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October 2nd, 2017

ACLU goes after Oklahoma Bible-quoting police chief

Supreme Court set for historic new term

Sunday Night Football ratings down from last week

Starbucks closes online store to focus on in-person experience

TV remote could disappear as scientists invent technology to change channel using gestures

DC resorts to fat cats to combat dirty rats invading city

Louisiana Baptist congressman voices support for tax reform

50 dead in mass shooting in Las Vegas

September 30th, 2017

DEA tightens restrictions on pot extracts like cannabidiol (CBD)

President Trump continues to make good on judiciary promise: Names three conservative Louisianans to 5th Circuit, including Hobby Lobby lawyer

California lawmaker to propose 2040 ban on gas cars

NFL favorability drops to half after anthem protests

Packers fans reject anthem protest, chant ‘U-S-A’ instead

Louisiana’s Scalise returns to D.C. saying ‘It starts with God’ and ‘I just started praying’

Military effort to help Puerto Rico hampered by immensely destroyed infrastructure

More slippery slope: Polygamists push Arkansas for same marriage rights as LGBT

September 29th, 2017

Langley once again assumes a DOM role

September 28th, 2017

Chicago high school uses U.S. flag as doormat

Trump tax proposal eliminates big perk for high-tax states like New York and California

West Point grad investigated for claiming communism ties

‘Faith-based’ movies to feature f-bombs?!

STDs surge in U.S., especially among homosexual men (syphilis, gonorrhea)

Record $135 billion-a-year costs for illegal immigration

President Trump says protests put NFL in a “very bad box’

FBI stings snags college basketball coaches; Louisville’s Pitino placed on unpaid leave

September 27th, 2017

Roy Moore defeats Luther Strange in Alabama Senate runoff

NASA preparing to launch spacecraft into sun’s atmosphere

Peyton Manning might be preparing for Senate run in Tennessee

Anthem to leave ACA health insurance exchange over market uncertainty

Twitter testing a 280-character limit for tweets

The latest free perk on U.S. airlines: Mobile messaging

September 25th, 2017

LC faculty study third evangelical book

Louisiana students to hold prayer times during See You At The Pole

Genesis Church offers family new beginning

Isolated by Harvey, but never alone

NOBTS Adrian Rogers center lifts expository preaching

Louisiana College conference has religious liberty focus

E4 Conference emphasizes expositional preaching

Gambling: A moral wager and a spiritual risk

Judgement House: 20 years of leading the lost to the Lord

At 50, FBC Dupont gets a second wind

Louisiana Notables

Violent crime rises for second straight year, led by murders in Chicago, Baltimore, Las Vegas lead

Platt approved to serve on church staff while also IMB president

IMB appoints 51 new missionaries, approves budget

After anthem protests, Louisiana lawmaker says cut Saints’, NFL’s estimated $392 million state tax benefits

NFL ratings dropping

Patriots fans boo players for kneeling during anthem

Nashville church shooter identified as 25 year old from Sudan

September 21st, 2017

President Trump stands for truth

Former abortion workers amass donations for pregnant moms, hurricane victims

Eating nuts can help reduce weight, lower obesity risk

49ers-Rams tickets reselling for the price of two stadium pretzels

Abraham: Senate should pass Bill Cassidy’s health care plan

Louisiana fourth poorest state in country, report says

Chick-fil-A to open its largest and narrowest restaurant ever in New York City

Food stamp usage has dropped every month under Trump

CNN admits: Obama Administration did wiretap Trump campaign

Climate change not as threatening to planet as previously thought, new research suggests

Rupture between two tectonic plates at fault for Mexico’s recent two earthquakes

Nestlé makes millions on bottled water that costs them nothing, at the expense of local communities

China’s ‘uncontrollable’ debt growth causes credit rating cut

September 20th, 2017

Hurricane Maria leaves all of Puerto Rico in the dark

Amazon working on ‘smart glasses’ as its first wearable device

Netflix for theaters sending industry into a frenzy

After Irma, Floridians without flood insurance face astronomical bills

Arkansas medical pot applications total 300,000 pages, $3M in fees

Underwater city built by octopuses discovered

Barn owls found to suffer no hearing loss as they age

Suspect in Starbucks robbery may sue man who stopped him

Mexicans dig through collapsed buildings as quake kills 217

September 19th, 2017

It’s no vacation for Louisiana’s hard working DR teams in Florida

DOBSON: God is still right here

Japan’s over-90 population soars over two million mark as birth rate continues to decline

