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President Trump is declaring a national emergency on the U.S. southern border, tapping into executive powers in a bid to divert billions toward construction of a wall even as he signs a funding package that includes just $1.4 billion for border security. “We’re going to confront the national security crisis on our southern border … one way or the other, we have to … Read More

It’s reported that the U.S. secretly moved special forces troops to the Caribbean closer to Venezuela in countries as Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, in claims made by Cuba as they denounce the U.S. for preparing “military aggression” against Venezuela. Cuba’s foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez lashed out at the U.S., alleging that it was sending the special forces without informing … Read More

In an interview, six-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady was asked if he had any rituals or superstitions that he used to help him win. He said that he relied on the rituals performed by his Brazilian wife, Gisele Bundchen, who calls herself a “good witch.” They were married in 2009 in a Roman Catholic ceremony. They have both been wildly successful as … Read More

After more Israeli military strikes into the Syrian Golan Heights, Syria has sent more forces from the Syrian Arab Army into the Quneitra province at the Golan Heights border with Israel. According to the state-run SANA news agency, an Israeli tank or tanks shelled an abandoned hospital in Quneitra and a nearby observation post. Quneitra lies just across the border on … Read More

An unprecedented wild winter storm battered Hawaii with 190 mile per hour winds, and waves over 60 feet, while also snowing in unusual places in the Aloha State over the weekend. The storm was described by the National Weather Service office in Honolulu as “historic.” Forecasters “are calling this an unprecedented event and we concur that we rarely if ever have seen … Read More

The second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has claimed the lives of nearly 100 children. At least 97 children, 65 of whom were younger than 5 years old, have died from Ebola virus disease in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since the outbreak was declared. “We are at a crossroads,” Heather Kerr, Save the Children’s country director in the Democratic Republic of … Read More

The Roman Pope Francis has publicly admitted that priests have used nuns as “sexual slaves”, and may still be doing so, marking a new chapter in the sexual abuse crisis rocking the Roman church. The Vatican’s women’s magazine, said “It is the first time that the pope, but also the church as an institution, has publicly admitted this abuse is … Read More

In Texas, 286 priests of the Roman Church were accused of sexually abusing children, a number that represents one of the largest collections of names to be released. The move by Texas church leaders follows a shocking Pennsylvania report in August detailing seven decades of child sexual abuse by more than 300 predator priests. Furthermore, the Illinois attorney general reported … Read More

While saying a baby has become something we can throw away in America, Iowa officials passed the “heartbeat” legislation. The “heartbeat” legislation bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat has been detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy. Exceptions are made in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law what is one of the country’s … Read More

Australia’s military has been deployed to tackle devastating “once-in-a-century” floods that have inundated homes, schools and airports in the country’s northeast, forcing hundreds to flee and bringing crocodiles into the streets. Australia’s tropical north typically experiences heavy rains during the monsoon season, but the recent downpour has seen some areas get a year’s worth of rainfall in a week. The … Read More