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Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church
Australian police say they have arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids around Sydney to protect the community from a potential attack.
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With graduation near, colleges seek to balance safety and students’ right to protest Gaza war
U.S. colleges and universities are preparing for end-of-year commencement ceremonies with a unique challenge: providing safety for graduates while honoring the free speech rights of students involved in protests over the Israel-Hamas war.
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Man charged with hate crime for vandalizing Islamic center at Rutgers, prosecutors say
A man accused of vandalizing an Islamic center at New Jersey’s flagship university on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr has been charged with a hate crime.
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Iowa lawmakers address immigration, religious freedom and taxes in 2024 session
Iowa lawmakers have wrapped up the General Assembly’s four-month session that focused on reforming the way special education is managed and speeding up tax cuts.
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Mexico’s likely next president would be its first leader with a Jewish background
By mid-2024, Claudia Sheinbaum will most likely become Mexico’s first female president. She would also be its first leader with a Jewish background in a country that’s home to nearly 100 million Catholics.
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Tunisian Jews scale back annual pilgrimage to ancient synagogue because of security concerns
Jewish Tunisians who organize an annual pilgrimage to one of the world’s oldest synagogues are planning a scaled-down event next month.
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London police to meet with Jewish leaders as protests spark concerns about the safety of Jews
London’s police commissioner will meet with senior members of the Jewish community on Monday after the force bungled its apology for suggesting an “openly Jewish″ man’s presence along the route of a pro-Palestinian march risked provoking the demonstrators.
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Lama Rod describes himself as a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. He wants to free you from suffering
Lama Rod Owens describes himself as a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. The Harvard Divinity school-educated lama and yoga teacher blends his training in Tibetan Buddhism with experiences from his life as a Black, queer man.
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Children learn matzo making and Passover’s traditions ahead of the Jewish holiday
A group of Washington area first graders had no time to waste — they had matzo to make. The students from Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital had just 18 minutes to prep and cook the cracker-like, unleavened Passover staple.
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War, hostages, antisemitism: A somber backdrop to this year’s Passover observances
Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year. It commemorates the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible.
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London police apologize after threatening to arrest ‘openly Jewish’ man near pro-Palestinian protest
London’s police force has been forced to issue two apologies after officers threatened to arrest an “openly Jewish” man if he refused to leave the area around a pro-Palestinian march because his presence risked provoking the demonstrators.
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Mandisa, Grammy-winning singer and ‘American Idol’ alum, dies at 47
Contemporary Christian singer Mandisa, who appeared on “American Idol” and won a Grammy for her 2013 album “Overcomer,” has died. She was 47.
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Catholic priest resigns from Michigan church following protests over his criticism of a gay author
A Catholic priest has resigned as pastor of a church in a small central Michigan community. It is the result of weeks of controversy following his regret that a gay author had read a book to preschool children.
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Has Salman Rushdie changed after his stabbing? Well, he feels about 25, the author tells AP
Nearly two years after the shocking knife attack that nearly killed him, Salman Rushdie appears both changed and very much the same.
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Maurizio Cattelan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women’s prison
A pair of nude feet — dirty, wounded and vulnerable — are painted on the façade of the Venice women’s prison chapel.
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The Latest | World leaders call on Iran and Israel to avoid allowing conflict to worsen
World leaders are calling on Iran and Israel to try to avoid escalating tensions following the apparent Israeli strike near an Iranian air base and nuclear facility.
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Teenager is charged with terrorism offenses in stabbings of bishop and priest at Sydney church
A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service has been charged by police with terrorism offenses.
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Florida will open schools to volunteer chaplains
Florida school districts will soon have the option of allowing volunteer chaplains in as student counselors. Republican Gov.
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John Adams’ Nativity oratorio ‘El Nino’ gets colorful staging at the Met
Composer John Adams’ work is returning to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time in a decade in a new staging of his Nativity oratorio “El Nino.”
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The Latest | Iran says air defense batteries fire after explosions reported near major air base
Iran’s state news agency says the country’s air defense batteries have fired after reports of explosions near a major air base at the city of Isfahan.
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Prominent Baptist pastor in military-ruled Myanmar detained again hours after release from prison
A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority has been detained just hours after he was released from prison by the military government.
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Sydney teen accused of stabbing 2 clerics showed no signs of radicalization, Muslim leader says
A Muslim community leader says a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service might have “anger management and behavioral issues” and a “short fuse” but had shown no signs of being radicalized.
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Israelis grapple with how to celebrate Passover, a holiday about freedom, while many remain captive
Jews around the world will soon celebrate Passover, recounting the biblical story of their exodus from Egypt after hundreds of years of slavery.
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Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi’s decade in power
Hindu nationalism was once a fringe ideology in India, and now it is mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Catholic officials in Brooklyn agree to an independent oversight of clergy sex abuse allegations
An independent monitor will oversee the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn’s handling of sexual abuse allegations under a settlement between the diocese and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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The Latest | Netanyahu says Israel will decide how to respond as Iran warns against retaliation
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earlier this week, brushing off calls for restraint.
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Father of boy accused of stabbing 2 Sydney clerics saw no signs of extremism, Muslim leader says
A Muslim community leader in Australia says the father of a boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics saw no signs of his son’s extremism.
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Columbia’s president rebuts claims she has allowed the university to become a hotbed of antisemitism
Four months after a contentious congressional hearing led to the resignations of two Ivy League presidents, Columbia University’s president unequivocally denounced antisemitism on her campus.
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New leader of Jesse Jackson’s civil rights organization steps down just months on the job
A Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organization has resigned after just months on the job. The Rev.
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New York’s high court hears case on abortion insurance coverage
New York’s highest court has taken up a case that seeks to throw out a regulation requiring health insurance policies to cover medically necessary abortions.
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A London court rules against a Muslim girl who wanted to pray at a school known for strict rules
A Muslim student who wanted to pray during lunchtime has lost a court fight against a strict London school that had banned prayer on campus.
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