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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt plan to join BRICS, the economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The timing is awkward for President Biden as he prepares to meet with the Saudis, but Turkey’s membership is potentially more significant.Continue Reading

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An hour may have elapsed before law enforcement entered the school in Uvalde, Texas where a shooter killed 19 children and two teachers before he was shot dead. The timeline is uncertain, but the presence of supernatural evil is sure.Continue Reading

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Monkeypox is in the news this week, but there’s no need to panic. It does not spread easily between humans; the confirmed cases appear linked to intimate contact between men who attended a pair of raves in Spain and Belgium.Continue Reading

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President Biden’s performance over the past week was startlingly bad. His staff walked back Biden’s call for regime change in Russia and claims that US troops were training Ukrainians in Poland and would soon deploy to Ukraine.Continue Reading

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President Biden said Saturday that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power.” White House officials immediately began walking that back, claiming that Biden meant to prepare the world for extended conflict in Ukraine—something that’s not good news for Ukrainians or the world.Continue Reading

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The premier of Victoria state in Australia announced Sunday that when COVID lockdowns end, there will be “a vaccinated economy,” and he plans to “lock out people who are not vaccinated and can be.”Continue Reading