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In a clash of art, politics, and cultural values, acclaimed artist Amy Sherald has pulled her entire solo exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery after the museum raised concerns about one of her works—a transgender reimagining of the Statue of Liberty. Sherald, best known for painting former First Lady Michelle Obama’s official White House…

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In a bold move to reaffirm tradition and honor faith, Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll has ordered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to restore the Academy’s historic crest to Bibles housed in the West Point Cadet Chapel. The decision reverses a controversial policy implemented under the Biden administration. It had replaced chapel…

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For 24 years, Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal quietly served the Easton, Maryland, community—feeding the hungry, comforting the brokenhearted, and preaching the Gospel. But earlier this week, the 54-year-old father of three was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for overstaying a six-month visa issued in 2001. Espinal, a native of Honduras, now sits…

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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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An amendment to rename the Kennedy Center’s opera house after Melania Trump took a step forward Tuesday. The House Appropriations Committee voted along party lines to add the amendment to a funding bill for the Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency and other related federal agencies. First ladies serve a ceremonial role as the honorary chair…

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A San Francisco teacher is lucky to be alive after a group of African migrants stabbed him on a train in Italy. Nick Pellegrino, 29, a Staten-born teacher who teaches at a Catholic school in San Francisco was riding a train through San Guiliano Milanese. Pellegrino, who teaches and coaches track at Archbishop Riordan, was visiting…

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An associate pastor at an Alabama church is out of a job after leaving his child in the car alone for hours while he went out to get drunk and eat. John Gibson, also known as “Trey,” was the associate pastor at First Baptist Church of Dothan when he went out late on Saturday night…
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