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Judges at a school spelling bee are stumped and infuriated when a child dares to ask them for a definition of the word “woman.”Video

IPray For The Peace of JerusalemGenesis 21The Treaty at Beersheba 22 At that time Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do. 23 Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants. Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.” 24 Abraham said, “I swear it.” 25 Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized. 26 But...

June 17th 2022 Friday of week 11 in Ordinary Time Church of St. Vincent De Paul, Osterley, Isleworth, Middlesex , UK Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First reading2 Kings 11:1-4,9-18,20 ©Saved from the massacre, the true king is anointed by the high priestWhen Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah learned that her son was dead, she promptly did away with all those of royal stock. But Jehosheba, daughter of King Jehoram and sister of Ahaziah, secretly took away Jehoash, her brother’s son, from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and put him with his nurse in the...

... The context: Colombians are fed up. And why not? The past several years have seen two separate explosions of popular protest over inequality and taxes. The pandemic, meanwhile, pushed 3.5 million more Colombians into poverty, and inflation is at its highest level in more than 20 years. Cocaine production has recently touched all-time highs, and violence and petty crime are rising again after years of decline. Small wonder that a recent poll by Invamer, a Colombian agency, found that nearly 75% of Colombians think their country is headed in the wrong direction. “This is an important election regardless of...

A record percentage of Americans rate U.S. moral values as ‘poor,’ a Gallup poll released on Wednesday found. Gallup has been tracking Americans’ view of U.S. morals for the past two decades and noted that while negative views have been the “norm,” the current 50 percent poor rating is the highest on record by one percentage point. Thirty-seven percent of those polled say U.S. morals are “only fair.” Only one percent say the state of moral values is “excellent,” and 12 percent say “good.”

Vice resident Kamala Harris touched down in Los Angeles on June 3 ahead of big political week in the city for a gathering of global leaders, including resident Joe Biden, at the ninth Summit of the Americas. And while official communication from her office stated that the Harris had no public events scheduled for the weekend she arrived, she did have private power dinner plans. The Hollywood Reporter learned that Harris and husband, First Gentleman Doug Emhoff, headed to the home of CAA’s Bryan Lourd and husband Bruce Bozzi for a dinner described as “a gathering of old friends.” The...

ATLANTA - Incarcerated rapper Young Thug shared a message to fans from jail. The rapper appeared in a video played for thousands of people at the "HOT97 Summer Jam" this weekend. Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffrey Williams, thanked his fans for the support and urged them to sign a petition calling for federal and state legislation to limit the use of art, including lyrics, as evidence in criminal trials...... ....."You know this isn't just about me or YSL," Young Thug said in the video. "I always use my music as a form of artistic expression. And now I...

The unprecedented collaboration between the Justice Department and Congress to target political foes of the regime endangers the rights of hundreds of Trump-supporting Americans. Attorney General Merrick Garland, the media insists, is handling the unprecedented criminal investigation into the events of January 6 with a calm, objective professionalism and is above reproach. The former federal prosecutor who sat on the D.C. appellate court for 25 years is somehow beyond the rising temperatures in Washington’s political pressure cooker and remains nonplussed by the January 6 drama produced on an hourly basis on Capitol Hill. To some degree, the media is correct...

As inflation keeps rising and recession fears loom, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that Joe Biden is currently in the worst shape of his presidency. The survey of 1,541 U.S. adults, which was conducted from June 10-13, found that if another presidential election were held today, more registered voters say they would cast ballots for Donald Trump (44%) than for Biden (42%) — even though the House Jan. 6 committee has spent the last week linking Trump to what it called a “seditious conspiracy” to overturn the 2020 election and laying the groundwork for possible criminal prosecution. Since Biden...

On Wednesday, Joe Biden announced that his Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will begin taking steps to expand access to so-called “gender-affirming” treatment for children who believe they are “transgender.” According to Politico, Biden will sign an executive order instructing federal agencies and programs to ban conversion therapy, a treatment that has been proven to sometimes convince people that they are not really homosexual, and will also begin a propaganda campaign to publicly discredit such practices. In addition, the order will demand that HHS take “steps to address the barriers and exclusionary policies” of states that are cracking...

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) - A liberal super PAC is jumping into a New Mexico contested GOP U.S. House primary and running commercials in apparent support of a President Donald Trump ally that Democrats believe they can defeat in November. Patriot Majority PAC began airing television commercials Saturday attacking oil executive Claire Chase for previous critical social media posts about Trump while praising former state lawmaker Yvette Herrell for supporting Trump’s border wall. “There’s Santa Fe lobbyist Claire Chase who opposed President Trump, calling him an (expletive) unworthy of the office,” a voice says while pictures of Chase are aired....

