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It's a big book, but reading it is an important part of our spiritual walk. From morning devotionals to more in-depth studies, everyone needs to carve out a little time in their day to crack open that sacred tome and spend some time in serious reflection and devotion. We're talking about the Cheesecake Factory menu, of course. And the best way to read through the menu is to have a plan. Here's how you can read through the Cheesecake Factory menu in just one year. The key is to spend 15 minutes a day on the sections indicated for each...

Britney Spears' ex-husband, Jason Alexander, apparently tried to "crash" her third wedding to Sam Asghari on Thursday afternoon. Alexander, 40, was on an Instagram live stream when he approached the home and was intercepted by security officials outside of her house. Shortly before the incident, Alexander was seen walking through her home where a security official appeared to say, "You've got to leave." He responded: "Don't put your hands on me. Please don't put your hands on me."

Female Lutheran bishop in vestments helps lead Catholic Eucharistic procession in MinneapolisThe archdiocese said two Protestant ministers will observe and provide input at the Synod. TWIN CITIES, Minnesota (LifeSiteNews) – A Eucharistic Procession on Sunday for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis included two Protestant ministers, one of whom is a female “bishop.”The archdiocese included the Eucharistic Procession as part of its Synod Assembly. The Catholic Church teaches that the Eucharist is the literal Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ.Ann Svennungsen, a “bishop” of the Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), can...

@ChadPergram 1/6 cmte chair Thompson: Donald Trump was at the center of this conspiracy and spurred a mob to march down to the Capitol...January 6 was an attempted coup...to overturn the government.

CNN anchor Chris Wallace said during the network’s coverage of the first hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, that he is “skeptical” of what the committee might produce during the primetime proceeding. “I’m kind of skeptical about what we’re going to see tonight and over the next couple of weeks,” Wallace said on CNN minutes before the hearing was set to begin.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi got in a huff with a reporter while insisting Thursday that Supreme Court justices have adequate protection — even after a serious bid to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his Maryland home was foiled just a day earlier. As Pelosi left her weekly press conference, she stopped to address a reporter who shouted: “You said the justices are protected, but there was an attempt on Justice Kavanaugh’s life.” “And he’s protected,” Pelosi snapped back. “He’s protected. The justices are protected.” Congressional Republicans have urged the House to approve a Senate-passed bill that would give the nation’s...

A mentally ill man caught on video ruthlessly beating a cellphone store employee in Phoenix has been arrested, police said. Michael Cook, 33 — whose family said he has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia but doesn’t take his medication regularly — was arrested Tuesday in the brutal attack on a Cricket Wireless employee, Phoenix police said. Department officials previously posted a 57-second clip of Saturday’s attack, which occurred as Maria Coronado, 22, was working alone at the store. “How can I help you?” Coronado asked the man in the clip identified by cops as Cook. The disturbed suspect immediately launched...

Protesters have now descended upon the home of Justice Amy Coney Barrett and her family, including seven children. This is just a day after the alleged attempted murder of her colleague, Justice Kavanaugh.— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) June 9, 2022

A Grand Rapids police officer, who was seen on video shooting Patrick Lyoya after a car stop, has been charged with second-degree murder. Christopher Schurr, who shot the unarmed Lyoya in the back of the head during a struggle, was charged by prosecutors in Kent County, Michigan, on Thursday. “The death was not justified or excused, for example, by self-defense,” prosecutor Chris Becker said.

President Joe Biden is considering issuing executive orders to blunt the effect of an upcoming Supreme Court ruling that may overturn Roe v. Wade. Biden’s comments came during a taping of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on June 8. Kimmel, a comedian and left-wing activist who is an outspoken supporter of Obamacare, gave the president a softball interview that was punctuated with applause by the studio audience. The face-to-face conversation was reportedly Biden’s first major media appearance since 118 days before, when he sat down with NBC’s Lester Holt on Feb. 10 before the Super Bowl. The TV spot came five...

Speaking Thursday during Axios’ The Infodemic Age event, White House climate adviser Gina McCarthy claimed so-called misinformation regarding climate change is a threat to public health.

