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BCBP Melbourne Marks Milestone, Announces First Christian Life Program for August 2026

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By Bob Ortega Verified
| The Philippine Times (Australia)
The Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP) Melbourne Mission marked an important milestone with the announcement of its first Christian Life Program (CLP), scheduled for August 2026. The announcement was made during a well-attended joint breakfast fellowship at St Joseph’s Church in South Yarra, which drew a strong turnout of returnees, first-timers, and community partners.
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Melbourne’s newest Filipino-founded community links faith, service and professional life

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By Bob Ortega Verified
| The Philippine Times (Australia)
MELBOURNE, VIC – A Filipino-founded lay community known for bringing together faith and working life will mark a key milestone in Melbourne on 18 April 2026, when the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP) hosts its seventh Breakfast Meeting, with Philippine Consul General Jesus Domingo expected to attend. The gathering reflects the group’s emerging presence in the city and the evolving ways Filipino-Australians build connection, identity, and service in Victoria.
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Cómo los agentes federales en EE.UU. están rompiendo las reglas al usar armas menos letales contra los manifestantes

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By Bob Ortega Verified, Thomas Bordeaux
| MSN Verified
Por Bob Ortega, Majlie de Puy Kamp y Thomas Bordeaux, CNN Leigh Kunkel nunca vio al agente federal apuntándole una pistola de bolas de pimienta a la cara desde unos seis metros de distancia. Kunkel, un periodista independiente que participaba en una protesta frente a un centro de detención de inmigrantes en Chicago el 26 de septiembre, estaba agachado detrás de una camioneta cuando un funcionario federal le apuntó desde una posición segura detrás de una cerca de alambre.
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How federal agents are breaking rules to use less-lethal weapons against protesters

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By Bob Ortega Verified, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Thomas Bordeaux
| CNN Verified
Animation by Ted Severson and CJ Riculan, CNN See all topics Email Link Copied! Leigh Kunkel never saw the federal agent pointing a pepper ball gun at her face from about twenty feet away. Kunkel, a freelance journalist at a protest outside an immigration detention center in Chicago on September 26, was crouched behind a van when an agent took aim from a safe perch behind a chain link fence. He fired multiple rounds at Kunkel, video shows. Her nose exploded in blood and pain.
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Dentro de la red de poder de Jeffrey Epstein que fue revelada en los nuevos correos electrónicos Original

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By Em Steck Verified, Allison Gordon Verified, Isa Mudannayake, Casey Tolan Verified, Bob Ortega Verified, Robert Kuznia Verified, Alex Leeds Matthews Verified, Curt Merrill
| CNN en Español Verified
CNN — Son titanes de la industria y autores de best sellers, científicos de renombre mundial y magnates bancarios, periodistas de primer nivel y figuras de poder político. Mensaje tras mensaje, puede verse que a menudo recurrían al mismo hombre en busca de consejos, contactos y para bromear e intercambiar chismes sobre el presidente Donald Trump.
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From crypto billionaires to cabinet members: What to know about the donors paying for Trump’s ballroom

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By Casey Tolan Verified, Melanie Hicken Verified, Blake Ellis Verified, Isabelle Chapman Verified, Curt Devine Verified, Bob Ortega Verified, Em Steck Verified
| Yahoo Verified
As demolition crews this week bulldozed the White House’s East Wing to replace it with a massive ballroom, President Donald Trump has emphasized that the dramatic changes will come at “zero cost to the American Taxpayer.” Instead, the donors picking up the tab include some of the country’s biggest corporations, including many who have business before the federal government, along with many longtime supporters of the president, according to a CNN review of a donor list released by the Trump...
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From crypto billionaires to cabinet members: What to know about the donors paying for Trump’s ballroom

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By Casey Tolan Verified, Melanie Hicken Verified, Blake Ellis Verified, Isabelle Chapman Verified, Curt Devine Verified, Bob Ortega Verified, Em Steck Verified
| Flipboard
New research shows Moderna and Pfizer’s mRNA vaccines may prime the immune system to attack cancer—even better than some targeted treatments. Personalized vaccines that steer the immune system to fight unique cancer cells show promise, but another powerful way to treat cancer might be hiding in …
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Gun crime cases fall as agents shift to immigration crackdown

