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New report shines light on the Biden administration’s efforts to ‘control and eliminate faith-based universities’

According to a new report released by the American Principles Project (APP), 70% of the Department of Education’s penalty actions were targeted toward faith-based colleges and career schools under the Biden-Harris administration. Though 59 out of the 87 actions were placed on these institutions, the schools represent less than 10% of college students.

Why Trump is poised to have a successful second term

An immediate benefit of winning with a mandate is that Trump’s plan to seal the border and deport massive numbers of criminal aliens has enormous support and faces only pockets of dead-ender resistance.
His victory also carries major cultural implications.
The nation has soundly rejected the rewriting of American history and the DEI racial spoils system, leading scores of corporations and universities to start a retreat.
Rejected, too, are the left’s fetish over indoctrinating children on transgender issues and the assault on parents’ rights.
Even the battle over abortion at the federal level may have crested, with polls showing it was not the dominant issue Dems hoped it would be in the first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Syrian overthrow is bad news for Russia

Moscow, a staunch backer of Assad whom it intervened to help in 2015 in its biggest Middle East foray since the Soviet collapse, is scrambling to salvage its position with its geopolitical clout in the wider region and two strategically-important military bases in Syria on the line.

Intelligent artists

The ancient, yet beautiful, paintings in the Lascaux cave in France were discovered more than 80 years ago. The paintings are thousands of years old and there seems to be no other record of the painters. In those 80 years, researchers studying the paintings have deepened their admiration for the intelligence and skill of the artists.

Christians in Syria face ‘uncertain, perilous future’ under HTS, persecution watchdog warns

“The coming days and weeks will be crucial for the fate of [the] Christian community,” said Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern, “Christians, with roots stretching back nearly two millennia, now face an uncertain and perilous future.”

Israel’s Netanyahu hails fall of Assad as ‘historic day’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the ousting of Assad as an “historic day” that followed the blows delivered by Israel against Assad’s supporters Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon that had created a chain reaction throughout the region.

Wild’s hot streak hits a snag with 4-1 loss to Los Angeles Kings

This was only the Wild’s fifth regulation loss (18-5-4), and the Kings are the only team to deny the Wild points twice. Although their 40 points are tied with the Capitals and Jets for the most in the NHL, the Wild dropped to second because Washington has won more games in regulation.

Vikings will be without cornerback Stephon Gilmore against Falcons

The news isn’t surprising given the fact that Gilmore hasn’t practiced at all this week at TCO Performance Center. He’s been nursing a hamstring injury since last week when he left a victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
Though the Vikings believe that Gilmore has avoided anything serious, they are clearly being cautious with him so not to make anything worse.

Timberwolves win turnover-filled affair over Warriors

4TH STRAIGHT WIN. It wasn’t necessarily a pretty affair — the two teams combined for 43 turnovers,  with Minnesota committing 21 of them — but Picasso’s aren’t necessary for victories. And the Wolves have now won four straight, all on the strength of their defense.

Britta Curl scores her first pro goals in Frost victory at Toronto

Britta Curl-Salemme, the former Wisconsin forward picked ninth overall in this past summer’s draft, scored her first goals for the Frost on Saturday as Minnesota overwhelmed the Sceptres in a PWHL game at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena.
Michela Cava scored twice, and Brooke Bryant, Taylor Heise and Kendall Coyne Schofield each had two assists for the defending PWHL champion Frost (2-0-1-0), who have won two straight after dropping their season opener to New York in overtime.

Judge won’t toss Target lawsuit by shareholders

Target’s motion was turned down by U.S. District Judge John Badalamenti, who said the available evidence shows that Target might have misled investors about the risks of its new ‘Pride Month’ campaign.

‘That Tim Walz guy’ drove Joe Rogan to endorse Trump

“Then you have Walz, this guy, it seems like he is a compulsive liar,” Rogan said. “At the very least, he has lied multiple times about fairly insignificant things. Like, whether or not he was a head coach or an assistant coach. And the lies have always elevated him socially. All the lies about his military service, or at least implying that he served in a different aspect, then there was Tiananmen Square. Everything enhances his virtue. This is not what anybody wants. You want the opposite. You want a guy like J.D. Vance who served in the Marines, and went to Yale, comes from a single mother with addiction problems. Rose from hard work and dedication to become who he is now.”

