Author: Leslie Stewart

The Archdiocese of Miami has denounced Florida’s controversial immigration detention facility, which state officials dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz”).In a strong language statement posted on the Archdiocese website, Archbishop Thomas Wensky criticized both the Everglades’ remote detention site and the rhetoric surrounding it.He writes: “It’s about not protecting civil servants and talking about the value of “crocodile and Pison” deterrent at Collier-Dade facilities corrodes the common interest. ”Wensky’s statement also highlighted humanitarian concerns, noting the facility’s isolation from healthcare and the vulnerability of temporary tent structures to Florida’s harsh summer weather and hurricane threats. He also sought that pastors and pastors be…

Maltese cryptocurrency market regulators said that following a recent peer review by European Union regulators, none of the local licenses issued under the Crypto Asset Regulation (MICA) market were at risk.A spokesman for the MFSA told Cointelegraph, “Malta’s MICA licenses do not risk revocation or reassessment as a result of peer review results,” adding that authorities have already begun to address issues identified in the review.The statement comes after the European Markets Agency (ESMA), which oversees MICA compliance, the leading European supervisory body, which released Thursday a peer review of specific MICA certification gaps by the Financial Services Agency of…

US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speak in a photo of his family held at the G7 Summit in Kananascus, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025. Amber Bracken | ReutersUS President Donald Trump complained on Thursday that tariffs on Canadian imports increased to 35%, which came into effect on August 1, with Ottawa retaliating with his duties against Washington.”Instead of working with the US, Canada retaliated with its own tariffs,” Trump told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in a letter on the True Society.He attributed fentanyl as the reason for that speed of the letter as…

Justin Bieber is plunging fans into a frenzy after sharing a series of intimate family portraits on his Instagram Story along with clues from the imminent album drop.On Thursday, the pop star posted mostly black and white images. This shows his wife posing with 31-year-old Justin Bieber and his wife Jack Bruce Bieber.In one photo, 28-year-old Haley Bieber leaned against her husband, her chin on her chest while her eyes were closed.Haley Beaver was at the Met Gala in New York on May 5th.Michael Buckner/Penske Media Getty Images fileAnother shows Hailey Bieber standing outside pointing to the ground while she…

WASHINGTON – Sen. Tom Tillis, RN.C., strongly criticized Pete Hegses in an interview, saying that the Secretary of Defense “is out of his depth” in his role in overseeing the National Army, and that his decision to halt the shipment of weapons to Ukraine was “amateur.”Tillis recently announced he would not be reelection next year after opposing the GOP domestic policy bill, but spoke to CNN on Wednesday about his decision to support Hegseth’s nomination after a controversial confirmation process in January, including allegations of alcohol abuse and sexual assault on Hegseth.Tillis said he decided to vote to confirm Hegzes…

LOS ANGELES – Bishop Alberto Rojas, who leads more than 1.5 million Catholics in Southern California, has officially exempt parishioners from their weekly mandate to attend the masses after immigration detention on the diocese’s two parish property.Distribution is a movement that is usually reserved for expansion situations, such as the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. But Rojas says it’s necessary as fears of being arrested and possibly deported wiped out communities, including the Catholic Church.”There’s a real fear that many people will fascinate in our parish community. If they challenge any kind of public environment, they’ll be arrested by immigration…

Following six Tony nominations and two victories, the Pulitzer Prize-winning family drama “The Purpose of Losing the Patriarch on Stage.” Latanya Richardson Jackson will perform with the original Broadway cast at the end of the show on August 31st.The play from “Purpose,” “The Right” playwright and Tony winner Branden Jenkins creates a family drama set in Chicago alongside the Jasper family in Chicago, borrowing from the lives of civil rights leaders like Jesse Jackson and other powerful black people. Working with Rev. Martin Luther King Claudine, played by Richardson Jackson, and the marching patriarch Solomon, he continued his family legacy…

The glow has returned to Windsor Castle.When she made an official appearance in Windsor, England, Princess Welsh, Catherine, was wearing a tiara for the first time since 2023.The 43-year-old arrived at a state banquet at Windsor Castle on July 8th, with her husband Prince William arriving by her side. In her figure, Royal was wearing the classic Queen Mary lover’s knot tiara. One of her more frequently worn tiaras and the dark red Givenchy in a Sarah Burton gown (Burton was also the designer behind the Princess’ iconic wedding dress).Famous jewelry can be identified by its multiple drop-shaped pearls.The banquet…

People will shop at Brooklyn grocery stores in New York City on May 13th, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesAccording to a New York Federal Reserve survey released Tuesday, it fears that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will lead to a sharp surge in inflation.A monthly survey of central bank consumer expectations shows that respondents in June saw inflation in 3% 12 months from now. It was on the same level as in January, when Trump took office and started the Saber Rat through trade.The level fell 0.2 points from May, marking a setback from its peak hit of 3.6% in…

Turkish and Caicos police found the man’s body during a search of an American who reported missing nearby almost two weeks ago, local authorities said over the weekend.The Royal Turkish Islands and Caicos Islands Police (RTCIPF) said they received a call about 5:06pm reporting “corpores found in some bushes.” According to a July 6 statement, authorities were sent to the location along Miracle Close in Grace Bay to find the body. The dead man was not immediately named, but efforts are underway to confirm their identity. “The police in the Royal Turkish and Caicos Islands will extend the meaning of…