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The popular messaging app said the move was in line with "relevant national regulations". from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/dTxwWS0

The Maryland General Assembly passed a bill Tuesday that would expand abortion access by ending a restriction that only physicians can perform them and requiring most insurance plans to cover abortion care without cost. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/eH4gmT1

The Somerville, Massachusetts school board has refused to allow a local church to open a religious school citing the church's beliefs regarding science, sexuality, and mental health.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3VG0kxD

The Washington Post alleges a consultancy was paid by Meta to promote stories of dangerous TikTok trends. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/VbEZFUY

A hearing date has been set for a proposed California bill that pro-life advocates across the state warn will not only codify the killing of unborn children throughout all nine months of pregnancy but will also decriminalize actions that lead to the deaths of newborns in the days after birth.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/s2TGhHz

Technology companies are removing graphic footage of conflict - but could they also be removing vital evidence? from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/JVKjqxd

Some Republican lawmakers have a strong message for the Department of Justice: Stop labeling outspoken parents as domestic terrorists. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/cIA5MQx

A former hospital employee in Fort Campbell, Kentucky will receive $10,000 and an apology letter from the union in a legal settlement over her religious discrimination case.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/itVHkQ6

One Massachusetts family is welcoming their baby girl home for the first time after spending her entire life so far in the hospital. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/QbxNGZq

Baylor head basketball coach Scott Drew reflects on his 20-year career at Baylor, taking the team from scandal-ridden to Christ-driven. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/QpFhI5r

The hack of the Ronin Network crypto platform leaves thousands out of pocket and plenty of questions. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/qslaNJ8

President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law Tuesday making lynching a federal hate crime.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/K7WBXj9

The air-purifying headphones are designed to address the growing issue of pollution. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/bGDAP1J

The site's algorithm can push some people towards disinformation and conspiracy theories. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/MgT9NQ1

An annual survey of media habits, from Ofcom, reveals how under-age children use social media. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/NxQ760J

A group of pro-life organizations announced they've discovered aborted human fetuses being kept in labeled paper bags and boxes in a walk-in freezer at the University of Washington School of Medicine.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/b1XMF68

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning parents about a rise in cases where sexual predators are pressuring teenage boys to share explicit images of themselves. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/41yn8YS

Another Hillsong pastor has announced his resignation from the Hillsong Church and this time, he's taking his entire congregation with him. Nine US-based Hillsong churches have reportedly left the global organization in just the past two weeks as the movement shrinks dramatically. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/8d4bD29

But the National Cyber Security Centre says Kaspersky anti-virus is safe for individual users. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/v47QTJr

Utah legislators voted Friday to override the governor's veto on a bill that bars biological males from participating in girls' sports.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/cYVRdFt

Ukrtelecom says a powerful cyber-attack carried out against its infrastructure was "repulsed". from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/EUMxTGD

Personal finance apps are everywhere but are they useful if you are already in debt or on low wages. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/IvaltmZ

An 8-month-old baby boy was found alive and unharmed after an hours-long search by police and fire personnel in Baton Rouge, LA. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/hy7JwOH

A Pennsylvania county coroner said Monday at least three people died in a collision involving more than 50 vehicles that closed a portion of the interstate and sent more than a dozen people to area hospitals. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/QqMtrDa

Several black pastors, teachers, and authors across the country are responding to the scene that played out on global television Sunday night when actor Will Smith stepped up on the Academy Awards stage and smacked comedian Chris Rock. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/h2u0Qxg

The Supreme Court said Thursday that states must accommodate the wishes of death row inmates who want to have their pastors pray aloud and even touch them during their executions.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/kNFB2s3

A California assemblyman has introduced a bill to repeal the state's so-called "Sanctuary Law" following the murder-suicide of three children and a chaperone at the hands of their estranged father at a Sacramento church late last month. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/KOExkQI

VFX Supervisor Jonathan Fawkner tells the BBC about the challenges of making the Bond film. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/QC0VHGX

VFX supervisors Tristan Myles and Brian Connor tell the BBC about bringing a desert planet to life. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/FZMyWow

A growing number of firms are offering solutions to cut the excessive noise that's harming our health from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/I5qk7t2

A 16-year-old boy from Elgin, Texas, was on his way home from a job interview at Whataburger when a tornado picked up his truck and threw it “like paper,” he recalled, looking back at the now-viral video of his red 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/lad4W6B

