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A TOP Putin crony who was to be a key witness in a major Kremlin corruption scandal has "suddenly" died under mysterious circumstances. Russian general Magomed Khandayev, 61, was head of the State Expertise Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defence. Khandayev was seen as a key witness in a corruption scandal shrouding the Russian defence ministry amid Putin's illegal war against Ukraine. His body was flown to Moscow to his home region of Dagestan for burial, according to reports. The cause of Khandayev’s death has not been specified. -snip- Khandayev worked under deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov, 48, who...

NEW YORK — President Joe Biden has a new problem: a competitive race in deep blue New York. Elected officials, union leaders and political consultants are panicking over polls showing a steady erosion of Biden’s support in a state he won by 23 points four years ago. They’re so worried they’ve been trying to convince the Biden team to pour resources into New York to shore up his campaign and boost Democrats running in a half-dozen swing districts that could determine control of the House. Biden aides have not focused on New York, committing no significant resources to a state...

In the book of Jeremiah, we are reminded of the dangers of people pretending to speak for God when, in fact, they are spreading lies. Jeremiah 14:14: “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries, and the delusions of their own minds.”

Bill Gates has thrown his weight – and his money – behind a Californian startup that believes it can make a rich, fatty spread akin to butter, using just carbon dioxide and hydrogen. And 'butter' is just the start, with milk, ice-cream, cheese, meat and tropical oils also in development. The San Jose company, Savor, uses a thermochemical process to create its animal-like fat, which is free of the environmental footprint of both the dairy industry and plant-based alternatives. "They started with the fact that all fats are made of varying chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms," Gates wrote in...

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus, “Do not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town. Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” Matthew 10:5–7The very last words of Jesus, just prior to His Ascension into Heaven, expands the mandate we read above that Jesus gave to His Apostles. He later says, “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the...

The report was issued shortly after U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris praised young pro-Palestinian protesters for showing “what the human emotion should be, as a response to Gaza.” Director of National Intelligence says Iran wants to sow chaos before elections Haines said that the Iranian regime was “becoming increasingly aggressive in their foreign influence efforts.” Iran is taking “advantage of ongoing protests regarding the war in Gaza… We have observed actors tied to Iran’s government posing as activists online, seeking to encourage protests and even providing financial support to protesters,”......Consequently, she warned that American targets of the Iranian influence campaign...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is reportedly “concerned” about President Joe Biden’s health after watching his debate performance. The report underscores questions of whether Biden remains fit for office amid recent leaks about his increased sleep needs. Zelensky expressed worry about Biden’s health, a Ukrainian source told Axios on Tuesday; he is among many other European officials and diplomats who have done so. “Let’s be candid and frank: Everyone is waiting for November,” Zelensky said in a press conference. “The whole world is looking to November, and truly speaking, Putin awaits November too.” Zelensky in Washington says “let’s be candid and...

Image Credit: Ursa Major. ========================================================================================== Colorado-based space and defense contractor Ursa Major has announced the first successful “hot fire” test of its Draper liquid propellant engine. Funded by the Air Force Research Labs (AFRL), Ursa Major first introduced the 4,000lb thrust closed-cycle engine in May 2023, with the ultimate goal of having a fully operational engine that can operate in the atmosphere or outer space by the end of 2024. According to a company statement, this successful May test firing puts the development of Draper ahead of schedule, “outpacing industry standards.” “We’re excited with how quickly the development program...

Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine continues to claim lives, as the Kremlin’s military leadership resorts to increasingly brutal tactics against civilians—including a ghastly attack on a children's hospital in Kyiv and other sites across Ukraine. In their comments on state television, prominent propagandists often reiterate that Moscow’s campaign of senseless brutality is designed to prompt Ukrainians to overthrow their government. Russian talking heads also resort to nuclear threats, which is always a sign that things on the battlefront are not going well. Indeed, Russian propagandists and military experts are tacitly acknowledging sinking morale and widespread lying in their military. Despite...

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The mystery dates back to Voyager 2's visit to Uranus in January 1986, far before the probe left the solar system in 2018. The spacecraft found that Uranus' magnetic field is asymmetric and tilted roughly 60° away from its spin axis. Additionally, Voyager 2 found that the radiation belts of Uranus, consisting of particles trapped by this magnetic field, are about 100 times weaker than predicted. "It has a magnetic field like no other in the solar system. Most planets that have strong intrinsic magnetic fields, like Earth, Jupiter and Saturn. They have a very 'traditional' magnetic field shape, which...

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An elderly man found wrapped in tarp near Medicine Bow Peak still has not been identified. It’s being investigated as a homicide, the Albany County Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday. An unidentified body found under suspicious circumstances near a popular recreation area July 4 is being treated as a homicide, even as investigators are still trying to identify the man. The body is believed to be that of an elderly male and was found wrapped in a tarp at the Mirror Lake Picnic and Fishing Site near the base of Medicine Bow Peak, according to a Tuesday statement from the...

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A Pennsylvania community is mourning transgender teen Pauly Likens, 14, whose dismembered body was found at the end of Pride month. On June 25, the Sharon Police Department received a report that Likens had been missing since June 22, a news release from the Mercer County Coroner states. That same day, the Hermitage Police Department was dispatched to a nearby lake, where they found dismembered human remains recovered in and around the water, officials stated. Likens' remains were recovered in the area surrounding Shenango River Lake over the following week, according to state police. An autopsy revealed that the cause...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., held back Wednesday from a full-throated endorsement of President Joe Biden staying in the 2024 race, saying that it's up to him whether to run but warned the clock is ticking. "It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run. We’re all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short," Pelosi said in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" when asked if Biden had her support to be the head of the Democratic ticket. ... The former speaker suggested that she's told her Democratic colleagues to "hold...

A disabled alligator nicknamed 'Jawlene' because it is missing half its mouth has been rescued by a resident who found it wandering around a Florida neighborhood. The gator was spotted on a boat ramp by a local resident who was concerned by its missing upper jaw and called animal rescue for help. Jerry Flynn, a trapper with the Florida Wildlife Commission, safely captured the alligator and transported it to a new home - Gatorland, a theme park and wildlife reserve in Orlando. There, the reptile has found a dedicated caretaker, Savannah Boan, a crocodilian enrichment coordinator at the reserve. Boan,...

President Joe Biden is seemingly vowing to block legislation, known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, that would require proof of American citizenship before an applicant is registered to vote in federal elections.

...Biden appears to have calmed the swarm. It looks like his presidency and his candidacy are going to survive. Is it because Biden has proven himself to be mentally fit since then? Nope. Rather, Democrats have simply come to the realization that they have no better option. And so a man so diminished that he shouldn’t be doing the job of president will simply continue to be their candidate to do the job through 2028. How is this, you ask? Because their priority is holding onto power, not the best interest of their country.

Leader of the People’s Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier, has warned that the newly appointed head of the Canadian Armed Forces, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Lieut.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, is a “woke apparatchik” known for “promoting gender identity nonsense.” In a July 4 post on X, Bernier condemned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent appointment of Carignan as the military’s CDS, pointing to her long-stranding record of pushing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and the LGBT agenda. “The new boss of the Canadian Armed Forces appointed by Trudeau yesterday is the woke apparatchik who brought DEI rules and diversity hiring...