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September 9, 2020

Stanford offers sessions on 'racial terror,' claiming it's 'nearly impossible' to think outside of White supremacy

Standford University offered sessions on how to end "racial terror" last month, an event spread across several sessions that partly discussed how it's “nearly impossible” to think outside of “white supremacy.”

September 9, 2020

Ukraine church leader who said coronavirus was 'God's punishment' for same-sex marriage hospitalized with COVID-19

A prominent religious leader in Ukraine who made headlines earlier this year for publicly claiming the coronavirus pandemic was “God’s punishment” for same-sex marriage remained hospitalized Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19 last week.

September 8, 2020

Family of Uighur detained in northwest China fights for his release

After attending a State Department business program in the U.S., Ekpar Asat was detained when he returned home to Xinjiang, China to build his own business; Rich Edson reports.

September 6, 2020

Pope: Gossiping is "plague worse than COVID"

Amid the weird, crazy year of the global coronavirus pandemic, the pope said on Sunday that gossiping is worse than COVID-19.

September 5, 2020

Qanta Ahmed: As a Muslim American Trump admirer, I say to Joy Reid and Ilhan Omar: Shame on you!

Two Trump-hating, far-left radical women made news this week as they got into an argument about how to best insult President Trump.

September 2, 2020

African priest wearing coronavirus face mask suddenly collapses, dies during sermon, video shows

A Cameroon priest was captured on video Sunday collapsing and dying right in the middle of preaching a sermon. 

September 2, 2020

Pope holds first public audience in months, prays for Beirut and solidarity during coronavirus pandemic

Pope Francis called for a day of prayer and fasting in Italy to commemorate the one-month mark after the deadly blast that destroyed large swaths of Beirut and killed hundreds.

September 1, 2020

Omar, Tlaib call on MSNBC host Joy Reid to apologize after comments deemed Islamophobic

MSNBC anchor Joy Reid has received backlash after she suggested Monday night that President Trump has radicalized his supporters in the same way that "Muslims act."

September 1, 2020

Jailed Turkish mob boss claims government officials dispatched him to kill American Pastor Andrew Brunson

From behind bars in Argentina, a wanted Turkish mob leader has ignited a firestorm with explosive allegations that some Turkish government officials had recruited him to put a hit on former political prisoner, Pastor Andrew Brunson.

August 26, 2020

Israeli archaeologists discover large trove of Islamic gold coins

A collection of 425 complete early Islamic gold coins were discovered near the central city of Yavne, Israeli archaeologists announced Monday.