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President Joe Biden once again referred to a printed cheat sheet sheet as he doubled down on his unscripted weekend claim that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power.” On Monday Biden, 79, told reporters he made “no apologies” for his remarks — made off the cuff and not part of his prepared speech in a nationally televised address from Poland Saturday — and did not view it as a provocation to Russia.

"Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready. The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil." "In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the...

In a time when various “developed world” intelligence agencies are filling up petabytes of hard disk space with domestic phone recordings and tracking their own citizens who – in the pursuit of a “liberal” agenda – have been escalated to a greater terrorist threat than actual foreign terrorists, some people have had enough and are throwing their smart phones into the trash and replacing them with “dumbphones” instead. One among them is seventeen-year-old Robin West, who according to the BBC is an anomaly among her peers: “she doesn’t have a smartphone.” Instead of scrolling through apps like TikTok and Instagram...

Republicans are pointing to President Biden’s ad-libbed remark that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” as the most serious example of reasons to doubt his competency. “It’s extremely concerning that our commander in chief can’t clearly communicate the policy of the United States abroad,” said Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), adding that Biden “left our allies a bigger mess” after a trip that was “supposed to reassure support for our NATO allies.”

A push to limit trade with Russia, which has broad bipartisan support, is facing a slog in the Senate. A standoff with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) over sanctions language included in the House-passed bill to end normal trade relations with Russia dashed hopes of quickly passing it while President Biden was in Europe and could drag out the legislation for weeks as the Senate faces other looming priorities and an April break. It’s a significant stumbling block for a bill that passed the House in a 424-8 vote — sparking rare unity between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Minority...

President Joe Biden appeared frustrated on Monday when he was asked to clarify his comment about chemical weapons and other comments during his trip to Europe. The president took several questions at the White House about his off-the-cuff comment about Putin on Saturday that raised concerns from leaders around the world.

[Catholic Caucus] Pope recalls mother’s initial disapproval of his Jesuit vocationCWN Editor's Note: On March 25, Pope Francis received 80 parents of Spanish Jesuits and recalled that “although initially his mother did not share his vocational choice, she wanted to accompany him along with his father on the long journey made by bus,” the Vatican newspaper reported. The future Pontiff was an archdiocesan seminarian went he entered the Jesuit order in 1958. In his talk, the Pope encouraged parents to welcome their children’s choices. The Pope also referred to three of the Society’s superiors-general—Father Wlodimir Ledóchowski (who governed the Society...

Cotton futures jumped as high as 4% Monday, reaching a new decade high, as data supplied by weather forecasters say drought conditions in Texas could tighten supplies. The front-month contract in New York hit $1.41 a pound, the highest intraday level since May 2011. Cotton futures have soared nearly 9.5% in the last three sessions. Prices are coming back in on Monday after hitting a new decade high. Prices around 0950 ET are around $1.36. The latest spike in prices has been due to drought fears in Texas and Ukraine conflict tightening supplies.Bloomberg cited new data from weather forecaster Ajay...

A hiker is uninjured after reportedly straying from a central Vermont trail and requesting police assistance. Police said a 56-year-old woman from Berlin apparently walked off of the marked trail of Irish Hill, listed as a 3.7-mile hike near the town, just before 3 p.m. Saturday. After calling local authorities, the hiker's phone died and left them unable to communicate with officers. Barre Town Officer Leo de Prato and his K-9, Lakota, set off for the area along with troopers from Vermont State Police in an effort to find the hiker. The hiker was found uninjured and guided back to...

A Massachusetts native living in Montana was killed last week in a suspected encounter with a grizzly bear north of Yellowstone National Park, officials said. The victim was identified as Craig Clouatre, 40, of Livingston, Mont., authorities there said Friday. Clouatre had grown up in West Brookfield, according to a Facebook page set up in his name. SNIP Search teams on the ground and in helicopters had been looking for Clouatre after he went hiking on Wednesday morning with a friend, possibly to hunt for antlers, and was reported overdue that day, according to the Park County sheriff. The search...

