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Despite common claims that later abortions are a work of fiction, “clinical recommendations” published by a pro-abortion group are encouraging the use of the abortion pill for third-trimester abortions up to nearly 28 weeks gestation. These recommendations follow other studies which suggest the drug regimen was being tested well into the second trimester of pregnancy. Live Action News has previously covered horrific incidents of the abortion pill ending the lives of babies well into the 30th week of pregnancy. “Treatment Choice”? The authors of the “Society of Family Planning Clinical Recommendation: Medication abortion between 14 0/7 and 27 6/7 weeks...

The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that a state law allowing minors to get abortions without parental consent is unconstitutional. The three-judge panel said that a Florida judicial-waiver law violates parents’ Fourteenth Amendment rights to due process. The ruling was the result of a situation in which a 17-year-old girl sought to undergo an abortion without her parents’ consent. In its decision, the court cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade as well as the Florida Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling that a privacy clause in the Florida Constitution does not guarantee a right to...

A swarm of bees attacked and killed a terrified man while he was mowing his lawn. Stephen Daniel had been mowing the lawn close to an abandoned building near Friendship Park in Eastland, Texas, on April 27, when he accidentally disturbed a large beehive. Within moments the bees swarmed Stephen as he raced toward his vehicle. But as he tried to escape, he ended up in Chrishae Cooper's front garden. She watched on as Stephen struggled to fight off the bees and alerted emergency services. Police were then dispatched to the scene in an attempt to save Daniel's life.

China on Monday slapped anti-dumping duties of up to 75% on polyformaldehyde copolymer imports from the US, EU, Taiwan and Japan, its commerce ministry said. The plastic, used in auto parts and medical devices, follows a probe into alleged dumping. The tariffs take effect immediately. China slapped duties of up to 75 percent on imports of plastics from the United States, European Union, Taiwan and Japan on Monday, following an investigation into alleged dumping, Beijing's commerce ministry said. - The new duties come just a few days after the United States and China slashed sweeping tariffs on each others' goods...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is calling for the closing of another state prison in his proposed budget for the next fiscal year. It will be the fifth prison closed during his two terms as governor. He said "the notion that we can successfully suppress crime by incarcerating offenders is mistaken. The internal environments of our prisons don't strike me as effective. Every prison has gangs that intimidate and terrorize inmates such that the only way to survive is by joining a gang. It is inhumane to subject anyone to this type of life." The Governor says he is "confident...

In what the FBI is calling an “intentional act of terrorism,” an explosive device inside a car was detonated on Saturday outside the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California. The explosion, felt more than a mile away from the blast site, killed one person and injured four others, and is being referred to as the “largest bombing ever investigated in Southern California.” Los Angeles FBI field office assistant director Akil Davis said at a news conference on Sunday that the suspect is believed to be 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus, whom law enforcement said had “stated in writings...

DOVER, DE — In a horrifying display of what could be growing Christian Nationalism, a group of far-right Christian extremists gathered earlier today to pray for former President Joseph Biden. According to eyewitnesses, the dangerous far-right Christians gathered together in a little circle, then proceeded, one after the other, to pray for a man with whom they disagree morally, politically, economically, and spiritually. "It was really scary to see," said Wayne Prinque, a reporter who caught the entire far-right Christian prayer ritual on camera. "One of the grandmothers even got on her knees as she prayed for Joe Biden's health,...

Wendy McMahon has announced her resignation as the president and CEO of CBS News and Stations, the latest departure from the network amid the pending acquisition by Skydance. “At the same time, the past few months have been challenging. It's become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward. It's time for me to move on and for this organization to move forward with new leadership.”

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Trump administration the green light to revoke special legal protections for thousands of Venezuelan immigrants. The high court granted an emergency application filed by the administration, meaning officials can move forward with reversing a decision made at the tail end of the Biden administration to extend protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelans under the federal Temporary Protected Status program. The brief order noted that liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson would have denied the application. Litigation will now continue in lower courts. As a result of political instability in Venezuela, the Biden...

The president, especially when he’s elderly, is one of the most closely monitored men in the world. It is possible for someone to be in an advanced stage of cancer without previous warnings, but that’s less likely to be the case with a former president. Biden’s party and the party’s media had spent years lying about his mental capacities and are now busy lying that they knew about his mental state which gives them very little credibility when claiming that no one knew anything about Biden’s physical state. There had been previous warnings that Biden had more serious physical problems...

