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Around the World
Rouhani warns Iran could enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels
Iran’s outgoing president on Wednesday warned his country could enrich uranium at weapons-grade levels of 90 percent if it chose, though it still wanted to save its tattered nuclear deal with world powers.
US to evacuate under-threat Afghan interpreters as Taliban gains ground
Thousands of interpreters who aided US and NATO forces in Afghanistan will be evacuated beginning in late July, Washington announced Wednesday, as Taliban insurgents captured a strategic crossing on the Pakistan border from government forces.
‘Down with dictatorship’: 19K protest, clash with cops over France COVID rules
Police in Paris fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators on Wednesday, as 19,000 people protested throughout France over new coronavirus restrictions.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
15 years on, IDF girds for a potentially devastating war against Hezbollah
In a future war with Hezbollah, more rockets and missiles would be fired at Israel from Lebanon in the span of less than two days than were fired during the entire 11-day battle between Israel and Palestinian terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip in May, according to fresh Israeli military assessments.
‘Just the beginning’: UAE opens Tel Aviv embassy as sides hail ties
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday formally inaugurated its embassy in Israel, capping a process that began with an agreement to normalize diplomatic relations nearly a year ago.
Israel: Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old coins inscribed with references to freedom of Jerusalem and Zion
Israeli archaeologists in the Binyamin region of the West Bank recently found two 2,000-year-old coins which are inscribed with references to the freedom of Jerusalem and Zion, the Times of Israel reports. The coins date back to the times of the Jewish wars against the Romans.
Church of England confirms it will apologize for centuries of supporting anti-semitism in England
The Church of England has confirmed it will officially apologize for the church’s involvement in the expulsion of Jews from medieval England, the Telegraph reports. Jewish groups have welcomed the move.
Inside the United States
Democrats Attempting to Force $3.5 Trillion spending bill through without GOP support
Senate Democrats announced a top-line budget number late Tuesday that will propel their plan to enact the full array of President Joe Biden’s social welfare and family aid promises without Republican votes.
Drug-overdose deaths in the U.S. rose by nearly 30% in 2020, synthetic opioids primarily to blame
Deaths due to drug overdoses in the United States increased nearly 30% during 2020, a spike largely attributed to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic combined with an increasingly deadly drug supply.
Senate Democrats to introduce bill to federally decriminalize marijuana
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Senate Democrats plan to unveil legislation Wednesday that would decriminalize marijuana on a federal level.
Police are being attacked in major cities grappling with cop shortages
Police are being attacked in major cities where departments are struggling to maintain staff.
Abortion providers file lawsuit to block Texas ‘heartbeat’ legislation
A group of abortion providers filed a federal lawsuit against Texas on Tuesday, in an effort to block a new ‘heartbeat’ law that allows private citizens to sue anyone who helps a woman get an abortion, UPI reports.
Christian News
Uzbekistan’s New Religion Law Adds Pressure on Christians
Christian rights activists say Uzbekistan’s new Religion Law maintains restrictions despite state media claims that it extend freedoms.
Nigeria: Kaduna state closes 13 mostly Christian schools as abductions spiral
Amid a catastrophic situation of relentless kidnappings in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, the local Schools Quality Assurance Authority (SQAA) has ordered the closure of 13, mostly Christian, schools which it identified as being “vulnerable” to attacks by Islamic militants who abduct students, Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports. Following the kidnapping of 140 pupils from Bethel Baptist High School on July 5th, CSW said Kaduna has become an “epicenter for kidnapping.”
Iran Jails Convert For Refusing To Abandon Christian Faith
A former Muslim who embraced faith in Christ has been ordered to begin a ten-month prison sentence for “propaganda against the Islamic Republic,” Worthy News learned Wednesday.
Worthy Watch
Mass Protests Erupt in Greece Over Covid Vaccinations and Restrictions
Covid Vaccine Coming to Your Front Door: Doses to Door Program Launched
Democrats Want to Fact-Check Text Messages
Protestors in Paris Chant “Liberte” as they Revolt Against Mandatory Vaccinations and Vaccination Passports
Biden Admin Tells Cubans Trying to Flee Communist Cuba: “Do Not Come!”
Fauci: Children Over 2 Wear Your Masks!
