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from BBC News (UK)
Leaders of 19 nations at the G20 summit in Germany have renewed their pledge to implement the Paris deal on climate change, despite the US pulling out. Deadlock over the issue had held up the last day of talks in Hamburg but a final agreement was eventually reached. It acknowledges President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement without undermining the commitment of other countries. The compromise comes after violent protests in the host city.
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore enlists priests, rabbis and a Buddhist to test the effects of psychedelic drugs on religious experience.
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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision a private Christian school operated by Trinity Lutheran Church in Missouri is eligible to apply for and receive public funds offered by the state to rubberize playgrounds, despite a section of the state’s constitution that forbids the use of public funds to aid private religious institutions. The importance of the case (Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer) is immense for a number of reasons, but one of the most far-reaching is the impact it is expected to have on school-choice programs. Throughout the country, the popularity of school choice has been growing substantially. One of the most effective school-choice policies — and the one that is championed by many of the leading voices in the school-choice movement — is education savings accounts. However, teachers unions and others are already saying one footnote in the Supreme Court’s ruling should derail school-choice supporters’ hopes. In the footnote, which was not attributed to anyone, the unnamed justice wrote, “This case involves express discrimination based on religious identity with respect to playground resurfacing. We do not address religious uses of funding or other forms of discrimination.”
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from Jews News
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THE Presbyterian Church, USA, is raising eyebrows after lifting up prayers to Allah at its General Assembly meeting last week.
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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)
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from KOMO News (ABC Seattle)
An 18-year-old woman was hit and killed by a train Saturday afternoon in the Snohomish County community of Silvana. The Snohomish County Sheriff's says the woman was hit by the train at 5:19 p.m. in the 1900 block of Pioneer Highway. The train was operated by Rocky Mountaineer, which runs sight-seeing trains, Witnesses said she was standing on a bridge when the train came around a corner. The engineer sounded a horn, and the woman tried to flee.
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from Quartz
One graph shows how morally outraged tweets stay within their political bubble
Thousands of people around the world have excitedly made a forceful political point with a well-honed and witty tweet. All it takes is 140 characters to make a pithy argument, and man it feels good to get a few retweets. But, regardless of how persuasive or amusing your tweets are, chances are they’re unlikely to be well-received by anyone who doesn’t agree with you already. A study of more than half a million tweets, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that morally outraged tweets tend to be widely retweeted within their political spheres—but rarely escape their bubbles.
One graph shows how morally outraged tweets stay within their political bubble
Thousands of people around the world have excitedly made a forceful political point with a well-honed and witty tweet. All it takes is 140 characters to make a pithy argument, and man it feels good to get a few retweets. But, regardless of how persuasive or amusing your tweets are, chances are they’re unlikely to be well-received by anyone who doesn’t agree with you already. A study of more than half a million tweets, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that morally outraged tweets tend to be widely retweeted within their political spheres—but rarely escape their bubbles.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Ozone pollution persists in Spokane
Wood smoke, dust and carbon monoxide aren’t the only pollutants causing problems in Spokane. Ozone levels rise during the hot days of summer, at times reaching unhealthy levels.
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from The Telegraph (UK)
Church of England could ditch mitres over claims 'they look silly'
A senior Church of England figure is calling for bishops to ditch their mitres because they symbolise a "culture of deference". Revd Ian Paul, a member of the Archbishops' Council, said the traditional hats were part of a "world of the past" and meant the bishops appeared elevated above the rest of the church.
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from Tribal Tribune (Nespelem, WA)
Like raiders of old, the goal was to get in and get out with the trophies. That was the goal for a handful of Colville Indian relay race teams this past weekend as six total teams from the Colville tribe made the long trip over to Blackfeet country – and they didn’t leave empty handed.
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from WND (World Net Daily)
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STUDY BLOWS 'GREENHOUSE THEORY OUT OF THE WATER'
'All observed climatic changes have natural causes completely outside of human control'
STUDY BLOWS 'GREENHOUSE THEORY OUT OF THE WATER'
'All observed climatic changes have natural causes completely outside of human control'
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