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Building Faith and Community: How City Church Batavia Brings People Together

For 25 years, City Church Batavia has been a place where people come together in faith and friendship. More than just a church, it has become a community hub where people support one another, celebrate together, and grow spiritually. In a world that often feels divided and disconnected, finding a place where you belong is important. City Church Batavia offers that sense of belonging, creating a welcoming space for people from all backgrounds to explore...

Civil service job cuts will drive efficiency and open new opportunities, says policy recruiter

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement announcement to cut 10,000 back-office civil service roles has drawn support from leading policy recruitment experts, who see the move as a long-overdue correction that could increase public sector efficiency and create new career pathways. Lauren Maddocks, Associate Director at specialist recruiter Policy by Murray, described the planned reductions as a chance to modernise and reshape the public sector for the future. “While the headline-grabbing news has been around proposed...

Why is it important to get outside? Practical tips to make outdoor activities part of your daily routine

In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, it’s easy to spend most of our time indoors -whether at work, home, or commuting between the two. However, spending time outdoors is essential for both our physical and mental wellbeing. Engaging in outdoor activities can boost health, enhance mood, improve productivity, and even contribute to better sleep quality. We all know this deep down, but scientific studies have reinforced our understanding of these benefits, showing the profound impact of...

New poll shows where Trump stands among Americans 9 weeks into his 2nd presidency

President Donald Trump repeatedly touts that America is ‘back’ as he spotlights his accomplishments – some of them controversial – since returning to power in the White House nine weeks ago. Trump has been moving at warp speed in his second tour of duty as president, flexing his political muscles to expand executive powers as he has upended long-standing government policy and made major cuts to the federal workforce through a flurry of executive orders...

Europe says no to Trump push to lift sanctions on Russia, upending Black Sea ceasefire

European leaders have made clear they will not adhere to President Donald Trump’s plans to help Russia re-enter the world market and lift international sanctions until Moscow ends its illegal war – essentially rendering the Black Sea truce dead in the water.  Earlier this week, the Trump administration touted its negotiations with Ukraine and Russia and said both nations had agreed to ‘eliminate the use of force’ in the Black Sea – but the Kremlin...

Zelenskyy sensationally predicts Putin ‘will die soon’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stunningly predicted that Russian President Vladimir Putin will die soon as his health is deteriorating.  Zelenskyy made the sensational prediction in an interview Wednesday, when the Ukrainian leader also called on the U.S. not to bring Russia in from the global political wilderness amid ongoing peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.   ‘He will die soon, that is a fact, and everything will be over,’ Zelenskyy told...

Comer probes NGOs that received $20B in Biden EPA grants despite almost no revenue: ‘Shady deal’

House Oversight Chairman James Comer is expanding his probe into former President Joe Biden’s EPA, accusing the agency of awarding $20 billion in grants to political allies. Comer, R-Ky., called on eight nongovernmental organizations who received the grants to offer the committee all information related to the grants and their staff and salaries.  The $20 billion came out of two initiatives launched under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act that aimed to offer grants to nonprofits, community...

DAVID MARCUS: Will the normal Democrats please stand up?

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In the two months since Donald Trump became president, the Democrats have engaged in a one-note mantra in which they insist the administration ‘is not normal.’ But do the Democrats own a mirror? Because if there is any normalcy on their side of the aisle, it seems to be in deep hiding. It is not normal, for example, that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and former...

EXCLUSIVE: GOP moves to defund ‘chronically biased’ NPR, PBS after disastrous hearing

EXCLUSIVE: After a hard-hitting hearing by the House DOGE Subcommittee, Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, is introducing a bill Thursday to pull all government funding from ‘chronically biased’ outlets NPR and PBS, which he says have been ‘pushing Democrat talking points under the fake banner of ‘public media.’’ Jackson’s bill – titled the ‘No Partisan Radio and Partisan Broadcasting Services Act’ or simply the ‘NPR and PBS Act’ – would fully cut off any direct and...

HHS says it will cut workforce by 10K, saving $1.8B annually

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will lay off about 10,000 full-time employees.  The move is projected to save taxpayers $1.8 billion annually. What the department billed as a ‘dramatic restructuring’ comes in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order implementing the Republican’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative.’  HHS said it expects a total downsizing of between 82,000 to 62,000 full-time employees when combining this latest effort...