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MOSUL — On Sunday, the sound of the bells ringing at Mar Touma Church in Mosul, Iraq, marked a significant milestone in the city’s recovery from the devastation caused by the Islamic State (ISIS). Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Mosul Mar Benedict Younan Hanno presided over the Divine Liturgy for the inauguration of the rebuilt church, assisted by Father Yasser Atallah and Father Mazen Mutoka. Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Mosul and Kerkeslokh (Kirkuk) Mar Nicodemus Daoud Matta Sharaf, Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul and Akre Michael Naguib, Chaldean Archbishop of the Diocese of Mosul and Akre, and French Consul General in Nineveh...

Kiev: Women protesting the actions of the press gangs Reporters try to film abduction from classroom, press-gang thug snears "You're next..."

A Christian mayoral candidate for a London borough has won a substantial pay-out after being sacked by her employer for expressing Christian beliefs on marriage as part of an election manifesto. Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, Maureen Martin was dismissed by her housing association employer, L&Q, in May 2022 for gross misconduct following three complaints for alleged ‘hate speech’. The settlement with Miss Martin takes into account loss of earnings as a result of the sacking, injury to feelings in relation to ‘discriminatory dismissal’ and ‘pretermination treatment’. The case is believed to be the first of its kind to...

Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr. said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that the ideology behind Trumpism is “appealing to hatred and grievance and fear, to excite” white voters. Anchor Nicolle Wallace said, “Republicans are now pro authoritarian tool book party. They are trying to work out who their leader is. But and it is interesting though that only Trump ask do these things and not loose support among his base. I’m sure DeSantis is thinking that Trump does all these things and his numbers are solid, why are mine collapsing?” Glaude said, “I think that that is the question. I mean,...

One Costco location was seen over the weekend with slashed prices for Bud Light beer as Anheuser-Busch InBev continues to navigate the fallout of its decision to partner up with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney. The partnership has cost the company many lifelong customers and a whole lot of revenue. The brand’s reputation has been harmed so much that it might never fully rebound. Bud Light is a punchline on social media, and cases of it are sitting on store shelves. On Sunday, conservative commentator Ryan Fournier shared an image of cases of the brand being sold at a...

In Canada Pastor Artur Pawlowski found guilty of violating a the province of Alberta...The case brought against Pastor Pawlowski stems from his speaking to Freedom Convoy protesters in Coutts, Alberta last year during the blockades opposing COVID lockdowns and mandates in Canada... In Oregon Democrat Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigning effective next Monday... In Brazil the debate over new internet legislation called a "fake news" bill but also called a censorship bill... Tonight in Ukraine explosions reported in multiple regions... A Russian freight train derailing near the border with Ukraine following an explosion... Iranian media says there was an...

A disastrous marketing deal with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney has left Anheuser-Busch reeling — to the extent they’re giving away free cases of Bud Light. The beer producer is giving away the drinks to distributors in a bid to reverse sharply declining sales, according to the Wall Street Journal. Consumers have quickly cooled on the producer’s Bud Light beer in the wake of the partnership — in which Mulvaney promoted himself with personalized cans of the beverage last month. The beer’s consumer base — many of them with conservative and traditional sympathies — began an impromptu boycott of the brand,...

Debate of a controversial bill in Texas to ban young transgender people from accessing surgery, puberty blockers and hormone therapy was blocked Tuesday amid angry protest, with police and activists scuffling outside the House chamber. Protesters inside the chamber, seated in the gallery, began a noisy chant as the SB14 was being discussed - unfurling banners, clapping and catcalling. The Sergeant at Arms was asked to remove the agitators, who chanted 'trans rights are human rights' as they were dragged out of the chamber. Police and protesters then scuffled outside the chamber: footage shared on social media showed protesters being...

Just a few days ago Brandon was trying to speak again and just couldnt do it. Kept stumbling and saying 'scuse me...it was just painful to watch. I didnt bookmark it and now I need it. Lesson learned. Can someone please put up the link...it was on twitter. Thank you.

Officials had been searching for Francisco Oropesa, 38, since Friday night when he allegedly shot his neighbors in Cleveland, Texas, after one asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard. A person believed to be the man accused of killing five of his neighbors with an AR-15 rifle in their Texas home was apprehended by law enforcement agents Tuesday, an official said. A person believed to be Francisco Oropesa, 38, was arrested in the city of Cut and Shoot, Texas, San Jacinto County District Attorney Todd Dillon said. Authorities are awaiting fingerprints to confirm the person arrested is Oropesa,...

