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Italian bishop backs imam’s presentation of Islam inside Catholic parish churchArchbishop Giovanni Intini attended an April 15 event at an Italian parish where local Imam Khaled Bouchelaghem delivered what journalist Andrea Zambrano called an ‘Islamic catechism. An imam delivered a presentation of the Islamic faith inside a Catholic parish church in Brindisi, Italy, with the participation of the local bishop.On April 15, the parish of San Lorenzo in Brindisi, southern Italy, hosted an event titled “Do You Know Islam? Let us explore together the pillars, the meaning of life, and the celebrations of the Islamic faith,” in which Imam Khaled...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- D4vd has been arrested in connection with the murder of a teenager whose decomposing body was found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to the singer, police said Thursday. D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, is being held without bail, officials said. In September 2025, 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found dead inside the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to the singer D4vd.

Senior U.S. defense officials have held talks about producing weapons and other military supplies with top executives ​of companies including General Motors (GM.N), opens new tab and Ford Motor (F.N), opens new tab, the ‌Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the discussions. The preliminary and wide-ranging talks, which started before the war in Iran, come as the Trump ​administration wants automakers and other American manufacturers to play a ​larger role in weapons production, the Journal said. Defense officials told ⁠the newspaper that American manufacturers might be needed to backstop ​traditional defense contractors and asked whether the...

Ben Roberts-Smith was taking his teenage daughters on a shopping day trip to Sydney when he was arrested getting off a Qantas flight and charged with war crimes. The Victoria Cross recipient had flown from Queensland to NSW with his 15-year-old twins and partner Sarah Matulin on the morning of April 7 and all four were holding return tickets to Brisbane. Roberts-Smith, who will apply for bail today in Downing Centre Local Court, had treated his girls to an Easter school holidays expedition and none of the group had checked any luggage. Federal authorities knew the 47-year-old was making the...

A scientist experimenting with anti-gravity tech was found dead at 34 after warning that her life could be in danger, marking another mysterious case of deaths and disappearances in recent years. Amy Eskridge was just 34 years old when she allegedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head in Huntsville, Alabama on June 11, 2022. However, neither the police nor the medical examiners have publicly released any details of an investigation ever taking place. Before her death, she was openly researching and trying to develop anti-gravity technology, a way to control or cancel out gravity, which could revolutionize space...

Journalist Avi Lipkin describes modern Europe as a “sinking ship,” due to large Islamic populations endangering the coalition of European nation-states. “There are a lot of Jewish people now leaving the UK and moving to Israel because the situation has become very unstable, very dangerous for the Jewish people there,” Mr Lipkin told Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power. “Keir Starmer is not taking the classical British approach; he is gone off to the left, and Macron has gone off to the left … from Israel, we see Europe as a sinking ship neutralised by massive, massive Islamic populations which...

AI-generated singers routinely rank among the top-streamed country music artists in the United States -- a trend that for now is limited to a genre that industry observers fear is becoming too formulaic. Breaking Rust, Cain Walker, Aventhis, and Outlaw Gospel have more in common that cowboy hats, denim and leather. They are all completely computer-generated, from their faces to their melodies. And they are all hitmakers. "That's a phenomenon I didn't see coming," said Jennie Hayes Kurtz of the country music band Brother and The Hayes. "I thought AI was going to be curing cancer or something." Many of...

THIS WOULD BE HUGE!! "I have been told by reliable sources that decision is DONE and the minority is SLOW-WALKING the dissent so states do not have time to redistrict ahead of it." — former White House press secretary Sean Spicer We could gain over a DOZEN HOUSE SEATS depending how much SCOTUS weakens Section 2 of the VRA — if they indeed do this. Nothing is final yet, but if and when it is, that's a JAW-DROPPING DEFEAT for the Left! It's unclear EXACTLY how many the GOP could pick up for the 2026 midterms. FLORIDA convenes soon, but...

The government is investigating after BBC reports revealed some migrants are being advised to make false claims they are gay or a victim of domestic abuse in order to stay in the country. No 10 said there were "robust safeguards" to make sure claims are "rigorously and fairly assessed". The prime minister's spokesman said the Home Office and the regulator, the Immigration Advice Authority, were working to ensure "anyone potentially abusing our immigration system is held accountable". Opposition parties have called for a complete overhaul of the asylum system to prevent false claims. The Home Office was already looking into...

