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Choking back tears, Brandon Luft spoke to a large congregation one day after losing his The Kearney, Mo., man said he felt blessed by the outpouring of support from the community; dozens attended the quickly organized prayer vigil at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Liberty. |
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2017 has been a tough year for conversations. Following a deeply polarizing presidential election, we’ve experienced a year of serial controversy, often hinging on identity fault lines. Among other flashpoints, we saw marches escalate to murder in Charlottesville as enduring elements of hate and darkness were thrust into August light. |
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BELOIT - Would having your pet by your side make you more comfortable at church? Gridley Congregational Church, 1101 Partridge Ave., is inviting people and their (friendly) pets to services on the last Sunday of each month at 10 a.m. The first animal-friendly service will be Jan. 28. Pets should preferably be on a leash, or in a cage if necessary. |
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He resigned from local office amid a sexual harassment scandal and went to prison for lying to the FBI. His office was seen as so corrupt that voters abolished it. Now he wants a fresh start in Congress. “Even though I made some mistakes, I’m not a mistake,” Willie Singletary, a former Philadelphia.... |
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Female pastor, accused of skinny dipping with students on school trip, sought restraining order against church member.
Collision of two MBTA trolleys in Dorchester sends 16 people to nearby hospitals. |
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Florida was able to retain its reputation as the go-to source for weird news in 2017. From alligator hijinks to coke-snorting moms to interstate twerkers, here's a look at some of the weirdest Florida stories of the year. JANUARY. A Tallahassee man came home to find his wife in bed with a local.... |
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TROY, N.Y. – Police worked Wednesday to try and unravel the mystery of who killed a woman, her partner and her two young children, whose bodies were found in a riverfront apartment house the day after Christmas. “After being in this business for 43 years, I can’t describe the savagery of a person.... |
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Investigators revealed little about the deaths, declining to identify the victims or say how they were killed. But the chief said the slain children were an 11-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl. The mother was 36 years old and in a relationship with a 22-year-old woman whose body was also found in the basement apartment, the chief said. |
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After 48 years and eight months of serving the Hillview Baptist Church, the Rev. Nelson McCall and his wife Beverly have officially retired from the church. A surprise luncheon was held for them at the Hillview Restaurant on Dec. 17, and Rev. McCall’s final service as senior pastor was held on Dec. 24 with a special candlelight communion. |
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Confronted with a front page report quoting the National Bureau of Statistics as estimating that eight million Nigerians had become unemployed between January 2016 and September 30, 2017, Adesina suggested that Nigerians should be grateful that the administration allowed the NBS do its job. |
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"After being in this business for 43 years, I can't describe the savagery of a person who would do this," said Troy Police Chief John Tedesco. Investigators revealed little about the deaths, declining to identify the victims or say how they were killed. But the chief said the slain children were an 11-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl. |
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New York, USA (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the peaceful conduct of the second round of the presidential election in Liberia, and announced he is sending former Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo to support the country in the first peaceful transfer.... |
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A Minnesota court has denied a gay couple fighting for recognition of their marriage, which took place almost 50 years ago. James Michael McConnell and Pat Lynn McConnell (then known as Jack Baker) applied for a marriage license in Hennepin County in May 1970, but were denied because they were both men. |
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In a statement posted on the Diocese of Crookston website Saturday, Bishop Michael Hoeppner said its clergy abuse review panel scrutinized a deposition given by the accuser in a lawsuit “and deemed the allegations not credible.”
The diocese statement also pointed out that local and federal.... |
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The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has expressed disappointment over Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo’s comment that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was bearing the cost of fuel subsidy and not the federal government, asking; “What is the difference between NNPC and the.... |
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In a statement posted on its website on Saturday, Bishop Michael Hoeppner of the Diocese of Crookston said that clergy abuse review panel scrutinized a deposition given by the accuser in a lawsuit “and deemed the allegations not credible.”
The diocese statement also pointed out that local and.... |
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David Koresh joined his mother's church, the Seventh Day Adventist Church, but was thrown out for relentlessly pursuing the pastor's daughter. In 1982, he moved to Waco to join the Branch Davidians - a splinter group of his mother's church - and began preaching he was a prophet and human form of.... |
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A teenage boy was accidentally shot and killed by his cousin inside a church Tuesday night in southwest suburban Wilmington, authorities said. The boys, ages 15 and 17, were in a bedroom of the residence connected to the Christian Faith Center at 11:43 p.m. |
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A teenage boy was accidentally fatally shot by his cousin inside a church Tuesday night in southwest suburban Wilmington. The boys, ages 15 and 17, were in a bedroom of the residence connected to the Christian Faith Center at 11:43 p.m. in the 1800 block of South Water Street when they heard what.... |
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The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has faulted the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on his claim that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, is the one bearing the cost of fuel subsidy and not the federal government. “What is the difference between NNPC and the federal government?.... |
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New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the peaceful conduct of the second round of the presidential election in Liberia, and announced that he has sent former Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo to support the country in the first peaceful.... |
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A former Colonel with the Memphis Police Department is embracing his new career after retiring from MPD in July. Colonel Kirkwood retired during one of the most violent years in Memphis. Five months after taking off his Memphis Police badge off for the last time, James Kirkwood said he has no regrets. |
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LAWTON, MI -- A funeral was scheduled Wednesday for a 17-year-old high school senior who died when a train crashed into his pickup truck. Tyler Wirtz, 17, of Bronson died on the night of Tuesday, Dec. 19, after his F150 pickup became stuck on the tracks at Nursery Street in Lawton and an Amtrak train struck the vehicle. |
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FILE -Authorities say a Christmas tree is likely behind a house fire that killed a 68-year-old in Lillington, North Carolina. (Photo credit: MGN)
LILLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Christmas tree is likely behind a house fire that killed a 68-year-old North Carolina woman. |
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