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Ivy League schools took millions in gifts from ‘State of Palestine’ entities
Harvard University and Brown University collected more than $2 million combined from Palestinian entities in recent years, according to a report released Wednesday that questioned what the universities had to do in exchange for the funds.
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Seven-year-old Lane Lambert surviving being thrown 25 feet after getting sucked up in the tornado that destroyed his family's home near Abilene, Texas, last week.
SharesBoy Scouts of America dropping ‘Boy’ from its name, changing to Scouting America after years of woes
The Boy Scouts of America, a staple of youth organizations for over a century, is renaming itself Scouting America.
SharesFeminists accused of ‘selective outrage’ over muted reaction to Israeli women brutalized by Hamas
The Israeli women and girls raped and taken hostage by Hamas have never received the same international support as the #MeToo and #BringBackOurGirls campaigns, a double standard that one women's organization seeks to rectify.
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Police in Pennsylvania said they arrested a man Sunday who tried to shoot a church pastor because "God told him to do it" until his gun malfunctioned.
SharesFox News’ Dr. Nicole Saphier writes ‘Love, Mom,’ which chronicles stories of mothers’ faith
Fox News medical commentator Dr. Nicole Saphier has turned away from writing about health care reform and America's response to the COVID-19 pandemic to broach a subject that has loomed even larger in her life: motherhood.
SharesSikh warriors brutally attack brothers for leading house church in India
Four Nihang Sikh warriors are accused of using swords to attack and critically injure two brothers who lead a house church in India's Punjab state, telling them "We will not let you practice church here."
SharesFaculty Against Antisemitism provides safety in numbers to ‘silent majority’ on campuses
The newly launched Faculty Against Antisemitism Movement seeks to create a national network of academics to stand against "antisemitism, anti-Zionism, and anti-Israel activity on their campuses."
SharesFemale darts player forfeits, refuses to face transgender opponent
England's Deta Hedman refused to play her quarterfinal darts match at this weekend's Denmark Open because her opponent, Noa-Lynn van Leuven, is transgender.
SharesDid Congress ‘outlaw’ the New Testament?
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SharesTrump denies saying states could monitor women’s pregnancies to enforce anti-abortion laws
Former President Donald Trump attempted to walk back claims that he thinks women's pregnancies might be monitored to see whether they had had an abortion.
SharesVegan food, birth control, ‘no bagels’: Anti-Israel camps mocked for donation lists
Those pro-Gaza college protesters may be interested in more than divestment from Israel, judging from their wish lists.
SharesThe Higher Ground Podcast: Bible bashing, Kanye West’s turn toward porn, anti-Israel protests
Hollywood actor's Bible-bashing, a tragic turn in the Kanye West saga, and the truth about campus agitators. That and more on today's Higher Ground.
SharesRoma Downey shares details about her new faith-based television series
Ever since her days on "Touched by an Angel," actress and producer Roma Downey has had a heart for content that offers light in a dark world.
SharesAl Sharpton equates anti-Israel college riots to Jan. 6
Those scenes of pro-Palestinian protesters storming college campuses and battling with police reminded Al Sharpton of another event: the Capitol demonstration of Jan. 6, 2021.
SharesCourt rules in favor of girls who refused to compete against transgender athlete
A West Virginia judge has granted a temporary injunction sought by four middle-school girls who refused to compete against a transgender athlete, a decision that prevents school officials from barring the girls from track meets.
SharesMusician John Rich rallies behind flag-defending frat brothers
Country singer John Rich plans to hold a free "Flagstock" concert at the University of North Carolina on behalf of the fraternity brothers who stopped pro-Palestinian protesters from pulling the American flag off a campus flag pole.
SharesHouse antisemitism bill not an attack on Christian Scriptures, scholars say
Some lawmakers voted against a House bill that instructs the Education Department to consider a recognized definition of antisemitism when probing anti-Jewish discrimination at schools, colleges and universities as effectively outlawing the Bible's New Testament.
SharesUnited Methodists, winnowed by conservative exodus, embrace LGBTQ inclusivity
United Methodist delegates voted Thursday to make the denomination, which has skewed leftward in the wake of mass defections by conservative-leaning congregations, more gay- and LGBTQ-friendly.
SharesNearly half of anti-Israel ‘student’ protesters arrested at Columbia, CCNY weren’t students
It turns out that nearly half of the anti-Israel student protesters taken into custody at Columbia University and the City College of New York weren't exactly students.
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