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  Nov 15, 2023

  North Carolina woman arrested for allegedly setting fire to church, food bank serving 900 families

  A North Carolina woman was arrested and charged earlier this week for allegedly setting fire to a church and local food pantry during a barbeque festival last month.

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  Nov 14, 2023

  Finnish court acquits politician of 'hate crime' charges for Bible tweet against LGBT pride

  A Finnish court of appeal on Tuesday tossed out the "hate crime" charges against a lawmaker and Lutheran bishop who have been in a four-year legal battle for expressing traditional Christian beliefs regarding sexuality and gender.

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  Nov 14, 2023

  Defrocked Alabama priest returns to US after taking 18-year-old girl to Italy, archdiocese says

  A Roman Catholic priest in Alabama who was suspended after abandoning his parish to leave the country with a teenage girl last summer has since returned to the U.S., the archdiocese announced last week.

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  Nov 13, 2023

  Megan Rapinoe jokes that injury during final game 'proof' there is no God

  Former U.S. Olympic soccer star Megan Rapinoe joked that the injury she suffered during the final match of her career on Saturday is evidence there is no God.

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  Nov 13, 2023

  Indi Gregory dies after being removed from life support; parents 'angry, heartbroken'

  An 8-month-old baby girl in England died early on Monday after a court ordered her off life support and transferred to an in-patient hospice last week against the wishes of her parents.

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  Nov 11, 2023

  Columbia U suspends anti-Israel student groups; Jewish board member quits over safety concerns

  Columbia University has suspended two student groups for holding an unauthorized walkout demanding the institution call Israel's military response in Gaza a "genocide" days after a Columbia Business School board member quit over safety concerns. 

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  Nov 10, 2023

  UK court orders baby Indi Gregory off life support, blasts Italian intervention as 'misguided'

  High court judges in the United Kingdom ordered an 8-month-old baby girl off life support Friday and condemned the Italian government's intervention in her case as "misguided."

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  Nov 10, 2023

  Vatican says trans people can be baptized, serve as godparents 'under certain conditions'

  The Vatican's doctrinal office issued a document earlier this week explaining that trans-identified individuals can be baptized and serve as godparents in some circumstances.

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  Nov 9, 2023

  Baby Indi Gregory's parents allowed last-ditch appeal to save daughter from life support removal

  A British court allowed the parents of a baby girl to appeal a recent court ruling that would have mandated her to be removed from life support Thursday despite offers for treatment at a Vatican-run hospital.

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  Nov 9, 2023

  Jewish man dies from injuries sustained at pro-Palestinian rally

  An elderly Jewish man died earlier this week as a result of injuries he sustained during a confrontation with pro-Palestinian protestors at a demonstration in southern California over the Israel-Hamas war, authorities say.