Новости за 24.02.2019

(THE GUARDIAN) — About seven years ago, researchers at the US DNA sequencing company Illumina started to notice something odd. A new blood test it ran on 125,000 expectant mothers looking for genetic abnormalities such as Down’s syndrome in their foetuses returned some extremely unexpected signals in 10 cases. Chillingly, it dawned on them that […]

The San Diego Unified School District has gone all in with politically correct lessons, from teaching the nation’s history “from the perspectives of groups that have been marginalized” to “Gender Grammar” and “Gender Pronouns” listed on bulletin boards along with “LGBTQ student rights,” according to a parent with children in the district. The district also advises students, […]

When and how did it become “okay” for black Americans to make up false accusations against white people? Blacks and others stage phony so-called “hate crimes,” cry racism and push for ridiculous “anti-lynching” laws. They act as if whites are judging, harassing, raping and killing blacks, when it’s the other way around. If anything, it’s […]

A New York City Muslim cleric told his congregants in a sermon they must not befriend or engage in any alliances with Christians and Jews. The exhortation by Abul Baraa Muhammad Abdullah Amreeki was based directly on verses from the Quran, pointed out Jihad Watch Director Robert Spencer in a post Wednesday. The imam cited […]

(DAILYMAIL) — A 36-feet long humpback whale has been found dead in the Amazon jungle, miles from its natural habitat. Experts in Brazil have been left baffled as to how the ten-tonne animal came to be lying in the woodland area around 50ft (15 meters) from the sea.

(WASHINGTONEXAMINER) — President Trump announced early Sunday his administration would host “one of the biggest gatherings” in Washington’s history on the Fourth of July. “HOLD THE DATE!” Trump said. “It will be called ‘A Salute To America’ and will be held at the Lincoln Memorial. Major fireworks display, entertainment and an address by your favorite […]

(BBC) — Pope Francis has promised concrete action to tackle child sex abuse at the end of a Roman Catholic Church summit on paedophilia. Clergy guilty of abuse were “tools of Satan”, the Pope said, pledging to face every case with “utmost seriousness.”

(FOXNEWS) — The combative animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) came under fire Friday after accusing Google of sending a “dangerous, fawning message” for honoring wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin on what would have been his 57th birthday. Google paid tribute to Irwin on Friday with a “Google Doodle” that featured […]

(NEW YORK POST) — She may be America’s most famous freshman congresswoman, but in New York, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a virtual ghost. She has no district office and no local phone number, unlike the state’s three other freshman members. And it’s unclear whether the 29-year-old lawmaker, who represents the Bronx and Queens, actually still […]

(BREITBART) — Actress Jamie Lee Curtis said embattled Empire star Jussie Smollett “needs mental health help,” after police in Chicago determined that he orchestrated a fake violent hate crime against himself. Smollett turned himself over to police on Thursday morning to face charges of filing a false police report, after investigators concluded that he had […]

(USATODAY) — A federal judge in Texas has declared that the all-male military draft is unconstitutional, ruling that “the time has passed” for a debate on whether women belong in the military. The decision deals the biggest legal blow to the Selective Service System since the Supreme Court upheld the draft in 1981. In Rostker […]

(KNOXVILLE NEWS-SENTINEL) — The water would not stop flowing into Brenda Colbert’s car Saturday. And as it continued to rise above the 76-year-old woman’s ankles, she tried to pull her feet up in the seat. “Water kept coming in,” she said. “Lord, Jesus, I said, ‘I’m going to drown in my car.'”

(CBN) — A Muslim Egyptian man who planned to murder his Christian cousin has revealed his story of miraculous conversion. In a tale reminiscent of the Apostle Paul’s supernatural encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus, “Mostafa” told Open Doors USA that his family had ordered him to execute his own cousin because of […]

(STUDYFINDS) — Taking vacations can leave us lifelong memories — and now it turns out they can also lead us to a longer life, according to a recent study. Finnish researcher Timo Strandberg, a professor at the University of Helsinki, says his 40-year study shows that getting away regularly can add years to one’s lifespan. […]

(BLOOMBERG) — The Orchids of Asia Day Spa was an open secret around southeast Florida, well known for blending the opulent with the sordid. Online reviews on a site called Rubmaps.com cited paid sex services in vulgar terms including “rub and tug.” Another on yelp.com noted a “happy ending.” It was here — aside a […]

(THECOLLEGEFIX) — The latest example of college students’ hyper-vigilance for anything remotely “racist” comes from Wake Forest University where complaints were made about a person’s cowboy outfit. A photo of an “unidentified male” donned in what appeared to be a “noose” at a campus Subway was uploaded to Snapchat where subsequent screenshots caused a furor […]

Editor’s note: Do you need something to smile about? Every day, WND selects the best joke offered up by readers and contributors to its Laughlines forum and brings it to you as the WND Joke of the Day. Here is today’s offering: “Dad, what’s economics?” “I don’t know, son. We’re Democrats.” Got a great joke […]

Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” John 20:21

Editor’s note: Do you need something to smile about? Every day, WND selects the best joke offered up by readers and contributors to its Laughlines forum and brings it to you as the WND Joke of the Day. Here is today’s offering: A cardiologist died and was given an eleborate funeral. A huge heart, covered […]

My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places. Isaiah 32:18

An influential privacy organization is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether Facebook “has engaged in unfair or deceptive practices” that would violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. A letter dated Thurday asked Commission Secretary Donald S. Clark, as well as Andrew Smith of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, to look into the […]

(Townhall) A few days ago, the FBI arrested U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson, a self-identified white nationalist who wanted “focused violence” to “establish a white homeland.” He made a list of targets, primarily Democratic lawmakers and liberal journalists and began researching ways to carry out the attack. Current MSNBC contributor and former Republican […]

(Fox News) Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is facing yet more reports that she mistreated staff working in her Senate office, including claims that she attempted to torpedo departing employee’s future job opportunities — an allegation the senator denies. Klobuchar, who announced her presidential intentions earlier this month, has been dogged by claims […]

From 1521 to 1821, Mexico was ruled by Spain. In 1808, Napoleon invaded Spain and put his brother Joseph Bonaparte on the throne. That same year, Simon Bolivar began a revolution against Spain. Together with the efforts of José de San Martín, Bernardo O’Higgins, and Francisco de Miranda (who had helped in the American Revolution), […]

Facebook is still championing blasphemy laws, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s “obfuscatese” regarding the subject is only making things worse, contends a lawyer and political analyst. Judith Bergman, a senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute, writes in a commentary recent events “illustrate how Facebook – which has previously championed blasphemy laws – continues its ‘Shariah censorship’ regarding content it apparently […]