Showing posts with label US news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US news. Show all posts

Friday, October 9, 2020

A Heartening Pushback Against Porn Purveyors

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Two fast-growing petition drives and a request for a federal investigation indicate that more Americans are waking to the threat posed by pornography and are willing to speak up about it. A petition to shut down one of the world’s largest pornography websites, Pornhub, has now gone past two million signatures. Meanwhile, Netflix is being hammered from many sides for its new movie “Cuties,” which sexualizes young girls. 

from CBNNews.com https://bit.ly/2FjpE1y

Saturday, September 19, 2020

US Banning WeChat, TikTok Citing National Security

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This coming Sunday two of the world's most popular apps will no longer be available in this country.  After much controversy and debate, the US government is essentially banning TikTok and We Chat.

from CBNNews.com https://bit.ly/2ZTp6qe

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Minneapolis City Council Complains to Police Chief About Rising Crime Rate After Pledging to Defund Department

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In probably one of the most ironic moments of this year, members of the Minneapolis City Council asked the city's police chief how his department was responding to the city's rise in violent crime just months after the council led an effort to defund the police department.

from CBNNews.com https://bit.ly/3msTNvZ

Saturday, September 5, 2020

Sunday, August 23, 2020

House Passes Bill to Reverse Changes Blamed for Mail Delays

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With heated debate over mail delays, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday session that would reverse recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations and send $25 billion to shore up the agency ahead of the November election.

from CBNNews.com https://bit.ly/2YHrW11

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Trump Abruptly Escorted From Briefing After Shooting Near White House

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President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned minutes later, saying there was a “shooting” outside the White House that was “under control.”

from CBNNews.com https://bit.ly/3kvD1vh

Thursday, July 23, 2020

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Monday, June 29, 2020

Mississippi Lawmakers Vote to Remove Rebel Emblem From Flag

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Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to surrender the Confederate battle emblem from their state flag, triggering raucous applause and cheers more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the South lost the Civil War.

from CBNNews.com https://bit.ly/2Vtqu0p

Friday, June 26, 2020

'Winning a Conviction Will Be Hard': Why It's So Difficult to Prosecute a Bad Cop

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When prosecutors filed charges in the death of George Floyd, it was a step toward justice for his family and supporters. But if the past is any indication of how this case may go, experts warn the path to justice is fraught with myriad factors that make it difficult to criminally prosecute the police.

from CBNNews.com https://bit.ly/3g3PwLz

Friday, June 19, 2020

Supreme Court Gives DACA Thumbs Up, Trump Thumbs Down

Posted by AST on 6:42 AM with No comments
The US Supreme Court on Thursday gave a firm rebuke to President Trump, and a major win to the so-called "Dreamers."  Trump tried to end the DACA program allowing nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants to remain in the country. In a 5-4 decision, the justices labeled Trump's action "arbitrary and capricious" and ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program can continue.   

from CBNNews.com https://bit.ly/3fHxQVB

Monday, June 8, 2020

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Friday, May 22, 2020

Mississippi Gov Condemns Church Fire Amid Virus Pandemic

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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Thursday condemned a church fire that's being investigated as an arson. First Pentecostal Church in Holly Springs burned on Wednesday, about a month after it filed a lawsuit challenging city restrictions on gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic.

from CBNNews.com https://bit.ly/3ekLGNl

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Time was Valuable: Could Authorities Have Handled Pensacola Naval Base Terror Attack Differently?

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CBN News is taking a closer look at the terror attack on the US naval base in Pensacola, Fla., as investigators scour new evidence from the gunman's cell phones. One key question is whether authorities could have or should have handled things differently.

from CBNNews.com https://bit.ly/3e1c4eJ

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

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