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US Jews fear collision with expected Israeli government
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s ties to the Jewish American community, one of its closest and most important allies, are about…
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Influential Iraqi cleric launches anti-LGBTQ campaign
An influential Iraqi cleric who announced his withdrawal from politics four months ago has broken a period of relative silence…
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FIFA says rainbow items are allowed at World Cup stadiums
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — One day after Iran and Wales were eliminated at the World Cup, FIFA finally gave a…
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Rainbow struggle playing out on sidelines of World Cup
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Aside from the competition for the World Cup title, one of the most hotly contested issues…
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World Cup Viewer’s Guide: Qatar loses opener, US up on Day 2
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The first World Cup in the Middle East finally began Sunday night with a flashy opening…
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Culture clash? Conservative Qatar preps for World Cup party
On the Instagram accounts of fashion models and superstars last month, the sheikhdom of Qatar looked like one glittering party.…
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Dutch World Cup players to meet migrant workers in Qatar
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch World Cup squad will meet a group of migrant workers in Qatar after…
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Louisiana churches leave Methodist denomination amid schism
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The United Methodist Church, a mainstay of the American religious landscape, has cut ties with 58…
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World Cup ambassador from Qatar denounces homosexuality
BERLIN (AP) — An ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar has described homosexuality as a “damage in the mind”…
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Walker, Warnock offer clashing religious messages in Georgia
ATLANTA — One candidate in Georgia’s Senate contest warns that “spiritual warfare” has entangled America and offers himself to voters…
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