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People Who Finally Left “MAGA Christianity” Are Sharing What It Really Took To Step Away

For many Americans raised in conservative Christian environments, faith once felt like a matter of personal conviction and community — not overt political allegiance. But over the past decade, the boundary between belief and ideology has blurred. Adam Gray / Getty Images As religious leaders increasingly endorse candidates from the pulpit and worship music shares…

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Eight elephants killed as passenger train hits herd in India’s northeast

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Eight elephants were killed early on Saturday when a Delhi-bound passenger train struck a herd in India’s northeastern state of Assam, railway authorities said. The collision occurred at about…

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US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media after the US launched large-scale airstrikes on Syria.(Bloomberg)

‘Large-scale attacks, 70 IS targets’: Why the US launched Operation Hawkeye Strike in Syria

The US administration on Friday said it carried out military strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters and weapons sites, days after an ambush killed two US troops and an American civilian interpreter. US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media after the US launched large-scale airstrikes on Syria.(Bloomberg) A US official said…

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