It’s One Big Beautiful refund. Americans are rolling in the dough this tax season thanks to a bevy of new reforms passed by the Trump administration that have boosted returns by double digits. More than 53 million taxpayers cashed in after taking advantage of new deductions included in President Trump’s signature “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” including tax-free tips and overtime, cheaper car loan interest and senior write-offs. The tax breaks translated to a surge in refunds — as filers in 2026 took home, on average, $3,462, or 11.1% more than last year, IRS data shows. The numbers are even...

Where is the decision on the Supreme Court case involving the Voting Rights Act? Where is Louisiana v. Callais, the case that could weaken the Voting Rights Act, and potentially cause Democrats to tremble? The national consequences of this decision are critical, as a ruling striking down the VRA could lead to total Republican control across the South. Perhaps that’s why the Court is slow-walking in releasing the opinion. Sean Spicer said on The Huddle that the opinion is finished, but some justices are holding out as long as possible to prevent redistricting. Does that mean VRA is going to...

New York, New York — if you can make it here . . . we don’t want you. Gov. Kathy Hochul used Tax Day to announce a new fee targeting wealthy people who still linger in the city after moving their primary residences to other states. The tax, called pied-à-terre (or “foot on the ground”) is designed to hit people who still maintain high-value properties in the city. It is a remarkably moronic effort to ensure that wealthy people cut all ties with the city. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a socialist who supports the “decommodification” of private property, is seeking major...

'Falsified' return follows previous reports of tens of millions lost to scammersThe Canada Revenue Agency has paid out another $5-million refund to a single taxpayer, this time to a B.C. businesswoman, despite what it now alleges was a bogus return that included "illogical" and "falsified information." According to court records obtained by CBC's the fifth estate and Radio-Canada, the seven-figure refund was paid out last May to Teresa Wallace. The documents say she typically made $54,000 a year with her hemp and grain processing business in Silverton, 95 kilometres north of Nelson in the West Kootenay region. Two months after...

Hunter Biden is hiding from his creditors in California, avoiding paying over $20 million he owes various people, The Post has learned. Although a lawyer for the former first son claimed he is “living abroad” in South Africa, where his wife Melissa Cohen hails from, he’s actually holed up at luxury 8,000-acre estate in Santa Ynez, two hours north of Los Angeles, sources claim. “He’s been telling everyone that he is living in South Africa because he has no money, but it’s a ruse, to show that he is broke and can’t pay his bills,” said a source close to...

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VATICAN CITY — Seated inside a fortress with 40-foot walls and surrounded by Swiss guards, Pope Leo XIV cautioned the rest of the world's population not to fear mass Islamic migration. After condemning anyone opposed to their country being overrun by Muslims, the pope then ordered the doors of the Vatican sealed as he hopped into his bulletproof car. "You must lovingly accept anyone into your country, even if they want very much to kill you," explained the Supreme Pontiff. "Do not put up high walls to protect yourself. Do not close yourself in a church with others like yourself....

Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Thursday took credit for the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, which officially went into effect at midnight. In a post on social media, Ghalibaf claimed that “the ceasefire was nothing but a result of Hezbollah's steadfastness and the unity of the Axis of Resistance." He further wrote that “we will deal with this ceasefire with caution, and we will remain together until the full realization of victory." The comments come a day after Ghalibaf insisted that no ceasefire in Iran would be possible without the inclusion of Lebanon. “The completion and consolidation of...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed a resolution designating June, which has been nationally recognized as Pride Month since 1999, as 'Nuclear Family Month' in the state. The amendment defines a nuclear family as consisting of one husband, one wife, and any biological, adopted, or fostered children, stating that this is 'God's design for familial structure.' LGBTQ+ advocates have criticized the move as exclusionary, arguing that the strongest families are grounded in love, not specific structures. Why it matters This decision by the Tennessee governor is seen as a direct challenge to the long-standing recognition of Pride Month, which celebrates...

We've had the displeasure of introducing you to Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty before. In other words, she's in charge in Minneapolis and has done everything she can to thwart ICE and Operation Metro Surge. Operation Metro Surge has moved on, but Moriarty hasn't. On Thursday, she announced an arrest warrant against an ICE agent for illegally driving on the shoulder of the road (gasp!) and pointing a gun at a suspect. She made it clear that this is a nationwide arrest warrant, so if the ICE agent (or former ICE agent) is pulled over for a speeding ticket anywhere...

I am starting a project and Laravel has been recommended to me. I have always used PHP. What are the advantages of Laravel, what are its best applications, and what might be superior to it. Thanks! -Jeff