Rouhani warns Iran could enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels
Iran’s outgoing president on Wednesday warned his country could enrich uranium at weapons-grade levels of 90 percent if it chose, though it still wanted to save its tattered nuclear deal with world powers.
US to evacuate under-threat Afghan interpreters as Taliban gains ground
Thousands of interpreters who aided US and NATO forces in Afghanistan will be evacuated beginning in late July, Washington announced Wednesday, as Taliban insurgents captured a strategic crossing on the Pakistan border from government forces.
‘Down with dictatorship’: 19K protest, clash with cops over France COVID rules
Police in Paris fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators on Wednesday, as 19,000 people protested throughout France over new coronavirus restrictions.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
15 years on, IDF girds for a potentially devastating war against Hezbollah
In a future war with Hezbollah, more rockets and missiles would be fired at Israel from Lebanon in the span of less than two days than were fired during the entire 11-day battle between Israel and Palestinian terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip in May, according to fresh Israeli military assessments.
‘Just the beginning’: UAE opens Tel Aviv embassy as sides hail ties
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday formally inaugurated its embassy in Israel, capping a process that began with an agreement to normalize diplomatic relations nearly a year ago.
Israel: Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old coins inscribed with references to freedom of Jerusalem and Zion
Israeli archaeologists in the Binyamin region of the West Bank recently found two 2,000-year-old coins which are inscribed with references to the freedom of Jerusalem and Zion, the Times of Israel reports. The coins date back to the times of the Jewish wars against the Romans.
Church of England confirms it will apologize for centuries of supporting anti-semitism in England
The Church of England has confirmed it will officially apologize for the church’s involvement in the expulsion of Jews from medieval England, the Telegraph reports. Jewish groups have welcomed the move.
Inside the United States
Democrats Attempting to Force $3.5 Trillion spending bill through without GOP support
Senate Democrats announced a top-line budget number late Tuesday that will propel their plan to enact the full array of President Joe Biden’s social welfare and family aid promises without Republican votes.
Drug-overdose deaths in the U.S. rose by nearly 30% in 2020, synthetic opioids primarily to blame
Deaths due to drug overdoses in the United States increased nearly 30% during 2020, a spike largely attributed to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic combined with an increasingly deadly drug supply.
Senate Democrats to introduce bill to federally decriminalize marijuana
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Senate Democrats plan to unveil legislation Wednesday that would decriminalize marijuana on a federal level.
Police are being attacked in major cities grappling with cop shortages
Police are being attacked in major cities where departments are struggling to maintain staff.
Abortion providers file lawsuit to block Texas ‘heartbeat’ legislation
A group of abortion providers filed a federal lawsuit against Texas on Tuesday, in an effort to block a new ‘heartbeat’ law that allows private citizens to sue anyone who helps a woman get an abortion, UPI reports.
Christian News
Uzbekistan’s New Religion Law Adds Pressure on Christians
Christian rights activists say Uzbekistan’s new Religion Law maintains restrictions despite state media claims that it extend freedoms.
Nigeria: Kaduna state closes 13 mostly Christian schools as abductions spiral
Amid a catastrophic situation of relentless kidnappings in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, the local Schools Quality Assurance Authority (SQAA) has ordered the closure of 13, mostly Christian, schools which it identified as being “vulnerable” to attacks by Islamic militants who abduct students, Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports. Following the kidnapping of 140 pupils from Bethel Baptist High School on July 5th, CSW said Kaduna has become an “epicenter for kidnapping.”
Iran Jails Convert For Refusing To Abandon Christian Faith
A former Muslim who embraced faith in Christ has been ordered to begin a ten-month prison sentence for “propaganda against the Islamic Republic,” Worthy News learned Wednesday.
Worthy Watch
Mass Protests Erupt in Greece Over Covid Vaccinations and Restrictions
Covid Vaccine Coming to Your Front Door: Doses to Door Program Launched
Democrats Want to Fact-Check Text Messages
Protestors in Paris Chant “Liberte” as they Revolt Against Mandatory Vaccinations and Vaccination Passports
Biden Admin Tells Cubans Trying to Flee Communist Cuba: “Do Not Come!”
Fauci: Children Over 2 Wear Your Masks!
