Anugrah Kumar

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  Jul 19, 2014

  Huckabee, McCain Blast White House, Obama Administration Over Malaysia Airlines Crash, Israel

  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Sen. John McCain blasted President Obama for sticking to his planned schedule even after knowing that a Malaysia Airlines jet had been shot down by a missile, and for his administration's response to hostilities between Israelis and Palestinians.

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  Jul 19, 2014

  Obama to Sign Executive Order Protecting LGBT People From Employment Discrimination Monday; No Religious Exemption

  President Barack Obama plans to sign on Monday an executive order that protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers from discrimination by federal contractors, the White House said. There is no new exemption for religious organizations.

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  Jul 19, 2014

  Malaysia Airlines Releases List of Passengers' Nationalities; 192 Were From Netherlands, Including 1 Dual Dutch-US Citizen

  Malaysia Airlines Saturday released the nationalities of the passengers on its flight MH 16, which fell from the sky over eastern Ukraine after being hit by a missile Thursday. While the nationalities of 41 victims remain unverified, the list includes just one dual Dutch-American citizen.

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  Jul 14, 2014

  Border Crisis: Texas Dem Rep Henry Cuellar Addresses 'Angry' Call from White House; Says Obama Must Visit Border

  Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar, an outspoken Democratic critic of President Obama's response to the influx of thousands of minors from Central America crossing the southern border, spoke about "angry" calls he received from the White House and called for President Obama to visit the border.

• Jul 14, 2014

  Southwestern Christian University Expels Student for Marrying Same-Sex Partner

  A Christian university in Oklahoma has expelled a student, who was one semester away from completing her degree, for marrying her same-sex partner.

• Jul 14, 2014

  US Education Department Says Christian University Can Refuse Male Housing for Female to Male Transgender Student

  The U.S. Department of Education has closed a complaint by a female to male transgender student, granting her Oregon Christian college a religious exemption and thereby the right to deny the student's request to reside in school housing reserved for only males.

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  Jul 14, 2014

  Rick Perry Refuses to Back Obama's Request for $3.7B for Border Crisis

  Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who met with Barack Obama last week, said Sunday he will not back the president's request for $3.7 billion from Congress to deal with an influx of undocumented child migrants from Central America at the U.S. border.

• Jul 13, 2014

  Texas Teen Says 'Angels' Saved Her After Surviving Shooting That Killed Her Family

  A 15-year-old girl who survived a shooting rampage by her uncle, who killed her parents and four of his own children, was released from hospital and spoke to a crowd outside a school Saturday, saying happiness can be found in darkest of times. Her grandfather said she recalled feeling as if "angels" were with her.

• Jul 13, 2014

  Gunman Kills Three in California Before Surrendering

  A gunman has killed two men and a woman, and wounded two others, with his semiautomatic rifle in a residential neighborhood of Pasadena, Calif., Saturday afternoon. He also opened fire on police, but was later persuaded by negotiators to surrender.

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  Jul 13, 2014

  Maine Feminist Group Holds Protest at Hobby Lobby

  A group of men and women from a feminist group protested on the sidewalk in front of Hobby Lobby in Bangor, Maine, Saturday, in reaction to the recent landmark Supreme Court ruling that business owners can object on religious grounds to the contraception mandate.