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By Bob Ortega Verified, Allison Gordon Verified
| CNN Verified
Federal agents detain employees at the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant in Ellabell, Georgia, on September 4. US Immigration and Customs/Reuters See all topics Email Link Copied! Federal agents have shifted attention away from serious gun crimes and shady weapons dealers to focus on President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants and deployments to patrol cities, according to current and former officials and data reviewed by CNN.
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Daily Immigration News Clips - October 15, 2025

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By Riya Misra, Bob Ortega Verified, Allison Gordon, Stuart Anderson
| aila.org
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Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship: A visual timeline

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By Em Steck Verified, Andrew Kaczynski Verified, Bob Ortega Verified, Allison Gordon Verified
| CNN Verified
They flew together on a private jet, partied side by side at Mar-a-Lago, appeared at Victoria’s Secret runway shows, and reportedly dined with royalty at a luxury Upper East Side townhouse. Their names appear together in flight logs, legal filings, phone messages—and in photo after photo in the moneyed world of Palm Beach and Manhattan.
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What we know about Wess Roley, the 20-year-old suspect in the Idaho fire shooting

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By Yahya Abou-Ghazala Verified, Bob Ortega Verified, Casey Tolan Verified, Danya Gainor
| KRDO-TV (Colorado Springs, CO) Verified
By Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Bob Ortega, Casey Tolan, Danya Gainor, CNN Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (CNN) — The suspect who police believe killed two firefighters Sunday after igniting a brush fire in Idaho with a flint fire starter wanted to pursue a career as a firefighter himself, his grandfather told CNN. Wess Roley, 20, was identified by a law enforcement official as the suspect in the shooting in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, which left two firefighters responding to the blaze dead and injured a third.
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What we know about Wess Roley, the 20-year-old suspect in the Idaho fire shooting

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By Yahya Abou-Ghazala Verified, Bob Ortega Verified, Casey Tolan Verified, Danya Gainor
| The Southern Illinoisan Verified
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (CNN) — The suspect who police believe killed two firefighters Sunday after igniting a brush fire in Idaho with a flint fire starter wanted to pursue a career as a firefighter himself, his grandfather told CNN. Wess Roley, 20, was identified by a law enforcement official as the suspect in the shooting in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, which left two firefighters responding to the blaze dead and injured a third.
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¿Quién es Wess Roley, el sospechoso de 20 años del tiroteo en el incendio de Idaho? Original

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By Yahya Abou-Ghazala Verified, Bob Ortega Verified, Casey Tolan Verified
| CNN en Español Verified
Escucha la grabación de un bombero durante un tiroteo en Idaho 00:58 - Fuente: CNN Escucha la grabación de un bombero durante un tiroteo en Idaho 00:58 CNN — El sospechoso que, según la policía, mató el domingo a dos bomberos tras causar un incendio forestal en Idaho quería seguir una carrera como bombero, según contó su abuelo a CNN.
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What we know about Wess Roley, the 20-year-old suspect in the Idaho fire shooting

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By Yahya Abou-Ghazala Verified, Bob Ortega Verified, Casey Tolan Verified
| Aol Verified
The suspect who police believe gunned down two firefighters Sunday after starting a brush fire in Idaho wanted to pursue a career as a firefighter himself, his grandfather told CNN. Wess Roley, 20, was identified by a law enforcement official as the suspect in the shooting in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, which left two firefighters responding to the blaze dead and injured a third. Roley was found dead at the scene.
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What we know about Wess Roley, the 20-year-old suspect in the Idaho fire shooting

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By Yahya Abou-Ghazala Verified, Bob Ortega Verified, Casey Tolan Verified
| Flipboard
Now It was a tragic reminder that there are too many guns in this country. In my town, they stole a march on the Fourth of July by shooting off the town fireworks during the last weekend in June. (I highly recommend fireworks over a river for patriotic thrills.) Elsewhere in our gasping, wheezing …
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What we know about Wess Roley, the 20-year-old suspect in the Idaho fire shooting

