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Gas tax hike redux as lawmakers consider ways to fix roads

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Missouri lawmakers are in a race to fix the state’s roads before its too late. An effort to hike Missouri’s gas tax by 10 cents over four years to help fix roads ...

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‘Prophecy fulfilled” as tech leaders in Israel for global summit

JERUSALEM, Israel – Nearly 20 thousand innovators and investors from almost every nation on earth came to see the largest tech meeting in the history of Israel, the OurCrowd global summit. Betty Wu ...

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Manafort sentence a rebuke to Democrats, Mueller

In what is being seen as a slap to special counsel Robert Mueller and the entire investigation against President Trump, a federal judged sentenced Paul Manafort to just four years in prison. ...

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Arrest rates for youth almost 4x that of their grandparents

A shocking study reveals that America’s youth are going to jail in historic numbers. Americans under the age of 26 years old today are far more likely to be arrested than older ...

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‘Arctic’ is the best survival movie of all time

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“Squeeze,” he tells her. That’s one of the only ways the man can communicate with this badly injured woman and make sure she’s still alive in the movie “Arctic”. He wraps her small ...

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Recently released letters from Einstein reveal faith, humor, fear of Nazis

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While modern atheists like to assert Albert Einstein as one of their own, recently released letters prove he was interested not only in his own faith but that of his son who ...

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China uses dynamite to destroy well-known megachurch

china dynamite

Chinese authorities have blown up with dynanmite a well-known Christian megachurch, inflaming . Witnesses and overseas activists said the paramilitary People’s Armed Police used dynamite and excavators to destroy the Golden Lampstand ...

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Why Adam Hamilton is wrong about scripture and the UMC

The foundation of Christianity has been a belief in the authority of Scripture and the infallibility of God’s Word, the Bible. Conservative Christians believe that the holy scriptures−in their original form−are inerrant ...

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Christian university bans black pro-life speaker Star Parker

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The University of Northwestern at St. Paul has banned pro-life speaker and Christian activist Star Parker from lecturing on its campus. Students at the university’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter (UNW YAF) ...

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Kansas Congressman at center to push Democrats to save babies

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Late Wednesday, one week after Senate Democrats voted to block a bill to stop infanticide, House Democrats blocked a request by Republicans to vote on a similar bill to require medical care and ...

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Democrat states ensuring Republican president never elected again

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Liberal states and elected officials are mounting an increasingly popular initiative to undermine the Electoral College by awarding state Electoral College votes in presidential elections to the winner of the national popular ...

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Royal couple denies Vanity Fair’s false claim of ‘gender fluid baby’

The royal family says a report alleging that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will raise their firstborn child “gender fluid” is “totally false.” Kensington Palace issued a rare statement to The Sun ...

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PayPal teams up with organization with questionable track record on truth

paypal misinformation

Free markets, whether they be economic markets or the marketplace of ideas, represent American ideals. The free exchange of ideas communicates that for the most part, all are welcome to share their ...

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US closes Consulate, moves Palestinian representation to new Embassy

The United States officially closed its Palestinian Consulate General in Jerusalem on Monday, downgrading its diplomatic mission to the Palestinians and merging it with the new US Embassy to Jerusalem. The consulate ...

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One-year-old baby rides NY subway alone

The New York Police Department said a 1-year-old baby boy in a stroller rode alone on a Manhattan subway train for eight stops—or about 60 blocks—after the baby’s caretaker became ill. The toddler ...

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‘Sliced bread’ to be debated by lawmakers

Some Missouri legislators hope it will be the greatest thing since sliced bread. That is, they hope to designate July 7 of each year as “Missouri Sliced Bread Day.” State Rep. Rusty ...

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Did Steve Kraske expose bad reporting at The Kansas City Star?

At a time when The Star is already receiving heat from a lawsuit alleging that an editorial blatantly lied about comments attributed to State Senator Jim Denning, a member of its own ...

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President and Congress join to target China over religious persecution

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For the first time, persecuted faith groups in China and human rights organizations are forming a coalition to advance religious freedom in China, with the backing of the Trump administration and members ...

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Executive Order overhauls Merchant Marine, expands vet opportunities

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 4 to aid the transition of active-duty service members and military veterans into the United States Merchant Marine. The order is called “Supporting the ...

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Colorado Civil Rights Commission called ‘anti-religious,’ case dropped against Christian baker

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The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is reporting that the transgender cake case against Christian baker Jack Phillips is being dropped. ADF says it was nothing more than anti-religious “harassment” that came even ...

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Israeli moon lander craft sends first photo from space

Israel’s Beresheet historic Moon landing spacecraft sent back its first image from more than 20,000 miles above the earth. The spacecraft, which is the first one Israel has sent to the moon ...

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We’re home–now what? WWI Museum looks at veterans from the Great War

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Americans are familiar with the treatment of Vietnam War veterans returning from the front lines. It was a divisive time in our nation’s history and, sadly, veterans often felt the wrath of ...

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Military mom and infant kicked off flight for skin rash

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After widespread public outcry, airline giant American Airlines has issued an apology to a South Carolina mother and her young son after they were removed from a flight because of their genetic ...

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Food stamp use decreases as poor find jobs, abuses stopped

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Nearly 3.9 million Americans have moved off food stamp benefits since new economic policies and job opportunities expanded after the 2016 election. The drop is saving taxpayers more than $8.5 billion. Some ...

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VIDEO: Organ donor ‘honor walk’ for firefighter who lost cancer battle

The final life-saving act performed by South Metro Firefighter Cody Mooney was observed by family and friends and the staff of Littleton Hospital Saturday night. On his final “honor walk,” the firefighter’s ...

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