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2+ min ago (49+ words) Pope Leo stopped at one of Lebanon's most important Christian sites. Pope Leo XIV prays for peace in Lebanon and the Levant Pope Leo stopped at one of Lebanon's most important Christian sites, praying that Saint Charbel helps to resolve differences and bring peace to the region....

7+ min ago (435+ words) Being a 2-year-old fashionista isn't easy, but someone has to do it " and Kaley Cuoco's daughter Matilda is up for the task! The Big Bang Theory just wore the cutest matching sunnies in new pictures that prove Matilda is a serious style queen. Cuoco's fianc" Tom Pelphrey posted the pictures on Instagram recently in honor of Cuoco's 40th birthday. Among the pictures of Cuoco dancing at her country-western inspired birthday party and snuggling with one of their many dogs, he shared two pictures of Cuoco with her mini-me daughter. Related story Kim Kardashian Reveals Which Co-Parenting Aspect With Ex Kanye West That's Most "Frustrating' In them, both Cuoco and Matilda wear sunglasses with their hair pulled back in buns. Cuoco poses with cool pursed lips, while Matilda gives the biggest, toothy grin. Cuoco laughs in another picture, as Matilda turns her…...

10+ min ago (1117+ words) Jezebel remains as committed as ever to fostering a space dedicated to championing diverse voices and standard-setting journalism that challenges and exposes the powers that be. She Was a 19-Year-Old College Freshman Flying Home for Thanksgiving. Within 48 Hours She Was Deported to Honduras. Any Luc'a L'pez Belloza didn't even know that the deportation order sending her to Honduras existed. Now she's permanently separated from her parents and her school. Imagine, for a moment, that you're a 19-year-old college freshman in Boston, thrilled to be starting your higher education journey as the proud first college student of your immigrant family. As you prepare to step on board a flight at Logan International Airport, traveling home to Texas for Thanksgiving to surprise the parents who first brought you into the country 12 years earlier as a 7-year-old, fleeing rampant violence and drug cartels,…...

12+ min ago (350+ words) Pope Leo continues to stir up controversy everywhere he goes. At the end of November, Pope Leo traveled to Turkey to visit the Blue Mosque. As News Nation put it, one of the primary purposes of this trip was to encourage "Christian unity and interfaith dialogue." The Pope also went to celebrate the "1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea." During this visit, the Pope went into the Blue Mosque where he took off his shoes, but did not pray with the imam at the mosque. However, this interfaith visit isn't the only recent act by Leo that is somewhat controversial. According to Newsweek, Leo has also given his stance on Israel and Palestine, calling for a two-state solution. "We know that in this moment, Israel doesn't accept this solution, but we see it as the only one that can…...

17+ min ago (235+ words) Sean Barbabella said in a statement that Trump's physical exam included "advanced imaging" that is "standard for an executive physical" in Trump's age group. Barbabella concluded that the cardiovascular and abdominal imaging was "perfectly normal." "The purpose of this imaging is preventative: to identify issues early, confirm overall health, and ensure he maintains long-term vitality and function," the doctor wrote. The White House released Barbabella's memo after Trump on Sunday said he would release the results of the scan. He and the White House have said the scan was "part of his routine physical examination" but had declined until Monday to detail why Trump had an MRI during his physical in October at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center or on what part of his body. "I think that's quite a bit of detail," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt…...

22+ min ago (460+ words) The internet had a serious response to the new White House announcement on Monday, arguing that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth relied on orders from a senior military leader to authorize the two strikes on an alleged drug boat after reports that survivors were targeted after the first strike. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Admiral Frank M. "Mitch" Bradley ordered the second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, just off the coast of Venezuela, and that it was "well within his authority to do so." Social media users responded to the news and questioned the Trump administration over the new information. "A straightforward progression from claiming 'this entire narrative' is 'fabricated' with 'NO FACTS' to admitting most of the report is accurate, shielding the top official involved, and saying that the strike…...

23+ min ago (828+ words) Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder," one lawmaker said. Members of Congress have launched a bicameral, bipartisan effort to sharpen oversight of the Pentagon after a report on an alleged order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to kill everybody" in the military's boat strike campaign spurred widespread condemnation over the weekend. The Republican-led Armed Services Committees in both the House and the Senate have announced that they are launching probes into the Department of Defense after The Washington Post reported on an alleged double tap" strike on September 2, when the military first embarked on its Caribbean boat strike campaign. On Friday, Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) and ranking member Sen. Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island) said that the Committee has directed inquiries to the Department" following the report. They said…...

25+ min ago (600+ words) Jezebel remains as committed as ever to fostering a space dedicated to championing diverse voices and standard-setting journalism that challenges and exposes the powers that be. Gaza Death Toll Continues to Mount Under Israeli "Ceasefire" An eight-year-old and an eleven-year-old are among the latest casualties. In the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Bani Suheila neighborhood on the outskirts of Khan Yunis, two brothers11-year-old Jumaa and 8-year-old Fadi Abu Asiwere killed. The boys had ventured into an "Israeli-controlled" area beyond what"s referred to as the "yellow line" in order to collect firewood for their father, who is wheelchair-bound. Their small bodies were carried back to their family, who beat their chests and wept in grief, their cries echoing through the air like a collective indictment of a world that has normalized Palestinian suffering to the point of abstraction....

30+ min ago (176+ words) Joe Scarborough says of the prohibition of killing shipwrecked enemies has "been part of the laws of war since World War II" The hosts of MS NOW's "Morning Joe" unpacked Monday why Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has come under intense scrutiny from both elected Republicans and Democrats over concerns about potential war crimes being carried out by the Trump administration in the Caribbean. "This is the DoD manual. This is not some left-wing, woke person or fake news [like] Pete Hegseth would suggest it is," Scarborough said. "This is the Department of Defense manual that says to shoot people on a shipwreck in a helpless state is a war crime. It would be "dishonorable and inhumane to make them the object of attack." You can watch the full "Morning Joe" segment yourself in the video below. "Morning Joe" co-host…...

34+ min ago (484+ words) Increasing global instability, rising antisemitism and nonstop geopolitical upheaval have driven renewed interest in biblical end-times prophecy. Many analysts and pastors say the pace of these events is accelerating and forming recognizable patterns described in Scripture. Pastor Tom Hughes of Hope for Our Times is among those sounding the alarm, saying current developments mirror what the Bible records about the last days. "Something is not right," Hughes said as he opened his latest prophecy update. Citing Ezekiel 28, he affirmed God's covenant with Israel: "The land I've given to the Jews, it's theirs. I gave it to them." He also pointed to Zechariah 12:9: "I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem," noting that modern hostility toward Israel fits this warning. Hughes said the surge in diplomatic pushes for Middle East stability is prophetically significant."All we heard…...