Among the reasons for the Empire's failure was the leadership at the very top. From around 200-400 AD, the later Emperors frequently rose to and fell from office, with struggles for power becoming ...

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During defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Republican lawmakers were so focused on three specific letters — DEI — that they forgot to correctly spell the word ...

Praetorian Capital, an investment management company, released its fourth-quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. For the full year, the fund lost 10.55% net of ...

Praetorian Capital, an investment management company, released its fourth-quarter 2024 investor letter. For the full year, the fund lost 10.55% net of fees. The fund was down by 14.76% net of fees ...

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, tapping Sister Simona Brambilla to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the world’s religious orders.

The unusual decision to appoint Sister Simona Brambilla as prefect and Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime as pro-prefect has sparked discussion about the intersection of traditional Church hierarch ...

Gaul received his undergraduate degree from Cleveland State University in 1977 and his J.D. from Capital University Law School in 1981. [1] [2] Incumbent Daniel Gaul defeated Wanda Jones in the ...

Cardinal Angelo Amato, the former prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints who oversaw numerous significant canonizations including that of Mother Teresa, died Dec.

His feast day is January 1. The story of the lucky coin in the Vasilopita originates from the time the prefect of Cappadocia; a true tyrant, asked for all the treasures of the city of Caesarea to be ...

LE MARS—Martin “Jupe” Gaul died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, from congestive heart failure at the age of 88. Born in Alton, Iowa, Jupe was a multi-sport high school athlete and played semi-pro baseball ...