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Columbia University has agreed to pay more than $221 million and overhaul several of its campus policies following a civil rights investigation by the Trump administration.  The settlement, confirmed this week, includes $200 million in federal penalties and $21 million in restitution to Jewish faculty and staff who alleged discrimination. The agreement comes after months…

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State Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat from Texas, is receiving praise from Democrats after appearing on an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” where he asserted that Christians can support abortion. Talarico, 36, is an aspiring Presbyterian minister and discussed what Democrats need to do to win back voters. He offered some surprising praise of…

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a massive recall that impacts over 5 million pools after 9 children died in drowning accidents over 15 years. The recall affects above ground pools measuring 48 inches or higher that included compression straps that wrapped around the outside of the pool. The recall goes as far back…

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A Louisiana pastor says he was fired from his part-time job at a local library for standing by his Christian convictions. Luke Ash, lead pastor of Stevendale Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, was terminated from his position as a library technician at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library on July 10 after he declined to…

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