Jonah Hicap
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More Americans back override of federal court rulings if state officials oppose them
One of three US voters now support the idea that states should have the right to ignore federal court rulings if their elected officials disagree with them.
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Montana man, inspired by legalisation of same-sex union, seeks to marry 2nd wife
A polygamist man in Montana is seeking to marry his second wife after he was inspired by the US Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Christian clerks, bakers take stand against Supreme Court ruling on same-sex union
A country clerk in Rowan, Kentucky has been sued for refusing to issue marriage license to gay and straight couples, citing "religious concerns."
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US Christian colleges wary of tax-exempt status loss after same-sex marriage ruling
Following the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States, Christian colleges nationwide are anxious on how the ruling will affect their policies and tax-exempt status
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Mass killings involving guns and school shootings are contagious, US study finds
Mass killings involving firearms and school shootings, defined as four or more deaths, are contagious and may occur within almost two weeks after one such incident, according to a study.
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Majority of Americans see Confederate flag as symbol of Southern pride, not racism
A total of 57% of Americans see confederate flag as a symbol of Southern pride rather than racism, according to a CNN/ORC poll.
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Oregon bakery ordered to pay $135,000 for wedding cake refusal to same-sex couple
A bakery in Gresham, Oregon which refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple was ordered to pay $135,000 in damages.
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US survey: 1 in 3 owns firearm; 310 million guns in country with 318.9-M population
A new survey showed that almost one in three US adults owns at least one gun and predominantly white married men over 55 years old.
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Warning raised on possible ISIS 4th of July terror bomb attacks in New York and other US cities
The warning was issued by Republican Rep. Peter King, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, who cited information he gathered.
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Court order to remove Ten Commandments monument in Oklahoma draws protest
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ordered the removal of a Ten Commandments monument on the State Capitol grounds, ruling that it violated the state Constitution's ban on the use of government property to benefit a religion.
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California governor signs vaccination law that prohibits personal belief exemptions
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed on Tuesday the controversial bill for the vaccination for school chidren in public and private schools and prohibits exemptions based on personal beliefs.
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Obama gets image boost with 2 Supreme Court decisions, Charleston church eulogy
President Obama's image got a needed boost with the the US Supreme Court decisions on the Affordable Care Act and same-sex marriage and his emphatic eulogy for the nine people who were killed in Charleston, South Carolina.