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July 10th, 2017

‘God’s Not Dead’ film execs give $25,000 to fix Ten Commandments monument in Arkansas

Working past 70: Growing number of Americans can’t retire

France to push ahead with tax cuts in 2018

Amazon Prime is on pace to become more popular than cable TV

Numbers trending upward at Louisiana College

DC driver’s licenses add ‘X’ gender option for transgender residents

U.S. congressmen propose bill to save baby Charlie Gard by making him U.S. resident

VIDEO: 4,000 evacuate northern California wildfire

CNN’s ratings plummet to 10th in primetime

July 7th, 2017

Celebration of 200th church plant since 2010 set for July 12

Oregon approves measure requiring insurers to cover abortion

What teachers’ unions really protect

Tebow homers again after step up with Mets

ISRAEL: Ancient remains discovered in biblical city 3,200 years after destruction by Egyptians

France will ‘ban all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040’

Study finds temperature data adjustments account for nearly all of the warming in climate claims

World population is imploding: Germany, Italy to lose half their populations by 2060

Vatican police ‘break up gay orgy’ at home of one of Pope Francis’ advisors

Japan’s population falling faster than ever before

Israel slams UNESCO vote that calls it an ‘occupying power’

Fidget spinners get the boot from Rapides Parish Schools

Louisiana sued for its pro-life laws

July 6th, 2017

‘Chaplain of Bourbon Street’ dies at 89

Louisiana’s 2016 abortion rates fall for second straight year

Hobby Lobby fined $3 million for receipt of smuggled Iraqi artifacts

Louisiana’s Steve Scalise readmitted to intensive care in response to infection concerns

Strangers buy car for 20-year-old who walks 3 miles to work in Texas heat

Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson: Black Americans suffering from ‘destruction of family’

Program teaches young African-American men to be good fathers

Chemotherapy may spread cancer, trigger aggressive tumors

100 people shot in Chicago over holiday weekend

July 5th, 2017

LC introduces Bobby Buchanan as new softball coach

Those little things you do when no one is looking

Commitment to share the Gospel results in growth at HIS Church

Instead of ‘suicide by cop,’ Sparks finds life in Christ

Sen. Maxine Waters makes vile threat against HUD Secretary Ben Carson in New Orleans

Volvo to abandon conventional auto engines by 2019

Graveyard of 5,000-year-old ‘giants’ found in China

North Korea launches its first intercontinental ballistic missile on July 4th, threatens U.S.

More families flee Central America, settle in Mexico

Justice Department drops fight over Washington Redskins’ name

Suburban Baptist Church rebuilds, recommits to community

July 4th, 2017

Oda Wayne “Tuck” Roberts passes away at 78

Tebow off to strong first week with St. Lucie Mets

Young earth creationist sued Grand Canyon for religious discrimination, and won

It’s summer, and D.C. smells like pot. Everywhere. All the time.

REPORTER: Pot, not just sweat, a familiar smell in NBA, NFL locker rooms

Chick-fil-A named among top 5 fastest growing chains

Stephen Hawking is wrong about runaway greenhouse on Earth, and here’s why

Auto sales fall again, but buyers flock to trucks, SUVs

Four years after losing Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood is in tatters

Supreme Court Justice Kennedy tells clerkship applicants he’s considering retirement

Manufacturing pickup signals boost to U.S. economic growth

Brain-eating amoeba found in Louisiana tap water

HEALING: When you pray, pray believing, because miracles will happen!

July 3rd, 2017

Facebook says ‘yes’ to LGBT button, tells Christians ‘no’ on cross button

New York City’s Billionaire’s Row faces foreclosures

STUDY: Sex sells, right? Wrong!

Hawaii named worst state to make a living for seventh year straight

INDEPENDENCE DAY: ‘We face another challenging hour’

Southern Living magazine: New Orleans listed as a top spot for July 4th fireworks

More people to travel this July 4th, AAA says

Kairos Ministry is more than a gift to Monroe’s at-risk youth

Does God have a place in America?

June 30th, 2017

NOBTS professor detects Calvinistic tilt in study notes of LifeWay’s new Bible (CSB)

CNN faced $100 million lawsuit over botched Russia collusion story

Sarah Palin sues NY Times for defamation

Liberal Sen. Sanders dodges questions on FBI investigation of wife

Pope’s top aide is charged in Australian sex abuse case

REPORT: U.S. government hostility toward religion spiked under Obama

61 percent of Americans back big tax cuts for middle class

AUDIT: ‘Obamaphone’ program rife with fraud; $9 billion stashed in private bank accounts

U.S. House passes ‘Kate’s Law’ as part of illegal immigrant crackdown

Alabama school bans Ronald Reagan book and other conservative titles from summer reading list

Arrests made after driver topples, shatters Ten Commandments monument in Arkansas capitol

