Jonah Hicap
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Pro-Islam books used in US schools found to violate Constitution as protests mount
An international organization based in Tennessee has called on Gov. Bill Haslam, the State Legislature and the state Department of Educcation to investigate textbooks and instructional materials related to history, geography and social studies subjects, saying that these are filled with pro-Islam teachings that violate the US Constitution.
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Alabama judge: US Supreme Court â not states â should issue gay marriage licences
A probate judge in Alabama is asking the state Supreme Court to issue an order that will recognize same-sex marriage licenses but will bar its issuance in the state.
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'Bully bill': California orders all clinics to promote free or low-cost abortion services
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will require all licensed medical facilities including pro-life pregnancy centers to inform clients on the availability of free abortion services at state-funded facilities.
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California bans use of offensive 'R' word, drawing praise from Native Americans
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on Sunday prohibiting public schools from using the term "Redskins" as athletic team names, mascots or nicknames.
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Oklahoma, Arkansas come out strongly in defence of students' right to pray in school
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said the ban on prayers at high school sporting events is too broad and the activity should be allowed.
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Planned Parenthood more concerned about profit than women's healthâformer chief
A former manager at a Planned Parenthood facility in Iowa said the organization was more focused "about its bottom line than it is about the health and safety of women."
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Teen arrested for threatening to 'kill all the girls' in his Idaho school over nude photos
Police arrested a 15-year-old student in Pocatello, Idaho, after he made threats on Facebook that he would "kill all the girls" when no one sent him nude photos.
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Texas, Arizona campus shootings kill 2 students a week after Oregon rampage
Two people are dead and four others were injured in separate shootings in Texas and Arizona, the latest in a string of gun-related incidents in the US.
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Retired Anglican bishop gets 32-month jail term for 15-year sex abuse of young men
A retired British Anglican bishop was convicted Wednesday for sexually abusing young men for 15 years.
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Church cross saves woman, her grandson from death in South Carolina floods
A woman held on to a cross for five hours as she was trapped in raging floodwaters in South Carolina Sunday before she was rescued.
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'Mentally ill' Muslim refugee charged with raping 10-year-old girl in Minneapolis
A 34-year-old man in Minneapolis, who is reportedly a Muslim refugee, has been charged for raping a 10-year-old girl in an apartment complex in Cedar-Riverside.
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Islamic indoctrination of US public school students 'now a nationwide epidemic'
Islamic indoctrination is happening in public schools in the United States that has become "a nationwide epidemic that has been brewing for a while."