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April, 2025

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Romans 3:23-24
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

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WORLD

Top Iranian officials told Khamenei to allow US nuke talks or risk fall of regime – NYT

Educators at London conference explain that antisemitism is 'world’s oldest hatred,' not result of Israeli-Palestinian conflict

US sanctions network shipping hundreds of millions of dollars in Iranian oil

UN said rising sea levels due to global warming could wipe entire nations off the face of the Earth … by the year 2000

UK Christians in 'Shock' as Government Prepares to Enact Law That Could See Preachers Serve 2 Years in Prison

Debunked: CAIR and Yasir Qadhi’s Fake Hate Crime Narrative to Distract from EPIC City Scrutiny

Israel Slams Canadian PM For Appearing To Back Protester’s Gaza ‘Genocide’ Claim

Israel’s Friends Stand Up In Opposition To The ICC, Gear Up To Deal With Iran

USA - GOVERNMENT - POLITICS

Fired Minnesota professor sues ‘tyrannical’ Walz over COVID vax mandate

Pennsylvania Jewish groups condemn ‘genocide’ slogan on Gisele Fetterman’s charity

Trump: We'll Follow High Court Order on Deported Man

Maine schools hiding info about students' gender dysphoria from parents: attorney

Eco-zealots are not having children because of the carbon they emit; they are driving themselves into extinction

California DOE finds school’s Ethnic Studies curriculum discriminated against Jewish students

Trump could invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 and declare martial law. What it means

Sen. Ricketts to Newsmax: China 'One of Biggest Offenders' on Tariffs

China Admitted Beijing Is Behind Cyberattacks on US Infrastructure, Biden Admin Kept It Quiet: Report

Watch: In 5 Seconds Flat Common Sense Judge Traps Woke 'BLM for 1st Graders' Lawyer

Maine Will Not Comply With Trump Call to Ban Trans Athletes

Judge allows Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil's deportation

5 Law Firms Make Deals With Trump, Avert WH Sanctions

Watch: Military Academy Goes Wild When Trump Official Reveals Plans for Jesus Painting That Biden Admin Hid

Prominent transhumanist on Artificial General Intelligence: ‘We must stop everything. We are not ready.’

Tulsi Gabbard Confirms the Biggest Election Fraud Claim in History at Trump Cabinet Meeting

US Attorney Alina Habba Announces Investigation Into Democratic Governor and Attorney General

White House moves Obama portrait to display painting of Trump after assassination attempt

Congress Approves Framework for Major Trump Tax Cuts

TRUMP EFFECT: Americans See First Price Relief in Years

What we know about the Social Security Administration listing thousands of living immigrants as dead

Post-tariff polling shows historic support for Republicans

Minnesota education commissioner defends DEI in response to Trump admin crackdown

Congressmen tell Glenn Beck they are being monitored and threatened by CIA

ISIS Inspired Arizona Man Convicted of Hate Crime After Planting Hoax Bombs at Churches

Trump’s Tariffs Are Not Just About Economics — They Are About National Security And American Sovereignty

NEWS OF ISRAEL

Trump: 'Getting closer to returning hostages, Hamas are very bad people'

Gate of Mercy (aka Shushan Gate and Eastern Gate)

Smart machines that walk, walk and work with you: Inside Israel’s homegrown robot revolution

CIA head meets Netanyahu, Mossad director in Jerusalem

Israel Air Force retirees and reservists dismissed from service after publishing political statement

Huckabee Confirmed as Ambassador: “I can’t be a Christian and not have everything to do with the Jewish people”

In Passover Greeting, Netanyahu Laments “Empty Chairs” at Seder

A Passover lesson for Jews who oppose Trump more than antisemitism

RELIGION

Declassified Documents Reveal The CIA’s Bizarre ‘Psychic’ Search For The Ark Of The Covenant

Is the biblical account of the global flood and Noah’s ark “indefensible”?

