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Here’s how Christians are sharing the Gospel with Russians during the World Cup

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The FIFA World Cup finals take place every four years and attract a television audience of over a billion. They also draw hundreds of thousands of fans from all over the world ...

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Maine Gov. vetoes bill that would have banned LGBT therapy

The governor of Maine has vetoed a controversial bill that would ban “conversion therapy,” also known as reparative therapy, for LGBT minors. Numerous former LGBT individuals had come out against the bill ...

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Pastor released as church interpreter is murdered

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A prominent pastor who was kidnapped by paramilitaries in the Nicaraguan city of Leon has been released. Pastor Roberto Carlos Figueroa was kidnapped June 30 after he filed a defamation complaint with the Nicaraguan ...

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Supporters can give balance to Pence protesters Wednesday

Vice President Mike Pence will be in Kansas City Wednesday, where he is expected rally supporters over the numerous accomplishments of the administration’s first two years and get in a little campaigning ...

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Israel will become only 4th nation to land on the Moon

YEHUD, Israel — Israel continues to push the boundaries of science and technology, this time reaching all the way to the Moon. An Israeli company said today that it hopes to become ...

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Goodbye Polish hot dog

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If you are like me, the $1.50 Polish dog/soda combo at Costco is hard to pass up–especially when you are hungry. The best thing about it was that it was Kosher, meaning ...

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Family’s insurance pays after Kansas boy topples sculpture

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The city of Overland Park has received $107,000 from a family’s insurance company after a 5-year-old boy accidentally knocked over a sculpture at a community center. Overland Park spokesman Sean Reilly says ...

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Media pushes false story on breastfeeding to attack President

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A front-page New York Times article claimed that, at a World Health Assembly in May, the United States opposed a resolution to encourage breastfeeding. “U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health ...

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Missouri Democrats battle over admitting pro-life voters

After a publicly painful battle, the Missouri Democrat Party narrowly approved a new platform — one including a last-minute amendment welcoming “a diversity of views” on abortion. “We respect the conscience of ...

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Church elder steals up to $750,000 then may have torched building

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A church treasurer in Missouri has been arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury after it was alleged that he stole between $300,000 to $750,000 from his congregation, which suffered the ...

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Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh applauded by pro-family advocates

In a nationally televised address, Brett Kavanaugh was introduced to the nation as the nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kavanaugh was described as “a judge’s judge” by ...

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Rescue Complete. All boys leave cave alive

In a rescue mission that used efforts from dozens of countries, all 12 boys and their soccer coach have been extracted from a flooded cave in a drama that has riveted their ...

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Mom now alone after drunk driver kills husband and daughters

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“Auntie, I’m alone.” That’s what stricken wife and mom Mary Rose Ballocanag of New Jersey said to her aunt in their first conversation since a wrong-way driver killed the 53-year-old nurse’s husband ...

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Japanese kid skipping high school to join KC Royals

Kaito Yuki is skipping school in Japan and is instead headed to the Kansas City Royals. The team signed Yuki, a 16-year-old pitcher, out of junior high to a minor league contract ...

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Senator Blunt on Meet the Press

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Missouri Republican U.S. Senator Roy Blunt is becoming a favorite guest on Sunday news shows as he appeared on Meet the Press. Yesterday marked at least his third appearance in 2018 on ...

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Coffee drinkers live longer?

While Starbucks shutters storefronts across the nation, coffee itself may be getting a boost from recent studies. New research shows it may boost chances for a longer life, even for those who ...

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Protests strand church groups in Haiti

Volunteer groups from several U.S. states were stranded in Haiti over the weekend after violent protests over fuel prices canceled flights and made roads unsafe. Church groups in the Midwest, Florida, Georgia ...

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Supreme Court pick to be announced tonight

President Donald Trump will announce his pick a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy this evening at 8 p.m. Central Time in a nation-wide televised address. “I’m very close to making ...

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Palestinians call Australian action ‘declaration of war’

JERUSALEM, Israel – The Palestinian Authority accused Australia of making a declaration of war following its decision to withhold financial aid to the PA if it continues to reward terrorists and their ...

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Thai boys begin to leave cave

Rescuers in have retrieved the first of the 12 thai boys who have been trapped with their soccer coach in a cave for two weeks. Three of the boys were extracted from ...

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Facebook restores Gospel group’s music video

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A gospel music group recently had its music video removed from Facebook. Last month, the vocal ensemble, Zion’s Joy, from Indianapolis, posted the video, “What Would Heaven Look Like,” to its Facebook ...

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There’s an ‘unfortunate’ truth for Christians in Hollywood says Mario Lopez

It’s no secret Christianity is a tough sell in Beverly Hills, and in a recent interview, popular E! News host Mario Lopez described that reality as “unfortunate.” “Faith] is alive in me. ...

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3 surprising reasons science isn’t done with God

The belief that science has an answer for everything seems universal. Often alongside it is the notion that God is therefore redundant and that believing in him is reminiscent of believing in ...

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Kansas struggles to find more social workers

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Ann Goodall’s job as a social worker with the Kansas Department of Children and Families is often traumatic, she said, and though she’s been there for 16 years with no thought of ...

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‘Incredibles 2’ shows parenting really is a superhero power

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It stinks when you have superhero powers and can’t use them. But that’s the situation that Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible), Helen Parr (Elastigirl) and their three children find themselves after they tried ...

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