Almighty and everlasting God, through the power of the Holy Spirit, you prepared the body of the Virgin Mary to be a worthy dwelling place of your divine son. You sanctified St. John the Baptist, while still in his mother’s womb. Listen now to my prayer. Through the intercession of St. Gerard, watch over my child and me; protect us at the time of delivery. May my child receive the saving graces of Baptism, lead a Christian life, and, together with all the members of our family, attain …
Read MoreThe spiral galaxy in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is IC 3225. It looks remarkably as if it was launched from a cannon, speeding through space like a comet with a tail of gas streaming from its disk behind it.
Read MoreCARACAS – The local leader of a Venezuelan opposition party, Edwin Santos, was found dead on Friday morning, with government critics blaming the death on state security forces though the government has said he died in an accident.
Read MoreOpposition activist Edwin Santos was found dead after being detained earlier this week, with the party saying he was “murdered” and blaming the regime of President Nicolás Maduro.
Read MoreIsrael carried out air strikes in Iran on Saturday, leading to multiple powerful explosions in Tehran and Karaj. The cause remains unclear, and Iranian officials warn of stronger retaliation against any offensive action. Eyewitnesses reported loud sounds and a red sky. This follows a recent ballistic missile attack by Iran on Israel.
Read MoreAt least one killed and several injured after Russian drone attack on residential Kyiv building
Read MoreThe Biden administration announced more than $3 billion Friday in funding for seven rural electric cooperatives, part of a broader effort to promote renewable energy in rural areas. The grants include nearly $2.5 billion in financing for the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, as well as nearly $1 billion through the Department of Agriculture’s Empowering…
Read MoreThe Washington Post is reeling from a decision to abstain from endorsing a presidential candidate in the 2024 election, a move that was reportedly made by billionaire owner Jeff Bezos after its editorial board drafted an endorsement of Vice President Harris. The decision has sparked widespread anger inside the Post’s newsroom and earned the…
Read MoreIn northern Gaza, health officials reported that Israeli forces had raided Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of the few medical facilities still functioning in the area.
Read MoreOttawa denied the NIA’s request for Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death certificate, citing queries about why India needed it. Nijjar, accused in nine cases, was murdered in 2022. This incident strained India-Canada relations, with mutual allegations and diplomatic actions ensuing.
Read More“When everything else feels like trying too hard, it’s a jeans moment,” says the wardrobe whiz, who works with stars like Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber.
Read MoreJones, who owes more than $1 billion to relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting,said selling those accounts would violate his privacy and deny him a chance to make a fresh start after bankruptcy.
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Window in Arkadi Monastery (gr. Μονή Αρκαδίου) in Rethmyno Regional District, Crete, Greece
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Some 13,000 light-years away toward the southern constellation Pavo,
the globular star cluster NGC 6752 roams the halo of our Milky Way
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While stray cats that inhabit the grounds of a local shrine take center stage, the film also celebrates the aging humans doing their best to preserve their neighborhood.
Read MoreIshii, the last Japanese player in the singles draw, pulled out of her semifinal against Diana Shnaider with an abdominal injury.
Read More[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia joined the BRICS alliance a year ago, alongside Egypt, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, marking a major diplomatic achievement as the country enjoys steady economic growth. The Ethiopian government reaffirmed its commitment to collaborate with international partners, emphasizing that the BRICS+ membership will strengthen relations with rapidly growing economies within the bloc.
Read More[Premium Times] This follows the House of Representatives’ call for the CBN to issue more new ₦200, ₦500, and ₦1,000 notes and gradually withdraw the old ones before the 31 December deadline.
Read MoreDo you remember when being quirky was a valuable quality in a person? In the early 2010s, wearing colorful color-blocked tights and dresses with nerd glasses was one of the coolest things a young woman could do with herself. Remember when Zoey Deschanel and Lena Dunham were the it-girls of the moment? I miss that so badly. It feels like a lifetime ago when the way to be cool was by being a little bit uncool. These days, everybody is too cool for school. If you are wearing clothes that are a little too 2022, someone can and will clock you on that. The only way out of the endless cycles of trend chasing and fast fashion is to embrace the long-lost quirk. Wear that sweater from approximately 1997 that is not cute now and has never been cute! Share quirky memes on your Facebook feed! The world is your oyster.
Every illness requires a different level of medical intervention. If every citizen showed up in the emergency room every time you stub your toe, the medical system, as we know it, would collapse. On the flip side, if you refuse to let your kids see a doctor on the grounds of your religious beliefs, no matter how sick they are, you’re probably not a very good parent.
It’s a good rule of thumb that you should seek medical advice if your condition has worsened in the week since you first started having symptoms. The young woman in this story probably should’ve sought treatment 3 weeks ago, but her mother keeps trying to stop her. After a week of what was seemingly just a regular cold, she started coughing so hard that it triggered her gag reflex. A week later, she started running a fever and couldn’t sleep through the next because of her cough, and even then, her mom forbade her from going to a doctor.
[U.S. Treasury] Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Mirghani Idris Suleiman (Idris)pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14098, for leading the Sudanese Armed Forces’ (SAF) efforts to acquire weapons for use in its ongoing war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Idris has been at the center of weapons deals that have fueled the brutality and scale of the war, serving as Director General of Defense Industries System (DIS), the SAF’s primary
Read MoreLOS ANGELES, CA — After being in business for 143 years, The Los Angeles Times is shutting its doors because its entire staff resigned in protest after being asked to publish factual information. Provoked by a new editor-in-chief who thought newspapers were supposed to report facts, several senior reporters banded together to rally everyone to quit their jobs and do literally anything else. "I’ve wanted to be a reporter for as long as I could remember," said former political correspondent Iago Mendax. "But telling the truth? What does that have to do with reporting?" Several former employees had already accepted jobs at The New York Times and The National Enquirer, where they hoped their efforts to dispel the truth would be appreciated. Others were considering this an early retirement. "I think I’m just going to lie in my free time," said Jezebel Countercross, who formerly worked the crime beat. "I think it will be nice to just spend more time deceiving my friends and family." At publishing time, every single former employee had been sued for libel.
Read MoreSome people have noticed the peculiar formatting Dr. Jordan Peterson began using when posting on X (formerly Twitter), but little have they realized that they are witnessing the emergence of the great haiku poet of modern times.
Read MoreAnthony Claret was a missionary, religious founder, social reformer, queen’s chaplain, writer and publisher, archbishop and refugee. He was a Spaniard whose work took him to the Canary Islands, Cuba, Madrid, Paris, and to the First Vatican Council.
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