Monday, Christie asked "do we want to send admiring words to someone [Putin] who as we speak this morning is directing the slaughter of women and children in the Ukraine without any conscience?"