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Proposed laws aim to test the Supreme Court’s ban on public school-sponsored prayer
Public schools have been barred from sponsoring official prayer since the Supreme Court’s 1962 ruling in Engel v. Vitale, a landmark decision that cemented the principle of church-state separation in American law. Now, lawmakers in several states are advancing measures that aim to bring prayer back into public schools — with potential to reverse decades…
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Gunmen Kill Three People and Abduct Catholic Priest in Northern Nigeria
A police vehicle of Operation Fushin Kada (Anger of Crocodile) is parked on Yakowa Road, as schools across northern Nigeria reopen nearly two months after closing due to security concerns, following the mass abductions of school children, in Kaduna, Nigeria, January 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Nuhu Gwamna/File Photo Gunmen killed three people and abducted a Catholic…
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Israeli FM Sa’ar Stresses Gaza Demilitarization, Criticizes Iranian Threats in Talks with Paraguay’s Foreign Minister
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar speaks next to High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, and EU commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica as they hold a press conference on the day of an EU-Israel Association Council with European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, Feb.…
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In Economic Speeches, Trump Claims Inflation Victory Nearly 20 Times Even as Prices Bite
US President Donald Trump gestures on the day he delivers a speech on energy and the economy, in Clive, Iowa, US, January 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Donald Trump has cast himself as Republicans’ chief messenger on the cost of living in an election year, but a Reuters review of his speeches shows a president repeatedly…
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Israel Approves Major Policy Overhaul in the West Bank, Expanding Civil and Land Authority
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends an inauguration event for Israel’s new light rail line for the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, in Petah Tikva, Israel, Aug. 17, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen i24 News – The Israeli security cabinet on Sunday approved a series of sweeping measures affecting the West Bank, signaling a major shift in…
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UBS Banked Ghislaine Maxwell for Years, Moving Her Money After Epstein’s Arrest
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS Swiss wealth giant UBS opened accounts…
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Shani Louk’s Mother: ‘Sometimes, I Feel Like She’s Abroad, Then I Remember’
Ricarda Louk and Nissim Louk, the parents of German-Israeli Shani Louk who was killed in the October 7 attack by Palestinian Islamist terrorist group Hamas, speak to Reuters from their home in Srigim-Li On, Israel, May 18, 2024, after Louk’s body was retrieved from Gaza. Photo: REUTERS/Rami Amichay i24 News – More than two years…
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Gabbard Rejects Claims She Withheld Whistleblower Complaint from Congress
FILE PHOTO: Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a press briefing, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Saturday disputed claims by lawmakers that she sought to block Congress from accessing a whistleblower complaint, saying she took…
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Iran Says Dialogue Remains Key as Nuclear Talks with US Make a “Step Forward”
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Sept. 16, 2024. Photo: WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Majid Asgaripour via REUTERS i24 News – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described Friday’s first round of talks with the United States as a “step forward” in efforts to resolve disputes over Tehran’s nuclear program in an X…
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Why the Super Bowl antisemitism ad uses a familiar slur
To the editors: The sticky note cruelly slapped on a high school student’s backpack didn’t have to say “Dirty Jew.” It could have been any one of dozens of other antisemitic slurs, and believe me, throughout my life and current line of work, I’ve seen and heard them all. At the Blue Square Alliance Against…
