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Official tells NPR search is underway to replace Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Catholics mourn Pope Francis' death, Supreme Court weighs who should decide public school curriculum.
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At issue is whether school systems are required to allow parents to opt their kids out of classes because of religious objections to classroom materials.
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The nationwide drugstore chain must pay the government at least $300 million and will owe another $50 million if the company is sold, merged, or transferred before 2032, according to the settlement.
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In a move to grow domestic timber production, the Trump administration designated more than half of national forests for increased logging.
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Oklahoma Bar Journal analysis shows St. Isidore case likely to bring down wall between church, stateGov. Kevin Stitt anticipates the U.S. Supreme Court will accommodate state-sponsored religious education in its upcoming hearing of oral arguments in the St. Isidore Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond case. A recent study published in the state's Bar Association Journal suggests he's right.
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