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"It's a vast country, but there are not enough people. Not even mentioning the economy...We really need more people, this is obvious, everyone admits it," [Patriarch Kirill] said... Authorities have also started to restrict access to abortion pills and emergency contraception amid a surge in demand that followed the beginning of the war in Ukraine... Russia for decades has been experiencing a population decline, and this appears to have worsened amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with high casualty rates and men fleeing the country to avoid being conscripted to fight... It is estimated that Russia's population will fall to...

A member of a Maryland task force aimed at combating hate crimes published numerous antisemitic social media posts, including claiming that the babies brutally murdered in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack were "fake," and comparing the nation of Israel to Nazi Germany. Zainab Chaudry, an anti-Israel activist who serves as the director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations' (CAIR) Maryland office, made the posts in the weeks following Hamas' attack, which saw more than 1,200 people killed, including children and babies, as well as numerous rapes and destruction of property. "I will never be able to understand how the world...

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Joe Biden has been mocked after posting a photo of himself sitting alone at a dining table in The White House complete with a flaming cake to celebrate his 81st birthday. 'I turned 81 and all I got was a new social platform! Thanks for the well-wishes, folks,' Biden wrote as he made his first posting on the social media platform Threads. And to the workers at the birthday candle factory, I hope your union got you overtime,' he quipped, as the cake appeared to be engulfed in flames. But followers on other social media were quick to add fuel...

A growing number of young, progressive Western women are converting to Islam, citing the Israel-Hamas war as motivation for the conversion – and they're documenting their journey on social media. Hoover Institution research fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali issued a warning on the new trend during "America's Newsroom," arguing young women are "throwing away" their freedom with the decision. "You are converting to throwing away your freedoms as a woman," Ali told Dana Perino on Monday. "Islamic scripture, Islamic law, Sharia law and Islamic practice is crystal clear about the position of women, and it's inferior to men. Your testimony is...

...the team was watching a house that might have been connected to a weekend shooting and when officers followed a car that left the home, someone inside the vehicle opened fire. The officer, who was grazed by a bullet, was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital and is expected to be OK. The officer was spotted being wheeled into the hospital with a bandage on his head/neck area. "If there are subjects...

Charlie Kirk gives University of Arizona student a major reality checkIf they are our future leaders then we are in very big trouble.

"By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come. By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones" (Heb. 11:20-22). Faith triumphs over death. Commentator Matthew Henry said, "Though the grace of faith is of universal use throughout the Christian's life, yet it is especially so when we come to die. Faith has its great work to do at the...

A California Highway Patrol officer fatally shot a man on a Los Angeles freeway Sunday during a struggle that was partially caught on video. State authorities have launched a probe into the deadly encounter that began when the officer responded to Interstate 105 for a call about a man walking on the freeway. Video of the confrontation, shot by a witness and posted on social media, starts with the officer on top of the man as the two wrestle on the ground. After a few seconds, the officer attempts to get to his feet and pulls his gun as the...

The Biden administration continues to turn a blind eye to Iran’s involvement in the war against Israel, the Jews and in fact all “infidels” — not least of which is “the Great Satan,” the United States.In recent weeks, Iranian proxies have attacked not only Israel and the Jews, but also at least 41 strikes against US forces in Syria and Iraq, during which 46 US servicemen were wounded and one was killed by a drone; and with more than 83 attacks on US troops since Biden became president.These assaults came in addition to an attempted assassination on US soil by...

A Cleveland-area duo’s cocaine and fentanyl mixture killed three people in one day, according to federal prosecutors. Jarad Paster and Matthew Jarrell sold the drugs to three people who died April 15 from using the drugs, according to court records. Paster, 30, of Cleveland, and Jarrell, 43, of Lakewood, are charged with conspiring to distributing cocaine and fentanyl and possessing the drugs with automatic sentencing enhancements for causing the three deaths that carry a minimum 20-year prison sentence.A Cleveland-area duo’s cocaine and fentanyl mixture killed three people in one day, according to federal prosecutors. Jarad Paster and Matthew Jarrell sold...

The father of baby Phoenix Castro was denied bail on a felony child endangerment charge Monday, as new court filings helped explain the mystery of how the 3-month-old girl could have ingested a lethal dose of fentanyl while in her father’s care. A crime lab analysis found fentanyl “all over” the pink-flowered onesie she was wearing when she died May 13, including around the neck area. At the bail hearing, several family members fought back tears as they read letters pleading with Superior Court Judge Christopher Rudy to keep Phoenix’s father, David Castro, in jail, stressing he still has visitation...

New details of a federal investigation into a "massive" fentanyl ring were released Monday as officials announced 11 additional suspects -- out of 23 total in custody -- had been arrested in connection with the illegal sale and distribution of the ultra-deadly synthetic opioid, which health officials say is a major factor in the country's overdose epidemic. "Fentanyl is the greatest threat to Americans today," the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Anne Milgram, told reporters at a news conference. "It is devastating families across our country and killing Americans from all walks of life," Milgram said. "And it is...

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"Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. "And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." ☰ Mark 6 1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country;...

@LeadingReport BREAKING: Trump choosing Tucker Carlson for Vice President is a “real possibility,” according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.

Argentina’s libertarian President-elect Javier Milei confirmed on Monday that he would make visits to both Israel and the United States before his inauguration on December 10, trips he described as “spiritual” and intended to meet with rabbis whom he had consulted during the election. Milei won the presidency in a landslide on Sunday night, defeating the current Minister of Economics Sergio Massa, a socialist. Massa’s tenure has been defined by inflation of upwards of 140 percent, skyrocketing poverty and joblessness levels, and the worst economic crisis in the nation’s history. Milei, a self-described libertarian, has promised to install the U.S....

Truth Social, the social media platform connected to former President Donald Trump, announced a massive, billion-dollar lawsuit against 20 news media companies. (snip) Some of the companies listed in the lawsuit were MSNBC, Axios, Reuters, the Daily Beast, Newsweek, Mediaite, Daily Mail, and CNBC. They are accused of participating in a "seemingly coordinated" media campaign to report that Truth Social had lost $73 million."This number was an utter fabrication," the lawsuit read.The company goes on to claim that it demanded a correction and retraction from the media outlets but that none of them complied completely or apologized. The lawsuit says...

It’s quite astonishing that the United States of America, one of the most powerful nations in the world, struggles to hold streamlined elections. We’ve gone from having election results on the same night or in the early hours to prolonged counts of sketchy ballots behind closed doors, with the winner remaining unknown for days on end. And these types of rinky-dink elections with long “third world” delays are being normalized, but it’s far from normal, and we all know it. This unacceptable stark contrast was glaringly obvious during the recent presidential election in Argentina, where they efficiently tallied 25 to...

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