Melissa Barnhart

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  Jul 14, 2024

  Melania Trump releases first statement after assassination attempt against husband, former president

  Former first lady Melania Trump released her first statement Sunday morning in response to the assassination attempt against her husband, former President Donald Trump.

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  Jul 14, 2024

  Christian leaders react to Trump surviving assassination attempt: 'Thank God the former president is alive'

  Former President Donald Trump was released from the hospital late Saturday night, hours after an assassination attempt was made on his life and caused the death of one campaign rally attendee and critically wounded another. Here's a  list of 10 reactions from pastors and Evangelical leaders. 

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  Mar 31, 2024

  Biden spox: It’s ‘cruel’ to attack president for proclaiming Easter Sunday as ‘Trans Day of Visibility’

  As President Joe Biden faces rebuke for proclaiming Easter Sunday as “Transgender Day of Visibility,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates lashed out at those who found it offensive to Christians and disrespectful of Jesus Christ, saying such criticisms are “cruel” and “hateful.”

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  Feb 11, 2024

  Woman firing gun at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church killed; child in critical condition

  Members of Pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church were overcome with shock on Sunday afternoon after a woman described as wearing a trench coat and backpack and accompanied by a young child began shooting a rifle inside the church. She was shot dead by two off-duty officers. 

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  Sep 9, 2022

  'Defender of the faith': Calvin Robinson extolls Queen Elizabeth's servant leadership

  Paying tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II, Calvin Robinson extolled the Christian virtues of Britain’s longest-serving monarch to a largely American audience who've long been fascinated by the British royal family.

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  Jul 4, 2022

  Shooting at 4th of July parade leaves at least 6 dead, 24 seriously injured

  At least six people were killed in a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, and as many as 24 other spectators sustained serious and critical injuries. The community is on lockdown as law enforcement search for the suspect.

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  Nov 6, 2021

  5th Circuit temporarily blocks Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses

  A federal appeals court ruled on Saturday to temporarily halt the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate that would have required businesses with 100 employees or more to order workers to get vaccinated or be tested weekly for the virus and wear a mask.

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  Aug 28, 2021

  Boris Johnson vows to 'shift Heaven and Earth' to get everyone out of Afghanistan in '2nd phase'

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed that the U.K. government will “shift Heaven and Earth” to get everyone out of Afghanistan in a “second phase” after acknowledging that many U.K. citizens and Afghan allies would be left behind in the final hours of evacuation. 

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  Aug 14, 2021

  Massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; over 200 killed, thousands feared dead

  Over 200 people have been found dead and that number is expected to rise after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck western Haiti on Saturday reduced buildings to rubble. Many fear thousands might have been killed.

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  Nov 7, 2020

  Joe Biden declares victory, 'honored' to lead country as media projects him winner of 2020 election

  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is projected to be the 46th president of the United States, as media outlets called the 2020 elections for the former vice president on Saturday morning.