Blake Fussell

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  Jul 27, 2020

  Parler: Twitter users flocking to alternative social media to 'engage without censorship'

  Parler, the social media app that’s billed as a platform for free and open dialogue, said it would continue to counter “technocronyism” following Twitter's announcement that it would be cracking down on accounts and censoring content it deems as harmful.

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  Jul 26, 2020

  Pakistani Christian family beaten for saving 13-y-o daughter from kidnapping by Muslim extremists

  A young Pakistani Christian girl was nearly abducted from her home earlier this month when a radical group of Muslim men attacked her entire family, a U.S.-based Christian persecution watchdog reports.

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  Jul 25, 2020

  Md. hospital revises COVID-19 visitor policy after denying patient's request to see priest

  The University of Maryland Medical System has amended its COVID-19 visitor policy to allow clergy visitation after one of its hospitals denied access to a Catholic priest who was asked to administer sacraments to a trauma patient injured in a car accident. 

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  Jul 24, 2020

  Youth pastor becomes guardian of underserved Chicago teens, moves them to suburbs

  A youth pastor from Chicago has taken dual-guardianship of several young men from some of the city’s most underserved neighborhoods and has allowed them to live in the suburbs where they are offered improved education, discipleship and resources.

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  Jul 23, 2020

  NBA 'bubble community' records zero positive COVID tests as national numbers rise

  Since early July, NBA players, coaches and staff have lived in a “bubble community” at Walt Disney World in Orlando, where zero positive coronavirus tests were recorded, according to a joint statement from the NBA and NBA Players Association on Monday.

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  Jul 22, 2020

  NY Planned Parenthood is dumping Margaret Sanger’s name but it’s keeping her legacy, pro-lifers say

  Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced Tuesday that it's disassociating from its founder, Margaret Sanger, for her “racist legacy” and view on eugenics. But pro-life advocates say that despite dropping her name, the abortion business is carrying on her legacy.

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  Jul 21, 2020

  4 things to know about weekend riots in Seattle, Portland

  Violence and looting interrupted multiple peaceful protests in the Pacific Northwest this past weekend, forcing police departments to declare the events riots.

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  Jul 20, 2020

  Lack of commerce, contamination fears create coin shortage

  A nationwide coin shortage is causing stores across the country to push card payments instead of cash transactions amid the coronavirus pandemic as the U.S. government is taking steps to meet the increased demand. 

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  Jul 19, 2020

  Health experts question COVID-19 data discrepancies in Florida

  The integrity of COVID-19 data is being questioned in Florida after a motorcycle crash was recorded as a COVID-related death, 100% positivity rates have been reported and a scientist claimed to have been fired for not manipulating data for the state.

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  Jul 18, 2020

  Sports ministry helping churches offer safe ways to host athletic leagues amid COVID-19 pandemic

  A national youth sports ministry is assisting hundreds of churches across the United States in finding new ways to keep their recreational sports leagues and programs alive in a safe way during the COVID-19 pandemic.