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The mayhem started an hour before sunset on Tuesday as residents of the farming community were heading home from their fields, where they grow yams, maize and millet. The militants headed straight to the home of traditional leader Umar Bio Salihu - because they had written to him asking if they could come and preach... Salihu was not at his home in Woro at the time, so they set his compound alight and killed two of his children. ... The jihadists then went on a killing spree that lasted all night. Amnesty International said many of the dead had been...

"Today, I was watching Ukrainian (prisoners of war) who returned home from Russia, and these are the people who deserve the Peace Prize," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said. Moldovan President Maia Sandu rejected a proposal to nominate her for the Nobel Peace Prize on Feb. 5, saying the honor belongs to Ukrainian prisoners of war and others who risk or give their lives for peace. Sandu’s remarks came on the same day Ukraine secured the return of 157 prisoners of war from Russian captivity in its first exchange with Moscow in nearly five months. “I am grateful that people are...

Artificial intelligence is no longer science fiction. It’s part of daily life. But as AI becomes more powerful, serious spiritual questions have been raised: Is AI the Antichrist? Is AI connected to end times? And how should Christians think about AI? In my recent podcast, we cover the topic of AI because it isn’t something to discuss in the future. These are questions for right now. Is AI the Antichrist? The Bible tells us that in the last days, there’s going to be a world figure that will emerge—the Antichrist, also called the Beast and the Wicked One. I don’t...

The Bible describes a future period in which authority is concentrated not solely in traditional kingdoms, but in a limited number of powerful figures who operate beyond national boundaries. And that is why I am paying close attention to President Trump’s Board of Peace. Here are some fast facts: 1) President Trump will serve as chairman and wield considerable overall control. It will help resolve conflicts globally. He has the sole authority to invite new members and appoint a successor. 2) Global peace seems to be their goal, though they will participate in other global duties as well. The immediate...

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Dannon, wrote an opinion article titled, “Why are Jews still attacked worldwide?” To answer this staggering question, Danon wrote: International Holocaust Remembrance Day is meant to stop time. To force the world to confront the industrial murder of six million Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators. We remember these atrocities because memory is supposed to protect the future and because education is meant to prevent repetition. But honoring the victims demands more than ritual; it demands responsibility. That is why remembrance ceremonies take place, year after year,...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom unleashed a vulgar tirade against Louisiana’s female attorney general yesterday as he defending allowing illegal abortion pills to flow into pro-life states. Newsom told a female Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill to “go ---- yourself” as he defended his state’s refusal to extradite abortionists accused of illegally mailing abortion pills to Louisiana residents, a move pro-life advocates say endangers women and unborn babies by circumventing state laws designed to protect life. The exchange erupted on social media after Newsom posted about Louisiana’s plans to sue him and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for blocking extradition requests....

[Catholic Caucus] Since 1988, Who Changed—Rome or the SSPX?Have Rome or the SSPX actually changed since the 1988 episcopal consecrations—or has only one side moved? This in-depth analysis compares Archbishop Lefebvre’s unwavering view of immutable Tradition with Rome’s evolving theology on synodality, moral teaching, and “living tradition,” raising a question every serious Catholic must confront.Between now and the eventual consecration of bishops for the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), there will be various newsworthy developments, and even more speculation about possible developments, much of which will turn out to be incorrect. As interesting as all of that will surely...

In her 2022 memoir, abortionist Christine Henneberg describes abortion procedures she witnessed and committed. On Doing First-Trimester Abortions A surgical first-trimester abortion is done by inserting an instrument called a cannula into the woman’s womb. It’s attached to a suction machine. The powerful suction tears apart the child and pulls him or her out in pieces. The abortionist must then check the remains to make sure they have removed all body parts, or the woman can suffer an infection from parts of the baby left behind. Henneberg says: At 10 to 12 weeks, it’s obvious what you’re looking for: tiny...

More than 2,900 athletes from 92 national Olympic committees will compete at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games. The United States will have the largest presence with more than 230 athletes, followed by Canada with 210 athletes and host nation Italy with 196.

Six people, including a little five-year-old child, were hurt when a grenade exploded inside a beauty salon in Grenoble, France on Friday. The blast happened just before 3:00 p.m. local time. French news reports say everyone who was injured is now out of danger and stable. So, what exactly happened? Several people walked into the shop in the middle of the day. One of them threw a grenade. After the explosion they all ran away. Police still have no idea who did it or why. The motive is completely unknown right now. Where the salon is The beauty salon sits...

