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Protestors from the Māori iwi (tribe) Ngāpuhi and others gather outside the Parliament building in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, Aug. 5 to protest the government’s plans to remove recognition of a child’s Māori heritage from the law governing the child protection system. (AP Photo/Charlotte GrahamMcLay)

New Zealand leader defends the removal of Maori phrases from an official invitation

By Charlotte Graham-McLay - Associated Press

Worshippers go to pray at a temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. Each year is named after one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac in a repeating cycle, with this year being the Year of the Dragon. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

The Lunar New Year of the Dragon flames colorful festivities across Asian nations and communities

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A local resident prays during a candlelight vigil following a shooting at Perry High School, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in Perry, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

In crisis, we turn to God. But what if we put Him first?

By Kori Pennypacker – Special to Higher Ground

Gail Farnham, longtime parishioner of First Baptist Church, rests her hands on her Bible as she follows along during the sermon given by pastor Ryan Burge in Mt. Vernon, Ill., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

4 Bible verses to help remove distractions, build community and serve others

By Dr. Jennifer Londgren – Special to Higher Ground

A man walks past a fallen building in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. A powerful earthquake slammed the western coastline of Japan on New Year’s Day. (Kyodo News via AP)

Some schools reopen, garbage collection resumes in Japan’s areas hardest-hit by New Year’s quake

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Tulips are placed on the rubble of fallen buildings, at a marketplace in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. The large fire burnt out the marketplace and houses in the city, following the earthquakes. Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets Monday, a week after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan. (Kyodo News via AP)

Thousands forced from homes by a deadly Japan earthquake on New Year’s face stress and exhaustion

By Hiro Komae and Ayaka McGill and Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

Denmark's Queen Margrethe is escorted by the Hussar Regiment as she rides in a horse-drawn coach from Christian IX's Palace, Amalienborg to Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe makes one last public appearance before stepping down in a rare abdication

By Jan M. Olsen - Associated Press

Focus still not on golf at start of PGA Tour season

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Waukee, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Gov. Napoleon DeSantis in Waterloo (Iowa)

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

A man cries as a body of his family member was found from a collapsed house caused by powerful earthquake in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, damaging buildings, vehicles and boats, with officials warning people in some areas on Tuesday to stay away from their homes because of a risk of more strong quakes. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

New Year’s Day quake in Japan revives the trauma of triple disasters in 2011

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Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a toast after delivering his speech at a dinner marking the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool, File)

Xi advocates world communism in speech marking Mao’s birth

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Crews work near derailed BART cars on the eastbound tracks between Orinda and Lafayette stations outside the Orinda BART station on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Orinda, Calif. Several people suffered minor injuries and service was disrupted when a train derailed and caught fire on New Year's Day in the San Francisco Bay Area, officials said. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Train derails and catches fire near San Francisco, causing minor injuries and service disruptions

Associated Press

The West Chester University Golden Rams marching band performs at the 135th Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

135th Rose Parade boasts floral floats, sunny skies as California tradition kicks off the new year

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In this image made from video, a Japan Airlines plane is seen on fire on the runway of Haneda airport on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. The passenger plane collided with a Japanese coast guard aircraft and burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday, officials said. (NTV via AP)

Deadly earthquake, aircraft collision amid recovery efforts mark fraught start to New Year in Japan

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Democrats target the working class illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

A New Year’s resolution for Democrats

By J.T. Young