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Man charged with terroristic threats after saying he would 'shoot up' a synagogue

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man was charged with making terroristic threats for allegedly saying he would “shoot up” a Minneapolis synagogue .
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Bring your pets to church, Haitian immigrant priest tells worshippers. 'I am not going to eat them.'

Bring your pets to church, Haitian immigrant priest tells worshippers. 'I am not going to eat them.'

CONCORD, N.H. (RNS) — As pet lovers gathered in a church garden here Saturday (Oct. 5) with dogs and photographs for the annual Blessing of the Animals, they were greeted with an assurance unlike any in years past. “I say: Bring your pet.
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Restorers complete work on the canopy covering St. Peter's main altar ahead of the 2025 Jubilee

Restorers complete work on the canopy covering St. Peter's main altar ahead of the 2025 Jubilee

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Restorers put the finishing touches Tuesday on the ornate canopy covering the main altar in St.
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Oklahoma amends request for Bibles that initially appeared to match only version backed by Trump

Oklahoma amends request for Bibles that initially appeared to match only version backed by Trump

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has amended its request for 55,000 Bibles to be placed in public schools that initially matched a version of the holy book endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
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Self-described Nazi becomes first in Australian state of Victoria to be convicted over Nazi salute

Self-described Nazi becomes first in Australian state of Victoria to be convicted over Nazi salute

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A self-described Nazi on Tuesday became the first person convicted in the Australian state of Victoria of performing an outlawed Nazi salute.
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Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston's mother, dies at 91

Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston's mother, dies at 91

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and other stars and knew triumph and heartbreak as the mother of Whitney Houston, has died. She was 91.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters pitch encampment outside Jewish Democrat's Ohio home

Pro-Palestinian protesters pitch encampment outside Jewish Democrat's Ohio home

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Masked pro-Palestinian demonstrators escalated their harassment of a Jewish congressman on the eve of Monday’s anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, pitching an encampment outside Ohio Democratic Rep.
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Defaced mural of Oct. 7 survivor another example of rising antisemitism in Italy

Defaced mural of Oct. 7 survivor another example of rising antisemitism in Italy

MILAN (AP) — The vandalism Monday of a mural depicting a survivor of last year’s Oct.
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Defaced mural of Oct. 7 survivor another example of rising antisemitism in Italy

Defaced mural of Oct. 7 survivor another example of rising antisemitism in Italy

MILAN (AP) — The vandalism Monday of a mural by AleXsandro Palombo, depicting a survivor of last year’s Oct.
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Lebanese worldwide fear for their homeland and loved ones as violence escalates

Lebanese worldwide fear for their homeland and loved ones as violence escalates

It was a year ago when Jomana Siddiqui visited Lebanon, where her father was born — and is now buried. She planned to return there soon; this time, she thought, she would take her two teenage daughters.
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