Samantha Kamman

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  Dec 22, 2022

  Mothers who experienced most changes during pandemic more likely to suffer traumatic stress: study

  A new study analyzed the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on mothers, finding those who experienced the most significant change to their daily routines were more likely to say they suffered from traumatic stress. 

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  Dec 21, 2022

  SD Gov. Kristi Noem terminates transgender advocacy group's contract with Dept. of Health

  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has ordered the termination of a transgender advocacy group's contract with the state Department of Health, alleging that the organization committed numerous contract violations.

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  Dec 21, 2022

  School social worker gives breast binder to 13-year-old girl, tells her to keep it secret, mom says

  A social worker at a public school accused of secretly giving a breast binder to a 13-year-old student without her mother's consent only has a conditional license to practice in Maine. 

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  Dec 20, 2022

  Norwegian artist could face 3 years in prison for saying men can't be lesbians, get pregnant

  A lesbian artist could face criminal charges and a possible prison sentence for posting on social media that men cannot be lesbians, a statement that placed the woman in conflict with Norway’s hate speech law. 

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  Dec 20, 2022

  Professor says ancient inscriptions prove Old Testament account 'reflects historical reality'

  An Israeli professor claims that a recent translation of an eighth-century B.C. inscription containing the name of Judean King Hezekiah in Jerusalem's City of David is "one of the most important archaeological discoveries in Israel of all time."

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  Dec 19, 2022

  Franklin Graham responds to Amy Grant's plan to host lesbian wedding: Don't 'compromise' God's authority

  The Rev. Franklin Graham criticized contemporary Christian music star Amy Grant after she and her husband announced their plans to host a same-sex wedding for their niece at their farm, denouncing homosexuality as a sin. 

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  Dec 19, 2022

  Kirk Cameron will hold story hours at 2 libraries after threat of legal action

  Christian actor Kirk Cameron said that two public libraries are working with him to host a reading of his new faith-based children's book once Cameron indicated he was prepared to seek legal help after multiple libraries across the United States refused to host him. 

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  Dec 16, 2022

  Trans student charged with assaulting classmates in girls' bathroom was enrolled as a girl

  An Oklahoma high school revealed that a trans-identified student charged with assaulting two female classmates in the women's restroom was enrolled in school as a girl, and administrators were unaware of the student's male biological sex.

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  Dec 16, 2022

  Iran ousted from UN women's commission amid nationwide protests after Mahsa Amini's death

  The United Nations adopted a resolution to remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) amid nationwide protests kickstarted by the arrest and death of a young woman accused of not wearing her hijab properly. 

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  Dec 15, 2022

  Advocates raise human rights concerns overlooked in Africa as US hosts African leaders

  Several human rights advocates highlighted religious freedom and women's rights concerns across Africa that they say are overlooked by the U.S. State Department during an event coinciding with the agency's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.