Did the Exodus really happen? Scholar Wes Huff points to ancient Egyptian document

Vatican offers health update after Pope Francis’ surprise visit to basilica without papal attire

More men turning to the Bible across every generation: study

Rabbi Urges Jews, Christians Celebrating Passover to Remember 'Special Sovereignty' Over Biblical Land

Are John Lennox and Jack Collins Right About the Age of the Earth?

Father James Altman: Child sex traffickers admit they serve satan, that’s why they do what they do

HEALTH

Sen. Ron Johnson Demands COVID Vaccine Makers Hand Over Documents by April 16

First baby born through donated womb in the UK is cause for ethical concerns, expert says

33 Shocking Facts That Prove That The Entire U.S. Healthcare Industry Has Become One Giant Money Making Scam

Jacques Attali: Euthanasia will be an essential instrument for those who are costing society rather than producing

WORLD

Ahead of Trump admin-Iran talks, new report says Iran nuclear threat rises to 'extreme danger'

Iran nuclear talks amid massive executions are a wake-up call for the 'international community'

Iran threatens to expel nuclear inspectors if threats of military action continue

Thousands of Scientists Contest the Climate Scare

Concerns continue over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile; dismantling remains key to lifting US sanctions

Trump’s tariff war with Beijing is part of a multi-prong strategy to secure America from a much broader threat

Are B-2 bombers a message to Iran? 'We'll let them decide,' Pentagon chief says

Hailstorm destroys wheat crops in Russia’s key agricultural Stavropol region

WEFer Klaus Schwab’s Departure, The Ungodliest ’Retirement’ on Earth

New US sanctions on Iran, days after Trump says direct talks with Islamic Republic underway

Argentina Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Iran’s Supreme Leader Over 1994 AMIA Bombing

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre Fighting Donald J. Trump Rather Than Communist Carney

The Left's Love Affair With Russia

Scotland’s “Net Zero Nation” indoctrination programme targets teachers and pupils

UK’s proposed Crime and Policing Bill enables mass biometric surveillance and suppression of public protests

BREAKING: Greenland Space Force Commander Relieved of Command After Sending Email Undermining President Trump

CCP Spills Beans At Secret Geneva Meeting, Acknowledges Role In US Infrastructure Hacks

Libya dismantled its own nuclear program - a viable model for Iran? Understanding PM Netanyahu's preferred scenario

Nearly $60b. seized from Egyptian Jews in decades-long 'modern Passover' - report

USA - GOVERNMENT - POLITICS

Speaker Johnson pulls off another legislative miracle, this time with budget

DOGE confirms that THOUSANDS of illegal aliens voted in 2024

US House passes bill requiring people to prove citizenship in order to vote

DOGE uncovers people who HAVEN'T BEEN BORN demanding unemployment
'In one case, someone with a birthday in 2154 claimed $41k'

WATCH: Nominee tells Senate committee feds were likely involved in J6 riots

Prof still being paid tax money to make app for trans people with 'voice dysphoria'

Kristi Noem relaunches office to help victims of immigrant crime

'Big Tech, your time to pay for your crimes is here'

Trump EPA Recommits to Ending Animal Testing, Reversing Biden-Era Policy

Trump Will Win This Tariff War and Other Pressing News

Donald Trump immigration crackdown: Over 6,000 listed ‘dead,’ Social Security numbers deleted to push ‘self-deportation’

Texas Alert: Two Islamic Lawmakers Are Leading the Pakistanification of the Lone Star State (Video)

Gov. Walz heckled, booed during Veterans Day on the Hill

Red Cross Caught on Undercover Video Offering Illegal Aliens Advice and Equipment for Crossing Dangerous Darien Gap Jungle En Route to US

Tulsi Gabbard Drops Bomb on Voting Machines — Says Evidence Shows Voting Machines Can Be Tampered With to Steal Elections

Trump Judges vs. Free Speech: The McCoys Are Fighting Back!