Hezbollah welcomes the attack in Hadera yesterday. A statement from the organization said that the attack underscores the desire of the Palestinian people to fight ...and that it is a practical response to the normalization meetings held by some Arab regimes with the enemy entity.— roi kais • روعي كايس • רועי קייס (@kaisos1987) March 28, 2022

After making a wild spectacle of herself by violating all contemporary principles of psychology to declare Trump “mentally” unfit, one “Doctor” Bandy X Lee has elected to remain silent on the obvious case of advanced dementia that’s become increasingly obvious to trained professionals and most anyone else even loosely familiar with the signs of advanced dementia. She has however remained active on Twitter promoting every imaginable Democrat Hoax and Marxist talking points. After embarrassing herself on the Dr. Mark Levin show, we offered some thoughts on Twitter which she apparently found uncomfortable. Today we’ve offered some constructive criticism to her...

Betty White's Carmel home has been listed at $7.95 million after the actor's death in December. The home, located at 2625 Ribera Road, Carmel, has four bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms. Located on a 0.3-acre lot, the house is 3,621 square feet and was built in 1981. The home was built for Betty White and her husband Allen Ludden, but they only lived there for a few months before Ludden died. According to reports, the plot of land was purchased for $170,000 in 1978 by the couple. The three-story manor boasts awe-inspiring views of Monastery Beach, the Pacific Ocean and Point...

Healthcare workers fearful of repercussions from former nurse RaDonda Vaught's conviction, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today Healthcare workers are alarmed by the conviction of former Nashville nurse RaDonda Vaught, who now faces prison time over a medical error. "We could all and probably have been close to this situation because we're continuously stretched too thin," Kelsey Fassold, RN, an ICU nurse, said in a LinkedIn post. "We try so hard to do the best by our patients while the odds are stacked against us." Jeremy Faust, MD, MedPage Today's editor-in-chief, said in an Inside Medicine post that...

COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases reached record lows during the month of March, and as trends continue CDPHE shared an update about vaccinations and more in Colorado. According to state data, the seven-day average for COVID cases is hovering just above 300 for last week. Colorado only measured 135 confirmed COVID-19 patients in hospitals statewide during the week of March 22. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is estimated the BA.2 variant accounts for roughly 20% of cases in Colorado. This despite state data indicating the subvariant of omicron accounted for 0% of cases in...

When Rep. Don Young, Alaskan U.S. House representative of 49 years, passed away on March 18, he left a hole the size of the Yukon in the fabric of Alaska. With his unvarnished way of expressing himself and the legacy he left in the halls of Congress, he was one of a kind and Alaskan through and through. Alaska has depended on Mr. Young’s leadership in the House of Representatives since 1973, but now thanks to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, we will be without any representation until mid-August. For the next five months, there will be no member of the House...

ISIS also issued an official proclamation accepting responsibility for the attack in Hadera: "The "infidel" Jews must know that the promises (to harm them) will come to them sooner or later. With the help of Allah."pic.twitter.com/ujON3TGo2j— roi kais • روعي كايس • רועי קייס (@kaisos1987) March 27, 2022

Russian state television has broadcast an extraordinary rant about the state of the war in Ukraine, warning Vladimir Putin’s regime faces “final and complete defeat”. Yakov Kedmi, an Israeli-Russian pundit and former diplomat, is usually a reliably pro-Kremlin voice. But in an appearance on the prime time show Tonight with Vladimir Soloviyev, he was remarkably negative about the situation in Ukraine. Mr Kedmi said Russia could not afford to compromise on the initial goal of its invasion, which was to take major Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv, and overthrow the government. In his view, anything less than that –...

"FedEx has changed the world by connecting people and possibilities for the last 50 years," Smith said in a statement. "As we look toward what’s next, I have a great sense of satisfaction that a leader of the caliber of Raj Subramaniam will take FedEx into a very successful future."