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Russian news media is reporting that Syrian militants fired 36 rockets at Russia’s Khmeimim airbase in two attacks on Monday with the shelling coming from the Idlib de-escalation zone. But they say both attacks were repelled by the air defenses with no damage dealt, the Russian military said, adding that jets launched strikes in response. They report the shelling came … Read More

The United States is deploying an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East on short notice in response to “clear indications” Iran and Iranian proxies were planning an attack on U.S. forces in the region, a U.S. official said. Late Sunday night, the White House made a surprise announcement that the USS Abraham Lincoln and a … Read More

The death toll continues to rise this Sunday as civilian casualties increased on both sides after more than 600 rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza in less than 24 hours, in one of the most intense flareups of violence in the region in years. The barrage of rockets from Gaza started Saturday with Israelis running for bomb shelters as … Read More

The Gaza-based Islamic Jihad terror group has released a video threatening rocket attacks on the Israeli nuclear facility in Dimona and other sensitive sites in Israel as the Ben Gurion Airport. The threat has come after continuous rocket fire from Gaza raining down 200 rockets on Israel and then the IDF strikes in response. The Iran-backed Islamic Jihad terror group … Read More

Air-raid sirens sounded across southern Israel sending Israelis running for bomb shelters as 200 rockets rained down that were fired from the Gaza Strip, according to Israel Defense Forces. But again miraculously, no one was killed. The Iron Dome aerial defense system intercepted dozens of the incoming rockets, per the IDF. It was reported the rocket barrage continued for some … Read More

The Calvary United Methodist Church in Durham N.C. found a way to support the LGBTQ community by packing the church for an event called “Drag Me to Church.” The event was described by the church as a family-friendly drag performance fundraiser with the purpose of supporting and raising money for the church’s LGBTQ youth group. Also on the group’s calendar … Read More

Armed attackers killed five worshipers and a pastor in an attack by armed groups on a church in Burkina Faso, a country in West Africa, security and local sources said. The attack took place on a Sunday in the small northern town of Silgadji near Djibo, the capital of Soum province, and two others were also reported missing. A government … Read More

Measles cases in the U.S. have reached 704 in 22 states – the highest mark in 25 years and also for this century. And the milestone is a disappointment for health officials who declared the disease eliminated in the U.S. in 2000 – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. It’s reported this number is the highest total of … Read More

The Satanic Temple says it has officially been recognized as a church for the first time by the federal government. The organization made the announcement in a post on Instagram. It says the recognition as a church means it now has tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service. It also means, according to the temple, that it can receive protection from … Read More

The names of close to 200 Boy Scout leaders in New York and New Jersey accused of sexually abusing kids will be released. The leaders worked in both states and were named in the Boy Scouts of America’s “perversion files,”according to a pair of law firms representing victims. At press conferences lawyers from law firms plan to release “shocking testimony” and demand … Read More