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“The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion” (Proverbs 1:1-4).

China was able to reverse-engineer much of the former Soviet aircraft carriers and improve its own related technologies -- despite previously having no experience with them. But if the armor of the Varyag is based on former Soviet standards, the sinking of the Moskva will only make Chinese leaders fret over its vulnerability to incoming advanced missiles. Since its commissioning in 2012, the Liaoning has been considered one of the Chinese navy's key assets. It often sails near Taiwan, including through the Taiwan Strait. But following the war in Ukraine, if Chinese President Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military...

Attorney General Merrick Garland continued to refuse to address questions over his refusal to appoint a Special Counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation despite new evidence tying President Joe Biden to the controversial business deals. The New York Post is reporting that President Biden agreed to cover more than $800,000 in bills of Hunter, including legal fees tied to the foreign deals. While President Biden’s denial of knowledge of Hunter’s deals has been repeatedly contradicted (including by Hunter himself), White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki declared that President Biden stands by his denials. However, she declined to explain new information...

Recent developments in treating COVID-19, especially in terms of existing therapeutics, are validating what doctors like Colleen Huber knew all along: masks, distancing, ventilators, and vaccines couldn’t resolve the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, Huber, a naturopathic medical doctor based in Arizona, published “The Defeat of COVID: 500+ Medical Studies Show What Works & What Doesn’t.” The book details research on COVID-19 treatments and strategies—everything from zinc and hydroxychloroquine to social distancing and masking. She shares studies that explore the effectiveness of the various treatments, preventative measures, and interventions.The book pays homage to doctors who have tried to promote early treatment...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Fifty years after his Apollo 16 mission to the moon, retired NASA astronaut Charlie Duke says he’s ready for the U.S. to get back to lunar exploration. Part of that effort, Duke said Friday, will come in the form of the Artemis program, which includes NASA’s upcoming flight to the moon using its new Space Launch System rocket. The first of the huge rockets is supposed to blast off without crew later this year, with crewed flights planned subsequently. “With Artemis, NASA is going to be focused on deep space, to the moon and beyond, and...

President Joe Biden recently indicated that he would seriously consider student loan forgiveness. But according to former White House economic adviser Stephen Moore, this gesture is not only bad politics but “worse economics” and would make the record-high inflation even worse.“It’s not forgiveness … It’s shifting the burden from the people who borrowed the money to you and I and all the taxpayers,” Moore told NTD Business on April 28.Moore is a co-founder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity and a distinguished visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation.“And by the way, if they were to do this plan, would anybody...

TEXAS—The majority vote in public comment chose to favor proposed policies that will put guardrails on social-emotional learning (SEL) programs and prohibit critical race theory (CRT) teachings for the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (GCISD), following a board meeting on April 25.Board members Casey Ford and Shannon Braun proposed the policy (pdf) based on what Ford said was input from the community.After an antagonistic discussion about procedural issues—how the policy was presented, how the draft was written, and if it should be discussed that night or in a later committee—the board agreed to evaluate the policy further. A total of 40...

After a tumultuous week of violent lurches higher (but mostly lower), the S&P 500 has ended April with its worst start to a year since the start of World War 2...Vacation bookings are soaring, car sales are booming and Americans continue to spend with abandon, thanks to higher wages and brisk hiring; and yet, the economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter, led by trade deficits and a drop in inventory purchases.“The market is worried about a very fragile economic outlook, as it should be," said Joe LaVorgna, chief Americas economist at Natixis and former Trump White House economic adviser.“The...

A newly discovered gene defect among people of Inuit ancestry in Greenland, Canada and Alaska will possibly lead to screening of all newborn Inuits as they will otherwise be at risk of dying from child vaccines or simple viral infections. For several weeks, medical doctors at Rigshospitalet had difficulty diagnosing a very ill 22-month-old Greenlandic child. The child showed signs of meningitis, and there was also a suspicion of tuberculosis, which is relatively common in Greenland. The treatment did not work as intended and the child's condition was serious. "A whole genome sequencing was carried out and this revealed a...

