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An Iraqi man filled a Koran with bacon and burned it in Stockholm on Wednesday, an event that has angered Turkey as Sweden bids to join NATO. The inflammatory stunt was carried out by two men outside the city's main mosque on the first day of the Muslim three-day Eid al-Adha holiday.

People tell the story in different ways, but they agree on this much: In 1979, at Hanover College, the boys of Phi Gamma Delta threw a party with girls and booze. Hanover, a small liberal arts school perched high on the Indiana side of the Ohio River with views of Kentucky, is a Presbyterian institution with strict rules on alcohol, and an event like this was far out of bounds. Word came to the revelers that someone from the dean’s office was headed their way. Everyone scrambled. Women were hustled out, floors swept and mopped, and kegs tossed down a...

And when beer prices are making news at an event, it’s never a good thing for the folks who bought the tickets. , a six-pack of Busch Light or Michelod Ultra will run you $63. That’s about five times the price of a 12-pack of cans outside the event. Brutal. Good news is, if you just want a single beer, that will only cost you $10.50 … or about the price of a 12-pack. Of course, you don’t have to drink beer at all. A bottle of Dasani comes in at a “cheap” $3.95. Or you can kick back at...

The military implications of his actions at home and abroad are staggering. It’s an intriguing question: At what point does one of America’s richest men giving $50 million to the country’s number one geopolitical rival amount to a national security threat? Billionaire Bill Gates on June 15 announced he was shelling out $50 million as part of a partnership with “a notorious Chinese Communist Party-controlled university that conducts research for the nation’s military,” as The Washington Free Beacon put it. “Gates unveiled the partnership during a speech in Beijing….” The WFB reports. “The $50 million from the Bill and Melinda...

"And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them." "And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name...

There has been a lot of talk from the White House this week about Bidenism — that is, President Biden’s approach to governing. Let’s consider Bidenism to Trumpism and the governing style of the many other Republicans running for president. One part of Bidenism involves Bidenomics, which attempts to lift the economy from the bottom up, not the top down, with prosperity and success reaching society as a whole. Which is exactly what is happening during the Biden presidency — a dramatic shift from the Trump era and a historic achievement. Trumpism is selfishness in the extreme, trying to exploit...

Pope: The Holy Spirit is our guide on the path to Christian UnityPope Francis receives members of the International Commission for Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Disciples of Christ. Christian unity, he notes, is achieved by walking and praying together and with works of charity. By Michele RaviartThe Holy Spirit is the "memory and guide who opens new and unforeseen trails where we thought that the way was closed or cut off". This was reiterated by Pope Francis who received members of the International Commission for Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Disciples of Christ in audience.The...

Human remains have been found in the wreckage of the Titan submersible on Wednesday, the Coast Guard announced. This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

Parents in Detroit have reacted furiously to DailyMail.com's revelations about a school records system that helps students change gender at class and keep it secret from their families. The grandmother of one student called teachers 'incredibly deceptive' and other parents went online to sound alarm at how Royal Oak Schools kept them in the dark about gender changes in class. DailyMail.com earlier this month revealed how the schools' DEI coordinator, Dr Kimberly Martin, privately discussed a 'record-keeping system' used for 'trying to hide' a trans students' nickname from their parents. 'It sounds incredibly deceptive,' Patrice Rink, the grandmother and legal...

President Joe Biden has mistakenly said "Iraq" when meant "Ukraine" twice in the last day. On Tuesday night, he referred to the "onslaught on Iraq" at a fundraiser in Maryland. On Wednesday morning, he said Putin is "clearly losing the war in Iraq." On two separate occasions in the last 24 hours, President Joe Biden has mistakenly referred to Ukraine as "Iraq." On Wednesday morning, as Biden spoke with a group of reporters outside the White House before departing for Chicago, a reporter asked the president if he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin had been weakened by recent events in...

At a walk-in clinic in Mississauga, Ontario, a Canadian woman whose son was suffering from chest pains demanded that he only be treated by a “white doctor,” and others witnessing the ordeal did not hesitate to point out her intolerable behavior. A viral video captured the woman demanding a ‘white doctor’ see her son at the clinic. In a TikTok video originally recorded by a man named Hitesh Bhardwaj, one woman and her son were sitting in the waiting room of a walk-in clinic when she began quarreling with a staff member who couldn’t oblige the woman’s request. “Can I...

