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@emilybrooksnews Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Rep. Thomas Massie just got in something of a shouting match off the House floor over gun control

As the attacks on Sen. Tommy Tuberville escalated this week, the Alabama Republican appeared even more determined to undo a new Defense Department policy allowing U.S. military and their family members to obtain taxpayer-funded abortions. Speaking on the Senate floor Wednesday, Tuberville rebuffed yet another Democrat attempt to unanimously approve nearly 200 promotions for military generals and flag officers. It was the third time Tuberville stymied Democrats—and he showed no sign of relenting. “I will stay here until hell freezes over. I am not going to be intimidated by a campaign of selective outrage,” Tuberville said. “I gave the Pentagon...

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemMark 13 The Day and Hour Unknown32 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Be on guard! Be alert[e]! You do not know when that time will come. 34 It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.35 “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the...

A planet sized hole has ripped through the surface of the sun letting out intense 1.8 million mph winds which could threaten our entire planet by the end of the week. The gaping hole, which stretches 20 times the size of the Earth, is the second to appear in a week and has sent solar winds hurling towards our planet within the next 24 hours. If the winds make impact with our planet, the Earth’s magnetic field, satellites, and most technologies would cease to work leading to a potential worldwide power cut. The first hole appeared March 23, and triggered...

On March 24, 2023, Governor Roy Cooper (D) of North Carolina vetoed SB 41, which would remove the Jim Crow era requirement to obtain permission from the Sheriff to purchase or transfer a pistol in the state. Federal background checks would still be required. Governor Cooper vetoed a similar measure in 2021. Critics of the law have claimed it was used as a means of discrimination to keep black people disarmed.The bill, SB 41, passed with veto-proof majorities in the House and in the Senate.The Senate has 50 members. 30 of them are Republicans.In the House, there are 120 members....

As the state of Wisconsin prepares for a crucial election that will determine control of the state Supreme Court, far-left billionaire George Soros has donated heavily to Democrats in a bid to turn the swing state into a solidly blue state. According to Fox News, Soros made his donation of $1 million to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin on February 22nd, which amounted to one of the two largest donations to the party in the last several months; Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) also donated $1 million. The two donations combined make up roughly 30 percent of all money donated...

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is expected to cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s deposit insurance fund roughly $20 billion, the agency estimates, while Signature Bank failure will cost about $2.5 billion. The bulk of those costs relate to covering deposits at the two banks that exceeded the standard federal deposit-insurance limit of $250,000, FDIC chair Martin Gruenberg said in Congressional testimony this week. The FDIC in May will propose a special assessment on banks to repay the insurance fund’s losses stemming from the uninsured deposit coverage, Gruenberg said in his testimony. The proposal comes amid a longer-term debate–predating...

Google wants to let you know when there is an extreme heat event in your area. In a blog post, the company announced that it is bringing extreme heat alerts to Google Search. Google says that extreme heat events kill about 500,000 people every year and that search for extreme heat reached a peak in July 2022. The company hopes that, by surfacing alerts when people search, they will take the proper precautions when they are in an impacted area. Google says that the alerts will be rolling out “in the coming months,” and when users search for extreme heat...

FORTRESS MONROE, Sunday, March 29. The enemy attacked Williamsburgh this morning with cavalry and infantry, and were repulsed by the Fifth Pennsylvania cavalry, under Col. LEWIS. At noon to-day the enemy had retreated, and Col. LEWIS had reestablished his pickets. The loss is not yet ascertained. The enemy attacked Wingfield, on the Chowan River, and were repulsed. The enemy's force consisted of the Forty-second North Carolina regiment and guerrillas under Col. BROWN. Lieut. MCCLANE, with part of a company of the First North Carolina Volunteers, took refuge in a blockhouse, where they defended themselves successfully, and after a fight of...

Britain's most notorious prisoner Charles Bronson will remain behind bars after being denied release by the Parole Board. Bronson, 70, was jailed for armed robbery in 1974 and, but for a couple of brief episodes of freedom, has been in jail ever since. His original seven-year sentence has been extended many times because of his violent attacks on prison staff and fellow inmates. He has been denied release following a public parole hearing where he claimed to be a "born-again artist" who "went through a phase" of taking hostages. The Parole Board's decision comes a day after he sent a...

