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…

Blaze Media, by Candace Hathaway: A “partnership” formed by several technology giants aims to make artificial intelligence systems woke, prioritizing “equity and inclusion” by “bringing diverse voices together,” according to videos recently obtained by the American Accountability Foundation. Partnership on…

AP, by Brian Slodysko and Eric Tucker: When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas headlined a 2017 program at McLennan Community College in Texas; his hosts had more than a speech in mind. Working with the prominent conservative lawyer Ken Starr,…

Faithwire, by Tré Goins-Phillips: The popular social media account Libs of TikTok has already been censored on Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter rival for posting a scientifically factual statement about human biology. Threads, the new microblogging app from Facebook parent company Meta,…

End Time Headlines: The huge extent of damage and vandalism caused in nearly a week of nightly riots in France has been dramatically underlined with a summary of recorded burnings so far, with the toll running to thousands of vehicles…