A pastor rallied congregants Sunday after his historic church building in Ranger, Texas, was destroyed by raging flames just days earlier. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/VHXlf67

The electric car revolution is speeding up but what do buyers really want to know? from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/BpL0Nda

Famed Christian author Lee Strobel recently praised God on Twitter — and with good reason. Strobel lost his wallet last weekend at the New Orleans airport, which meant his driver’s license, credit cards, and cash all went missing — until a good Samaritan stepped in to remedy the situation from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/S2yVGIH

The Arizona legislature voted on Thursday to prohibit sex-change surgeries on children and to ban transgender athletes who were born male from playing on girls' sports teams. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/hz2Zykg

The acting mayor, former mayor, and the city clerk of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are being accused of election bribery in a complaint filed Wednesday with the Wisconsin Elections Commission.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/QCdkqVy

Hillsong Atlanta's Lead Pastor Sam Collier has resigned from the global Hillsong church, citing the recent scandals and explaining "it's become too difficult to lead and grow a young Church in this environment." from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/U9Cz2O8

The Swedish streaming company also reveals it handed out $7bn to the music industry last year. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/q2AG73s

A Liberty University student is celebrating a major victory after winning his first NASCAR Cup Series race of the season, last Sunday.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3FzLmc4

Police says they've arrested seven teenagers as part of their investigation into a hacking group. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/QPxS5NZ

Two suspects in the slaying of a black Navy veteran who was a youth pastor and father have been charged with murder and hate crimes. The murder took place at a Chevron gas station in Tracy, California. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/fO6kDMt

Many household-name companies are clients of the access-management business. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/5u2OSGo

The New York Times is finally admitting the New York Post's story about Hunter Biden's laptop was true – a year and a half after the election. The Times' admission reveals how the so-called mainstream media and Big Tech tried to bury a significant story during the 2020 presidential election by mislabeling it as "unsubstantiated" and "Russian disinformation." from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/vtewz1H

California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom signed a measure into law Tuesday that will eliminate out-of-pocket costs for abortion services in the Golden State as several other states move to outlaw the practice.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/a0VXT8e

A World War II veteran decided to become a children's book author rather than settle into retirement. Now he's working on his third book at the age of 99. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/SiWjyIK

Ukrainian forces have scored a victory by retaking the strategic town of Makariv, an important suburb in western Kyiv, allowing them to block the Russians from surrounding the capital.  The victory comes as Russia continues to see setbacks on the frontlines. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/D8AdE54

Action Fraud warns of fake emails asking for donations to victims of the war. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/TRfcSIX

Campaigners are challenging the use of messaging apps to discuss government business in the High Court. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/4CB3SDL

Adrian Kellgren's family-owned gun company in Florida was left holding a $200,000 shipment of semi-automatic rifles after a longtime customer in Ukraine suddenly went silent during Vladimir Putin's invasion of the country. Fearing the worst, Kellgren and his company KelTec decided to put those stranded 400 guns to use, sending them to Ukraine's nascent resistance movement to help civilians fight back against a Russian military that has been repeatedly shelling their apartment buildings, schools, hospitals and hiding places. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/4inQgZI

Dozens of residents of Elizabethton, Tennessee, are protesting after atheist activists demanded the removal of three crosses from purportedly public lands. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/b5BqPdW

The national title Lia Thomas won in the NCAA Div. 1 Women's Swimming and Diving Championships has raised awareness of the threat that transgender athletes pose to women's sports, and the public outcry is escalating.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/X62g7xi

Multiple tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, causing injuries and widespread damage in areas near Austin and Dallas, officials said. The storm system was poised to move into Louisiana and Mississippi on Tuesday, carrying the risk of dangerous tornadoes and powerful winds. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/pDX5jl8

As violent crime surges nationwide, police departments are searching for solutions in order to mitigate violence in their communities. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/Yz3SH87

The firm's system status page shows issues with services including Maps and Apple TV from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/qafwQ4T

Retail giant Amazon says it's leaving its downtown Seattle, Washington, office building and temporarily relocating 1,800 employees due to the surge of violent crime in the downtown area.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/TlRJc6H

Staff at SAMH say it is difficult to understand why anyone would try to disrupt their work. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/4UnoeiY