Ancient native American canoe discovered in Louisiana

VIDEO: Pastor Jeffery Friend praises God for Suburban Baptist rebuild volunteers

Resolutions, nominees sought for Louisiana Baptist posts

Louisiana Notables

NOBTS adds faculty, OKs changes to curriculum

First Haughton hosting DR training session July 28-29

June 29th, 2017

Tebow hits 2-run homer on first day after moving up with Mets

Actor Jeff Bridges is rooting for Trump ‘to do well by our country’

Michigan couple, both 99, celebrates 80th wedding anniversary

Teen shot to death in feud between rival transgender groups

STUDY: Low income families spend 40 percent of their income on luxuries

NASA says ‘solar minimum’ is on the way

Snake bites are on the rise in U.S.

How long can humans live?

Once a model city, Hong Kong is in trouble

Frankfurt becomes the first German city where natives are in the minority

Amid protests, California lawmakers ditch budget busting ‘single-payer’ healthcare bill

June 28th, 2017

Churches celebrate the Fourth with God, bar-b-que and fireworks

Alaska Airlines flight will offer views above clouds during Solar Eclipse

Michael Moore urges followers to ‘rise up’ over Fourth of July and storm senators’ offices

U.S. to unveil enhanced airline security plan to avoid laptop ban

CNN uses Sesame Street’s Elmo to attack Trump travel ban

Ten Commandments monument at Arkansas Capitol destroyed; suspect in custody

Shreveport named fifth most Bible-minded city, poll finds

Facebook CEO: We can play the role that churches once filled

June 27th, 2017

If Kennedy retires, Donald Trump’s legacy is set

BMW adding 1,000 jobs in South Carolina

Mets move up Tebow in minors

Pilot to passengers during violently shaky flight: ‘Pray’

Study shows Seattle’s $15 minimum wage lost hurt workers in cut hours and lost jobs

Wi-fi system to help pilots avoid turbulence

Texas gives green light for experimental adult stem cell treatmemts

Supreme Court allows parts of President Trump’s travel ban until case reaches docket

Supreme Court to hear wedding cake case, consider whether Christians must participate in gay wedding celebration

Supreme Court sides with church in playground paving controversy

Alton Sterling family sues Baton Rouge, officers involved in shooting

First Baptist Ruston celebrates summer, baptisms at annual picnic

June 26th, 2017

Do you know the Koranic code?

Louisiana’s John Kennedy leads U.S. Senate effort against oppression in India

Census shows U.S. growing older, quickly

U.N.: India to pass China in population (seven years), Nigeria to top U.S. as third largest citizenry (33 years)

U.S. population shifts to the South

30 percent of illegal immigrant children at border have gang ties

Coal’s uncertain fate creates questions for Appalachia’s high school grads

Rand Paul: insurance should be available for $1 a day

California passes symbolic travel ban against states with religious rights protections against transgender politics

Rumors circulate about Justice Kennedy’s retirement; Supreme Court faces religious liberty case

Lawmakers unveil bill to grow U.S. Navy to 355 ships

Military leaders want 6-month hold on transgender enlistments

June 23rd, 2017

Mizzou to rent out vacant dorm rooms to public during football weekends

Senate GOP health plan adds billions to ‘stabilize’ market

STARNES: Would team have made fun of Tebow’s faith if he had been Muslim?

Fired white employee sues Infosys for its favoritism toward foreign workers

Car crashes increase with legal pot

Extra virgin olive oil staves off Alzheimer’s, preserves memory

Radio powered by sweat hints at future of ‘wearable’ power

Beware floating fire ant colonies during floods

U.S. 5th Circuit panel rules Mississippi can protect Christian business owners’ religious beliefs

Nebraska Democrat official ousted after saying he wished Louisiana’s Scalise ‘was (expletive) dead’

Louisiana’s Johnson calls for national day of civility

Riverview Baptist announces Independence Day celebration festivities

The love of a father

June 22nd, 2017

The clock is ticking, America!

ABC News: Democrats face disarray after bust in Georgia special election

CBS News: Could Illinois be the first state to file for bankruptcy?

Johns Hopkins researchers say they’ve discovered key to slowing cancer

Colorado group pushes for ban of cell phones for kids under 13

Reuters: ICE arrests Iraqi Christians – with U.S. criminal records – for deportation

Louisiana’s Abraham backs bill to prevent redefinition of ‘sex’ without Congress’ approval

Democrats block key witnesses from testifying about Russian collusion

June 21st, 2017

Fill’er up! AAA says gas prices below national average at 56 percent of stations

Two of four insurers will no longer sell Obamacare plans in Indiana

Starve-them euthanasia bill dies in Oregon legislature

American Heart Association report: coconut oil use as health food not recommended

Amazon will start selling Nike shoes directly for the first time