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Investigators look for a motive in a deadly mass shooting at Minneapolis church
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Acting US Attorney Joe Thompson said videos and writings the shooter left behind show that the shooter “expressed hate towards almost every group imaginable.” The only group Westman did not hate was “mass murderers and shooters,” Thompson said....
‘Religious leaders’ arrested on charges of running a forced labor camp and money laundering
The Independent
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August 28, 2025
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Two self-proclaimed religious leaders...
Church leader arrested in Tampa FBI raid appears in federal court, staying behind bars for now
FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Florida
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FOX 13's Aaron Mesmer reports. TAMPA, Fla. - One of two church leaders charged in a sweeping federal human trafficking and money laundering case appeared before a judge in Tampa on Thursday, but she’ll stay in jail for the time being. What we...
The Latest Culture Wars
United Church of Christ - Ohio
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August 28, 2025
My first introduction to the term “culture wars” came when I was working on my Master’s in Public Policy in the late 1990s in an ethics class. One of the assigned readings for the class was Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America by James...
Katrina reshaped landscape, complexion, unity of New Orleans churches, leaders say
Baptist Press - Tennessee
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August 28, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – The church doors would remain open, David Crosby decided after the levees failed New Orleans in Hurricane Katrina. Someone from the Midwest sent a huge generator to First Baptist Church of New Orleans, Crosby’s pastorate at the...
‘My school still stands’: New Orleans educators say what they lost and found 20 years after Katrina
Chalkbeat
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Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Every August, Jamar McKneely feels the pain of what was lost. This year has been harder than most. It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina...
Texas To Welcome First Samayapuram Mariyamman Temple Outside India
India West
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August 28, 2025
Photo credits : Samayapuram Mariyamman temple committee LAKE TAWAKONI, TX – A new temple dedicated to Goddess Samayapuram Mariyamman is taking shape on a 10-acre site near Lake Tawakoni, marking the first shrine of its kind in the United States....
Harris County gives LGBTQ softball event nearly $500,000 after the governor's office denied the cash
ABC 13 - Texas
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August 28, 2025
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- After being denied funds by the governor's office, an LGBTQ event turned to Harris County taxpayers or else organizers, saying it may have crippled the group. In a matter of weeks, the ping from softball bats will...
7 Essential Things to Know Before Moving to Texas
Racine County Eye - Wisconsin
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August 28, 2025
Texas is one of the most popular states in the U.S. for those seeking a change of pace, lifestyle, and opportunity. Known for its massive size, cultural diversity, and friendly communities, Texas continues to see rapid population growth. People...
Mystery surrounds $1.2B deal to build largest immigration jail in US
Inquirer
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August 29, 2025
This Aug. 7, 2025, satellite image shows construction of large white tents for a new immigrant detention center at Fort Bliss, a US Army base outside El Paso, Texas. When completed, the $1.2 billion facility is expected to hold up to 5,000...
Texas AG probes Plano ISD after reports of antisemitic, anti-Israel rhetoric in classrooms
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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August 28, 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton expressed concern Thursday that Plano ISD “is allowing antisemitic behavior to take place,” asking in a letter to the superintendent for documentation about the district’s investigations and disciplinary actions...
Franklin County Public Schools to host town hall on new Career and Technical Education center proposal
WSLS - Virginia
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August 28, 2025
Franklin County Public Schools (Logo courtesy of the Franklin County Public Schools website) FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – Franklin County Public Schools will be hosting a Town Hall today at 6:00 P.M. regarding the need for a new Career and Technical...
North Texas Giving Day opens early donations starting Thursday
NBC 5 DFW - Texas
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August 28, 2025
Early giving is now open for North Texas Giving Day, the nation’s largest community-wide giving event. Communities Foundation of Texas officially kicked off the season of giving on Thursday, opening the donation links for nonprofits at...
UT Is on Top, Texas Tech Is Moneyed Up, and More Thoughts on College Football
Texas Monthly
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August 28, 2025
In case you missed it, the hottest college football team in Texas is . . . Tarleton State. The other Texans went to Oregon last Saturday and beat Portland State 42–0, reinforcing its preseason status as a team with playoff aspirations. The...
Federal judge in Maine considers whether to bring back a man Border Patrol flew to Texas
The Portland Press Herald - Maine
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August 28, 2025
A federal judge in Maine is considering whether she will order immigration authorities to bring back an Ecuadorian man they flew to Texas. Edgar Vicente Bermeo Sicha was arrested by Border Patrol on July 28 while another man was driving him to a...
Why Texas Might Have An Energy Problem
Forbes
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A typical natural gas compressor station. Compressors pressurize natural gas to enable it to flow through pipeline systems. getty If there’s one industry that has become synonymous with the identity of Texas, it’s energy. Texas has long been the...
Authorities look for motive for shooter who opened fire on kids at Minneapolis church
The Iola Register - Kansas
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August 28, 2025
RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — Investigators were examining the videos, writings and movements of the shooter who fired through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis, killing two children and wounding 17 people, for connections to the church...
Texas Redistricting Sparks Controversy as GOP Gains Five Seats
Fox Rio Grande Valley - Texas
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August 28, 2025
Introduction The recent redistricting efforts in Texas have set the stage for a political showdown, as the state Senate’s newly approved congressional map seeks to secure five additional Republican seats. This move has ignited a fierce debate...
Texas Politics: Myra Flores Challenges Vicente Gonzalez for Congress
Fox Rio Grande Valley - Texas
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August 28, 2025
Myra Flores Announces Candidacy for District 34 In a significant development in Texas politics, former Congresswoman Myra Flores has declared her candidacy for the 34th congressional district, aiming to unseat incumbent Vicente Gonzalez. Flores,...
For the Children: Critial issues
The Madill Record - Oklahoma
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August 28, 2025
Interim study season at the Oklahoma State Capitol is kicking off this week, and the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is not only monitoring several, but we are engaging with authors for some of these reviews. Two studies will be held...