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een from Earth, the Moon looks so bright and peaceful. But on closer inspection, the lunar surface is etched with crinkles that also happen to be active faults—whose appearance and behavior may be more unexpected than scientists thought. In a study published yesterday in The Planetary Science Journal, scientists report the identification of more than 10,000 young faults across the lunar surface. The team referenced images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), specifically its images of ridges and long, curvy structures called lobate scarps. These features form as a result of a celestial body’s contraction, in this case the...

US move to curtail Ukraine’s access to Starlink triggers ‘kill switch’ fears around Lockheed Martin’s Skynet bidAn American defence giant has emerged as the frontrunner to build British military satellites, just hours after Ukraine’s access to US systems was curtailed.In a prospective deal worth up to £2bn, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is pushing to buy a new generation of Skynet satellites from US giant Lockheed Martin.The Skynet system is a lynchpin of the British military, with the current fleet of satellites produced in the UK by Airbus.The technology allows the Armed Forces to communicate and share information securely anywhere...

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A pastor at a Baptist church in Texas allowed children to smash statues of angels and the Blessed Virgin Mary on stage as a reward during a “Bible drills” exercise. After a recent service at Stedfast Baptist Church in Cedar Hill, Texas, pastor Jonathan Shelley posted videos from his @bannedpastor X account on October 12-13 showing the children smashing “Catholic Mary Statues” and “Catholic Idols,” justifying his anti-Catholic actions as defending the Second Commandment. He had preached a sermon on the topic of the Second Commandment and idol worship. The Catechism of the Catholic Church instructs the faithful that the...

Politico published a troubling report Thursday claiming that President Donald Trump has been quietly shopping around for a replacement for White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. According to Playbook, four people with direct knowledge say Trump has been asking friends and allies what they think of Wiles and discussing who might replace her. Those sources claim the questions have picked up as the November midterms draw closer and Trump grows frustrated with his political standing. NEW in @Playbook: Trump is asking close allies about CoS Susie Wiles, and floating possible future successors, per sources Knives are out for Wiles—with...

In Access Independent Health Services v. Wrigley, abortion providers and physicians challenged North Dakota’s abortion law. They argued that the North Dakota Constitution protects a right to abortion and that the law’s exceptions were too unclear for doctors to know when they could legally provide an abortion. The district court agreed with the challengers and struck down the law. The state appealed, bringing the case to the North Dakota Supreme Court. Justice Jerod Tufte played a central role in the Supreme Court’s decision. In an extensive opinion joined by Chief Justice Jon Jensen, he rejected the argument that the state...

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A stunning new poll has revealed that American young people are expressing positive views toward Sharia law at higher rates than ever as the midterm elections approach in three weeks. Experts say much of the support can be attributed to the lack of balanced formation being provided by American universities and fear of being labeled racist, leading to young people being ill-informed about the oppression inherent in Islamic legal code.Earlier this month, Rasmussen Reports published the results of a survey that found a full 43% of voters aged 18-24 saying they have positive views of Sharia law. Strikingly, the poll...

America may be growing more secular, but it has hardly stopped believing in the supernatural. Millions of Americans still believe in God, heaven, hell, angels, demons, spiritual attacks and divine intervention. They believe there is something beyond the physical world, something that science cannot fully explain and human eyes cannot see. Yet when it comes to the supernatural events at the very heart of Christianity, that confidence begins to crumble. According to new research from the American Bible Society's 2026 State of the Bible report, fewer than half of Americans now believe that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin...

new proposed amendment to Missouri’s constitution that would prohibit abortion and sex-rejecting procedures for minors with gender dysphoria is polling close ahead of November’s election day. According to polling posted by The New York Times, 44% of likely Missouri voters said they oppose the adoption of abortion safeguards, follow by a close 43% who support it. In contrast, 47% of likely Missouri voters said they support a ban on gender transition procedures for children while 40% oppose it. In 2024, Missouri voters passed Amendment 3, to codify “the fundamental right to reproductive freedom, including abortion,” according to Ballotpedia. November’s proposed...