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By Yahya Abou-Ghazala Verified, Bob Ortega Verified, Casey Tolan Verified, Danya Gainor
| KAKE-TV (Wichita, KS) Verified
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What we know about Wess Roley, the 20-year-old suspect in the Idaho fire shooting

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By Yahya Abou-Ghazala Verified, Bob Ortega Verified, Casey Tolan Verified, Danya Gainor
| WISC-TV (Madison, WI) Verified
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (CNN) — The man who police believe killed two Idaho firefighters responding to a brush fire after starting the flames himself had wanted to pursue a career in the fire service, his grandfather told CNN. Wess Roley was identified by a law enforcement official as the suspect in the Sunday shooting in Coeur d’Alene. Two firefighters were killed and a third was injured.
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Coal miners backed Trump. He’s dismantled their safety net

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By Bob Ortega Verified, Curt Devine Verified, Kyung Lah Verified, Casey Tolan Verified
| CNN Verified
Video Ad Feedback CNN finds health protections for miners eroded under Trump 04:10 - Source: CNN CNN finds health protections for miners eroded under Trump 04:10 OAK HILL, WEST VIRGINIA CNN — After decades of mining coal deep below the mountains of West Virginia, David Bounds now struggles to carry a gallon of milk to the breakfast table without gasping for breath. The black lung disease that forced him to retire eventually may kill him, Bounds believes. He’s proud of being a coal miner.
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Victims’ group alleges Pope Leo XIV mishandled sexual abuse cases involving priests in Chicago and Peru ...Middle East

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By Bob Ortega Verified, Robert Kuznia Verified
| Pressbee News
By Bob Ortega and Robert Kuznia, CNN (CNN) — Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) filed a complaint against him, along with other church leaders, to the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. The group alleged Prevost “harmed the vulnerable and caused scandal” by mishandling two situations – in Chicago in 2000, and in Peru in 2022 – involving priests accused of sexual abuse.
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Victims’ group alleges Pope Leo XIV mishandled sexual abuse cases involving priests in Chicago and Peru

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By Bob Ortega Verified, Robert Kuznia Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) filed a complaint against him, along with other church leaders, to the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. The group alleged Prevost “harmed the vulnerable and caused scandal” by mishandling two situations – in Chicago in 2000, and in Peru in 2022 – involving priests accused of sexual abuse.
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Grupo de víctimas alega que el papa León XIV gestionó mal casos de abuso sexual clerical en Chicago y Perú

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By Bob Ortega Verified, Rob Kuznia
| CNN en Español Verified
El entonces cardenal Robert F. Prevost, ahora papa León XIV, celebra la misa en la parroquia de San Judas, en New Lenox, Illinois, EE.UU., en 2024.
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Harvard is relying on its billionaire alums as it faces down the White House

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By Casey Tolan Verified, Isabelle Chapman Verified, Bob Ortega Verified
| CNN Verified
People walk through Harvard University's campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this month. Sophie Park/Getty Images CNN — As Harvard squares up for a bruising legal fight with the White House over billions in frozen federal grants, the university’s fortunes could depend on its Rolodex of ultra-wealthy alumni.
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Harvard is relying on its billionaire alums as it faces down the White House Original

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By Casey Tolan Verified, Isabelle Chapman Verified, Bob Ortega Verified, Matt Egan Verified
| CNN Verified
People walk through Harvard University's campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this month. Sophie Park/Getty Images CNN — As Harvard squares up for a bruising legal fight with the White House over billions in frozen federal grants, the university’s fortunes could depend on its Rolodex of ultra-wealthy alumni.
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A helicopter crash left a Siemens executive, his family and their pilot dead. Here’s what we know

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By Taylor Romine Verified, Aaron Cooper Verified, Jeff Winter, Bob Ortega Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Hanna Park, John Miller, Taylor Romine, Aaron Cooper, Jeff Winter and Bob Ortega, CNN Fri, April 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM UTC 7 min read A sightseeing helicopter plunged from the sky into the Hudson River on Thursday, turning a family outing above Manhattan’s misty skyline into a tragedy. The helicopter carried six people, including three children and an executive from Siemens — a German multinational technology conglomerate.
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Trump is dismantling election security networks. State officials are alarmed

