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By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) Gazing at the mountain of rubble that had buried her father, uncle and dozens of others, a 12-year-old girl moved away from her relatives, sat down by herself and pulled out her phone. She opened a collection of Psalms and began to pray. Elisheva Cohen's moment of reflection at the site of the Florida condominium … [Read more...] about Girl’s Prayer at Collapse Site Leads To Meeting With Biden

(ChurchLeaders) Residents of Pella, Iowa, are up in arms after a local public pool allowed a teen who is a biological female who identifies as a transgender male to use its facilities without wearing a top. The City of Pella has published a statement saying it has reviewed the incident that took place at Pella Aquatic Center and that the matter is closed. “The City of Pella … [Read more...] about Trans Teen Who Went Topless in Public Is Protected by Iowa Law, Says City

(Fox News) A human trafficking investigation in Kansas and Missouri last month netted 82 arrests and the rescue of 31 victims of sexual exploitation, including a 4-year-old, officials said Tuesday. The operation took place from June 17-26 in Wichita, Kan., Independence, Mo., and Kansas City, Mo., according to the Department of Homeland Security.  Of the 31 people rescued, … [Read more...] about Missouri, Kansas Human Trafficking Operation Nets 82 Arrests, 31 Rescued, Including 4-Year-Old

(Relevant) Now that there’s a little bit of breathing room from the 2020 election and all its attendant unpleasantness/attempted insurrections, more research is coming out on exactly what happened. We know President Joe Biden won, and we know it wasn’t particularly close, although it was a good deal closer than many Democrats hoped and pundits predicted. But how exactly did the … [Read more...] about Pew Study: Trump’s White Evangelical Support Increased Between 2016 and 2020

SEATTLE (AP) A Washington state lawmaker is being criticized after wearing a yellow Star of David in protest of COVID-19 vaccine regulations, a display that compared the government's efforts to protect people from a highly contagious virus with the Nazis' murder of 6 million Jews during the Holocaust. State Rep. Jim Walsh, a Republican from Aberdeen, wore the symbol during a … [Read more...] about Washington Lawmaker Wears Star of David in Vaccine Protest