As the world pays homage to former President Jimmy Carter, some people overlook a primary source of inspiration for his politics: his distinctive brand of White evangelical Christianity, which remains hidden from most Americans.
Day: December 31, 2024
In Plains, residents remember the 39th US president as just a ‘regular guy’, a good neighbor and Sunday school teacher
Experts hope flight recorders will provide answers to key questions surrounding crash in which 179 died
North Korea has unveiled a new destroyer equipped with an advanced missile system that will become the largest warship in its growing navy. State media released images of Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, inspecting the new ship at a facility that analysts believe was the Nampho Dockyard, on the west coast of the country. The images of the unfinis…
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The investigation has yet to determine who activated the EW systems that disrupted both civilian and military communications. New details on how a Russian “Pantsir” shot down the AZAL plane… pic.twitter.com/u7cPXWhF7r— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 31, 2024
It’s more than just money on the line.
Arsenal and Liverpool head a host of big names from the Premier League and EFL.
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— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 31, 2024
Merriam-Webster’s decision to name “polarization” as 2024’s ‘word of the year’ certainly feels spot on. Of course Americans are divided into “two sharply distinct opposites,” right? and of course our beliefs are at “opposing extremes.” But, as my therapist often reminds me, feelings aren’t facts. As a data scientist who thinks a lot about politics (and is of course extremely fun at parties), I prefer to inspect claims based on evidence. And it…
Initially dismissed as a shopping list, the ancient papyrus reveals early stories of Jesus’s childhood miracles.