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(AP) A Florida city closed its beaches Sunday, one week after they reopened, because officials said visitors were not practicing social distancing and could have contributed to the spread of the new coronavirus. Officials in Naples on Florida’s southwest coast said that the crowds on Saturday were packed too tightly together, so they decided to close beaches until a city … [Read more...] about Florida City Closes Beaches After Visitors Sit Too Close

(Christian Headlines) A new survey found that less than 1/5 of Americans believe life’s purpose is knowing and loving God. According to the American Worldview Inventory from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, the survey revealed that Americans largely do not believe in a life spent serving God. The survey included 2,000 American respondents … [Read more...] about Less Than 1/5 of Americans Believe Life’s Purpose Is Knowing, Loving God, Survey Finds

(CNN) As many as 75,000 Americans could die because of drug or alcohol misuse and suicide as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an analysis conducted by the national public health group Well Being Trust. The group is sounding the alarm that the growing unemployment crisis, economic downturns and stress caused by isolation and lack of a definitive end date for … [Read more...] about 75,000 Americans at Risk of Dying From Overdose or Suicide Due to Coronavirus Despair, Group Warns

(AP) Georgia authorities charged a white father and son with murder and put them in jail in the February shooting death of a black man they had pursued in a truck after spotting him running in their neighborhood. The charges Thursday came more than two months after Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed on a residential street just outside the port city of Brunswick. National outrage … [Read more...] about Father, Son Charged With Killing Black Man Ahmaud Arbery

(ChurchLeaders) A graphic video has emerged this week showing the killing of a black man named Ahmaud Arbery at the hands of two white men: Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael. The video shows the gunmen cornering and shooting Arbery at point-blank range and has provoked widespread outrage and grief from many, including Christian leaders, particularly from those in … [Read more...] about Being Black in America: Christian Leaders Lament Arbery Death