Christians offered to hide crosses during Ramadan event in church

Christians offer to cover up crosses and picture of Jesus for Muslims to celebrate Ramadan in their church Rev. Lissa Scott agreed to host event at St Matthew and St Luke’s in Darlington They would ‘cover up’ cross and devotional painting of Jesus during the prayers Senior Bishop criticised the plans as ‘disrespectful’ for Christians  Durham diocese say prayers cannot go ahead […]

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Shuttered steelmaker’s 21-story headquarters implodes

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Sixteen thousand tons of Bethlehem Steel collapsed in a matter of seconds Sunday as a demolition crew imploded Martin Tower, the defunct steelmaker’s former world headquarters. Crowds gathered to watch the demolition of the Pennsylvania area’s tallest building, a 21-story monolith that opened at the height of Bethlehem Steel’s power and profitability but had stood vacant for […]

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Trump says he is pro-life but supports exceptions for rape and incest

Trump suggests Alabama lawmakers have gone too far with near-total abortion ban as he reveals he is pro-life but believes there should be exceptions for rape and incest Trump finally spoke out with his position on Alabama’s crackdown on abortions Tweeted on Saturday that he supports exceptions in cases of rape and incest Alabama’s new law only allows exceptions to […]

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First Republican congressman says Trump conduct is ‘impeachable’

Washington: A Republican congressman has become the first member of President Donald Trump's party on Capitol Hill to accuse him of engaging in "impeachable conduct" stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller's lengthy investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. But Michigan representative Justin Amash stopped short of calling on Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against Trump, which many […]

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The problem with limitless landmarking

The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission is poised to impose protected status on six sites that staffers say played a critical role in the gay-rights movement and may do the same with five buildings said to “represent” the historical contributions of the old sheet-music-publishing business, aka Tin Pan Alley. This is fresh proof that the whole landmarking process needs to change. […]

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Reason to hope for an end to the robocall plague

Everyone hates them — those annoying, never-ending, often fraudulent robocalls from scammers and telemarketers. Striking day and night, they can drive you nuts no matter how carefully you screen your calls. Yet this year, Americans may get some relief. On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission announced plans to crack down on robocalls. And Congress may pass its own measures. Under […]

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May ‘betrayed’ veterans of Troubles blocking a statute of limitations

May ‘betrayed’ veterans of the Troubles after she personally blocked a statute of limitations on alleged murders committed in Northern Ireland, damning memo reveals Tory MP Johnny Mercer called Mrs May’s intentions a ‘betrayal’ of NI veterans   A number of Northern Ireland veterans are currently facing charges  Memo sent by May to Northern Ireland Office and Ministry of Defence as […]

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