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A fierce dust storm hit the Black Rock Desert on the eve of its annual Burning Man festival, damaging campsites that had been set up early, participants reported. Winds of up to 50 mph stirred up the lakebed's alkaline dust so fiercely that participants in the annual art and culture festival reported not being able to see beyond a foot. Still, gates to the festival had opened by Sunday morning, with organizers cautioning new arrivals to "drive safely!" The dust storm arrived Saturday evening after strong thunderstorms in the Sierra Nevada drifted off the mountains and whipped up strong winds...

In defiance of her own Archbishop’s decision to deny her communion because of her aggressive promotion of abortion, new reports indicate Nancy Pelosi received communion yesterday at a liberal Catholic church in Washington. As LifeNews reported, Cordileone said he formally notified U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week that she can no longer be allowed communion because she is no longer in communion with the Catholic Church by virtue of her repeatedly promoting abortion. Cordileone, who serves Pelosi’s home district of San Francisco, said he informed the congresswoman of his decision Thursday after repeated attempts to speak with her about...

CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” snuck another anti-Trump message into the popular show’s credits on Thursday night, taking aim at press secretary Sarah Sanders’ appearance and Christian faith. “God told me he hasn't spoken to Sarah Sanders since she was fourteen years old and praying for her skin to clear up. I have no reason to doubt Him,” an on-screen message during the show’s closing credits said.

FIVE European countries may seek to follow Britain’s lead in leaving the EU in a Brexit domino effect, Germany has warned. France, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Hungary could leave. Front National leader Marine Le Pen has pledged to hold a French referendum if she emerges victorious in next year's presidential elections. While for the past two months a Nexit has been on the cards after Dutch voters overwhelmingly rejected a Ukraine-European Union treaty. Angela Merkel's country faces having to pay an extra £2.44billion a year to the annual EU budget once Britain has left.

Earlier this year, Nye took on creationist Ken Hamm in a debate pitting evolution against the idea that God created the Earth and everything in it without any outside scientific influence. Nye speaks often about educating the U.S. on evolution, especially since nearly half of Americans believe, to some extent, in creationism. In his interview on CBS, Nye spoke about the fact that everyone believes in something, but that religion and science must remain separate. "I mean, we all believe in something that we can't prove, I should hope, "" Nye says. So if you get the feeling and you...

CHRISTIAN protesters demonstrated outside the Welsh Assembly today against a poetry reading by a controversial writer. About 250 people gathered in Cardiff Bay as Patrick Jones was preparing to read his work inside the Assembly, after being invited to appear there by two AMs. Their objections, and those of several politicians, have not been able to stop the reading from going ahead. The Conservative leader in the Assembly, Nick Bourne, said he thought that Mr Jones’ work may even breach laws on inciting religious hatred. Mr Bourne said: “I have great concern about the home of Welsh democracy being used...

Chris Matthews is currently interviewing Sister Jeannine Gramick, a former nun who was booted out by then-Cardinal Ratzinger. Matthews said her 'crime' was ministering to gays, but obviously there is nothing inherently wrong with ministering to anyone, so I have to assume her actions went well beyond that. She has started a new sect called "New Ways Ministry." In any case, Matthews was clearly in a quandary. He sympathizes with Gramick's liberal views, but, not being totally irrational, can't get around the unequivocal language of the Bible outlawing homosexual activity. He asked Gramick what could she expect a Pope, even...

BOSTON TOO, HAS SUPER HIV CASEMassachusetts doctors have reported several HIV patients with resistance to some of the most commonly prescribed treatments, rasing further concerns about a new, possibly drug resistant strain of the virus.The patients resistance to drug treatment is similar to a New York City case that has sparked widespread concern amont public health experts, the Boston Herald reported.'There is global concern that there may be an increasing amount of patients that have a resistant virus,' said Dr. Greg Robbins of Massachusetts General Hospital.