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'We hold these truths': Viewing the Declaration of Independence, visitors reflect on America at 250

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's 250th anniversary arrives at a time of deep political divisions and, in some quarters, heightened anxiety over whether representative government in the world's oldest democracy can be sustained.

Cultural institutions, sporting events, even communities are polarized. If there is any place the bitter partisanship is set aside, even temporarily, it is in the rotunda of the National Archives. This is home to the nation's founding documents, including the one that will be commemorated this year, the Declaration of Independence.

The room is... Read More

Emerging artists making rap, Afrobeats and R&B music push Christian genre boundaries

A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B.

Often boosted by social media, many of them got their start with independent labels or by uploading self-made songs to streaming platforms. Now, bigger labels and streaming services are catching on.

People are looking for “something soul-feeding, something forward-looking, positive,” said James “Trig” Rosseau Sr., CEO of Holy Culture Radio. “They find a sonic coziness, but then a message that is feeding that... Read More

Trump's immigration chiefs to testify in Congress following protester deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — The heads of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda will testify in Congress Tuesday and face questions over how they are prosecuting immigration enforcement inside American cities.

Trump's immigration campaign has been heavily scrutinized in recent weeks, after the shooting deaths in Minneapolis of two protesters at the hands of Homeland Security officers. The agencies have also faced criticism for a wave of policies that critics say trample on the rights of both immigrants facing arrest and Americans protesting the... Read More

Top Iran security official is in Oman, site of talks with the US, likely with a nuclear message

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A top Iranian security official traveled on Tuesday to Oman, the Mideast sultanate now mediating talks between Tehran and Washington over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program aimed at halting a possible American strike.

Ali Larijani, a former Iranian parliament speaker who now serves as the secretary to the country's Supreme National Security Council, likely carried Iran's response to the initial round of indirect talks held last week in Muscat with the Americans.

Larijani's entourage shared photos of him meeting with Omani Foreign... Read More

US figure skater Amber Glenn resolves copyright issue with a Canadian music artist at the Olympics

MILAN (AP) — U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn says she has smoothed out copyright concerns with the artist behind one of the pieces of her free skate music, and that the Olympic team gold medalist may have struck up a new friendship with him because of it.

Canadian artist Seb McKinnon, who produces music under the name CLANN, had taken to social media after Glenn performed her free skate to conclude the team event Sunday and expressed surprise that his song, “The Return,” was used as part of the program.

“So just found out an Olympic figure skater used one of my... Read More

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'We hold these truths': Viewing the Declaration of Independence, visitors reflect on America at 250

Emerging artists making rap, Afrobeats and R&B music push Christian genre boundaries

Trump's immigration chiefs to testify in Congress following protester deaths

Top Iran security official is in Oman, site of talks with the US, likely with a nuclear message

US figure skater Amber Glenn resolves copyright issue with a Canadian music artist at the Olympics

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