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Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 15, the 227th day of 2019. There are 138 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 15, 1971, President Richard Nixon announced a 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents. On this date: In 1483, the Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV. |
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Bumblee_Dee/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has proposed a rule that would allow federal contractors to factor in religion in hiring a person, a move advocates say would enable employers to apply a religious litmus test and condone discrimination against the LGBTQ community and other groups. |
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You have seen the secret of Sabtang. (A photographer has captured this secret in black and white.) Sabtang, which is 45 minutes of tumultuous ride from Batan, the main island of the Batanes group, has “a feel of a different place,” as a foreigner once mused. |
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WARSAW — Tadeusz Rydzyk, Poland's most politically powerful priest, is using an injection of government funds to build a geothermal power plant — prompting opposition politicians to cry foul. Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has been skeptical of some types of renewable energy — especially onshore wind — since taking power in 2015. |
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Melbourne's most senior Catholic says he will go to jail rather than inform police if someone told him during confession that they had sexually abused a child.
Instead, Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli wants priests to have protections similar to journalists' sources and lawyers and their clients. |
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Arthur and Ida Bull recreate their wedding photo for their diamond wedding anniversary (Image: Arthur and Ida Bull)
A couple have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary by recreating their wedding photo outside the church where they made their vows more than half a century ago. Arthur Bull first met Ida Roberts on the Saltash Ferry . |
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14 Aug 2019 - Mo Sound Events has been threatened with bankruptcy for failing to pay a surprisingly small debt of only USD 3,265.4 (Kshs. 337,000). The event planning, management and production company is owned by Kevin Mulei who also owns NRG Radio station. |
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SALT LAKE CITY — Years ago, upon learning that a UCLA home football game against BYU drew a good crowd, University of Southern California administrators wanted in on scheduling the Cougars. The result was a home-and-home series between the perennial national powerhouse and the much lower-profile program from the Mountain West Conference. |
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Sunrise hosts Natalie Barr and Samantha Armytage say the Catholic Church needs 'serious reform' after an archbishop said he'd rather go to jail than report predators who admit to child abuse during confession. Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli said he was prepared to go to jail rather than break.... |
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In 1483 , the Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV. In 1888, T.E. Lawrence, the British soldier who gained fame as “Lawrence of Arabia,” was born in Tremadoc, Wales. In 1935 , humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow in the Alaska Territory. |
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's most senior Catholic says he will defy proposed laws that make it mandatory for priests to report sexual abuse revealed during confession. The Victorian government on Wednesday introduced new laws to parliament aimed at forcing religious leaders to report suspicions of abuse. |
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