The Kremlin has issued a list of guidelines for Russia’s state media outlets on how to cover Ukraine's impending counteroffensive, the independent news outlet Meduza revealed on Tuesday. The guidelines, which recommended emphasizing the fact that Ukraine is being armed by NATO while discouraging any suggestion that Kyiv is underprepared, appear aimed at giving Moscow the chance to spin any outcome of the expected counter-attack positively. "If Ukraine, with the help of weapons from the U.S. and Europe, is successful and occupies some territories, the [Russian] loss will be understandable: the entire West has concentrated huge efforts on the front,...

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Staffers at Fox News Channel are wondering just how low the ratings will go in a post-Tucker Carlson world. The latest Nielsen television ratings, released Monday, show that more than half of Carlson’s audience has turned off the channel. On Friday night a mere 1.1 million viewers tuned in to Carlson’s old time slot. By comparison, Carlson average roughly 3 million viewers in his final week. A Rasmussen Reports poll shows Carlson was actually more popular than Fox News. Of likely U.S. voters surveyed, 59% surveyed said they had a favorable view of Carlson compared with 52% for Fox. More...

Like many teenagers in the 1990s, my television was usually tuned to ESPN. SportsCenter highlights while I ate breakfast before school. NFL season highlight videos between two-a-day football practices. Baseball and basketball games on at night during homework. The “S” in ESPN clearly stood for “sports” back then, focusing on the achievements of the athletes and stories that inspire us. Now, based on the juvenile trash that I occasionally see when eating at a sports bar or when I catch a provocative news headline, the “S” stands for s–t. I stopped watching ages ago, because I have better things to...

The drunk driver who killed a newlywed bride and severely injured the groom just hours after their wedding was dressed as a Bud Light bottle at a Halloween party. Jamie Lee Komoroski, 25, posted a photo of herself in 2018 while dressed as “Bud Lightyear” — a play on the classic “Toy Story” character — in tight shorts, crop top and Bud Light boxes wrapped around her legs and ankles. “To infinity and beerond,” the caption reads, in reference to Buzz Lightyear’s catchphrase, “To infinity and beyond." The post is one of several on Komoroski’s Instagram that make references to...

A drunk driver who mowed down and killed a bride hours after her wedding has been pictured dressed as a bottle of Bud Light, as it's claimed she is now on suicide watch in jail. Jamie Lee Komoroski, 25, was snapped in the outfit in November 2018 - when she was underage. She had Bud Light logos strapped to her wrists and legs and the word 'year' scrawled on her T-Shirt. The outfit appears to have been a boozy Halloween pun on Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear, with Komoroski also wearing a makeshift pair of wings, similar to those seen...

One of the greatest frustrations I have is looking at prices at the meat counter. We’ve all seen the extremely high beef prices and wonder why pork hasn’t made a run on demand relative to value compared to beef. I was recently talking to a producer and his thought was if we have consumption of 50 pounds of pork per-capita at a retail value of $4 per pound, each individual in the U.S. could buy all their pork for $200 today. This is a real value relative to beef and a great buy for families trying to offset inflated food...

About 7 in 10 millennials in the U.S. are living paycheck to paycheck, with many struggling to pay off their bills every month, a new survey shows. The main reasons for millennials' financial distress is heavy debt and the financial pressure of having to look after dependent family members, according to the survey from personal finance site Pymnts and LendingClub, an online lender. By comparison, about half of baby boomers live paycheck to paycheck, compared to 64% of Gen Xers and 66% of Gen Z. Across all age groups, 60% of U.S. adults live paycheck to paycheck, down from 64%...

Dallas historian Donald Payton says gentrification like that in Gilbert-Emory is common nationwide. It’s a story, he said, about the fight to endure and protect in the face of development in traditionally Black communities. A historically Black neighborhood in Dallas is watching itself vanish as gentrification continues to sweep in. Gloria Johnson’s residence is in West Dallas’ Gilbert-Emory neighborhood, one of the city’s most sought-after areas. According to The Dallas Morning News, the community received its name for Cecil and Helen Emory and Nathan and Margaret Gilbert, two Black families who ran grocery stores that provided food for the locals...