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Archbishop To Lead Task Force On Anglican Communion Rift
Anglican spiritual leader Justin Welby is set to lead a task force that will focus on rebuilding relationships after religious leaders temporarily restricted the role of the Episcopal Church in their global fellowship as a sanction over the US church's acceptance of gay marriage.
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The Haunting Link Between Two Mass Shootings
Rosalyn Stanley was just finishing an episode of "Dr. Phil" on a June night when the show was interrupted by a breaking news alert.
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Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty for Charleston Shooter
South Carolina prosecutors said Thursday they intend to seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, the white alleged supremacist charged with killing nine black churchgoers in June.
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Trial Date Set for Charleston Church Massacre Accused Dylann Roof
A South Carolina judge on Thursday set July 11 next year as a trial date for Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old white male charged with killing nine black people in an historic African-American church a month ago.
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Charleston Shooting Suspect Able to Buy Gun Due to Background Check Mix-up: FBI
The suspect in the killings of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, was able to buy a gun because of mistakes in a background check that should have revealed an admission of drug possession, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said on Friday.
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South Carolina Legislature Passes Bill to Remove Confederate Flag
The South Carolina legislature passed a bill early today to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds after an emotional 13-hour debate over the controversial banner.
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South Carolina Senate Advances Bill to Remove Confederate Flag
South Carolina lawmakers took a major step on Monday toward passing legislation to remove the Confederate battle flag that flies at the state capitol in Columbia and has long been denounced by critics as a symbol of slavery.
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US Episcopal Church Approves Same-Sex Marriages
The US Episcopal Church announced Wednesday that it approved ceremonies for same-sex marriages, shortly after the Supreme Court legalized the practice across country.
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US Episcopal Church Elects First Black Presiding Bishop
The US Episcopal Church elected Bishop Michael Curry on Saturday as its next presiding bishop, making him the first African-American leader of the 2.5 million-strong church.
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Barack Obama to Deliver Eulogy as Charleston Mourns Attack Victims
President Barack Obama was today set to deliver a eulogy for the chief pastor gunned down in an apparent racially-motivated attack that shocked the nation.
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Battle Over Confederacy Flag Continues as Charleston Massacre Victims are Mourned
South Carolina took a small step toward healing the wounds of last week's massacre at a historic black church in Charleston as mourners gathered for the funerals of two of the nine victims, and a wake for the slain pastor.
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Confederate Symbols of Civil War Divide US 150 Years on
More and more voices across the US South called for banishing the banner of the pro-slavery Confederacy on Wednesday in a fast-growing movement that adds new emotion and tensions to a year of soul-searching over race in America.
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Thousands Lock Arms for Charleston Bridge 'Unity Chain'
Several thousand people crowded onto one of the longest bridges in the Americas on Sunday and joined hands in a show of solidarity with the victims of the Charleston church massacre.
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Charleston Church Reopens in Triumph Over 'Devil' Massacre
The historic black South Carolina church where a white gunman murdered nine African Americans held its first service since the massacre on Sunday, an emotional gathering celebrating the lives of those slain.
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With Heavy Police Presence, Charleston Church Holds First Service Since Massacre
Hundreds of people packed a sweltering Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston today as it reopened to worshipers after a gunman, identified by authorities as a 21-year-old white man, shot dead nine black church members.
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Archbishop To Lead Task Force On Anglican Communion Rift
Anglican spiritual leader Justin Welby is set to lead a task force that will focus on rebuilding relationships after religious leaders temporarily restricted the role of the Episcopal Church in their global fellowship as a sanction over the US church's acceptance of gay marriage.
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The Haunting Link Between Two Mass Shootings
Rosalyn Stanley was just finishing an episode of "Dr. Phil" on a June night when the show was interrupted by a breaking news alert.
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Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty for Charleston Shooter
South Carolina prosecutors said Thursday they intend to seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, the white alleged supremacist charged with killing nine black churchgoers in June.
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Trial Date Set for Charleston Church Massacre Accused Dylann Roof
A South Carolina judge on Thursday set July 11 next year as a trial date for Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old white male charged with killing nine black people in an historic African-American church a month ago.
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Charleston Shooting Suspect Able to Buy Gun Due to Background Check Mix-up: FBI
The suspect in the killings of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, was able to buy a gun because of mistakes in a background check that should have revealed an admission of drug possession, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said on Friday.
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South Carolina Legislature Passes Bill to Remove Confederate Flag
The South Carolina legislature passed a bill early today to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds after an emotional 13-hour debate over the controversial banner.
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South Carolina Senate Advances Bill to Remove Confederate Flag
South Carolina lawmakers took a major step on Monday toward passing legislation to remove the Confederate battle flag that flies at the state capitol in Columbia and has long been denounced by critics as a symbol of slavery.
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US Episcopal Church Approves Same-Sex Marriages
The US Episcopal Church announced Wednesday that it approved ceremonies for same-sex marriages, shortly after the Supreme Court legalized the practice across country.
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US Episcopal Church Elects First Black Presiding Bishop
The US Episcopal Church elected Bishop Michael Curry on Saturday as its next presiding bishop, making him the first African-American leader of the 2.5 million-strong church.
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Barack Obama to Deliver Eulogy as Charleston Mourns Attack Victims
President Barack Obama was today set to deliver a eulogy for the chief pastor gunned down in an apparent racially-motivated attack that shocked the nation.
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Battle Over Confederacy Flag Continues as Charleston Massacre Victims are Mourned
South Carolina took a small step toward healing the wounds of last week's massacre at a historic black church in Charleston as mourners gathered for the funerals of two of the nine victims, and a wake for the slain pastor.
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Confederate Symbols of Civil War Divide US 150 Years on
More and more voices across the US South called for banishing the banner of the pro-slavery Confederacy on Wednesday in a fast-growing movement that adds new emotion and tensions to a year of soul-searching over race in America.
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Thousands Lock Arms for Charleston Bridge 'Unity Chain'
Several thousand people crowded onto one of the longest bridges in the Americas on Sunday and joined hands in a show of solidarity with the victims of the Charleston church massacre.
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Charleston Church Reopens in Triumph Over 'Devil' Massacre
The historic black South Carolina church where a white gunman murdered nine African Americans held its first service since the massacre on Sunday, an emotional gathering celebrating the lives of those slain.
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With Heavy Police Presence, Charleston Church Holds First Service Since Massacre
Hundreds of people packed a sweltering Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston today as it reopened to worshipers after a gunman, identified by authorities as a 21-year-old white man, shot dead nine black church members.
