The kitchen where George and Arva Dorsey prepare an 18-dish feast every Thanksgiving has been stripped of everything but its granite counter-tops, standing on their own with no appliances below. The house they renovated and expanded over three decades has been gutted down to its wooden beams.
via On Thanksgiving, Family Hurt By Hurricane Harvey Continues To Count Its Blessings — BCNN1 WP
The Church of Sweden has urged its clergy to use more gender-neutral language when referring to God and to avoid referring to the deity as “Lord” or “he”.
One person was shot outside a Missouri mall as swarms of shoppers looking for Black Friday deals saw chaos pop up throughout the country.
via One Shot Outside Mall, Brawls Shut Down Another on Black Friday — BCNN1 WP
Here are the official funeral arrangements/information for pastor and gospel singer Shawn Jones:
via Official Funeral Arrangements Announced For Pastor and Gospel Singer Shawn Jones — BCNN1 WP
Tennessee authorities are investigating the death Wednesday morning of a Memphis pastor.
The body of a Texas state trooper who was shot and killed Thursday during a traffic stop arrived hours later at the Dallas County medical examiner’s office where many law enforcement officials paid their respects.
Armenia’s foreign-language film submission to the Academy Awards for this year invites viewers to imagine a world without war, according to its director.
via Armenia’s Oscars Submission, ‘Yeva,’ Imagines a World Without War — BCNN1 WP
A court in western Germany says an ancient forest near the Belgian border can be chopped down to make way for a coal strip mine.
via German Court Rules Ancient Forest Can Be Cleared for Coal Mine — BCNN1 WP
Poland’s lawmakers on Friday approved a law that will phase out Sunday shopping by the year 2020 despite criticism that it may eliminate thousands of jobs.
via Poland’s Lower House Approves Law to Phase Out Sunday Shopping by 2020 — BCNN1 WP
A high school dropout, Nicole Dickey adds fractions in math class at a charter school for adults, hoping to earn her high school credentials and find a good paying office job.
A scandal of alleged child abuse at a Chinese kindergarten has rocked the country, prompting public outrage, parental soul-searching, government pledges and online censorship.
via Parents Allege Children Were Abused, Drugged and Molested at Chinese Kindergarten — BCNN1 WP
Newly inaugurated leader Emmerson Mnangagwa laid out his vision for Zimbabwe on Friday, paying tribute to Robert Mugabe as a “mentor” but vowing to eschew the former president’s policies.
via Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa Sworn In as Interim President — BCNN1 WP
For the second time in 12 months, President Donald Trump is playing some late-fall golf with Tiger Woods. Trump tweeted that he would tee it up with Woods and Dustin Johnson at Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, on Friday after a phone meeting with the president of Turkey.
via President Trump Plays Post-Thanksgiving Golf with Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson — BCNN1 WP
The chief of the Los Angeles Police Department said that he expects an influx of even more reports of high-profile sex crimes as the department investigates more than two dozen allegations of sexual misconduct by Hollywood types.
via LAPD Encourages ‘All Victims of Sexual Assault’ in Hollywood to Report Sex Crimes — BCNN1 WP
President Donald Trump cited the deadly terrorist attack in Egypt to renew his calls for construction of a wall along the southern U.S. border and a travel ban aimed at blocking citizens of several Muslim-majority nations.
Police have arrested a youth pastor after he allegedly killed his wife, her daughter and the daughter’s boyfriend at a home in Chester, Virginia, on Thanksgiving night. Officers discovered two women and a man shot to death at a home on Dogwood Ridge Court in the Ashley Forrest subdivision around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, KTLA sister station WTVR…
via Youth Pastor Accused of Killing Wife, 2 Others at Virginia Home on Thanksgiving — KTLA
Ireland is on the verge of a snap election after the party that props up the country’s minority coalition government threatened to pull down the administration over a police whistleblower scandal.
via Ireland on the Verge of Snap Election Over Police Scandal — BCNN1 WP
Workers at a half dozen Amazon distribution centers in Germany and one in Italy walked off the job Friday, in a protest timed to coincide with “Black Friday” to demand better wages from the American online giant.
via Amazon Workers in Germany & Italy Strike on Black Friday — BCNN1 WP
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.), who apologized Wednesday for a lewd photo of him that circulated on the Internet, told a woman to whom he had sent sexually explicit photos, videos and messages that he would report her to the Capitol Police because she could expose his behavior, according to a recording reviewed by The Washington […]
On Nov. 16, Anita Hill sat down at The Washington Post offices with five current and former Democratic lawmakers: Nita M. Lowey (N.Y.), Barbara A. Mikulski (Md.), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.), Pat Schroeder (Colo.) and Louise M. Slaughter (N.Y.) — all allies of Hill during her historic appearance at the confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court […]
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