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Daylight Saving Time Returns: Americans Set to Spring Forward This Weekend

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In a sure sign that spring is on the way, it’s time to set clocks forward this weekend. Daylight saving time officially begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, though most ...

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Congress Targets $700 Million Federal Funding to Planned Parenthood in New Push

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Recent legislative efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, a longtime objective of the prolife movement, have gained new momentum under the current Congress and administration. “It is an outrage the federal government gives ...

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Missouri’s Cleaver May Join Exodus of Democrats Skipping Inauguration

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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri stands at a crossroads that symbolizes the shifting Democratic response to President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration. The Kansas City Democrat may miss the ceremony, citing a scheduling ...

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Walking in Faith: How Mike Johnson’s Christian Journey Shapes His Role as House Speaker

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Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson faces a vote today to retain him as Speaker of the House in the Republican-controlled body. While no Democrats are expected to vote for him, there’s also doubt ...

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Rural Mail Service Cuts Draw Fire from Missouri Congressman, Farm Groups

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A controversial plan by the U.S. Postal Service to reduce mail pickup times in rural areas is facing strong opposition from congressional leaders and agricultural organizations, who say it would create a ...

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Zelensky latest world leader to meet with Trump

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday will became the latest world leader to meet with Donald Trump as polls increasingly lean towards a November election win for the former president. The new ...

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Yes, another “God’s Not Dead” movie is coming out

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“God’s Not Dead” earned a suprising $60 million when it was released in 2014. The low-grade flick was made on a budget of just $1.5 million and a decade later, producers are ...

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Today’s News Briefs: Secret Service testimony; Venezuelan election stolen; Airline drops green goals

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Today’s news briefs include Secret Service testimony in Congress; Proof Venezuelan elections stolen; and airline drops costly “green” emissions goal. Secret Service to give testimony to Congress Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe ...

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News Briefs: Boneless wing ruling; French trains sabotaged; Secret Service

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Today’s News Briefs include French trains attacked; Are boneless wings boneless?; and House vote to investigate Secret Service actions. French trains attacked ahead of Olympics France‘s train system was attacked overnight in ...

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News Briefs: Surfer’s leg washes up on shore; Dems skip Netanyahu; Britain war warning

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Today’s News Briefs include a surfer’s leg washes up on shore; VP and top Dems boycott Netanyahu; UK preparing for war. VP Harris and top Dems to boycott Netanyahu speech today When ...

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News Briefs: Bahrain Christianity; LeBron at Olympics; Biden 1-minute warning

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Today’s news briefs include Christian palace in Bahrain; LeBron James at Olympics; Netanyahu and Congress; Biden 1-minute warning. First Christian building discovered in Bahrain Archaeologists have discovered the earliest Christian structure in ...

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Missouri Squad member Cori Bush claims she’s a faith healer

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Claims by controversial Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of St. Louis that she is a faith healer have resurfaced. In her account, she miraculously healed a woman with tumors and caused a sick ...

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Benjamin Netanyahu will address Congress for record fourth time

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress July 24. This will mark the fourth time that he will speak to a joint gat hearing of the legislative ...

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Statue of Billy Graham to be unveiled in U.S. Capitol

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The late Billy Graham will take his place among about 200 great Americans with a statue in the U.S. Capitol. His statue will be unveiled this Thursday during a ceremony that will ...

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Faith leaders want Congress to tackle religious persecution

More than 100 religious freedom advocates are encouraging the U.S. Senate to pass bipartisan resolution SR-569, which would integrate religious freedom into U.S. foreign policy and address worldwide violations of faith. The ...

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Tim Tebow gives Congress gripping testimony on trafficking

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Former football star Tim Tebow recently visited Capitol Hill to encourage lawmakers to advance legislation that would protect children seen in child sex abuse material by funding and training more law enforcement dedicated ...

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War in Ukraine enters third year: 3 issues will decide outcome

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In retrospect, there was perhaps nothing surprising about Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. The outcome is up for grabs. Vladimir Putin’s intentions were, after all, hiding in plain sight and signaled in ...

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Israel needs our help, not political games over security funding

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The U.S. House on Tuesday failed to pass a stand-alone bill for additional security aid for Israel. President Joe Biden threatened veto it, preferring instead to have it lumped with legislation that ...

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Interfaith group meets on Capitol Hill to support Israel in Congress

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More than 70 Christian and Jewish leaders on Wednesday met on Capitol Hill to encourage Congress to support Israel in its ongoing fight against Hamas. Participating groups included American Christian Leaders for ...

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Social media made billions in advertising targeting kids

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Social media conglomerates earned nearly $11 billion from advertising targeting children. Of that, almost $2 billion in ad revenue came from users under the age of 12. YouTube earned the most ad ...

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Parents concerned about Satan Club at Olathe school

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Parents of students at Olathe Northwest High School continue to express concerns about attempts to organize a “High School Satan Club.” The club has not yet been approved, according to the school. ...

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Senate bill strips funding from colleges that allow antisemitism

Federal funding would be rescinded for colleges that do not condemn antisemitism on campus under a bill pending in the U.S. Senate. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is demanding an immediate vote on ...

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Jewish, Christian leaders call on Congress to support Israel, fight antisemitism

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Fifteen leaders of religious organizations and institutions signed a letter sent to Democratic and Republican congressional leaders earlier this week, urging legislators support Israel and the Jewish people. “We represent many faith traditions and ...

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News Briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 21

Here is the latest news for Tuesday, condensed for easy reading. Argentina’s new president to visit Israel before inauguration Aregentina’s new libertarian president Javier Milei says he will visit Israel and the ...

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Democrats join Republicans to censure Rashida Tlaib over antisemitic comments

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday night to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for “promoting false narratives” surrounding Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel and “calling for the destruction of ...

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