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Scrabble will release a new version of the game that will be more “inclusive” for Gen Z players and “less competitive.” The new double-sided Scrabble board will still feature the original game for those who want to play the traditional version, but on the flip side, the new game will include helper cards, use a…

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Legendary golfer Gary Player will never take his opportunity to play golf for granted. The three-time Masters winner played at Augusta for the last time in 2009, 52 years after his first and was named an honorary starter in 2012. Once again, he, Tom Watson, and Jack Nicklaus teed off to kick off the tournament,…

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“He was a man of great faith – great, great faith.” That’s how actor Gary Sinise describes his 33-year-old son Mac, who died in January after a torturesome battle with Chordoma, a rare and persistent cancer that starts in the spine. The “Forrest Gump” star told CBN News that his son “loved his Catholic faith”…

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For “American Idol” contestant Emmy Russell, country music runs in her veins. Russell, who made the Top 20 of the singing competition show, is the granddaughter of country music legend Loretta Lynn, and as she’s proving, she’s inherited some of Lynn’s remarkable talent. The 25-year-old singer said in a video on an episode, “I’m a…

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Almost five years after his 3-year-old son River died in a tragic drowning accident, Granger Smith is sure of one thing: suffering has a way of drawing people closer to God. The 44-year-old “Backroad Song” singer told The Christian Post, “For reasons that we don’t fully know, God’s plan will always involve suffering in this…

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In a new interview with Porter, Dakota Fanning opened up about her love for acting and how she looks forward to being a mother one day. “Being an actor is a huge part of my identity. I don’t really know who I am without it,” Fanning, 30, told Porter. “But I also have a desire…

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University of South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley didn’t waste time praising God after the Gamecocks won the national championship, days after a secular legal group called for the university to take action over comments on her faith. During a post-game interview with ESPN’s Holly Rowe after South Carolina defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes, led…

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During one of the most painful moments of her life, Roma Downey turned to God. As a child, the former “Touched By an Angel” star’s mother died of a heart attack. She told Fox News Digital, “My mother died when I was just a little girl. I was only 10. And I can honestly say…

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Singer and entrepreneur Rihanna is being blasted on the internet after appearing as a nun on the cover of “Interview Magazine.” Rihanna appeared on the cover wearing the traditional black and white habit of a nun, but the similarities stop there as she dons a white blouse buttoned down to show her cleavage and a…

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As the 2024 election heats up, many pundits are turning their attention to abortion as a key issue after Donald Trump released his official statement on abortion. “The states will determine by vote, or legislation, or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law of the land – in this case, the law…
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