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"Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent." "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death." "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." Revelation, Chapter 2 1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus...

Former Attorney General Bill Barr said the Department of Justice (DOJ) appears to be “getting very close” to having enough evidence to indict former President Donald Trump. “There are two questions: Will the government be able to make out a technical case, will they have evidence by which that they could indict somebody on, including him?” Barr, who has been at odds with Trump since leaving office, told Fox News on Wednesday.“That’s the first question, and I think they’re getting very close to that point, frankly,” he added. Barr did not elaborate on why he believes that, and he did...

Myles Sanderson died Wednesday after experiencing "medical distress" following his arrest... His brother Damien Sanderson was found dead the day after the attacks, police said previously. ... The day after the stabbings, Damien Sanderson was found dead in a heavily grassed area near a house on the James Smith Cree Nation, Blackmore has previously said. His injuries did not appear to be self-inflicted, she said. Investigators have said they are working to determine if Myles Sanderson may have been involved with his brother's death. After Damien's death, Myles Sanderson was on the run for two more days...the truck was spotted...

Myles Sanderson died Wednesday after experiencing "medical distress" following his arrest... His brother Damien Sanderson was found dead the day after the attacks, police said previously. ... The day after the stabbings, Damien Sanderson was found dead in a heavily grassed area near a house on the James Smith Cree Nation, Blackmore has previously said. His injuries did not appear to be self-inflicted, she said. Investigators have said they are working to determine if Myles Sanderson may have been involved with his brother's death. After Damien's death, Myles Sanderson was on the run for two more days...the truck was spotted...

Michigan's top court ruled on Thursday that voters should get to decide whether to amend their state constitution to protect abortion rights, handing a win to advocates who petitioned to put the measure on the November ballot. Reproductive Freedom for All, an abortion-rights advocacy group, amassed more than 730,000 signatures in support of putting a state constitutional amendment affirming the right to abortion on the general election ballot. The group appealed to the Democratic-leaning state Supreme Court last week after the state canvassing board deadlocked over whether to allow the issue to go before voters. The two Republicans on the...

Deaths in the Australian state of Victoria, where 95 percent of adults have received Covid vaccines and most are boosted with mRNA shots, soared to their highest level in at least 13 years in August - far above the five-year average.Victoria offers almost unique data: near-real-time reporting on death trends in millions of people who are heavily vaccinated but had little exposure to Covid before being jabbed.The picture is increasingly grim.Victoria registered 4,896 deaths from all causes in August, 27 percent above the monthly average of the previous five Augusts. Mortality in Australia typically peaks June through August, the Southern...

Kellogg’s has a new instant cereal containing dehydrated milk powder, the company announced Thursday. Now cereal lovers can just add cold water and a stir to get a classic bowl of cold cereal. According to a survey conducted by Kellogg’s, 68% of adults enjoy cereal, but also prefer breakfast that can be eaten while commuting or transporting children.

The Justice Department on Thursday informed the court that it will appeal the federal judge's order for the appointment of a special master to review the records seized by the FBI during its unprecedented raid of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, if the court does not grant the government a stay in the case. The Justice Department filed a "notice of appeal" to U.S. District Judge from the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Thursday. The filing specifically states that the government "respectfully moves for a partial stay" pending its appeal of Cannon's ruling Monday, which ordered...

The Vatican is tying itself into knots in China Does its strategy mean that members of the underground Church will be left twisting in the wind?Last month Pope Francis appointed 20 new Cardinals at a consistory, a special meeting in Rome, bringing the world’s total to 226.One conspicuous absence was Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen. His passport has been revoked while he awaits trial, charged with colluding with foreign powers and raising money for pro-democracy supporters. The trumped-up charges are clearly meant to intimidate critics of Beijing and opponents of the government’s heavy hand on the Catholic Church.German Cardinal...

Trump has only hinted at the possibility of running again in 2024, and it is unclear whether he will mount a successful comeback two years from now. But for House Democrats, the writing on the wall is a bit clearer – polls consistently show Republicans are likely to take back control of the House during the midterms. According to Fox News power rankings, Republicans are expected to win the House this November but on a slimmer margin than previously forecast, while neither party can yet claim a majority in the Senate. That means Democrats may have just a few months...

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There are reports of an active shooter at IRS building on Getwell in Memphis

When European leaders meet in Brussels on Friday to tackle the continent’s energy crisis, politicians will be focused on windfall taxes and energy price caps. And no wonder: spiralling electricity costs are creating mounting pain for households and businesses — and political upheaval. However, investors should keep an eye on another item on the agenda: their approach to energy derivatives markets, clearing houses and exchanges. This might seem arcane but the issues now bubbling in the derivatives sphere represent another potential time bomb for Europe — one that needs to be urgently addressed.

Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has declared an emergency in the region as nearly 11,000 border crossers have arrived on buses from Texas and Arizona — a fraction of the number of illegal aliens who arrive in American border towns every few days. On Thursday, Bowser declared an emergency over the many migrant buses that have been sent to the sanctuary city of Washington, DC, from Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) over the last few months.

A Florida man pulled a 3-foot sword on police officers when they approached a vehicle that was parked on the side of the road on Saturday. Deputies from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office approached a Nissan Altima in North Fort Meyers because it was blocking the bike line, WBBH-TV reported. Inside of the car, they found a man reclined in the driver’s seat. After learning that the man provided the deputies with a fake name, the deputies asked him to step outside of the vehicle. As police tried to remove him, he reached towards his center console and drew the...

Ukrainian forces surprised occupying Russians with a one-two punch Thursday, pushing deep into enemy territory to open a second front in Kyiv’s counterattack. Ukrainian authorities announced the liberation of 20 villages in the northeast, outside Kharkiv, as the military pushed for the occupied city of Izyum — all while continuing a fierce fight for Kherson in the south. Oleksiy Hromov, a deputy chief with the general staff of the armed forces of Ukraine, said Thursday that his nation’s forces — pushing toward the Donbas from Kharkiv — had penetrated more than 30 miles beyond Russia’s defensive line. “Since the beginning...

I have to laugh, America. Because never before has Bill Barr been in such demand by any network. Now he's everywhere like a bad rash. Of course I wouldn't know that. But that said, he's everywhere and his pearls of wisdom. Wow. It's amazing to me, we have Republicans on television saying, like our "friend" Karl Rove and others, well now :we have to stop focusing on Trump, we have to get to the issues." Then we have Bill Barr who is from that wing of the Republican party all over the place not to talk about the corrupt Department...

The White House on Thursday said it had purchased 100 million rapid at-home COVID-19 tests with its “limited funding,” as the administration continues to call on Congress to pass more pandemic funds. The Biden administration said in a press release that the 100 million domestically manufactured tests would be directed into the Strategic National Stockpile. White House officials had no further comment on the tests when reached by The Hill.

Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Thursday said Russia’s strategic objectives in its attack on Ukraine have “been defeated.” “The war is not over, but so far the Russian strategic objectives have been defeated,” Milley said at a news conference alongside Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

A California man said he got a message telling him to avoid charging his vehicle after he got into his Tesla. This comes as California electricity regulators declare a “Flex Alert,” asking consumers to conserve electricity voluntarily between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. due to a shortage of power in the state. “This ******** was on the screen of my Tesla yesterday when I got in the car,” real estate investor Mike Bolen tweeted on Tuesday, sharing a photo of the message he received from his electric vehicle (EV).