The much-vaunted capitulation over our sensible civil rights is falling apart with some Republicans finally discovering they had backbones. Senator John Cornyn, the lead Republican of the surrender caucus walked out of the talks on Thursday evening after hours of negotiations. He was quoted in a Reuters story: Lead Democrat hopeful on U.S. gun legislation despite Republican walk-out. "I don't know what they have in mind, but I'm through talking," John Cornyn Red flags over Gun Confiscation Orders (GCOs) and the 'boyfriend loophole' continue to be the primary sticking point in the surrender negotiations. Many wake up to the extreme...

Police are investigating after a car with a bumper sticker critical of former President Donald Trump crashed through the front glass of a pro-Trump store, located in a prominent location beside Route 138. A video posted by the Easton Police Department on Facebook shows the black Volkswagen Jetta slamming through the glass and plowing through several racks of clothing inside the New England for Trump store. Police said they were dispatched to the incident at approximately 5:10 p.m.

As inflation keeps rising and recession fears loom, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that Joe Biden is currently in the worst shape of his presidency. The survey of 1,541 U.S. adults, which was conducted from June 10-13, found that if another presidential election were held today, more registered voters say they would cast ballots for Donald Trump (44%) than for Biden (42%) — even though the House Jan. 6 committee has spent the last week linking Trump to what it called a “seditious conspiracy” to overturn the 2020 election and laying the groundwork for possible criminal prosecution. Since Biden...

The VW bus is back The ID. Buzz will be available in Europe this fall TAGS Electric Vehicles Volkswagen ByDavid P. Castro - March 9, 2022 0 Photo courtesy of Volkswagen Volkswagen unveiled their new all-electric ID. Buzz van. With a strong resemblance to VW’s iconic Bulli or “Bus”, the ID. Buzz can be optioned with parking, lane changing and partial driving assistance. Standard on the ID. Buzz is ‘Front Assist’, the emergency braking function. The upcoming ID. Buzz will be available this autumn in Europe, with advance order available in May, but no American release date is available....

President Joe Biden’s top aides are weighing whether he can or should take a series of executive actions to help women in Republican-controlled states obtain abortions if the Supreme Court eliminates a woman’s right to end her pregnancy, according to senior administration officials. Some of the ideas under consideration include declaring a national public health emergency, readying the Justice Department to fight any attempt by states to criminalize travel for the purpose of obtaining an abortion, and asserting that Food and Drug Administration regulations granting approval to abortion medications preempt any state bans, the officials said.

An award-winning charity boss who has helped thousands of disadvantaged youngsters has been sacked after criticising the far-Left political agenda of the Black Lives Matter campaign. Nick Buckley was dismissed by the trustees of Mancunian Way, a ground-breaking charity he founded nine years ago, after an online mob accused him of ‘inappropriate’ and ‘insensitive’ views and demanded his removal. Mr Buckley, who was awarded an MBE six months ago for his work with vulnerable youngsters across Manchester, warned of the ‘neo-Marxist’ policies of Black Lives Matter UK – which include tearing down capitalism and abolishing the police – and said...

Democrats are dead serious about getting what they want "by any means necessary." Abolish the filibuster. Codify Roe. Expand the Supreme Court. Protect abortion rights by any means necessary. We need all the above. This is an emergency. “Squad” House member Cori Bush, Tweet, May 3, 2022 The Democrats, as usual, see the current situation as an emergency. It is, as always, so bad that many of them call to use “any means necessary” to get “all” of what they want, even overturning longstanding American norms like the filibuster, the electoral college and a nine-member Supreme Court. The House “Justice...

During a Q & A meeting with Twitter employees, Elon Musk used the phrase “all lives matter,” prompting some of the company’s woke staffers to have a mini freak out. The billionaire addressed Twitter employees to fill them in on his plans for the company and Project Veritas obtained a recording of the remote session. During the conference call, the Tesla founder reiterated his position as a “free speech absolutist,” adding that people should be able to say “pretty outrageous things” on Twitter so long as they were legal. However, Twitter employees appeared to be even more triggered by Musk...

Behind Atlanta United’s success and record attendance numbers, Atlanta has grown into one of the hottest soccer cities in the world. On Thursday, its success paid off in a big way. FIFA announced that Atlanta will be one of 16 cities to host the 2026 World Cup. The full schedule will be released at a later date.