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Dec 31 2013
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Justice Delays Health Law's Birth Control Mandate
Only hours before the law was to take effect, a Supreme Court justice on Tuesday blocked implementation of part of President Barack Obama's health care law that would have forced some religion-affiliated organizations to provide health insurance for employees that includes birth control.
NPR (Online News)Sep 01 2020
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Court temporarily blocks New York prosecutor from obtaining Trump tax returns
A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Manhattan district attorney from getting access to President Donald Trump's tax returns.
A three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York put a hold on a lower court ruling, which said District Attorney Cyrus Vance could get the records immediately. The appeals court granted the stay so it can consider
NBC News DigitalOct 03 2016
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12,587 Syrian Refugees Admitted in FY 2016: 12,486 Muslims, 68 Christians, 24 Yazidis
The administration admitted a total of 12,587 Syrian refugees during the just-ended fiscal year, exceeding the target President Obama declared last fall by 2,587 (20.5 percent).
Of the 12,587, the vast majority are Sunni Muslims – 12,363 (98.2 percent) – while another 103 are identified in State Department Refugee Processing Center data simply as Muslims and a further 20 as Shi’a
Mar 15 2021
Headline Roundup
Vatican Says Church 'Does Not and Cannot' Bless Same-Sex Unions
The Vatican's doctrinal office said in a letter Monday that the Catholic Church "does not and cannot bless sin" as part of an explanation for why the church will not bless same-sex unions. The office was asked if "the Church have the power to give the blessing to unions of persons of the same sex?”, to which it responded: “Negative.” Pope Francis, who approved the statement, made headlines
Reuters Breitbart News CNN DigitalMar 15 2021
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Vatican says it will not bless same-sex unions, calling homosexuality a 'sin' and a 'choice'
The Vatican said Monday that the Catholic Church would not bless same-sex unions, in a statement approved by Pope Francis that threatens to widen the chasm between the church and much of the LGBTQ community.
Explaining their decision in a lengthy note on Monday, the Holy See referred to homosexuality as a "choice," suggested it is sinful and said it "cannot be recognized as objectively
CNN DigitalJun 23 2018
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Pentagon announces the suspension of military exercises on the Korean Peninsula
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has indefinitely suspended select military exercises on the Korean Peninsula as of Friday in an act of good faith following last week’s Singapore summit.
Washington ExaminerAug 22 2022
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Texas Schools Start Hanging 'In God We Trust' Signs to Comply with New State Law
Texas public schools are starting to display posters of the national motto "In God We Trust" in accordance with a new state law.
The legislation, Senate Bill 797, requires schools to hang a "durable poster of framed copy" of the national motto in a "conspicuous place" if they were "donated" or "purchased by private donations." It also requires that each poster have an American flag "
Axios CBN CNN DigitalAug 14 2015
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ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape
In the moments before he raped the 12-year-old girl, the Islamic State fighter took the time to explain that what he was about to do was not a sin. Because the preteen girl practiced a religion other than Islam, the Quran not only gave him the right to rape her — it condoned and encouraged it, he insisted.
New York Times (News)Dec 12 2019
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White House to Host Childcare, Family Leave Summit With Ivanka Trump
President Donald Trump on Thursday called for expanded access to childcare and family leave -- seeking to appeal to women voters by focusing on issues that Democratic challengers are emphasizing in their campaigns.
Speaking at the White House, the president said families are struggling to pay for care and advocated the expansion of in-home and faith-based programs for children.
BloombergOct 06 2020
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Trump blasts Nancy Pelosi, rejects Democratic offer for COVID-19 stimulus
President Trump on Tuesday rejected a coronavirus stimulus proposal from Democrats and accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of “not negotiating in good faith” as he called on congressional Republicans to drop the matter until after the election and instead focus on his nomination to the Supreme Court.
“Nancy Pelosi is asking for $2.4 Trillion Dollars to bailout poorly run, high crime,
New York Post (News)