Leonardo Blair

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  Jun 12, 2014

  Walmart Starts Employees at $17.40/Hour in Williston, North Dakota, Where Unemployment is 0.9 Percent

  In the booming town of Williston, North Dakota, where unemployment is less than 1 percent, Walmart, America's multinational chain of value stores notorious for paying low wages, starts off workers with an impressive hourly wage of $17.40.

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  Jun 12, 2014

  9,000 Police Storm Church Looking for Billionaire South Korean Pastor Yoo Byung-Eun Accused of Role in Ferry Disaster That Killed 300

  Some 9,000 police officers reportedly stormed the compound of the Evangelical Baptist Church in South Korea between Wednesday and Thursday in search of billionaire pastor and businessman Yoo Byung-eun who is accused of playing a role in the ferry tragedy that left 300 people dead or missing in April.

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  Jun 12, 2014

  28-Y-O Priest Shot Dead, Another Injured Inside Phoenix Church

  A 28-year-old priest who was just ordained two years ago was shot dead in a Catholic church in Phoenix, Arizona, while another was injured near the state Capitol Wednesday night, according to Phoenix police.

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  Jun 11, 2014

  Church Suspended After Fired Pistol-Packing Pastor Refuses to Go; Tells Leaders 'Can't Nobody Fire Him But God'

  A pistol-packing Alabama pastor who was fired by his church leaders last year refuses to leave the church, telling them, "can't nobody fire him but God." He subsequently fired the opposing trustees and deacons, and replaced them with a more supportive team.

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  Jun 11, 2014

  Transgender Priest Rev. Cameron Partridge, Will Preach at Sunday Service Celebrating LGBT Pride at Washington National Cathedral

  The Rev. Cameron Partridge will become the first openly transgender priest to preach at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 22, as the historic church celebrates LGBT pride month in a service led by Rev. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay priest to be elected a bishop.

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  Jun 11, 2014

  'I Know I'm Innocent;' Youth Pastor Says He Asked Students to 'Lay Hands and Pray' for Man He Is Accused of Murdering

  A California pastor who was charged with murder last Tuesday, after a man he fought with outside a Las Vegas sports bar last summer died from head injuries, maintained his innocence after he was released from jail on bail Tuesday saying he even asked his church group "to lay hands and pray" for his attacker during the fight.

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  Jun 11, 2014

  After Beating Eric Cantor, Tea Party's Dave Brat Says: Nation Needs to Stop 'Cheap Political Rhetoric'

  Tea Party challenger and Princeton Theological Seminary graduate Dave Brat handed House Majority Leader Eric Cantor a stunning defeat in the GOP primary of Virginia's conservative 7th congressional district Tuesday, which sent shockwaves across the country and a declaration from the anti-establishment force that it isn't dead.

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  Jun 10, 2014

  Man Charged With 'Shocking' Assault on 7-Week-Old Baby Girl; Pastor Grandmother Helped Track Down Suspect on Social Media

  A Hannibal, Missouri, man accused of two counts of first-degree assault on a 7-week-old baby girl, which almost killed her, is facing two consecutive life sentences in prison if he is convicted of the charges.

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  Jun 10, 2014

  Pit Bull Turns on Owner After He Orders Dog to Bite Woman He Allegedly Kidnapped

  In a biting case of poetic justice last week, a Las Cruces, New Mexico, man who police say ordered his pit bull to bite a 26-year-old woman he was allegedly holding against her will, ended up being the recipient of the dog's bite instead, allowing the young woman to escape from his clutches.

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  Jun 10, 2014

  Man Who Died After Fighting With Youth Pastor Was Reportedly a Christian Who Abandoned His Faith

  Link Ellingson, 55, the beloved man who died in a hospital six months after a fight with youth pastor Robert Cox in Las Vegas, was once a committed Christian who reportedly abandoned his faith for the ways of the world, according to Cox's father-in-law and pastor, Mike Dillman.