The head of Russia's space agency said the country would leave the International Space Station, per Bloomberg."The decision has been taken already, we're not obliged to talk about it publicly," said Dmitry Rogozin on state TV.Rogozin, the general director of Roscosmos, criticized Western-imposed economic sanctions against Russia.The head of Russia's space agency on Saturday said that the country would leave the International Space Station, which Moscow said is the result of economic sanctions imposed as a result of the country's conflict in Ukraine, according to Bloomberg.Two Russian state news agencies — Tass and RIA Novosti — on Saturday reported that...

Remember the old TV commercials about the Maytag Repairman, whose machines were so indestructible he was the loneliest guy in town? Kamala Harris is Madam Maytag — the loneliest girl in DC. Last year, Harris was a history-making figure who was historically historic. This year, she’s Robinson Crusoe on Mars. The most recent poll gives Harris an approval/disapproval rating of 29 to 63. That’s almost where China’s approval rating (20%) stands after killing six million people. Last week Harris got COVID — remember that disease that killed 600,000 Americans after Joe Biden vowed to “shut it down” — and no...

St Petersburg outfit hijacks discussions on Twitter, TikTok, world leaders’ social accounts and media websites, as well as manipulating opinion polls ...Online operatives were found to be ordering followers to target western media outlets and politicians The headquarters is allegedly located in rented space in St Petersburg’s Arsenal Machine-building Factory, a company that manufactures military equipment and technology. The study details how the Russian president’s regime is trying to manipulate public opinion on social media, as well as in the comments sections of major media outlets. Targets include the social media accounts of Boris Johnson, the British prime minister; the...

The name of the security guard who was killed in the shooting attack on Saturday night at the entrance to Ariel was allowed to be published: 23-year-old Vyacheslav Golev from Ariel left behind a fiancée, parents and seven brothers and sisters The security guard who was killed last night in the shooting attack in Ariel was allowed to be Vyacheslav Golev, 23, from Beit Shemesh. He is survived by parents and seven brothers and sisters. The security guard who was killed last night in the shooting attack in Ariel was allowed to be Vyacheslav Golev, 23, from Beit Shemesh. He...

INSANE tornado vortex evolution captured by Dominator Drone from Andover, KS last night. Sadly, this tornado caused immense damage along a narrow path through the east side of Andover.

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Msgr. Charles PopeBack to the Future – A Homily for the Third Sunday of EasterThis Sunday’s Gospel is remarkable in that although the apostles have seen the resurrected Jesus several times, they seem to be retreating into the past. Jesus must summon them—if you’ll pardon the expression—back to the future.They were going to return to fishing, but the Lord calls them away and points them to the future, in which they go out to all the nations and summon them to saving faith.This Gospel shows Jesus summoning the apostles back to their crucial call,...

May 1st 2022 3rd Sunday of Eastertide St John Nepomucene, Pisek, ND Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White First readingActs 5:27-32,40-41 ©We are witnesses to all this: we and the Holy SpiritThe high priest demanded an explanation of the Apostles. ‘We gave you a formal warning’ he said ‘not to preach in this name, and what have you done? You have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and seem determined to fix the guilt of this man’s death on us.’ In reply Peter and the apostles said, ‘Obedience to God comes before obedience to men; it was the God of our ancestors...

TULSA, Oklahoma - A Tulsa woman is in jail Saturday after police said she beat a truck with a piece of wood and then took off all her clothes and ran away. Officers said a man flagged them down near Skelly and Memorial where they found the woman, identified as Jyl Russell. The man told them Russell beat his truck with a piece of wood. When police tried to talk to her, she took off all her clothes and ran naked through the intersection of 31st and Memorial. Authorities said they caught up to her, but she refused to put...

(WHTM) – A new Monmouth University poll has the Pennsylvania Republican Senate race in a virtual three-way tie between Mehmet Oz, Dave McCormick, and Kathy Barnette. The poll, conducted in the days leading up to the abc27 U.S. Senate Republican primary debate, found Oz with 22% of voters “very likely” to vote for him, followed by McCormick with 19%, and Barnette with 18%. Carla Sands received 9% and Jeff Bartos finished fifth with 7% in the poll of 407 registered Republicans. The poll had a margin of error of +/- 4.9%, placing the top three candidates within striking distance of...

The great unifier. Joe Biden Saturday night called President Trump “a horrible plague” at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Hilton Hotel in DC. “It’s the first time a president attended this dinner in six years. It’s understandable. We had a horrible plague followed by two years of Covid,” said Biden. The liberal reporters laughed and applauded.