Douglas “Mike” Day, a highly decorated U.S. Navy SEAL who survived being shot 27 times while deployed to Iraq, passed away earlier this week on March 27. Day served 21 years in the Navy and later worked as an author and an advocate for wounded military veterans. On April 6, 2007, Day was nearing the end of a deployment to the Anbar province of Iraq, and leading his SEAL platoon on a raid against an al Qaeda cell in the city of Fallujah. With two Iraqi scouts behind him, Day breached the door of a room and was immediately struck...

Financial policy for climate change is finally happening. The Securities and Exchange Commission is finalizing a climate disclosure rule that would better protect investors, ensure fair and efficient markets, and enable capital formation in the face of pervasive climate change. In November, the Department of Labor provided new guidance that permits private retirement plans to consider climate change and other environmental, social, and governance factors into investment decisions. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has appointed a chief climate risk officer to implement climate risk management frameworks for banks — an unprecedented move by the top banking regulator....

Former President Donald Trump has expanded his lead in the Republican primary race, while President Joe Biden continues to face uncertainty among Democratic primary voters, according to the latest Fox News national survey. Republican primary voters were read a list of 15 announced and potential candidates for the 2024 nomination. The survey, released Wednesday, finds Trump has doubled his lead since February and is up by 30 points over Ron DeSantis (54%-24%). Last month, he was up by 15 (43%-28%). No one else hits double digits. Mike Pence comes in third with 6%, Liz Cheney and Nikki Haley receive 3%...

From COVID to currency collapse, Western powers insist on escaping blame. It can't last forever. Labor strikes and fiery riots dominate French news after King Macron's imperial decision to raise the nation's retirement age without any vote from parliament. In reaction to spiraling inflation, German transportation workers shut down the country on Monday in one of the largest European walkouts in decades. In the Netherlands, a new anti-globalist, pro-farmer political party fighting back against the World Economic Forum's climate change–obsessed "Great Reset" agenda just dominated Dutch elections. In "defiance of establishment elites," Italians chose Giorgia Meloni to free the nation...

Dumb phones may be falling out of fashion on a global scale, but it’s a different story in the U.S. Companies like HMD Global, the maker of Nokia phones, continue to sell millions of mobile devices similar to those used in the early 2000s. This includes what’s known as “feature phones” — traditional flip or slide phones that have additional features like GPS or a hotspot. “I think you can see it with certain Gen Z populations — they’re tired of the screens,” said Jose Briones, ... In the U.S., feature flip phone sales were up in 2022 for HMD...

30 March 2023 Thursday of the 5th week of Lent St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, Kyiv Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First readingGenesis 17:3-9 ©Abraham, the father of a multitude of nationsAbram bowed to the ground and God said this to him, ‘Here now is my covenant with you: you shall become the father of a multitude of nations. You shall no longer be called Abram; your name shall be Abraham, for I make you father of a multitude of nations. I will make you most fruitful. I will make you into nations, and your issue shall be kings....

China has just completed its first trade of liquefied natural gas (LNG) settled in yuan, the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange said on Tuesday. Chinese state oil and gas giant CNOOC and TotalEnergies completed the first LNG trade on the exchange with settlement in the Chinese currency, the exchange said in a statement carried by Reuters. The trade involved around 65,000 tons of LNG imported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange added. The French supermajor, one of the world’s top LNG traders, confirmed to Reuters that the trade involved LNG imported from...

Counties near Portland aren't experiencing the same crime surge — here's what leaders say has worked ... PORTLAND, Ore. – Ben West remembers when Portland was a funky, artsy "crown jewel of the West Coast" with a great food scene. "Portland is a hollowed out shell of what it used to be," said West, a Clackamas County commissioner. "Businesses are fleeing and people are leaving for greener pastures." ... Public safety officials across Oregon have complained of rising crime in their communities, but, according to police data, crime is spiking much more dramatically in Portland than the statewide average. "Each...

Hawley, Paul clash on floor over TikTok ban: Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) clashed Wednesday afternoon over the future of TikTok in a spirited exchange on the Senate floor that shows disagreements over how to regulate the controversial app cross party lines in Congress. The two conservative stars butted heads when Hawley attempted to gain unanimous consent to pass his bill to prohibit TikTok from operating in the United States and ban commercial activity with TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance. Paul immediately slapped down Hawley’s request. “There are two main reasons why we might not want to do...

@BasedMikeLee This video provides a glimpse into why I have such profound respect for @RepThomasMassie. He’s arguably the smartest, most thoughtful and respectful member of either house of Congress. Even when he’s treated with intense incivility, he responds with kindness without surrendering