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Pompeo says US military may intervene in Venezuela

As Venezuela’s dictator Nicolas Maduro directs his military to kill pro-democracy protesters, violence continues to escalate with the possibility of US troops intervening at some future point. The country’s leading politician trying ...

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New Congresswomen defends terrorists for rocket attack on Israel

While terrorists in Gaza rained down hundreds of rockets on Israeli civilians over the weekend, freshmen congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) spoke out in defense of Hamas and Palestinian ...

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Law enforcement credits Trump effort in rescue of 17 children from sex traffickers

Thanks to a Trump administration’s effort to nab child predators, Georgia law enforcement has destroyed a huge child sex-trafficking ring. The sting netted over 80 people in 8 states with 17 children, ...

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Singer Mark Schultz headlines benefit concert May 7 for women’s clinic

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Many people don’t realize that popular Christian singer Mark Schultz was adopted. The Dove Award winner  has a passion for babies, moms and adoption and believes that giving to orphans in need ...

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Iranian intelligence minister admits citizens finding Christ

For over a decade, news of Iranians coming to Christ has leaked out of Iran.  For the first time, Iran’s intelligence minister has admitted publicly that Christianity is indeed spreading throughout Iran. ...

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Thousands fill Times Square for live ultrasound

The live ultrasound was seen by thousands as Focus on the Family presented what had been billed as the largest pro-life event ever held in New York City’s Times Square. As Metro Voice reported, earlier ...

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Sen. Lindsey Graham invites Mueller to testify

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) invited special counsel Robert Mueller to testify about any potential discrepancies between responses Attorney General William Barr provided during a recent Senate hearing and the contents of a phone ...

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Muslim Imam warns Christians, ‘wake up’ before it’s too late

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Mohammad Tawhidi calls himself an “Imam of peace” and is urging fellow-Muslims to support Christians and other people of faith who routinely suffer for their beliefs. “We are all brothers in humanity ...

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Religious freedom strengthened, Trump praised for protections

Health care workers and organizations that object to procedures like abortion or assisted suicide on moral or religious grounds, will have their religious freedom empowered thanks to President Trump. “Just today we ...

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Stranded at sea, teens pray and are rescued by boat named ‘Amen’

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A nice day at the beach turned two Florida teens to pray after they couldn’t get back to land after a swim. Tyler Smith and Heather Brown, who’ve been friends since fourth ...

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Companies blocking pro-life billboard in Times Square

New York City and their billboard companies are apparently frightened by pictures of babies. That’s the assumption by pro-life leaders after Focus on the Family failed with three companies who have denied ...

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Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s lawyer denies abuse in letter to NFL

Attorney N. Trey Pettlon, representing Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill,  sent a four-page letter to the NFL denying the child abuse allegations in a recording that was released last week.  ...

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Brookside Art Fair is Friday thru Sunday

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Sunshine is expected to bring Kansas City residents out in droves for the Brookside Art Fair.  The 34th annual event starts Friday evening and extends through the weekend, just in time for ...

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President Trump gives powerful speech on power of prayer

Observers are remarking on the depth of a speech given by President Donald Trump during ceremonies for the National Day of Prayer. The President and Vice President Mike Pence hosted a Rose ...

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Faith-based ‘Like Arrows’ tops May’s streaming lineup

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The filmmakers of Like Arrows, Alex and Stephen Kendrick, are the names behind some of the most successful films in faith-based entertainment— including War Room, Courageous and Fireproof — but they’ve also ...

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Gallup: Church membership plunging across nation

Results of a 20-year study by Gallup reveals a startling trend in church membership. The percentage of U.S. adults who belong to a church or other religious institution has plunged by 20 ...

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Kansas church pays off $2.2 million in medical debt for 1,600 people

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Kansas families struggling with medical debt were blessed with an Easter surprise. The 4,000-member multi-campus congregation of Pathway Church in Wichita used over $20,000 of its own funds to pay off the ...

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Area families find 2,400 morel mushrooms in a weekend

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Folks looking for morel mushrooms are having an epic season thanks to the abundance of rain. Two families in Warrensburg, Mo had an impressive haul over the weekend and found more than ...

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2019 Christian School Graduates Listed

Across the area, Christian schools will hold graduation ceremonies this month. Metro Voice is continuing our 15 year tradition of acknowledging the hard work of these graduates by publishing their names as ...

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Sirens wail, millions of Israelis stop to honor Holocaust victims

Millions of Israelis stopped what they were doing at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday as sirens wailed for 2 minutes across the country for Holocaust Remembrance Day. The commemoration honors of the six ...

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Today is the National Day of Prayer

Today is the National Day of Prayer and all over the country people are gathering together to pray, even on Capitol Hill. For locations of events click HERE. Each year leading up to the ...

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FBI arrests suspect in death threats on Ben Shapiro

The FBI has arrested a man in Washington State for allegedly making death threats against Ben Shapiro, a hugely popular millennial conservative commentator and editor, according to TMZ. TMZ was told that the ...

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Kansas Senate overrides veto in stunning rebuke to governor

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In a what is seen as a damaging rebuke to the abortion-at-any-cost policy of Gov. Laura Kelly, the Kansas Senate has overridden her veto. She had vetoed a bill last week that ...

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Severe storms, flood warning extended for region

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The National Weather Service (NWS) in Pleasant Hill has issued a Flood Warning today and tonight for a large portion of western Missouri and eastern Kansas including Kansas City, Overland Park, Lee’s ...

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Kansas legislature may override Governor’s veto of abortion reversal pill

The Kansas legislature will take a vote Wednesday to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill giving women information about an abortion reversal pill. Kansans for life is encouraging residents to ...

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