Jonah Hicap
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Religious groups seek US Supreme Court action on Obamacare contraceptive rules
Three religious educational institutions are asking the US Supreme Court to intervene in their appeal to overturn the contraceptive accommodation mandate under the Affordable Care Act.
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Background check lapse allowed church shooter Dylann Roof to buy gun, says FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said South Carolina mass shooting suspect Dylann Roof "should not have been allowed to purchase the handgun" last April but a lapse in background check enabled him to do so.
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Christian bakers blast Oregon gag order as they draw huge online funding support
The owners of the Oregon bakery Sweetcakes by Melissa who were fined $135,000 last July 2 for discriminating against a lesbian couple in 2013 have denounced the supposed gag order that prevent them from speaking about the case.
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Doctor who falsely diagnosed patients with cancer gets 45 years for healthcare fraud
A Detroit doctor who administered unnecessary chemotherapy and other treatments to 553 patients many of whom were told that they had cancer and billed Medicare and private insurance companies for $34 million in fradulent claims was sentenced to 45 years in prison in federal court Friday.
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FBI says it prevented ISIS from launching terrorist attacks in US to mark 4th of July
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it was able to stop terror attack plans of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the US intended for the Fourth of July celebration.
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Oregon now allows even 15-year-olds to undergo sex change sans parental consent
A new regulation in Oregon now allows sex-change operation for those with gender dysphoria to be covered by the state health plan and 15-year-olds can have it without parental consent.
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California's aid-in-dying bill withdrawn amid opposition from religious groups
Authors of the controversial aid-in-dying bill in California withdrew it from a scheduled key committee hearing on July 7 after it failed to garner enough support and amid opposition from religious groups including the Catholic church.
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Another illegal alien accused of murdering young mother and her son in Washington
A Washington superior court has set a bail of $1 million for a 25-year-old man charged with first-degree murders in the killing of an 17-year-old and her son in Franklin County, Washington.
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South Carolina governor signs law to take down 'symbol of hate' Confederate flag
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed on Thursday a bill into law that will remove the Confederate flag from the State House grounds hours after the House of Representatives passed the legislation in an emotional debate.
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Yielding to atheists, Alabama city removes Christian flag, citing high cost of litigation
The City of Glencoe in Alabama removed a Christian flag from a pole outside its police station after an aethist group sent a letter to complain.
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Ohio judge refuses to wed same-sex couple in defiance of US Supreme Court ruling
An Ohio judge assigned to officiate marriages has refused to wed a same-sex couple two weeks after the US Supreme Court made gay marriage legal in the US.
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Kansas governor issues order protecting clergy, groups opposed to gay marriage
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback issued on July 7 a religious freedom executive order protecting clergies, religious leaders and religious organizations from state government action if they refused to officiate same-sex marriage, which is now legal in the United States.