The odds are good that you know someone who wagered on sports in the past year. With the rise in online sports betting, the industry now makes more than all the US major pro sports leagues combined. Americans are expected to bet $35 billion on NFL games alone this season. Gambling is not a new temptation, but I believe that the advent of online sports gambling raises the stakes considerably on how seriously Christian leaders should address questions around the moral and theological nature of... Read More
Mobilizers See Millions of Future Missionaries in Overseas Filipino Workers
When Delyn Garcia moved from the Philippines to Israel in 2018 to work as a caregiver, her goal was to earn enough money for her family back home to build a house. Yet life as an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) was extremely difficult. The first year, she had to pay back the agency 1 million pesos ($17,700), meaning that some months she could send only 10,000 pesos ($180) home to her family. Day and night, she cared for her employer’s mother, an ailing 91-year-old, cooking, cleaning, giving... Read More
These Christians Have Not Given Up on North Korea
The past seven years have been agonizing for any foreigner serving North Koreans. Since 2017, the US has barred its citizens from going into North Korea without special permission, all but halting humanitarian organizations and businesses based in the US from operating there. When COVID-19 hit in 2020, nearly all foreigners left China, including those serving near the North Korean border. These two events have impacted how Christian nonprofits all over the world serve this isolated country,... Read More
112 rodent droppings, 35 live roaches & standing water all around: 8 South Florida restaurants shut
About 112 rodent droppings, more than 35 live roaches crawling around a kitchen, and a chef who came in from outside and began cooking duck without washing hands were among the violations that led state inspectors to temporarily close eight South Florida restaurants last week. Originally Published: September 19, 2024 at 5:53 a.m. ... Read More
Weekend things to do: Florida Panthers Fan Fest, pizza and saké, Squeeze and Boy George
The top concerts, festivals, restaurant and brewery events happening this weekend in South Florida, from West Palm Beach, Lake Park and Delray Beach to Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Wynwood. Originally Published: September 19, 2024 at 5:46 a.m. ... Read More
Today in History: September 19, state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Today is Thursday, Sept. 19, the 263rd day of 2024. There are 103 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 19, 2022, Great Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds who thronged the streets of London. Also on this date: In 1796, President George Washington’s farewell address was published. In it, America’s first chief executive advised, “Observe good faith and... Read More
Daily Horoscope for September 19, 2024
General Daily Insight for September 19, 2024 Change is a good thing, even when it isn’t easy. The Sun in responsible Virgo is making a harmonious trine to rebellious Uranus in sensual Taurus, giving us the supplies to shake up our lives before resettling with better and more productive foundations. Meanwhile, the Moon in Aries will make a supportive sextile to expansive Jupiter before conjoining Chiron, opening our minds to less common ways of healing. A final lunar opposition to Venus in... Read More
California law cracking down on election deepfakes by AI to be tested
By TRÂN NGUYỄN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on election deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three landmark proposals this week at an artificial intelligence conference in San Francisco. The state could be among the first Originally Published: September 18, 2024 at 7:20 p.m. ... Read More
Fort Lauderdale gears up for homeless crackdown mandated by state
Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis says the city can no longer wait on the county and needs to come up with its own plan on tackling the homeless crisis. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: September 18, 2024 at 6:04 p.m. ... Read More
Harvey Weinstein hit with new sex crime charge in New York
By PHILIP MARCELO and JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new sex crime charge in New York, as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case. A new indictment charged the jailed ex-movie mogul with committing a criminal sex act, accusing him of forcing oral sex on a woman at some point between April 29, 2006, and May 6 of that year. Weinstein has long maintained that he never engaged in any sexual activity that wasn’t consensual. No details... Read More