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Vote on immigration bill delayed again

High court: Police need a warrant for cellphone tracking data

EU imposes taxes on iconic American imports

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Protesters block Pittsburgh freeway after unarmed teen’s shooting

House approves farm bill with food aid work requirement

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Giving God the glory on MTV

Entertainment Actor Chris Pratt turns an award acceptance speech into an evangelism opportunity

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Design even in an orange peel

Intelligent Design Scientists discover how the citrus fruit shoots bursts of fragrant oil into the air when peeled

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House pulls together to address opioid crisis

Politics Despite deep divisions on just about every other issue, lawmakers appear ready to work together to fight drug addiction

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Battling racial bias at Harvard

Education A lawsuit challenges the Ivy League school’s limits on Asian-American applicants

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Follow the Assembly line

Homosexuality | How one-party rule in California yielded draconian legislation against ‘conversion therapy’

Thirty beach reads

Books | Pack a suitcase and take your pick of these summer getaway books

People in pain

News analysis | A pair of high-profile suicides brings attention to a growing crisis

Cruel summer

Relationships | Loneliness plagues our social-media-drenched society, and summer is the season of greatest isolation

Staff picks

Books | Light summer reading selections from Worldlings

Journals

Surveillance within, threats without

Snapshots of China China’s version of Big Brother works to monitor the movement of citizens and control foreign media messaging

Words aptly spoken

Sophia's World From Balaam to the Broadway District, God can send His Word by means we least expect

Remember those in prison

Whirled Views Hopes of North Korean diplomacy shouldn’t overshadow the plight of Christians and others suffering under the regime

A Canadian town’s hospitality

Metro Minute Revisiting the remarkable 9/11 story of Gander, Newfoundland

NPR from a Christian Worldview: Each weekday morning, enjoy daily radio news, interviews, commentary, and original features reported from the field.

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Culture Friday, and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

John Stonestreet discusses a failing of the Trump administration and the Christian response to families being separated at the border, and Megan Basham reviews the latest Jurassic World film. Plus: George Grant on the origin of a fairytale phrase.

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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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22

A conversation with Andrew Osenga

This week, Warren Smith talks with singer, songwriter, producer, and podcaster Andrew Osenga. Osenga is perhaps best known as the lead singer, guitar player, and a key songwriter for Caedmon's Call. But he also spent four years with a band called The Normals, a band that was a favorite with critics that also had two Dove Award nominations.