Month: April 2023

Kiptum Wins London Marathon in 2nd Fastest Time

LONDON—Kelvin Kiptum collapsed to the ground after winning the London Marathon on Sunday and recording the second fastest time in history over the distance. The 23-year-old Kenyan runner set the course record with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 25 seconds and just missed out on Eliud Kipchoge’s world record by 16 seconds. “I…


RFK Jr. Says Middle Class Was ‘Systematically’ Wiped Out by COVID-19 Lockdowns

Democratic 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said COVID-19 lockdowns across the United States decimated the middle class, suggesting that it has yet to recover. “The strength of a nation comes from a strong economy and a vibrant middle class,” Kennedy told Fox News over the weekend, “and we have wiped out the middle…


BC Courts Granting Bail in Over Half of Cases Where Crown Seeks Detention: Premier

B.C. Premier David Eby says that more than half of cases where prosecutors seek jail time for an offence are being turned down by the courts. In an April 21 statement following a meeting between the country’s premiers—called the Council of the Federation—and chiefs of police, Eby said that “Canadians are concerned about the crime and violence they’re seeing…


New York Parade Spotlights Communist China’s War Against Faith

NEW YORK—Twenty-four years ago thousands of Chinese citizens gathered outside of Zhongnanhai, the Chinese Communist Party’s headquarters at the heart of Beijing. They were Falun Gong practitioners, and were there to peacefully call on the communist regime to end the harassment and suppression of their peers by local authorities. Less than three months later the…


Memorializing an ‘Iconic’ Appeal: NY Parade Spotlights Communist China’s War Against Faith

NEW YORK—Any other Sunday for college freshman Elsie He would have been a day of reading, studying for class, or doing meditation. But something else was weighing on her mind that cloudy April 25. Donning her usual outfit of a light single-layer cotton jacket, long dark pants, and sneakers, with her long black hair tied…


Ready for Your Next Family Vacation? Look No Further

By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com Do your family vacation plans need a jump-start? Here are five destinations to consider. Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney, Australia Whether you plan to visit Sydney for Fashion Week, VIVID Sydney (an annual celebration of creativity and innovation) or simply to explore Down Under, why not take the kids? The…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Miracle at Manchester’

2022 | Not Rated | 1h 28m | Family Films that feature Christian morals and values have come a long way in recent years, often having a broad enough appeal to make them relatable to non-Christians as well. Actor and filmmaker Eddie McClintock directs and stars in one such faith-based film—a 2022 production (not released…


GOP Senate Candidate Asks Why There Are No ‘Reparations’ for White Descendants of Civil War Soldiers

An Ohio Republican Senate candidate publicly wondered why white Americans don’t get reparations if they’re descendants of white Union soldiers who died during the Civil War. During a campaign rally last week in which he announced his 2024 candidacy, Republican Bernie Moreno asked why white people don’t get, or are asking for, reparations. He’s campaigning for the…


Modern Farmhouse Style Still Going Strong. Here Are Some Tips on How to Incorporate It

By Kaitlyn Keegan From Hartford Courant Modern farmhouse style has been all the rage—in magazines, on design TV shows and in homes across the country. According to a study by Ruby Home, modern farmhouse is the leading home interior style across the United States. The style is a blend of classic and contemporary and is known…


Putting ‘Good’ Back Into the Algorithm: A New Tech Platform Hopes to Help Parents

Parents in America know the difficulties of pulling their children away from electronic devices, especially after months of virtual learning due to school lockdowns during the pandemic. About half of America’s middle schoolers spend five hours or more daily on weekends watching videos on an electronic device, and 30 percent spend seven hours or more…