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The latest U.S. push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine has unleashed a frenzy of diplomatic activity. Negotiators and officials from the U.S., Ukraine and Russia have crisscrossed the globe in recent weeks in a flurry of meetings to discuss a potential deal. Here is a timeline of key talks. Nov. 19: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travels to Turkey in what he said was an effort to jump-start […]

JATUN RUMI, Ecuador (AP) — High in the mountains of the Ecuadorian Andes, a group of young Otavalo Indigenous people is using anime to inspire pride in their ancient culture and language, especially among Otavalo children. They produced an animated short film titled “We’re Aya” that follows the adventures of Aya, a mythical Otavalo warrior, and other characters who interact under the watchful eye of a condor — an iconic […]

The focus in the murder trial of Brian Walshe turned Thursday to an affair his wife was having before he allegedly killed and dismembered her on New Year’s Day 2023. Ana Walshe, a real estate agent who immigrated from Serbia, was last seen early on Jan. 1, 2023, following a New Year’s Eve dinner at her Massachusetts home. Her body has never been found. Her husband, Brian Walshe faces a […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is expected to submit plans for its new ballroom to a planning commission this month, the presidentially appointed head of the panel said Thursday. “Once plans are submitted, that’s really when the role of this commission, and its professional staff, will begin,” Will Scharf, chair of the National Capital Planning Commission, said at its monthly meeting. The 90,000-square-foot ballroom will dwarf the main White […]

DETROIT (AP) — RoboCop has finally found a permanent home in Detroit. A statue looming 11 feet tall (3.3 meters) and weighing 3,500 pounds (1,587 kilograms) has been drawing fans since it began standing guard over the Motor City on Wednesday afternoon, after about 15 years in the making. Even in a snowstorm in the dark, people were driving by to see it, said Jim Toscano, co-owner of the FREE […]

(SRNN NEWS)-Jack Hibbs leads California’s Calvary Chapel Chino Hills and he says the surge in anti-Semitism seen around the world is a sign of the End Times.  Hibbs tells CBN “The Bible tells, both in Ezekiel and in Zechariah, that in the last days, the world will turn against Israel.”  He goes on to predict that President Trump’s peace plan for Gaza will fail as a preamble to the rise of the […]

(SRN NEWS)-According to a report by political analyst Ryan Burge of Washington University, 28% of U.S. military personnel go to church at least once a week and 17% go even more frequently.  Compare that to 16% and 7% for civilians.  That makes men and women in uniform about twice as religious as the general population.  Burge also points out that while the country is becoming more secular, the military is becoming MORE […]

(SRN NEWS)-The Pew Research Center poll reveals that most African-Americans are self-described Christians —  73%.  However, like so many other demographic groups, religious affiliation is on the decline.  The Pew study also finds that black people are more religious than all other races:  58% African-Americans say that faith is very important in their life, compared to 35% of White Americans and 40% of Hispanics. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter will sit out the game on Monday against the host Los Angeles Chargers after undergoing a procedure earlier this week to repair his shoulders, ESPN reported on Thursday. Per the report, Carter is considered week-to-week and wanted to get the procedure completed to enable him to be as close to 100 percent as possible for the playoff run for the Eagles (8-4). Carter, 24, […]