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  Jun 12, 2020

  Trump admin. proposes changing asylum requirements to weed out frivolous claims

  The Trump administration announced proposed policy changes that it says would increase the efficiency of the asylum system and make it easier for judges to toss out "frivolous” claims to focus on authentic claims of persecution.

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  Jun 11, 2020

  Manhunt ensues after gunman opens fire on California police station, shoots deputy in face

  A statewide manhunt is underway in California for a suspect who opened fire on a police station in San Luis Obispo County and shot a sheriff’s deputy in the face.

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  Jun 11, 2020

  Pres. Trump holds roundtable with black leaders on race, police reforms

  Conservative black leaders met with President Donald Trump at the White House Wednesday where they urged the administration to support policing reforms and shared ideas about other initiatives to benefit black communities.

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  Jun 11, 2020

  At least 81 killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria; civilians shot, bodies run over

  Authorities in the Borno state of Nigeria said Wednesday that at least 81 people were killed in an attack on a nomadic community believed to have been carried out by militants aligned with the Islamic extremist groups Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa Province. 

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  Jun 11, 2020

  China removes over 250 church crosses in first 4 months of 2020: report

  Crosses were removed from over 250 state-sanctioned churches in China’s Anhui province between January and April as the communist party’s years-long crackdown on church crosses continues, according to the Italian-based magazine Bitter Winter. 

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  Jun 11, 2020

  Pakistan: Christian family shot by radical mob for buying house in Muslim neighborhood

  A Christian family in Pakistan was reportedly shot and hospitalized last week for buying a house in a Muslim neighborhood. 

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  Jun 10, 2020

  Matt Chandler: Church has mostly ‘refused to participate’ on race, 'turned over' inheritance

  Texas megachurch Pastor Matt Chandler had harsh words for the American Church on Sunday, saying that since the civil rights movement of the 1960s, the Church has, for the most part, “refused to participate” on issues of race.

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  Jun 10, 2020

  Nigeria refutes Christian 'genocide' claims; charity says gov't 'spinning propaganda'

  Advocacy groups are refuting a statement released Sunday by the Nigerian presidency contending that international rights groups who say there is ongoing “genocide” against Christians in Nigeria received funding from a separatist organization. 

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  Jun 9, 2020

  Joel Osteen: George Floyd's death was a 'turning point,' 'ignited something in me'

  Days after marching with thousands in a George Floyd demonstration in downtown Houston, Texas, televangelist Joel Osteen said Monday that he thinks Floyd’s death represents a “turning point” and that the incident “ignited” something in him. 

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  Jun 9, 2020

  Christian teen cut into pieces by radicals in India 3 years after conversion

  A Chrisitan convert teenager in the Odisha state of India was killed last Thursday by a group of religious fanatics in the Hindu-majority country, who reportedly cut up his body into pieces, according to the interdenominational ministry Persecution Relief.