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October 16th, 2018

Bernie Sanders declines to condemn harassment, violence against Republicans

Elizabeth Warren hit with Cherokee backlash over DNA test

October 15th, 2018

High-school band that depicted cops held at gunpoint barred from competition

FRC’s Perkins says prayers answered as imprisoned pastor finally released

First day of Hope4U Crusade yields 150 decisions for Christ

First Baptist Norco becomes GuideStone’s first P&C insurance church in Louisiana

October 11th, 2018

At LC Chapel, the Holy Spirit moves 100 LC students to make decisions for Christ

NOBTS trustee chairman appoints search committee

Papua New Guinea rocked by massive magnitude 7 earthquake

Former LSU star, ESPN commentator Ryan Clark: ‘Jesus Christ gave His life for us to be free’

Giant mosquitoes flourish in floodwaters that hurricanes leave behind

Teacher tied to Kavanaugh death threats resigns

Planned Parenthood looking to hire director to destroy future pro-life judges

GOP sees new hope to expand Senate majority

Colin Kaepernick files trademark for image of his face and hair

Mike Pence: ‘Free world deserves answers’ about missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Rep. Steve Scalise: When Eric Holder, other Dems call for violence, that’s a direct threat to our democracy

October 10th, 2018

Louisiana DR teams rushing to assist Hurricane Michael victims

Taking a stand against wickedness: What to do?

Scalise joins effort to defend World War I memorial

Switzerland votes overwhelmingly to jail citizens for ‘homophobia,’ ‘transphobia’

Belfast bakery did not discriminate in gay cake case, UK’s top court rules

Study: Economic boom largely ignored as TV’s Trump coverage hits 92 percent negative

Fifteen months later, Democrats still blocking Trump picks

House Majority leader Kevin McCarthy introducing bill to fully fund border wall, making midterm immigration referendum

Trump set on taking ‘America First’ to next level at U.N., diplomats say

F.A.O. Schwarz is reopening in New York

Sears, once the world’s biggest retailer, now faces bankruptcy

October 9th, 2018

Christian woman faces death for giving water to Muslims

Drew Brees becomes NFL’s all-time passing yards leader: ‘I’m just so grateful’

Air traffic controller called ‘guardian angel’ after sacrificing self to save passenger plane

California DMV finds another 1,500 people it wrongly registered to vote

Trump celebrates winning streak, hosts Kavanaugh swearing-in ceremony

Four killed after massive sinkhole opens in Chinese city

Six children hospitalized after coming down with rare, polio-like disease

Netflix to develop ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ TV series, films

October 8th, 2018

TRUSTEES: NOBTS names Kelley chancellor

Pet costume popularity increases

Mattress Firm files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, will close up to 700 stores

20 dead in crash of limo headed to a birthday celebration

Susan Collins swings back at Planned Parenthood over Supreme Court double-standard

An act of faith

First Calhoun sees revival ahead of lay renewal weekend

October 5th, 2018

First Simsboro embraces mission to ‘love the locals’

Baptism journey stretched from Belarus to U.S.A.

Jena athletes turn to Christ at Tomorrow’s Hope crusade

La. Baptists reaching ‘next generation’

LBC Executive Board approves a leaner budget for 2019

Missouri army base sees 3,300 soldiers accept Christ

LC’s Rick Brewer celebrates Guinn Auditorium reopening

Hope4U coming to Central Louisiana

Filling in the gaps of science education

Caucus created to expand Interstate 14 through CENLA

Stagg to serve Big Creek, CENLA associations as Director of Missions

Louisiana Notables

October 4th, 2018

Popeyes selling 24K gold-coated chicken at New Orleans location October 4

Houston City Council votes to ban sex robot brothel

Grassley: ‘No hint of misconduct’ in new FBI report

Anne Graham Lotz reveals unexpected result of cancer surgery

Georgetown University stands by professor who tweeted GOP senators ‘deserve miserable deaths’

Austin restaurants can no longer throw away food

Shopping mall vacancies are highest in seven years after big-box closings

China trying to ‘rewrite the Bible,’ force churches to sing Communist anthems

October 3rd, 2018

Students urged to take Bibles to school Oct. 4

Almost 40 percent of Americans eat fast food on any given day, report says

Sports world sends prayers after shocking death of LSU basketball player Wayde Sims

Toys R Us bankruptcy auction canceled, brand set for revival

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Tennessee’s pro-life constitutional amendment

BBC publishes video showing 6-year-olds being made to write gay love letters to promote diversity

Report: US pastor’s case to be taken to Turkey’s high court

Faith holds America together

FEMA test of ‘presidential alert’ to go out Wednesday to 225 million electronic devices