Sadly, and very stupidly, John Cornyn, and his Liddle’ Buddy, Super RINO, Karl Rove, are doing everything possible to make it hard for Ken Paxton, the Greatest Attorney General in the History of Texas, and one of the Best in the United States, to win the upcoming Midterm Election against a Radical Left Lunatic, James TalaFREAKO, who is the ANTITHESIS of Texas Values. John Cornyn who, after my Endorsement, lost the Primary to Ken by a very wide margin, and Karl Rove, who shouldn’t be allowed to spew his jealousy on FoxNews, should be ashamed of themselves. They are hurting...

A transgender 19-year-old alleged neo-Nazi accused of plotting a racist mass shooting at a Hindu temple outside Chicago will get his hormone injections in jail while he awaits trial, a judge ruled. A Cook County judge ordered Alexandros Paporakis held without bail Wednesday — but added a healthcare order, noting that the accused would-be terrorist takes hormone injections for gender transition, among other drugs, NBC Chicago reported. In addition to his transition injections, Paporakis is being treated for ADHD, depression, and anxiety, the judge revealed. Paporakis, a Taco Bell cashier from Palatine, was arrested Sunday after cops learned of an...

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to let a lawsuit brought by a Tennessee man alleging that a website owned by entertainment giant Paramount Global violated a 1988 video privacy law when it shared information with Facebook go forward, at least for now. After nearly 90 minutes of oral argument in Salazar v. Paramount Global, the justices appeared poised to agree with Michael Salazar that the law, the Video Privacy Protection Act, applies to any consumer of the products sold by a company that provides videos. Although some members of the court expressed concerns about the possibility that allowing...

President Donald Trump announced that the planned firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will not be livestreamed, reversing an earlier Pentagon announcement that the public would be able to watch the convicted mass killer's final moments. Trump said in a Truth Social post that broadcasting the execution could serve as a powerful deterrent to terrorism but acknowledged that many Americans would rather not witness Hasan's death. "He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed," Trump wrote. Hasan’s execution is scheduled for Dec. 3. Trump said immediate family members of...

How to Collect Signatures to Repeal Massachusetts’ New Abortion Law With just 8 days remaining, volunteers are working to collect signatures for the effort to repeal Massachusetts’ new late-term abortion law. All petition sheets must be delivered to town halls by Friday, October 23, at 5:00 PM. If you want to sign the petition or help someone else find where to sign, visit Repeal188.com homepage, select “Sign the petition,” and submit your town and email address to find nearby signing opportunities. Home Questions about signing, obtaining petition sheets or gathering signatures? Contact the Coalition. Please also watch 4 Things to...

The battle on Election Day is between the voting booth and the couch, No Kings organizers say. Demonstrators are expected to line Michigan intersections, pedestrian bridges, parks and more on Saturday, Oct. 17, a few weeks ahead of the midterm election on Nov. 3, in an effort to encourage people to make a plan to vote. Multiple mass protests dubbed "No Kings Day" have taken place nationwide since President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025, with the event name serving as an ode to their argument that Trump has increasingly turned toward authoritarianism and that democracy is under attack....

BEND, Ore. (KATU) — Police in Bend are on the scene of a reported active shooter situation at Silver Rail Elementary School. A large police presence has gathered in the area. Residents are asked to avoid the area. The school has been placed on lockdown due to this incident. The suspected shooter has been shot and killed, according to police. At this time it is unclear who shot the suspect. Police confirmed that there are multiple victims, including children. At least two people have been taken to a local hospital in unknown condition. KATU News has reached out to the...

A suspected shooter was killed inside an Oregon elementary school Thursday after gunfire left multiple victims, including children, police said. Officers were going room by room to evacuate Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend as authorities worked to determine who shot and killed the suspect. Police said a bystander may have intervened. "We don't have confirmation yet who shot the suspect. It may have been a bystander," Sheila Miller, Bend Police Department’s communications manager said during a news briefing. Police confirmed there was one shooter and that the suspect was dead.

The OpenAI engineer who was fired after being charged this week with bugging a conference room at the AI giant was nabbed by the FBI only three days before his one-way flight to Saudi Arabia was set to take off, according to court papers. Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35 year-old Saudi national, said he helped advise Saudi Arabia government agencies on technology and gushed in a recent podcast interview about meeting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, then the deputy crown prince, during the prince’s 2016 visit to Silicon Valley. Alfozan said he had been looking for guidance on whether to return...