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On the leading edge of a cold front gliding through the D.C. metro region this morning, a scary-looking tube-shaped cloud stretched across the skies in northern Virginia. It ended up signaling mostly benign weather, in the form of some showers that followed its passage. LINK

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The Smart World Order will be run by an all-knowing quantum computer, for optimisation of the new capital (people, nature, and data) alongside the traditional products, services, and built infrastructure. Everything is to have a unique identifier, to enable the quantum algorithms and social simulations, LINK

Syrian rebels have taken control of an historic Christian village near Damascus. A new report from a ministry worker confirms that rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad for control are imposing Islamic law, giving Christians the choice to convert or die. LINK

Typhoon Man-yi advanced towards central Japan on Sunday, bringing heavy rains as officials warned of floods and strong winds […] packing gusts up to 126 kilometres (78 miles) per hour […] Man-yi might also hit Fukushima, where crews have struggled to contain a crippled nuclear plant that has contaminated groundwater with radioactive materials as it flows to the Pacific Ocean. LINK

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Interestingly, no mention was made of the “emotionally disturbed” behavior of the officers that erratically opened fire into a crowd of innocent civilians in bustling Times Square.  Because what could possibly go wrong with that? LINK

Still trying to tell yourself that we don’t live in a police state? A 24-year-old former college football player wrecked his car so badly in Charlotte, North Carolina yesterday that he had to climb out a rear window to get out. He took off running for the first house he could find and began banging on the door for help. LINK

It was just a cockroach, one of millions around the world. But this one had a White House address, making it pretty special. Well, special at least to the reporters with workspace in the often-troubled basement of the press offices. Already this year, they have been treated to flooding, soaked carpet, mousetraps and the wondrous odors of mold. LINK

Update: The Huffington Post assessed the “dramatic toll” that recent pro-life laws have taken on abortion clinics, with Arizona leading the way. Meanwhile, the abortion battle has gone digital as more states ban abortions by telemedicine. LINK

‘Are you sexually active? If so, with one partner, multiple partners or same-sex partners?” Be ready to answer those questions and more the next time you go to the doctor, whether it’s the dermatologist or the cardiologist and no matter if the questions are unrelated to why you’re seeking medical help. LINK

Black churches led the fight for civil rights in the United States. If it hadn’t been for pastors and churches leading the Montgomery bus boycott, it most likely never would have happened. It was the REV. Martin Luther King who led the March on Washington in 1963. LINK

Coming soon to a theater near you: a depiction of the Bible’s creation account so lifelike, so real … you could actually believe it. “Genesis 3D,” a technologically ambitious project of Sevenfold Films and Creation Today, is in development now, promising to be “the first, 3D, Christian movie about the very beginning of the Bible.” LINK

Is the pope Catholic?” goes the quip most Catholic faithful thought they would never ask … at least not seriously. But with a series of recent pronouncements and decisions bucking papal tradition, Pope Francis has many Catholics wondering if the Catholic Church will survive his papacy. LINK