Trump doubles down on Hegseth support

“Led by President Trump, we’re fighting for Pete Hegseth. And we’re doing so because Pete Hegseth will fight for our troops,” JD Vance also wrote. “For too long, the Pentagon has been led by people who lose wars. Pete Hegseth is a man who fought in those wars.”

New Eagle Cam goes live

The old camera had viewers in 50 states and around 160 countries, in homes, classrooms and nursing homes, according to Lori Naumann, a spokesperson for the DNR’s Nongame Wildlife Program, which runs the cameras.

Lynx hire Lindsay Whalen as assistant coach on Cheryl Reeve’s staff

After years of serving as the Lynx’s coach on the floor, Lindsay Whalen will now be a Lynx coach on the bench.

The one who righted the Timberwolves’ ship? Mike Conley

After a slow start that can be traced back to a wrist injury that effectively prevented Conley from working on his game in the way he’d like to in the offseason, the 37-year-old guard is shooting 39 percent from 3 over his past 12 games, while averaging 1.7 steals.

Frost raise championship banner before losing season opener to New York

After watching its championship banner raised to the rafters, Minnesota needed only 21 seconds to score and held a 2-0 lead over the New York Sirens after a dominant first period.

Twins add three to finalize 2025 coaching staff

The Twins lost 27 of their last 39 games last season and acted quickly to fire hitting coaches David Popkins and Rudy Hernandez, and assistant hitting coach Derek Shomon. Assistant bench coach/infield coach Tony Diaz also was let go.

Another road rout as Wild shoot down Ducks

5TH CONSECUTIVE WIN. As injuries continue to pile up on the Minnesota Wild, and the team keeps finding ways to win with what they have left, the classic “next man up” attitude has taken over the locker room.

Meet Jalen Redmond, the undrafted free agent carving out a niche with the Vikings

Fortunately for the Vikings, Redmond has made the most of his opportunity, and he has slowly started carving out a niche for himself this season.

Another long delay: Walz’s DNR stalls NewRange mine permit until late 2025

Obligation or not, the Minnesota DNR is under the direction of a Gov. Tim Walz appointee made when he first took office in 2019: commissioner Sarah Strommen.

Strommen is on record as stating she has “no opinion” on the copper-nickel mining process—but she was previously policy director for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, a hyper-aggressive Twin Cities nonprofit that that does little else than oppose both PolyMet and Twin Metals since their beginnings. Strommen was also associate director of the Minnesota Land Trust—another Twin Cities anti-mining outfit.

Israel, Hezbollah agree to a cease-fire

srael and Hezbollah have agreed to a cease-fire that is set to end more than a year of cross-border air and rocket attacks and two months of Israel’s ground war to drive the Hezbollah terrorist group away from Israel’s northern frontier.

The cease-fire will go into effect at 4 a.m. local time (9 p.m. ET on Nov. 26).

Vikings escape with 30-27 win over Bears in overtime thriller

Sam Darnold went 6 for 6 on the final drive, setting up kicker Parker Romo for a game-winning field goal.

The game looked like it was going to be a hot start for the Vikings after running back Aaron Jones got loose for a 41-yard gain. He was stripped of the ball at the goal line a couple of plays later, however, marking another missed opportunity for the Vikings in the red zone.

That cracked the door open for the Bears, and the mobility of their rookie quarterback took centerstage.

Without Kaprizov, Wild rally to salvage a point in Calgary

Playing without star forward Kirill Kaprizov for the first time this season, and trailing by a pair of goals late on the road, the Wild could’ve quietly headed home. But a late power-play goal and an extra-attacker goal forced overtime before the Flames won a shootout for a 4-3 final. Still, the Wild salvaged a point in the final act of its three-game road trip.