The London-based satellite internet firm turns to its US rival to get its spacecraft into orbit. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ZwAuoQk

A watchdog in the country reminds them they may need a licence to give financial advice to followers. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/DFeaNYi

To become a United States Marine, you must abide by the core values of honor, courage and commitment. And for some Marines, a faith in God underlies those values, propelling them to accomplish their mission. CBN News traveled to South Carolina to learn about the role of faith in this elite fighting force. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/MV8lxAj

The Royal Mint has found a way to turn old circuit boards from phones, computers and TVs into gold. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/sW6kJfB

Why sales of very basic mobile phones, without apps and internet connection, are increasing. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/uQdqetD

Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized because of an infection, the Supreme Court said Sunday. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/jrXK8NE

Volunteers inside and outside Ukraine are working together to help civilians escape the war safely. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/KoqfDFx

The BBC speaks to hacktivists about past and future attacks in their "cyber war" against Vladimir Putin. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/KdM7sI0

A 3-year-old boy is safe and sound after being tossed out of the second-story window of an apartment in South Brunswick, New Jersey, after the building quickly became engulfed in flames. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/SydaUOK

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas — the biological male who competes on the women’s swimming team for the University of Pennsylvania — won a 500-yard freestyle this week, at the 2022 NCAA Championships. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/g3BY8fL

LJ Rich looks at the best of the week's technology news stories of the week. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/Cyk2xNf

Real-time tracking of a search dog’s path allows the team to assess which areas have been covered. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/gL4ZJqG

Videos of Putin and Zelensky declaring the war is over have been circulating online. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/XwSijbY

The developers of a powerful mini aircraft hope it will be used by the armed forces. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/v9bdtLF

Cyber protection is no longer optional. The future is now, and the war in Ukraine has escalated the threat of destructive ransomware attacks to an all-time high. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/grNUaZL

Four Disney employees — along with a retired judge — were among the more than 100 people arrested in a recent sex trafficking sting, according to Florida police. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/rxZ8Xd4

The regulator Ofcom wants more help provided for the 1.1 million people who struggle with their bills. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/PQWnCpt

At least one friend of a suspect accused of setting fires inside a church and synagogue alleged the purported perpetrator had been worshipping Satan and practicing witchcraft before the shocking incidents. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/7UYePDw

A gunman who open-fired inside of a Texas restaurant was reportedly taken down by two MMA fighters who stepped in to stop any potential carnage. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/gkT8sQz

Parents will be able stop over-13s accessing inappropriate content via Meta's VR headset. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/rlRv2Gi

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifies, so does the trauma for its citizens. For nearly a decade Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA has been working with the government, churches, and universities to train counselors in Ukraine.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/XeyLo4f

Last fall many wondered what would happen to the abortion rate in Texas after the state's heartbeat law went into effect. The state's abortion rate plunged as a result.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/GXBPHrO

A Christian teacher in Kansas has filed a lawsuit against her school district after she was suspended for choosing not to use a student's transgender first name and pronouns. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/eE0I9T8

A Christian college in New Mexico is asking for people to fervently pray for all those affected by a devastating traffic accident that took the lives of nine people. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/aLju6g9

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) dubbed 2022 the “year of the parent” at the end of his state’s legislative session. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/gzpCYV9

A Ukrainian-American Pastor is watching Russia's invasion of his home country with heartbreak – that's because the war is taking a personal toll.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/uFm21w8

Abortion giant Planned Parenthood was present at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, on Saturday in the form of…an ice cream truck. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/c9CMWE8

Unwanted calls were made to thousands of older people including some with dementia, a watchdog says. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ABId1tJ

One California mother is speaking out against her state's public school system, accusing it of brainwashing children about gender ideology. She wants to shed some light on the devastating effect it can have on their lives.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3RQ79ea

The country's cyber watchdog warns against using Kaspersky's anti-virus products. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/o7Qq8kM

VFX Supervisor Scott Edelstein tells the BBC how they made one of the film's key sequences. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/Jmkuqcl

The UK technology firm could cut hundreds of jobs after its $40bn sale to US chipmaker Nvidia failed. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/i2q8NLy

Legislation aimed at banning abortions in Idaho after six weeks of pregnancy by allowing potential family members to sue a doctor who performs one headed to the governor Monday. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/yEDu7Uk

