The United States has started to issue new licenses permitting certain financial transactions within Syria after years of sanctions aimed at maintaining pressure on former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. On January 6, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) revealed a general license that allows a variety of transactions in Syria. This license…
To the Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, My Beloved Children in the Lord, Christ is born! Glorify Him! Let the celestial flames burn quietly and gaze in awe upon a humble corner of the universe, upon the dark earth, and upon the most treasured portion of that corner—the grotto where…
The Louisiana Department of Health has reported the first human death in the U.S. linked to the severe bird flu virus, known as avian influenza A (H5N1), amid rising concerns over increasing bird flu cases across the nation. In a press release issued on Monday, the Louisiana Department of Health stated, “The patient hospitalized with…
An expert has recently raised concerns that the Biden-Harris administration’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is implementing a new rule that would prohibit most cigarettes currently on store shelves while mandating lower nicotine levels. This expert believes such a move would serve as a “gift” to drug cartels and other criminal enterprises controlling the black…
On Tuesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared that the social media giant will remove the “fact-checkers” from Facebook and Instagram, halting the censorship of free speech for millions of Americans. “We’re going back to our roots by focusing on minimizing errors, simplifying our policies, and reinstating free expression across our platforms,” Zuckerberg stated in a…
