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    Americans Arrested in Democratic Republic of Congo Coup Attempt

    Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said Sunday they had arrested several foreigners who were allegedly involved in a thwarted coup attempt after a shootout in the capital left three people dead. Congolese army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Sylvain Ekenge told state television in a...
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    Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed

    Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown. Ebrahim Raisi, 63, a hard-line religious cleric, was elected president of Iran in 2021. In his tenure as...
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    Be Wary of Stories of Persecution in Far Flung Corners of the World

    I'm in no way trying to downplay the persecution of Christians by creating this thread. There is a great deal of persecution taking place in the world, but you will often find that some of the stories about persecution don't always match up with the truth on the ground. I first became aware of...
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    Iran Launches Attack on Israel

    Iran's retaliation for Israel's attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus has begun. Iran launched drone attack on Israel, U.S. and Israel officials say Iran launched dozens of drones against Israel on Saturday night local time, four U.S. and Israeli officials told Axios. It is the first...
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    Terrorist attack in Moscow at Crocus City Hall: Multiple Fatalities Being Reported

    Explosions and gunfire rocked a large venue in Moscow late on Friday after three men dressed in camouflage opened fire on a crowd and a blaze took hold of the building, the RIA Russian state news agency reported, citing its correspondent on the ground. This story is developing...
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    Results of the 2024 Presidential Greatness Project Expert Survey

    In 1st place was Abraham Lincoln, who received a ranking of 93.87. In 2nd place was Franklin D. Roosevelt, receiving a 90.83. The president in 3rd place was the first president, George Washington, who received a 90.32 ranking. Additional rankings: 12th, Bill Clinton (66.42) 14th, Joe Biden...
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    Multiple people shot during Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade

    Multiple people were struck by gunfire in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday during a Super Bowl victory parade for the Kansas City Chiefs football team, police said. The condition of the victims was not immediately clear. Two armed people were taken into custody, police said...
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    3 US troops killed, 25 injured in drone attack in Jordan

    Three U.S. service members were killed and 25 injured Sunday in a one-way drone attack at a small U.S. base in northeast Jordan, near the Syria border, U.S. Central Command announced. These were the first U.S. fatalities in months of strikes against American forces in the Middle East by...
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    Israel's 'espionage centers' in Iraq Attacked, Explosions reported near US Consulate; Iran claims responsibility

    Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they have attacked the "espionage headquarters" of Israel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, state media reported late on Monday, while the elite force also struck in Syria against the Islamic State...
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    U.S. and Britain launch strikes against targets in Houthi-controlled Yemen

    The United States and a handful of its allies on Thursday carried out military strikes against more than a dozen targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, U.S. officials said, in an expansion of the war in the Middle East that the Biden administration had sought to avoid...
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    Multiple victims reported in active shooting at UNLV

    The Las Vegas Police Department is currently investigating reports of an active shooting incident at UNLV. Reports began coming in at around noon on Wednesday after university police said they responded to shots fired in the BEH building. Additional shots were later reported in the Student...
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    Multiple Fatalities Reported Following Shootings at 3 Locations in Lewiston Maine

    This is a developing story. The shooter is still at large. Multiple people were shot in three separate incidents Wednesday night in Lewiston, according to early police reports. Police, fire and rescue personnel descended on Sparetime Recreation on Mollison Way about 7:15 p.m. after a report...
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    A Call for Repentance: An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians

    I strongly believe that at some point in the future, when people look back on the decades of suffering the Palestinian people had to endure, they will not be kind to Christians of the West because of their lack of compassion towards the Palestinian people, their failure to act to end their...
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    Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for a second time

    Update: Trump has been indicted on 7 counts. He is set to be arraigned in federal court in Miami on Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET. Thread title has been changed to reflect this.. The Department of Justice is preparing to ask a Washington, DC grand jury to indict former president Donald Trump for...
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    Southwest Border Sees 70% Decline in Illegal Crossings Since Ending Title 42

    Fortunately, the anticipated surge in illegal border crossings with the lifting of Title 42 didn't happened. Since the CDC’s Title 42 public health Order lifted and the Biden-Harris Administration’s comprehensive plan to manage the border went into full effect on May 12, DHS has continued to...
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    Shooting Over the Weekend at Alabama Birthday Party Leaves 4 Dead, 28 injured

    Tragedy struck Alabama Saturday night as gunfire erupted at a “sweet 16″ birthday party in the heart of Dadeville, killing four young people and injuring 28 others -- some of them critically. The investigation in Tallapoosa County lasted throughout the day Sunday with no announcement of any...
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    3 Dead, 5 injured, in Michigan State University shooting

    A mass shooting at Michigan State University turned a routine Monday night into a "nightmare" after three people were killed, and several others were transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. The gunman, whose disappearance after two shooting instances on campus sparked a campus-wide...
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    Powerful 7.8 Earthquake Strikes Turkey

    There were reports of destroyed buildings in Turkey and Syria, where tremors also were felt. Significant casualties are likely from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, the United States Geological Survey said. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/02/05/world/turkey-earthquake
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    10 People Killed and 10 Others Wounded in Monterey Park, California Shooting

    Ten people were killed and at least 10 others were injured when a gunman opened fire at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park on Saturday night, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The mass shooting, one of California’s worst in recent memory, happened in the 100 block of West...
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    Multiple fatalities, injuries in shooting at Chesapeake Virginia Walmart

    Chesapeake police say the suspect behind a mass shooting at a Walmart just off Battlefield Blvd. is dead. It’s still unclear just how many people were killed or injured in the shooting, but police say there are multiple of both. A police spokesperson told WAVY’s Michelle Wolf that no more than...