Around the World
72 People Killed in South African Riots
Seventy-two people have been killed in riots and looting in South Africa, police said Tuesday, amid protests over the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma.
Iranian commander said to encourage escalation against US forces in Iraq
Visiting Baghdad last week, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander urged Iraqi Shi’ite militias to increase their attacks on United States targets, Reuters reported Tuesday, quoting multiple Iraqi sources.
More than 140 Cubans detained or disappeared in widening crackdown by regime
More than 140 Cubans have been detained or disappeared in a widening crackdown by Cuba’s security forces, according to international rights advocates monitoring the aftermath of the anti-regime protests that swept the island nation on Sunday.
WHO is Developing Digital Wallet for COVID Vaccination Certification
The World Health Organization (WHO) is developing a digital wallet that could be used as international certification of COVID-19 vaccination in a similar way to the yellow fever vaccination card that has been used for many years, the WHO panel of doctors said at a July 12 virtual press conference.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel: Archaeologists unearth jug which may have belonged to Biblical judge Gideon
Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a jug that dates back 3,100 years to the Biblical time of Judges, and which may have belonged to the Israelite judge Gideon, All Israel News reports. Discovered in southern Israel near Kiryat Gat, the jug has an inscription that reads “Jerubbaal,” a name found only in the Bible and by which Gideon is referred.
Inside the United States
Bootleg Fire, one of dozens raging in the West, creates ‘firenado’ near Oregon-California border
Scores of major wildfires were raging virtually unchecked across the West on Tuesday as an unrelenting heat wave and historic drought turned a wide swath of the nation into tinder.
Biden: ‘We’re Facing the Most Significant Test of Our Democracy Since the Civil War’
President Joe Biden on Tuesday accused Republicans of wanting to make it hard and inconvenient for people to vote, adding that the United States is “facing the most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War.”
Polls Show Soaring Crime Rates is a Major Problem Across All Voter Groups
A poll published last week by Navigator Research, a Democratic firm, showed the majority of voters from both parties and independents — as well as white, black, and Hispanic voters — cited violent crime as a “major crisis.”
Inflation accelerates to 5.4% in June as overheating fears swirl
Consumer prices increased 5.4% for the year ending June, according to a report by the Department of Labor.
Federal Taxes and Spending Set Records Through June
The federal government set new records for taxing and spending through the first nine months of fiscal 2021 (October through June), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement.
‘We’ve done nothing wrong’: Texas Democrats brush off governor’s arrest threat
Texas Democratic state representatives doubt they will be arrested upon their return to Texas after flying to Washington D.C. in protest of GOP voting legislation.
Democrats try to regroup after sweeping election overhaul failed
After Republicans blocked their sweeping voting rights bill in the Senate last month and with GOP-led state “election integrity” bills looming, House Democrats are going back to basics on elections.
New Jersey residents can access COVID-19 vaccine data on an app
Residents of New Jersey will be able to access their COVID-19 vaccination data through a mobile Docket app, although Gov. Phil Murphy says the app is not intended to be a vaccine passport, Just the News reports. The app has been approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Christian News
India: 154 reported cases of Christian persecution in first half of 2021
Christian rights groups have recorded 154 incidents of persecution against believers in India for the first half of 2021 alone, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Persecution against Indian Christians has intensified since the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2014.
Militants Kill 18 In Nigeria’s Christian Area
Eighteen people have been killed in Nigeria’s, mainly Christian, southern Kaduna State by suspected Fulani Islamist militants, aid workers confirmed Tuesday.
Worthy Watch
CNN Contributor Says Life Needs to be Hard for Unvaccinated Americans
GAVI Signs Mega Deal with Chinese Vaccination Companies to Supply 550 Million Doses
Funny Not Funny Vaccination Conversation
72 People Killed in South African Riots
Seventy-two people have been killed in riots and looting in South Africa, police said Tuesday, amid protests over the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma.
Iranian commander said to encourage escalation against US forces in Iraq
Visiting Baghdad last week, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander urged Iraqi Shi’ite militias to increase their attacks on United States targets, Reuters reported Tuesday, quoting multiple Iraqi sources.
