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Governor douses Viking funeral bill with veto

Those looking for a Viking funeral as a form of cremation may be burning with anger after a bill allowing it was vetoed. Legislation that would have made legal outdoor funeral pyres ...

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Netflix cuts graphic suicide scene from season finale

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Amid continued public and media criticism, Netflix has decided to cut “13 Reasons Why” of its most graphic suicide scene to date. The television show’s season finale sees main character Hannah Baker ...

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Oil tanker missing, Iran feared involved

A massive oil tanker is now missing after traveling through the Strait of Hormuz near the Persian Gulf and Iran. Authorities say it stopped transmitting its location and fear that Iran was ...

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Hispanic leader says ‘no deplorable conditions’ exist at border facilities

The head of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference has returned from an investigative tour of conditions surrounding asylum seekers at border facilities in Texas. Rev. Samuel Rodriguez stated he wanted to ...

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Maranatha Christian Academy: more than just another school

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Maranatha Christian Academy (MCA) is more than just another school. Maranatha is family, it is academic excellence, it is community.   MCA has been providing excellence in Christian education in the Shawnee, Kansas, ...

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Plaza Heights Christian Academy: Thinking and living like Christ

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Providing students with a quality education is essential if they hope to meet the demands of college and career. Plaza Heights Christian Academy believes that a student needs to be equally prepared ...

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Overland Christian helps students pursue truth

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Located at 74th and Metcalf in Overland Park, Kan., Overland Christian Schools offers quality Christian education for students K-3 through high school. Since 1938, OCS has offered students a Christ-centered atmosphere to pursue ...

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Outreach Christian Education excels

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Outreach Christian Education excels in providing quality, Christ-centered education. Our students are cultivated in Godly principles, and challenged through our curriculum. It is our desire to impart in our pupils the skills ...

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Meds, social media linked to Gen Z suicide rise?

Gen Z suicide rates have spiked to the highest level in nearly two decades for that age range. A report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association says it’s now ...

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Vet loses home over $236 in unpaid property taxes

A disabled Air Force veteran lost his Arizona home after it was auctioned off by the authorities on June 20. Former U.S. Air Force Officer Jim Boerner was gobsmacked when a stranger arrived at ...

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Where’s the beef? The Armour family put Kansas City on the map

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Have you ever driven Armour Road in Kansas City? Or visited the West Bottoms? Or sung the Armour hotdog song from the 60s? There’s a connection you may not know. The Armour ...

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With comments, Trump jumps into Democrat Party civil war

President Trump has stood firm on comments in which he suggested some liberal legislators in the Democrat Party should go back to their “broken and crime infested” home countries, saying that their ...

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Amazon Prime Day deals begin today

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It’s Christmas in July for many Americans as Amazon Prime Day kicks off for 48 hours starting Monday, July 15. You can help Metro Voice by clicking any of the links below to begin ...

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Bipartisan group organizes tour of Holocaust Memorial in DC

A bipartisan group has organized a private, after-hours tour of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., for members of Congress on July 16. An invitation was released on Thursday by ...

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Average of 10 Nigerian Christians killed each day

What’s persecution like in the rest of the world and especially for Nigerian believers? David Curry, CEO of Open Doors USA, wants American Christians to understand their Christian brothers around the globe ...

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AOC chief of staff attacks Kansas’ Sharice Davids

House Democrats are calling out the chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) over comments about a Kansas Congresswoman. The latest split on the left that highlights established lawmakers’ growing impatience with radical ...

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Number of people planning to storm Area 51 approaches 1 million

The U.S. Military says it will protect Area 51 from being seen by a bizarre gathering that hopes to forcibly storm the military base. Currently, 842,000 civilians have signed up. The number ...

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Researchers find Ziklag, where David hid from Saul

A team of researchers have announced they have a stunning discovery, finding the biblical city of Ziklag where David hid from King Saul. Pottery dating back to the time of King David, ...

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Largest gathering ever on religious freedom this week

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What is described as history’s largest officially sponsored gathering to support religious liberty will take place in Washington, D.C. next week. The historic “Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom” meeting will be convened ...

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Apollo 11 joins Mary Poppins for July streaming

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Defying gravity and capturing the imagination define two of our streaming films for July. Mary Poppins could fly, of course, with the opening of her umbrella. Apollo 11 chronicles humanity’s victory of ...

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Cyclists with Journey of Hope passing through Missouri, Kansas on 4,350-mile trip

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Cyclists with Journey of Hope are on a trans-continental ride that includes stops across the nation. The participants are completing a 4,350-mile event across the country. This group of cyclists and crew ...

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How Orange County was lost and the Republican plan to take it back

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Last November, the Democratic Party gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives after eight years in opposition, and the historically Republican stronghold of Orange County, California unexpectedly gained national attention. Four ...

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At Asbury Seminary, Nigerian pastor warns against passivity

Pastor Samuel Odubena recently gave a sermon at Asbury Seminary Chapel in which he spoke about how Christians in the West ought to react to persecution. Odubena is an Anglican priest from ...

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Researcher thinks Ark of the Covenant under the Temple Mount

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Could the Ark of the Covenant still be near the underground remains of King Solomon’s First Temple? For centuries, the search for the Ark has captured the imagination of movie makers, archeologists ...

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Bethany Hamilton is still ‘Unstoppable’

Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable, a new documentary about the famed female surfer, is a love story. Not so much about Hamilton’s love for God or her husband (Adam Dirks) or her son (Tobias), ...

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