After a profound scare on a surfing trip as a teen, an Australian surfer discovered God and channeled both his faith and his artistry into a new profession: ocean photography. Through his powerful and breathtaking images of breaking waves, he shares his reverence for God and nature with the world. “Becoming a photographer has been…
Photographer’s Sublime Shots of Breaking Waves Depict His Faith After Epiphany at Sea
Thousands Gather in Czech Capital to Protest COVID-19 Restrictions
Thousands of people gathered in the capital of the Czech Republic over the weekend to take part in a protest against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations and other restrictions targeting unvaccinated individuals. More than 6,000 activists reportedly massed in Prague’s Wenceslas Square on Jan. 30, according to rally organizers, demanding the authorities to listen to citizens’ calls….
Fed Rate Hike Could Be Half-Point If Needed, Says Raphael Bostic: FT
The Federal Reserve could supersize an interest rate increase to half a percentage point if inflation remains stubbornly high, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic told the Financial Times in an interview. Bostic stuck to his call for three quarter-point interest rate increases in 2022, with the first in March, but a more aggressive approach was…
At Least 10 Killed in Kenya When Vehicle Runs Over Explosive
NAIROBI, Kenya—A local official in northeastern Kenya says at least 10 people are dead after their vehicle ran over an explosive device on a highway Monday morning. North Eastern regional commander George Seda said the blast occurred outside Mandera town. It was not clear how many people were in the vehicle. Witnesses said the toll…
Poetry and the ‘Fell Clutch of Circumstance’
Commentary The annual T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry, the most valuable in Britain, has just been awarded to a woman called Joelle Taylor. As I have not read her work, I am in no position to judge its quality, which may be very high indeed. In any case, I confess to some difficulty in judging…
UK Businesses Scale Back Pay Plans Despite Higher Inflation: Lloyds
LONDON—British businesses are scaling back plans for pay rises and hiring, but almost half intend to increase the prices they charge customers as they seek to manage rapidly rising costs, a survey showed on Monday. The figures from a monthly Lloyds Bank survey will give mixed signals to the Bank of England on the persistence…
Phone Scammers Call 73-Year-Old Grandma Asking for $8,000—But She Turns Tables, Catches the Crooks
A clever grandma from Long Island has turned the tables on a telephone scammer who tried to dupe her out of $8,000 in cash. The 73-year-old from Seaford—who only gave her first name, Jean—on Jan. 20 got a call from a man claiming to be her grandson, saying he’d been arrested for drunk driving and…
Japan’s Factory Output Dips More Than Expected as Risks Emerge
TOKYO—Japan’s factory output shrank for the first time in three months in December as a decline in machinery production outweighed a small rise in autos, casting a cloud over the strength of the economic recovery. Retail sales posted their third straight month of year-on-year gains in December as low coronavirus cases encouraged shoppers. Record infections…
Racial Discrimination at Harvard
Commentary The Supreme Court’s decision to hear challenges to affirmative action policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC) is welcome news for those of us who have fought for a quarter of a century to end race-based preferences in college admissions. At issue isn’t merely the admissions practices of two prestigious universities,…
Israel President on 1st Visit to UAE Amid Regional Tension
January 31, 2022
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Israel’s figurehead president met the crown prince of Abu Dhabi on Sunday on the first official visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country’s head of state, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two nations as tensions rise in the region. The UAE and Israel normalized relations in the…
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