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Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has told troops gathered at the Gaza border that they will soon see the Palestinian enclave "from inside," suggesting an expected ground invasion with the aim of annihilating Hamas could be nearing. Israel pounded Gaza with more air strikes following the 7 October rampage by Hamas gunmen who killed 1,400 Israelis ...

Bud Light has announced a $3 million scholarship project for families of America's fallen or disabled first responders - potentially as part of an effort to distance itself from culture wars after the Dylan Mulvaney partnership fiasco. The beleaguered beer brand's parent company, Anheuser-Busch, is providing the funds for affected spouses and children alongside Folds of Honor, its longest-standing charity partner of over 100 years. It comes after the popularity of the beer plummeted and sales dropped 30 percent when conservative consumers boycotted the drink over its partnership with 26-year-old transgender influencer Mulvaney in April.

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The British media body, which on the day of the attack on the hospital in Gaza presented the claim of Hamas, published a correction • "This does not represent our coverage", they said in their message • The CNN network investigated and determined: "The explosion - did not result from an Israeli attack"

"The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart" (Ps. 19:8). Knowing your life is on the right track is a source of great joy. What brings you joy? Your answer will reveal much about your priorities and the direction your life is heading spiritually. The psalmist wrote, "How blessed [happy] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. And he...

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Labour has overturned huge Conservative majorities to win Thursday's two by-elections Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth Party leader Sir Keir Starmer said the historic results in the safe Tory seats showed "people overwhelmingly want change" Labour emerged victorious in Mid Bedfordshire - Nadine Dorries' former seat - where the Tories were defending a majority of more than 24,000 The result shows “nowhere is off limits", said new MP Alistair Strathern, a former maths teacher The Conservatives were also defeated in Tamworth, where Labour's Sarah Edwards overturned a majority of more than 19,000

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The contentious debate surrounding abortion in the United States has taken a significant turn in Ohio, where an initiative known as “Issue 1” seeks to legalize abortions up to the point of birth. As of now, more than $9.3 million has been invested in this campaign by radical abortion activists looking to passie Issue 1 to legalize abortions up to boirth statewide. Issue 1 in Ohio is at the heart of this divisive debate. It proposes to allow abortions throughout pregnancy, including late-term abortions, and has been described as one of the most radical abortion laws in the country. This...

The House of Representatives’ bid to elect a new speaker ended in another stalemate on Wednesday after 22 Republicans voted against front-runner Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.Wednesday’s vote marks the second in which enough Republicans defected to kneecap Jordan’s speakership bid. On Tuesday, 20 GOPers — including Reps. Ken Buck of Colorado, Don Bacon of Nebraska, and Jen Kiggans of Virginia — voted for House members other than Jordan. These members and many others also voted against Jordan in Wednesday’s vote. As The Daily Caller reported, Jordan needs at least 217 votes to become speaker. Meanwhile, Democrats are casting their votes...

"Bad" cholesterol isn't the only culprit linked with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a trio of recent studies showing that a different kind of cholesterol is also a strong risk factor for people worldwide. Remnant cholesterol (RC) was confirmed as a strong risk factor for coronary heart disease, heart attacks and stroke, the largest of the studies showed. RC is produced from the metabolism of triglycerides. Using data from almost one million participants—the findings are the first to show, on a large scale, a causal link between high RC and risk of cardiovascular illness. "This tells us...

Corrupt corporate media outlets like The New York Times scrambled on Thursday to justify their role in disseminating terrorist talking points to the world without scrutiny.“After Hospital Blast, Headlines Shift With Changing Claims,” one of the outlet’s Thursday headlines reads.NYT acknowledges that it was one of the “many Western news organizations” that regurgitated the unsubstantiated lie (sourced directly from the Hamas-controlled Gaza strip) that Israel killed hundreds by bombing a Gaza hospital.Even though there was plenty of evidence absolving the Jewish state of the alleged war crime, the publication made no effort to issue retractions, print corrections, or even apologize...

Jake Lang rescued Philip Anderson from a stampede at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Courtesy of Jake Lang)On Oct. 12, Jake Lang passed a milestone: 1,000 days in jail without a trial. To mark the anniversary, he wanted to share with the American people "the horrific conditions of confinement," which he says he and many of his fellow Jan. 6 prisoners have had to endure."During this time, I've done 20 months of solitary confinement," Mr. Lang told The Epoch Times. "For 15 months of that, I wasn't allowed to have a haircut or a shave."This was intentional, he...

When they’ve been asked in the past, spokesmen for North Korea’s hermit government have insisted that they don’t sell military equipment to terrorist groups. (Perish the thought.) But the evidence is building that Hamas was using some Nork gear when it launched its attack on Israel. Video released by Israeli intelligence, along with discarded hardware collected at the scene of at least one of the attacks shows that the Hamas terrorists were using the F-7 shoulder-fired, rocket-propelled grenade launcher, manufactured by North Korea. The RPG-7 (as it’s also called) is generally used as an anti-tank weapon, and while it is...

Joe Biden spoke on Thursday night about wanting to give billions in aid to Israel, Ukraine, and the Palestinians in Gaza. As we noted, that was a mess. And while he was calling out a lot of people, he didn't manage to call out in the speech his own Democrats like Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) when he was talking about people being hateful. But what the speech revealed was how much his foreign policy has gone out of control and endangered the U.S. and the world. There likely wouldn't have been a war in either place, at least not in...

As if things weren’t peachy enough in Scotland, with wind farms, skyrocketing electricity prices, mandating heat pumps and forced upgrading of the insulation in your wee crofter’s cottage. The list is long and ignominious of what humiliations, disgraces, and suffering the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) has subjected their citizens to. Then again, they keep voting for them, so I will mitigate my sympathy a tad.The previous First Minister, a scandal plagued tiny tyrant known as Nicola Sturgeon, has been replaced by a charming young lad of Pakistani descent named Humza Yousaf.Don’t let the name or Scottish accent fool you. He’s...

It’s impossible to ignore the heart-wrenching news flooding in from Israel and Palestine. Just yesterday, a Christian hospital in Gaza was destroyed, causing hundreds of deaths. The shock waves reverberate through our social media feeds, sparking outrage and fiery debates. The headlines scream of the horrors of terrorism, and we, as a faith community, echo these sentiments with fervor. But do we maintain that same moral outrage when we discuss the daily killing of unborn children in our own nation? Abortion in the United States is a thriving enterprise. Since Roe v. Wade in 1973, over 60 million babies have...

Just the other week Republican State Senator Colton Moore found himself kicked out of the GOP Caucus in the state senate when he dared to propose an impeachment process against Democrat Atlanta prosecutor Fani Willis. Willis targeting President Trump and his supporters for challenging the 2020 election results. The GOP Senate leadership of Georgia now planning a symbolic vote rebuking Willis after they came under fire from the local voters. But that's the problem at all levels of our government Legislative Leadership prevents meaningful action against corruption, wasteful spending, bad policies of all kinds. Legislative Leaders at the federal, state...

About 800 million children have blood lead levels that affect their brain. Guilarte has been among the first to document what's happening at the cellular level of the brain that triggers a cascade of lifelong consequences—from learning difficulties and lower IQ scores to the risk of psychiatric diseases and drug abuse in adulthood. Can the damage lead has done to their children ever be undone? Decades of research has brought Guilarte and his collaborators closer to an answer. They've identified a certain flavonoid, a class of nutrients present in fruits and vegetables, that reverses some of the negative effects of...