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The Netherlands has confirmed the first euthanasia of a child under the age of 12 since expanding its assisted dying law two years ago, a milestone that is renewing debate over the ethics of ending the lives of terminally ill children. Dutch Health Minister Sophie Hermans disclosed the case in an annual report to the…

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A Texas State Board of Education member is calling for an investigation after a newly appointed assistant principal at a Dallas-area junior high school was identified in public social media posts as a drag performer. The controversy began after the Arlington Independent School District (AISD) announced on June 16 that Rylee Russell-Bruton had been hired…

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Texas Attorney General and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton told a gathering of evangelical conservatives over the weekend that he believes God, not his own abilities, is the reason he has overcome years of legal and political challenges. Speaking Saturday at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference in Washington, D.C., Paxton…

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A court has awarded $640,000 to a Texas judge who was disciplined after she refused to officiate a same-sex wedding. The District Court of Travis County ruled in favor of Judge Dianne Hensley of Waco, who recused herself from performing same-sex marriages due to her Christian faith. After gay marriage was legalized in 2015, Judge Hensley refrained…

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