Federal charges filed against five men with alleged connections to transnational Sureños gang

O’Keefe Releases Covert Recording of Florida Tech President Admitting to ‘Tweaking the Language’ of DEI Courses to Bypass DEI Ban and Secure Millions in Taxpayer Funding

President Trump Orders DOJ Investigation into Law Firm Representing Dominion in 2020 Election Defamation Cases

Big Tech’s move to nuclear energy to power its data centers shows that green energies like wind and sun alone cannot meet the energy needs of our modern digital world

The bottom line needs to be, “If you do the crime, you have to pay the fine,” and that must apply to everyone

Libertarian outlook disparages American self-reliance

Trump Signs Executive Order Reviewing Pentagon’s Weapons Acquisition Process – Any Project More Than 15 Percent Over Budget or Behind Schedule May Face Cancellation

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Says by September We Will Know What Causes Autism Epidemic in the US

Pam Bondi Announces “No Negotiations” for Tesla Terrorists Facing at Least 20 Years in Prison

Marco Rubio Emphasizes Policy on Deporting Radical Foreign College Students: ‘No One’s Entitled to a Student Visa’ (VIDEO)

12-foot-tall bust of Elon Musk vandalized in Texas, landowner says

Progressive Failure: Will Hollywood Learn From The Countless Millions In Losses?

Congressional Judiciary Republicans probe whether Ivy League schools collude on raising tuition fees

Colorado Governor Polis signs controversial gun control bill with new requirements

Hundreds of ICE detainers declined by Maryland, D.C. jails

The USDA does not charge a Dairy Margin Coverage administrative fee to American Indians or Alaskan Natives, Asians or Asian Americans, Blacks or African Americans, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and women. But it does charge the fee to white farmers.

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford charged with felonies

NEWS OF ISRAEL

McGill University to cut ties with student union after anti-Israel strike and class blockades

They kidnapped, murdered and were eliminated: 11 terrorists killed by IDF for roles in October 7 massacre

Israel’s Friends Stand Up In Opposition To The ICC, Gear Up To Deal With Iran

Four Palestinians indicted for ax attack, attempting ramming

More families with young children making aliyah, Sofer tells 'Post'

Israel launches AI fire prediction tool to protect transportation systems

IDF soldier walks again with help of cutting-edge exoskeleton after Gaza injury

Egyptian FM confirms hostage deal, ceasefire proposal submitted

World Betar leaders calls on diaspora Jews to immigrate to Israel amid rising antisemitism

Trump says Gaza hostage deal is close, Israeli officials note movement

Israel Expands Gaza Control, Creates Buffer Zones

RELIGION

New US Secretary Of Veterans Affairs Takes Action To Remove Censorship Of Chaplain Sermons

Does New Evidence Show Chimpanzees Are “Engineers”? - Rather than telling a story of our distant past, this study points to the One who intelligently designed each kind—including the ape kind—to do exactly what he designed them to do.

Podcast: That’s NOT in the Bible: Examining Verses That Don't Exist

Britain's King Charles makes surprise visit to Pope Francis at Vatican

Entire Kentucky Church Survives as Tornado Destroys Building: 'God Is so Good to Us'

Have You Heard About The Absolutely Horrifying Things That Are Being Done To Christians In China?

Black pastor warns antisemitism could lead to the 'destruction' of the Republican Party

Catholics can gain an indulgence by participating in 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

HEALTH

'An outrage': Biden admin hid report of US service members getting sick at Wuhan military games in October 2019

'Stop the clock': GOP, Dems come together to end Daylight Saving over health, economic risks

Israeli scientists identify gene switch that turns immune cells against cancer

A British journalist had a scooter accident in Tel Aviv - here's what she told her readers about health care in Israel

Hebrew University’s innovation in antibiotic eyedrops offers new hope for dogs and humans

Magen David Adom warns of blood shortage in Israel, calls for public donors

WORLD

Europe’s pharma titans confront von der Leyen with threat to yank $113 billion from EU and relocate to U.S. as Trump plans ‘major’ tariffs

Christian groups urge Russia to return nearly 20K abducted Ukrainian children

China slaps restrictions on 18 US firms over Trump tariffs

IAF jet crashes in Lebanon, IDF says it may take years to root out all Hamas terrorists in Gaza