More than 140 Cubans detained or disappeared in widening crackdown by regime
More than 140 Cubans have been detained or disappeared in a widening crackdown by Cuba’s security forces, according to international rights advocates monitoring the aftermath of the anti-regime protests that swept the island nation on Sunday.
WHO is Developing Digital Wallet for COVID Vaccination Certification
The World Health Organization (WHO) is developing a digital wallet that could be used as international certification of COVID-19 vaccination in a similar way to the yellow fever vaccination card that has been used for many years, the WHO panel of doctors said at a July 12 virtual press conference.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel: Archaeologists unearth jug which may have belonged to Biblical judge Gideon
Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a jug that dates back 3,100 years to the Biblical time of Judges, and which may have belonged to the Israelite judge Gideon, All Israel News reports. Discovered in southern Israel near Kiryat Gat, the jug has an inscription that reads “Jerubbaal,” a name found only in the Bible and by which Gideon is referred.
Inside the United States
Bootleg Fire, one of dozens raging in the West, creates ‘firenado’ near Oregon-California border
Scores of major wildfires were raging virtually unchecked across the West on Tuesday as an unrelenting heat wave and historic drought turned a wide swath of the nation into tinder.
Biden: ‘We’re Facing the Most Significant Test of Our Democracy Since the Civil War’
President Joe Biden on Tuesday accused Republicans of wanting to make it hard and inconvenient for people to vote, adding that the United States is “facing the most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War.”
Polls Show Soaring Crime Rates is a Major Problem Across All Voter Groups
A poll published last week by Navigator Research, a Democratic firm, showed the majority of voters from both parties and independents — as well as white, black, and Hispanic voters — cited violent crime as a “major crisis.”
Inflation accelerates to 5.4% in June as overheating fears swirl
Consumer prices increased 5.4% for the year ending June, according to a report by the Department of Labor.
Federal Taxes and Spending Set Records Through June
The federal government set new records for taxing and spending through the first nine months of fiscal 2021 (October through June), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement.
‘We’ve done nothing wrong’: Texas Democrats brush off governor’s arrest threat
Texas Democratic state representatives doubt they will be arrested upon their return to Texas after flying to Washington D.C. in protest of GOP voting legislation.
Democrats try to regroup after sweeping election overhaul failed
After Republicans blocked their sweeping voting rights bill in the Senate last month and with GOP-led state “election integrity” bills looming, House Democrats are going back to basics on elections.
New Jersey residents can access COVID-19 vaccine data on an app
Residents of New Jersey will be able to access their COVID-19 vaccination data through a mobile Docket app, although Gov. Phil Murphy says the app is not intended to be a vaccine passport, Just the News reports. The app has been approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Christian News
India: 154 reported cases of Christian persecution in first half of 2021
Christian rights groups have recorded 154 incidents of persecution against believers in India for the first half of 2021 alone, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Persecution against Indian Christians has intensified since the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2014.
Militants Kill 18 In Nigeria’s Christian Area
Eighteen people have been killed in Nigeria’s, mainly Christian, southern Kaduna State by suspected Fulani Islamist militants, aid workers confirmed Tuesday.
Worthy Watch
CNN Contributor Says Life Needs to be Hard for Unvaccinated Americans
GAVI Signs Mega Deal with Chinese Vaccination Companies to Supply 550 Million Doses
Funny Not Funny Vaccination Conversation
Around the World
Iraq COVID-19 Hospital Fire Kills Dozens
Dozens of people have died after a fire erupted in the coronavirus isolation ward at an Iraqi hospital, the second such deadly inferno at a COVID -19 unit in Iraq in three months, officials said.
Cuba Detains Christian Leaders As Thousands Protest Against Communists
Christian leaders are among those detained in Cuba amid “unprecedented” protests against the island’s Communist rulers, investigators told Worthy News.
WHO Recommends Global Gene Editing Database
The World Health Organization is recommending the creation of a global database to track “any form of genetic manipulation,” with the goal of preventing unscrupulous or dangerous experimentation.
U.S. Says No ‘Deadline’ For Iran Nuclear Talks
Washington has said that it will issue no ultimatums on the window for a seventh round of talks on Iran's atomic activities but added a warning over potential "nuclear advances" in the meantime.
