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White evangelicals’ dominance of the GOP has turned it into the party of resistance
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For obvious reasons, President Joe Biden made the coronavirus pandemic his first legislative priority. Polling shows wide public support for his $ 1.9 trillion relief plan. But that didn't translate to Republican s...
‘Coming 2 America’ turned Rick Ross’ Georgia mansion into a Zamunda palace
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When audiences see Eddie Murphy's Prince Akeem, prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, living in his enormous palace, they'll probably not realize it's actually an Atlanta, Georgia home that belongs to r...
When he couldn’t find healthy options for his family during the pandemic, a dad turned his backyard into a farm
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It was the start of the coronavirus pandemic when meat and eggs began to disappear from the aisles of Vincent Padgett's local grocery store. "I was like, 'This is a problem,'" Padgett told CNN. "There was no meat p...
Minneapolis police officers must keep body cameras turned on during entire response to a call, new policy says
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Minneapolis police officers will no longer be allowed to deactivate their body cameras in order to hold private conversations during the course of their response to an incident, according to a statement Monday from...
These high schoolers turned their tough experiences during the pandemic into powerful memoirs
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A teenager left to care for his family. One who found his faith, and another who watched his father relapse into addiction. They are the firsthand accounts of a group of New Jersey high school students living during...
A former White supremacist store and Ku Klux Klan meeting space is being turned into a community center to promote healing
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A South Carolina preacher and local resident are turning what once was a Ku Klux Klan meeting place into a community center dedicated to educating and fighting against racial injustice. Deep in Laurens stands the h...
12 celebrities who turned down a British honor
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London Twice a year, the UK publishes its honors list recognizing those who have accomplished excellence in a spectrum of pursuits, including both celebrities and non-famous faces. This year Formula 1 champion Lewis ...
A bake-off between two dads turned into a movement that delivered thousands of cookies to essential workers
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. A cookie competition between two dads turned into a heartwarmi...
A father who died years ago left his son $10 to buy his first beer when he turned 21
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. When Matt Goodman turned 21, he wished his father could have b...
Users turned ‘Ratatouille’ into a TikTok musical. Now, it will become a benefit for Broadway
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What started as a one-off video for Disney fans turned into one of TikTok's most successful trends. Now, "Ratatouille: A TikTok Musical" is getting as close to Broadway as the pandemic will allow. The production, e...
How one Republican governor turned her state’s failing coronavirus strategy into a national platform
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Kristi Noem may be the governor of South Dakota, but she sure is spending a lot of time out of the state in recent months. Noem was in Texas last Wednesday to deliver a speech at an event honoring veterans and then,...
A teacher who turned his home into a PPE factory during the pandemic was honored with a new car
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. When health care workers were running out of personal protec...
Scranton, Pennsylvania, honors famous ‘scrappy kid’ turned President-elect
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As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to move into the White House, his hometown honored him Friday just steps from his childhood home. "This morning I had the opportunity to join U.S. Senator Bob Casey and Marywood...
How a ‘vast ocean of goodwill’ between China and Australia turned sour
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Hong Kong Earlier this year, amid growing global anger over China's initial handling of the coronavirus pandemic, Australia was among the first countries to call for an official investigation into the virus' origins....
Progressives turned out for Joe Biden. Now they want a big role in his administration.
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Joe Biden won't be sworn in for another 64 days, but the President-elect is already under pressure from activist groups to bring progressive leaders into his administration -- and close its doors to establishment fi...
An endangered lemur that went missing from a California zoo turned up at a church playground
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After a dramatic day in the San Francisco urban jungle, a ring-tailed lemur has been returned to the zoo from where he went missing earlier this week. And the zoo has a sprightly 5-year-old boy to thank for his safe...