Samantha Kamman

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  Feb 18, 2023

  Over 4,800 children sexually abused in Portugal's Catholic churches since 1950: 'Tip of the Iceberg'

  Priests and others within the Portuguese Catholic Church sexually abused more than 4,000 children over the past 70 years, and more than 100 priests suspected of child sexual abuse are still active in church roles, investigators estimate.

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  Feb 17, 2023

  Gender clinic told elementary teacher to affirm group of girls as transgender despite concerns

  Email correspondences from a pediatric gender clinic suggest a clinic staffer once instructed a fifth-grade teacher to encourage "gender exploration" to a group of girls claiming to be transgender despite the teacher's concerns that social pressures influenced their decision. 

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  Feb 17, 2023

  World's oldest Hebrew Bible could sell for $50M, become most expensive historical document sold

  What is being advertised as the world's oldest Hebrew Bible is scheduled for auction this May in New York and could sell for up to $50 million, according to the broker featuring the collectible. 

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  Feb 16, 2023

  National Archives apologizes after staff required visitors to conceal pro-life attire

  The National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C., has apologized and agreed to provide a personal tour to a pair of visitors who sued the federal records agency last week after being told to cover up their pro-life attire when visiting on the morning of the March for Life. 

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  Feb 15, 2023

  JK Rowling says critics 'profoundly misunderstood' her criticism of transgender ideology

  Author J.K. Rowling says critics accusing her of being "transphobic" over her past comments on the push to allow trans-identified individuals into sex-segregated spaces for women "profoundly" misunderstand her viewpoint. 

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  Feb 15, 2023

  Artificial womb technology treats human life like a 'commodity,' bioethicist warns

  A viral video promoting the potential future of artificial womb technology that would allow parents to gene edit their babies as they grow inside a portable incubator is cause for concern, according to bioethicists. 

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  Feb 15, 2023

  Samaritan's Purse opens field hospital in Turkey as earthquake death toll surpasses 40K

  Samaritan's Purse deployed a 52-bed Emergency Field Hospital near Antakya in southern Turkey to help fill the void after a major hospital in the region was damaged by the Feb. 6 earthquake. Over 40,000 people were killed, and tens of thousands need medical care.

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  Feb 15, 2023

  Dead baby found in drainage pipe by tenant working on plumbing at apartment complex

  Police officers in south Texas near the Mexico border said an investigation is underway after a tenant in an apartment complex discovered the remains of a baby inside a drainage pipe. 

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  Feb 14, 2023

  Students walkout after school district covers up urinals amid backlash to trans bathroom policy

  Hundreds of students at a New Hampshire school district staged a walkout following the school board’s decision to restrict bathroom access due to parents’ outrage about a policy allowing trans-identifying students to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender identity.

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  Feb 14, 2023

  Missouri AG investigates transgender clinic accused of harming hundreds of children

  A Missouri-based pediatric clinic received a letter from the state’s attorney general calling for a moratorium on the clinic prescribing puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones due to an investigation following a whistleblower’s claims that the clinic is “permanently harming the vulnerable patients in our care."