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Falcons Fall to Assumption, 7-0

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Post date July 9, 2016

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame Pitcher Olivia Baker (center) meets with her teammates in the seventh inning of the Region-4 Semifinal against Davenport Assumption Friday night in Davenport. Assumption defeated WBND, 7-0. — Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame Pitcher Olivia Baker (center) meets with her teammates in the seventh inning of the Region-4 Semifinal against Davenport Assumption Friday night in Davenport. Assumption defeated WBND, 7-0.

Photo by Dan Hockett Davenport Assumption’s Sophie Van Severen (1) slides safe into second in front of West Burlington – Notre Dame Shortstop Makenna Davis Friday night in Davenport. Assumption defeated WBND, 7-0. — Photo by Dan Hockett
Davenport Assumption’s Sophie Van Severen (1) slides safe into second in front of West Burlington – Notre Dame Shortstop Makenna Davis Friday night in Davenport. Assumption defeated WBND, 7-0.

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame Pitcher Olivia Baker winds up to send one to the plate in the Region-4 Semifinal against Davenport Assumption Friday night in Davenport. Assumption defeated WBND, 7-0. — Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame Pitcher Olivia Baker winds up to send one to the plate in the Region-4 Semifinal against Davenport Assumption Friday night in Davenport. Assumption defeated WBND, 7-0.

Photo by Dan Hockett Davenport Assumption Second Baseman Ashley Ackerman covers first for the out on West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Alexis Davis Friday night in Davenport. Assumption defeated WBND, 7-0. — Photo by Dan Hockett
Davenport Assumption Second Baseman Ashley Ackerman covers first for the out on West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Alexis Davis Friday night in Davenport. Assumption defeated WBND, 7-0.

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame Second Baseman Haley Rogers catches an infield fly for an out against Davenport Assumption Friday night in Davenport. Assumption defeated WBND, 7-0. — Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame Second Baseman Haley Rogers catches an infield fly for an out against Davenport Assumption Friday night in Davenport. Assumption defeated WBND, 7-0.

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame Leftfielder Morgan Flowers (37) catches a fly ball for an out against Davenport Assumption Friday night in Davenport. Assumption defeated WBND, 7-0. — Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame Leftfielder Morgan Flowers (37) catches a fly ball for an out against Davenport Assumption Friday night in Davenport. Assumption defeated WBND, 7-0.

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The number of police officers shot and killed in the USA is 44% higher than last year

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Post date July 9, 2016

Click here: 26 police officers killed so far in 2016, up 44% from 2015

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Hillary Clinton Blames Whites, Cops for Deaths of Young Black Men

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Post date July 9, 2016

Click here: Hillary Clinton used a CNN interview on Friday to completely embrace the Democrats’ claim that white people and cops must change to help reduce the number of African-Americans killed in tense exchanges with cops.

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Study: There are just SIX plots in every film, book and TV show ever made

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Post date July 9, 2016

Click here: There are just SIX plots in every film, book and TV show ever made: Researchers reveal the ‘building blocks’ of storytelling.

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Falcons Advance over Central Lee, 9-1

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Post date July 7, 2016

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Kiera Brown (17) celebrates with teammates after defeating Central Lee in Class 3A, Region-4 quarterfinal, Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Central Lee, 9-1. — Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Kiera Brown (17) celebrates with teammates after defeating Central Lee in Class 3A, Region-4 quarterfinal, Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Central Lee, 9-1.

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Makenna Davis is safe after Central Lee First Baseman Allison Brisby bobbles the ball in Class 3A, Region-4 quarterfinal, Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Central Lee, 9-1. — Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Makenna Davis is safe after Central Lee First Baseman Allison Brisby bobbles the ball in Class 3A, Region-4 quarterfinal, Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Central Lee, 9-1.

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame Teammates wait their turn at bat against Central Lee in Class 3A, Region-4 quarterfinal, Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Central Lee, 9-1. — Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame Teammates wait their turn at bat against Central Lee in Class 3A, Region-4 quarterfinal, Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Central Lee, 9-1.

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Jashira Baylark (23) makes it safely to first base while advancing her teammate Haley Rogers (distant base runner) to third base against Central Lee in Class 3A, Region-4 quarterfinal, Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Central Lee, 9-1. — Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Jashira Baylark (23) makes it safely to first base while advancing her teammate Haley Rogers (distant base runner) to third base against Central Lee in Class 3A, Region-4 quarterfinal, Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Central Lee, 9-1.

Photo by Dan Hockett Central Lee’s Makenna Hall reaches for the force out at first on West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Morgan Flowers (37) in Class 3A, Region-4 quarterfinal, Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Central Lee, 9-1. — Photo by Dan Hockett
Central Lee’s Makenna Hall reaches for the force out at first on West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Morgan Flowers (37) in Class 3A, Region-4 quarterfinal, Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Central Lee, 9-1.

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Madelyn Stutsman hits a single against Central Lee in Class 3A, Region-4 quarterfinal, Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Central Lee, 9-1. — Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Madelyn Stutsman hits a single against Central Lee in Class 3A, Region-4 quarterfinal, Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Central Lee, 9-1.

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President Obama and Islam

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Post date July 7, 2016

Bill O’Reilly shares photos of Barack Obama in traditional Muslim dress he claims are from half-brother Malik’s wedding saying they prove his ‘deep emotional ties to Islam’

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Pastor Says Iowa State Law Threatens His Right to Teach the Bible in His Church

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Post date July 7, 2016

Click here: An Iowa pastor, saying the government needs to stop “meddling in religious affairs,” is at odds with the state over a law focused on sexual orientation and gender identity that he says hinders his First Amendment right to teach on matters of sexuality.

“The state of Iowa is not the self-appointed pope of all churches,” Cary Gordon, pastor of Cornerstone World Outreach, a nondenominational church with around 900 members in Sioux City, Iowa, told The Daily Signal.