(CNN) The Satanic Temple wants to help high school graduates pursue higher education with its "Devil's Advocate Scholarship." The organization, which fights for a separation between religion and pubic affairs, will sift through submissions from 2020 graduates and award two winners $500 in scholarship money. Interested applicants are asked to submit a creative … [Read more...] about The Satanic Temple Is Offering ‘Devil’s Advocate Scholarship’
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Trump Encourages Americans to Wear Masks, and Warns Pandemic May “Get Worse Before It Gets Better”
(CBS News)President Trump changed his rhetoric on wearing masks in a press conference Tuesday, saying that "they have an impact." Mr. Trump's comments came as dozens of states and the District of Columbia experience a rise in coronavirus infections. Mr. Trump spoke about the worsening crisis in a briefing that came the day after the president announced he would … [Read more...] about Trump Encourages Americans to Wear Masks, and Warns Pandemic May “Get Worse Before It Gets Better”
American Unemployment Claims Are on the Rise Again for the First Time in 4 Months
(CNN) America's jobless crisis is far from over. Thursday's Department of Labor report hammered that point home: Another 1.4 million Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week, marking the first increase in initial claims in 16 weeks. The weekly first-time claims peaked at 6.9 million in the last week of March and fell continuously until last week, when … [Read more...] about American Unemployment Claims Are on the Rise Again for the First Time in 4 Months
California City Removes BLM Mural After Receiving Request to Paint Trump Slogan Nearby
(Newsweek) California's Redwood City has removed a Black Lives Matter mural painted onto one of its main streets earlier this month. The decision followed a local attorney's request to paint a "MAGA 2020" mural nearby, although city council officially cited municipal violations as reason for erasing the BLM installation. "The city of Redwood City has informed me that they … [Read more...] about California City Removes BLM Mural After Receiving Request to Paint Trump Slogan Nearby
NY Planned Parenthood Removing Margaret Sanger’s Name From Clinic Over ‘Harmful Connections’
(Faithwire)Planned Parenthood of Greater New York is removing the name of its late founder, Margaret Sanger, due to the abortion provider’s “harmful connection to the eugenics movement.” The decision comes after more than 350 current and former staffers and 800 donors to the clinic deemed Sanger “a racist white woman,” according to a report from The New York … [Read more...] about NY Planned Parenthood Removing Margaret Sanger’s Name From Clinic Over ‘Harmful Connections’