Christians are to imitate Christ, the true Good Samaritan, called to view all as nothing less than kin in sin and in the promise of salvation.
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Anna Rowlands,
Time,
12 May 2025
Volunteers rappelled from the top of a building as sirens went off and firecrackers erupted — apparently to imitate shelling in one drill in the Indian port city of Mumbai.
The answer turns in no small measure on whether law is a business masquerading as a profession or a profession whose commitment to honor its Oath to uphold the Constitution and to defend the rule of law eclipses its (short-term) business interest.
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Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Some of them overlooked realities like extreme heat, power outages, and near-zero internet bandwidth—while others tried solutions that were essentially file libraries masquerading as learning platforms.
House Republicans defended a bill that would enact sweeping tax cuts, raise the debt ceiling, and add restrictions to benefit programs during a heated marathon day of committee hearings on Capitol Hill.
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Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
The Trump administration hopes the plan will be enacted by July 4.
Although victory for Simion is much more likely than for Poland’s right-wing candidates, Europe is now facing the prospect that two of Ukraine’s neighbors could by next month be led by presidents who are hostile towards Brussels and aping a MAGA-style politics.
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Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
Politics Trump officials’ defiance over Abrego Garcia’s deportation is ‘shocking,’ appeals court says
April 17, 2025
His underlings ape his ghoulish glee in making life miserable for undocumented immigrants.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Scenarios are acted out involving a rabbit who enjoys frequenting the circus and a ticket-taker bear who relishes enforcing the rules with all his brutal might.
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Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
Prosecutors told the court that Vallow Daybell had acted out of self-interest, not self-preservation, with plans to cash in on her estranged husband’s $1 million life insurance policy.
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Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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