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TRUMP SAYS THE US PREPARING TO SEND MORE STRIKES AGAINST IRAN
Trump made the comment in Ankara, Turkey, on the sidelines of a NATO summit. He said the strikes are an ongoing retaliation for Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz…READ MORE >
TRUMP BORDER WALL TO EXPAND INTO WEST TEXAS
Construction is expected to begin this month in portions of the Big Bend National Park Sector, where U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it will install what it calls a “Smart Wall,” combining steel barriers with cameras, sensors, and improved road access in selected areas, the Washington Examiner reported…READ MORE >
TODDLER DECLARED DEAD WAS FOUND ALIVE HOURS LATER IN MORGUE
First responders rushed in February an 18-month-old to Mercy Gilbert Medical Center after he was found inside the family’s home pool on Super Bowl Sunday, according to police records obtained by ABC1. The baby was identified as Vincent Lorenzo Fiordilino, who was underwater for about five minutes…READ MORE >
DAY TWO RECAP: TYLER ROBINSON/CHARLIE KIRK PRELIMINARY HEARING
On the second day of the preliminary hearing to determine whether Tyler Robinson will go to trial for allegedly killing Charlie Kirk, three witnesses were heard from: David Hull (in continuation from his testimony on day one), lead investigator on the case; Jennifer Faumuina, a sergeant with the Utah State Bureau of Investigation; and Amanda Bakker, a forensic examiner for the FBI in Quantico, who processed certain items for DNA and wrote the report…READ MORE >
JUDGE DROPS CHARGES AGAINST DOCTOR WHO DROVE HIS FAMILY OFF A CLIFF
The former doctor, Dharmesh A. Patel, 45, was charged with three counts of attempted murder after the authorities said he drove his Tesla — with his wife and two children inside — off a perfidious cliff-top road in San Mateo County on Jan. 2, 2023. All four managed to come out alive from the 250-foot drop after a rescue that officials described at the time as nearly miraculous…READ MORE >
ARCHBISHOP GÄNSWEIN: ‘TIME IS RIPE’ TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS ON TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS
Former secretary to Benedict XVI urges Pope Leo XIV to revisit ‘Traditionis Custodes,’ citing pastoral need, Benedict’s vision, and ‘Summorum Pontificum…READ MORE >
POPE LEO XIV TELLS UN: CONFRONT AI MISUSE TO PROMOTE HUMAN DIGNITY
His remarks were delivered in a July 8 message sent through Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to the participants in the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. The annual summit is the primary platform for AI at the United Nations (U.N.), taking place this year from July 7–10…READ MORE >
HEROES WITH HALOS: SHRINE UNITES FAITHFUL AND SAINTS FOR FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion hosted a celebration of Catholic Saints of America July 1-9. With relics of 14 saints and blesseds, along with tents of displays from shrines and sainthood guilds around the country, the shrine celebrated what it means to be Catholic Americans…READ MORE >
