All good scams must come to an end
THE BIG STORY This year alone, four states have signed so-called "heartbeat" bills that ban abortion as early as six weeks, or as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected.
STAYING ON TOP OF THIS
Sick teachers in California have to pay for their own substitutes out of pocket — even if they have cancer California teachers who are forced to take an extended sick leave have to worry about getting well and footing the bill for a substitute teacher to replace them.
SNAPSHOTS
Republicans slammed their own Intelligence Committee chair over the Trump Jr. subpoena. Sen. Richard Burr was called "highly respected" by President Donald Trump but following reports that the committee he chairs had subpoenaed the president's eldest son, Republican senators have taken the unusual step of publicly criticizing Burr.
Anna Sorokin in court. Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images PUSHING IT TO THE LINE
Facebook says a page with far-right anti-Muslim content doesn't violate its standards Never Again Canada has nearly 235,000 followers on Facebook. We've reported recently with the Toronto Star that the page has spread misleading content, and used a URL-masking technique to deceive audiences as to what they're clicking on.
UNWIND A BIT
Slow down, take a breather and read these essays What Happens When Christian Movies Go Mainstream? Christian movies like God's Not Dead do incredibly well and still fly under the radar. But with the breakthrough success of titles like I Can Only Imagine, Hollywood is starting to pay attention. Alison Willmore wrote about a neglected audience brought to the mainstream: "If the faith-based film industry really does have ambitions of reaching secular audiences, will it be able to let go of its grudge against them?"
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