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Covid tests recalled after giving false positive results

An Australian company is the latest to recall at-home Covid testing kits that are being used in the United States. Medical manufacturer Ellume made the emergency move saying the 200,000 tests produce ...

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Vaccination mandate is “massive threat” to religious freedom says commentator

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President Biden’s vaccination mandate threatens religious freedom in the United States, conservative commentator Dave Rubin states. “It’s a massive threat, and it’s an absolute assault on the Constitution of the United States ...

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Biden may announce national vaccine mandate today

In a speech today, President Joe Biden could announce federal efforts to force vaccinations on Americans. White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday asserted that new restrictions and a mandate could ...

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Major religious groups and their stand on vaccinations

As the debate over COVID19 vaccinations continues, some people cite religious beliefs as a reason not to take the shot. Most religions have no prohibition against vaccinations, although some have considerations, concerns ...

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Study: teachers at no greater risk of Covid hospitalization

An exhaustive study out of Britain finds teachers are not at greater risk of hospitalization as a result of COVID-19 infection than the rest of the population. The study comes as the ...

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Enrollment up in area religious schools where masks are optional

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Enrollment is increasing in several Kansas City-area schools without mask mandates. “Our enrollment is up again, which is obviously a huge blessing,” Janet Fogh, head of Maranatha Christian Academy in Shawnee, told ...

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After preventing it, judge allows unvaccinated mom to see her son

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An Illinois judge on Monday reversed his earlier controversial decision to ban an unvaccinated mom from seeing her 11-year-old son. Cook County Judge James Shapiro had granted custody of the boy to ...

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The New York Times admits Covid security measures “make things worse”

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Useless yet burdensome “security” measures really meant only to reassure people are no longer confined solely to airports. When the COVID -19 pandemic first began, we didn’t fully understand how the virus ...

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Kansas City sued by state to halt new mask mandate

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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed a lawsuit challenging mask mandate in Kansas City. He filed the suit in Jackson County, arguing the mandate is “unreasonable, unconstitutional and arbitrary and capricious” ...

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National Churchill Museum in Fulton reopens after pandemic

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Area families looking for a getaway before school starts have a new option. The National Churchill Museum in Fulton, Mo., is reopening this weekend after being closed during the pandemic. The museum ...

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Ann Graham Lotz seeks prayer for son in ICU with COVID-19

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Jonathan Lotz, son of Billy Graham’s daughter Anne Graham Lotz, is hospitalized in critical condition with COVID-19. She asked for prayers. “Fifty years ago I could hold my son in my arms,” ...

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Missouri attorney general to sue St. Louis over new mask mandate

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt plans to file a lawsuit to stop the return of mask mandates in St. Louis City and County “The citizens of St. Louis and St. Louis County ...

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House Democrats prevent public release of Covid origins

People are questioning the motive of Congressional Democrats blocking a bill that would make public the true origins of the Covid-19 virus. The Legislation requires the U.S. Director of National Intelligence to ...

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Fully vaccinated Australian woman gets Delta variant

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A fully vaccinated Australian woman has tested positive for the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19. Public health alerts have been issued for the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, and locations in Far North Queensland. Health ...

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Church wins lawsuit over Washington DC Covid restrictions

A church in the nation’s capital has been awarded $220,000 over limits on gatherings during Covid. Capitol Hill Baptist Church (CHBC) filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Washington DC restrictions that a ...

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South Korea accepts Israeli vaccine doses that Palestinians turned down

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Palestinian leaders have lost the opportunity to immediately vaccinate residents after refusing Israel’s offer of a vaccine swap. Now South Korea says it will take the 700,000 doses from Israel. Under the ...

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Filmmakers target wisdom of lockdowns in ‘Follow the Science’ Documentary

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For the arts industry, 2020 was an unprecedented year. Musicians saw incomes instantly wiped out when live venues were forced to close due to lockdowns. The filmmakers and the industry came to ...

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5 good and bad ways COVID-19 impacted Bible translation

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I want to take some time to share with you five ways COVID-19 has impacted Bible translation and all that we have seen God do while the world has been turned upside ...

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Canadian pastors say continuing church closures are ‘soft totalitarianism”

As Canadian churches remain closed or under severe Covid restrictions many pastors see Christianity crumbling. While Covid regulations are the current reason, the country’s government has become increasingly hostile to faith in ...

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Southern Baptist denomination sees record drop in members

Churches in the Southern Baptist Convention lost a record 400,000 members in 2020. The Annual Church Profile report shows membership in SBC congregations declined by 435,632, more than 50 percent higher than the 287,655 ...

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Senate unanimously approves Hawley bill on Wuhan lab

In a major victory for bipartisanship, Senator Josh Hawley has convinced the entire Senate to vote unanimously for a bill over the Wuhan lab. The bill requires the Biden administration to declassify ...

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Here’s how much Bible reading went up during 2020 pandemic

One bright spot of the pandemic is that millions of Americans have been turning to the Bible for comfort and direction. The number of Americans who opened the Bible at least once ...

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Pastors hear how Covid affected faith of Kansas City Royals players in 2020

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Few things are more relaxing than spring training baseball under the warm Arizona sun. But as the Kansas City Royals learned in the spring of 2020, everything can change in a heartbeat. ...

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Cancer screenings plummeted in 2020. Now it’s too late for many

At Chicago’s Mount Sinai Hospital, Teresa Ruvalcaba was suffering on a cold January night. For months, she had tried to avoid thinking about the inflammation blooming in her chest, but the pain ...

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Church in India responds with love, compassion to Covid crisis

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Although India was able to minimize COVID deaths in 2020, a second wave hit the nation early this year, with over 300,000 cases and more than 3,000 daily deaths. India has totaled ...

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