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US & Canada · AlbuquerqueAuthorities investigating whether the killings of four Muslim men are connected said Sunday that they need help finding a vehicle believed to be connected to the deaths in New Mexico’s largest the city.
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Police: Killing of 4 Muslim men in New Mexico linked
56% Center coverage: 109 sources
Erdogan · IstanbulThe 46-year-old singer and songwriter was taken away for questioning from her home in Istanbul. She was formally arrested late on Thursday before being taken to a prison pending her trial. Critics said the move was an effort by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to consolidate his religious and conservative support base.See the Story
Turkey’s ‘Madonna’ arrested for deriding Erdogan’s religious school network
45% Left coverage: 47 sources
Referendum · HavanaCuba has voted to legalize same-sex marriage in a national referendum. About two-thirds of the population voted to approve reforms in a new Family Code. It marks a big moment for Cuba, which saw gay people persecuted and sent to work camps in the 1960s and 70s. That being said, there was still significant opposition to the reforms among religious groups and conservatives.See the Story
Cuba Approves Same-Sex Marriage
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US & Canada · KabulShiite Muslims were to mark the holy day on Tuesday in Iraq and also in Lebanon. Security forces, particularly in Taliban-run Afghanistan, were on high alert for any violence. Hussein's death in battle at the hands of Sunnis at Karbala, south of Baghdad, ingrained a deep rift in Islam.See the Story
In Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, Shiite Muslims mark Ashoura
42% Center coverage: 19 sources
Shinzō Abe · TokyoDemonstrators demand cancellation of Shinzo Abe's state funeral. Abe, who was assassinated in July, was Japan's longest-serving leader. His state funeral has galvanized public opposition against the governing Liberal Democratic party. State funerals in Japan have been historically reserved for the emperor.See the Story
Hundreds demand cancellation of Japanese ex-leader's funeral
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EuropeAbel Ferrara, whose gritty New York exploitation films of the 1980s and 1990s delved into the soulless evils of drug addiction, corruption and sexual violence, pays homage to one of Italy’s best-known and most revered saints in his newest film, “Padre Pio.” That the film, which stars Shia LaBeouf and premieres at the Venice Film Festival next week, confirms a change of pace for the cult director is an understatement, one that Ferrara, 71, chalks…See the Story
Gritty cult director Ferrara gets religion in 'Padre Pio'
42% Left coverage: 12 sources
Jair Bolsonaro · BrasíliaPresident Jair Bolsonaro is trying to shore up the crucial evangelical vote. His wife posted a video of her showering former President Luiz In�cio Lula da Silva with popcorn. The first lady's short comment denounced such a display from da Silva. Some criticize her for speaking about God.See the Story
Bolsonaro campaign to evangelicals: Brazil's soul at stake
54% Center coverage: 13 sources
Europe · MoscowMetropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, head of foreign relations for the Moscow Patriarchate, said Patriarch Kirill would not be attending the Sept. 13-15 meeting. Kirill has justified the invasion of Ukraine on spiritual and ideological grounds. He has blessed Russian soldiers going into battle and invoked the idea that Russians and Ukrainians are one people.See the Story
Russian patriarch scrubs meeting where he was to meet pope
43% Left coverage: 7 sources
"They hated us. They tried to kill us"....An old joke becomes a Yom Kippur message
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Will Congress support God’s children?
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On Yom Kippur, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg explains why repentance is so important
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