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By Bob Ortega Verified
| Flipboard
2 days ago USA: "Hands Off!" Rally and protest in Phoenix Phoenix, United States - April 05, 2025 Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes speaks to the crowd at the nation-wide mass mobilization Hands Off! Rally and March at Wesley Bolin Memorial Park in Phoenix, Arizona USA on April 5, 205. Organized by 50501, the protests were to send the message that the people do not consent to the destruction of our government and our economy for the benefit of Trump and his billionaire allies.
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Voting: Trump is dismantling election security networks Original

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By Bob Ortega Verified
| CNN Verified
Voters work on their ballots at a polling place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on November 5 in Simi Valley, California. Chris Pizzello/AP/File CNN — Misha Pride, then the mayor of South Portland, Maine, was greeting voters early on Election Day when police cars suddenly swarmed outside the city’s community center with lights flashing. “Possible shooting,” the city manager texted Pride. Officers locked down the center.
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Biden promised but failed to end federal use of private prisons. That’s left the industry ready to cash in big under Trump

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By Bob Ortega Verified, Daniel Medina
| CNN Verified
Just over four years ago on the campaign trail, Joe Biden made a bold pledge to voters that as president he would end the federal use of private prisons – facilities where inmates have long complained of abusive treatment. But as he left office last month, his record on that matter fell short: While Biden ended the Bureau of Prison’s contracts with private prisons, he allowed their use by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to expand.
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Air traffic control staffing is a nationwide problem Original

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By Casey Tolan Verified, Curt Devine Verified, Bob Ortega Verified
| CNN Verified
When an American Airlines flight fatally collided with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night, the airport’s tower wasn’t fully staffed, with one traffic controller handling the jobs of two people. But the situation was hardly an anomaly. Airports around the country have struggled with controller staffing levels for years, according to a CNN review of government data and interviews with aviation experts.
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Kristi Noem is Trump’s Homeland Security pick, but some South Dakota residents say she neglected her own state

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By Bob Ortega Verified, Yahya Abou-Ghazala Verified, Anna-Maja Rappard Verified
| CNN Verified
Video of South Dakota flooding aftermath Jeremy Harlan CNN — As floodwaters rapidly rose around her lakefront home in South Dakota in June, Shelly Lewis barely had time to put her cat in a carrier, pack a single bag into the car, and flee for safety. By night’s end, her house was destroyed – the remains collapsed in a pile and the family’s belongings scattered throughout the lake.
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Kristi Noem is Trump’s Homeland Security pick, but some South Dakota residents say she neglected her own state

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By Bob Ortega Verified, Yahya Abou-Ghazala Verified, Anna-Maja Rappard Verified, Kyung Lah Verified
| Flipboard
If President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to deport millions of immigrants, it could upend the economies of states where farming …
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Kristi Noem is Trump’s Homeland Security pick, but some South Dakota residents say she neglected her own state

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By Bob Ortega Verified, Yahya Abou-Ghazala Verified, Anna-Maja Rappard Verified, Kyung Lah Verified
| CNN Verified
CNN — 00:54 - Source: CNN 01:29 - Source: CNN
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‘Fully staffed’: Election offices relieved after feared poll-worker shortages don’t materialize

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By Marshall Cohen Verified, Curt Devine Verified, Bob Ortega Verified
| Philadelphia Tribune Verified
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‘Fully staffed’: Election offices relieved after feared poll-worker shortages don’t materialize

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By Marshall Cohen Verified, Curt Devine Verified, Bob Ortega Verified
| WRCB-TV (Chattanooga, TN) Verified
(CNN) — Threats and smears against election officials and the voting process haven’t killed Americans’ confidence in the system and willingness to work the polls this year. Election administrators across the country, including the top seven battleground states and big cities like Los Angeles and Minneapolis, are breathing a sigh of relief after the feared shortages of poll workers haven’t materialized, according to interviews with more than 25 election officials.
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