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"And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness." "And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about." "And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon." Luke, Chapter 4 1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the...

[Catholic Caucus] Viganò Interviewed on the Conclave, Continued...Dear friends, there have been loud reverberations stemming from the interview that Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò did with me a few days ago [here], which was translated into several languages. The dialogue offered numerous important points for reflection, especially regarding the strategy pursued by Bergoglio and, as a consequence, the type of response that ought to be offered in defense of the Faith and correct Catholic doctrine. In order to deepen the themes addressed in the interview, we approached Archbishop Viganò again and engaged in a second conversation. We will publish it in...

A would-be social media influencer who helped breach the Senate gallery by engaging with a law enforcement officer and then jumped onto the floor of the Senate and sat in the vice president's seat was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison on Wednesday. Bruno Cua was an 18-year-old high school senior who'd traveled to the nation's capital with his parents when he entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. Now 21, Cua had filled his social media account with posts about the need to storm the Capitol and commit violence unless supporters of then-President Donald Trump got...

>>>Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas when pressed by Florida Republican Matt Gaetz on the number of migrants deported after processing by border security authorities at the U.S.-Mexico border says he knows the number but doesn't offer specifics.

As Capt. Tom Davis stands at the tailgate of the military cargo plane, the night air sweeps through the hold. His eyes search the black terrain 1,200 feet below. He grips the canvas of his reserve parachute and takes a deep breath. Davis and the men who make up his Special Forces A-team are among the most highly trained soldiers in the U.S. Army. It's 1972, and Davis isn't far removed from a tour in Vietnam, where he operated along the Cambodian border. His communications sergeant served in Command and Control North, which was responsible for some of the most...

WILMINGTON, Del. — Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to federal tax charges Wednesday after a plea deal he struck with the government unraveled when the judge raised questions about the terms of the agreement. The surprise development came at a hearing in federal court here at which Biden had been expected to plead guilty to two charges of failure to pay taxes under a deal he struck with the government last month. Far from a done deal, he pleaded "not guilty" to those charges instead until the two sides can meet and address the questions posed by U.S. District Judge...

Focus areas: Research Topics: carbon dioxide Share: Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share by email Print . Updated to correct a broken link. April 20, 2017 A trace gas present in the atmosphere in miniscule amounts is helping scientists answer one of the biggest questions out there: Has plant growth increased alongside rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? It turns out the answer is Yes – in a big way. A new study published in the April 6 edition of the journal Nature concludes that as emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels have increased since...

Betsy Bueno got the call from a neighbor on July 10. “It’s really bad with the dog and the horse, Betsy,” her acquaintance said. “Can you please go check?” So Bueno drove roughly a half-mile north of her home, to a field abutting Petaluma Hill Road in unincorporated Sonoma County, to a scene she had visited many times in the preceding months. This time it was much worse. A large German shepherd had taken a brown and white horse (known as a paint) to the ground, and was viciously attacking it. The exhausted horse thrashed and shrieked, but was unable...

Distressing bodycam video captured the moment police in Westchester County fatally shot a man accused of stealing fruit – which his father described as a “modern-day lynching.” Three New Rochelle cops — identified as Kari Bird, Gabrielle Chavarry and Detective Steven Conn — confronted Jarrell Garris, 37, at a grocery store on July 3, according to Fox News. “What were you doing in the store? You were eating the food?” one of the two female cops asks Garris as he walks away. Conn tells Garris he is under arrest, but he begins to struggle with the officers as they try...

Months ago, businessman and presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy was a little-known political outsider. Now, he’s rising in several recent polls — putting him neck-and-neck with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as runner-up in the Republican primaries behind favorite Donald Trump. “To be honest, I’m pleased but not that surprised,” Ramaswamy told The Post. “We’re seeing a broader activation of momentum.” A recent Kaplan Strategies poll of primary voters found Ramaswamy tying DeSantis at 12%. Similarly, a Harvard Harris poll conducted last week found Ramaswamy breaking double digits with 10% of likely Republican primary voters, coming within a hair of DeSantis’ 12%...

Coutts bank, part of the NatWest Group, was exposed last week for having de-banked Nigel Farage for political reasons — something both the bank and the liberal British media previously denied. Despite her apology last week, NatWest CEO Alison Rose has been ousted with the bank — her Tuesday admission to misleading the nation likely having been a factor. While NatWest chairman Howard Davies indicated it "is a sad moment," Farage appears emboldened, stating on Twitter, "Dame Alison Rose has gone. Others must follow." What's the background? Farage, the former English politician who proved instrumental in the 2020 restoration of...

