Samantha Kamman

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  Apr 3, 2023

  Calif. considers banning schools from suspending students who are drunk, high

  A California Assembly bill would prohibit school officials from suspending or expelling students who are drunk, high or in possession of illicit drugs in order to prevent them from engaging in further drug use.

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  Apr 3, 2023

  These types of birth control raise risk of breast cancer: Oxford study finds

  Hormonal contraceptives slightly increase women's risk of breast cancer, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Oxford. 

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  Apr 1, 2023

  Hillsdale cuts ties with charter school after parents liken Michelangelo’s ‘David’ to porn

  A renowned private Christian college in Michigan has severed its ties with a Florida charter school after the principal was forced to resign when parents complained that students were exposed to pornography during a lesson on Renaissance art that included Michelangelo’s "David" statue.

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  Mar 31, 2023

  Covenant School refutes claim Nashville shooter received counseling from school pastor

  A former pastor at the Christian school in Nashville where a trans-identified shooter killed three adults and three children corrected the record about his allegation that the assailant previously received counseling from the school's current pastor. 

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  Mar 31, 2023

  Parents magazine removes doctor's rebuttal to pro-choice 'myth' about abortion restrictions

  A board-certified OB-GYN claims that a prominent magazine that aims to provide information about parenting and child development edited out his statements because they didn't fit with pro-choice talking points on abortion restrictions, accusing the publication of spreading unchecked "misinformation." 

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  Mar 31, 2023

  Dozens help Samaritan's Purse meet the physical, spiritual needs of Mississippi tornado victims

  Over 100 volunteers serving with the Evangelical humanitarian charity Samaritan's Purse are meeting the physical and spiritual needs of those impacted by the series of deadly tornadoes that tore through a 100-mile swath of Mississippi last Friday, taking over two dozen lives. 

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  Mar 31, 2023

  From the 'tiger chair' to electric batons: Women testify of torture, rapes in China's prison camps

  Two women who survived a Chinese “reeducation” camp for Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities provided harrowing accounts of torture, gang rapes, and brainwashing when testifying before a special United States House of Representatives committee focused on how to handle the threat of China. 

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  Mar 30, 2023

  'Banality of evil': Scholars explain what's behind assisted suicide's expansion in the West

  As assisted suicide continues to rise to record levels in some areas of the globe, experts say that the "banality of evil" and expressive individualism are playing a role as governments in the United States, Canada and Europe are pushing the envelope by expanding who can access "medical aid in dying."

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  Mar 29, 2023

  Unitarian Universalists distance themselves from sex-ed assignment that led to teacher's suspension

  The Unitarian Universalist Association says that a sex education assignment at an Oregon high school asking students about their sexual fantasies is not part of a comprehensive curriculum it helped develop in conjunction with the United Church of Christ. 

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  Mar 28, 2023

  Anti-Semitic incidents hit record high in US; over 3,600 documented by rights group in 2022

  A leading Jewish advocacy group documented a dramatic increase in anti-Semitic incidents in 2022, recording a 36% increase from the previous year and the highest number of anti-Semitic incidents in one year since it began tracking data in 1979.