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'Widowed and married within a 10-minute span': Groom dies one hour after ceremonyA day of joy ends in sorrow. An Omaha woman who just married the love of her life will now have to bury him. He died an hour after they said their vows. Monday was an important day for the Davis family: Juneteenth, but also Johnnie Mae's grandmother's birthday. Friends said the couple was looking forward to the day after two recent losses in Johnnie Mae's life, including her father. No one could have imagined how their day would end. “We were in the church and it was...

Both mainstream Jewish groups and their allies in the Biden administration are determined to avoid taking on left-wing Jew-haters and the ideas that drive them. Can you oppose antisemitism while at the same time make common cause with Jew-haters, their organizations and the ideas that propel them forward? The answer from the Biden administration and their allies that control the legacy organizations that purport to speak for American Jewry is “yes.” That is a point that has been repeatedly clear in recent weeks as once again, the political left has shown itself incapable of responding to the growing problem of...

A transgender, queer man who gave birth to a healthy boy last year says he feels isolated among the LGBTQ+ community, questioning, “where do I fit?” according to a report. “Every time I walk into a room, I feel alone,” Ja’Mel Ware said during a workshop attended by nonprofit news site The 19th. Ware, from Atlanta, gave birth to his child in May 2022. But he said has struggled to fit in the LGBTQ+ community as a new father who is also transgender. “It’s like, where do I fit? Because a lot of trans men don’t want to be open...

The Supreme Court announced Monday it would take up a case considering whether Congress can tax income before it is received. The case, Charles G. Moore et ux. v. United States, stems from a Washington state couple’s 2019 lawsuit against the government for a nearly $15,000 tax bill imposed on their small investment in an overseas company, from which they never earned a profit. It considers whether taxes on unrealized gains are legal under the 16th Amendment, which enables Congress to tax incomes “without apportionment among the several States.” Hank Adler, Burra Executive Professor of Accounting at Chapman University, previously...

Explanation: You've surely seen it, but you might not have noticed it. During a cloudless twilight, just before sunrise or after sunset, part of the atmosphere above the horizon appears slightly dark and off-color. Called the Belt of Venus, this transitional band between the dark eclipsed sky and the bright day sky can be seen most prominently in the direction opposite the Sun. Straight above, blue sky is normal sunlight reflecting off the atmosphere, while near the horizon the clear sky can appear more orange or red. In the Belt of Venus, the atmosphere reflects more light from the setting...

'I don't think Stef truly knew how loved he was. Unfortunately it takes something like this, and he's not here to see it'A popular 34-year-old man died suddenly after putting off getting a persistent cough checked. Stefan "Stef" Allan, a skilled painter and decorator who lived in Carmarthen, may not have known he was ill with cancer before his death, said his friend Jane Back. Jane said Stef's death on June 11 has left a "mass of devastation" among his friends and family. She described Stef as "someone who would do anything for anyone". When Stef was found dead at...

If you’re planning to buy some beef to throw on the grill over the next few weeks, expect to pay up to three times more than you did just a couple of years ago, when our domestic supply was plentiful due to a historic cattle selloff. Since 2021, ranchers have been coping with drought and record feed prices, which forced many of them to send their animals for slaughter earlier than usual. And while that led to a higher supply and steadier prices back then, now it is resulting in falling production, empty shelves, and a painful spike in prices...

Summary Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a TV address after Yevgeny Prigozhin's attempted mutiny on Saturday He says steps were taken to avoid major bloodshed during the rebellion, but it took time Wagner fighters can sign a contract with the Russian military or move to Belarus, Putin says Prigozhin agreed to leave Russia for Belarus after calling off his troops - his current whereabouts are unknown The head of the Wagner group recorded an 11-minute audio message after leading Saturday's mutiny In it he says his men headed to Moscow to "hold to account" those leaders he blamed for "mistakes"...

President Biden addressed the Wagner Group's revolt against Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime for the first time on Monday, saying the top priority for the U.S. and NATO was to establish that they had "nothing to do with it. Biden says he asked for hour-by-updates on the situation throughout the weekend, in addition to holding virtual meetings with key allies. He clarified that the U.S. is still assessing the fallout from the weekend's events and went on to affirm that the U.S. is continuing its full support for Ukraine, "They agreed with me that we had to make sure…we gave...

The Bayville Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their own.Brian Letrent died suddenly of a medical condition on Wednesday, June 21, according to his obituary. He was 34 years old. A Toms River native, Brian was raised in Bayville and was a 2007 graduate of Central Regional High School. He enlisted in the US Army right after graduation and was deployed to Iraq for six months. Brian worked as a mechanic for the Berkeley Township Sewage Authority, having recently been promoted. He began his firefighting career with the Pinewald FD and went on to work with Bayville...

The leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced that the unit would cease to operate on July 1st, just two days after the rebellion against Russia. He explained that "the purpose of the march to Moscow was to demand accountability from those who made mistakes in the conduct of the operation...

NBC is out with a new national poll {Article Here} – {Poll pdf Here} showing that President Trump’s lead in the Republican 2024 primary has grown even bigger since the fraudulent and politically motivated indictment by the DOJ.[ Data Here ](via NBC News) – Former President Donald Trump has expanded his lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the rest of the Republican presidential field since Trump’s latest indictment on federal criminal charges, according to a new national NBC News poll.We all know what the tag-team duos are doing in the 2024 race. The goal of both election control corporations,...

Matthew 7:1-5 Friends, Jesus’ parable in today’s Gospel is one of the most psychologically and spiritually insightful remarks in the New Testament. Let’s face it: a favorite pastime of most human beings is criticism of others.We delight in pointing out the shortcomings, moral failings, and annoying tendencies of our neighbors. This is, of course, a function of pride and egotism: the more I put someone else down, the more elevated I feel.But it is also, oddly, a magnificent means of turning a mirror on ourselves, to see what usually remains unseen. Why, we ought to ask, do we find precisely...

The Wagner Group called off its attempted coup in Russia after Kremlin intelligence services threatened to harm the families of its leaders, UK security sources say. The mercenary army, led by commander Yevgeny Prigozhin, made a sudden U-turn on Saturday after getting within 120 miles of Moscow — a retreat that was allegedly courtesy of a deal brokered by Belarus and that shocked US intelligence officials. The swift end to the rebellion came after Russian agents warned Prigozhin and other Wagner leaders that their families would face retaliation if they continued, British intelligence sources told the Telegraph.

[Catholic Caucus] Architect of "Traditionis Custodes" Endorses German Synodal Way on "Homosexuality as God's Creation"Those who have long followed liturgical discussions are well aware of the name of Andrea Grillo, an Italian liturgical thinker (not precisely a liturgical scholar) who, though he denies having had a hand directly in ghostwriting Traditionis Custodes, is at the center of the Sant'Anselmo brigade whose ideas are (and sometimes verbatim) present in its text, as I discussed here. (For more on Grillo's anti-traditionalism, see this, this, and this; for his stance against Humanae Vitae, see here.) In short, it is no exaggeration to say...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed another radical pro-abortion bill Friday that will shield abortionists from punishment if they mail abortion pills to women in other states, often without seeing the woman in person or verifying that the request came from her, not an abuser. CNBC reports Hochul said she is “hell bent” on making sure these dangerous mail-order abortion practices continue unhindered. “You want to prosecute, penalize, sue one of our health care providers? Well, we’re not going to help you,” the Democrat governor said, addressing pro-life advocates. “You can continue hell bent down your path on continuing this...

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) honored the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Dobbs decision by acknowledging former President Donald Trump’s contribution to the pro-life movement and previewing Congress’s forthcoming federal pro-life initiatives.“I think when it comes to the Supreme Court nominations, President Trump was the most pro-life president we’ve ever had,” Stefanik told Breitbart News ahead of speaking at a celebratory event hosted by the national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List this week.“And thank goodness for his strong nominations to the Supreme Court,” Stefanik added. “I certainly am proud that we have so many pro-life leaders stepping up...

After hundreds of attacks across the country on pro-life Americans, Nancy Pelosi is threatening them even more. With hundreds of attacks nationwide due to the Dobbs leak and the subsequent Supreme Court decision, pro-life Americans have endured everything from arson and firebombs to assaults and shootings. But, in a speech today, Nancy Pelosi threatened prolife people even further, saying there a “price to pay” for saving babies from abortions. “I don’t say that as a threat, I say it as a prediction,” the pro-abortion Democrat added. After hundreds of attacks across the country on pro-life Americans, Nancy Pelosi is threatening...

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal last week, former Vice President Pence claimed President Trump makes "no such promise" to govern as a conservative if elected again. But President Trump's expansive policy plan begs to differ.It's called Agenda47, and it's the most thorough policy initiative to ever be released by a presidential candidate. In it, President Trump promises to continue the America First trade policies of his first administration. He plans to completely eliminate U.S. dependence on China. Agenda47 calls for revoking China's most favored nation trade status and adopting a four-year plan to phase out imports of...

Pro-life laws save lives, but a lot of people don’t believe it. Abortion activists lie and traditional media outlets often parrot their claims without question. They equate abortions with miscarriages. They claim pro-life laws ban ectopic pregnancy care. And they claim pro-lifers don’t care if women die. But a simple review of the situation in America since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson last June easily disproves the lies. There has not been a single reported woman’s death due to state pro-life laws – even though more than a dozen have been in effect for about a...