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May 23rd, 2017

Texas set to pass transgender bathroom law for public schools

Sex change surgeries on the rise in U.S.

U.S.: Nearly 740,000 foreigners overstayed visas last year

Revealed: Facebook’s internal rulebook on sex, terrorism and violence

Trump becomes first U.S. president to pray at Western Wall

White House request for border wall funding drops drastically

Saudi Arabia pledges $20 billion for U.S. infrastructure projects

Southwestern, New Orleans lead SBC seminaries in faculty diversity; Southern, Southeastern trail the pack

May 22nd, 2017

Grady Cothen, former president of NOBTS, dies

What hope looks like

REPORT: Obama DOJ refused to hire veterans for two positions, violated federal law

California Democrats boo DNC leader

Tebow goes 2-4 with HR, drawing more interest about moving up with mets

Ringling Brothers closes after 146 years of ‘greatest show on earth’

Amazing accidental dinosaur find by Canadian miners

WHO travel budget tops $200 million, more than it spends on AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis

Pentagon plans to ‘annihilate’ ISIS fighters

At the Pentagon, overpriced fuel sparks allegations – and denials – of slush fund

China killed, jailed 20 CIA sources after security breach under Obama

May 19th, 2017

New Orleans to take down Gen. Robert E. Lee statue

Joe Biden says he never thought Hillary Clinton was a good candidate

Guests remind CNN, NBC: Obama gave classified intel to Russia

Babies from skin cells is a troubling prospect

Italy set to give away 100 castles – with a catch

Harvard study reveals extensive anti-Trump media-bias

‘Clock boy’ discrimination suit thrown out by Texas judge

NAACP appears set to vote out its president

USS Ronald Reagan to join sister carrier in waters near North Korea

May 18th, 2017

LC students to minister among Native Americans

Poll shows 17 percent of practicing Christians have biblical worldview

Democratic Party image dips; GOP ratings stable

CBS show “Madam Secretary” delights viewers with pro-life message

Students claim school administration barring them from starting pro-life club

McDonald’s changed its vanilla ice cream 6 months ago and nobody noticed

Tim Tebow made a fan’s dreams come true with a surprise prom dance on ‘The Tonight Show’

Rouhani, the ultimate insider, promises change in Iran

Decades after catastrophic 1980 eruption, Mount St. Helens is ‘recharging’

Wal-Mart’s online sales, customer visits rise; shares hit 52-week high

Roger Ailes, founder of Fox News, dead at 77

Prayer walk to precede 7-day Red River Association Crusade

May 17th, 2017

Beauty sleep is real – too little sleep leaves you less attractive, study finds

Putin offers to hand over transcripts of Trump talks, vows president did not give classified info

Georgia home nightmare: Bees by the hundreds of thousands

Home or road, Tebow drawing fans in droves

U.S. extends sanctions relief under Iran nuclear deal

U.S. household debts hit record high in first quarter

Actor James Woods’ brutal tweet to Planned Parenthood pres. goes viral

Legalized marijuana turns Colorado resort town into homeless magnet

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke accepts job in Department of Homeland Security

STARNES: U.S. Embassy flies rainbow flag

Are you bearing spiritual fruit?

May 16th, 2017

President Trump names more conservatives for federal court positions

Rumors swirl about ‘imminent’ retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kennedy

U.K. prime minister pledges to slash ‘migration’ numbers

How archaeology corroborates New Testament

Egyptians discover mummies from the time of Alexander, 2,300 years ago

Ancient churches dsicovered near Sea of Galilee

Burial chamber of princess found in ancient Egyptian pyramid

Tebow is hitting .327 he past 16 games and the Mets have noticed

College lacrose team plays Trump speech for pre-game inspiration

Former President Jimmy Carter endorsed Clinton, but voted for Sanders in Democrats’ primary

ABC cancels ‘Last Man Standing’ because of actor Tim Allen’s conservative views

May 15th, 2017

Location of CENLA Pregnancy Center announced

From travel agents to translators, rising toll of jobs taken by robots

Mining the moon for rocket fuel to get us to Mars

Violence and intimidation against Republicans becoming new normal

IRS execs: Our lives at risk in tea party case

STARNES: Teacher fired for giving student Bible gets job back

NHL star befriends disabled boy who was almost aborted

Global cyberattack spreads as experts try to limit damage

North Korea threat: U.S. ‘monitoring’ claim missile could carry nuclear warhead

Tables turned on health care: Now Democrats have no clear plan

May 12th, 2017

‘Focused’ prayer brings ‘real hope’ to NCBA Crusade

Report: Investments increase, Bell reception highlight LBF meeting

Children’s Home receives campus gift, a new host for pregnancy care center

Carolina Baptist celebrates 175th Homecoming May 21

Louisiana Notables

Competitors excel at State Bible Drill

Historic precedent witnessed at meeting; progress being made toward 2020 goal

Reports, messages at Executive Board meeting are hopeful, encouraging

There’s no obstacle too big for God says speaker

Louisiana College awards 114 degrees, honorary doctorate

Mother’s Day: The pastor & his mother

Miller promoted to Louisiana College VP for communications and integrative marketing

