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( ) Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced two more arrests following an anti-government protest at a Minnesota church last month, bringing the number of people arrested to nine. In a social media post, Bondi named the latest two arrestees as Ian Austin and Jerome Richardson. A grand jury in Minnesota has indicted all nine on federal civil rights charges of conspiracy and interfering with the First Amendment rights of worshippers. The incident took place January 18th at the Cities Church in St. Paul. The protesters, who entered the church during worship services and harangued members, were protesting President Trump’s immigration policies.
( ) The Trump administration has dispatched a small team of military officers to Nigeria, where Muslim terrorists are killing Christians by the thousands. General Dag Anderson says the move followed his meeting with Nigeria’s president in Rome late last year. The general says “This small U.S. team brings some unique capabilities from the United States in order to augment what Nigeria has been doing for several years.” The military officers are the latest move made by the Trump administration to stop the bloodletting in Nigeria. The president launched airstrikes against a Muslim group affiliated with ISIS in the final days of 2025.
( ) Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment” is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades. The imposing fresco of heaven and hell dominates the Sistine Chapel, which will remain open to visitors during the three-month cleaning. The Vatican Museums says the scaffolding will partially obstruct the view of the fresco. Cleaning crews will remove microparticle buildup on the plaster from so many people visiting each day. Michelangelo painted the famous ceiling, which includes the “Creation of Adam” showing God’s outstretched hand, between 1508 and 1512. He returned later to paint “The Last Judgment” on the wall behind the altar.
( ) Nine men accused of carrying out a deadly attack on Christian villages in north-central Nigeria last year have been arraigned before a federal court this week. More than 150 people died in the incident. The defendants are being charged with 57 counts of terrorism and could be sentenced to death or life imprisonment if convicted. Nigeria is in the grip of a complex security crisis, with one Muslim terrorist group and several other Islamic factions waging war on Christians in the northern part of the country. There has also been a surge in kidnappings for ransom by gunmen across the northwest and north-central regions.
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