The Epoch Times, by Kevin Stocklin: Large money-center banks appear to be in the vanguard of a movement to build a system of personal social credit scores. This week, British bank Barclays became the latest to be accused of shutting…

The Washington Post, by Mike De Socio: Amid the hundreds of tents erected for the Boy Scouts of America’s National Jamboree, one especially stands out — decorated with a canopy of LGBTQ Pride flags and a string of multicolored lights,…

The Christian Post, by Leonardo Blair: The shares of Americans who believe in God, angels, Heaven, Hell and the devil have all tumbled to the lowest levels ever recorded over the last two decades and belief in God and Heaven…

Harbingers Daily, by Alex Newman: It sounds like bad science fiction, but it is rapidly becoming reality. Some of the most powerful people on the planet think they are going to “upgrade” human beings — or at least some human…

CNN, by Ramishah Maruf: Heartland Tri-State Bank of Elkhart, Kansas, failed on Friday, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation taking control. The FDIC agreed to assume all the deposits of Heartland Tri-State Bank to protect customers, entering a purchase and…

Politico, by Ben Schreckinger: In January, this newsletter took a look at emerging ideas for state-backed digital money — speculating that a new breed of e-money was poised to take the center of the global stage. As we cross the…

ABC57, by Christina Maxouris and Joe Sutton: Flash flood warnings are in effect Sunday night across southeastern New York, including New York City, as powerful thunderstorms make their way into the region, bringing “torrential downpours,” the National Weather Service said….

RT: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus has said climate change will drive a surge in “extreme weather events” in 2023, pointing to record-breaking temperatures around the globe this week.  Speaking during a Wednesday press briefing, Tedros said the…

Christian Network Europe, by Jorge Ruiz Ortiz: The elections come earlier this year. Not in December but in July. But worse is the fact that the vote is on Sunday. For Christians who keep this as the Lord’s Day, this…

Notes from Poland, by Daniel Tilles: Poland’s justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro has turned to the Supreme Court in an effort to prevent shops from evading a ban on Sunday trading by offering reading clubs, travel services or equipment rental to…

USA Today, by Isabelle Butera: One-fifth of United Methodist congregations in the United States have received permission to leave the denomination over disagreements over same-sex marriage and gay preachers.  In annual conferences since 2019, 6,182 congregations of United Methodists voted…

The Times of Israel: Israeli officials protested to Sweden on Friday after local police gave the go-ahead to a request to allow the burning of a Bible outside of the Israeli embassy in Stockholm on Saturday, saying that the decision…