Hunter Biden's former best friend and business partner who is set to give Congress bombshell evidence against the Biden family is now 'in hiding' after receiving 'threats', a source close to him told DailyMail.com. Devon Archer, 49, has been forced to flee both his Long Island and Brooklyn homes, he told friends – but still plans to testify to the House Oversight Committee on Monday. Archer partnered with Hunter on multiple shady overseas deals, and was subpoenaed by the committee in June to testify. A source close to Archer confirmed reports that he is set to testify about meetings he...

July 25 (UPI) -- Police in California put their shepherding skills to the test when they were called to round up a herd of goats that escaped their enclosure and took over a neighborhood. The Pinole Police Department posted a video to Facebook showing the Shea Drive neighborhood overrun with escaped goats. VIDEO AT LINK............ The goats were rounded up and returned to their enclosure. The ownership of the goats was unclear from the post, but the escape took place the same day Bay Area Rapid Transit announced it would be replacing its herd of fire mitigation goats with a...

Nick Sortor @nicksortor 🚨#BREAKING: The new "Conditions of Release" for Hunter Biden have just hit the docket, signed by Judge Maryellen Noreika, who shelved Hunter's plea deal today If Hunter does NOT comply with any part of the order, he could be immediately arrested HUNTER IS REQUIRED TO: 1) NOT possess a firearm 2) NOT use or possess any controlled substances (including marijuana) unless prescribed 3) Submit to full federal supervision 4) NO use of alcohol AT ALL 5) Seek active employment 6) Submit to testing for prohibited substances 7) Participate in substance abuse therapy PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING COULD INCLUDE:...

That’s some perk for a “private citizen.” First son Hunter Biden was driven to and from the federal courthouse in Wilmington, Del., in a motorcade comprising about half a dozen SUVs Wednesday, drawing outrage from conservatives. The first son’s appearance was intended to cement a controversial plea arrangement for misdemeanor tax violations and a felony firearm charge. That went awry following a dispute between prosecutors and defense attorneys over the possibility of future charges for Hunter — including potential unregistered foreign lobbying. But the elaborate security detail accompanying the 53-year-old triggered Twitter grousing over taxpayers footing the bill for the...

Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne,Parents of the Blessed Virgin MaryMatthew 13:1–9 Friends, our Gospel for today is the parable of the sower and the seed. It has to do with the growth and development of the kingdom of God. We hear that Jesus "went out of the house and sat down by the sea" and that large crowds gathered around him. This is Jesus speaking to the whole world.Sitting down, he is, again, in the attitude of the ancient teacher and judge, and he speaks the parable of the sower. The sower sows far and wide, some of the...

C’est la vie, mon fils. First lady Jill Biden escaped to France to mark US re-entry into a United Nations cultural agency this week, while her stepson Hunter’s federal plea deal for tax and gun crimes imploded spectacularly in a Delaware court. The 72-year-old — whom Hunter once called an “entitled c–t” in text messages found on his abandoned laptop — grinned and shook hands with officials in Paris during a Tuesday flag-raising to re-establish American ties with the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) and counter the growing influence of China in international bodies. “I was honored...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a point, resuming its campaign to increase borrowing costs and crush inflation after a brief pause in June. The unanimous decision puts the key benchmark federal funds rate at a range of 5.25% to 5.5%, the highest since 2001, further restricting economic activity as the borrowing costs for homes, cars and other items march higher. It marks the 11th rate increase aimed at combating high inflation since policymakers began tightening in March 2022. Policymakers also left the door open to additional interest rate increases this year,...

Honoring Our Fallen, a non-profit that helps families of fallen American service members, covered the cost of having Gee’s body transported. The family of a female Marine who was killed during the disasterous withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 was forced to pay $60,000 to have her body flown from California to Arlington to be buried. Nicole Gee, 23, was one of 13 service members who were killed during a suicide blast at the Kabul Airport in 2021, per Daily Mail. There were also 170 Afghans reportedly killed in the attack that ISIS took responsibility for. The attack took place on...

The plea deal in Hunter Biden’s criminal case unraveled during a court hearing Wednesday after a federal judge raised concerns about the terms of the agreement that has infuriated Republicans who believe the president’s son is getting preferential treatment. U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, raised multiple concerns about the specifics of the deal and her role in the proceedings. The plan also included an agreement on a separate gun charge — Biden has been accused of possessing a firearm in 2018 as a drug user. As long as he adhered to the...