1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (479+ words) Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Jesus’ praise of the Father, as recorded in today’s Gospel, is highly significant. Being both human and divine, His praise originated in His divinity and was expressed through His human…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago  (294+ words) Oil producers in the Persian Gulf are making plans to bypass the Strait of Hormuz with new pipelines and a new port after Iran has repeatedly attacked ships and blocked traffic. The idea is to minimize Tehran’s leverage on the…...

6+ hour, 18+ min ago  (153+ words) Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly! Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies' military and the family members of…...

7+ hour, 9+ min ago  (256+ words) ...Professor Michael Hudson characterizes the relationship between creditors and debtors as a 5,000 year long war which in our time is being won by the creditors. Indeed, an independent oligarchy of creditors has been created and is currently buying up land…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago  (539+ words) The Los Angeles Times repeatedly fell months behind on payments to contractors and vendors — even stiffing one of its own marquee hires — as billionaire owner Patrick Soon-Shiong pressed ahead with plans to take the 144-year-old newspaper public, according to a…...

8+ hour, 44+ min ago  (692+ words) A California city is moving to enact a permanent ban on new drive-thru restaurants, spurred on by a group of vocal locals who have organized to oppose a potential new In-N-Out location. That legislation, now in the works, will still…...

10+ hour, 12+ min ago  (243+ words) Rate hike filings come as the state’s major water utilities seek merger. CHICAGO — Customers across Illinois could be facing higher water and sewage bills as the state’s largest private water utilities seek rate increases and permission to merge. Illinois American…...

11+ hour, 10+ min ago  (92+ words) Digital ID: Billionaires are CIRCLING your digital life - it's time to WAKE UP If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today: Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA…...

11+ hour ago  (1031+ words) De Beers: Venetia diamond mine DE Beers is preparing to shutter South Africa’s largest diamond mine for two years, threatening thousands of jobs and removing roughly two-fifths of the country’s diamond production as the industry’s most famous company battles one…...

13+ hour, 38+ min ago  (615+ words) U.S. authorities have approved an emergency plan to move 28 beluga whales from the shuttered Marineland theme park in Ontario to four accredited American aquariums, including SeaWorld San Antonio. The plan calls for 13 whales to go to SeaWorld San Antonio, three to…...