May 11th, 2017

Executive Board issues firm counsel to ERLC, pledges ‘to pray’

Louisiana Baptist Convention Executive Board’s letter to Russell Moore, ERLC Trustees

Seeking unity in the Southern Baptist Convention

OPEC wants ‘collective efforts’ to counter US oil output

U.S. Defense chief affirms commitment to protecting Turkey

China tests ‘Lunar Palace’ as it eyes moon mission

Will Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson actually run for president? ‘It’s a real possibility.’

Adelphi men’s lacrosse enters field to Trump speech, video shows

A North Korean university keeps drawing U.S. evangelicals to teach — despite the risks

Steel industry seeing new dawn, cheering for Trump

VIDEO: Cerebral palsy won’t stop grandson of Nolan Ryan from playing baseball

Lake Michigan is so clear right now its shipwrecks are visible from the air

Jobless rate hits 10-year low as U.S. employers add 211,000 jobs

Viral tweet reveals backspace feature on the iPhone calculator

May 10th, 2017

J.D. Power: Alaska, Southwest best airlines in U.S.A. for 2017

Nearly pristine ankylosaur fossil found in Montana

Eating full-fat cheese won’t raise chance of heart attack, study finds

7 discoveries that started as school assignments

Los Angeles declares public schools ‘sanctuaries’ for immigrant families

Tim Tebow re-signs with ESPN’s SEC Network

Disney parks and movies soar, but ESPN is a concern

U.S. Senate candidate: When my first child was aborted, it left ‘a very significant scar on my soul’

Comey firing prompts leading Dems to do 180-degree turn

US may send Patriot missile to Lithuania amid Moscow threat

North Korea ‘not afraid’ as it plans new nuclear test, says ambassador in UK

May 9th, 2017

ISIS commander killed, Afghan forces make push into jihadist-held territory

60 percent of small business owners want Obamacare repealed

Texas religous freedom bill would allow adoption ministries to decline candidates based on beliefs

U.S. life expectancy varies by 20 years or more from county to county

Politics creates strange bedfellows and breaks up marriages

Sold! Earliest surviving 10 Commandments stone

Baptismal site ‘Bethany beyond the Jordan’ added to UNESCO world heritage list

Education is a ‘national disaster’ and ‘alram bells’ should be ringing

Obama left debt bubble landmine for Trump

MS-13 gang a deadly result of illegal immigration

STARNES: Catholic school banishes Chick-fil-A in favor of LGBT students’ feelings

May 8th, 2017

Does Satan ever mess with you?

President Trump set to name a slate of conservatives to federal courts

Court orders release of Clinton’s Benghazi-related emails

Tennessee law requires ‘natural meaning’ of words and phrases

Sarcophagus of ancient saint of early church found in Israel

Archaeologists uncover new information about biblical Kingdom of Edom

Most medical studies bogus, cannot be reproduced in subsequent research

BP finds trove of oil in Gulf of Mexico using new subsea imaging

Obama steered America’s Navy off course

St. Louis Post Dispatch suspends writer after she defends NRA

Tensions rise as New Orleans prepares to topple Confederate monuments

May 5th, 2017

REBECCA HOLLOWAY: Hope still deferred

Democrats propose atheist alternative to ‘National Day of Prayer’

AFA: Religious liberty – It’s what Trump didn’t say

NBA prospect Lonzo Ball (who hasn’t even played in the NBA yet) unveils $495 signature shoe

Joan of Arc statue in New Orleans marked with ‘tear it down’ graffitti in apparent confusion about Confederate monuments

U.S. jobs rebound, unemployment falls at pre-crisis low

Population of children in Japan drops to record low for 36th year in a row

DOJ: 1 in 4 federal inmates foreign born, costing U.S. $1.2 billion yearly

FBI: Mainstream media, Black Lives Matter behind spike in attacks on police

VIDEO: Levee breaks, more rain expand flooding disasters in Arkansas and Missouri

Tennessee, Iowa pass pro-life bills protecting the unborn from abortion after 20 weeks

Trump claims executive order protects people of faith, critics call it too vague and symbolic

May 4th, 2017

WAYLON BAILEY: Three astounding teachings of Jesus

Judicial Watch claims to discover more classififed Clinton emails, calls for ‘criminal investigations’

Liberal Elizabeth Warren says Barack Obama does not understand ‘lived experiences of most Americans’

Research shows murders are heavily concentrated in a small fraction of counties

VOA: Taliban gain ground, Afghan losses ‘shockingly high’

Infosys announces plans to hire 10,000 U.S. workers after President Trump targets overseas outsourcing centers

For a weather-weary state, the hits keep coming