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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

skin rash

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

food stamps

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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Tornado season kicks off early with 23 dead in Alabama

A tornado killed at least 23 people in southeast Alabama on March 3, part of a powerful storm system, which ravaged the Southeast and unleashed other tornadoes. “Unfortunately our toll, as far ...

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‘Men and women are different’: Wrestler forfeits match rather than wrestle girl

Brendan Johnston of The Classical Academy in Colorado says he’s never competed against a girl.  When presented the opportunity to wrestle Jaclyn Gallegos in the Colorado state wrestling championships last weekend, and move ...

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Pipeline explosion rocks Mexico, MO

pipeline explosion

Some residents in Mexico, Missouri were literally knocked out of their beds early Sunday morning but it wasn’t an earthquake but a massive pipeline explosion rocked the city and surrounding area. Multiple ...

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President to sign order protecting conservative, Christian speech on campus

conservative speech

As Christian and conservative speech is targeted with violence on college campuses, observers are asking, “Where’s the tolerance for all speech on these supposed bastions of free thought? Now, protection for all ...

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1,600 year-old estate of wealthy Samaritan unearthed in Israel

The Israel Antiquities Authority has unearthed the sprawling 1,600-year-old estate of a wealthy Samaritan man. The estate was found at Zur Natan on the southern Sharon Plain and is believed to have ...

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Dreams by dying patients should be respected says doctor

The dreams of patients at Hospice Buffalo in New York are providing insight into what people see and experience in the weeks and days before they pass away. Pittsburg’s KDKA-TV reports that ...

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Global church effort aims to transform Rwanda

rwanda church

The 5th Annual All Africa Conference recently took place in Rwanda. Leaders from 12 American churches and 19 African nations, plus Costa Rica, and Brazil partnered to bring tools and training for ...

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State officials give grave warning: Get off the roads during Sunday’s snowstorm

With a rare March snowstorm barreling towards Kansas and Missouri, state officials are warning drivers to stay home. And while Saturday is the calm before the storm with even some sun peaking ...

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Missouri rolls out REAL ID this month

real missouri

The Missouri Department of Revenue says it will begin issuing REAL ID -compliant driver licenses and nondriver identification cards beginning March 25. The move is the final step for Missouri to satisfy ...

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Bernie Sanders hires twice-arrested illegal to head campaign

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has reportedly hired a twice-arrested illegal alien as his campaign deputy national secretary. Belen Sisa enters the job with one year left of DACA-protection from deportation, The Washington ...

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Investigators say abuse evidence against Bill Hybels is credible

An independent group of Christian leaders says the allegations and evidence of sexual abuse against Bill Hybels of Willow Creek Community Church are credible. The Independent Advisory Group was asked to help the church ...

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Leaked documents show conservative, Christian speech being suppressed

Facebook engineers have proposed measures to suppress content on the platform that attempts to convince people to shift their viewpoints away from the left, as revealed by photographs of leaked internal documents ...

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Comedian reveals his journey from atheism to faith in Christ

Comedian Jeff Allen has long been making audiences roar with laughter, but those who have gotten to know the funny man’s personal story have also walked away totally inspired. Allen, who broke ...

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Pastor John Piper: Jesus’ command on sin applies to devices

For those seeking to break the cycle of their entertainment addiction, theologian John Piper argued that Jesus’ command to “tear out the eye that causes you to sin” can be applied to ...

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40 years after the birth of Islamic Iran

islamic iran

This month marks the 4oth anniversary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In late February and March 1979, a recently returned-from-exile Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini led an uprising that eventually ousted the Shah of ...

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March movie reviews show changes in world gone by

march world

Sometimes, it’s helpful to look back at our ancestors’ world and consider how times have changed. It can spark a sense of gratitude for our many blessings. It also can cause us ...

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God believes in miracles. Do we?

“How quickly we forget God’s great deliverances in our lives. How easily we take for granted the miracles He performed in our past.” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this ...

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News networks ignore Senate vote on infanticide

If you didn’t hear a lot about the Senate’s recent vote on making infanticide illegal, you’re not alone. After Democrats defeated the bill, national news networks including ABC, CBS and NBC, CNN ...

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Trump ends summit with North Koreans

With echoes of President Ronald Reagan walking away from negotiations with the Soviets at a summit in Iceland during the 1980s, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s second ...

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Youtube kid videos have suicide tips hidden inside

Do you know a kid who watches cute cartoons on Youtube? They might be getting lessons and tips for committing suicide. A Florida doctor is warning parents about how cartoons on YouTube ...

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Is it fair? Transgender athletes and high school sports

transgender athletes

Transgender athletes are destroying women’s sports according to female players, parents and coaches. A growing number of people are arguing it’s unfair for a man to be allowed to compete in a ...

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