Iranian Dissidents, Supporters Denounce Regime and Call For Prosecution of President-Elect
A mass gathering of members of an exiled Iranian opposition group heard calls for the United Nations to press for the international prosecution of Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi, accused of participation in the extrajudicial executions of thousands of dissidents in the 1980s.
Lightning Strikes Kill Dozens In India
India’s prime minister expressed his sorrow Monday after dozens of people, including women and children, died in lightning strikes.
UN reports increase in world hunger last year equivalent to that of previous five years combined
A multi-agency United Nations report published Monday asserts that a sharp increase in world hunger and malnutrition last year was equivalent to that of the previous five years combined, Reuters reports. According to the UN report, the likely cause of the increase is the COVID-19 pandemic.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Hezbollah in tight spot as Lebanon veers on brink of collapse
While Lebanon suffers from the worst economic crisis in its history, the Iranian terror proxy Hezbollah, which has such a heavy influence in the country, is doing everything it can to safeguard its interests during the turmoil. Still, it is in no position right now to provoke conflict with Israel, according to Israeli experts.
Bennett, Netanyahu bash each other over Iran, COVID in first Knesset showdown
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett mocked opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu as a ham-fisted showman, and the two traded barbs over their respective governments’ handling of Iranian tensions in dueling speeches to the Knesset plenum on Monday.
IDF launches first-of-its-kind international drone exercise
The Israeli Air Force launched a first-of-its-kind international drone exercise on Monday, hosting pilots from five other countries, the military said.
Israel becomes first country to give 3rd vaccination to at-risk adults
Israel became the first country in the world to begin giving third vaccinations to at-risk individuals on Monday.
Lapid Declares Support for Two-State Solution Before EU Foreign Ministers
Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid addressed his 26 European counterparts during a speech to the EU Foreign Affairs Council, a first for a member of the Israeli government since Tzipi Livni in 2008.
Inside the United States
Cubans Rally in US in Support of Protesters in Cuba
Cuban Americans gathered again Monday outside a restaurant in Little Havana in Miami to show support for protesters in Cuba.
FDA adds new warning on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration announced a new warning Monday for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, saying that the shot has been linked to a serious but rare neurological disorder developed in some who took the vaccine.
Fauci Says Third COVID-19 Shots Are ‘Entirely Conceivable, Maybe Likely’
White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested a third shot for recipients of Pfizer’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine would be “entirely conceivable, maybe likely.”
Arkansas: Activists hang giant ‘God bless Abortions’ banner over 65ft Christ of the Ozarks statue
On Thursday night, members of an activist group called Indecline entered property belonging to the Great Passion Play theater organization in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and draped a 45-foot banner reading “God Bless Abortions” over the 65-foot tall Christ of the Ozarks statue installed there. According to Great Passion Play, the activists risked their lives to hang the giant banner up, and the lives of those who then took the banner down, the Christian Post reports.
21 state Attorneys General tell Biden his transgender policies threaten religious liberty and free speech
A group of 21 state attorneys general has written to President Joe Biden, warning him that policies recently enacted by his administration on sexual orientation and gender identity will violate federally protected religious liberty and free speech rights, Christian Headlines reports.
Christian News
Christian leaders among those detained by Cuban government amid nationwide protests
Christian leaders are reported to be among people being detained in Cuba amid rare nationwide protests about the country’s lack of freedoms and worsening economic situation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports. Responding to the demonstrations, Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel has called for “revolutionaries” to fight against the protestors in order to defend the ‘Revolution.’
Worthy Watch
WH: We Support the Right for Local Leaders to Institute Vaccine Mandates
American Conservative Union: YouTube Canceled CPAC Live Stream
Mass Riots in South Africa Over Former President Jacob Zuma Conviction
Civil Unrest in Cuba Intensifies, Rumors Abound that Castro Flees Cuba
Iraq COVID-19 Hospital Fire Kills Dozens
Dozens of people have died after a fire erupted in the coronavirus isolation ward at an Iraqi hospital, the second such deadly inferno at a COVID -19 unit in Iraq in three months, officials said.
Cuba Detains Christian Leaders As Thousands Protest Against Communists
Christian leaders are among those detained in Cuba amid “unprecedented” protests against the island’s Communist rulers, investigators told Worthy News.
