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‘War on Christian Culture’: UK Prosecutor Called Bible Passage ‘No Longer Appropriate in Modern Society’
A Christian street preacher faced charges of violating the Public Order Act by engaging in "threatening," "abusive," and "insulting" speech in telling a lesbian couple that homosexuals will not "inherit the kingdom of heaven," citing the Bible. In defending the case against him, a prosecutor wrote that "there are references in the bible [sic] which… -
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A Promising Sign for Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom
Is the Nuclear Renaissance real this time around? Of course, that question is impossible to answer, but reports from the United Kingdom at least show that there is an opportunity. The Times in the U.K. just reported that Rolls-Royce is in early talks with the global industrial firm Ineos to provide industrial power for a… -
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Here’s Who Democrats Chose to Replace Nancy Pelosi
House Democrats have chosen Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to follow Nancy Pelosi in leading Democrats in the next Congress as minority leader. Jeffries, a 52-year-old New York Democrat, is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Budget Committee as well as chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. He is avidly anti-former President Donald… -
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China’s Unprecedented Protests, Explained
An apartment fire in Urumqi, China, left at least 10 dead and injured at least nine others on Nov. 24, sparking nationwide and global protests against the Chinese Communist Party’s “zero-COVID-19” policy. “It was really sparked by the fire in Urumqi. So, China has sort of a practice in its ‘zero-COVID’ policy of when it… -
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16 Photos Documenting Historic Protests Against Communist China
Protests swept across China over the weekend in response to the nation's "zero-COVID" policy and an apartment fire in Urumqi that killed 10 people, The Associated Press reported. "It was really sparked by the fire in Urumqi. So, China has sort of a practice in its 'zero-COVID' policy of when it locks down cities or… -
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China, Russia Creeping Further Into West as Major Latin American Nations Reject US. Where’s Biden’s Strategy?
Soon after Brazil’s leftist former president, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, secured a non-consecutive third term in October, the White House rushed to embrace the incoming government. With the addition of Brazil, a new bloc of Latin American countries that were once reliable U.S. partners will now be governed by presidents determined to expand ties… -
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Who Are the Left-Wing Donors Boosting America’s Youth Vote?
Mostly left-leaning donors bankrolled efforts in 2022 to turn out the youth vote, which early estimates show was the second-highest such turnout for a midterm election in the past three decades. The investment in voting by younger Americans, which included money from organizations tied to Arabella Advisors, leftist financier George Soros, and eBay founder Pierre… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Mike Lee Urges GOP Senators Who Voted for Radical Marriage Bill: ‘Have the Courage to Protect’ Free Exercise of Religion
Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee is urging the 12 Republican senators who voted for the so-called Respect for Marriage Act to oppose cloture on the legislation unless Lee’s amendment is added to the bill. “The free exercise of religion is absolutely essential to the health of our Republic,” the senator wrote in a “Dear Colleague”… -
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Republicans Who Voted for Radical ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ Can Still Change Course
Republicans who voted for the Respect for Marriage Act on Wednesday still have time to reverse course and take a stand against the radical legislation. Twelve Republican lawmakers voted for advancing the Respect for Marriage Act: Sens. Roy Blunt of Missouri, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Shelley Capito of West Virginia, Susan Collins of Maine,… -
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Who or What Was Responsible for GOP Nationwide Collapse in Midterms?
Who or what was responsible for the Republican nationwide collapse in the midterms? After all, pundits, politicos, and pollsters all predicted a “red tsunami.” Moreover, the average loss of any president in his first midterm is 25 House seats. And when his approval sinks to or below 43%—in the fashion of President Joe Biden—the loss,… -
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Here’s How Much US Has Sent to Communist China This Year
Two weeks after he was inaugurated, President Joe Biden traveled over to the State Department to deliver a speech about his foreign policy. One point he repeatedly stressed in that speech: He was not going to let the People’s Republic of China take advantage of the United States. “American leadership must meet this new moment… -
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‘Not Permitted in the Public Square’: How 1 Australian Christian Was Forced to Resign
Andrew Thorburn had no idea the whirlwind he was in for when he accepted the job of chief executive of the Australian Football League club Essendon. He would be pressured to resign just over 24 hours after taking the job. At the center of this controversy was not a personal scandal, nor an accusation of… -
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‘Innovation Race’ Documentary Shines Light on America’s Rivalry With China
China is vying to become the world’s No. 1 superpower, a distinction long held by the U.S. The communist country “is threatening American innovation and national security by exploiting weaknesses in U.S. patent protection, and Big Tech is letting them get away with it,” according to a synopsis for a new documentary film, “Innovation Race,”… -
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Biden Hands China’s Xi Propaganda Victory at G-20
President Joe Biden just gave his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a propaganda victory. The two met Monday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, their first in-person meeting of Biden’s presidency. While it’s positive that the two leaders are communicating, the optics of the meeting might have done more harm… -
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Here’s Who JD Vance Blames for GOP Losses
Sen.-elect J.D. Vance weighed in Monday on accusations that former President Donald Trump tanked GOP performances in the midterm elections, warning that “so long as Republicans lose so badly in the small dollar fundraising game, Democrats will have a massive structural advantage.” In an op-ed published in The American Conservative, headlined “Don’t Blame Trump,” Vance writes that… -
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China’s Growing Naval, Air Operations in East Asia Represent Dangerous ‘New Normal’
With the completion of China’s 20th Communist Party Congress, which included President Xi Jinping’s renewed vow to reunify the country with Taiwan, the future of a peaceful Asia is at greater risk. That danger is made all the more real by an increased Chinese military presence surrounding Taiwan and Japan’s southwestern islands. Earlier this year, when… -
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Hageman, Who Defeated Liz Cheney, Wins Congressional Seat
Harriet Hageman has won Wyoming’s sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, The Associated Press reported. With 99% of the vote counted, Hageman had 69.8% to 24.9% Democrat Lynnette Grey Bull, AP said Wednesday morning. Hageman won the GOP nomination for Wyoming’s sole House seat with a landslide primary win over incumbent Liz Cheney,… -
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How America Can Outperform China in Critical Diplomacy Competition
For some time after the end of the Cold War in 1989, it was common to think that the world had entered a new era in which great power competition would be a thing of the past. But instead, the world has entered a new era of geopolitical competition between states—an era where competitors like… -
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Iran, Ukraine, and Trump Behind Closed Doors. Former EU Ambassador Tells All in New Book.
President Donald Trump’s greatest foreign policy achievement was the Abraham Accords advancing peace in the Middle East, says Gordon Sondland, who served as ambassador to the European Union under Trump. “I think the strategy behind the Abraham Accords was you can’t keep doing the same thing and expect a different result,” Sondland says. The Abraham… -
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China’s Growing Political Autocracy Limits Its Economic Prospects
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s attempt to build a more socialist economy with excessive Communist Party control contradicts more market-oriented reforms China has tried to implement since the late 1970s. On October 16, the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party reaffirmed Xi’s control over the country and his party for a third term and,…