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October 20, 2020 at 9:19 pm

Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies VIEW

Schools in three states are affiliated with People of Praise, an insular community rooted in its own interpretation of the Bible, of which Barrett and...

October 11, 2020 at 6:48 am

Ex-members of religious group mixed on Barrett nomination

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s affiliation with the Christian community People of Praise is drawing scrutiny because of what former members and observers describe...

October 7, 2020 at 11:02 am

High court nominee served as ‘handmaid’ in religious group

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served as a “handmaid,” the term then used for high-ranking female leaders in the People of...

October 6, 2020 at 5:14 pm

Barrett lived in house owned by co-founders of faith group

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a young law student, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett lived in a house owned by co-founders of People of Praise,...

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, not pictured, at the Capitol, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP) WX410 WX410

September 28, 2020 at 9:47 pm

Barrett tied to faith group ex-members say subjugates women VIEW

Amy Coney Barrett is affiliated with a conservative religious group that elevates the role of men. Some familiar with the group others like it say...

September 28, 2020 at 2:19 pm

Barrett tied to faith group ex-members say subjugates women VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court has close ties to a charismatic Christian religious group that holds men are...

Matt Helms, far left, chats with Zach Preston and his wife Allie Preston at The Leon Pub in Tallahassee, Fla., on Monday night, Sept. 14, 2020. They have been regulars at the once-popular watering hole, which is trying to revive its business in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan) RPBC102 RPBC102

September 15, 2020 at 12:42 pm

Experts worry as US virus restrictions are eased or violated

While case numbers have fallen from their daily peak in late July, the numbers remain staggeringly high. And yet, high-risk activities are resuming in many...

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September 3, 2020 at 12:16 pm

White House faces skepticism over prospects for a vaccine

Could the U.S. really see a coronavirus vaccine before Election Day? A letter from federal health officials instructing states to be ready to begin distributing...

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, left, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), testify before a House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus crisis hearing, Friday, July 31, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP) WX385

September 2, 2020 at 3:08 pm

CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1. The...

August 28, 2020 at 9:01 pm

GOP portrayal of urban mayhem doesn’t always match reality VIEW

At almost every turn at the Republican National Convention, speakers from the president on down portrayed American cities like Portland, Oregon, New York and Chicago...