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Federal Execution Set for Man Who Kidnapped, Raped and Buried North Texas Teen Alive
The federal government prepared Thursday to execute an inmate who was condemned for kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old North Texas girl, bludgeoning her with a shovel and burying her alive.
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United Methodist Delegates Reject Recognizing Gay Marriage
The United Methodist Church, America’s second-largest Protestant denomination, faces a likely surge in defections and acts of defiance after delegates at a crucial conference voted Tuesday to strengthen the faith’s divisive bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy. Emotions were high throughout the third and final day of the UMC’s meeting. Some supporters of greater LGBT inclusion were...
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St. Louis Blues: Fans Watch Their Old Team Reach Super Bowl in LA
Seventeen years after the New England Patriots beat the Rams for the NFL championship, fans in St. Louis here will again be watching when the two go at it in Atlanta. Thing is, allegiances have changed since the Rams moved back to Los Angeles three years ago.
