Categoria: Culture

White House Task Force hypes reproductive access as a campaign centerpiece. The Biden-Harris campaign is rolling out a multi-pronged abortion initiative as a centerpiece in its effort to re-elect the incumbent president. Television commercials, a task force, and sending Vice President Kamala Harris on a “reproductive freedoms tour” were rolled out with fanfare yesterday (Jan….

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It’s their version of the truth or nothing. While news of Donald Trump’s Iowa caucus triumph dominated the digital and print headlines yesterday (Jan.16), political watchers hoping for some unvarnished broadcasts of the former president’s victory speech were sorely disappointed. Or were they? Keeping You Safe from Reality MSBC’s live coverage of the Hawkeye State’s GOP…

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You had to be a die-hard fan to watch the Miss America pageant on Jan. 14. For the third year in a row, there wasn’t a single US broadcast outlet willing to televise the event. The famed lyrics, “There she is … Miss America,” could easily have been exchanged for “Where is she?” because the…

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The City by the Bay was hit especially hard. For the City by the Bay, 2023 was not a good year. Homelessness, crime, and illegal immigration have been hard on San Francisco. Now the city has set a new record – the most overdose deaths in San Francisco’s history. The Drug Overdose Threat From January…

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Even in a more secular and commercial America, the Lord comes first. Why do we celebrate Christmas? What does it mean? Ask these questions and you’re sure to get a variety of answers. It’s a time to gather with family. It’s about giving gifts – or, for the more cynical, it’s an excuse for companies…

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Christmas Day plans are often rooted in family tradition, and it could be argued that these familiar customs are what make it so special. One family’s cheese fondue every Christmas is another family’s roast beef and gravy. Likewise, it can be tricky to deviate from these time-honored rituals. One family tradition common to many is…

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A twist on tradition when you are in the mood. The traditional sounds of Christmas music – from the frivolity of Frosty, Rudolph, and Santa to the choral renditions of Silent Night and It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – make Christmas festivities spark with life. Who doesn’t have a fond memory of listening to…

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Reclaiming the Christian creed for a struggling nation. Many pundits and prophets predict 2024 will present unprecedented challenges to the world, especially the United States. Recent years have witnessed a rising contempt for America and its Christian creed, even by its own citizens and young people. This growing darkness and deterioration has been fostered by…

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Highest number ever to hit the streets in 2023. A report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a shocking reminder that the problem of homelessness in America continues to grow. Discovering how many people live an itinerant lifestyle is particularly heartbreaking during the Christmas season when families typically gather at home….

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A prelude to future resource conflicts? An ongoing kerfuffle over alleged Saudi water withdrawals from Arizona to grow alfalfa highlights the complexity of competition for increasingly scarce – and thus valuable – water for crops and residential uses. Revelations about gargantuan volumes of water withdrawn at little cost by a Saudi company to grow hay…

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In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI Director makes an ominous prediction. The United States is facing the highest threat level for attacks on the homeland at multiple levels in recent years. That’s the judgment of FBI Director Christopher Wray. With Hamas terrorist sympathizers marching in American streets chanting the “death to Israel,” surging…

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There’s something going on between China’s spy balloons and its hypersonic weapons. Hypersonic missiles and aircraft have been part of the Defense Department’s technology and weapon systems development programs for decades, reflecting the abiding fascination with manned and unmanned aerial vehicles going faster than the speed of sound. Most recently, developing reliable hypersonic missiles became…

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