Masked Youths Throw Grenade into Beauty Salon in Grenoble, France, Injuring 6 Including a Child A grenade exploded inside a beauty salon in Grenoble, France, on Friday afternoon, injuring six people—including a 5-year-old child—all with minor injuries. The victims received on-site treatment from firefighters and did not require hospitalization. The attack took place around 3:00 p.m. when two masked suspects entered the premises on a busy central street, tossed the device inside, and fled. Witnesses described hearing screams followed by a loud blast that shattered the storefront window. The suspects remain at large, and the Grenoble prosecutor's office has released...

ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber targeted a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and wounding at least 169 others, officials said, a rare bombing in Pakistan's capital as its Western-allied government struggles to rein in a surge in militant attacks across the country. Television footage and social media images showed police and residents transporting the wounded to nearby hospitals. Some of the wounded in the attack on the sprawling mosque of Khadija Al-Kubra were reported to be in critical condition. Rescuers and witnesses described a harrowing scene, with bodies and wounded lying on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With President Trump and Republicans campaigning hard to shore up election integrity in the U.S., congressional Democrats agreed to negotiate on the issue on the condition that death certificates be added to the list of acceptable forms of voter ID. Though initially opposed to any form of legislation mandating voter ID, Democrats surprisingly came forward with a proposal to compromise by guaranteeing that presenting a current death certificate would be accepted as valid identification to vote in elections. "It's our base's most widely used form of documentation," said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. "We didn't want to...

CORRUPTION: FBI Atlanta Chief Paul Brown warned Fulton County elections officials about a coming raid & even shared a list of items agents planned to seize. He was removed just before the warrant was executed. This is a compromised bureau. h/t @zerohedge

At CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, an imposing spy aircraft stands outside the main entrance — a relic from a pivotal era of Cold War intelligence gathering that, in its time, pushed aerospace technology to its limits. But its stationary, terrestrial home amid birds and bugs, instead of at Mach 3 speeds and altitudes of 80,000 feet, meant it risked falling apart. "The A-12 is prime real estate here at CIA headquarters," Robert Byer, CIA's museum director, told CBS News in an interview, noting employees pass by it daily. But, he added, "this plane was not built with the idea...

Daniela was ordered to retake the test on Thursday as the law warns, which would have been frustrating, but not impossible. However, Daniela told NBC6 there were no more appointments left for the day and starting Friday, the state will only allow driver license tests to be administered in English.Standing in the hallway in front of the Miami-Dade Tax Collectors office, a woman cried while holding her drivers license exam results, shortly after being told they weren't enough to receive her physical license card. Daniela told NBC6 she went through a course, passed her driver license exam, and was told...

Donald Trump has told the Senate’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer, that he will unfreeze funds for major infrastructure projects in New York and New Jersey if he supports renaming Dulles international airport in Virginia and Penn Station in New York City after him, according to media reports. The demand, which was first reported on Thursday by Punchbowl News, comes after the president in October halted $18bn in funding for a major subway line expansion in New York City as well as a new rail tunnel connecting the city to New Jersey. The funding freeze was announced on the first day...

It's a roughly 6-7 minute video summarizing recent congressional testimony. Republican state representative Kristin Robbins (chair of Minnesota's House Fraud Prevention Committee) testified before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee about large-scale fraud in Minnesota's public assistance programs, particularly: Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) — fraud dating back to 2011, escalating under Gov. Tim Walz's administration, with millions allegedly funneled as cash to Somalia (some reports linking it to terrorism funding via groups like Al-Shabaab). Feeding Our Future nutrition program scandal — enabled by pandemic-era waivers (including the "Meals Act" tied to Rep. Ilhan Omar in 2020), involving fake meal claims for...

Army headquarters on fire. Seems similar to explosions set off by Israel last June several days before the airstrikes. Seen on X, but I don't have a link yet. IN other news, a large mortuary in NW Iran was seen totally engulfed in flames. The regime had stated earlier on state run tv that they had no more room for bodies. NOT a coincidence. Their evil knows no bounds.

He provided warm bass vocals on such hits as “Up, Up and Away,” “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” and “Wedding Bell Blues” and was a photographer and author as well.LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of The 5th Dimension and a longtime celebrity and sports photographer whose images graced magazines including Jet, Ebony and Harper’s Bazaar, has died. He was 90.McLemore died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Las Vegas, a publicist announced. He suffered a stroke several years ago.With The 5th Dimension alongside Florence LaRue, Ron Townson and married couple Billy Davis Jr. and Marilyn McCoo, McLemore helped bring...