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Italy will fight Wednesday against a European court ruling that crucifixes in classrooms violate students' right to freedom of religion.

On the eve of Mayor-elect Steve Benjamin’s inauguration, Columbia’s faith community came together to offer up prayers of support for the new administration, celebrating in a spirited service that included rousing gospel music, a litany of unity and the larger-than-life presence of one very composed little girl. Source: The South Carolina State | CAROLYN CLICK

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Oprah Winfrey takes back her crown while pop chart phenomenon Lady Gaga catapults to No. 4 on this year's Celebrity 100 and Houston's "B" is near the top of the list.

    After returning from a recent trip from the Gulf Coast region Rev. Jesse Jackson called on British Petroleum to do more to help Black fishermen affected by the enormous oil spill currently consuming the region during an address to Black newspaper publishers June 18.   Source: Black Voice News | Pharoh Martin

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MOJAVE, Calif. — A $125,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of vandals who apparently used a saw to cut down and steal the metal memorial cross atop a craggy hill in the Mojave National Preserve.

For the second consecutive year, a team of NBA Development League Select players will also participate in the action taking place at the Thomas & Mack Center and the COX Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Egypt announces that an ancient city from 3,500 years ago – at the height of the Jewish People’s enslavement there – has been

Yvonne Moore not only left Covenant Baptist, where she had worshiped for nearly 40 years: she filed a lawsuit for her weekly tithes because, as she said, "They didn't respect the members enough to listen to us."

Does it live up to it's predecessors? Is Ed "Too Tall" Jones TOO TALL!?! LOL

It might be more than just the boogie man under your bed!LOL