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Here’s what Russia’s warships in Cuba are capable of

Retired rear admiral says potential hypersonic anti-ship missiles could pose threat to US assets but that US fleet is well-equipped to respond

Russia’s fleet of warships in Cuba poses a “limited threat” to the U.S. mainland and its Navy, an expert said, but the move by Russian President Vladimir Putin is far from unprecedented.

Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery (ret.) told Fox News Digital that U.S. assets in the area are more than capable of outmaneuvering the three warships and lone nuclear submarine that arrived in Cuba on Wednesday.

U.S. Navy Forced To Medically Evacuate Crew After Cargo Ship Hit By Multiple Missiles

The United States Navy had to rescue a crew member on a cargo ship that came under attack by Iranian-backed terrorists on Thursday in the Gulf of Aden.

The Houthis hit the M/V Verbena — a Palauan-flagged, Ukrainian-owned, Polish-operated bulk cargo carrier — with two anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCM), causing damage and fires aboard the ship.

“The crew continues to fight the fire. One civilian mariner was severely injured during the attack,” U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. “Aircraft from USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) medically evacuated the injured mariner to a partner force ship nearby for medical attention.”

Read more at: dailywire.com

Islamic Terrorists Fire Hundreds Of Rockets Into Northern Israel

Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Islamic terrorist group based in southern Lebanon, has fired well over 300 rockets into northern Israel over the last couple of days.

The dramatic escalation came after Israel took out one of the terrorist group’s top leaders earlier this week, senior commander Talib Abdullah, aka Hajj Abu Talib.

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Judge Blocks Biden’s Transgender Title IX Rules In 4 States

More than 20 states have joined lawsuits against the administration.

In a major blow to the Biden administration’s new Title IX guidelines forcing public schools to allow trans-identifying males in girls’ bathrooms and sports, a federal judge on Thursday blocked the rules in four states.

U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty, a Trump appointee, issued a preliminary injunction against the rules, calling them an “abuse of power” by federal agencies and a “threat to democracy.”

Read more at: dailywire.com

Biden’s $320 Million Gaza Pier Removed From Area Again After Costly Repairs

President Joe Biden’s pier off the shore of Gaza experienced another blow this week and has to once again been relocated due to weather conditions.

The pier, which estimates have said costs up to $320 million, was forced offline late last month after it fell apart amid stormy sea conditions and sections of it washed up on the shoreline.

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Another U.S. poultry farm goes UP IN FLAMES as sabotage ops target yet more food supply chain hubs

More than one million chickens are dead after a massive fire burned down Wabash Valley Produce Farm in Farina, a small town in southern Illinois.

According to reports, the fire broke out at approximately 6:30 p.m. on May 29. More than two dozen fire departments rushed to the scene to help put the fire out, but it was already too late: the facility was a total loss.

BRICS Summit Begins with Goal of Ditching U.S. Dollar

The foreign ministers of BRICS member nations – and another 13 countries interested in collaborating with the anti-Western bloc – convened in Russia on Monday for a meeting outside of the confines of the BRICS annual summit to discuss, among other issues, ways to expand trade without the use of the U.S. dollar.

“The proactive work is underway on fulfillment of decisions of the Johannesburg summit of the last year, specifically as regards improvement of the international monetary system and development of a platform for payment in national currencies in mutual trade,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.

Pope Francis Lauds Pro-Gay Jesuit Father James Martin

Pope Francis has written a glowing forward to a new book by gay rights activist Father James Martin, calling him a “person who has fallen in love with the Word of God.”

Father Martin is rooted “firmly in the Ignatian tradition,” the pontiff writes in his preface to newly released Italian edition of Come Forth: The Raising of Lazarus and the Promise of Jesus’s Greatest Miracle.

United Methodist Church loses more than 1 million members in single day when group takes stand for ‘God and His word’

Last month, the UMC officially adopted pro-LGBT values.

In one fell swoop last week, the United Methodist Church lost more than 1 million members.

Weeks after the United Methodist Church voted to allow LGBT-practicing clergy and reverse prohibitions on same-sex marriage, the United Methodist Church of Ivory Coast (Eglise Méthodiste Unie Côte d’Ivoire) voted on May 28 to leave the UMC.

GIANT VENOMOUS FLYING SPIDERS COMING TO NJ

The Joro Spider Invasion: Unraveling the Mystery of Giant Venomous Flying Spiders

Amidst the unprecedented incursion, the discovery of the Joro spider (Nephila clavata), a giant venomous flying spider not native to America, has sparked both fascination and concern among scientists and the public. Believed to have infiltrated the Southeastern United States from Japan, these arachnids have been making headlines since 2021, with Georgia as the epicenter of their concentration.