The SS Biden is plummeting many leagues under the waves. The pressure on him is building as the truth leaks out. He is having a hard time remaining coherent. Biden: “It was inappropriate for Barack to spend a time with [Pres. Xi], but I — I spent a lot of time with him. I met alone with him, just he and I, and a simultaneous interpreter 68 times, 68 hours, 68 time — more than 68 hours. By the way, I turned in all my notes.” pic.twitter.com/ygQKuuBjxF — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) June 28, 2023Twice he said that Russia is losing...

A California pediatrician for transgender kids has admitted that the puberty blockers and hormones she gives her young patients may lead to bone disease or leave them infertile, DailyMail.com can reveal. Dr Erin Baroni, a pediatrician and instructor at UCLA, who styles herself as TikTok's 'QueerMD', addressed the drawbacks in a private online workshop for medical students, which DailyMail.com was able to attend. The side effects of these drugs on young patients are known, but the doctors who prescribe them seldom publicly discuss the downsides, which have become a hot-button issue in US politics. In the seminar, Dr Baroni said...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) called up Donald Trump Tuesday to apologize for doubting that the former president was the “strongest” Republican candidate to go up against Joe Biden, according to CNN. McCarthy appeared on CNBC Tuesday morning and was asked if Trump could win the election. “Can he win that election? Yeah, he can,” McCarthy said. “The question is, is he the strongest to win the election? I don’t know that answer.” Politico reported that MAGA didn’t take kindly to his remarks and what they saw as McCarthy’s lack of support.

Lee Jung-hee was set to turn 60 next year but South Korea dropped its traditional age counting system Wednesday (Jun 28), so the Seoul-based housewife just got a year younger - and she's thrilled. South Korea is the last East Asian country to officially still use a method of calculating age that determines babies are aged one at birth, counting their months in the womb as their first year of life. Under that system everyone gets a year older with the turn of the year rather than on their actual birthday, meaning a baby born on Dec 31 would be...

• Former House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday he believes Republicans will lose the 2024 election to President Joe Biden if Donald Trump is the party’s nominee. • “I think we beat Biden for sure if we nominate a Republican not named Trump,” Ryan said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” •Ryan, who’s on the board of Fox News’ parent company, slammed Biden’s economic record ahead of what the White House says will be a major speech on the economy. Former House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday he believes the 2024 Republican presidential nominee will “for sure” be able to unseat President...

I’m not going to say I toldyaso; I’m just smiling. After a full media cycle of apoplexy and pearl-clutching, which included Andrew Weissmann appearing on MSNBC to declare “It’s the end of Trump,” CBS is now reporting there is no Defense Department memo about attacking Iran – the foundation of the media claims surrounding the leaked audio tapes from Special Counsel Jack Smith. Worse still, and exactly as CTH previously outlined, despite the claims by CNN about how this audio would be used as the “central element” by the prosecution of Trump, the audio and mysterious memo are not part...

Ron DeSantis is preparing to implement additional reforms at Florida public schools that would prohibit drag performances to students and only allow children to go by new names with parental consent. The Florida governor, along with Florida agencies, want to give parents more power over their childrens' education, as well as restrict any activities deemed age inappropriate. Proposals from Florida's Department of Education, including a ban on districts using social media app TikTok, comes after DeSantis already received a slew of attacks related to his Parental Bill of Rights – deemed by critics the 'Don't Say Gay' law. DeSantis' ongoing...

The U.S. Attorney who led the federal investigation into Hunter Biden was "briefed" on the key FBI form that contained allegations that then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national were engaged in a criminal bribery scheme that involved influence over U.S. policy decisions, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee revealed Wednesday. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. sent letters to Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Attorney David Weiss who led the federal investigation into Hunter Biden demanding answers amid allegations from whistleblowers suggesting the probe was slow-walked and influenced by politics. In the letter to Weiss, Graham said...

Apr 18, 2016 Robert De Niro made headlines on TODAY last week when an interview about the Tribeca Film Festival turned into a broader discussion about the anti-vaccine documentary “Vaxxed” and the claim that autism is linked to vaccines, which has been widely discredited by the medical community. See video.