Shots were fired from the North Korean side 30 minutes later. The latest defection came five weeks after another North Korean soldier dashed over the line, and was shot and critically wounded by North Korean guards. The latest incident pushed the number of risky defections from North Korea to 15 this year, three times last year's total. The incidents fuel already high tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile programs.
The New York Times announced Wednesday that it had completed an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by Glenn Thrush, a high-profile political reporter who had covered the White House, and decided to continue his suspension until January but not fire him. In addition, Glenn is undergoing counseling and substance abuse rehabilitation on his own. We will reinstate him as a reporter on a new beat upon his return.
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Dickinson County Milford 1. Ida County Lyon County Rock Rapids 1. O'Brien County Sheldon 1. Osceola County Sibley 1. Plymouth County It was proposed in the early 17th century by Johannes Kepler , a German astronomer and mathematician. Kepler argued that this same planetary conjunction in or around 6 B. Kepler was not the first to suggest that the Star of Bethlehem may have been a recognizable astronomical event. Four hundred years prior to Kepler, between and , the Italian artist Giotto painted the star as a comet on the walls of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, Italy.
The star therefore makes a sharp left turn. And astronomers will agree that stars do not make sharp turns. Moreover, when the wise men arrive in Bethlehem, the star is low enough in the sky to lead them to a specific house.
Perhaps the point that Matthew is trying to make is a different one. The rising of a star signifies that a ruler has come to power. Unless you're a druid or raised in a culture that normally marks winter solstice, winter solstice is likely not part of your belief system and celebrating it could be considered a form of cultural appropriation.
Pagan rituals usually begin around dawn, often in the U. Each year people gather at the 5, year-old tomb Newgrange in Ireland to mark the solstice with celebrations. A Newgrange livestream took place at a.
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