Humans biologically programmed to nap in the afternoon

Dow up 4,000 points since November 2016 presidential election

Vaping doubles risk of smoking cigarettes for teens

LSU finalizes contract with the company that will grow medical marijuana

After exploring Venus’ dark side, scientists find unexpected weather

German police arrest three suspected ISIS militants

Israel shoots down Iranian-made drone over Syrian frontier: military

Dominica’s prime minister: Hurricane Maria causes ‘widespread devastation’ to country

Suspect caught allegedly vandalizing Lincoln Memorial

T-Mobile and Sprint are in active talks about a merger

Los Angeles proving its not even a one-team NFL town, much less two teams

Haitians immigrate to Mexico to find American dream

RESEARCH: Despite similar times of social upheaval, teens of 2010s differ from 1970s counterparts

STUDY: Scientists wrong about climate change model

Louisiana’s Cassidy leads Senate GOP try to repeal Obamacare

Oregon makes abortion free for all, including illegal immigrants

Hillary Clinton might challenge the election after all

September 18th, 2017

Louisiana Baptists DR teams, churches taking advantage of ministry opportunities

Robot tells you how to vote

Border security is tougher than ever, DHS report finds

Immigration rights protest erupts at Pelosi event

Pentagon to fund medical treatment for transgender troops into March

Scientists warn super volcano nearing possible eruption

Hollywood celebrities unleash vulgar tirade against Trump during Emmy’s

Toys R Us could file for bankruptcy as soon as this week, sources say

Global markets edge up ahead of Trump speech, Fed meeting

New GOP ObamaCare repeal bill gains momentum

September 15th, 2017

ERLC’s Moore accused of collaborating with Christians who promote wealth redistribution, amnesty for illegal immigrants

Two Louisiana Baptist churches team up to respond to Texas church in need

Tebow cheers up WWII veterans in hurricane shelter

Catholic seminary invites gay-friendly Vatican consultant to speak

California poised to become ‘sanctuary state’

Cleveland Indians extend winning streak in amazing way

Iowa sued by transgender prison nurse

Giant exoplanet found to be almost completely black

Mars mission isolation simulation on Hawaii volcano ending

U.N. Security Council to meet after North Korea fires another missile over Japan

Explosion in London subway injures 22, police investigating as terrorist attack

September 14th, 2017

Verizon CEO hints at another acquisition in battle against Facebook, Google

Grower group says Irma caused 50 to 70 percent citrus loss in portions of South Florida

Samsung makes a $300 million push into self-driving cars

Russia kicks off war games with Belarus as U.S., NATO watch anxiously

Former NFL coach leaves profession to become pastor

Church teams join forces to help Harvey victim begin recovery process

Disaster relief training sessions scheduled in Shreveport, Natchitoches

The GBO’s impact: language works

September 13th, 2017

Abraham announces $19.8 million in grants for 5th District airports in Louisiana

1 dead, 3 injured Washington state high school shooting

Maryland city grants non-citizens right to vote in local elections

Cable, satellite cord-cutting intensifies

As several California cities eye $15/hour minimum wage, Burger King looking to robots

Study: Standing every 30 minutes reduces risk of earlier death

Amazon deletes one-star reviews of Hillary Clinton’s new book

L.A. officially awarded 2028 Olympic Games

U.S. middle-class incomes reached highest-ever level in 2016, Census Bureau says

Indians’ 15th win in row means company will rebate $1.7M to customers

Four Louisiana DR teams head to hard-hit Florida

Lafayette churches cooperative effort provide assistance to Harvey victims

September 12th, 2017

First African-American Missions Conference challenges pastors to be intentional in missions

Dating is in decline among the “i-Generation”, study finds

Video streaming poses new problems for parents

Nintendo’s NES Classic slated to come back

Texas calls in US Air Force to counter post-storm surge in mosquitoes

Middle-class income hit highest level on record in 2016, Census Bureau reports

Irma destroyed about 25% of houses in Florida Keys, FEMA says

Apple reveals new iPhones

North Korea threatens US with ‘greatest pain’ after UN sanctions

Spencer Baptist to hold revival services Sept. 24-27

Ten words to the victims (and veterans!) of the hurricanes

Jamestown Baptist sets homecoming date

North Eunice DR teams blessed they can be a help and a blessing

GBO’s impact felt across Louisiana

September 11th, 2017

Stanford University develops artificial intelligence that ‘identifies gay faces,’ LGBT groups protest

Brazil investigates alleged killing of 10 in ‘no contact’ indigenous tribe

Christian parents ‘to sue school’ because boy in son’s class was allowed to wear dress