Talk to the average critic of the evangelical church—perhaps someone who has “deconstructed” and now resents their religious upbringing—and one of the first complaints they have is that Christians are too political. Especially since 2016, it has become common to smear conservative Christians for being more interested in “making America great again” than in making disciples. This perception of evangelicals (that their churches are too political) is so strong that sociologist Christian Smith cited it in his recent book, Why Religion Went Obsolete as one of the main reasons for the long-term decline in church attendance. Here’s the irony: Evangelical...

President Trump has returned from the Middle East to mounting questions about whether it’s appropriate for him to accept a luxury Qatari jet to serve as the next Air Force One, including from Republicans increasingly dubious that the move is a smart and worthwhile idea. Republicans have given the president a wide berth on a multitude of issues throughout his first four months in office as they push to enact his agenda. However, very few are rushing to his defense after he made clear he plans to accept the $400 million gift. “It’s an unnecessary distraction,” one Senate Republican told...

Please pray for Scott Adams. Dilbert creator Scott Adams on Monday announced he has an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. In addition to the Dilbert comic strip, Adams has a podcast dubbed, “Coffee With Scott Adams,” where he often voices his support for President Trump. Adams was was of the first people to predict a Trump 2016 victory. The 67-year-old made the announcement on his podcast “Coffee With Scott Adams” just one day after Joe Biden announced he has prostate cancer that metastasized and spread to his bones. According to Biden’s spox, the former...

A presidential health crisis that ultimately resulted in the first lady of the United States wielding extraordinary power while covering up the president’s condition began in Pueblo more than a century ago. That crisis and the ensuing cover-up have similarities to today’s controversy regarding the physical and mental abilities of President Joe Biden. President Woodrow Wilson was elected in 1912 largely due to the split within the Republican Party when former President Theodore Roosevelt ran on the Progressive Party ticket against Wilson and incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft. Narrowly reelected in 1916, Wilson was only the second Democrat to...

Robert Morris, the disgraced former pastor of Gateway Church, once America’s largest megachurch, has filed a lawsuit against his former congregation, demanding millions in retirement payments. The church, however, is fiercely contesting his claims. Morris, 63, faces allegations that in 1982 he began sexually abusing 12-year-old Cindy Clemishire, who claims the abuse continued for over four years. Now indicted on five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child, Morris faces up to 100 years in prison, with each count carrying a maximum of 20 years. Despite these charges, Morris is suing Gateway Church, claiming its elders verbally promised...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has slammed Sir Keir Starmer's expected deal with Brussels as European trawlermen look set to plunder Britain's coastal waters until 2038. Reacting to the announcement of the deal, Farage, the Clacton MP, said: "If true that will be the end of the fishing industry." Farage told GB News the deal was "an abject surrender - the end of the fishing industry", later blasting the Prime Minister as a "north London lawyer". Speaking to The Telegraph, Farage asked: "Why would a north London lawyer care?" It comes as British fishermen brace for European trawlermen to be...

In a nutshell AI resume screening tools showed strong racial and gender bias, with White-associated names preferred in 85.1% of tests and Black male names favored in 0% of comparisons against White males. Bias increased when resumes were shorter, suggesting that when there’s less information, demographic signals like names carry even more weight. Removing names isn’t enough to fix the problem, as subtle clues—like word choice or school name—can still reveal identity, allowing AI systems to continue filtering out diverse candidates. ================================================================= SEATTLE — Every day, millions of Americans send their resumes into what feels like a digital black hole,...

Daily Readings from the USCCB“I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name—he will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you.” John 14:25–26Sometimes we forget all that God has spoken to us. For example, we may have some clear experience of God’s presence in our lives, such as a powerful spiritual insight gained through prayer, a deep conviction of His voice spoken through a sermon, the transforming freedom encountered through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, or some form of unmistakable clarity imparted...

Leading theologians have uncovered new evidence that when Noah's ark hit Mount Ararat, his wife was likely steering. Naamah, daughter of Lamech, is traditionally considered to be Noah's wife, and all historical evidence seems to indicate that she was to blame for the famed vessel violently crashing into the tip of a mountain. "After studying several extra-biblical ancient texts and consulting Jewish historians, it now seems Noah's stop on the top of Mount Ararat was completely unplanned, and totally his wife's fault," said biblical scholar Dr. Benjamin Abelman. "Every ancient source we currently possess now points to this as being...

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