How tech is helping young families and couples regain their busy social lives after Covid. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/5umo3r1

United Airlines announced Thursday that 2,200 employees who received a medical or religious exemption against the COVID-19 vaccine but were put on unpaid leave can finally return to work by March 28. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/r5hHpnu

A group of individuals who have “detransitioned” took to social media over the weekend to share their harrowing stories, collectively communicating their experiences with the #DetransAwarenessDay hashtag. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/y1uEbgP

Clearview AI's face-search tech could be used to uncover infiltrators and to identify the dead. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ZGkmnBQ

Difficult situations often inspire authentic kindness. That’s exactly what has happened at a gas station in a small North Carolina town. Late last week, the owners of a Burnsville Citgo station off U.S. 19 East surprised patrons by dropping the price of regular gas to $2.25 per gallon, from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/usLiaWe

With the average price of fuel well over $4.00 per gallon, Americans are now having to guard the gasoline in their vehicles as the threat of gas thieves is on the rise.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/5ahtIPZ

The sport of surfing is modernising, using technology to offer bigger, better and safer thrills. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/FCH2BlJ

A Rhode Island doctor who was denied a medical exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine has finally prevailed months after the state had essentially forced him to close his practice. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/nFArzIK

After nearly 24 hours of debate between Republicans and Democrats, Colorado's House of Representatives passed a highly disputed bill allowing unrestricted access to abortion. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/BZlPFJj

Sister Deidre “Dede” Byrne — a board-certified surgeon and a retired colonel in the U.S. Army — has filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia for refusing to grant her a religious exemption from the city’s COVID-19 vaccination edict. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/C901EOt

The video-sharing platform's new SoundOn service will let people distribute their own music. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/hpKqwfS

A Norwegian computer expert has made a system for volunteers to email millions of Russian people about the war from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/wdJV8Fl

The Financial Conduct Authority warns that all crypto-ATMs in the UK are operating illegally. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/cpLdBzx

Instagram owner Meta has allowed users in some countries to call for violence against Russia's army. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/HpmxFeq

Zoe app co-founder says it could have been the tool to protect the UK from the next pandemic. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/7xMuV3d

Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, will "temporarily" make allowances for some violent speech. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/j2LShRp

Posts from the Russian embassy in the UK claiming the bombing of a maternity hospital was faked have been taken down. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/rTpN4e8

How often have the pro-life movement and Senator Bernie Sanders been united on an issue?  It happened last month when President Biden's nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to become commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sparked something exceedingly rare in modern Washington: bipartisan opposition.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/JXIY8bU

An invasive species of spiders that can grow up to four inches in length is expected to flood the East Coast this spring. And they partly do that by ballooning through the skies to reach new locations.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/lqnRrmo

VFX Supervisor Huw Evans tells the BBC about the challenges of recreating a world from 20 years ago. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/jHh2Yrt

Consumer inflation in the United States likely set another 40-year high in February — and it won't even reflect the oil and gas spikes of the past week, which will likely catapult prices even higher in coming months. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/7uw6Lfs

A bill regulating sex education in public elementary schools passed the Florida legislature despite vocal objections by LBGTQ+ advocates and their allies in the news media. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/j95ndPu

Congress on Tuesday passed legislation that would shore up the U.S. Postal Service and ensure six-day-a-week mail delivery, sending the bill to President Joe Biden to sign into law. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/s6oF4Yq

A Kentucky inmate was recently recognized for his heroic efforts to save tornado victims on Dec. 10, despite suffering from his own serious injuries. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/lpeKGt5

The two directors are unhappy about the the company's failure to quickly condemn Russia's invasion. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/fhxIUzE

When Demario and Tamela Davis' daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, it forced them to press into their faith and to pray like never before.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/D5wTtkJ

Social media sites may soon be legally required to stop scam adverts under new online safety laws. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/etB9rdX

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said the high court should reexamine the federal law that gives social media websites like Facebook broad legal immunity when those platforms are used to commit crimes.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/z3a81Tr

A Louisiana mother's three-year-old adopted son needs a kidney transplant and she's crediting God after finding out that she is a perfect match for him. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/oUOYiZA

The nation's largest pediatric hospital has announced it has stopped transgender therapies for kids. The move comes after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state's child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-change treatments for children as abuse. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/LTB13rO