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US Catholic bishops approve outreach to Native Americans and acknowledge boarding school 'traumas'
Read full article: US Catholic bishops approve outreach to Native Americans and acknowledge boarding school 'traumas'U.S. Catholic Bishops convening for a two-day meeting approved a new, multifaceted program of outreach to Native American Catholics.
Mitch Albom shares perspective on mission work in Haiti after 17 missionaries kidnapped by gang
Read full article: Mitch Albom shares perspective on mission work in Haiti after 17 missionaries kidnapped by gangSeventeen missionaries including children were kidnapped by a gang in Haiti over the weekend. The group is comprised of 16 Americans and a Canadian. Theyโre with the Ohio-based organization Christian Aid Ministries. The work the missionaries are doing in Haiti is similar to humanitarian efforts by Detroitโs own Mitch Albom.
US to keep migrant families in hotels as amid rush for space
Read full article: US to keep migrant families in hotels as amid rush for spaceMigrant families will be held at hotels in the Phoenix area in response to a growing number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, another step in the Bidenโs administration rush to set up temporary space.
Michigan CBP agency witnesses 1,700 percent increase in drug seizures
Read full article: Michigan CBP agency witnesses 1,700 percent increase in drug seizuresIn 2020 the agency saw a 1,700 percent increase in drug seizures. This fiscal year 225 people were arrested due to seizures made by CBP with charges that include drug smuggling, human smuggling, illegal firearms and fraud. โThis is why we continue to say border security is national security,โ said Director of Field Operations, Chris Perry. Local 4 News obtained images of a lot of illegal gun and drug items that were seized at the border. But what is the reason for the spike in illegal items coming into and leaving the country?
Success! OSIRIS-REx Captures a โLarge Amountโ of Asteroid Material
Read full article: Success! OSIRIS-REx Captures a โLarge Amountโ of Asteroid MaterialQuoting NASA, itโs a โlarge amount!โ The spacecraft captured images of the sample collector head as it moved through several different positions. They came to this conclusion after comparing images of the empty collector head with Oct. 22 images of the TAGSAM head after the sample collection event. The OSIRIS-Rex team will now focus on stowing the sample in the Sample Return Capsule (SRC), where any loose material will be kept safe during the spacecraftโs journey back to Earth. Newly available analyses show that the collector head was flush with Bennuโs surface when it made contact and when a nitrogen gas bottle was fired to stir surface material. All data so far suggest that the collector head is holding much more than two ounces of regolith.
The EMG Foundation mission: Help homeless, empower daughters without mothers
Read full article: The EMG Foundation mission: Help homeless, empower daughters without mothersYou hear her every week on the radio as the host of The Mildred Gaddis Show on KISS105.9 FM. But when shes not on the air, Mildred Gaddis spends her time giving back as the founder of The EMG Foundation. The non-profit was founded about six years ago with two main goals: impact the homeless population that's out on the street and to empower daughters without mothers. I grew up pretty poor, she said. Not pretty poor, really poor okay?
Rescue: Unicorn puppy doesnt notice tail growth on head
Read full article: Rescue: Unicorn puppy doesnt notice tail growth on headMac's Mission animal rescue founder Rochelle Steffen holds a 10-week-old golden retriever puppy with a small tail growing between his eyes, dubbed "Narwhal," Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Jackson, Mo. (Tyler Graef/The Southeast Missourian via AP)A rescued puppy is attracting a lot of attention because of his resemblance to a unicorn. Macs Mission founder Rochelle Steffen says Narwhal doesnt notice the extra tail and is otherwise a happy, healthy puppy. Although it looks like a tail, Narwhal cannot wag it. But hell remain at Macs Mission so his caretakers can be sure the tail doesnt grow out of proportion to his face and cause him problems.