A police officer shot and killed a man who allegedly tried to enter an elementary school in northeast Alabama Thursday morning, authorities said. Gadsden City Schools Superintendent Tony Reddick told reporters that a "potential intruder" tried to open several doors at Walnut Park Elementary School, which had students and staff inside for summer school. A school resource officer with the Rainbow City Police Department came outside to "engage the guy in conversation" before the interaction began to escalate, Etowah County Sheriff Jonathon Horton told ABC News. MORE: Uvalde probe will be 'nonpartisan,' 'thorough,' Texas state lawmakers vow The SRO called...

An aide to the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol said Thursday that the first public hearings, scheduled for prime time broadcast, would largely recapitulate what “has been reported” already. The Washington Post reported: Committee aides sought to temper expectations of any shocking revelations during Thursday’s hearing and instead framed the session as an opening argument. “[Thursday] night is connecting the dots,” said a second aide. “A lot of this has been reported and bits and pieces of it have been shared. But our aim is to tie all that together in...

For much of his life, Frank Sinatra dealt with allegations that he had ties to the mafia. The singer denied these rumors, but they have persisted even after his death. His associations allegedly grew irritated with him because Sinatra failed to get them a direct line to the Kennedy White House. In a conversation in a bugged restaurant, one reportedly offered to get rid of Sinatra and his friends. Sinatra began dealing with whispers about his alleged mob ties early in his career. This, coupled with his left-leaning politics, meant that the FBI began tracking him. The rumors were so...

MSNBC’s Joy Reid and "The View" co-host Joy Behar followed the same playbook on the heels of an armed man being arrested near Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home Wednesday morning and used the potential assignation attempt to scold Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., over gun control. Reid went first, addressing the Kavanaugh situation on "The ReidOut," with coverage of McConnell’s attacking House Democrats for not passing legislation to increase security for justices, which the Senate passed unanimously amid protests at justices' homes last month. Those protests followed the leak of a draft opinion that indicated the Supreme Court is likely...

The latest inflation figures are due on Friday and will reveal if consumer prices are signaling a peak or will remain at four-decade highs that have financially devastated American households. For months, households have been battered by soaring fuel, grocery-store food, and power bill costs — all rising at double-digit annual rates for the first time since 1981, according to Bloomberg. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg forecast consumer prices in May will be around 8.2%, versus 8.3% in April, though some leading estimates suggest a move between 8.3% to 8.4%. The print isn’t expected to deviate too much from the 40-year...

[Catholic Caucus] “Many ‘on the one hands’ and ‘on the other’ around a Francis resignation” — Michael Charlier on the end of a pontificate In Catholic media, but also to some extent in the secular press, there was a lot of speculation at Pentecost about a possible resignation of Pope Francis before the end of this August. The trigger—in addition to pictures of Francis in a wheelchair—was the announcement of a trip to L’Aquila immediately after the consistory planned for Aug. 27, at which Francis plans to explain his curia reform to the cardinals. L’Aquila is the site of...

It's time to debunk this urban legend.There are many contentious debates when it comes to pizza. Cheese or pepperoni? New York- or Chicago-style? Pro- or anti-pineapple? While all of these arguments may never be resolved, we're here to discuss one that should have a definite answer: Should you put used pizza boxes in the recycling bin or the trash? One of the reasons for this cardboard confusion is that the answer may vary based on where you live. Recycling centers across the country each have their own guidelines for what you can recycle. In New York City, for example, you're...

UPDATE: The man killed Thursday morning has been identified as 32-year-old Robert Tyler White of Bunnlevel, North Carolina. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said a school resource officer tried to stop White as White attempted to break into a police vehicle. White resisted and tried to take the officer's firearm, ALEA said. He was then injured by gunfire and pronounced deceased, according to ALEA, who is investigating the incident. The agency's findings will be turned over to the Etowah County District Attorney's Office once the investigation is complete. ----- From earlier: A shooting near a Gadsden elementary school Thursday morning...

After the Civil War, a majority of whites in Southern states weren’t ready to see ex-slaves become full citizens. Instead, they wanted them subjugated, deprived of power, bereft of land, retained as sharecroppers in quasi-slave arrangements, disarmed by the police, and terrorized by roving vigilantes such as the Klan.As a condition of getting back their representation in Congress, their states had been forced to ratify the Reconstruction amendments. Those amendments abolished slavery, granted full citizenship to black Americans, guaranteed them their right to vote, and ensured them equal protection under the law.White Southern politicians knew that these amendments were grossly...