Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
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A Thomasville grandmother and a child died yesterday when their car was struck by a state trooper's car while in pursuit of another vehicle. Two other children riding in the car were taken to the hospital. The wreck happened about noon yesterday at the intersection of River Road and Business 85 in Jamestown. Trooper J.D. Goodnight was in pursuit of a Dodge Neon when the accident happened. The grandmother, Sandra Allmond, of Thomasville, died at the scene. http://www.journalnow.com/content/2010/may/23/232244/women-killed-wreck-involving-state-trooper/
The White House is threatening to remove oil giant BP from its lead role in the containment of that oil spill in the Gulf. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will travel to Louisiana today to access the situation.
THE FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN EUROPE IS PROVIDING AN UNEXPECTED WINDFALL FOR AMERICAN HOME BUYERS. International investors seeking a safe haven for their money is flowing into the U-S. That move is pushing domestic mortgage rates to the lowest levels of the year and back to near 50-year lows.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704904604575262713807080890.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us_business
Authorities in Jamaica’s capitol city have declared a state of emergency after gang members in support of an alleged drug lord wanted by the US…attacked police stations and blocked a large part of the capitol city of Kingston. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/23/jamaica/index.html?hpt=T2
24 people have lost their lives in severe floods triggered by heavy rains in parts of Sri Lanka. Over a half a million people have been displaced by flooding in Sri Lanka .
Brett Michaels the winner on "The Celebrity Apprentice" last night despite a life-threatening illness. Brett was rewarded with $250,000 dollars for charity. Michaels' appearance on last night’s Apprentice was in question…after he suffered a brain hemorrhage in April and was hospitalized again recently after suffering what doctors called a warning stroke. Michaels faces surgery for a hole in his heart. The 47-year-old rock star of Poison fame if he was risking his life by coming on the finale against his doctors' advice. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100524/D9FT1PO00.html
“Shrek -Forever After" tops at the Box Office bringing in $71 million dollars.
Check out the movie review from Focus on the family. ‘Plugged In’ link on the right side of this page...
The rally in support of ‘Choose Life’ license plates for North Carolina set for Tuesday morning in Raleigh. The ‘Why Not NC?’ Rally (sponsored by the ‘Carolina Pregnancy Care Fellowship’) will start at 11am this Tuesday, May 25 on the steps of the capital building in Raleigh. http://www.ncchoose-life.org/
The founder of 'Jews for Jesus' Moishe Rosen died last week after a long battle with prostate cancer. The son of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, Rosen came to believe in Jesus at the age of 21 and felt a call to ministry shortly thereafter. In 1973, Rosen founded Jews for Jesus. A special memorial service has been scheduled for June 1 at First Baptist Church in San Francisco, where Jews for Jesus is based. Rosen was 78 years old.
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100520/jews-for-jesus-founder-dies-at-age-78/index.html