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Month: August 2020
New England WMU president reflects on spiritual journey from Ghana to U.S.
Posted on August 9, 2020 By Trennis Henderson LEOMINSTER, Mass. (BP) — When Doris Opoku and her family immigrated to the United States from Ghana in 2008, they had no idea what ministry opportunities God had in store for them. Since that time, in addition to becoming U.S. citizens, Doris […]
Ilhan Omar defeats well-funded Democrat in primary | Ilhan Omar
Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota survived a stiff Democratic primary challenge Tuesday from a well-funded opponent who tried to make an issue of her national celebrity. Her win is the latest in a season of victories by a new generation of emboldened progressive lawmakers. Omar, seeking her second term in […]
Smash Mouth singer mocks coronavirus pandemic at packed Sturgis Motorcycle Rally concert
Smash Mouth’s concert on Sunday in front of a packed crowd at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota drew widespread outrage. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of bikers poured into the small city of Sturgis on Friday for the start of the annual motorcycle rally. An organized movement and safe […]
What We Are Reading Today: Two Cheers for Higher Education by Steven Brint
CHICAGO: Shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker International Prize, literary giant Ibrahim Al-Koni’s novel “Gold Dust” tells the moving tale of Ukhayyad and his thoroughbred camel as the pair struggle to survive in the Tuareg deserts of the Sahara. The novel, first printed 30 years ago in Arabic, has been […]
Grant boosts psychosocial care resources during COVID-19 pandemic
Newswise — LOS ANGELES — The Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology has received a $50,000 grant from Los Angeles-based PHASE ONE Foundation to support psychosocial care for people with cancer, their families and frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The center is providing individual and group support for frontline […]
A Bible Burning, a Russian News Agency and a Story Too Good to Check Out
Mr. Cheong, for instance, does not appear to be in any way complicit. He regularly tweets multiple videos a night from the protests and, he said, “It definitely wasn’t my intention to drive just the one story.” But the Bible video fit his politics, and his tweet about it caught […]
Fox News stars go on a Kamala Harris bash-fest
Fox News was in full attack mode Tuesday night, throwing everything but the kitchen sink at Kamala Harris. From depicting her as a “radical running mate” to mocking the pronunciation of her name to suggesting Joe Biden didn’t actually select her himself, the conservative network’s prime time lineup was in […]
Jerry Prevo named acting president of Liberty University after Jerry Falwell, Jr. was placed on leave
“I want to thank my fellow board members for having confidence that I could be entrusted with the responsibility of serving as the Acting President during this time of Jerry Falwell, Jr.’s indefinite leave of absence,” Prevo said in a statement Monday. “We have a world-class leadership team at Liberty […]
Warning on Russia Adds Questions About Senate’s Biden Probe | Political News
By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Even before last week’s intelligence assessment on foreign election interference, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson was facing criticism from Democrats that his investigation of presidential candidate Joe Biden and Ukraine was politically motivated and advancing Russian interests. But the stark warning that Russia […]