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According to NASA, a meteor soared over the Statue of Liberty before crumbling about 30 miles above Midtown Manhattan. The space rock passed through the atmosphere over the Big Apple around 11:15 a.m., the same time New Yorkers reported seeing a flash of fire streak across the sky and felt the ground slightly shaking under…

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President Biden’s campaign is continuing to do damage control after his poor performance in the first presidential debate left some Democrats questioning his fitness to run. Sitting down with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in a pre-taped interview, Biden attempted to assure Stephanopoulos and his voters that he is still the man for the job. Addressing his…

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Churchgoers are now signing up for ‘warrior training’ and arming themselves before heading into weekly services, as violent attacks in houses of worship surge nationwide. Sheepdog Church Security, founded by Kris Moloney in 2014, is one company that trains volunteer security and safety teams to protect houses of worship while keeping ‘faith at the center.’…

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A new poll shows that while a majority of Americans support the practice of in-vitro fertilization, the public is split on the morality of destroying frozen embryos created in the process. Gallup recently released its annual Values and Beliefs poll, examining Americans’ views on a wide variety of cultural and contentious issues. The survey, which…

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