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Trump commutes supporter’s sentence

Hagia Sophia to become a mosque

Amazon acts on TikTok concerns

The WHO acknowledges COVID-19 airborne transmission

Pandemic hits Latin American leaders

Roundups

U.K. abortion pill program cuts corners

Abortion “Pills by Post” fails to follow safety assessments for at-home abortions

Defending Biblical orthodoxy in the Lutheran church

Family As the mainline church shifts farther left, many are leaving while some decide to stay and stand for truth

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Africa’s swarming threat

International Responders seek solutions to a worsening locust outbreak

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COVID-19 hits Syria

International Russia chokes off needed medical and food supplies to the region

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Listening to the unheard

News | The news cycle is loud, but we need to hear those who can’t shout

A cultural genocide before our eyes

China | The Uighur diaspora is speaking out as family members disappear into reeducation camps in Xinjiang, but will the world listen?

June Cheng

Reasonable accommodation

Policy | The Americans With Disabilities Act, which turns 30 this month, steered Jim Terry toward a more accessible career

Kim Henderson

Houses of death

Coronavirus | Small Belgium has the highest COVID-19 mortality rate in the world, raising questions about restrictive protocols surrounding nursing homes

Mindy Belz

Summer sequels

News analysis | The coronavirus spiked the movie blockbuster season, but drama is playing out in real life

Michael Reneau

Journals

Getting along like cats and dogs

Sophia's World Even minor issues can become important marriage lessons

Delayed sanctions for China’s Uighur atrocities

Snapshots of China After three years of mixed signals, the U.S. government finally moves to hold China responsible for its human rights abuses against Uighurs

When cancel culture comes to newsrooms

Whirled Views Crusades against certain opinions aren’t new, but now journalists are joining in

Biden’s blunder and Trump vs. Twitter

Dean's List A grab-bag of politics, religion, and other news ahead of the 2020 election

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7.10.20 Culture Friday, Greyhound, and Ask the Editor

On Culture Friday, Megan Basham and Myrna Brown talk to John Stonestreet about a rebuke of “cancel culture” coming from an unexpected source; Megan reviews the new war movie featuring Tom Hanks, Greyhound; and on Ask the Editor, WORLD editor in chief Marvin Olasky explains the importance of using the judgment of charity. Plus: floating to the edge of space, and the Friday morning news. Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from Bible Translation Fellowship. Building a network of churches that integrate Bible translation into the mission of the church. More at bibletranslationfellowship.org And from the new book from Focus on the Family, 9 Lies that Will Destroy Your Marriage. Core truths to strengthen and protect it. In bookstores and online at the Focus on the Family Store.

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Insightful interviews with popular musicians, Christian thought leaders, makers of movies and television, respected authors, and key political leaders.

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