Volcano erupts on Indonesia’s quake and tsunami-hit Sulawesi

STUDY: Majority of drivers admit to texting while driving

October 2nd, 2018

NOBTS President Chuck Kelley announces retirement; will serve through July 2019

VIRAL PHOTO: Saints fan helps disabled Giants fan stand for National Anthem

Mexico, Canada trade deal gives Trump China leverage

Soros group set up confrontation of Flake at elevator

Campaign estimates 20,000 Trump supporters at massive overflow rally in Tennessee

Poll: 60 percent want Kavanaugh confirmed if FBI dismisses allegations

STUDY: Less sleep associated with risky behavior in teens

Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees

October 1st, 2018

CNN founder Turner says network is too heavy on politics

The Bible is our ‘go-to’ weapon

House votes to make individual tax cuts permanent

Top book at Hawaii libraries among adults this summer: the Bible

Mitchell says she would not bring criminal charges against Kavanaugh in memo

Honda recalls 232,000 vehicles for software problem

Indonesia tsunami death toll climbs to 844 as mass burials begin

Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function

September 27th, 2018

Speaker challenges LC students to be part of the harvest

Colleges teaching Toxic Masculinity 101

LA Times owner calls ‘fake news’ and how it spreads on social media the ‘cancer of our time’

Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence: my identity is in Christ, not football

Americans urged to get flu shots after 80,000 die of virus last winter

New 26,000-pound dinosaur discovery was Earth’s largest land animal

Pro-Life leaders celebrate ruling on admitting privileges law

September 26th, 2018

Alliance of American Football reveals team names, logos with kickoff drawing near

Crack in beam shuts down San Francisco’s new $2B terminal

Urgent call issued for disaster relief response to Florence

Poll: Voters still favor Kavanaugh vote in Senate – and want it soon

Lindsey Graham on Kavanaugh: ‘These allegations are collapsing’

Franklin Graham campaigns for hope, not votes

Raising children who thrive

September 25th, 2018

Tomorrow’s Hope Crusade’s powerful second night leads to 15 more salvations

Prayer will be the focus of annual See You at the Pole events tomorrow

Ted Cruz chased out of DC restaurant by anti-Kavanaugh protesters

Army base sees 1,459 salvations since March

Kavanaugh: ‘I will not be intimidated into withdrawing’

Teen survives 49 days at sea: Considers suicide, but prays instead

Gallup: GOP hits highest favorability rating in seven years

September 24th, 2018

Tomorrow’s Hope’s first night yields 63 decisions

Women’s march, other life-wing groups likely violated IRS rules; their nonprofit status could be in jeopardy

Ivy League study: Illegal population is 22 million, double estb. estimate

Rod Rosenstein suggested secretly recording Trump and discussed 25th amendment

Treasurer: Louisiana has $300M-plus surplus from last year

September 21st, 2018

GBO: Doing more, with a little help from each other

Flora Coleman: 96 years old and still has ‘fire in the belly’

Despite wheelchair, 82-year-old baptized ‘like Jesus’

FBC Minden conference to help girls find value in Jesus Christ

Louisiana Notables

Whose approval do we seek?

September 20th, 2018

Raising Kids With Religion Or Spirituality May Protect Their Mental Health: Study

The Unlikely Endurance of Christian Rock

Cure for cocaine addiction in reach, say scientists

Study: people tend to cluster into four distinct personality “types”

Census Bureau: Hispanic Household Income Hits Record High

Christian movie, ‘Unplanned,’ takes aim at Planned Parenthood

Nearly half in top 5 U.S. cities don’t speak English at home, record 67 million

September 19th, 2018

New Yorker profiles of Sarah Sanders appears to mock her Christian faith

‘All glory goes to God’: This Chick-fil-A opened on Sunday to give away meals after Hurricane Florence

Emmy Awards draws record low viewershhip

Louisiana DR mobilizes, heads to aid storm-ravaged Carolinas

Third person that Kavanaugh accuser claims was at party denies incident

Great-grandmother kills 12-foot gator with one shot; she thinks it ate her miniature horse

Cash-strapped Americans willing to leverage their homes to pay bills

VIDEO: Island of fire ants floats through flood waters after Florence

September 18th, 2018

Senate passes bipartisan legislation to combat opioid epidemic

SpaceX: Japanese billionaire to be first “private passenger” on moon mission

Cal Thomas: Democrats’ Kavanaugh smears yet another effort to reverse 2016 election results

Syrian missile accidentally brings down Russian plane, killing 15; Moscow blames Israel

Record-low 12 percent cite economic issues as top U.S. problem

Women for Trump hosting October summit at Trump Hotel in Washington, DC

Big safety testing failure rate for California pot products

Census Bureau: Middle-class income rose above $61,000 for the first time last year

September 17th, 2018

Churchgoers gather for song and prayer outside grocery store during Hurricane Florence

Where revival starts

North Dakota now pumping as much crude as Venezuela

American citizen murdered in Palestinian terror attack identified

Chelsea Clinton: Protecting babies from abortion would be ‘un-Christian’