Yemeni Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Houthis Have Lost Nearly 30% of their Military Capabilities

Patriots Rise in Vienna: Freedom Party Declares War on the Globalist Establishment (Video)

Blinded by hate? Anti-Israel vitriol in Australia against Arabic-speaking Druze, Christian and Jewish veterans

Trump Admin Takes Significant Action Against Iran Days Before Big Meeting Between the Two Nations

Russian Duma ratifies 20-year strategic pact with Iran

Significant gaps ahead of US-Iran talks: Tehran demands sanctions freeze during negotiations

‘Blame China, not Trump’: Piyush Goyal says Beijing’s malpractices created global trade imbalance
08 Apr 2025 21:41 IST

Iran transfers long-range missiles to Iraq in major escalation - report

Hamas asks British government to remove it from terror list

Study finds 'medieval' levels of antisemitism in predominantly Catholic Ireland

Trump threatens 100% import tariffs on global microchip leader TSMC

France Thwarts Islamic Terror Attack: Jihadi Vowed to Make ‘Unbelievers Drown in Their Own Blood’ (Video)

Iranian leaders dismiss US President Trump’s proposed nuclear agreement, calling his demands unacceptable and reiterating their refusal to engage in direct negotiations with Washington.

Macron: France plans to recognize a Palestinian state, likely by June

Muslim-majority country BANS women from wearing full-body niqabs as they could hide 'attackers in disguise' and are 'alien to our society'

Was France Demanding the Return of the Statue of Liberty Predicted in a 1,500-Year-Old Prophecy?

US Congress: Maximum pressure on Islamic regime, maximum support for the Iranian people

USA - GOVERNMENT - POLITICS

Alex Marlow: ‘Sinister’: Democrats Rebrand Abortions as ‘Averted Births’

GOP Rep. Randy Fine, the newest Jewish congressman, calls Rashida Tlaib ‘terrorist’

Biggest 1-Day Stock Gain in Dow Jones History After Trump's 4D Chess Pays Off

US to review immigrant social media for antisemitism, terrorism

NYC woman sentenced for aiding ISIS, lying to FBI, attempting to flee US - The Jerusalem Post

US tightens visa checks: Social media under review, antisemitism included

Trump admin. pulls funds from Maine for allowing male double murderer in women's prison

RFK, Jr. Tackles 'Big Food', Vaccines and More as MAHA Movement Advances, Full Steam Ahead

Biden's Border App Backfires, Nearly 1 Million Users Ordered to Leave US Immediately

Your Car Is Spying on You. Automobiles Have Become a 'Privacy Nightmare'

The US needs ‘weapons in space,’ SPACECOM head says

Trump administration weighs drone strikes on Mexican cartels

US Lawmaker Asks Justice Department to Investigate Palestinian Group Which Hosted Tlaib for Terror Ties

Watch: Schumer Absolutely Eviscerated by Clip of Himself Siding with Trump on Trade Years Ago

Appeals Court Clears Way For DOGE To Access Data At 2 Agencies

Cattle Rancher Explains How Trump's Tariffs Address Major Problems: 'It Will Be a Great Time for Our Industry'

Keystone Pipeline Shut Down, Loud 'Bang' Reported Before Disaster

Will Trump End The Fed Or Put Himself In Charge Of It?

GOP senator turns tables on Dem narrative about Social Security and Medicare: 'Get fraud out of there'

The Richest Banker in America Just Gave Trump's Tariff Strategy a Major Boost: 'The Opportunity Is Now'

Bessent claims the tariff reversal was Trump's 'strategy all along'

Justice Dept. withdraws case against alleged MS-13 leader two weeks after his arrest

U of M elementary education class focuses on ‘queer’ and ‘feminist’ theory

Democrat Governor Says She Agrees With Trump On End Goals For Manufacturing

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Wednesday in pursuit of a familiar and elusive goal: “Undoing the left’s war on water pressure.”

