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  Nov 15, 2022

  Miles McPherson says fmr. church volunteer charged with murder of daughter, 11, passed multiple background checks

  Leticia McCormack, a one-time elder and former volunteer at Rock Church in San Diego, who was charged with the murder of her 11-year-old adopted daughter, Arabella, months after her husband died by suicide, had passed several background checks that revealed nothing to suggest her life was on track toward tragedy, said the church’s Senior Pastor Miles McPherson.

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  Nov 14, 2022

  Jeff Bezos pledges to give away most of his $123B fortune in his lifetime

  After years of being among the world’s billionaires and the only one among the top five not to publicly pledge to give away more than half of his wealth in his lifetime or his will, Amazon founder and the world’s fourth richest person, Jeff Bezos, said he plans on giving away the majority of his $123 billion fortune while he’s alive.

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  Nov 11, 2022

  ‘Evil piece of flesh demon:’ Woman sentenced to death for killing pregnant friend to steal unborn baby

  Taylor Rene Parker, a 29-year-old mother who can no longer have children due to a hysterectomy, was sentenced to death by a jury in New Boston, Texas, Wednesday for the 2020 murder of her heavily pregnant friend, Reagan Simmons-Hancock, 21, whose child she attempted to pass off as her own after harvesting the infant from her friend’s womb with a scalpel during the attack.

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  Nov 11, 2022

  Suspect arrested in torching of 2 black churches in what Democrat claims was tactic to suppress votes

  Investigators at the Jackson Police Department have arrested 23-year-old Devin McLaurin on suspicion of starting seven fires across Jackson, Mississippi, Tuesday, including two at historically black churches one of which was completely destroyed.

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  Nov 10, 2022

  Church elder killed in pit bull attack is mourned by church, family, friends

  Members of the First Baptist Church of South Richmond are grieving the loss of longtime member and elder Evangeline Brooks, who was mauled to death by a pit bull as she walked toward her sister's mailbox in Virginia Monday. She was 88.

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  Nov 10, 2022

  10-year-old boy could face charge after school counselor told police he touched her inappropriately

  A 10-year-old Florida boy is facing a potential misdemeanor battery charge after a counselor at Holly Hill School in Volusia County told police that the fourth grader touched her inappropriately while giving her a hug. The student was suspended as a result and his family is disputing the allegation, arguing that it is rooted in racism.

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  Nov 9, 2022

  42% of Gen Z have diagnosed mental health condition, majority worried about future: study

  Nearly 70% of Generation Z, people born between 1997 and 2012, say their mental health was adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with 42% of adult members of the cohort reporting that they have been diagnosed with a mental health condition and many of them say they are worried about the future, a new study from data management firm Harmony Healthcare IT shows.

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  Nov 9, 2022

  Ex-megachurch elder charged with murder of adopted 11-year-old daughter months after husband’s suicide

  Leticia McCormack, a one-time elder and ministry worker, has been arrested and charged with murder and several other crimes related to the death of her 11-year-old adopted daughter.

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  Nov 8, 2022

  Pastor Perry Noble opens up about repentance and scripture that helped him after ‘screw up in 2016’

  Second Chance Church founder and Senior Pastor Perry Noble, who was fired from NewSpring Church in South Carolina in 2016 for alcohol abuse and other "unfortunate choices and decisions," says he didn’t truly repent of his failures until he started viewing the situation from a Christlike perspective.

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  Nov 8, 2022

  Tickets for Migos rapper Takeoff’s funeral available online as pastor reveals he ‘loved coming to worship’

  Popular Migos rapper Takeoff, who was shot and killed in Houston at the age of 28, is remembered by his pastor as a church member who loved coming to worship and being with his family.