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by Brooks HaysWashington DC (UPI) Mar 25, 2021 https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Filter_made_from_a_tree_branch_cleans_contaminated_water_999.html Engineers at MIT have developed a water filter made from cross-sections of tree branches that can filter bacteria from contaminated water. The filter takes advantage of the natural sieving abilities of xylem — thin, interconnected membranes found in the sapwood branches of pine, ginkgo and other […]
March 31, 2021
By Alexandria SAGEVatican City (AFP) March 30, 2021 https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Vatican_urges_motherly_care_for_climate_refugees_999.html Climate change is real and more must be done to protect people displaced by it, the Vatican said Tuesday, as it presented guidelines on helping millions forced to flee their homes. The document, “Pastoral Orientations on Climate Displaced People,” is a series of policies and proposals […]
March 31, 2021
https://www.spacewar.com/afp/210330150335.roazzyhq.html Washington, March 30 (AFP) Mar 30, 2021Some jokingly said the cryptic tweet, “;l;;gmlxzssaw,” was a US nuclear launch code. Others, that the Pentagon had been hacked.And some even thought it was a signal to political conspiracists.Now the US Strategic Command, which runs the country’s powerful nuclear weapons force, says the enigmatic posting on its […]
March 31, 2021
by Sommer BrokawWashington DC (UPI) Mar 29, 2021 Out of 35 of the world’s largest meat and dairy companies, only four committed to net-zero emissions by 2050, according to a study by researchers from New York University published this week in the journal Climate Change. The four were Dairy Farmers of America in the United […]
March 31, 2021
The German problem takes Europe https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/forever-young-and-the-german-problem Since the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith published two weeks ago a clarification on the possibility of liturgically blessing same-sex unions, the backlash in Germany has been fierce. Priests have said they intend to ignore the Vatican’s directive, bishops have endorsed that intention, and the lay members […]
March 31, 2021
Dr. Greg Popcak March 30, 2021 Recently, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith — the Vatican agency responsible for resolving doctrinal disputes — declined a request from German bishops asking if it was permissible to bless what are popularly referred to as “gay marriages.” The response has been widely characterized in the press […]
March 31, 2021
March 31, 2021 By Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) — Two Roman Catholic bishops and other church leaders have teamed with the Human Rights Campaign, a LGBTQ advocacy organization, to condemn discrimination against transgender people, the groups announced Wednesday (March 31). In a statement provided to Religion News Service, Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, Bishop […]
March 31, 2021
By The Associated PressTue., March 30, 2021timer2 min. read https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2021/03/30/major-pain-bidens-dog-involved-in-2nd-biting-incident.html WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s younger dog Major this week was involved in his second biting incident of the month, the White House said Tuesday. The dog “nipped someone while on a walk” on Monday, said Michael LaRosa, press secretary to first lady Jill Biden, […]
March 31, 2021
By Elliot Spagat And Nomaan MerchantThe Associated PressTue., March 30, 2021timer5 min. readupdateArticle was updated 29 mins ago DONNA, Texas – More than 500 migrant children were packed into plastic-walled rooms built for 32 people, sitting inches apart on mats with foil blankets Tuesday at the largest U.S. Customs and Border Protection holding facility for […]
March 31, 2021
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-epsteins-former-girlfriend-charged-with-sex-trafficking-of-14-year-old/ Ghislaine Maxwell, the long-time associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was charged Monday for the first time with sex-trafficking of a minor, as federal prosecutors accused her of grooming a 14-year-old girl to engage in sexual acts with Epstein and later paying her. A new federal indictment filed in Manhattan charged that on multiple occasions between […]
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