Derek Chauvin’s attorney responds to dismissal of defamation case against Alpha News

Senate confirms Huckabee as Israel envoy, Fetterman lone Dem backer

After a decade of wasteful expenditure, the US military is ending its “climate change crap”

Pennsylvania judge convicted of shooting sleeping boyfriend in the head

Kennedy Center Breaks All-Time Attendance Record Amid Liberal Bellyaching Over ‘Trump Takeover’

??Hegseth says Panama agreed to allow US warships to travel 'first and free' through canal

Fannie Mae fires more than 100 employees for unethical conduct, including the facilitation of fraud

Trump hauls in millions for House GOP 2026 war chest as Dems taunt they are 'running scared'

NEWS OF ISRAEL

IDF reportedly kills Hamas leader as it attacks 45 terror targets in 24 hours in Gaza

Israel welcomes over 27,000 new immigrants from Russia, US, France—and even Afghanistan

Netanyahu: If US-Iran Nuclear Talks Fail, 'The Option is Military'

Operation Iron Wall turned Jenin Refugee Camp into a ghost town: IDF says residents will be allowed to return after improvements

IDF advances in Gaza, expands buffer zone to pressure Hamas, but no fighting taking place

81% of Israeli public opposes Palestinian state

Indonesian president says country willing to temporarily house Gaza residents, seeks increased role in resolving conflict

Ancient sites opened for Passover holiday, including Solomon’s Pools and short trips into Syrian territory

RELIGION

Reflecting on a Religious Freedom Win, 10 Years Later

Kan. Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill to protect prospective foster families from religious discrimination

The Courage of Shabbat HaGadol: From Egyptian Idols to Modern False Gods

“Miriam’s Dance” Headlines Israel365 Artweek

Over 60 Christians killed by radicalized Fulani in Nigeria; 383 homes destroyed: report

China Moves to Formally End Christian Missionary Activity

Researcher Teases Shocking Bible, Faith Findings That Will Surprise Americans

Why were Evangelical leaders so impressed with Israeli President Herzog during our meeting on Monday? Here’s what they told me

John Piper challenges Jordan Peterson’s viral claim on suffering

Watch: 17-Year-Old Aspiring Preacher Stuns 'American Idol' Judges with Gospel Song, Wins Rare Platinum Ticket

HEALTH

Doctor who gave puberty blockers to children says 11-year-olds ‘VERY capable’ of making life-changing decisions amid NHS trial: ‘The right pathway’

Breakthrough male birth control pill advances to human trials

April 10, 2025

WORLD

Iran transfers long-range missiles to Iraqi proxies ahead of US talks, report

Muslim man stabs wife, mother of 6, to death for going to church, accepting Christ as her Savior

Iran’s infiltration of Swedish gangs is a dangerous escalation - analysis

UK seeing 'quiet revival' as church attendance rises, especially among Gen Z

Trump's sweeping new tariffs in effect, including 104% on goods from China

What would a US-China trade war do to the world economy?
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‘Our nuclear program can’t be dismantled’: Iran defiant ahead of talks with US

Cutting emissions: Hairdressers & barbers will be trained to talk about climate with customers – ‘Can I get a cut, blow-dry, and a crash course in climate, please?’

America Is Putting Iran On Notice: ‘We Are Either Going To Talk It Out, Or Very Bad Things Are Going To Happen

Netanyahu: Iran deal must entail blowing up, dismantling nuclear sites

Terror-labelled Hamas must not govern Gaza in the future in the event of a two-state solution. This says France's President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Egypt.

'Most brutal ever seen': 8 charged in int'l child porn ring selling over 1M videos, photos of violent sexual assaults

USA - GOVERNMENT - POLITICS

Treasury Secretary Bessent: 70 Nations Rush for Trade Deals

'A piece of the action': Elon Musk 'starting to think' Chuck Schumer is getting rich through government fraud

GOP Rep Introduces Bill After Discovering Chinese Communist-Owned Stores on US Military Base

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Declares Independent Bid for Re-Election to Skirt Ranked Choice Primary

Chris Matthews Can’t Wrap His Head Around Making More Lumber In US Because Of Possible Trump Tariffs

Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Coal Production

WATCH: USAID caught fueling terror? The shocking pipeline of radical agendas

House Democrat Bucks His Own Party, Comes Out in Staunch Support of Trump's Tariff Strategy

New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently approved the deployment of the state’s National Guard personnel to support Albuquerque, a sanctuary city reeling under criminal activity.

