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People I’ve been coaching lately have been stuck in indecision about what purpose they should pursue. At this kind of crossroads, we can become plagued by doubt. And that makes sense: If you’re not sure what your purpose is, then going after a single choice can feel really uncertain. How do I know if this

HUNTSVILLE, Texas—A Texas death row inmate whose case redefined the role of spiritual advisers in death chambers nationwide was executed Wednesday, despite the efforts of a district attorney to stop his lethal injection. John Henry Ramirez, 38, was executed at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was convicted of killing 46-year-old Pablo Castro in 2004,

Authorities in Pennsylvania have identified a set of human remains as those of a Wilkes-Barre teenage girl who went missing more than 50 years ago, state police said. In an Oct. 4 press release, Pennsylvania State Police said the remains were discovered in Luzerne County on Nov. 17, 2012, by people digging for relics in

An Antarctic blast across New Zealand (NZ) has brought snow flurries across large areas of the country in spring, including in Christchurch and Wellington. The south of the country woke up to temperatures at near zero degrees Celsius, the coldest place being Te Anau at negative six degrees celsius. Christchurch experienced its first snowfall in

Hockey Quebec says it has lost confidence in Hockey Canada and will not transfer funds to the national organization, while a well-known Canadian brand extended its sponsorship boycott. Hockey Quebec confirmed to The Canadian Press that its board of directors adopted a motion Tuesday night stating it does not believe Hockey Canada’s current structure can

“Bugging out” is a term widely used in military circles for quickly vacating a dangerous location with minimal supplies. Among survivalists and “preppers,” a “bug out bag” is anything containing items crucial to survival, usually lasting a minimum of three days. “Generally, it is a bag for when you need to leave a location to

Colorado voters will decide on a proposition on Nov. 8 that promises free breakfasts and lunches for all public-school children. If disapproved, only those eligible based on family income can receive free meals. Historically, Colorado voters have shown little desire to increase taxes. In 1992, they went so far as to establish the Taxpayer’s Bill of

In the House of Commons on Wednesday, MPs voted down a Conservative member’s bill that would have protected the conscience rights of health-care workers unwilling to participate “directly or indirectly” in medical assistance in dying, or MAiD. Bill C-230, introduced in February by Saskatchewan Conservative MP Kelly Block, aimed to amend the Criminal Code to “make it an offence

An expert in bear behaviour says an attack on a family in northeastern British Columbia that left two women with critical injuries appears to have been a rare example of a “predaceous” attack by a black bear. Ellie Lamb, director of community outreach for the Get Bear Smart Society, said that by knocking down the

'These are real people that are dying'

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which shields certain immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children from deportation, is illegal. The ruling by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday (pdf) affirms a decision in July 2021 by a Texas federal judge—U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen—who

North Korea on Thursday fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan a day after the United States redeployed an aircraft carrier to waters in the region in response to the authoritarian regime firing a missile over Japan on Tuesday. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and the office of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio

A “sealed” list of Trump’s documents that were seized in the FBI’s raid at Mar-a-Lago was accidentally leaked from the docket and temporarily made publicly available. “A judge ordered that the logs stay under seal, but they appeared to be inadvertently posted to the public court docket, according to Bloomberg, which first reported on the… Read More »“SEALED” List of Privileged Documents Seized in Trump Mar-a-Lago Case Accidentally Leaked, Gives Closest Look at What FBI Seized Yet The post “SEALED” List of Privileged Documents Seized in Trump Mar-a-Lago Case Accidentally Leaked, Gives Closest Look at What FBI Seized Yet appeared first on Becker News.

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Russian authorities have taken Australia to court over the cancellation of a site slated for the construction of its embassy. The challenge was launched on Oct. 6 in the Federal Court of Australia with Russia’s lawyers arguing the local planning authority did not have power to terminate their lease for a site in Yarralumla. Lawyer

Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives lead the Liberals in projected seat victories for Canada’s next federal election, according to pollster Nanos Research. “In the latest Nanos seat projections that we do, we actually have the Conservatives winning more seats than the Liberals, which means there will be a chance of not just a Liberal defeat, but of the Conservatives having

'All this touchy-feely nonsense'

The federal government’s firearms ban and buyback program has so far cost $3.7 million, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), which noting that no guns have been bought back as yet. As part of the program, the federal government created the Firearms Buyback Secretariat inside the Department of Public Safety in June 2020. The CTF

OAKLAND, Calif.—Stephen Vogt homered in his final game before retirement and scored the first run on a sacrifice fly after Shohei Ohtani pitched no-hit ball into the fifth, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 3–2 on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Ohtani (15–9) finished with a 2.33 ERA and 219 strikeouts in 166 innings,

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