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AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-news-ap-top-news-mlb-baseball-nascar-347ceac3ea08978358c8c05a0d9ec37cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-news-ap-top-news-mlb-baseball-nascar-347ceac3ea08978358c8c05a0d9ec37cClick to copyRelated topicsFor much of its seven-year existence, the Black Lives Matter movement has been seen by many Americans as a divisive, even radical force. Its very name enraged its foes, who countered with the slogans “Blue Lives Matter” and “All Lives Matter.”Times have changed — dramatically so — as evidenced during the wave of protests sparked by George Floyd’s...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-news-ap-top-news-mlb-baseball-nascar-347ceac3ea08978358c8c05a0d9ec37cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-news-ap-top-news-mlb-baseball-nascar-347ceac3ea08978358c8c05a0d9ec37cClick to copyRelated topicsFor much of its seven-year existence, the Black Lives Matter movement has been seen by many Americans as a divisive, even radical force. Its very name enraged its foes, who countered with the slogans “Blue Lives Matter” and “All Lives Matter.”Times have changed — dramatically so — as evidenced during the wave of protests sparked by George Floyd’s...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-united-nations-us-news-ca-state-wire-mn-state-wire-448d32f49fdd0d915ce800b0bc3838f1Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-united-nations-us-news-ca-state-wire-mn-state-wire-448d32f49fdd0d915ce800b0bc3838f1Click to copyRelated topicsNEW YORK (AP) — For more than 70 years, the U.S. affiliate of UNICEF has supported the global work of that U.N. agency, most of it focused on aiding children in developing countries. On Wednesday, amid overlapping domestic crises, UNICEF USA announced its first major program supporting children in...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-united-nations-us-news-ca-state-wire-mn-state-wire-448d32f49fdd0d915ce800b0bc3838f1Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-united-nations-us-news-ca-state-wire-mn-state-wire-448d32f49fdd0d915ce800b0bc3838f1Click to copyRelated topicsNEW YORK (AP) — For more than 70 years, the U.S. affiliate of UNICEF has supported the global work of that U.N. agency, most of it focused on aiding children in developing countries. On Wednesday, amid overlapping domestic crises, UNICEF USA announced its first major program supporting children in...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-doping-racketeering-u-s-news-sports-general-b3bc18360b9ae1ab649cd46a1c4634baClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-doping-racketeering-u-s-news-sports-general-b3bc18360b9ae1ab649cd46a1c4634baClick to copyRelated topicsNEW YORK (AP) — An aggrieved harness-racing bettor received $20,000 in the settlement of a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in which he claimed he was cheated out of his winnings when a doped horse won a race in New Jersey in 2016. After the lawsuit was filed in March 2018, leading figures in harness racing said they had never...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-doping-racketeering-u-s-news-sports-general-b3bc18360b9ae1ab649cd46a1c4634baClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-doping-racketeering-u-s-news-sports-general-b3bc18360b9ae1ab649cd46a1c4634baClick to copyRelated topicsNEW YORK (AP) — An aggrieved harness-racing bettor received $20,000 in the settlement of a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in which he claimed he was cheated out of his winnings when a doped horse won a race in New Jersey in 2016. After the lawsuit was filed in March 2018, leading figures in harness racing said they had never...WW…

AdvertisementBERLIN --Tens of thousands of protesters streamed into the nation's capital and other major cities Saturday in another huge mobilization against police brutality while George Floyd was remembered in his North Carolina hometown by mourners who waited hours for a glimpse of his golden coffin.Military vehicles and officers in fatigues closed off much of downtown Washington to traffic ahead of the planned march, which authorities estimated would attract up to 200,000 people. Large protests also took place across the U.S. and overseas, including in London, Paris, Berlin and Sydney,...…AdvertisementBERLIN --Tens of thousands of protesters streamed into the nation's capital and other major cities Saturday in another huge mobilization against police brutality while George Floyd was remembered in his North Carolina hometown by mourners who waited hours for a glimpse of his golden coffin.Military vehicles and officers in fatigues closed off much of downtown Washington to traffic ahead of the planned march, which authorities estimated would attract up to 200,000 people. Large protests also took place across the U.S. and overseas, including in London, Paris, Berlin and Sydney,...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/womens-role-southern-baptist-convention-3e665b36cb35f471598f3491ab10701aClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/womens-role-southern-baptist-convention-3e665b36cb35f471598f3491ab10701aClick to copyRelated topicsEmily Snook is the daughter of a Southern Baptist pastor. She met her husband, also a pastor, while they attended a Southern Baptist universityYet the 39-year-old Oklahoma woman now finds herself wondering if it’s time to leave the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, in part because of practices and attitudes that limit women’s roles.