Stunning New Study Shows Left's 'Assassination Culture' Has Hit Disturbing Levels - Trump and Musk Targeted

Trump Assassination Attempt Suspect Tries to Silence Eyewitness

IRS and ICE Enact Significant Deportation Agreement

White House Wants People Suing Them to Put Up Bonds

Data Guru: We Looked at Phone GPS Info of Anti-Trumpers in Chicago, Discovered Treasure Trove of Incriminating Info

Rep. Jasmine Crockett: 'We Done Picking Cotton,' So We Apparently Need Illegals to Do It

Trump Urges Americans Not to Panic as Tariffs Rattle Markets, Reveals Nuclear Talks with Iran

Judge gives Trump administration deadline to justify Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation

Fed government spent eye-popping sums on furniture while many worked remotely, needed repairs stalled

Supreme Court allows Trump to terminate 16,000 probationary federal workers

Leadership Of Major US Landowner Chock-Full Of Chinese Communist Party Members

Judge dismisses Katie Blackwell’s defamation lawsuit against Alpha News, reporter Liz Collin

Fauci’s U of M appearance comes with $75,000 speaking fee

Why the Trump Alien Enemies Act win at SCOTUS makes America safe again

Trump discusses hostage crisis and conditions, IDF neutralizes threat in Samaria, and Sweden faces Iranian-backed threats

Trump says he will announce tariffs on pharmaceuticals 'very shortly'

Senator Andy Kim’s Vote to Block Arms Sales to Israel is More than a Freshman Mistake

DNC Chair Ken Martin accuses RFK Jr. of ‘murder’ following measles death

A Texas-based biotechnology company announced that it has successfully revived the long-extinct dire wolf

France pushes retaliation against US tech, Ireland baulks as EU splits over Trump tariffs

Peter Kirby: Chemtrails are real and the CIA are the key players

NEWS OF ISRAEL

Netanyahu outlines Israel’s demands for Iran nuclear deal ahead of US-Iran talks

Dire health report for 24 living Israeli hostages in Gaza said to be in 'grave danger of dying at any time'

US to Netanyahu: Iran talks won't repeat 2015 nuclear agreement

Gazans Chant ‘Hamas Is a Terrorist Organization’ as Protests Rock Strip for Third Consecutive Week

An Israeli source said that Israel will not accept the latest Egyptian proposal because of the demand for guarantees for a permanent ceasefire and a complete withdrawal of IDF forces from the Gaza Strip.

Renewing the Promised Land: A Passover Mission to Restore Israel’s Northern Orchards

16 flights to relocate Gazans have already departed, Israeli minister announces

Attacks on Christians in Israel are rising, but a closer look shows a different story.

US Delivers Advanced Missile Defense Systems to Israel Ahead of Possible Iranian Strike

Sudanese envoy secretly visits Israel in effort to put Abraham Accords back on track – report

‘Hezbollah is a cancer’: Lebanon struggles to free itself from terror group’s grip

RELIGION

'Not a cult': Holy war erupts as judge bans mom from taking daughter to Christian church

Persecuted Christians are starving for Bibles

Are we more biblically illiterate than ever?

Pope Francis shows slight improvements during convalescence, Vatican says

The Real Danger Lurking Behind Pastors’ Silence On Issues Like Abortion

The Necessity of Believing in a Historical Adam

The Miracle Ray Comfort Experienced

HEALTH

mRNA Vaccines Linked to Genetic Changes That Can Cause Cancer, Autoimmune Disorders

Judge upholds mandate for pro-life pregnancy centers to refer patients for abortion