LONDON—Oil prices rose for a fourth day on Friday as fears over Russian supply disruption trumped COVID-19 lockdowns in China, the world’s biggest crude importer. Brent crude futures rose by $1.90, or 1.8 percent, to $109.49 a barrel by 1127 GMT after gaining 2.1 percent in the previous session. The front-month June contract expires later…
Study Links Increase in Emergency Heart Events With COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
A new study found a correlation between an increase in emergency cardiovascular events among people under 40 years of age during the launch of Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine program. Published in the Nature journal, researchers utilized data from the Israel National Emergency Medical Services between 2019 and 2021 that evaluated emergency, or EMS, calls among 16- to…
10 Important Tips on How to Treasure the Little Moments with Your Kids
“Now that I am an adult, I can share these things with you.” Ugh, like a punch in the gut! Had my daughter really just said that? An adult? Really? When did this happen? This year had been like a one-two punch. First, my daughter turned 20. (How could I possibly have a daughter in…
This 18th-Century American Woman Boosted Morale in the Revolutionary War and Helped Inspire the Cotton Gin
Catharine Littlefield, born in 1775 in what was then the British colony of Rhode Island, would grow up to become a dedicated wife and supporter of those around her, as well as a woman who could take action on her own when needed. Her mother died early during her childhood, and she was sent to…
Ted Williams: A Look Inside the Extraordinary Life of the Greatest Hitter in Baseball History
“All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street folks will say, ‘There goes the greatest hitter that ever lived,’” Ted Williams once said. The debate about the greatest hitter of all time will never be settled, but Williams’s amazing career with the Red Sox ensured he will always be…
US Religious Freedom Ambassador Meets With Representatives of Falun Gong Amid Ongoing CCP Persecution
April 29, 2022
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U.S. State Department officials met six representatives of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong on April 25 for an update on the decades-long ongoing persecution in China. The day marks the 23rd anniversary of a peaceful appeal dated back to 1999, when an estimated 10,000 adherents of Falun Gong, a meditation practice that was first introduced…
US Religious Freedom Ambassador Meets With Representatives of Religious Group Falun Gong
April 29, 2022
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U.S. State Department officials met six representatives of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong on April 25 for an update on the decades-long ongoing persecution in China. The day marks the 23rd anniversary of a peaceful appeal dated back to 1999, when an estimated 10,000 adherents of Falun Gong, a meditation practice that was first introduced…
’I Felt Nothing But Love’: Cyclist Left for Dead Forgives Driver Who Mowed Him Down
A cyclist in the UK was left with broken legs, a broken arm, a punctured and collapsed right lung, heart trauma, and bowel trauma after he was hit head-on by a drunk driver. Losing all memory of the accident and after spending almost two weeks in the ICU, he shares his amazing journey of recovery…
The Profound Near-Death Experience of a Nazi Concentration Camp Survivor
April 29, 2022
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Tienke Klein’s health remained poor after she was released from a Nazi concentration camp. After a long recovery from the trauma she’d endured, she finally reached the point of not needing to visit her doctor regularly. Then she was hit by a car while bicycling. The experience would release her from the prison camp she’d…
US Cancel Culture is Quietly Infiltrating French Society
What started as a left-leaning movement in the United States that targets public figures through shaming tactics, has caught fire via social media through hashtags like #MeToo, giving rise to a pervasive sub-society known as “cancel culture.” However, it has moved well beyond U.S. borders and is becoming what some French consider a blight upon…
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