WHO Recommends Global Gene Editing Database
The World Health Organization is recommending the creation of a global database to track “any form of genetic manipulation,” with the goal of preventing unscrupulous or dangerous experimentation.
U.S. Says No ‘Deadline’ For Iran Nuclear Talks
Washington has said that it will issue no ultimatums on the window for a seventh round of talks on Iran's atomic activities but added a warning over potential "nuclear advances" in the meantime.
Iranian Dissidents, Supporters Denounce Regime and Call For Prosecution of President-Elect
A mass gathering of members of an exiled Iranian opposition group heard calls for the United Nations to press for the international prosecution of Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi, accused of participation in the extrajudicial executions of thousands of dissidents in the 1980s.
Lightning Strikes Kill Dozens In India
India’s prime minister expressed his sorrow Monday after dozens of people, including women and children, died in lightning strikes.
UN reports increase in world hunger last year equivalent to that of previous five years combined
A multi-agency United Nations report published Monday asserts that a sharp increase in world hunger and malnutrition last year was equivalent to that of the previous five years combined, Reuters reports. According to the UN report, the likely cause of the increase is the COVID-19 pandemic.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Hezbollah in tight spot as Lebanon veers on brink of collapse
While Lebanon suffers from the worst economic crisis in its history, the Iranian terror proxy Hezbollah, which has such a heavy influence in the country, is doing everything it can to safeguard its interests during the turmoil. Still, it is in no position right now to provoke conflict with Israel, according to Israeli experts.
Bennett, Netanyahu bash each other over Iran, COVID in first Knesset showdown
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett mocked opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu as a ham-fisted showman, and the two traded barbs over their respective governments’ handling of Iranian tensions in dueling speeches to the Knesset plenum on Monday.
IDF launches first-of-its-kind international drone exercise
The Israeli Air Force launched a first-of-its-kind international drone exercise on Monday, hosting pilots from five other countries, the military said.
Israel becomes first country to give 3rd vaccination to at-risk adults
Israel became the first country in the world to begin giving third vaccinations to at-risk individuals on Monday.
Lapid Declares Support for Two-State Solution Before EU Foreign Ministers
Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid addressed his 26 European counterparts during a speech to the EU Foreign Affairs Council, a first for a member of the Israeli government since Tzipi Livni in 2008.
Inside the United States
Cubans Rally in US in Support of Protesters in Cuba
Cuban Americans gathered again Monday outside a restaurant in Little Havana in Miami to show support for protesters in Cuba.
FDA adds new warning on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration announced a new warning Monday for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, saying that the shot has been linked to a serious but rare neurological disorder developed in some who took the vaccine.
Fauci Says Third COVID-19 Shots Are ‘Entirely Conceivable, Maybe Likely’
White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested a third shot for recipients of Pfizer’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine would be “entirely conceivable, maybe likely.”
Arkansas: Activists hang giant ‘God bless Abortions’ banner over 65ft Christ of the Ozarks statue
On Thursday night, members of an activist group called Indecline entered property belonging to the Great Passion Play theater organization in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and draped a 45-foot banner reading “God Bless Abortions” over the 65-foot tall Christ of the Ozarks statue installed there. According to Great Passion Play, the activists risked their lives to hang the giant banner up, and the lives of those who then took the banner down, the Christian Post reports.
21 state Attorneys General tell Biden his transgender policies threaten religious liberty and free speech
A group of 21 state attorneys general has written to President Joe Biden, warning him that policies recently enacted by his administration on sexual orientation and gender identity will violate federally protected religious liberty and free speech rights, Christian Headlines reports.
Christian News
Christian leaders among those detained by Cuban government amid nationwide protests
Christian leaders are reported to be among people being detained in Cuba amid rare nationwide protests about the country’s lack of freedoms and worsening economic situation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports. Responding to the demonstrations, Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel has called for “revolutionaries” to fight against the protestors in order to defend the ‘Revolution.’
Worthy Watch
WH: We Support the Right for Local Leaders to Institute Vaccine Mandates
American Conservative Union: YouTube Canceled CPAC Live Stream
Mass Riots in South Africa Over Former President Jacob Zuma Conviction
Civil Unrest in Cuba Intensifies, Rumors Abound that Castro Flees Cuba