“Every...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/womens-role-southern-baptist-convention-3e665b36cb35f471598f3491ab10701aClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/womens-role-southern-baptist-convention-3e665b36cb35f471598f3491ab10701aClick to copyRelated topicsEmily Snook is the daughter of a Southern Baptist pastor. She met her husband, also a pastor, while they attended a Southern Baptist universityYet the 39-year-old Oklahoma woman now finds herself wondering if it’s time to leave the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, in part because of practices and attitudes that limit women’s roles.“Every...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-united-states-slavery-ef4fb90aab6267d052f6509cf119b4dbClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-united-states-slavery-ef4fb90aab6267d052f6509cf119b4dbClick to copyRelated topicsThe U.S.-based branch of the Jesuits has unveiled ambitious plans for a “truth and reconciliation” initiative in partnership with descendants of people once enslaved by the Roman Catholic order. The Jesuits pledge to raise $100 million within five years with a broader goal of reaching $1 billion from an array of donors in pursuit of racial justice...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-united-states-slavery-ef4fb90aab6267d052f6509cf119b4dbClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-united-states-slavery-ef4fb90aab6267d052f6509cf119b4dbClick to copyRelated topicsThe U.S.-based branch of the Jesuits has unveiled ambitious plans for a “truth and reconciliation” initiative in partnership with descendants of people once enslaved by the Roman Catholic order. The Jesuits pledge to raise $100 million within five years with a broader goal of reaching $1 billion from an array of donors in pursuit of racial justice...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/global-methodist-church-breakaway-lgbt-f599979835addfd354856ff5b2024989Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/global-methodist-church-breakaway-lgbt-f599979835addfd354856ff5b2024989Click to copyRelated topicsConservative leaders within the United Methodist Church unveiled plans Monday to form a new denomination, the Global Methodist Church, with a doctrine that does not recognize same-sex marriage. The move could hasten the long-expected breakup of the UMC over differing approaches to LGBTQ inclusion. For now, the UMC is the largest mainline Protestant...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/global-methodist-church-breakaway-lgbt-f599979835addfd354856ff5b2024989Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/global-methodist-church-breakaway-lgbt-f599979835addfd354856ff5b2024989Click to copyRelated topicsConservative leaders within the United Methodist Church unveiled plans Monday to form a new denomination, the Global Methodist Church, with a doctrine that does not recognize same-sex marriage. The move could hasten the long-expected breakup of the UMC over differing approaches to LGBTQ inclusion. For now, the UMC is the largest mainline Protestant...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-minneapolis-8018efd354ba18713b128776b3fda085Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-minneapolis-8018efd354ba18713b128776b3fda085Click to copyRelated topicsGrowing up in Minneapolis, Isabella Tunney followed the progress of her older brother with admiration and occasional envy as he worked toward earning the Boy Scouts’ prestigious rank of Eagle Scout.This weekend, at age 16, Tunney will be one of nearly 1,000 girls and young women honored by the Boy Scouts in a of the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts. It’s a...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-minneapolis-8018efd354ba18713b128776b3fda085Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-minneapolis-8018efd354ba18713b128776b3fda085Click to copyRelated topicsGrowing up in Minneapolis, Isabella Tunney followed the progress of her older brother with admiration and occasional envy as he worked toward earning the Boy Scouts’ prestigious rank of Eagle Scout.This weekend, at age 16, Tunney will be one of nearly 1,000 girls and young women honored by the Boy Scouts in a of the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts. It’s a...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-baptist-southern-baptist-convention-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-1b4bce88b58067f341e6e8eef259307fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-baptist-southern-baptist-convention-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-1b4bce88b58067f341e6e8eef259307fClick to copyRelated topicsDivisions over race, politics, gender and LGBTQ issues are roiling America’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, ahead of a meeting of its executive committee next week.On the agenda are two items reflecting those divisions: A...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-baptist-southern-baptist-convention-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-1b4bce88b58067f341e6e8eef259307fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-baptist-southern-baptist-convention-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-1b4bce88b58067f341e6e8eef259307fClick to copyRelated topicsDivisions over race, politics, gender and LGBTQ issues are roiling America’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, ahead of a meeting of its executive committee next week.On the agenda are two items reflecting those divisions: A...WW…