Anugrah Kumar

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  May 21, 2016

  Scientists Creating Human-Animal Embryos Raises Ethical Concerns

  Some scientists in the United States are working to make embryos that are part human, part animal in an attempt to save the lives of people suffering from various diseases. But other scientists warn that such experiments could damage people's sense of humanity.

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  May 21, 2016

  Facebook Characterizes Actress Patricia Heaton's Pro-Life Message as 'Anti-Abortion'

  Actress Patricia Heaton's post with a pro-life message went viral on social media, but Facebook editors characterized it as "anti-abortion." This comes the day after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's meeting with conservatives where he denied having a political bias.

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  May 21, 2016

  College Reverses Decision to Fire Lt. Gen Boykin Over Transgender Bathroom Comments

  The Hampden–Sydney College in Virginia has reversed its decision to fire retired Army Lt. Gen. William "Jerry" Boykin, a devout Christian, as a visiting professor after reports that he had been removed over his comments on transgender bathrooms.

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  May 20, 2016

  Ross Dress for Less Shopper Says Manager Dismissed Dressing Room Complaint: He Was 'a Woman Today'

  A shopper at a Ross department store in Texas was shocked as a man entered into the women's dressing room while she was there. She complained to the manager, who told her, "He was representing himself as a woman today."

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  May 20, 2016

  12-Y-O Pakistani Girl Chained, Detained by Parents for Refusing to Marry 40-Y-O Man

  The parents of a 12-year-old girl chained their daughter and locked her in a room for several days in their house after she refused to marry a 40-year-old man, according to local press.

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  May 20, 2016

  ISIS Executes 25 by Dipping Them in Nitric Acid

  Islamic State publicly executed 25 civilians, who had been accused of spying on the terror group for Iraqi government security forces, by throwing them into a basin carrying nitric acid in Iraq's embattled northern city of Mosul in Nineveh Province, according to reports.

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  May 20, 2016

  Over 82,000 Sign Petition Against Obama's Transgender Edict

  An online petition started by Family Research Council against the Obama administration's "overreach in bullying parents and local school districts" to allow students to use restrooms and other facilities as per their gender identity and not their biological sex has gained more than 82,000 signatures.

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  May 17, 2016

  Abortion Rates Spike With Over 56 Million Babies Aborted Worldwide in Just 4 Years, Study Finds

  A new global study shows that abortion rates declined significantly in the developed world but remained largely unchanged in developing regions over the past 25 years. Are these findings a verdict against pro-life laws? Media are wrongly suggesting so, says a scholar.

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  May 17, 2016

  ISIS Declares 'State of Emergency' After Losing Ground to US-Backed Kurdish Forces

  Islamic State has declared a "state of emergency" in the Syrian city of Raqqa, the de facto capital for the terror group's self-declared Caliphate, taking seriously an announcement made by the U.S.-backed local Kurdish forces that they plan to attack the militants' stronghold.

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  May 17, 2016

  Iran Releases Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani; 3 Church Members Remain in Custody

  Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, a house church leader from the Church of Iran denomination, and his wife, who were re-arrested as part of a series of raids targeting around 10 Christian homes last week, have been released, but three other Christians are still in custody, according to U.K.-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide.